Jack Ging

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Jack Ging (born November 30, 1931 in Alva, Oklahoma) is an American actor best known for his role as General 'Bull' Fullbright in the The A-Team. His character was – along with a mobster – one of only two characters to die on-screen during the series (although there were a couple of grey area examples, with clever editing, in other episodes). Ging was brought in to try and ease things on set, where stars George Peppard and Mr. T often didn't get along; Ging having worked with Peppard previously.

Previously he had played Lt. Ted Quinlan on the detective series Riptide from 1984 to 1985, in which he was killed off to free him up to appear in The A-Team (ironically, in his final Riptide episode, he was killed by Carl Franklin, the sidekick of Colonel Decker - Fulbright's predecessor in The A-Team).

Ging had also played Will Coleman in the 1975 adaptation of Where The Red Fern Grows, and appeared sporadically as police contact Lt. Dan Ives on Mannix in the early 70's.

During a TV career that stretched more than 30 years, his appearances ranged from The Bionic Woman to Wiseguy and B.J. and the Bear, and The Highwayman. His movie credits include the Clint Eastwood westerns Hang 'Em High, Play Misty for Me, and High Plains Drifter.

Jack Ging made two guest appearances as villains on The A-Team before being given the role of General Fullbright, one of the army leaders whose thankless task was to capture The A-Team. In the final episode of The A-Teams fourth season, 'The Sound Of Thunder', the team were forced to fight on the same side as Fullbright whilst on a mission in Vietnam, searching for Fulbright's long lost daughter. Fulbright was captured and tortured by an enemy soldier; the team rescued him, but his was fatally shot during the escape.