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Born on April 19, 1923 (some references list 1925), in Rochester, New York, actor Hugh O'Brian had the term "beefcake" written about him during his nascent film years in the early 1950s, but he chose to avoid the obvious typecast as he set up his career. He first attended school at New Trier High School in Winnetka... See full bio »

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Hugh Charles Krampe
in Rochester, New York, USA
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2000 Call of the Wild (TV series)
Older Miles
– Pilot Part 1 … Older Miles
– Pilot Part 2 … Older Miles
 
1994 Wyatt Earp: Return to Tombstone
Wyatt Earp
 
1993 L.A. Law (TV series)
Raymond Holtz
– Odor in the Court (1993) … Raymond Holtz
 
1991 The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw (TV movie)
Marshal Wyatt Earp
 
1990 Murder, She Wrote (TV series)
Fred Keppard
– A Body to Die For (1990) … Fred Keppard
 
1990 Gunsmoke: The Last Apache (TV movie)
Gen. Nelson Miles
 
1989 Guns of Paradise (TV series)
Wyatt Earp
– Home Again (1989) … Wyatt Earp
– A Gathering of Guns (1989) … Wyatt Earp
 
1988 Twins
Granger
 
1988 Doin' Time on Planet Earth
Richard Camalier
 
1982 Matt Houston (TV series)
Buck McCune
– The Kidnapping (1982) … Buck McCune
 
1982 The Love Boat (TV series)
Gabriel
– April in Boston/Saving Grace/Breaks of Life (1982) … Gabriel
 
1977-1982 Fantasy Island (TV series)
Alan Colshaw / Brian Kehoe / Heathcliffe / …
– House of Dolls/Wuthering Heights (1982) … Heathcliffe
– Crescendo/Three Feathers (1980) … Alan Colshaw
– PlayGirl/Smith's Valhalla (1980) … Jason Smith
– Cowboy/Substitute Wife (1979) … Brian Kehoe
– Pilot (1977) … Paul Henley
 
1982 Bush Doctor (TV movie)
Dr. Robert Maxell
 
1979 The Seekers (TV movie)
Andrew Piggot
 
1978 Greatest Heroes of the Bible (TV series)
Abner
– David & Goliath (1978) … Abner
 
1978 The Game of Death
Steiner
 
1978 Cruise Into Terror (TV movie)
Andy - Captain
 
1977 Murder at the World Series (TV movie)
The Governor
 
1973-1977 Police Story (TV series)
Ernie Sitko / Sgt. Rick Daley / Vincent LaSorda
– Spitfire (1977) … Ernie Sitko
– Open City (1976) … Sgt. Rick Daley
– Collision Course (1973) … Vincent LaSorda
 
1977 Benny and Barney: Las Vegas Undercover (TV movie)
Jack Davis
 
1976 Charlie's Angels (TV series)
Tony Mann
– Lady Killer (1976) … Tony Mann
 
1976 The Shootist
Pulford
 
1976 Good Heavens (TV series)
– A Night with Brockton (1976)
 
1976 Killer Force
Lewis
 
1975 Murder on Flight 502 (TV movie)
Detective Daniel Myerson
 
1972-1973 Search (TV series)
Hugh Lockwood
– The Packagers (1973) … Hugh Lockwood (credit only)
– Suffer My Child (1973) … Hugh Lockwood
– Ends of the Earth (1973) … Hugh Lockwood (credit only)
– Moment of Madness (1973) … Hugh Lockwood (credit only)
– The Mattson Papers (1973) … Hugh Lockwood (credit only)
See all 23 episodes »
 
1972 Probe (TV movie)
Hugh Lockwood
 
1971 Harpy (TV movie)
Peter Clune
 
1970 Swing Out, Sweet Land (TV movie)
Thomas Jefferson
 
1970 Wild Women (TV movie)
Killian
 
1969 Strategy of Terror
Matt Lacey
 
1968 A Punt, a Pass, and a Prayer (TV movie)
Johnny Aragon
 
1967 Dial M for Murder (TV movie)
Mark Halliday
 
1967 Africa: Texas Style
Jim Sinclair
 
1966 Preview Tonight (TV series)
Joseph
– Great Bible Adventures: Seven Rich Years and Seven Lean (1966) … Joseph
 
1966 Ambush Bay
1st Sgt. Steve Corey
 
1965 Agatha Christie's 'Ten Little Indians'
Hugh Lombard
 
1965 Assassination in Rome
Dick Sherman
 
1965 In Harm's Way
U.S. Army Air Corps major (Liz Eddington's lover) (uncredited)
 
1965 Love Has Many Faces
Hank Walker
 
1965 The Red Skelton Hour (TV series)
Count Mustache
– Episode #14.22 (1965) … Count Mustache
 
1964-1965 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (TV series)
Mig Semple / Quinton Morrow
– Exit from a Plane in Flight (1965) … Quinton Morrow
– Runaway (1964) … Mig Semple
 
