Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
April 19, 1925
Place of Birth:
Rochester, New York, USA
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Hugh O'Brian
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hugh O'Brian (born Hugh Charles Krampe; April 19, 1925 – September 5, 2016) was an American actor and humanitarian, best known for his starring roles in the ABC western television series The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1955–1961) and the NBC action television series Search (1972–1973), as well as films including the Agatha Christie adaptation Ten Little Indians (1965); he also had a notable supporting role in John Wayne's last film, The Shootist (1976).
He was highly regarded for creating the Hugh O'Brian Youth Leadership Foundation, a non-profit youth leadership development program, founded in 1958, for high school scholars.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists! | Self |
| 2001 | The Shootist: The Legend Lives On | Self (uncredited) |
| 2000 | Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey | (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 1999 | Television: The First Fifty Years | Self (archive footage) |
| 1994 | Wyatt Earp: Return to Tombstone | Wyatt Earp |
| 1991 | The Gambler: The Luck Of The Draw | Wyatt Earp |
| 1990 | Gunsmoke: The Last Apache | Gen. Nelson Miles |
| 1988 | Twins | Granger |
| 1988 | Doin' Time on Planet Earth | Richard Camalier |
| 1984 | James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate | Self - 'Lolita' premiere (uncredited) |
| 1984 | Bruce Lee: The Legend | Self |
| 1979 | The Seekers | Andrew Piggot |
| 1978 | Cruise Into Terror | Captain Andy |
| 1978 | Game of Death | Steiner |
| 1977 | Fantasy Island | Paul Henley |
| 1977 | Benny & Barney: Las Vegas Undercover | Jack Davis |
| 1976 | The Shootist | Jack Pulford |
| 1976 | Killer Force | Lewis |
| 1975 | Murder on Flight 502 | Detective Daniel Myerson |
| 1972 | Probe | Hugh Lockwood |
| 1971 | The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World | Self |
| 1971 | Harpy | Peter Clune |
| 1970 | Wild Women | Killian |
| 1969 | Strategy of Terror | Matt Lacey |
| 1968 | The Movie Orgy | Wyatt Earp (archive footage) |
| 1967 | Africa: Texas Style! | Jim Sinclair |
| 1967 | Dial M for Murder | Mark Halliday |
| 1966 | Ambush Bay | Sgt. Steve Corey |
| 1965 | Love Has Many Faces | Hank Walker |
| 1965 | Ten Little Indians | Hugh Lombard |
| 1965 | Assassination in Rome | Dick Sherman |
| 1963 | Come Fly with Me | First Officer Ray Winsley |
| 1959 | Alias Jesse James | Wyatt Earp (uncredited) |
| 1958 | The Fiend Who Walked the West | Daniel Slade Hardy |
| 1956 | The Brass Legend | Sheriff Wade Addams |
| 1955 | The Twinkle In God's Eye | Marty Callahan |
| 1955 | White Feather | American Horse |
| 1954 | There's No Business Like Show Business | Charles Gibbs |
| 1954 | Broken Lance | Mike Devereaux |
| 1954 | Drums Across the River | Morgan |
| 1954 | Saskatchewan | Carl Smith |
| 1954 | Fireman Save My Child | Smitty |
| 1954 | Moby Dick | Starbuck |
| 1953 | Seminole | Kajeck |
| 1953 | The Man from the Alamo | Lt. Lamar |
| 1953 | Back to God's Country | Frank Hudson |
| 1953 | The Stand at Apache River | Tom Kenyon |
| 1953 | Meet Me at the Fair | Chilton Corr |
| 1952 | The Cimarron Kid | Red Buck |
| 1952 | The Lawless Breed | Ike Hanley |
| 1952 | Sally and Saint Anne | Danny O'Moyne |
| 1952 | The Red Ball Express | Wilson |
| 1952 | The Raiders | Hank Purvis |
| 1952 | The Battle at Apache Pass | Lt. Robert Harley |
| 1951 | Vengeance Valley | Dick Fasken |
| 1951 | Cave of Outlaws | Garth |
| 1951 | Little Big Horn | Pvt. Al DeWalt |
| 1951 | On the Loose | Dr. Phillips |
| 1951 | Buckaroo Sheriff of Texas | Ted Gately |
| 1951 | Fighting Coast Guard | Tom Peterson |
| 1950 | Rocketship X-M | Harry Chamberlain |
| 1950 | Never Fear | Len Randall |
| 1950 | Beyond the Purple Hills | Jack Beaumont |
| 1950 | The Return of Jesse James | Lem Younger |
| 1949 | D.O.A. | Jazz Fan (uncredited) |
| 1948 | Kidnapped | Sailor (uncredited) |
| Feathertrop | Feathertrop |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Paradise | Wyatt Earp |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote | Fred Keppard |
| 1977 | The Love Boat | Gabriel |
| 1976 | Charlie's Angels | Tony Mann |
| 1972 | Search | Hugh Lockwood |
| 1968 | The Dick Cavett Show | Self - Guest |
| 1963 | Kraft Suspense Theatre | Detective Matt Lacey |
| 1963 | The Greatest Show on Earth | Garve |
| 1963 | Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | Stanwood |
| 1962 | The Virginian | Paul Taylor |
| 1962 | The Alfred Hitchcock Hour | Christopher Martin |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin Show | Self |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show | Self - Co-Host |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show | Self |
| 1957 | Tonight Starring Jack Paar | Self |
| 1957 | Perry Mason | Bruce Jason |
| 1955 | The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp | Wyatt Earp |
| 1954 | Studio 57 | Giff Dillard |
| 1952 | The Ford Television Theatre | Matty Curran |
| 1952 | This Is Your Life | Self |
| 1950 | What's My Line? | Self - Mystery Guest |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan Show | Self |