Hugh O'Brian
Known for: Acting
Born: April 19, 1925
Died: September 5, 2016
Place of birth: Rochester, New York, USA
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.
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Filmography
70 movies · 31 TV shows, newest first
4.7
Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!
2021
8.0
ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration
2003
7.0
The Shootist: The Legend Lives On
2001NR
Television: The First Fifty Years
1999
6.5
Wyatt Earp: Return to Tombstone
1994
4.8
The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw
1991
7.0
Gunsmoke: The Last Apache
1990
6.1
Twins
1988
6.0
Paradise
1988
4.0
Doin' Time on Planet Earth
1988
7.1
L.A. Law
1986
7.5
Murder, She Wrote
1984
NR
James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate
1984
7.9
Bruce Lee, the Legend
1984
6.3
Matt Houston
1982
8.0
The Seekers
1979
6.4
Game of Death
1978
5.1
Cruise Into Terror
1978
6.3
The Love Boat
1977
8.0
Benny & Barney: Las Vegas Undercover
1977
7.5
Fantasy Island
1977
6.7
Charlie's Angels
1976
7.1
The Shootist
1976
5.4
Killer Force
1976
5.9
Murder on Flight 502
1975
7.1
Search
1972
5.8
Probe
1972
8.0
The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World
1971
5.7
Harpy
1971
6.3
Wild Women
1970
5.7
Swing Out, Sweet Land
1970
9.0
Strategy of Terror
1969
6.8
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
6.8
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968
6.8
The Movie Orgy
1968
7.5
Dial M for Murder
1967
9.0
Africa: Texas Style!
1967
5.6
Ambush Bay
1966
6.3
Ten Little Indians
1965
5.5
Assassination in Rome
1965
6.6
In Harm's Way
1965
5.2
Love Has Many Faces
1965
6.5
Kraft Suspense Theatre
19635.9
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
19637.5
The Greatest Show on Earth
1963
5.0
Come Fly with Me
1963
6.8
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
7.9
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
6.5
The Virginian
1962
5.8
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
9.0
Feathertop
1961
6.1
Alias Jesse James
1959
8.0
The Bell Telephone Hour
1959
6.3
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958
6.4
The Fiend Who Walked the West
1958
7.7
Perry Mason
19577.5
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957
NR
Invitation to a Gunfighter
1957
6.3
The Brass Legend
1956
7.5
The Twinkle In God's Eye
1955
6.8
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955
6.8
White Feather
1955
6.1
There's No Business Like Show Business
1954
6.5
Broken Lance
1954
7.5
Studio 57
1954
5.8
Drums Across the River
1954
9.0
Moby Dick
1954
8.0
Fireman Save My Child
1954
6.0
Saskatchewan
1954
6.7
Back to God's Country
1953
6.6
Letter to Loretta
1953
6.4
The Stand at Apache River
1953
6.6
The Man from the Alamo
1953
5.6
Seminole
1953
6.8
General Electric Theater
1953
7.7
Meet Me at the Fair
1953
6.7
The Lawless Breed
1952
6.3
The Raiders
1952
7.8
The Ford Television Theatre
1952
6.5
This Is Your Life
1952
5.6
Son of Ali Baba
1952
8.7
Sally and Saint Anne
1952
6.0
The Red Ball Express
1952
6.6
The Battle at Apache Pass
1952
6.1
The Cimarron Kid
1952
5.4
Cave of Outlaws
1951
7.4
The Red Skelton Show
1951
6.6
On the Loose
1951
6.1
Little Big Horn
1951
6.7
Fighting Coast Guard
1951
6.0
Buckaroo Sheriff of Texas
1951
5.4
Vengeance Valley
1951
6.0
The Return of Jesse James
1950
9.0
Beyond the Purple Hills
1950
4.9
Rocketship X-M
1950
7.0
What's My Line?
1950
6.2
Never Fear
1950
6.9
D.O.A.
1949
6.7
Kidnapped
1948
6.8
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948