Personal Info
Birth date
1925-04-19 (100 Years)
Day of death
2016-09-05
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
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.
Filmography
The Mike Douglas Show
5.375
Overview:
The Mike Douglas Show is an American daytime television talk show hosted by Mike Douglas that originally aired only in the Cleveland area during much of its first two years on the air. It then went into syndication in 1963 and remained on television until 1982. It was distributed by Westinghouse Broadcasting and for much of its run, originated from studios of two of the company's TV stations in Cleveland and Philadelphia.The Merv Griffin Show
5.75
Overview:
The Merv Griffin Show is an American television talk show, starring Merv Griffin. The series ran from October 1, 1962 to March 29, 1963 on NBC, September 20, 1965 to August 15, 1969 in first-run syndication, from August 18, 1969 to February 11, 1972 at 11:30 PM ET weeknights on CBS and again in first-run syndication from February 14, 1972 to September 5, 1986.What's My Line?
6.9
Overview:
Four panelists must determine guests' occupations - and, in the case of famous guests, while blindfolded, their identity - by asking only "yes" or "no" questions.Murder, She Wrote
7.5
Overview:
An unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life homicide cases.The Ed Sullivan Show
6.8
Overview:
The Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June 20, 1948 to Sunday June 6, 1971, and was hosted by New York entertainment columnist Ed Sullivan. It was replaced in September 1971 by the CBS Sunday Night Movie, which ran only one season and was eventually replaced by other shows. In 2002, The Ed Sullivan Show was ranked #15 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.The Dick Cavett Show
6.7
Overview:
The Dick Cavett Show has been the title of several talk shows hosted by Dick Cavett on various television networks.The Love Boat
6.3
Overview:
Passengers who search for romantic nights aboard a beautiful ship travelling to tropical or mysterious countries, decide to pass their vacation aboard the "Love Boat", where Gopher, Dr. Bricker, Isaac, Julie, and Captain Stubing try their best to please them, and sometimes help them fall in love. Things are not always so easy, but in the end, love wins.Charlie's Angels
6.7
Overview:
Beautiful, intelligent, and ultra-sophisticated, Charlie's Angels are everything a man could dream of... and way more than they could ever handle! Receiving their orders via speaker phone from their never seen boss, Charlie, the Angels employ their incomparable sleuthing and combat skills, as well as their lethal feminine charm, to crack even the most seemingly insurmountable of cases.Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
5.714
Overview:
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre is an American anthology series, sponsored by Chrysler Corporation, which ran on NBC from 1963 through 1967. The show was hosted by Bob Hope, but it had a variety of formats, including musical, dramatic, and comedy.Perry Mason
7.7
Overview:
The cases of master criminal defense attorney Perry Mason and his staff who handled the most difficult of cases in the aid of the innocent.The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
6.579
Overview:
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp is a television western series loosely based on the life of frontier marshal Wyatt Earp. The half-hour black-and-white program aired for 229 episodes on ABC from 1955 to 1961 and featured Hugh O'Brian in the title role.The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
7.8
Overview:
A continuation of the anthology series “Alfred Hitchcock Presents”, hosted by the master of suspense and featuring thrillers and mysteries.This Is Your Life
6.455
Overview:
This Is Your Life is an American television documentary series broadcast on NBC, originally hosted by its producer, Ralph Edwards from 1952 to 1961. In the show, the host surprises a guest, and proceeds to take them through their life in front of an audience, including special guest appearances by colleagues, friends and family. Edwards revived the show in 1971-72, while Joseph Campanella hosted a version in 1983. Edwards returned for some specials in the late 1980s, before his death in 2005. The show originated as a radio show on NBC Radio airing from 1948 to 1952.The Virginian
6.5
Overview:
The Shiloh Ranch in Wyoming Territory of the 1890s is owned in sequence by Judge Henry Garth, the Grainger brothers, and Colonel Alan MacKenzie. It is the setting for a variety of stories, many more based on character and relationships than the usual western.The Ford Television Theatre
