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Hugh O'Brian (born Hugh Charles Krampe; April 19, 1925 – September 5, 2016) was an American actor and humanitarian, best known for his starring roles in the ABC Western television series The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1955–1961) and the NBC action television series Search (1972–1973).
Sep 5, 2016 · Hugh O'Brian, who helped tame the Wild West as the star of TV's “The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp” and was the founder of a long-running youth leadership development organization, has died.
Hugh finally earned top status in the "B" action adventure The Brass Legend (1956) but it did little to advance his film career. Offered the starring role in The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1955) on TV, a year later, it became a mainstay hit and Hugh an "overnight" star.
Nov 2, 2016 · Ann Kirschner, author of Lady at the O.K. Corral, came to love the Tombstone story through watching O’Brian star as the legendary lawman. “Really, could he have been any more handsome? I fell in love with all things Earp when I fell in love with Hugh O’Brian,” she says.
Sep 6, 2016 · Actor, movie star, humanitarian and world-class cut-up, Hugh O’Brian died this morning at age 91. O’Brian, who had several health issues, died with his wife, Virginia, nearby at their Beverly Hills home, his publicist Harlan Boll says.
Jun 1, 2009 · The real man who O’Brian portrayed from 1955-61 in the ABC series The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp was many things to many people, and not all of them particularly laudatory. Wyatt Earp, who died in Los Angeles in 1929, was probably a good deal more interesting in real life than as he was portrayed by Henry Fonda, Burt Lancaster, Randolph ...
Apr 23, 2015 · In the 1976 Western classic "The Shootist", Hugh O'Brian became the last person "killed" by John Wayne in a movie. O'Brian discusses the making of the film and his friendship with the Duke in a future issue of Cinema Retro.
