Hugh O'Brian
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1925-04-19
Day of Death
2016-09-05 (91 years old)
Place of Birth
Rochester, New York, USA
Hugh O'Brian
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
Acting
(2021)
(2001)
The Shootist: The Legend Lives On
as Self (uncredited)
(1999)
Television: The First Fifty Years
as Self (archive footage)
(1994)
Wyatt Earp: Return to Tombstone
as Wyatt Earp
(1991)
The Gambler: The Luck Of The Draw
as Wyatt Earp
(1990)
Gunsmoke: The Last Apache
as Gen. Nelson Miles
(1988)
Twins
as Granger
(1988)
Doin' Time on Planet Earth
as Richard Camalier
(1984)
Bruce Lee: The Legend
as Self
(1984)
James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate
as Self - 'Lolita' premiere (uncredited)
(1979)
The Seekers
as Andrew Piggot
(1978)
Game of Death
as Steiner
(1978)
Cruise Into Terror
as Captain Andy
(1977)
Benny & Barney: Las Vegas Undercover
as Jack Davis
(1977)
Fantasy Island
as Paul Henley
(1976)
Killer Force
as Lewis
(1976)
The Shootist
as Jack Pulford
(1975)
Murder on Flight 502
as Detective Daniel Myerson
(1972)
Probe
as Hugh Lockwood
(1971)
(1971)
Harpy
as Peter Clune
(1970)
Wild Women
as Killian
(1969)
Strategy of Terror
as Matt Lacey
(1968)
The Movie Orgy
as Wyatt Earp (archive footage)
(1967)
Dial M for Murder
as Mark Halliday
(1967)
Africa: Texas Style!
as Jim Sinclair
(1966)
Ambush Bay
as Sgt. Steve Corey
(1965)
Ten Little Indians
as Hugh Lombard
(1965)
Assassination in Rome
as Dick Sherman
(1965)
Love Has Many Faces
as Hank Walker
(1963)
Come Fly with Me
as First Officer Ray Winsley
(1961)
Feathertop
as Feathertop
(1959)
Alias Jesse James
as Wyatt Earp (uncredited)
(1958)
The Fiend Who Walked the West
as Daniel Slade Hardy
(1957)
Invitation to a Gunfighter
as Matt Jeffers
(1956)
The Brass Legend
as Sheriff Wade Addams
(1955)
The Twinkle In God's Eye
as Marty Callahan
(1955)
White Feather
as American Horse
(1954)
There's No Business Like Show Business
as Charles Gibbs
(1954)
Saskatchewan
as Carl Smith
(1954)
Broken Lance
as Mike Devereaux
(1954)
Drums Across the River
as Morgan
(1954)
Fireman Save My Child
as Smitty
(1954)
Moby Dick
as Starbuck
(1953)
The Stand at Apache River
as Tom Kenyon
(1953)
Back to God's Country
as Frank Hudson
(1953)
The Man from the Alamo
as Lt. Lamar
(1953)
Seminole
as Kajeck
(1953)
Meet Me at the Fair
as Chilton Corr
(1952)
Sally and Saint Anne
as Danny O'Moyne
(1952)
The Red Ball Express
as Wilson
(1952)
The Cimarron Kid
as Red Buck
(1952)
The Raiders
as Hank Purvis
(1952)
The Lawless Breed
as Ike Hanley
(1952)
The Battle at Apache Pass
as Lt. Robert Harley
(1951)
Buckaroo Sheriff of Texas
as Ted Gately
(1951)
Vengeance Valley
as Dick Fasken
(1951)
On the Loose
as Dr. Phillips
(1951)
Cave of Outlaws
as Garth
(1951)
Little Big Horn
as Pvt. Al DeWalt
(1951)
Fighting Coast Guard
as Tom Peterson
(1950)
Beyond the Purple Hills
as Jack Beaumont
(1950)
Never Fear
as Len Randall
(1950)
Rocketship X-M
as Harry Chamberlain
(1950)
The Return of Jesse James
as Lem Younger
(1949)
D.O.A.
as Jazz Fan (uncredited)
(1948)
Kidnapped
as Sailor (uncredited)