Hugh O'Brian
Acting1925Rochester, New York, USA
Biography
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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
Acting History
2003
2001
The Shootist: The Legend Lives On
as Self (uncredited)
1999
Television: The First Fifty Years
as Self (archive footage)
1994
Wyatt Earp
as Wyatt Earp
1993
L.A. Law
TVas Raymond Holtz• 1 eps
1991
The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw
as Wyatt Earp
1990
Gunsmoke: The Last Apache
as Gen. Nelson Miles
Murder, She Wrote
TVas Fred Keppard• 1 eps
1988
1984
Bruce Lee: The Legend
as Self
James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate
as Self - 'Lolita' premiere (uncredited)
1982
The Love Boat
TVas Gabriel• 1 eps
Matt Houston
TVas Thomas 'Buck' McCune• 1 eps
1979
The Seekers
as Andrew Piggot
The Seekers
TVas Andrew Piggot
1978
Cruise Into Terror
as Captain Andy
Game of Death
as Steiner
1977
Fantasy Island
as Paul Henley
Benny & Barney: Las Vegas Undercover
as Jack Davis
1976
1975
Murder on Flight 502
as Detective Daniel Myerson
1972
1971
Harpy
as Peter Clune
The Dick Cavett Show
TVas Self - Guest• 1 eps
1970
Wild Women
as Killian
1969
Strategy of Terror
as Matt Lacey
1968
The Movie Orgy
as Wyatt Earp (archive footage)
1967
Africa: Texas Style!
as Jim Sinclair
Dial M for Murder
as Mark Halliday
1966
Ambush Bay
as Sgt. Steve Corey
1965
Love Has Many Faces
as Hank Walker
Ten Little Indians
as Hugh Lombard
Assassination in Rome
as Dick Sherman
In Harm's Way
as U.S. Army Air Corps Major (Liz Eddington's Lover) (uncredited)
Kraft Suspense Theatre
TVas Detective Matt Lacey• 2 eps
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
TVas Quinton Morrow• 1 eps
The Red Skelton Show
TVas Count Mustache• 1 eps
1963
Come Fly with Me
as First Officer Ray Winsley
The Greatest Show on Earth
TVas Garve
Perry Mason
TVas Bruce Jason• 1 eps
1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
TVas Christopher Martin• 1 eps
The Virginian
TVas Paul Taylor• 1 eps
The Merv Griffin Show
TVas Self
1961
Feathertop
as Feathertop
What's My Line?
TVas Self - Mystery Guest• 3 eps
The Mike Douglas Show
TVas Self / Self - Co-Host
This Is Your Life
TVas Self• 1 eps
1960
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
TVas Self• 1 eps
1959
Alias Jesse James
as Wyatt Earp (uncredited)
The Bell Telephone Hour
TVas Self - Host
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
TVas Lt. Lee Baker• 1 eps
1958
The Fiend Who Walked the West
as Daniel Slade Hardy
1957
Invitation to a Gunfighter
as Matt Jeffers
The Ford Television Theatre
TVas Matty Curran• 1 eps
1956
The Brass Legend
as Sheriff Wade Addams
1955
White Feather
as American Horse
The Twinkle In God's Eye
as Marty Callahan
Studio 57
TVas Giff Dillard / Allen Herrick• 1 eps
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
TVas Wyatt Earp• 226 eps
1954
There's No Business Like Show Business
as Charles Gibbs
Saskatchewan
as Carl Smith
Drums Across the River
as Morgan
Fireman Save My Child
as Smitty
Moby Dick
as Starbuck
Broken Lance
as Mike Devereaux
1953
The Man from the Alamo
as Lt. Lamar
Seminole
as Kajeck
The Stand at Apache River
as Tom Kenyon
Back to God's Country
as Frank Hudson
Meet Me at the Fair
as Chilton Corr
General Electric Theater
TVas Sam Sharp
Letter to Loretta
TVas Walter Wallington / Duke Cole / Sam Hendricks / Larry Brown
1952
Sally and Saint Anne
as Danny O'Moyne
The Battle at Apache Pass
as Lt. Robert Harley
The Cimarron Kid
as Red Buck
Son of Ali Baba
as Hussein
The Lawless Breed
as Ike Hanley
The Raiders
as Hank Purvis
The Red Ball Express
as Wilson
1951
Buckaroo Sheriff of Texas
as Ted Gately
Little Big Horn
as Pvt. Al DeWalt
Cave of Outlaws
as Garth
On the Loose
as Dr. Phillips
Fighting Coast Guard
as Tom Peterson
Vengeance Valley
as Dick Fasken
1950
The Return of Jesse James
as Lem Younger
Never Fear
as Len Randall
Rocketship X-M
as Harry Chamberlain
Beyond the Purple Hills
as Jack Beaumont
1949
Dead on arrival
as Jazz Fan (uncredited)
1948
Kidnapped
as Sailor (uncredited)
The Ed Sullivan Show
TVas Self