Name
Hugh O'Brian
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1925-04-19
Deathday
2016-09-05 (91 years old)
Place of Birth
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
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The Official Golden Harvest tribute to the Master of the Martial Arts Film, Bruce Lee....
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Afflicted with a terminal illness John Bernard Books, the last of the legendary gunfighter...
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A Naval officer, reprimanded after Pearl Harbor, is later promoted to Rear Admiral and get...
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The story of the peace mission from the US cavalry to the Cheyenne Indians in Wyoming duri...
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Story of blood brothers whose bonds are tested when marauding Sioux Indians cross the bord...
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Astronauts blast off to explore the moon on Rocketship X-M or "Rocketship eXploration Moon...
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In ancient Persia the son of Ali Baba (of forty thieves fame), Kashma Baba is a military c...
- 1968 The Movie Orgy as Wyatt Earp (archive footage)
- 1965 Love Has Many Faces as Hank Walker
- 1965 Ten Little Indians as Hugh Lombard
- 1954 There's No Business Like Show Business as Charles Gibbs
- 1984 James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate as Self - 'Lolita' premiere (uncredited)
- 1976 The Shootist as Jack Pulford
- 1988 Twins as Granger
- 1978 Cruise Into Terror as Captain Andy
- 1954 Broken Lance as Mike Devereaux
- 1952 The Cimarron Kid as Red Buck
- 1951 Vengeance Valley as Dick Fasken
- 1950 Rocketship X-M as Harry Chamberlain
- 1953 Seminole as Kajeck
- 1953 The Man from the Alamo as Lt. Lamar
- 1984 Bruce Lee, the Legend as Self
- 1971 The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World as Self
- 1976 Killer Force as Lewis
- 1977 Fantasy Island as Paul Henley
- 1966 Ambush Bay as Sgt. Steve Corey
- 1950 Never Fear as Len Randall
- 1952 The Lawless Breed as Ike Hanley
- 1954 Drums Across the River as Morgan
- 1975 Murder on Flight 502 as Detective Daniel Myerson
- 1958 The Fiend Who Walked the West as Daniel Slade Hardy
- 1952 Sally and Saint Anne as Danny O'Moyne
- 1963 Come Fly with Me as First Officer Ray Winsley
- 1951 Cave of Outlaws as Garth
- 1956 The Brass Legend as Sheriff Wade Addams
- 1951 Little Big Horn as Pvt. Al DeWalt
- 1954 Saskatchewan as Carl Smith
- 1970 Wild Women as Killian
- 1952 The Red Ball Express as Wilson
- 1953 Back to God's Country as Frank Hudson
- 1955 The Twinkle In God's Eye as Marty Callahan
- 1972 Probe as Hugh Lockwood
- 1951 On the Loose as Dr. Phillips
- 1949 D.O.A. as Jazz Fan (uncredited)
- 1967 Africa: Texas Style! as Jim Sinclair
- 1950 Beyond the Purple Hills as Jack Beaumont
- 1969 Strategy of Terror as Matt Lacey
- 1977 Benny & Barney: Las Vegas Undercover as Jack Davis
- 1952 The Raiders as Hank Purvis
- 1950 The Return of Jesse James as Lem Younger
- 1952 The Battle at Apache Pass as Lt. Robert Harley
- 1999 Television: The First Fifty Years as Self (archive footage)
- 2021 Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists! as Self
- 1994 Wyatt Earp: Return to Tombstone as Wyatt Earp
- 1953 The Stand at Apache River as Tom Kenyon
- 1951 Buckaroo Sheriff of Texas as Ted Gately
- 1955 White Feather as American Horse
- 1954 Fireman Save My Child as Smitty
- 1978 Game of Death as Steiner
- 1951 Fighting Coast Guard as Tom Peterson
- 1967 Dial M for Murder as Mark Halliday
- 1971 Harpy as Peter Clune
- 1990 Gunsmoke: The Last Apache as Gen. Nelson Miles
- 1959 Alias Jesse James as Wyatt Earp (uncredited)
- 2001 The Shootist: The Legend Lives On as Self (uncredited)
- 1965 Assassination in Rome as Dick Sherman
- 1953 Meet Me at the Fair as Chilton Corr
- 1948 Kidnapped as Sailor (uncredited)
- 1988 Doin' Time on Planet Earth as Richard Camalier
- 1954 Moby Dick as Starbuck
- 1961 Feathertop as Feathertop
- 1991 The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw as Wyatt Earp
- 1957 Invitation to a Gunfighter as Matt Jeffers
- 1952 Son of Ali Baba as Hussein
- 2003 ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration as Self
- 1965 In Harm's Way as U.S. Army Air Corps Major (Liz Eddington's Lover) (uncredited)
- 1970 Swing Out, Sweet Land as Thomas Jefferson
- 1976 Charlie's Angels ( 1 episode ) as Tony Mann
- 1972 Search ( 23 episodes ) as Hugh Lockwood
- 1955 The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp ( 226 episodes ) as Wyatt Earp
- 1952 The Ford Television Theatre ( 1 episode ) as Matty Curran
- 1962 The Virginian ( 1 episode ) as Paul Taylor
- 1952 This Is Your Life ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1948 The Ed Sullivan Show ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 1957 Tonight Starring Jack Paar ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1961 The Mike Douglas Show ( 5 episodes ) as Self - Co-Host
- 1963 Kraft Suspense Theatre ( 2 episodes ) as Detective Matt Lacey
- 1963 The Greatest Show on Earth ( 1 episode ) as Garve
- 1961 The Mike Douglas Show ( 10 episodes ) as Self
- 1988 Paradise ( 2 episodes ) as Wyatt Earp
- 1977 The Love Boat ( 1 episode ) as Gabriel
- 1954 Studio 57 ( 1 episode ) as Giff Dillard
- 1950 What's My Line? ( 3 episodes ) as Self - Mystery Guest
- 1968 The Dick Cavett Show ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 1984 Murder, She Wrote ( 1 episode ) as Fred Keppard
- 1962 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour ( 1 episode ) as Christopher Martin
- 1962 The Merv Griffin Show ( 24 episodes ) as Self
- 1957 Perry Mason ( 1 episode ) as Bruce Jason
- 1958 Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse ( 1 episode ) as Lt. Lee Baker
- 1979 The Seekers ( 2 episodes ) as Andrew Piggot
- 1968 Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1986 L.A. Law ( 1 episode ) as Raymond Holtz
- 1982 Matt Houston ( 1 episode ) as Thomas 'Buck' McCune
- 1963 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre ( 1 episode ) as Mig Semple
- 1963 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre ( 1 episode ) as Quinton Morrow
- 1962 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson ( 3 episodes ) as Self
- 1959 The Bell Telephone Hour ( 1 episode ) as Self - Host
- 1954 Studio 57 ( 1 episode ) as Allen Herrick
- 1953 General Electric Theater ( 1 episode ) as Sam Sharp
- 1953 Letter to Loretta ( 1 episode ) as Duke Cole
- 1953 Letter to Loretta ( 1 episode ) as Walter Wallington
- 1953 Letter to Loretta ( 1 episode ) as Sam Hendricks
- 1953 Letter to Loretta ( 1 episode ) as Larry Brown
- 1951 The Red Skelton Show ( 1 episode ) as Count Mustache
