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Hugh O'Brian
Rochester, New York, USA
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 seri…
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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.
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2003
ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration
Movie Self
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2001
The Shootist: The Legend Lives On
Movie Self (uncredited)
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1999
Television: The First Fifty Years
Movie Self (archive footage)
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1994
Wyatt Earp: Return to Tombstone
Movie Wyatt Earp
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1991
The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw
Movie Wyatt Earp
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1990
Gunsmoke: The Last Apache
Movie Gen. Nelson Miles
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1988
Twins
Movie Granger
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1988
Paradise
TV show Wyatt Earp
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1988
Doin' Time on Planet Earth
Movie Richard Camalier
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1986
L.A. Law
TV show Raymond Holtz
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1984
Murder, She Wrote
TV show Fred Keppard
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1984
Bruce Lee, the Legend
Movie Self
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1984
James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate
Movie Self - 'Lolita' premiere (uncredited)
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1982
Matt Houston
TV show Thomas 'Buck' McCune
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1979
The Seekers
TV show Andrew Piggot
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1978
Game of Death
Movie Steiner
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1978
Cruise Into Terror
Movie Captain Andy
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1977
The Love Boat
TV show Gabriel
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1977
Benny & Barney: Las Vegas Undercover
Movie Jack Davis
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1977
Fantasy Island
Movie Paul Henley
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1976
Charlie's Angels
TV show Tony Mann
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1976
The Shootist
Movie Jack Pulford
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1976
Killer Force
Movie Lewis
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1975
Murder on Flight 502
Movie Detective Daniel Myerson
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1972
Search
TV show Hugh Lockwood
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1972
Probe
Movie Hugh Lockwood
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1971
The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World
Movie Self
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1971
Harpy
Movie Peter Clune
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1970
Wild Women
Movie Killian
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1970
Swing Out, Sweet Land
Movie Thomas Jefferson
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1969
Strategy of Terror
Movie Matt Lacey
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1968
The Dick Cavett Show
TV show Self - Guest
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1968
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
TV show Self
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1968
The Movie Orgy
Movie Wyatt Earp (archive footage)
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1967
Dial M for Murder
Movie Mark Halliday
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1967
Africa: Texas Style!
Movie Jim Sinclair
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1966
Ambush Bay
Movie Sgt. Steve Corey
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1965
Ten Little Indians
Movie Hugh Lombard
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1965
Assassination in Rome
Movie Dick Sherman
