Hugh O'Brian
Date of birth: 1925-04-19
Place of birth: Rochester, New York, USA
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Hugh Charles Krampe, Hugh O'Brien
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.
Movie Credits
The Movie Orgy
1968-01-01
Clips from assorted television programs, B-movies, commercials, music performances, newsreels, bloop
Love Has Many Faces
1965-02-24
A woman lives in Acapulco with moochers and a husband who married her for her money.
Ten Little Indians
1965-07-31
Ten strangers are invited as weekend guests to a remote mountain mansion. When the host doesn't show
There's No Business Like Show Business
1954-12-16
Molly and Terry Donahue, plus their three children, are The Five Donahues. Youngest son Tim meets ha
James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate
1984-01-01
Retrospective of the life and movie work of British actor James Mason. The documentary presents inte
The Shootist
1976-07-21
Afflicted with a terminal illness John Bernard Books, the last of the legendary gunfighters, quietly
Twins
1988-12-09
Julius and Vincent Benedict are the results of an experiment that would allow for the perfect child.
Cruise Into Terror
1978-02-03
An Egyptian sarcophagus that is cargo on a pleasure cruise ship has a secret - it contains the son o
Broken Lance
1954-09-25
Tensions erupt within an Arizona cattle baron's household when his three sons vie for control of the
The Cimarron Kid
1952-01-13
Audie Murphy comes into his own as a Western star in this story. Wrongly accused by crooked railroad
Vengeance Valley
1951-02-14
A cattle baron takes in an orphaned boy and raises him, causing his own son to resent the boy. As th
Rocketship X-M
1950-06-02
Astronauts blast off to explore the moon on Rocketship X-M or "Rocketship eXploration Moon". A space
Seminole
1953-03-20
Lance Caldwell, a cavalry lieutenant, recounts his efforts to make peace with the Seminole Indian tr
The Man from the Alamo
1953-08-07
During the war for Texas independence, one man leaves the Alamo before the end (chosen by lot to hel
Bruce Lee: The Legend
1984-01-01
The Official Golden Harvest tribute to the Master of the Martial Arts Film, Bruce Lee.
The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World
1971-10-29
A celebrity-filled look at the opening festivities for Walt Disney World in Florida.
Killer Force
1976-01-14
Head of company security, Harry Webb, fears that a diamond theft is about to take place at their maj
Fantasy Island
1977-01-14
Mr. Roarke and his assistant Tattoo greet a former reporter in World War II who wants to relive a br
Ambush Bay
1966-05-10
A Marine unit on a Japanese-held island in the Philippines tries to hook up with local Filipino guer
Never Fear
1950-01-04
A dancer who has just gotten engaged to her partner and choreographer and is about to embark on a ma
The Lawless Breed
1952-12-28
After being released from prison, ex-gunfighter John Wesley Hardin hopes to have his autobiography p
Drums Across the River
1954-06-01
When whites hunger after the gold on Ute Indian land, a bigoted young man finds himself forced into
Murder on Flight 502
1975-11-21
On a flight to London, a note is found stating that there will be murders taking place on the airlin
The Fiend Who Walked the West
1958-08-01
A convicted bank robber, serving his sentence and yearning for freedom, becomes entangled with a psy
Sally and Saint Anne
1952-07-01
An Irish-American girl asks the saint to guide her family and save them from an alderman.
Come Fly with Me
1963-03-27
Three airline hostesses combine their work crossing the Atlantic with searching for a rich handsome
Cave of Outlaws
1951-11-01
Having served a prison sentence for robbery, Pete Carver decides to go back for the hidden loot. But
The Brass Legend
1956-12-01
During a ride with his new pony Sinoya, the young Clay Gibson by chance finds the secret housing of
Little Big Horn
1951-06-15
Two cavalry officers (Lloyd Bridges, John Ireland) lead a patrol to warn Gen. Custer about an ambush
Saskatchewan
1954-03-30
Story of blood brothers whose bonds are tested when marauding Sioux Indians cross the border to enli
Wild Women
1970-10-20
Five female convicts are recruited to secretly transport arms into Mexican-held Texas in 1840
The Red Ball Express
1952-05-29
August 1944: proceeding with the invasion of France, Patton's Third Army has advanced so far toward
Back to God's Country
1953-11-01
In a small village in the icy wilderness of Alaska Captain Peter Keith has to defend himself against
The Twinkle In God's Eye
1955-10-13
A reverend goes West to a town where the Indians killed his priest-father and burned his church but
Probe
1972-02-21
That hipster ring that special agent Hugh Lockwood wears? It's a camera, transmitting image and soun
On the Loose
1951-09-28
After years of living in her selfish parents' (Melvyn Douglas and Lynn Bari) egotistical shadows, de
D.O.A.
