Hugh O'Brian
Acting
Born: April 19, 1925 · Rochester, New York, USA
Died: September 5, 2016 (aged 91)
Highest Rated
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
Twins
1988
Game of Death
1978
Murder, She Wrote
1984
The Shootist
1976
Charlie's Angels
1976
D.O.A.
1949
The Love Boat
1977
In Harm's Way
1965
Ten Little Indians
1965
Perry Mason
1957
Bruce Lee, the Legend
1984
There's No Business Like Show Business
1954
Photos (6)
Movies (63)
Twins
Granger
Game of Death
Steiner
The Shootist
Jack Pulford
In Harm's Way
U.S. Army Air Corps Major (Liz Eddington's Lover) (uncredited)
Broken Lance
Mike Devereaux
Saskatchewan
Carl Smith
Fantasy Island
Paul Henley
Swing Out, Sweet Land
Thomas Jefferson
The Red Ball Express
Wilson
Son of Ali Baba
Hussein
Alias Jesse James
Wyatt Earp (uncredited)
The Man from the Alamo
Lt. Lamar
The Movie Orgy
Wyatt Earp (archive footage)
Ten Little Indians
Hugh Lombard
There's No Business Like Show Business
Charles Gibbs
The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw
Wyatt Earp
The Lawless Breed
Ike Hanley
White Feather
American Horse
Vengeance Valley
Dick Fasken
Rocketship X-M
Harry Chamberlain
D.O.A.
Jazz Fan (uncredited)
Love Has Many Faces
Hank Walker
Ambush Bay
Sgt. Steve Corey
Probe
Hugh Lockwood
Drums Across the River
Morgan
Murder on Flight 502
Detective Daniel Myerson
The Battle at Apache Pass
Lt. Robert Harley
Seminole
Kajeck
Little Big Horn
Pvt. Al DeWalt
Back to God's Country
Frank Hudson
Killer Force
Lewis
Cave of Outlaws
Garth
The Cimarron Kid
Red Buck
Wild Women
Killian
Doin' Time on Planet Earth
Richard Camalier
Gunsmoke: The Last Apache
Gen. Nelson Miles
The Return of Jesse James
Lem Younger
The Raiders
Hank Purvis
Dial M for Murder
Mark Halliday
The Brass Legend
Sheriff Wade Addams
Never Fear
Len Randall
Wyatt Earp: Return to Tombstone
Wyatt Earp
Sally and Saint Anne
Danny O'Moyne
Fighting Coast Guard
Tom Peterson
The Stand at Apache River
Tom Kenyon
Moby Dick
Starbuck
The Fiend Who Walked the West
Daniel Slade Hardy
Kidnapped
Sailor (uncredited)
Come Fly with Me
First Officer Ray Winsley
Cruise Into Terror
Captain Andy
Fireman Save My Child
Smitty
Benny & Barney: Las Vegas Undercover
Jack Davis
The Twinkle In God's Eye
Marty Callahan
Assassination in Rome
Dick Sherman
Africa: Texas Style!
Jim Sinclair
Harpy
Peter Clune
On the Loose
Dr. Phillips
Beyond the Purple Hills
Jack Beaumont
Meet Me at the Fair
Chilton Corr
Buckaroo Sheriff of Texas
Ted Gately
Strategy of Terror
Matt Lacey
Invitation to a Gunfighter
Matt Jeffers
Feathertop
Feathertop
TV Shows (23)
Perry Mason
Bruce Jason · 1 eps
The Love Boat
Gabriel · 1 eps
Murder, She Wrote
Fred Keppard · 1 eps
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Christopher Martin · 1 eps
L.A. Law
Raymond Holtz · 1 eps
The Virginian
Paul Taylor · 1 eps
Charlie's Angels
Tony Mann · 1 eps
The Red Skelton Show
Count Mustache · 1 eps
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
Wyatt Earp · 226 eps
Matt Houston
Thomas 'Buck' McCune · 1 eps
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Detective Matt Lacey · 2 eps
The Ford Television Theatre
Matty Curran · 1 eps
Studio 57
Giff Dillard · 1 eps
Studio 57
Allen Herrick · 1 eps
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
Lt. Lee Baker · 1 eps
Search
Hugh Lockwood · 23 eps
General Electric Theater
Sam Sharp · 1 eps
Letter to Loretta
Duke Cole · 1 eps
Letter to Loretta
Walter Wallington · 1 eps
Letter to Loretta
Sam Hendricks · 1 eps
Letter to Loretta
Larry Brown · 1 eps
Paradise
Wyatt Earp · 2 eps
The Seekers
Andrew Piggot · 2 eps
Self / Appearances (16)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · 3 eps
The Mike Douglas Show
Self - Co-Host · 5 eps
The Mike Douglas Show
Self · 10 eps
The Merv Griffin Show
Self · 24 eps
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest · 1 eps
What's My Line?
Self · 3 eps
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self · 2 eps
This Is Your Life
Self · 1 eps
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self · 1 eps
The Bell Telephone Hour
Self - Host · 1 eps
Bruce Lee, the Legend
Self
ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration
Self
Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!
Self
James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate
Self - 'Lolita' premiere (uncredited)
The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World
Self
The Shootist: The Legend Lives On
Self (uncredited)