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