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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
April 19, 1925
Died
September 5, 2016
Place of Birth
Rochester, New York, USA
Also Known As
- Hugh Charles Krampe
- Hugh O'Brien
Hugh O'Brian
0.6 Popularity
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
4.7
Self
Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!
2021
7.0
Self (uncredited)
The Shootist: The Legend Lives On
2001
🎬
0.0
Self (archive footage)
Television: The First Fifty Years
1999
6.5
Wyatt Earp
Wyatt Earp: Return to Tombstone
1994
4.6
Wyatt Earp
The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw
1991
6.5
Gen. Nelson Miles
Gunsmoke: The Last Apache
1990
6.0
Granger
Twins
1988
5.4
Wyatt Earp
Paradise
1988
3.7
Richard Camalier
Doin' Time on Planet Earth
1988
7.5
Fred Keppard
Murder, She Wrote
1984
Credits
Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!
as Self
2021
4.7
The Shootist: The Legend Lives On
as Self (uncredited)
2001
7.0
🎬
Television: The First Fifty Years
as Self (archive footage)
1999
0.0
Wyatt Earp: Return to Tombstone
as Wyatt Earp
1994
6.5
The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw
as Wyatt Earp
1991
4.6
Gunsmoke: The Last Apache
as Gen. Nelson Miles
1990
6.5
Twins
as Granger
1988
6.0
Paradise
as Wyatt Earp
1988
5.4
Doin' Time on Planet Earth
as Richard Camalier
1988
3.7
Murder, She Wrote
as Fred Keppard
1984
7.5
Bruce Lee: The Legend
as Self
1984
7.9
James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate
as Self - 'Lolita' premiere (uncredited)
1984
0.0
The Seekers
as Andrew Piggot
1979
0.0
The Seekers
as Andrew Piggot
1979
0.0
Game of Death
as Steiner
1978
6.4
Cruise Into Terror
as Captain Andy
1978
4.7
The Love Boat
as Gabriel
1977
6.3
Benny & Barney: Las Vegas Undercover
as Jack Davis
1977
0.0
Fantasy Island
as Paul Henley
1977
6.8
Charlie's Angels
as Tony Mann
1976
6.7
The Shootist
as Jack Pulford
1976
7.1
Killer Force
as Lewis
1976
5.2
Murder on Flight 502
as Detective Daniel Myerson
1975
5.7
Search
as Hugh Lockwood
1972
6.9
Probe
as Hugh Lockwood
1972
5.5
The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World
as Self
1971
7.0
Harpy
as Peter Clune
1971
4.5
Wild Women
as Killian
1970
6.2
Strategy of Terror
as Matt Lacey
1969
0.0
The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest
1968
6.8
The Movie Orgy
as Wyatt Earp (archive footage)
1968
6.3
Dial M for Murder
as Mark Halliday
1967
6.0
Africa: Texas Style!
as Jim Sinclair
1967
0.0
Ambush Bay
as Sgt. Steve Corey
1966
5.1
Ten Little Indians
as Hugh Lombard
1965
6.2
Assassination in Rome
as Dick Sherman
1965
5.1
Love Has Many Faces
as Hank Walker
1965
4.7
Kraft Suspense Theatre
as Detective Matt Lacey
1963
5.3
🎬
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
as Stanwood
1963
5.7
🎬
The Greatest Show on Earth
as Garve
1963
5.0
Come Fly with Me
as First Officer Ray Winsley
1963
4.1
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
1962
6.2
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
as Christopher Martin
1962
7.8
The Virginian
as Paul Taylor
1962
6.4
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self - Co-Host
1961
5.4
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
1961
5.4
Feathertop
as Feathertop
1961
0.0
Alias Jesse James
as Wyatt Earp (uncredited)
1959
5.8
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
as Lt. Lee Baker
1958
5.8
The Fiend Who Walked the West
as Daniel Slade Hardy
1958
6.0
Perry Mason
as Bruce Jason
1957
7.7
🎬
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
as Self
1957
7.0
Invitation to a Gunfighter
as Matt Jeffers
1957
0.0
The Brass Legend
as Sheriff Wade Addams
1956
6.2
The Twinkle In God's Eye
as Marty Callahan
1955
7.0
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
as Wyatt Earp
1955
6.8
White Feather
as American Horse
1955
6.6
There's No Business Like Show Business
as Charles Gibbs
1954
6.1
Broken Lance
as Mike Devereaux
1954
6.4
Studio 57
as Giff Dillard
1954
0.0
Drums Across the River
as Morgan
1954
5.6
Moby Dick
as Starbuck
1954
0.0
Fireman Save My Child
as Smitty
1954
8.0
Saskatchewan
as Carl Smith
1954
5.9
Back to God's Country
as Frank Hudson
1953
6.0
The Stand at Apache River
as Tom Kenyon
1953
6.0
The Man from the Alamo
as Lt. Lamar
1953
6.5
Seminole
as Kajeck
1953
5.4
Meet Me at the Fair
as Chilton Corr
1953
7.0
The Lawless Breed
as Ike Hanley
1952
6.6
The Raiders
as Hank Purvis
1952
5.7
The Ford Television Theatre
as Matty Curran
1952
7.3
This Is Your Life
as Self
1952
6.4
Son of Ali Baba
as Hussein
1952
5.4
Sally and Saint Anne
as Danny O'Moyne
1952
8.0
The Red Ball Express
as Wilson
1952
5.8
The Battle at Apache Pass
as Lt. Robert Harley
1952
6.4
The Cimarron Kid
as Red Buck
1952
6.1
Cave of Outlaws
as Garth
1951
5.2
On the Loose
as Dr. Phillips
1951
6.0
Little Big Horn
as Pvt. Al DeWalt
1951
6.2
Fighting Coast Guard
as Tom Peterson
1951
6.5
Buckaroo Sheriff of Texas
as Ted Gately
1951
5.0
Vengeance Valley
as Dick Fasken
1951
5.2
The Return of Jesse James
as Lem Younger
1950
5.0
Beyond the Purple Hills
as Jack Beaumont
1950
0.0
Rocketship X-M
as Harry Chamberlain
1950
4.8
What's My Line?
as Self - Mystery Guest
1950
6.9
Never Fear
as Len Randall
1950
6.2
D.O.A.
as Jazz Fan (uncredited)
1949
6.9
Kidnapped
as Sailor (uncredited)
1948
5.5
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
1948
6.8