Hugh O'Brian
Acting
Born April 19, 1925 · Rochester, New York, USA
Biography
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, h…
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Perry Mason
The Mike Douglas Show
The Love Boat
Murder, She Wrote
The Merv Griffin Show
The Red Skelton Show
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
What's My Line?
The Virginian
Charlie's Angels
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
The Dick Cavett Show
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
L.A. Law
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
The Ed Sullivan Show
This Is Your Life
The Ford Television Theatre
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Matt Houston
The Bell Telephone Hour
Studio 57
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
Game of Death
The Greatest Show on Earth
Search
Letter to Loretta
Twins
General Electric Theater
Paradise
The Seekers
The Shootist
Bruce Lee, the Legend
In Harm's Way
The Movie Orgy
Vengeance Valley
Fantasy Island
Ten Little Indians