Hugh O'Brian
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 19, 1925
- Died
- September 5, 2016 (aged 91)
- Birthplace
- Rochester, New York, USA
Biography
Hugh O'Brian (born Hugh Charles Krampe) was a prominent American actor and humanitarian best known for starring as the legendary frontier lawman in the ABC Western television series The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp from 1955 to 1961 and the NBC action television series Search (1972–1973), as well as films, including the Agatha Christie adaptation Ten Little Indians (1965) and a notable supporting role in John Wayne's last film, The Shootist (1976). Known for his athletic, square-jawed build and quick-draw skills, he became one of television's definitive early Western heroes. Beyond acting, he left a massive global legacy as the founder of the Hugh O'Brian Youth Leadership Foundation (HOBY), a nonprofit organization that has trained over 500,000 high school scholars in leadership and service.
Known For
Photos
Filmography
Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!
Movie · as Self
ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration
Movie · as Self
The Shootist: The Legend Lives On
Movie · as Self (uncredited)
Television: The First Fifty Years
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Wyatt Earp: Return to Tombstone
Movie · as Wyatt Earp
The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw
Movie · as Wyatt Earp
Gunsmoke: The Last Apache
Movie · as Gen. Nelson Miles
Twins
Movie · as Granger
Doin' Time on Planet Earth
Movie · as Richard Camalier
Paradise
TV · as Wyatt Earp · 2 eps
L.A. Law
TV · as Raymond Holtz · 1 ep
James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate
Movie · as Self - 'Lolita' premiere (uncredited)
Bruce Lee, the Legend
Movie · as Self
Murder, She Wrote
TV · as Fred Keppard · 1 ep
Matt Houston
TV · as Thomas 'Buck' McCune · 1 ep
The Seekers
TV · as Andrew Piggot · 2 eps
Cruise Into Terror
Movie · as Captain Andy
Game of Death
Movie · as Steiner
Fantasy Island
TV · as Jason Smith · 1 ep
Fantasy Island
Movie · as Paul Henley
Benny & Barney: Las Vegas Undercover
Movie · as Jack Davis
The Love Boat
TV · as Gabriel · 1 ep
The Shootist
Movie · as Jack Pulford
Killer Force
Movie · as Lewis
Charlie's Angels
TV · as Tony Mann · 1 ep
Murder on Flight 502
Movie · as Detective Daniel Myerson
Probe
Movie · as Hugh Lockwood
Search
TV · as Hugh Lockwood · 23 eps
The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World
Movie · as Self
Harpy
Movie · as Peter Clune
Wild Women
Movie · as Killian
Swing Out, Sweet Land
Movie · as Thomas Jefferson
Strategy of Terror
Movie · as Matt Lacey
The Movie Orgy
Movie · as Wyatt Earp (archive footage)
The Dick Cavett Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Africa: Texas Style!
Movie · as Jim Sinclair
Dial M for Murder
Movie · as Mark Halliday
Ambush Bay
Movie · as Sgt. Steve Corey
Love Has Many Faces
Movie · as Hank Walker
Ten Little Indians
Movie · as Hugh Lombard
Assassination in Rome
Movie · as Dick Sherman
In Harm's Way
Movie · as U.S. Army Air Corps Major (Liz Eddington's Lover) (uncredited)
Come Fly with Me
Movie · as First Officer Ray Winsley
Kraft Suspense Theatre
TV · as Detective Matt Lacey · 2 eps
The Greatest Show on Earth
TV · as Garve · 1 ep
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
TV · as Mig Semple, Quinton Morrow · 1 ep
The Virginian
TV · as Paul Taylor · 1 ep
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
TV · as Christopher Martin · 1 ep
The Merv Griffin Show
TV · as Self · 24 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV · as Self · 3 eps
Feathertop
Movie · as Feathertop
The Mike Douglas Show
TV · as Self - Co-Host · 5 eps
Alias Jesse James
Movie · as Wyatt Earp (uncredited)
The Bell Telephone Hour
TV · as Self - Host · 1 ep
The Fiend Who Walked the West
Movie · as Daniel Slade Hardy
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
TV · as Lt. Lee Baker · 1 ep
Invitation to a Gunfighter
Movie · as Matt Jeffers
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Perry Mason
TV · as Bruce Jason · 1 ep
The Brass Legend
Movie · as Sheriff Wade Addams
The Twinkle In God's Eye
Movie · as Marty Callahan
White Feather
Movie · as American Horse
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
TV · as Wyatt Earp · 226 eps
There's No Business Like Show Business
Movie · as Charles Gibbs
Broken Lance
Movie · as Mike Devereaux
Drums Across the River
Movie · as Morgan
Saskatchewan
Movie · as Carl Smith
Fireman Save My Child
Movie · as Smitty
Moby Dick
Movie · as Starbuck
Studio 57
TV · as Giff Dillard, Allen Herrick · 1 ep
Seminole
Movie · as Kajeck
The Man from the Alamo
Movie · as Lt. Lamar
Back to God's Country
Movie · as Frank Hudson
The Stand at Apache River
Movie · as Tom Kenyon
Meet Me at the Fair
Movie · as Chilton Corr
General Electric Theater
TV · as Sam Sharp · 1 ep
Letter to Loretta
TV · as Duke Cole, Walter Wallington, Sam Hendricks, Larry Brown · 1 ep
The Cimarron Kid
Movie · as Red Buck
The Lawless Breed
Movie · as Ike Hanley
Sally and Saint Anne
Movie · as Danny O'Moyne
The Red Ball Express
Movie · as Wilson
The Raiders
Movie · as Hank Purvis
The Battle at Apache Pass
Movie · as Lt. Robert Harley
Son of Ali Baba
Movie · as Hussein
The Ford Television Theatre
TV · as Matty Curran · 1 ep
This Is Your Life
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Vengeance Valley
Movie · as Dick Fasken
Cave of Outlaws
Movie · as Garth
Little Big Horn
Movie · as Pvt. Al DeWalt
On the Loose
Movie · as Dr. Phillips
Buckaroo Sheriff of Texas
Movie · as Ted Gately
Fighting Coast Guard
Movie · as Tom Peterson
The Red Skelton Show
TV · as Count Mustache · 1 ep
Rocketship X-M
Movie · as Harry Chamberlain
Never Fear
Movie · as Len Randall
Beyond the Purple Hills
Movie · as Jack Beaumont
The Return of Jesse James
Movie · as Lem Younger
What's My Line?
TV · as Self · 3 eps
D.O.A.
Movie · as Jazz Fan (uncredited)
Kidnapped
Movie · as Sailor (uncredited)
The Ed Sullivan Show
TV · as Self · 2 eps