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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
Bruce Lee: The Legend
(1984)
Self
Game of Death
(1978)
Steiner
Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey
(2000)
(archive footage) (uncredited)
The Shootist
(1976)
Pulford
There's No Business Like Show Business
(1954)
Charles Gibbs
Broken Lance
(1954)
Mike Devereaux
Vengeance Valley
(1951)
Dick Fasken
D.O.A.
(1949)
Jazz Fan (uncredited)
White Feather
(1955)
American Horse
The Man from the Alamo
(1953)
Lt. Lamar
Ten Little Indians
(1965)
Hugh Lombard
Seminole
(1953)
Kajeck
Full Filmography
Acting
Kidnapped
(1948)
Sailor (uncredited)
D.O.A.
(1949)
Jazz Fan (uncredited)
The Return of Jesse James
(1950)
Lem Younger
Rocketship X-M
(1950)
Harry Chamberlain
Beyond the Purple Hills
(1950)
Jack Beaumont
Never Fear
(1950)
Len Randall
Vengeance Valley
(1951)
Dick Fasken
Fighting Coast Guard
(1951)
Tom Peterson
Buckaroo Sheriff of Texas
(1951)
Ted Gately
On the Loose
(1951)
Dr. Phillips
Little Big Horn
(1951)
Pvt. Al DeWalt
Cave of Outlaws
(1951)
Garth
The Lawless Breed
(1952)
Ike Hanley
The Raiders
(1952)
Hank Purvis
The Battle at Apache Pass
(1952)
Lt. Robert Harley
The Cimarron Kid
(1952)
Red Buck
The Red Ball Express
(1952)
Wilson
Sally and Saint Anne
(1952)
Danny O'Moyne
Seminole
(1953)
Kajeck
The Man from the Alamo
(1953)
Lt. Lamar
Meet Me at the Fair
(1953)
Chilton Corr
Back to God's Country
(1953)
Frank Hudson
The Stand at Apache River
(1953)
Tom Kenyon
Moby Dick
(1954)
Starbuck
Drums Across the River
(1954)
Morgan
Saskatchewan
(1954)
Carl Smith
Broken Lance
(1954)
Mike Devereaux
There's No Business Like Show Business
(1954)
Charles Gibbs
Fireman Save My Child
(1954)
Smitty
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
Love Has Many Faces
(1965)
Hank Walker
Ten Little Indians
(1965)
Hugh Lombard
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
The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World
(1971)
Self
Harpy
(1971)
Peter Clune
Probe
(1972)
Hugh Lockwood
Murder on Flight 502
(1975)
Detective Daniel Myerson
Killer Force
(1976)
Lewis
The Shootist
(1976)
Pulford
Benny & Barney: Las Vegas Undercover
(1977)
Jack Davis
Fantasy Island
(1977)
Paul Henley
Game of Death
(1978)
Steiner
Cruise Into Terror
(1978)
Captain Andy
The Seekers
(1979)
Andrew Piggot
James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate
(1984)
Self - 'Lolita' premiere (uncredited)
Bruce Lee: The Legend
(1984)
Self
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