1965 Kraft Suspense Theatre (TV series)
Detective Matt Lacey
– In Darkness, Waiting: Part 2 (1965) … Detective Matt Lacey
– In Darkness, Waiting: Part 1 (1965) … Detective Matt Lacey
 
1964 Vacation Playhouse (TV series)
Sam Sharp
– The Graduation Dress (1964) … Sam Sharp
 
1963 The Greatest Show on Earth (TV series)
Garve
– Garve (1963) … Garve
 
1963 Come Fly with Me
First Officer Ray Winsley
 
1963 Perry Mason (TV series)
Bruce Jason / Conrad Bucola
– The Case of the Two-Faced Turn-a-bout (1963) … Bruce Jason/Conrad Bucola
 
1962 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (TV series)
Christopher Martin / Christopher Phillips
– Ride the Nightmare (1962) … Christopher Martin/Christopher Phillips
 
1962 The Virginian (TV series)
Paul Taylor
– The Executioners (1962) … Paul Taylor
 
1962 Alcoa Premiere (TV series)
Miles Hadley
– The Rules of the Game (1962) … Miles Hadley
 
1962 Theatre '62 (TV series)
– Spellbound (1962)
 
1961 The Dick Powell Theatre (TV series)
Jack Farmer
– Up Jumped the Devil (1961) … Jack Farmer
 
1961 Feathertop (TV movie)
Feathertop
 
1955-1961 The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (TV series)
Wyatt Earp
– The Outlaws Cry Murder (1961) … Wyatt Earp
– Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1961) … Wyatt Earp
– Just Before the Battle (1961) … Wyatt Earp
– Wyatt's Brothers Join Up (1961) … Wyatt Earp
– Requiem for Old Man Clanton (1961) … Wyatt Earp
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1961 Play of the Week (TV series)
– The Wingless Victory (1961)
 
1961 Sunday Showcase (TV series)
John Honeyman
– Our American Heritage: The Secret Rebel (1961) … John Honeyman
 
1960 G.E. True Theater (TV series)
Sam Sharp
– The Graduation Dress (1960) … Sam Sharp
 
1960 The Secret World of Eddie Hodges (TV movie)
Wyatt Earp
 
1959-1960 Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (TV series)
Lieutenant Lee Baker / Murray Kirk
– Circle of Evil (1960) … Murray Kirk
– Chain of Command (1959) … Lieutenant Lee Baker
 
1959 Alias Jesse James
Wyatt Earp (uncredited)
 
1958 The Fiend Who Walked the West
Daniel Slade Hardy
 
1957-1958 Playhouse 90 (TV series)
Jason Merrick / Matt Jeffers
– Reunion (1958) … Jason Merrick
– Invitation to a Gunfighter (1957) … Matt Jeffers
 
1957 Date with the Angels (TV series)
Hugh O'Brian
– Star Struck (1957) … Hugh O'Brian (as Hugh O'Brien)
 
1957 The Christophers (TV series)
– As You Make It (1957)
 
1957 The Ford Television Theatre (TV series)
Matty Curran
– Ringside Seat (1957) … Matty Curran
 
1956 The Brass Legend
Sheriff Wade Addams
 
1956 Matinee Theatre (TV series)
– Tall, Dark Stranger (1956)
 
1956 The Star and the Story (TV series)
Hank Bartlett
– Arab Duel (1956) … Hank Bartlett
 
1956 Make Room for Daddy (TV series)
Hugh O'Brian
– Wyatt Earp Visits the Williamses (1956) … Hugh O'Brian
 
1955 Celebrity Playhouse (TV series)
– A Very Big Man (1955)
 
1955 The Twinkle in God's Eye
Marty Callahan
 
1955 Damon Runyon Theater (TV series)
Packy
– A Light in France (1955) … Packy
 
1955 Stage 7 (TV series)
Billy the Kid
– Billy and the Bride (1955) … Billy the Kid (as Hugh O'Brien)
 
1955 The Millionaire (TV series)
Luke Fortune
– The Luke Fortune Story (1955) … Luke Fortune
 
1954-1955 The Loretta Young Show (TV series)
Duke Cole / Larry Brown / Sam Hendricks / …
– Feeling No Pain (1955) … Larry Brown
– Three Minutes Too Late (1954) … Sam Hendricks
– Double Trouble (1954) … Walter Wallington
– Guest in the Night (1954) … Duke Cole
 
