Hugh O'Brian
Actor
- Born
- April 19, 1925 · Rochester, New York, USA
- Died
- September 5, 2016 (age 91)
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
Twins
December 9, 1988
Game of Death
March 23, 1978
The Shootist
July 21, 1976
D.O.A.
December 23, 1949
In Harm's Way
April 6, 1965
Ten Little Indians
July 31, 1965
There's No Business Like Show Business
December 16, 1954
Bruce Lee, the Legend
January 1, 1984
Broken Lance
September 25, 1954
Vengeance Valley
February 14, 1951
Rocketship X-M
June 2, 1950
The Man from the Alamo
August 7, 1953
Acting70
- 2021Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists! as Self
- 2003ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration as Self
- 2001The Shootist: The Legend Lives On as Self (uncredited)
- 1999Television: The First Fifty Years as Self (archive footage)
- 1994Wyatt Earp: Return to Tombstone as Wyatt Earp
- 1991The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw as Wyatt Earp
- 1990Gunsmoke: The Last Apache as Gen. Nelson Miles
- 1988Twins as Granger
- 1988Doin' Time on Planet Earth as Richard Camalier
- 1984