1949-12-23
Frank Bigelow is about to die, and he knows it. The accountant has been poisoned and has only 24 hou
Africa: Texas Style!
1967-05-01
Two American cowboys are hired by a British rancher to oversee his estate in Kenya. Shot on location
Beyond the Purple Hills
1950-07-25
Gene Autry becomes the new Sheriff after bank robbers kill the former sheriff. When Judge Beaumont i
Strategy of Terror
1969-01-01
A reporter and a New York City cop team up to find out who is trying to assassinate a UN leader. Fi
Benny & Barney: Las Vegas Undercover
1977-01-19
Two undercover cops find their avocation -- a musical act -- helpful in tapping informants on the La
The Raiders
1952-11-20
A rancher who has staked a claim during the California gold rush goes after the gang of murderous cl
The Return of Jesse James
1950-08-01
Frank James resents and tries to stop a ruthless drifter who has adopted the name of his dead brothe
The Battle at Apache Pass
1952-05-09
Major Jim Colton is a sympathetic leader who has a working relationship with Apache leader Cochise.
Television: The First Fifty Years
1999-01-01
Trace the history of television and its impact on American culture with clips, newsreels, and exclus
Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!
2021-02-13
A comprehensive story of Hollywood's horror and science fiction films of the 1950s, told by the peop
Wyatt Earp: Return to Tombstone
1994-07-01
Combining colorized footage from the television series The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1955) with
The Stand at Apache River
1953-09-01
Sheriff Lane Dakota captures robbery-murder suspect Greiner just as the latter is wounded in an Apac
Buckaroo Sheriff of Texas
1951-05-01
At the end of the Civil War, Sam White returns home to his ranch in the Texas ranch -The Panhandle -
White Feather
1955-02-16
The story of the peace mission from the US cavalry to the Cheyenne Indians in Wyoming during the 187
Fireman Save My Child
1954-05-02
Comedy about the members of an early 1900s fire company.
Game of Death
1978-03-23
A martial arts movie star must fake his death to find the people who are trying to kill him.
Fighting Coast Guard
1951-05-31
Story of how the Coast Guard trained to help win World War II.
Dial M for Murder
1967-11-15
A made-for-television remake of Alfred Hitchcock’s 1954 film.
Harpy
1971-03-12
Architect's life is plagued by his ex-wife, a master manipulator, whose constant clawing is about to
Gunsmoke: The Last Apache
1990-03-17
James Arness rides again as Matt Dillon, the US Marshal he made popular in the 1955-75 TV series. In
Alias Jesse James
1959-03-20
Insurance salesman Milford Farnsworth sells a man a life policy only to discover that the man in que
The Seekers
1979-12-03
This follow-up to "The Bastard" and "The Rebels" continues the account of Philip Kent's life and car
The Shootist: The Legend Lives On
2001-07-24
Documentary short about the making of John Wayne's final movie, the 1976 film The Shootist.
Assassination in Rome
1965-06-07
In this crime-thriller, Rome proves to be an unhappy destination for an American couple when the hus
Meet Me at the Fair
1953-01-01
In 1904, Doc Tilbee, medicine show huckster and champion tall-tale teller, gives a ride to a young b
Kidnapped
1948-11-28
In Scotland in 1752, seventeen-year-old David Balfour is cheated out of his birthright by his evil
Doin' Time on Planet Earth
1988-09-16
Ryan Richmond is an eccentric teenager living with his mother, father, sister and brother in the Hol
Moby Dick
1954-05-14
The demented, ruthless Captain Ahab pursues the white whale which took off his leg years before.
Feathertop
1961-10-19
When Madame Eau Charme, a social-climbing witch, fails to receive an invitation to the Governor's Ba
The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw
1991-11-03
Hawkes, Jones and Cassidy are on their way to the biggest poker game in history. But a few folks wan
Invitation to a Gunfighter
1957-03-07
A gunfighter is terrorizing a small western town. The townspeople finally pool their money to a hire
Son of Ali Baba
1952-08-15
In ancient Persia the son of Ali Baba (of forty thieves fame), Kashma Baba is a military cadet by da