Acting
Hugh O'Brian
EN, CN, IT cinema · 70 credits
Born
19 April 1925
Died
5 September 2016 (aged 91)
Birthplace
Rochester, New York, USA
Also known as Hugh Charles Krampe · Hugh O'Brien
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
Filmography
The Shootist: The Legend Lives On
as Self (uncredited)
Television: The First Fifty Years
1999
Television: The First Fifty Years
as Self (archive footage)
Wyatt Earp: Return to Tombstone
as Wyatt Earp
Gunsmoke: The Last Apache
as Gen. Nelson Miles
Twins
as Granger
Doin' Time on Planet Earth
as Richard Camalier
James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate
as Self - 'Lolita' premiere (uncredited)
Cruise Into Terror
as Captain Andy
Game of Death
as Steiner
Fantasy Island
as Paul Henley
Benny & Barney: Las Vegas Undercover
as Jack Davis
The Shootist
as Jack Pulford
Killer Force
as Lewis
Murder on Flight 502
as Detective Daniel Myerson
Probe
as Hugh Lockwood
Harpy
as Peter Clune
Wild Women
as Killian
Swing Out, Sweet Land
as Thomas Jefferson
Strategy of Terror
as Matt Lacey
The Movie Orgy
as Wyatt Earp (archive footage)
Africa: Texas Style!
as Jim Sinclair
Dial M for Murder
as Mark Halliday
Ambush Bay
as Sgt. Steve Corey
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)
Come Fly with Me
as First Officer Ray Winsley
Feathertop
as Feathertop
Alias Jesse James
as Wyatt Earp (uncredited)
The Fiend Who Walked the West
as Daniel Slade Hardy
Invitation to a Gunfighter
as Matt Jeffers
The Brass Legend
as Sheriff Wade Addams
The Twinkle In God's Eye
as Marty Callahan
White Feather
as American Horse
There's No Business Like Show Business
as Charles Gibbs
Broken Lance
as Mike Devereaux
Drums Across the River
as Morgan
Saskatchewan
as Carl Smith
Fireman Save My Child
as Smitty
Moby Dick
as Starbuck
Seminole
as Kajeck
The Man from the Alamo
as Lt. Lamar
Back to God's Country
as Frank Hudson
The Stand at Apache River
as Tom Kenyon
Meet Me at the Fair
as Chilton Corr
The Cimarron Kid
as Red Buck
The Lawless Breed
as Ike Hanley
Sally and Saint Anne
as Danny O'Moyne
The Red Ball Express
as Wilson
The Raiders
as Hank Purvis
The Battle at Apache Pass
as Lt. Robert Harley
Son of Ali Baba
as Hussein
Vengeance Valley
as Dick Fasken
Cave of Outlaws
as Garth
Little Big Horn
as Pvt. Al DeWalt
On the Loose
as Dr. Phillips
Buckaroo Sheriff of Texas
as Ted Gately
Fighting Coast Guard
as Tom Peterson
Rocketship X-M
as Harry Chamberlain
Never Fear
as Len Randall
Beyond the Purple Hills
as Jack Beaumont
The Return of Jesse James
as Lem Younger
D.O.A.
as Jazz Fan (uncredited)
Kidnapped
as Sailor (uncredited)