---
name: "Hugh O'Brian"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/hugh-obrian"
fi1m_id: "hugh-obrian"
imdb_id: "nm0639385"
tmdb_id: 39753
wikidata_id: "Q727086"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "19 April 1925"
died: "5 September 2016"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-10-04T20:26:06.589597+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Hugh O'Brian

## Identity

Hugh O'Brian

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/hugh-obrian
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** hugh-obrian
- **IMDb ID:** nm0639385
- **TMDB ID:** 39753
- **Wikidata ID:** Q727086
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_O%27Brian, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q727086, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0639385/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/39753

Actor. Born 19 April 1925 in Rochester, New York, USA. Died 5 September 2016.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 19 April 1925, Rochester, New York, USA
- **Died:** 5 September 2016
- **Also known as:** Hugh Charles Krampe, Hugh O'Brien
- **Golden Globes:** 1 Golden Globe nomination
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_O%27Brian, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q727086, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0639385/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/39753

## Biography

Hugh O'Brian was an American actor. Born Hugh Charles Krampe on 19 April 1925 in Rochester, New York, he appeared in films and on television from the late 1940s until 2000.

He starred as the title character in the ABC Western series *The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp* (1955–1961) and in the NBC series *Search* (1972–1973). His film credits include *Ten Little Indians* (1965), *The Shootist* (1976) and *Twins* (1988), in which he played Granger. He also appeared in *Game of Death* (1978).

In 1958 O'Brian founded the Hugh O'Brian Youth Leadership Foundation (HOBY). He died on 5 September 2016 in Beverly Hills, California.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, catalog.afi.com, nytimes.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Twins* (1988), Fi1m 64, as Granger — [page](https://film.one/film/twins.md)

## Complete filmography (82)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Wyatt Earp: Return to Tombstone* (1994), as Wyatt Earp
- *The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw* (1991), as Wyatt Earp
- *Gunsmoke: The Last Apache* (1990), as Gen. Nelson Miles
- *Twins* (1988), as Granger — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/twins.md)
- *Paradise* (1988), series, as Wyatt Earp
- *Doin' Time on Planet Earth* (1988), as Richard Camalier
- *L.A. Law* (1986), series, as Raymond Holtz
- *Murder, She Wrote* (1984), series, as Fred Keppard
- *Matt Houston* (1982), series, as Thomas 'Buck' McCune
- *The Seekers* (1979), series, as Andrew Piggot
- *Game of Death* (1978), as Steiner
- *Cruise Into Terror* (1978), as Captain Andy
- *The Love Boat* (1977), series, as Gabriel
- *Benny & Barney: Las Vegas Undercover* (1977), as Jack Davis
- *Fantasy Island* (1977), as Paul Henley
- *Charlie's Angels* (1976), series, as Tony Mann
- *The Shootist* (1976), as Jack Pulford
- *Killer Force* (1976), as Lewis
- *Murder on Flight 502* (1975), as Detective Daniel Myerson
- *Search* (1972), series, as Hugh Lockwood
- *Probe* (1972), as Hugh Lockwood
- *Harpy* (1971), as Peter Clune
- *Wild Women* (1970), as Killian
- *Swing Out, Sweet Land* (1970), as Thomas Jefferson
- *Strategy of Terror* (1969), as Matt Lacey
- *The Movie Orgy* (1968), as Wyatt Earp  (archive footage)
- *Dial M for Murder* (1967), as Mark Halliday
- *Africa: Texas Style!* (1967), as Jim Sinclair
- *Ambush Bay* (1966), as Sgt. Steve Corey
- *Ten Little Indians* (1965), as Hugh Lombard
- *Assassination in Rome* (1965), as Dick Sherman
- *In Harm's Way* (1965), as U.S. Army Air Corps Major (Liz Eddington's Lover) (uncredited)
- *Love Has Many Faces* (1965), as Hank Walker
- *Kraft Suspense Theatre* (1963), series, as Detective Matt Lacey
- *The Greatest Show on Earth* (1963), series, as Garve
- *Come Fly with Me* (1963), as First Officer Ray Winsley
- *The Alfred Hitchcock Hour* (1962), series, as Christopher Martin
- *The Virginian* (1962), series, as Paul Taylor
- *Feathertop* (1961), as Feathertop
- *Alias Jesse James* (1959), as Wyatt Earp (uncredited)
- *Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse* (1958), series, as Lt. Lee Baker
- *The Fiend Who Walked the West* (1958), as Daniel Slade Hardy
- *Perry Mason* (1957), series, as Bruce Jason
- *Invitation to a Gunfighter* (1957), as Matt Jeffers
- *The Brass Legend* (1956), as Sheriff Wade Addams
- *The Twinkle In God's Eye* (1955), as Marty Callahan
- *The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp* (1955), series, as Wyatt Earp
- *White Feather* (1955), as American Horse
- *There's No Business Like Show Business* (1954), as Charles Gibbs
- *Broken Lance* (1954), as Mike Devereaux
- *Studio 57* (1954), series, as Giff Dillard, Allen Herrick
- *Drums Across the River* (1954), as Morgan
- *Moby Dick* (1954), as Starbuck
- *Fireman Save My Child* (1954), as Smitty
- *Saskatchewan* (1954), as Carl Smith
- *Back to God's Country* (1953), as Frank Hudson
- *Letter to Loretta* (1953), series, as Duke Cole, Walter Wallington, Sam Hendricks, Larry Brown
- *The Stand at Apache River* (1953), as Tom Kenyon
- *The Man from the Alamo* (1953), as Lt. Lamar
- *Seminole* (1953), as Kajeck
- *General Electric Theater* (1953), series, as Sam Sharp
- *Meet Me at the Fair* (1953), as Chilton Corr
- *The Lawless Breed* (1952), as Ike Hanley
- *The Raiders* (1952), as Hank Purvis
- *The Ford Television Theatre* (1952), series, as Matty Curran
- *Son of Ali Baba* (1952), as Hussein
- *Sally and Saint Anne* (1952), as Danny O'Moyne
- *The Red Ball Express* (1952), as Wilson
- *The Battle at Apache Pass* (1952), as Lt. Robert Harley
- *The Cimarron Kid* (1952), as Red Buck
- *Cave of Outlaws* (1951), as Garth
- *On the Loose* (1951), as Dr. Phillips
- *Little Big Horn* (1951), as Pvt. Al DeWalt
- *Fighting Coast Guard* (1951), as Tom Peterson
- *Buckaroo Sheriff of Texas* (1951), as Ted Gately
- *Vengeance Valley* (1951), as Dick Fasken
- *The Return of Jesse James* (1950), as Lem Younger
- *Beyond the Purple Hills* (1950), as Jack Beaumont
- *Rocketship X-M* (1950), as Harry Chamberlain
- *Never Fear* (1950), as Len Randall
- *D.O.A.* (1949), as Jazz Fan (uncredited)
- *Kidnapped* (1948), as Sailor (uncredited)

