Known For
Acting
Birthday
April 19, 1925
Place of Birth
Rochester, New York, USA
Also Known As
- Hugh Charles Krampe
- Hugh O'Brien
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 - Movies
Game of Death
as Steiner
Twins
as Granger
The Shootist
as Jack Pulford
In Harm's Way
as U.S. Army Air Corps Major (Liz Eddington's Lover) (uncredited)
Broken Lance
as Mike Devereaux
Alias Jesse James
as Wyatt Earp (uncredited)
The Movie Orgy
as Wyatt Earp (archive footage)
Television: The First Fifty Years
as Self (archive footage)
The Man from the Alamo
as Lt. Lamar
The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw
as Wyatt Earp
Known For - TV Shows
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
The Red Skelton Show
as Count Mustache
Perry Mason
as Bruce Jason
Murder, She Wrote
as Fred Keppard
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self - Co-Host
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
as Wyatt Earp
The Love Boat
as Gabriel
Charlie's Angels
as Tony Mann
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
as Christopher Martin