Hugh O'Brian
Acting
- Born:
- 1925-04-19
- Died:
- 2016-09-05
- Place of birth:
- Rochester, New York, USA
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
Filmography
Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!
ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration
The Shootist: The Legend Lives On
Television: The First Fifty Years
Wyatt Earp: Return to Tombstone
The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw
Gunsmoke: The Last Apache
Twins
Paradise
Doin' Time on Planet Earth
L.A. Law
Murder, She Wrote
James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate
Bruce Lee, the Legend
Matt Houston
The Seekers
Game of Death
Cruise Into Terror
The Love Boat
Benny & Barney: Las Vegas Undercover
Fantasy Island
Charlie's Angels
The Shootist
Killer Force
Murder on Flight 502
Search
Probe
The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World
Harpy
Wild Women
Swing Out, Sweet Land
Strategy of Terror
The Dick Cavett Show
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
The Movie Orgy
Dial M for Murder
Africa: Texas Style!
Ambush Bay
Ten Little Indians
Assassination in Rome
In Harm's Way
Love Has Many Faces
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
The Greatest Show on Earth
Come Fly with Me
The Merv Griffin Show
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
The Virginian
The Mike Douglas Show
Feathertop
Alias Jesse James
The Bell Telephone Hour
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
The Fiend Who Walked the West
Perry Mason
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Invitation to a Gunfighter
The Brass Legend
The Twinkle In God's Eye
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
White Feather
There's No Business Like Show Business
Broken Lance
Studio 57
Drums Across the River
Moby Dick
Fireman Save My Child
Saskatchewan
Back to God's Country
Letter to Loretta
The Stand at Apache River
The Man from the Alamo
Seminole
General Electric Theater
Meet Me at the Fair
The Lawless Breed
The Raiders
The Ford Television Theatre
This Is Your Life
Son of Ali Baba
Sally and Saint Anne
The Red Ball Express
The Battle at Apache Pass
The Cimarron Kid
Cave of Outlaws
The Red Skelton Show
On the Loose
Little Big Horn
Fighting Coast Guard
Buckaroo Sheriff of Texas
Vengeance Valley
The Return of Jesse James
Beyond the Purple Hills
Rocketship X-M
What's My Line?
Never Fear
D.O.A.
Kidnapped
The Ed Sullivan Show