## Gallery

- ![Hugh O'Brian](https://film.one/media/person/5551705/gallery-67830f68e59e.jpg) Hugh O'Brian — Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/58/Hugh_O%27Brian_1965_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![From 1998 (2018)](https://film.one/media/person/5551705/gallery-1e829fe5e5a7.jpg) From 1998 (2018) — Kingkongphoto & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel  Maryland, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fa/Hugh_O_Brian_Larry_King_Cardiac_event_Wash_D.C.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Actor Hugh O'Brian in a press photo for the TV Show "The Life & Legend of Wyatt Earp". (1956)](https://film.one/media/person/5551705/gallery-0f7ebe3e8921.jpg) Actor Hugh O'Brian in a press photo for the TV Show "The Life & Legend of Wyatt Earp". (1956) — Compton Service Associates, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/39/Hugh_O%27Brian_in_%22The_Life_%26_Legend_of_Wyatt_Earp%22_%281956_Press_Photo%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Photo of Hugh O'Brian as Wyatt Earp and guest star Adele Mara from the television program The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp. (1961)](https://film.one/media/person/5551705/gallery-a8f0f0b3d33f.jpg) Photo of Hugh O'Brian as Wyatt Earp and guest star Adele Mara from the television program The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp. (1961) — ABC Television, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1d/Hugh_O%27Brian_Adele_Mara_Wyatt_Earp_1961.JPG?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Hugh O'Brian](https://film.one/media/person/5551705/gallery-6ae0b6e972f3.jpg) Hugh O'Brian — Image via TMDB
- ![Hugh O'Brian](https://film.one/media/person/5551705/gallery-f429959f438f.jpg) Hugh O'Brian — Image via TMDB
- ![Hugh O'Brian](https://film.one/media/person/5551705/gallery-2562e9176fd4.jpg) Hugh O'Brian — Image via TMDB
- ![Photo of Stella Stevens and Hugh O'Brian from the television program General Electric Theater. The presentation is called "The Graduation Dress".](https://film.one/media/person/5551705/gallery-4e68341b953a.jpg) Photo of Stella Stevens and Hugh O'Brian from the television program General Electric Theater. The presentation is called "The Graduation Dress". — General Electric Theater.  It was not unusual for television networks, studios or program sponsors to use either an advertising or publicity agency for distribution of publicity material.  In this case, GE used the publicity firm of Strauss and Irwin for this purpose., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b9/Stella_Stevens_Hugh_OBrian_GE_Theater_1961.JPG?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Photo of Hugh O'Brian as Wyatt Earp and guest star Louise Fletcher from the television program The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp. (1961)](https://film.one/media/person/5551705/gallery-c925b62ce9c1.jpg) Photo of Hugh O'Brian as Wyatt Earp and guest star Louise Fletcher from the television program The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp. (1961) — ABC Television, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/01/Hugh_O%27Brian_Louise_Fletcher_Wyatt_Earp_1961.JPG?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Hugh O'Brian](https://film.one/media/person/5551705/gallery-7ae5c9e1d28c.jpg) Hugh O'Brian — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Golden Globes — 0 won, 1 nominated

- 1953: New Star of the Year – Actor (nominated), for *The Man from the Alamo*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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