Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

92

Gender

Male

Birthday

1925-04-19

Day of Death

2016-09-05 (91 years old)

Place of Birth

Rochester, New York, USA

Also Known As

Hugh Charles Krampe

Hugh O'Brien

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

The Shootist

The Shootist

Bruce Lee: The Legend

Bruce Lee: The Legend

Sally and Saint Anne

Sally and Saint Anne

Fireman Save My Child

Fireman Save My Child

Acting

The Movie Orgy

1968

The Movie Orgy

as

Wyatt Earp (archive footage)

Love Has Many Faces

1965

Love Has Many Faces

as

Hank Walker

Ten Little Indians

1965

Ten Little Indians

as

Hugh Lombard

There's No Business Like Show Business

1954

There's No Business Like Show Business

as

Charles Gibbs

James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate

1984

James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate

as

Self - 'Lolita' premiere (uncredited)

Twins

1988

Twins

as

Granger

The Shootist

1976

The Shootist

as

Jack Pulford

Cruise Into Terror

1978

Cruise Into Terror

as

Captain Andy

Broken Lance

1954

Broken Lance

as

Mike Devereaux

The Cimarron Kid

1952

The Cimarron Kid

as

Red Buck

Vengeance Valley

1951

Vengeance Valley

as

Dick Fasken

Rocketship X-M

1950

Rocketship X-M

as

Harry Chamberlain

Seminole

1953

Seminole

as

Kajeck

The Man from the Alamo

1953

The Man from the Alamo

as

Lt. Lamar

Bruce Lee: The Legend

1984

Bruce Lee: The Legend

as

Self

The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World

1971

The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World

as

Self

Killer Force

1976

Killer Force

as

Lewis

Fantasy Island

1977

Fantasy Island

as

Paul Henley

Ambush Bay

1966

Ambush Bay

as

Sgt. Steve Corey

Never Fear

1950

Never Fear

as

Len Randall

The Lawless Breed

1952

The Lawless Breed

as

Ike Hanley

Murder on Flight 502

1975

Murder on Flight 502

as

Detective Daniel Myerson

Drums Across the River

1954

Drums Across the River

as

Morgan

The Fiend Who Walked the West

1958

The Fiend Who Walked the West

as

Daniel Slade Hardy

Sally and Saint Anne

1952

Sally and Saint Anne

as

Danny O'Moyne

Come Fly with Me

1963

Come Fly with Me

as

First Officer Ray Winsley

Cave of Outlaws

1951

Cave of Outlaws

as

Garth

The Brass Legend

1956

The Brass Legend

as

Sheriff Wade Addams

Little Big Horn

1951

Little Big Horn

as

Pvt. Al DeWalt

Saskatchewan

1954

Saskatchewan

as

Carl Smith

Wild Women

1970

Wild Women

as

Killian

The Red Ball Express

1952

The Red Ball Express

as

Wilson

Back to God's Country

1953

Back to God's Country

as

Frank Hudson

The Twinkle In God's Eye

1955

The Twinkle In God's Eye

as

Marty Callahan

Probe

1972

Probe

as

Hugh Lockwood

On the Loose

1951

On the Loose

as

Dr. Phillips

D.O.A.

1949

D.O.A.

as

Jazz Fan (uncredited)

Africa: Texas Style!

1967

Africa: Texas Style!

as

Jim Sinclair

Beyond the Purple Hills

1950

Beyond the Purple Hills

as

Jack Beaumont

Strategy of Terror

1969

Strategy of Terror

as

Matt Lacey

Benny & Barney: Las Vegas Undercover

1977

Benny & Barney: Las Vegas Undercover

as

Jack Davis

The Raiders

1952

The Raiders

as

Hank Purvis

The Return of Jesse James

1950

The Return of Jesse James

as

Lem Younger

The Battle at Apache Pass

1952

The Battle at Apache Pass

as

Lt. Robert Harley

Television: The First Fifty Years

1999

Television: The First Fifty Years

as

Self (archive footage)

Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!

2021

Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!

as

Self

Wyatt Earp: Return to Tombstone

1994

Wyatt Earp: Return to Tombstone

as

Wyatt Earp

The Stand at Apache River

1953

The Stand at Apache River

as

Tom Kenyon

Buckaroo Sheriff of Texas

1951

Buckaroo Sheriff of Texas

as

Ted Gately

White Feather

1955

White Feather

as

American Horse

Fireman Save My Child

1954

Fireman Save My Child

as

Smitty

Game of Death

1978

Game of Death

as

Steiner

Fighting Coast Guard

1951

Fighting Coast Guard

as

Tom Peterson

Dial M for Murder

1967

Dial M for Murder

as

Mark Halliday

Harpy

1971

Harpy

as

Peter Clune

Gunsmoke: The Last Apache

1990

Gunsmoke: The Last Apache

as

Gen. Nelson Miles

Alias Jesse James

1959

Alias Jesse James

as

Wyatt Earp (uncredited)

The Seekers

1979

The Seekers

as

Andrew Piggot

The Shootist: The Legend Lives On

2001

The Shootist: The Legend Lives On

as

Self (uncredited)

Assassination in Rome

1965

Assassination in Rome

as

Dick Sherman

Meet Me at the Fair

1953

Meet Me at the Fair

as

Chilton Corr

Kidnapped

1948

Kidnapped

as

Sailor (uncredited)

Doin' Time on Planet Earth

1988

Doin' Time on Planet Earth

as

Richard Camalier

Moby Dick

1954

Moby Dick

as

Starbuck

Feathertop

1961

Feathertop

as

Feathertop

The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw

1991

The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw

as

Wyatt Earp

Invitation to a Gunfighter

1957

Invitation to a Gunfighter

as

Matt Jeffers

Son of Ali Baba

1952

Son of Ali Baba

as

Hussein

Charlie's Angels

Charlie's Angels

as

Tony Mann

Search

as

Hugh Lockwood

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

as

Wyatt Earp

The Ford Television Theatre

The Ford Television Theatre

as

Matty Curran

The Virginian

The Virginian

as

Paul Taylor

This Is Your Life

This Is Your Life

as

Self

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show

as

Self

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

as

Self

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

as

Self - Co-Host

Kraft Suspense Theatre

Kraft Suspense Theatre

as

Detective Matt Lacey

The Greatest Show on Earth

The Greatest Show on Earth

as

Garve

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

as

Self

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

as

Stanwood

Paradise

Paradise

as

Wyatt Earp

The Love Boat

The Love Boat

as

Gabriel

Studio 57

Studio 57

as

Giff Dillard

What's My Line?

What's My Line?

as

Self - Mystery Guest

The Dick Cavett Show

The Dick Cavett Show

as

Self - Guest

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

as

Fred Keppard

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

as

Christopher Martin

The Merv Griffin Show

The Merv Griffin Show

as

Self

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

as

Bruce Jason

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

as

Lt. Lee Baker

The Seekers

The Seekers

as

Andrew Piggot

Production

Crew

Directing