Hugh O'Brian
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 19, 1925
- Died
- September 5, 2016
- Birthplace
- Rochester, New York, USA
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.
Filmography
Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists! 2021
as Self
ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration 2003
as Self
The Shootist: The Legend Lives On 2001
as Self (uncredited)
- Television: The First Fifty Years
Television: The First Fifty Years 1999
as Self (archive footage)
Wyatt Earp: Return to Tombstone 1994
as Wyatt Earp
The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw 1991
as Wyatt Earp
Gunsmoke: The Last Apache 1990
as Gen. Nelson Miles
Twins 1988
as Granger
Doin' Time on Planet Earth 1988
as Richard Camalier
Bruce Lee, the Legend 1984
as Self
James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate 1984
as Self - 'Lolita' premiere (uncredited)
Game of Death 1978
as Steiner
Cruise Into Terror 1978
as Captain Andy
Benny & Barney: Las Vegas Undercover 1977
as Jack Davis
Fantasy Island 1977
as Paul Henley
The Shootist 1976
as Jack Pulford
Killer Force 1976
as Lewis
Murder on Flight 502 1975
as Detective Daniel Myerson
Probe 1972
as Hugh Lockwood
The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World 1971
as Self
Harpy 1971
as Peter Clune
Wild Women 1970
as Killian
Swing Out, Sweet Land 1970
as Thomas Jefferson
Strategy of Terror 1969
as Matt Lacey
The Movie Orgy 1968
as Wyatt Earp (archive footage)
Dial M for Murder 1967
as Mark Halliday
Africa: Texas Style! 1967
as Jim Sinclair
Ambush Bay 1966
as Sgt. Steve Corey
Ten Little Indians 1965
as Hugh Lombard
Assassination in Rome 1965
as Dick Sherman
In Harm's Way 1965
as U.S. Army Air Corps Major (Liz Eddington's Lover) (uncredited)
Love Has Many Faces 1965
as Hank Walker
Come Fly with Me 1963
as First Officer Ray Winsley
Feathertop 1961
as Feathertop
Alias Jesse James 1959
as Wyatt Earp (uncredited)
The Fiend Who Walked the West 1958
as Daniel Slade Hardy
Invitation to a Gunfighter 1957
as Matt Jeffers
The Brass Legend 1956
as Sheriff Wade Addams
The Twinkle In God's Eye 1955
as Marty Callahan
White Feather 1955
as American Horse
There's No Business Like Show Business 1954
as Charles Gibbs
Broken Lance 1954
as Mike Devereaux
Drums Across the River 1954
as Morgan
Moby Dick 1954
as Starbuck
Fireman Save My Child 1954
as Smitty
Saskatchewan 1954
as Carl Smith
Back to God's Country 1953
as Frank Hudson
The Stand at Apache River 1953
as Tom Kenyon
The Man from the Alamo 1953
as Lt. Lamar
Seminole 1953
as Kajeck
Meet Me at the Fair 1953
as Chilton Corr
The Lawless Breed 1952
as Ike Hanley
The Raiders 1952
as Hank Purvis
Son of Ali Baba 1952
as Hussein
Sally and Saint Anne 1952
as Danny O'Moyne
The Red Ball Express 1952
as Wilson
The Battle at Apache Pass 1952
as Lt. Robert Harley
The Cimarron Kid 1952
as Red Buck
Cave of Outlaws 1951
as Garth
On the Loose 1951
as Dr. Phillips
Little Big Horn 1951
as Pvt. Al DeWalt
Fighting Coast Guard 1951
as Tom Peterson
Buckaroo Sheriff of Texas 1951
as Ted Gately
Vengeance Valley 1951
as Dick Fasken
The Return of Jesse James 1950
as Lem Younger
Beyond the Purple Hills 1950
as Jack Beaumont
Rocketship X-M 1950
as Harry Chamberlain
Never Fear 1950
as Len Randall
D.O.A. 1949
as Jazz Fan (uncredited)
Kidnapped 1948
as Sailor (uncredited)
Credits from TMDB.