Hugh O'Brian

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

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Perry Mason

Murder, She Wrote

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

The Love Boat

Charlie's Angels

L.A. Law

All Movies (70)

• Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!2021 · as Self
• ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration2003 · as Self
• The Shootist: The Legend Lives On2001 · as Self (uncredited)
• Television: The First Fifty Years1999 · as Self (archive footage)
• Wyatt Earp: Return to Tombstone1994 · as Wyatt Earp
• The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw1991 · as Wyatt Earp
• Gunsmoke: The Last Apache1990 · as Gen. Nelson Miles
• Twins1988 · as Granger
• Doin' Time on Planet Earth1988 · as Richard Camalier
• James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate1984 · as Self - 'Lolita' premiere (uncredited)
• Bruce Lee, the Legend1984 · as Self
• Game of Death1978 · as Steiner
• Cruise Into Terror1978 · as Captain Andy
• Benny & Barney: Las Vegas Undercover1977 · as Jack Davis
• Fantasy Island1977 · as Paul Henley
• The Shootist1976 · as Jack Pulford
• Killer Force1976 · as Lewis
• Murder on Flight 5021975 · as Detective Daniel Myerson
• Probe1972 · as Hugh Lockwood
• The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World1971 · as Self
• Harpy1971 · as Peter Clune
• Wild Women1970 · as Killian
• Swing Out, Sweet Land1970 · as Thomas Jefferson
• Strategy of Terror1969 · as Matt Lacey
• The Movie Orgy1968 · as Wyatt Earp (archive footage)
• Dial M for Murder1967 · as Mark Halliday
• Africa: Texas Style!1967 · as Jim Sinclair
• Ambush Bay1966 · as Sgt. Steve Corey
• Ten Little Indians1965 · as Hugh Lombard
• Assassination in Rome1965 · as Dick Sherman
• In Harm's Way1965 · as U.S. Army Air Corps Major (Liz Eddington's Lover) (uncredited)
• Love Has Many Faces1965 · as Hank Walker
• Come Fly with Me1963 · as First Officer Ray Winsley
• Feathertop1961 · as Feathertop
• Alias Jesse James1959 · as Wyatt Earp (uncredited)
• The Fiend Who Walked the West1958 · as Daniel Slade Hardy
• Invitation to a Gunfighter1957 · as Matt Jeffers
• The Brass Legend1956 · as Sheriff Wade Addams
• The Twinkle In God's Eye1955 · as Marty Callahan
• White Feather1955 · as American Horse
• There's No Business Like Show Business1954 · as Charles Gibbs
• Broken Lance1954 · as Mike Devereaux
• Drums Across the River1954 · as Morgan
• Moby Dick1954 · as Starbuck
• Fireman Save My Child1954 · as Smitty
• Saskatchewan1954 · as Carl Smith
• Back to God's Country1953 · as Frank Hudson
• The Stand at Apache River1953 · as Tom Kenyon
• The Man from the Alamo1953 · as Lt. Lamar
• Seminole1953 · as Kajeck
• Meet Me at the Fair1953 · as Chilton Corr
• The Lawless Breed1952 · as Ike Hanley
• The Raiders1952 · as Hank Purvis
• Son of Ali Baba1952 · as Hussein
• Sally and Saint Anne1952 · as Danny O'Moyne
• The Red Ball Express1952 · as Wilson
• The Battle at Apache Pass1952 · as Lt. Robert Harley
• The Cimarron Kid1952 · as Red Buck
• Cave of Outlaws1951 · as Garth
• On the Loose1951 · as Dr. Phillips
• Little Big Horn1951 · as Pvt. Al DeWalt
• Fighting Coast Guard1951 · as Tom Peterson
• Buckaroo Sheriff of Texas1951 · as Ted Gately
• Vengeance Valley1951 · as Dick Fasken
• The Return of Jesse James1950 · as Lem Younger
• Beyond the Purple Hills1950 · as Jack Beaumont
• Rocketship X-M1950 · as Harry Chamberlain
• Never Fear1950 · as Len Randall
• D.O.A.1949 · as Jazz Fan (uncredited)
• Kidnapped1948 · as Sailor (uncredited)

All TV Shows (37)

• Paradise1988 · as Wyatt Earp
• L.A. Law1986 · as Raymond Holtz
• Murder, She Wrote1984 · as Fred Keppard
• Matt Houston1982 · as Thomas 'Buck' McCune
• The Seekers1979 · as Andrew Piggot
• The Love Boat1977 · as Gabriel
• Charlie's Angels1976 · as Tony Mann
• Search1972 · as Hugh Lockwood
• The Dick Cavett Show1968 · as Self - Guest
• Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In1968 · as Self
• Kraft Suspense Theatre1963 · as Detective Matt Lacey
• Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre1963 · as Mig Semple
• Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre1963 · as Quinton Morrow
• The Greatest Show on Earth1963 · as Garve
• The Merv Griffin Show1962 · as Self
• The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson1962 · as Self
• The Alfred Hitchcock Hour1962 · as Christopher Martin
• The Virginian1962 · as Paul Taylor
• The Mike Douglas Show1961 · as Self - Co-Host
• The Mike Douglas Show1961 · as Self
• The Bell Telephone Hour1959 · as Self - Host
• Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse1958 · as Lt. Lee Baker
• Perry Mason1957 · as Bruce Jason
• Tonight Starring Jack Paar1957 · as Self
• The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp1955 · as Wyatt Earp
• Studio 571954 · as Giff Dillard
• Studio 571954 · as Allen Herrick
• Letter to Loretta1953 · as Duke Cole
• Letter to Loretta1953 · as Walter Wallington
• Letter to Loretta1953 · as Sam Hendricks
• Letter to Loretta1953 · as Larry Brown
• General Electric Theater1953 · as Sam Sharp
• The Ford Television Theatre1952 · as Matty Curran
• This Is Your Life1952 · as Self
• The Red Skelton Show1951 · as Count Mustache
• What's My Line?1950 · as Self - Mystery Guest
• The Ed Sullivan Show1948 · as Self