Acting
Hugh O'Brian
Born 1925-04-19
Rochester, New York, USA
Department: Acting
Biography
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
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Twins
1988
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
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Perry Mason
1957
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Murder, She Wrote
1984
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The Love Boat
1977
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The Mike Douglas Show
1961
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Game of Death
1978
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The Merv Griffin Show
1962
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The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
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Charlie's Angels
1976
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (107 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists! | Self | Movie | 2021 |
 | ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration | Self | Movie | 2003 |
 | The Shootist: The Legend Lives On | Self (uncredited) | Movie | 2001 |
| Television: The First Fifty Years | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 1999 | |
 | Wyatt Earp: Return to Tombstone | Wyatt Earp | Movie | 1994 |
 | The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw | Wyatt Earp | Movie | 1991 |
 | Gunsmoke: The Last Apache | Gen. Nelson Miles | Movie | 1990 |
 | Twins | Granger | Movie | 1988 |
 | Paradise | Wyatt Earp | TV Series | 1988 |
 | Doin' Time on Planet Earth | Richard Camalier | Movie | 1988 |
 | L.A. Law | Raymond Holtz | TV Series | 1986 |
 | Murder, She Wrote | Fred Keppard | TV Series | 1984 |
 | James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate | Self - 'Lolita' premiere (uncredited) | Movie | 1984 |
 | Bruce Lee, the Legend | Self | Movie | 1984 |
 | Matt Houston | Thomas 'Buck' McCune | TV Series | 1982 |
 | The Seekers | Andrew Piggot | TV Series | 1979 |
 | Game of Death | Steiner | Movie | 1978 |
 | Cruise Into Terror | Captain Andy | Movie | 1978 |
 | The Love Boat | Gabriel | TV Series | 1977 |
 | Benny & Barney: Las Vegas Undercover | Jack Davis | Movie | 1977 |
 | Fantasy Island | Paul Henley | Movie | 1977 |
 | Charlie's Angels | Tony Mann | TV Series | 1976 |
 | The Shootist | Jack Pulford | Movie | 1976 |
 | Killer Force | Lewis | Movie | 1976 |
 | Murder on Flight 502 | Detective Daniel Myerson | Movie | 1975 |
 | Search | Hugh Lockwood | TV Series | 1972 |
 | Probe | Hugh Lockwood | Movie | 1972 |
 | The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World | Self | Movie | 1971 |
 | Harpy | Peter Clune | Movie | 1971 |
 | Wild Women | Killian | Movie | 1970 |
 | Swing Out, Sweet Land | Thomas Jefferson | Movie | 1970 |
 | Strategy of Terror | Matt Lacey | Movie | 1969 |
 | The Dick Cavett Show | Self - Guest | TV Series | 1968 |
 | Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In | Self | TV Series | 1968 |
 | The Movie Orgy | Wyatt Earp (archive footage) | Movie | 1968 |
 | Dial M for Murder | Mark Halliday | Movie | 1967 |
 | Africa: Texas Style! | Jim Sinclair | Movie | 1967 |
 | Ambush Bay | Sgt. Steve Corey | Movie | 1966 |
 | Ten Little Indians | Hugh Lombard | Movie | 1965 |
 | Assassination in Rome | Dick Sherman | Movie | 1965 |
 | In Harm's Way | U.S. Army Air Corps Major (Liz Eddington's Lover) (uncredited) | Movie | 1965 |
 | Love Has Many Faces | Hank Walker | Movie | 1965 |
 | Kraft Suspense Theatre | Detective Matt Lacey | TV Series | 1963 |
| Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | Mig Semple | TV Series | 1963 | |
| Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | Quinton Morrow | TV Series | 1963 | |
| The Greatest Show on Earth | Garve | TV Series | 1963 | |
 | Come Fly with Me | First Officer Ray Winsley | Movie | 1963 |
 | The Merv Griffin Show | Self | TV Series | 1962 |
 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self | TV Series | 1962 |
 | The Alfred Hitchcock Hour | Christopher Martin | TV Series | 1962 |
 | The Virginian | Paul Taylor | TV Series | 1962 |
 | The Mike Douglas Show | Self - Co-Host | TV Series | 1961 |
| The Mike Douglas Show | Self | TV Series | 1961 |
 | Feathertop | Feathertop | Movie | 1961 |
 | Alias Jesse James | Wyatt Earp (uncredited) | Movie | 1959 |
 | The Bell Telephone Hour | Self - Host | TV Series | 1959 |
 | Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse | Lt. Lee Baker | TV Series | 1958 |
 | The Fiend Who Walked the West | Daniel Slade Hardy | Movie | 1958 |
 | Perry Mason | Bruce Jason | TV Series | 1957 |
 | Tonight Starring Jack Paar | Self | TV Series | 1957 |
 | Invitation to a Gunfighter | Matt Jeffers | Movie | 1957 |
 | The Brass Legend | Sheriff Wade Addams | Movie | 1956 |
 | The Twinkle In God's Eye | Marty Callahan | Movie | 1955 |
 | The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp | Wyatt Earp | TV Series | 1955 |
 | White Feather | American Horse | Movie | 1955 |
 | There's No Business Like Show Business | Charles Gibbs | Movie | 1954 |
 | Broken Lance | Mike Devereaux | Movie | 1954 |
 | Studio 57 | Giff Dillard | TV Series | 1954 |
| Studio 57 | Allen Herrick | TV Series | 1954 |
 | Drums Across the River | Morgan | Movie | 1954 |
 | Moby Dick | Starbuck | Movie | 1954 |
 | Fireman Save My Child | Smitty | Movie | 1954 |
 | Saskatchewan | Carl Smith | Movie | 1954 |
 | Back to God's Country | Frank Hudson | Movie | 1953 |
 | Letter to Loretta | Duke Cole | TV Series | 1953 |
| Letter to Loretta | Walter Wallington | TV Series | 1953 |
| Letter to Loretta | Sam Hendricks | TV Series | 1953 |
| Letter to Loretta | Larry Brown | TV Series | 1953 |
 | The Stand at Apache River | Tom Kenyon | Movie | 1953 |
 | The Man from the Alamo | Lt. Lamar | Movie | 1953 |
 | Seminole | Kajeck | Movie | 1953 |
 | General Electric Theater | Sam Sharp | TV Series | 1953 |
 | Meet Me at the Fair | Chilton Corr | Movie | 1953 |
 | The Lawless Breed | Ike Hanley | Movie | 1952 |
 | The Raiders | Hank Purvis | Movie | 1952 |
 | The Ford Television Theatre | Matty Curran | TV Series | 1952 |
 | This Is Your Life | Self | TV Series | 1952 |
 | Son of Ali Baba | Hussein | Movie | 1952 |
 | Sally and Saint Anne | Danny O'Moyne | Movie | 1952 |
 | The Red Ball Express | Wilson | Movie | 1952 |
 | The Battle at Apache Pass | Lt. Robert Harley | Movie | 1952 |
 | The Cimarron Kid | Red Buck | Movie | 1952 |
 | Cave of Outlaws | Garth | Movie | 1951 |
 | The Red Skelton Show | Count Mustache | TV Series | 1951 |
 | On the Loose | Dr. Phillips | Movie | 1951 |
 | Little Big Horn | Pvt. Al DeWalt | Movie | 1951 |
 | Fighting Coast Guard | Tom Peterson | Movie | 1951 |
 | Buckaroo Sheriff of Texas | Ted Gately | Movie | 1951 |
 | Vengeance Valley | Dick Fasken | Movie | 1951 |
 | The Return of Jesse James | Lem Younger | Movie | 1950 |
 | Beyond the Purple Hills | Jack Beaumont | Movie | 1950 |
 | Rocketship X-M | Harry Chamberlain | Movie | 1950 |
 | What's My Line? | Self | TV Series | 1950 |
 | Never Fear | Len Randall | Movie | 1950 |
 | D.O.A. | Jazz Fan (uncredited) | Movie | 1949 |
 | Kidnapped | Sailor (uncredited) | Movie | 1948 |
 | The Ed Sullivan Show | Self | TV Series | 1948 |