Hugh O'Brian (born Hugh Charles Krampe) was a prominent American actor and humanitarian best known for starring as the legendary frontier lawman in the ABC Western television series The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp from 1955 to 1961 and the NBC action television series Search (1972–1973), as well as films, including the Agatha Christie adaptation Ten Little Indians (1965) and a notable supporting role in John Wayne's last film, The Shootist (1976). Known for his athletic, square-jawed build and quick-draw skills, he became one of television's definitive early Western heroes. Beyond acting, he left a massive global legacy as the founder of the Hugh O'Brian Youth Leadership Foundation (HOBY), a nonprofit organization that has trained over 500,000 high school scholars in leadership and service.

Filmography

• 1994Wyatt Earp: Return to Tombstone — Wyatt Earp
• 1991The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw — Wyatt Earp
• 1990Gunsmoke: The Last Apache — Gen. Nelson Miles
• 1988Doin' Time on Planet Earth — Richard Camalier
• Paradise — Wyatt Earp
• 1988Twins — Granger
• L.A. Law — Raymond Holtz
• Murder, She Wrote — Fred Keppard
• Matt Houston — Thomas 'Buck' McCune
• The Seekers — Andrew Piggot
• 1978Cruise Into Terror — Captain Andy
• 1978Game of Death — Steiner
• 1977Benny & Barney: Las Vegas Undercover — Jack Davis
• 1977Fantasy Island — Paul Henley
• The Love Boat — Gabriel
• Charlie's Angels — Tony Mann
• 1976Killer Force — Lewis
• 1976The Shootist — Jack Pulford
• 1975Murder on Flight 502 — Detective Daniel Myerson
• 1972Probe — Hugh Lockwood
• Search — Hugh Lockwood
• 1971Harpy — Peter Clune
• 1970Swing Out, Sweet Land — Thomas Jefferson
• 1970Wild Women — Killian
• 1969Strategy of Terror — Matt Lacey
• 1968The Movie Orgy — Wyatt Earp (archive footage)
• 1967Africa: Texas Style! — Jim Sinclair
• 1967Dial M for Murder — Mark Halliday
• 1966Ambush Bay — Sgt. Steve Corey
• 1965Assassination in Rome — Dick Sherman
• 1965In Harm's Way — U.S. Army Air Corps Major (Liz Eddington's Lover) (uncredited)
• 1965Love Has Many Faces — Hank Walker
• 1965Ten Little Indians — Hugh Lombard
• Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre — Mig Semple, Quinton Morrow
• 1963Come Fly with Me — First Officer Ray Winsley
• Kraft Suspense Theatre — Detective Matt Lacey
• The Greatest Show on Earth — Garve
• The Alfred Hitchcock Hour — Christopher Martin
• The Virginian — Paul Taylor
• 1961Feathertop — Feathertop
• 1959Alias Jesse James — Wyatt Earp (uncredited)
• 1958The Fiend Who Walked the West — Daniel Slade Hardy
• Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse — Lt. Lee Baker
• 1957Invitation to a Gunfighter — Matt Jeffers
• Perry Mason — Bruce Jason
• 1956The Brass Legend — Sheriff Wade Addams
• The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp — Wyatt Earp
• 1955The Twinkle In God's Eye — Marty Callahan
• 1955White Feather — American Horse
• 1954Broken Lance — Mike Devereaux
• 1954Drums Across the River — Morgan
• 1954Fireman Save My Child — Smitty
• 1954Moby Dick — Starbuck
• 1954Saskatchewan — Carl Smith
• Studio 57 — Giff Dillard, Allen Herrick
• 1954There's No Business Like Show Business — Charles Gibbs
• 1953Back to God's Country — Frank Hudson
• General Electric Theater — Sam Sharp
• Letter to Loretta — Duke Cole, Walter Wallington, Sam Hendricks, Larry Brown
• 1953Meet Me at the Fair — Chilton Corr
• 1953Seminole — Kajeck
• 1953The Man from the Alamo — Lt. Lamar
• 1953The Stand at Apache River — Tom Kenyon
• 1952Sally and Saint Anne — Danny O'Moyne
• 1952Son of Ali Baba — Hussein
• 1952The Battle at Apache Pass — Lt. Robert Harley
• 1952The Cimarron Kid — Red Buck
• The Ford Television Theatre — Matty Curran
• 1952The Lawless Breed — Ike Hanley
• 1952The Raiders — Hank Purvis
• 1952The Red Ball Express — Wilson
• 1951Buckaroo Sheriff of Texas — Ted Gately
• 1951Cave of Outlaws — Garth
• 1951Fighting Coast Guard — Tom Peterson
• 1951Little Big Horn — Pvt. Al DeWalt
• 1951On the Loose — Dr. Phillips
• The Red Skelton Show — Count Mustache
• 1951Vengeance Valley — Dick Fasken
• 1950Beyond the Purple Hills — Jack Beaumont
• 1950Never Fear — Len Randall
• 1950Rocketship X-M — Harry Chamberlain
• 1950The Return of Jesse James — Lem Younger
• 1949D.O.A. — Jazz Fan (uncredited)
• 1948Kidnapped — Sailor (uncredited)

Appearances as themselves (17)

• 2021Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists! — Self
• 2003ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration — Self
• 2001The Shootist: The Legend Lives On — Self (uncredited)
• 1999Television: The First Fifty Years — Self (archive footage)
• 1984Bruce Lee, the Legend — Self
• 1984James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate — Self - 'Lolita' premiere (uncredited)
• 1971The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World — Self
• Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In — Self
• The Dick Cavett Show — Self - Guest
• The Merv Griffin Show — Self
• The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson — Self
• The Mike Douglas Show — Self - Co-Host
• The Bell Telephone Hour — Self - Host
• Tonight Starring Jack Paar — Self
• This Is Your Life — Self
• What's My Line? — Self
• The Ed Sullivan Show — Self