1955 White Feather
American Horse
 
1954-1955 Studio 57 (TV series)
Giff Dillard
– The Engagement Ring (1955)
– Storm Signal (1954) … Giff Dillard
 
1954 There's No Business Like Show Business
Charles Gibbs
 
1954 Broken Lance
Mike Devereaux
 
1954 Drums Across the River
Morgan
 
1954 Moby Dick (TV movie)
Starbuck
 
1954 Fireman Save My Child
Smitty
 
1954 Saskatchewan
Carl Smith
 
1954 Taza, Son of Cochise
Settler Killed by Indians (voice) (uncredited)
 
1953 Back to God's Country
Frank Hudson
 
1953 The Stand at Apache River
Tom Kenyon
 
1953 The Man from the Alamo
Lt. Lamar
 
1953 Seminole
Kajeck
 
1953 The Lawless Breed
Ike Hanley
 
1953 Meet Me at the Fair
Chilton Corr
 
1952 The Raiders
Hank Purvis
 
1952 Yankee Buccaneer
Opening Off-Screen Narrator (uncredited)
 
1952 Son of Ali Baba
Hussein
 
1952 Sally and Saint Anne
Danny O'Moyne
 
1952 Red Ball Express
Pvt. Wilson
 
1952 The Battle at Apache Pass
Lt. Robert Harley
 
1952 The Cimarron Kid
Red Buck
 
1951 Cave of Outlaws
Garth
 
1951 On the Loose
Dr. Phillips
 
1951 Little Big Horn
Pvt. Al DeWalt
 
1951 Fighting Coast Guard
Tom Peterson
 
1951 Buckaroo Sheriff of Texas
Ted Gately
 
1950-1951 Fireside Theatre (TV series)
– The Eleventh Hour (1951)
– Shifting Sands (1951)
– Going Home (1951)
– Miggles (1950)
 
1951 Vengeance Valley
Dick Fasken
 
1950 The Return of Jesse James
Lem Younger
 
1950 Beyond the Purple Hills
Jack Beaumont
 
1950 Rocketship X-M
Harry Chamberlain
 
1950 D.O.A.
Jazz Fan (uncredited)
 
1949 Never Fear
Len Randall
 
1949 Oboler Comedy Theatre (TV series)
– Dog's Eye View (1949)
 
1948 Kidnapped
Sailor (uncredited)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (2 titles)
2001 The Shootist: The Legend Lives On (video documentary short) (additional photographs courtesy of)
 
1954 Playgirl (voice double: Claude Stroud - uncredited)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (1 title)
1957 The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (TV series)
– Episode #1.8 (1957) (performer: "Me and My Shadow" - uncredited)
 
Show ShowSelf (57 titles)
2010 National Memorial Day Parade (TV movie)
Himself
 
2003 ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
2002 Dobe and a Company of Heroes (TV movie)
Himself
 
2001 The Shootist: The Legend Lives On (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1999 Y2K: A World in Crisis (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself
 
1999 E! True Hollywood Story (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Rock Hudson (1999) … Himself
 
1997 Biography (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Jane Russell: Body and Soul (1997) … Himself
 
1994 Vicki! (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 8 April 1994 (1994) … Himself
 
1992 One on One with John Tesh (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.114 (1992) … Himself
 
1989 The 34th Annual Thalians Ball (TV movie)
Himself - Presenter
 
1989 The Pat Sajak Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 7 September 1989 (1989) … Himself
 
1982 The John Davidson Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 25 March 1982 (1982) … Himself
 
1979 Homage for The Duke (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1978 ABC's Silver Anniversary Celebration (TV movie)
Himself
 
1977 Bruce Lee, the Legend (documentary)
Himself
 
1974-1975 Celebrity Bowling (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 29 July 1975 (1975) … Himself
– Episode dated 4 August 1974 (1974) … Himself
 
1974 The Mike Douglas Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 20 March 1974 (1974) … Himself
 
1970-1973 The Hollywood Squares (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 31 December 1973 (1973) … Himself
– Episode dated 11 June 1973 (1973) … Himself
– Episode dated 29 January 1973 (1973) … Himself
– Episode dated 13 November 1972 (1972) … Himself
– Episode dated 23 June 1972 (1972) … Himself
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1973 Half the George Kirby Comedy Hour (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.27 (1973) … Himself
 
1973 Stand Up and Cheer (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.16 (1973) … Himself
 
1972 Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #6.6 (1972) … Himself
 
1972 The Dean Martin Comedy Hour (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 12 October 1972 (1972) … Himself
 
1971-1972 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 28 April 1972 (1972) … Himself
– Episode dated 24 January 1972 (1972) … Himself
– Episode dated 5 July 1971 (1971) … Himself
 
1971 The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1971 The Movie Game (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 5 July 1971 (1971) … Himself
 
