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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
Twins
(1988)
Granger
Game of Death
(1978)
Steiner
The Shootist
(1976)
Pulford
There's No Business Like Show Business
(1954)
Charles Gibbs
Bruce Lee: The Legend
(1984)
Self
Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey
(2000)
(archive footage) (uncredited)
Vengeance Valley
(1951)
Dick Fasken
Broken Lance
(1954)
Mike Devereaux
White Feather
(1955)
American Horse
Alias Jesse James
(1959)
Wyatt Earp (uncredited)
Ten Little Indians
(1965)
Hugh Lombard
Ambush Bay
(1966)
Sgt. Steve Corey
Killer Force
(1976)
Lewis
Full Filmography
Acting
Kidnapped
(1948)
Sailor (uncredited)
D.O.A.
(1949)
Jazz Fan (uncredited)
Rocketship X-M
(1950)
Harry Chamberlain
Never Fear
(1950)
Len Randall
Beyond the Purple Hills
(1950)
Jack Beaumont
The Return of Jesse James
(1950)
Lem Younger
Vengeance Valley
(1951)
Dick Fasken
Cave of Outlaws
(1951)
Garth
Little Big Horn
(1951)
Pvt. Al DeWalt
On the Loose
(1951)
Dr. Phillips
Buckaroo Sheriff of Texas
(1951)
Ted Gately
Fighting Coast Guard
(1951)
Tom Peterson
The Cimarron Kid
(1952)
Red Buck
The Lawless Breed
(1952)
Ike Hanley
Sally and Saint Anne
(1952)
Danny O'Moyne
The Red Ball Express
(1952)
Wilson
The Raiders
(1952)
Hank Purvis
The Battle at Apache Pass
(1952)
Lt. Robert Harley
Seminole
(1953)
Kajeck
The Man from the Alamo
(1953)
Lt. Lamar
Back to God's Country
(1953)
Frank Hudson
The Stand at Apache River
(1953)
Tom Kenyon
Meet Me at the Fair
(1953)
Chilton Corr
There's No Business Like Show Business
(1954)
Charles Gibbs
Broken Lance
(1954)
Mike Devereaux
Drums Across the River
(1954)
Morgan
Saskatchewan
(1954)
Carl Smith
Fireman Save My Child
(1954)
Smitty
Moby Dick
(1954)
Starbuck
The Twinkle In God's Eye
(1955)
Marty Callahan
White Feather
(1955)
American Horse
The Brass Legend
(1956)
Sheriff Wade Addams
The Fiend Who Walked The West
(1958)
Daniel Slade Hardy
Alias Jesse James
(1959)
Wyatt Earp (uncredited)
Come Fly with Me
(1963)
First Officer Ray Winsley
Ten Little Indians
(1965)
Hugh Lombard
Love Has Many Faces
(1965)
Hank Walker
Assassination in Rome
(1965)
Dick Sherman
Ambush Bay
(1966)
Sgt. Steve Corey
Africa: Texas Style!
(1967)
Jim Sinclair
Dial M for Murder
(1967)
Mark Halliday
The Movie Orgy
(1968)
Wyatt Earp (archive footage)
Strategy of Terror
(1969)
Matt Lacey
Wild Women
(1970)
Killian
Harpy
(1971)
Peter Clune
The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World
(1971)
Self
Probe
(1972)
Hugh Lockwood
Murder on Flight 502
(1975)
Detective Daniel Myerson
The Shootist
(1976)
Pulford
Killer Force
(1976)
Lewis
Benny & Barney: Las Vegas Undercover
(1977)
Jack Davis
Fantasy Island
(1977)
Paul Henley
Cruise Into Terror
(1978)
Captain Andy
Game of Death
(1978)
Steiner
The Seekers
(1979)
Andrew Piggot
Bruce Lee: The Legend
(1984)
Self
James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate
(1984)
Self - 'Lolita' premiere (uncredited)
Twins
(1988)
Granger
Doin' Time on Planet Earth
(1988)
Richard Camalier
Gunsmoke: The Last Apache
(1990)
Gen. Nelson Miles
Wyatt Earp: Return to Tombstone
(1994)
Wyatt Earp
Television: The First Fifty Years
(1999)
Self (archive footage)
Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey
(2000)
(archive footage) (uncredited)
The Shootist: The Legend Lives On
(2001)
Self (uncredited)
Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!
(2021)
Self