Acting

Hugh O'Brian

Born 1925-04-19 · Rochester, New York, USA

Died 2016-09-05

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.

Credits

Newest first

Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!
as Self
2021
ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration
as Self
2003
The Shootist: The Legend Lives On
as Self (uncredited)
2001
Television: The First Fifty Years
as Self (archive footage)
1999
Wyatt Earp: Return to Tombstone
as Wyatt Earp
1994
The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw
as Wyatt Earp
1991
Gunsmoke: The Last Apache
as Gen. Nelson Miles
1990
Twins
as Granger
1988
Paradise
as Wyatt Earp
1988
Doin' Time on Planet Earth
as Richard Camalier
1988
L.A. Law
as Raymond Holtz
1986
Murder, She Wrote
as Fred Keppard
1984
James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate
as Self - 'Lolita' premiere (uncredited)
1984
Bruce Lee, the Legend
as Self
1984
Matt Houston
as Thomas 'Buck' McCune
1982
The Seekers
as Andrew Piggot
1979
Game of Death
as Steiner
1978
Cruise Into Terror
as Captain Andy
1978
The Love Boat
as Gabriel
1977
Benny & Barney: Las Vegas Undercover
as Jack Davis
1977
Fantasy Island
as Paul Henley
1977
Charlie's Angels
as Tony Mann
1976
The Shootist
as Jack Pulford
1976
Killer Force
as Lewis
1976
Murder on Flight 502
as Detective Daniel Myerson
1975
Search
as Hugh Lockwood
1972
Probe
as Hugh Lockwood
1972
The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World
as Self
1971
Harpy
as Peter Clune
1971
Wild Women
as Killian
1970
Swing Out, Sweet Land
as Thomas Jefferson
1970
Strategy of Terror
as Matt Lacey
1969
The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest
1968
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
as Self
1968
The Movie Orgy
as Wyatt Earp (archive footage)
1968
Dial M for Murder
as Mark Halliday
1967
Africa: Texas Style!
as Jim Sinclair
1967
Ambush Bay
as Sgt. Steve Corey
1966
Ten Little Indians
as Hugh Lombard
1965
Assassination in Rome
as Dick Sherman
1965
In Harm's Way
as U.S. Army Air Corps Major (Liz Eddington's Lover) (uncredited)
1965
Love Has Many Faces
as Hank Walker
1965
Kraft Suspense Theatre
as Detective Matt Lacey
1963
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
as Mig Semple
1963
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
as Quinton Morrow
1963
The Greatest Show on Earth
as Garve
1963
Come Fly with Me
as First Officer Ray Winsley
1963
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
as Christopher Martin
1962
The Virginian
as Paul Taylor
1962
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self - Co-Host
1961
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
1961
Feathertop
as Feathertop
1961
Alias Jesse James
as Wyatt Earp (uncredited)
1959
The Bell Telephone Hour
as Self - Host
1959
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
as Lt. Lee Baker
1958
The Fiend Who Walked the West
as Daniel Slade Hardy
1958
Perry Mason
as Bruce Jason
1957
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
as Self
1957
Invitation to a Gunfighter
as Matt Jeffers
1957
The Brass Legend
as Sheriff Wade Addams
1956
The Twinkle In God's Eye
as Marty Callahan
1955
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
as Wyatt Earp
1955
White Feather
as American Horse
1955
There's No Business Like Show Business
as Charles Gibbs
1954
Broken Lance
as Mike Devereaux
1954
Studio 57
as Giff Dillard
1954
Studio 57
as Allen Herrick
1954
Drums Across the River
as Morgan
1954
Moby Dick
as Starbuck
1954
Fireman Save My Child
as Smitty
1954
Saskatchewan
as Carl Smith
1954
Back to God's Country
as Frank Hudson
1953
Letter to Loretta
as Duke Cole
1953
Letter to Loretta
as Walter Wallington
1953
Letter to Loretta
as Sam Hendricks
1953
Letter to Loretta
as Larry Brown
1953
The Stand at Apache River
as Tom Kenyon
1953
The Man from the Alamo
as Lt. Lamar
1953