1970 The Real Tom Kennedy Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 16 September 1970 (1970) … Himself
 
1970 Playboy After Dark (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.10 (1970) … Himself
 
1970 Name Droppers (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 1 February 1970 (1970) … Himself
 
1969 The David Frost Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.46 (1969) … Himself
 
1969 Allen Ludden's Gallery (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.26 (1969) … Himself
 
1968 Personality (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 18 November 1968 (1968) … Himself
 
1968 The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.4 (1968) … Himself
 
1967 All-Star Benefit Celebrity Baseball Game (TV movie)
Himself - Player
 
1961-1967 What's My Line? (TV series)
Himself - Mystery Guest / Himself - Guest Panelist
– Episode dated 27 August 1967 (1967) … Himself - Mystery Guest
– Episode dated 30 January 1966 (1966) … Himself - Mystery Guest
– Episode dated 24 December 1961 (1961) … Himself - Mystery Guest
– Episode dated 8 October 1961 (1961) … Himself - Guest Panelist
 
1967 The Joey Bishop Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.85 (1967) … Himself
 
1967 Dateline: Hollywood (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 19 May 1967 (1967) … Himself
 
1966-1967 The Merv Griffin Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 18 May 1967 (1967) … Himself
– Episode dated 5 August 1966 (1966) … Himself
 
1967 The Match Game (TV series)
Team Captain
– Episode dated 3 April 1967 (1967) … Team Captain
 
1962-1966 I've Got a Secret (TV series)
Guest star / Himself / Himself - Celebrity Guest / …
– Episode dated 23 May 1966 (1966) … Himself - Celebrity Guest
– Episode dated 9 May 1966 (1966) … Guest star
– Episode dated 3 January 1966 (1966) … Guest star
– Episode dated 3 June 1963 (1963) … Himself - Contestant
– Episode dated 22 January 1962 (1962) … Himself
 
1966 The Bell Telephone Hour (TV series)
Himself - Host
– The Music of the West (1966) … Himself - Host
 
1965 Shindig! (TV series)
Himself - Guest Host
– Episode #2.10 (1965) … Himself - Guest Host
 
1963-1965 Password All-Stars (TV series)
Himself - Panelist / Himself
– Juliet Prowse vs. Hugh O' Brian (1965) … Himself
– Florence Henderson vs. Hugh O'Brian (1964) … Himself
– Phyllis Newman vs. Hugh O'Brian (1964) … Himself - Panelist
– Barbara Rush vs. Hugh O' Brian (1963) … Himself - Panelist
– Carol Channing vs. Hugh O'Brian (1963) … Himself - Panelist
 
1964 The Hollywood Palace (TV series)
Himself - Host
– Episode #1.3 (1964) … Himself - Host
 
1963 Talent Scouts (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 2 July 1963 (1963) … Himself
 
1963 Stump the Stars (TV series)
Himself - Guest Panelist
– Hugh O'Brian vs. Dolores Gray (1963) … Himself - Guest Panelist
 
1962 The 16th Annual Tony Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Presenter
 
1961 Val Parnell's Sunday Night at the London Palladium (TV series)
Himself - Top Of The Bill
– Episode #6.23 (1961) … Himself - Top Of The Bill
 
1960 About Faces (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 19 April 1960 (1960) … Himself
– Episode dated 26 January 1960 (1960) … Himself
 
1959 Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (TV series)
Himself
– The Desilu Revue (1959) … Himself
 
1959 Frances Langford Presents (TV series)
Himself
 
1957-1958 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #11.37 (1958) … Himself
– Episode #10.22 (1957) … Himself
 
1958 The Big Record (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.25 (1958) … Himself
 
1957 The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.8 (1957) … Himself
– Episode #1.8 (1957) … Himself
 
1957 The Nat King Cole Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.6 (1957) … Himself
 
1957 The Jackie Gleason Show (TV series)
Himself - Guest Host / Ringmaster
– All Star Circus Revue (1957) … Himself - Guest Host/Ringmaster
 
1953 Surprising Suzie (short)
Himself
 
1953 The 25th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Audience Member
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (1 title)
1991 The Great Indian Wars 1840-1890 (documentary)
Trooper (uncredited)
 

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Personal Details

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Alternate Names:

Hugh O'Brien

Height:

6' 1" (1.85 m)
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Personal Quote:

I believe every person is created as the steward of his or her own destiny with great power for a specific purpose: To share with others, through service, a reverence for life in a spirit of love. See more »

Trivia:

One of the first celebrities to frontline tours of Vietnam at the request of the State Department, Hugh once staged and directed a company of "Guys and Dolls" which toured Vietnam, Thailand and Japan for the troops. See more »

Star Sign:

Aries