Hugh O'Brian
Acting
1925-04-19 · 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.
Filmography
Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!
2021 · Movie
ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration
2003 · Movie
The Shootist: The Legend Lives On
2001 · Movie
Television: The First Fifty Years
1999 · Movie
Wyatt Earp: Return to Tombstone
1994 · Movie
The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw
1991 · Movie
Gunsmoke: The Last Apache
1990 · Movie
Twins
1988 · Movie
Paradise
1988 · Series
Doin' Time on Planet Earth
1988 · Movie
L.A. Law
1986 · Series
Murder, She Wrote
1984 · Series
Bruce Lee, the Legend
1984 · Movie
James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate
1984 · Movie
Matt Houston
1982 · Series
The Seekers
1979 · Series
Game of Death
1978 · Movie
Cruise Into Terror
1978 · Movie
The Love Boat
1977 · Series
Benny & Barney: Las Vegas Undercover
1977 · Movie
Fantasy Island
1977 · Movie
Charlie's Angels
1976 · Series
The Shootist
1976 · Movie
Killer Force
1976 · Movie
Murder on Flight 502
1975 · Movie
Search
1972 · Series
Probe
1972 · Movie
The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World
1971 · Movie
Harpy
1971 · Movie
Wild Women
1970 · Movie
Swing Out, Sweet Land
1970 · Movie
Strategy of Terror
1969 · Movie
The Dick Cavett Show
1968 · Series
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968 · Series
The Movie Orgy
1968 · Movie
Dial M for Murder
1967 · Movie
Africa: Texas Style!
1967 · Movie
Ambush Bay
1966 · Movie
Ten Little Indians
1965 · Movie
Assassination in Rome
1965 · Movie
In Harm's Way
1965 · Movie
Love Has Many Faces
1965 · Movie
Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963 · Series
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963 · Series
The Greatest Show on Earth
1963 · Series
Come Fly with Me
1963 · Movie
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · Series
The Merv Griffin Show
1962 · Series
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962 · Series
The Virginian
1962 · Series
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 · Series
Feathertop
1961 · Movie
Alias Jesse James
1959 · Movie
The Bell Telephone Hour
1959 · Series
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958 · Series
The Fiend Who Walked the West
1958 · Movie
Perry Mason
1957 · Series
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957 · Series
Invitation to a Gunfighter
1957 · Movie
The Brass Legend
1956 · Movie
The Twinkle In God's Eye
1955 · Movie
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955 · Series
White Feather
1955 · Movie
There's No Business Like Show Business
1954 · Movie
Broken Lance
1954 · Movie
Studio 57
1954 · Series
Drums Across the River
1954 · Movie
Moby Dick
1954 · Movie
Fireman Save My Child
1954 · Movie
Saskatchewan
1954 · Movie
Back to God's Country
1953 · Movie
Letter to Loretta
1953 · Series
The Stand at Apache River
1953 · Movie
The Man from the Alamo
1953 · Movie
Seminole
1953 · Movie
General Electric Theater
1953 · Series
Meet Me at the Fair
1953 · Movie
The Lawless Breed
1952 · Movie
The Raiders
1952 · Movie
The Ford Television Theatre
1952 · Series
This Is Your Life
1952 · Series
Son of Ali Baba
1952 · Movie
Sally and Saint Anne
1952 · Movie
The Red Ball Express
1952 · Movie
The Battle at Apache Pass
1952 · Movie
The Cimarron Kid
1952 · Movie
Cave of Outlaws
1951 · Movie
The Red Skelton Show
1951 · Series
On the Loose
1951 · Movie
Little Big Horn
1951 · Movie
Fighting Coast Guard
1951 · Movie
Buckaroo Sheriff of Texas
1951 · Movie
Vengeance Valley
1951 · Movie
The Return of Jesse James
1950 · Movie
Beyond the Purple Hills
1950 · Movie
Rocketship X-M
1950 · Movie
What's My Line?
1950 · Series
Never Fear
1950 · Movie
D.O.A.
1949 · Movie
Kidnapped
1948 · Movie
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948 · Series