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
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
TV Shows (31)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
Perry Mason
1957
as Bruce Jason
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self - Co-Host
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Fred Keppard
The Love Boat
1977
as Gabriel
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
as Mig Semple / Quinton Morrow
The Red Skelton Show
1951
as Count Mustache
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
as Christopher Martin
The Virginian
1962
as Paul Taylor
L.A. Law
1986
as Raymond Holtz
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
as Self - Guest
Charlie's Angels
1976
as Tony Mann
What's My Line?
1950
as Self - Mystery Guest
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955
as Wyatt Earp
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957
as Self
Matt Houston
1982
as Thomas 'Buck' McCune
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968
as Self
Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963
as Detective Matt Lacey
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958
as Lt. Lee Baker
The Ford Television Theatre
1952
as Matty Curran
This Is Your Life
1952
as Self
Studio 57
1954
as Giff Dillard / Allen Herrick
The Bell Telephone Hour
1959
as Self - Host
Search
1972
as Hugh Lockwood
The Greatest Show on Earth
1963
as Garve
Letter to Loretta
1953
as Duke Cole / Walter Wallington / Sam Hendricks / Larry Brown
Paradise
1988
as Wyatt Earp
The Seekers
1979
as Andrew Piggot
General Electric Theater
1953
as Sam Sharp
Movies (70)
Game of Death
1978
as Steiner
Twins
1988
as Granger
Bruce Lee, the Legend
1984
as Self
White Feather
1955
as American Horse
In Harm's Way
1965
as U.S. Army Air Corps Major (Liz Eddington's Lover) (uncredited)
The Movie Orgy
1968
as Wyatt Earp (archive footage)
Fighting Coast Guard
1951
as Tom Peterson
The Shootist
1976
as Jack Pulford
Cave of Outlaws
1951
as Garth
ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration
2003
as Self
Fantasy Island
1977
as Paul Henley
Saskatchewan
1954
as Carl Smith
Son of Ali Baba
1952
as Hussein
Dial M for Murder
1967
as Mark Halliday
Little Big Horn
1951
as Pvt. Al DeWalt
Murder on Flight 502
1975
as Detective Daniel Myerson
Ten Little Indians
1965
as Hugh Lombard
Rocketship X-M
1950
as Harry Chamberlain
The Red Ball Express
1952
as Wilson
There's No Business Like Show Business
1954
as Charles Gibbs
The Man from the Alamo
1953
as Lt. Lamar
Africa: Texas Style!
1967
as Jim Sinclair
Broken Lance
1954
as Mike Devereaux
The Lawless Breed
1952
as Ike Hanley
Alias Jesse James
1959
as Wyatt Earp (uncredited)
Vengeance Valley
1951
as Dick Fasken
Moby Dick
1954
as Starbuck
The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw
1991
as Wyatt Earp
The Cimarron Kid
1952
as Red Buck
Gunsmoke: The Last Apache
1990
as Gen. Nelson Miles
Come Fly with Me
1963
as First Officer Ray Winsley
Television: The First Fifty Years
1999
as Self (archive footage)
Ambush Bay
1966
as Sgt. Steve Corey
The Battle at Apache Pass
1952
as Lt. Robert Harley
Love Has Many Faces
1965
as Hank Walker
The Stand at Apache River
1953
as Tom Kenyon
Seminole
1953
as Kajeck
The Twinkle In God's Eye
1955
as Marty Callahan
Drums Across the River
1954
as Morgan
Swing Out, Sweet Land
1970
as Thomas Jefferson
The Brass Legend
1956
as Sheriff Wade Addams
Sally and Saint Anne
1952
as Danny O'Moyne
Killer Force
1976
as Lewis
The Fiend Who Walked the West
1958
as Daniel Slade Hardy
D.O.A.
1949
as Jazz Fan (uncredited)
Cruise Into Terror
1978
as Captain Andy
Fireman Save My Child
1954
as Smitty
Wyatt Earp: Return to Tombstone
1994
as Wyatt Earp
Wild Women
1970
as Killian
Invitation to a Gunfighter
1957
as Matt Jeffers
Doin' Time on Planet Earth
1988
as Richard Camalier
Never Fear
1950
as Len Randall
The Return of Jesse James
1950
as Lem Younger
Beyond the Purple Hills
1950
as Jack Beaumont
The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World
1971
as Self
Kidnapped
1948
as Sailor (uncredited)
Benny & Barney: Las Vegas Undercover
1977
as Jack Davis
Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!
2021
as Self
The Raiders
1952
as Hank Purvis
Back to God's Country
1953
as Frank Hudson
Buckaroo Sheriff of Texas
1951
as Ted Gately
Meet Me at the Fair
1953
as Chilton Corr
Feathertop
1961
as Feathertop
Strategy of Terror
1969
as Matt Lacey
Probe
1972
as Hugh Lockwood
On the Loose
1951
as Dr. Phillips
Assassination in Rome
1965
as Dick Sherman
Harpy
1971
as Peter Clune
James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate
1984
as Self - 'Lolita' premiere (uncredited)
The Shootist: The Legend Lives On
2001
as Self (uncredited)
About Hugh O'Brian
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… 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
- Bruce Lee, the Legend (1984) — as Self
- White Feather (1955) — as American Horse
- In Harm's Way (1965) — as U.S. Army Air Corps Major (Liz Eddington's Lover) (uncredited)
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