7.333
Overview:
This show started in New York City, with Broadway actors and actresses. It then moved to Hollywood, California, where Hollywood actors and actresses headed the cast.Tonight Starring Jack Paar
7
Overview:
Tonight Starring Jack Paar is an American talk show hosted by Jack Paar under The Tonight Show franchise from 1957 to 1962. It originally aired during late-night. During most of its run it was broadcast from Studio 6B inside the RCA Building. The same studio would also host early episodes of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, and Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. Its theme song was an instrumental version of "Everything's Coming Up Roses", and the closing theme was "So Until I See You" by Al Lerner.Kraft Suspense Theatre
5.3
Overview:
Kraft Suspense Theatre is an American anthology series that was telecast from 1963 to 1965 on NBC. Sponsored by Kraft Foods, it was seen three weeks out of every four and was pre-empted for Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall specials once monthly. Como's production company, Roncom Films, also produced Kraft Suspense Theatre. Writer, editor, critic and radio playwright Anthony Boucher served as consultant on the series. Later syndicated under the title Crisis, it was one of the few suspense series telecast in color at the time. While most of NBC's shows were in color then, all-color network line-ups did not become the norm until the 1966-67 season.Studio 57
NYR
Overview:
Studio 57 is an American anthology series that was broadcast on the now-defunct DuMont Television Network from September 1954 to September 1955, and in syndication from 1955 to 1956.The Greatest Show on Earth
5
Overview:
Johnny Slate successfully manages his circus as it moves from town to town.Search
6.9
Overview:
Search is an American science fiction series that aired on Wednesday nights on NBC at 10 pm ET, from September 1972 to August 1973. It ran for 23 episodes, not including the two-hour pilot film originally titled Probe. When picked up for series production, the title had to be changed because Probe was the name of an existing PBS series. In the UK the series aired on BBC 1 under the title Search Control. The show was created by Leslie Stevens, and produced by Leslie Stevens, Robert Justman, John Strong and Tony Spinner. The high concept was described as "science fiction in today's world" and the episodes featured many high-tech elements which are considered common in current science fiction shows.Paradise
5.4
Overview:
The adventures of fictitious gunfighter Ethan Allen Cord, whose sister left her four children in his custody when she died.Twins
6.036
Overview:
Julius and Vincent Benedict are the results of an experiment that would allow for the perfect child. Julius was planned and grows to athletic proportions. Vincent is an accident and is somewhat smaller in stature. Vincent is placed in an orphanage while Julius is taken to a south seas island and raised by philosophers. Vincent becomes the ultimate low life and is about to be killed by loan sharks.Game of Death
6.4
Overview:
A martial arts movie star must fake his death to find the people who are trying to kill him.Vengeance Valley
5.245
Overview:
A cattle baron takes in an orphaned boy and raises him, causing his own son to resent the boy. As they get older the resentment festers into hatred, and eventually the real son frames his stepbrother for fathering an illegitimate child that is actually his, seeing it as an opportunity to get his half-brother out of the way so he can have his father's empire all to himself.The Shootist
7.059
Overview:
Afflicted with a terminal illness John Bernard Books, the last of the legendary gunfighters, quietly returns to Carson City for medical attention from his old friend Dr. Hostetler. Aware that his days are numbered, the troubled man seeks solace and peace in a boarding house run by a widow and her son. However, it is not Books' fate to die in peace, as he becomes embroiled in one last valiant battle.Bruce Lee: The Legend
8
Overview:
The Official Golden Harvest tribute to the Master of the Martial Arts Film, Bruce Lee.Never Fear
6.1
Overview:
A dancer who has just gotten engaged to her partner and choreographer and is about to embark on a major career is devastated to learn that she has contracted polio.Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey
7.3
Overview:
Documentary on the legendary martial artist Bruce Lee, with a focus on the production of his unfinished film Game of Death. Using interviews and behind-the-scenes footage, Lee aficionado John Little paints a portrait of the world's most famous action hero, concluding with a new cut of Game of Death's action finale, reconstructed from Lee's notes and recently-recovered footage.There's No Business Like Show Business
