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Hugh O'Brian

Known for: Acting

Biography: 1925-04-19

Deathday: 2016-09-05 (91 years old)

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 ing 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.

Filmography

all 90

Movies 69

TV Shows 21

self 13

Self

Hugh O'Brian

Biography

Filmography

all 90

Movies 69

TV Shows 21

self 13

Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists! (2021)

The Shootist: The Legend Lives On (2001)

Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey (2000)

Television: The First Fifty Years (1999)

Wyatt Earp: Return to Tombstone (1994)

The Gambler Returns: The Luck Of The Draw (1991)

Gunsmoke: The Last Apache (1990)

Twins (1988)

Paradise (1988)

Doin' Time on Planet Earth (1988)

Murder, She Wrote (1984)

James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate (1984)

Bruce Lee: The Legend (1984)

The Seekers (1979)

Game of Death (1978)

Cruise Into Terror (1978)

The Love Boat (1977)

Benny & Barney: Las Vegas Undercover (1977)

Fantasy Island (1977)

Charlie's Angels (1976)

The Shootist (1976)

Killer Force (1976)

Murder on Flight 502 (1975)

Search (1972)

Probe (1972)

The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World (1971)

Harpy (1971)

Wild Women (1970)

Strategy of Terror (1969)

The Dick Cavett Show (1968)

The Movie Orgy (1968)

Dial M for Murder (1967)

Africa: Texas Style! (1967)

Ambush Bay (1966)

Ten Little Indians (1965)

Assassination in Rome (1965)

Love Has Many Faces (1965)

Kraft Suspense Theatre (1963)

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963)

The Greatest Show on Earth (1963)

Come Fly with Me (1963)

The Merv Griffin Show (1962)

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962)

The Virginian (1962)

The Mike Douglas Show (1961)

Alias Jesse James (1959)

The Fiend Who Walked the West (1958)

Perry Mason (1957)

Tonight Starring Jack Paar (1957)

The Brass Legend (1956)

The Twinkle In God's Eye (1955)

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1955)

White Feather (1955)

There's No Business Like Show Business (1954)

Broken Lance (1954)

Studio 57 (1954)

Drums Across the River (1954)

Moby Dick (1954)

Fireman Save My Child (1954)

Saskatchewan (1954)

Back to God's Country (1953)

The Stand at Apache River (1953)

The Man from the Alamo (1953)

Seminole (1953)

Meet Me at the Fair (1953)

The Lawless Breed (1952)

The Raiders (1952)

The Ford Television Theatre (1952)

This Is Your Life (1952)

Son of Ali Baba (1952)

Sally and Saint Anne (1952)

The Red Ball Express (1952)

The Battle at Apache (1952)

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1925-04-19

Deathday

2016-09-05 (91 years old)

Birth Name

Hugh Charles Krampe

Birth Place

Rochester, United States

Spouse

Virginia Barber

Citizenships

United States

Residences

Chicago · Lancaster, United States

Also Known As

Hugh Charles Krampe, Hugh O'Brien

Awards

star on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Ellis Island Medal of Honor, Order of the Buffalo Hunt