
Hugh O'Brian
Known for Acting · 101 credits
- Born
- 1925-04-19
- Died
- 2016-09-05
- Place of birth
- Rochester, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Hugh Charles Krampe · Hugh O'Brien
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
TV Shows (31)

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self

Perry Mason
1957
as Bruce Jason

Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Fred Keppard

The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self - Co-Host

The Love Boat
1977
as Gabriel

Charlie's Angels
1976
as Tony Mann

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
as Christopher Martin

The Virginian
1962
as Paul Taylor

L.A. Law
1986
as Raymond Holtz

The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
as Mig Semple / Quinton Morrow

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955
as Wyatt Earp

What's My Line?
1950
as Self - Mystery Guest

The Red Skelton Show
1951
as Count Mustache

The Dick Cavett Show
1968
as Self - Guest

The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self

Matt Houston
1982
as Thomas 'Buck' McCune

Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963
as Detective Matt Lacey

Studio 57
1954
as Giff Dillard / Allen Herrick
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957
as Self

The Ford Television Theatre
1952
as Matty Curran

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958
as Lt. Lee Baker

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968
as Self

This Is Your Life
1952
as Self

Search
1972
as Hugh Lockwood
The Greatest Show on Earth
1963
as Garve

The Bell Telephone Hour
1959
as Self - Host

Letter to Loretta
1953
as Duke Cole / Walter Wallington / Sam Hendricks / Larry Brown

Paradise
1988
as Wyatt Earp

General Electric Theater
1953
as Sam Sharp

The Seekers
1979
as Andrew Piggot
Movies (70)

Game of Death
1978
as Steiner

Twins
1988
as Granger

In Harm's Way
1965
as U.S. Army Air Corps Major (Liz Eddington's Lover) (uncredited)

The Shootist
1976
as Jack Pulford

There's No Business Like Show Business
1954
as Charles Gibbs

Bruce Lee, the Legend
1984
as Self

D.O.A.
1949
as Jazz Fan (uncredited)

The Movie Orgy
1968
as Wyatt Earp (archive footage)

The Man from the Alamo
1953
as Lt. Lamar

Alias Jesse James
1959
as Wyatt Earp (uncredited)
Television: The First Fifty Years
1999
as Self (archive footage)

Ten Little Indians
1965
as Hugh Lombard

Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!
2021
as Self

Broken Lance
1954
as Mike Devereaux

Murder on Flight 502
1975
as Detective Daniel Myerson

The Red Ball Express
1952
as Wilson

The Brass Legend
1956
as Sheriff Wade Addams

Son of Ali Baba
1952
as Hussein

Swing Out, Sweet Land
1970
as Thomas Jefferson

The Battle at Apache Pass
1952
as Lt. Robert Harley

The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw
1991
as Wyatt Earp

Vengeance Valley
1951
as Dick Fasken

Wyatt Earp: Return to Tombstone
1994
as Wyatt Earp

The Lawless Breed
1952
as Ike Hanley

Saskatchewan
1954
as Carl Smith

Love Has Many Faces
1965
as Hank Walker

Seminole
1953
as Kajeck

Ambush Bay
1966
as Sgt. Steve Corey

The Fiend Who Walked the West
1958
as Daniel Slade Hardy

Wild Women
1970
as Killian

Kidnapped
1948
as Sailor (uncredited)

The Cimarron Kid
1952
as Red Buck

Probe
1972
as Hugh Lockwood

Never Fear
1950
as Len Randall

Fantasy Island
1977
as Paul Henley

Rocketship X-M
1950
as Harry Chamberlain

Moby Dick
1954
as Starbuck

White Feather
1955
as American Horse

Doin' Time on Planet Earth
1988
as Richard Camalier

ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration
2003
as Self

Come Fly with Me
1963
as First Officer Ray Winsley

Benny & Barney: Las Vegas Undercover
1977
as Jack Davis

Killer Force
1976
as Lewis

The Stand at Apache River
1953
as Tom Kenyon

Back to God's Country
1953
as Frank Hudson

James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate
1984
as Self - 'Lolita' premiere (uncredited)

The Return of Jesse James
1950
as Lem Younger

Drums Across the River
1954
as Morgan

Harpy
1971
as Peter Clune

The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World
1971
as Self

The Shootist: The Legend Lives On
2001
as Self (uncredited)

Assassination in Rome
1965
as Dick Sherman

Cruise Into Terror
1978
as Captain Andy

Gunsmoke: The Last Apache
1990
as Gen. Nelson Miles

Meet Me at the Fair
1953
as Chilton Corr

Cave of Outlaws
1951
as Garth

Fireman Save My Child
1954
as Smitty

Beyond the Purple Hills
1950
as Jack Beaumont

The Raiders
1952
as Hank Purvis

On the Loose
1951
as Dr. Phillips

Africa: Texas Style!
1967
as Jim Sinclair

The Twinkle In God's Eye
1955
as Marty Callahan

Sally and Saint Anne
1952
as Danny O'Moyne

Little Big Horn
1951
as Pvt. Al DeWalt

Dial M for Murder
1967
as Mark Halliday

Buckaroo Sheriff of Texas
1951
as Ted Gately

Strategy of Terror
1969
as Matt Lacey

Invitation to a Gunfighter
1957
as Matt Jeffers

Fighting Coast Guard
1951
as Tom Peterson

Feathertop
1961
as Feathertop
About Hugh O'Brian
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'Bri… With 101 credits spanning from 1948 to 2021, Hugh O'Brian has appeared in 70 films and 31 TV shows.
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Most Popular Hugh O'Brian Movies
- Game of Death (1978) — as Steiner
- Twins (1988) — as Granger
- In Harm's Way (1965) — as U.S. Army Air Corps Major (Liz Eddington's Lover) (uncredited)
- The Shootist (1976) — as Jack Pulford
- There's No Business Like Show Business (1954) — as Charles Gibbs
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