6.071
Overview:
Molly and Terry Donahue, plus their three children, are The Five Donahues. Youngest son Tim meets hat-check girl Vicky and the family act begins to fall apart.Broken Lance
6.4
Overview:
Cattle baron Matt Devereaux raids a copper smelter that is polluting his water, then divides his property among his sons. Son Joe takes responsibility for the raid and gets three years in prison. Matt dies from a stroke partly caused by his rebellious sons and when Joe gets out he plans revenge.Acting
TBAFeathertrop as Feathertrop
2021Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists! as Self
2001The Shootist: The Legend Lives On as Self (uncredited)
2000Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey as (archive footage) (uncredited)
1999Television: The First Fifty Years as Self (archive footage)
1994Wyatt Earp: Return to Tombstone as Wyatt Earp
1991The Gambler: The Luck Of The Draw as Wyatt Earp
1990Gunsmoke: The Last Apache as Gen. Nelson Miles
1988Twins as Granger
1988Paradise (1 Episode) as Wyatt Earp
1988Doin' Time on Planet Earth as Richard Camalier
1984Murder, She Wrote (1 Episode) as Fred Keppard
1984James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate as Self - 'Lolita' premiere (uncredited)
1984Bruce Lee: The Legend as Self
1979The Seekers as Andrew Piggot
1978Game of Death as Steiner
1978Cruise Into Terror as Captain Andy
1977The Love Boat (1 Episode) as Gabriel
1977Benny & Barney: Las Vegas Undercover as Jack Davis
1977Fantasy Island as Paul Henley
1976Charlie's Angels (1 Episode) as Tony Mann
1976The Shootist as Jack Pulford
1976Killer Force as Lewis
1975Murder on Flight 502 as Detective Daniel Myerson
1972Search (23 Episodes) as Hugh Lockwood
1972Probe as Hugh Lockwood
1971The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World as Self
1971Harpy as Peter Clune
1970Wild Women as Killian
1969Strategy of Terror as Matt Lacey
1968The Dick Cavett Show (1 Episode) as Self - Guest
1968The Movie Orgy as Wyatt Earp (archive footage)
1967Dial M for Murder as Mark Halliday
1967Africa: Texas Style! as Jim Sinclair
1966Ambush Bay as Sgt. Steve Corey
1965Ten Little Indians as Hugh Lombard
1965Assassination in Rome as Dick Sherman
1965Love Has Many Faces as Hank Walker
1963Kraft Suspense Theatre (2 Episodes) as Detective Matt Lacey
1963Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1 Episode) as Stanwood
1963The Greatest Show on Earth (1 Episode) as Garve
1963Come Fly with Me as First Officer Ray Winsley
1962The Merv Griffin Show (1 Episode) as Self
1962The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1 Episode) as Christopher Martin
1962The Virginian (1 Episode) as Paul Taylor
1961The Mike Douglas Show (1, 1 Episode) as Self - Co-Host, Self
1959Alias Jesse James as Wyatt Earp (uncredited)
1958The Fiend Who Walked the West as Daniel Slade Hardy
1957Perry Mason (1 Episode) as Bruce Jason
1957Tonight Starring Jack Paar (1 Episode) as Self
1956The Brass Legend as Sheriff Wade Addams
1955The Twinkle In God's Eye as Marty Callahan
1955The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (226 Episodes) as Wyatt Earp
1955White Feather as American Horse
1954There's No Business Like Show Business as Charles Gibbs
1954Broken Lance as Mike Devereaux
1954Studio 57 (1 Episode) as Giff Dillard
1954Drums Across the River as Morgan
1954Moby Dick as Starbuck
1954Fireman Save My Child as Smitty
1954Saskatchewan as Carl Smith
1953Back to God's Country as Frank Hudson
1953The Stand at Apache River as Tom Kenyon
1953The Man from the Alamo as Lt. Lamar
1953Seminole as Kajeck
1953Meet Me at the Fair as Chilton Corr
1952The Lawless Breed as Ike Hanley
1952The Raiders as Hank Purvis
1952The Ford Television Theatre (1 Episode) as Matty Curran
1952This Is Your Life (1 Episode) as Self
1952Sally and Saint Anne as Danny O'Moyne
1952The Red Ball Express as Wilson
1952The Battle at Apache Pass as Lt. Robert Harley
1952The Cimarron Kid as Red Buck
1951Cave of Outlaws as Garth
1951On the Loose as Dr. Phillips
1951Little Big Horn as Pvt. Al DeWalt
1951Fighting Coast Guard as Tom Peterson
1951Buckaroo Sheriff of Texas as Ted Gately
1951Vengeance Valley as Dick Fasken
1950The Return of Jesse James as Lem Younger
1950Beyond the Purple Hills as Jack Beaumont
1950Rocketship X-M as Harry Chamberlain
1950What's My Line? (3 Episodes) as Self - Mystery Guest
1950Never Fear as Len Randall
1949D.O.A. as Jazz Fan (uncredited)
1948Kidnapped as Sailor (uncredited)
1948The Ed Sullivan Show (2 Episodes) as Self