Acting · Rochester, New York, USA · Born April 19, 1925
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.
MovieHollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!
2021
as Self
MovieABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration
2003
as Self
MovieThe Shootist: The Legend Lives On
2001
as Self (uncredited)
Television: The First Fifty Years
1999
as Self (archive footage)
MovieWyatt Earp: Return to Tombstone
1994
as Wyatt Earp
MovieThe Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw
1991
as Wyatt Earp
MovieGunsmoke: The Last Apache
1990
as Gen. Nelson Miles
MovieTwins
1988
as Granger
TVParadise
1988
as Wyatt Earp
MovieDoin' Time on Planet Earth
1988
as Richard Camalier
TVL.A. Law
1986
as Raymond Holtz
TVMurder, She Wrote
1984
as Fred Keppard
MovieJames Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate
1984
as Self - 'Lolita' premiere (uncredited)
MovieBruce Lee, the Legend
1984
as Self
TVMatt Houston
1982
as Thomas 'Buck' McCune
TVThe Seekers
1979
as Andrew Piggot
MovieGame of Death
1978
as Steiner
MovieCruise Into Terror
1978
as Captain Andy
TVThe Love Boat
1977
as Gabriel
MovieBenny & Barney: Las Vegas Undercover
1977
as Jack Davis
MovieFantasy Island
1977
as Paul Henley
TVCharlie's Angels
1976
as Tony Mann
MovieThe Shootist
1976
as Jack Pulford
MovieKiller Force
1976
as Lewis
MovieMurder on Flight 502
1975
as Detective Daniel Myerson
TVSearch
1972
as Hugh Lockwood
MovieProbe
1972
as Hugh Lockwood
MovieThe Grand Opening of Walt Disney World
1971
as Self
MovieHarpy
1971
as Peter Clune
MovieWild Women
1970
as Killian
MovieSwing Out, Sweet Land
1970
as Thomas Jefferson
MovieStrategy of Terror
1969
as Matt Lacey
TVThe Dick Cavett Show
1968
as Self - Guest
TVRowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968
as Self
MovieThe Movie Orgy
1968
as Wyatt Earp (archive footage)
MovieDial M for Murder
1967
as Mark Halliday
MovieAfrica: Texas Style!
1967
as Jim Sinclair
MovieAmbush Bay
1966
as Sgt. Steve Corey
MovieTen Little Indians
1965
as Hugh Lombard
MovieAssassination in Rome
1965
as Dick Sherman
MovieIn Harm's Way
1965
as U.S. Army Air Corps Major (Liz Eddington's Lover) (uncredited)
MovieLove Has Many Faces
1965
as Hank Walker
TVKraft Suspense Theatre
1963
as Detective Matt Lacey
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
as Mig Semple
The Greatest Show on Earth
1963
as Garve
MovieCome Fly with Me
1963
as First Officer Ray Winsley
TVThe Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
TVThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
TVThe Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
as Christopher Martin
TVThe Virginian
1962
as Paul Taylor
TVThe Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self - Co-Host
MovieFeathertop
1961
as Feathertop
MovieAlias Jesse James
1959
as Wyatt Earp (uncredited)
TVThe Bell Telephone Hour
1959
as Self - Host
TVWestinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958
as Lt. Lee Baker
MovieThe Fiend Who Walked the West
1958
as Daniel Slade Hardy
TVPerry Mason
1957
as Bruce Jason
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957
as Self
MovieInvitation to a Gunfighter
1957
as Matt Jeffers
MovieThe Brass Legend
1956
as Sheriff Wade Addams
MovieThe Twinkle In God's Eye
1955
as Marty Callahan
TVThe Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955
as Wyatt Earp
MovieWhite Feather
1955
as American Horse
MovieThere's No Business Like Show Business
1954
as Charles Gibbs
MovieBroken Lance
1954
as Mike Devereaux
TVStudio 57
1954
as Giff Dillard
MovieDrums Across the River
1954
as Morgan
MovieMoby Dick
1954
as Starbuck
MovieFireman Save My Child
1954
as Smitty
MovieSaskatchewan
1954
as Carl Smith
MovieBack to God's Country
1953
as Frank Hudson
TVLetter to Loretta
1953
as Duke Cole
MovieThe Stand at Apache River
1953
as Tom Kenyon
MovieThe Man from the Alamo
1953
as Lt. Lamar
MovieSeminole
1953
as Kajeck
TVGeneral Electric Theater
1953
as Sam Sharp
MovieMeet Me at the Fair
1953
as Chilton Corr
MovieThe Lawless Breed
1952
as Ike Hanley
MovieThe Raiders
1952
as Hank Purvis
TVThe Ford Television Theatre
1952
as Matty Curran
TVThis Is Your Life
1952
as Self
MovieSon of Ali Baba
1952
as Hussein
MovieSally and Saint Anne
1952
as Danny O'Moyne
MovieThe Red Ball Express
1952
as Wilson
MovieThe Battle at Apache Pass
1952
as Lt. Robert Harley
MovieThe Cimarron Kid
1952
as Red Buck
MovieCave of Outlaws
1951
as Garth
TVThe Red Skelton Show
1951
as Count Mustache
MovieOn the Loose
1951
as Dr. Phillips
MovieLittle Big Horn
1951
as Pvt. Al DeWalt
MovieFighting Coast Guard
1951
as Tom Peterson
MovieBuckaroo Sheriff of Texas
1951
as Ted Gately
MovieVengeance Valley
1951
as Dick Fasken
MovieThe Return of Jesse James
1950
as Lem Younger
MovieBeyond the Purple Hills
1950
as Jack Beaumont
MovieRocketship X-M
1950
as Harry Chamberlain
TVWhat's My Line?
1950
as Self - Mystery Guest
MovieNever Fear
1950
as Len Randall
MovieD.O.A.
1949
as Jazz Fan (uncredited)
MovieKidnapped
1948
as Sailor (uncredited)
TVThe Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
