From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Hugh O'Brian (born April 19, 1925) was an American actor, known for his starring role in the ABC television series The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1955–1961). "Wyatt Earp" remained a Top 20 hit until 1960, but it was canceled the following year after being supplanted by the avalanche of other adult Westerns. O'Brian, meanwhile, continued to work frequently in movies, television and theater through the 1990s, although he never again achieved the prominence he enjoyed as Wyatt Earp. He starred in the 1970s detective series "Search" and appeared in such films as "In Harm's Way" and "Ten Little Indians," and reprised his role as Earp in 1994's "Wyatt Earp: Return to Tombstone," a film that combined new footage with colorized scenes from the original black-and-white TV show. He also had a small but memorable role as the faro dealer in John Wayne's last film, "The Shootist," and later noted with pride that it gave him the distinction of being the last bad guy killed by Wayne. (Wayne himself is reputed to have met the real Wyatt Earp as a young man in Hollywood in the 1920s.) Late in his career, O'Brian made frequent guest appearances in television series and variety shows and toured in the national companies of "Cactus Flower," "1776" and "Guys and Dolls."
Movie | Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists! | Self | 2021-02-13 |
Movie | The Shootist: The Legend Lives On | Self (uncredited) | 2001-07-24 |
Movie | Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey | (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2000-10-22 |
Movie | Television: The First Fifty Years | Self (archive footage) | 1999-01-01 |
Movie | Wyatt Earp: Return to Tombstone | Wyatt Earp | 1994-07-01 |
Movie | Gunsmoke: The Last Apache | Gen. Nelson Miles | 1990-03-17 |
Movie | Doin' Time on Planet Earth | Richard Camalier | 1988-09-16 |
Movie | Twins | Granger | 1988-12-09 |
Movie | James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate | Self - 'Lolita' premiere (uncredited) | 1984-01-01 |
Movie | Bruce Lee: The Legend | Self | 1984-01-01 |
Movie | The Seekers | Andrew Piggot | 1979-12-03 |
Movie | Game of Death | Steiner | 1978-03-23 |
Movie | Cruise Into Terror | Captain Andy | 1978-02-03 |
Movie | Fantasy Island | Paul Henley | 1977-01-14 |
Movie | Killer Force | Lewis | 1976-01-14 |
Movie | The Shootist | Jack Pulford | 1976-07-21 |
Series | Charlie's Angels | Unknown | 1976-09-22 |
Movie | Murder on Flight 502 | Detective Daniel Myerson | 1975-11-21 |
Movie | Probe | Hugh Lockwood | 1972-02-21 |
Series | Search | Hugh Lockwood | 1972-09-13 |
Movie | The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World | Self | 1971-10-29 |
Movie | Wild Women | Killian | 1970-10-20 |
Movie | The Movie Orgy | Wyatt Earp (archive footage) | 1968-01-01 |
Movie | Africa: Texas Style! | Jim Sinclair | 1967-05-01 |
Movie | Dial M for Murder | Mark Halliday | 1967-11-15 |
Movie | Ambush Bay | Sgt. Steve Corey | 1966-05-10 |
Movie | Assassination in Rome | Dick Sherman | 1965-06-07 |
Movie | Love Has Many Faces | Hank Walker | 1965-02-24 |
Movie | Ten Little Indians | Hugh Lombard | 1965-07-31 |
Movie | Come Fly with Me | First Officer Ray Winsley | 1963-03-27 |
Series | The Virginian | Unknown | 1962-09-19 |
Movie | Alias Jesse James | Wyatt Earp (uncredited) | 1959-03-20 |
Movie | The Fiend Who Walked The West | Daniel Slade Hardy | 1958-08-01 |
Movie | The Brass Legend | Sheriff Wade Addams | 1956-12-01 |
Movie | White Feather | American Horse | 1955-02-16 |
Series | The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp | Wyatt Earp | 1955-09-06 |
Movie | The Twinkle In God's Eye | Marty Callahan | 1955-10-13 |
Movie | Saskatchewan | Carl Smith | 1954-03-30 |
Movie | Moby Dick | Starbuck | 1954-05-14 |
Movie | Fireman Save My Child | Smitty | 1954-05-02 |
Movie | Drums Across the River | Morgan | 1954-06-01 |
Movie | Broken Lance | Mike Devereaux | 1954-09-25 |
Movie | There's No Business Like Show Business | Charles Gibbs | 1954-12-16 |
Movie | Seminole | Kajeck | 1953-03-20 |
Movie | Meet Me at the Fair | Chilton Corr | 1953-01-01 |
Movie | The Man from the Alamo | Lt. Lamar | 1953-08-07 |
Movie | The Stand at Apache River | Tom Kenyon | 1953-09-01 |
Movie | Back to God's Country | Frank Hudson | 1953-11-01 |
Movie | The Battle at Apache Pass | Lt. Robert Harley | 1952-05-09 |
Movie | The Cimarron Kid | Red Buck | 1952-01-13 |
Movie | The Red Ball Express | Wilson | 1952-05-29 |
Movie | The Raiders | Hank Purvis | 1952-11-20 |
Movie | Sally and Saint Anne | Danny O'Moyne | 1952-07-01 |
Movie | The Lawless Breed | Ike Hanley | 1952-12-28 |
Movie | Fighting Coast Guard | Tom Peterson | 1951-05-31 |
Movie | Vengeance Valley | Dick Fasken | 1951-02-14 |
Movie | Buckaroo Sheriff of Texas | Ted Gately | 1951-05-01 |
Movie | Little Big Horn | Pvt. Al DeWalt | 1951-06-15 |
Movie | Cave of Outlaws | Garth | 1951-11-01 |
Movie | On the Loose | Dr. Phillips | 1951-09-28 |
Movie | Never Fear | Len Randall | 1950-01-04 |
Movie | Rocketship X-M | Harry Chamberlain | 1950-06-02 |
Movie | Beyond the Purple Hills | Jack Beaumont | 1950-07-25 |
Movie | The Return of Jesse James | Lem Younger | 1950-08-01 |
Movie | D.O.A. | Jazz Fan (uncredited) | 1949-12-23 |
Movie | Kidnapped | Sailor (uncredited) | 1948-11-28 |