Hugh O'Brian
Biography
Hugh O'Brian was an American actor known for playing Wyatt Earp in the ABC Western The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1955 to 1961) and later led the NBC action series Search (1972 to 1973). Born in Rochester, New York, he left the University of Cincinnati to join the Marines in World War II. Ida Lupino, who first had him read at a stage rehearsal, signed him to Never Fear (1950), and a Universal contract followed. His films included Rocketship X-M (1950), The Lawless Breed (1952), There's No Business Like Show Business (1954), White Feather (1955), Ten Little Indians (1965), Ambush Bay (1966) and The Shootist (1976), where he played the last man John Wayne killed on screen. He also had a cameo in Twins (1988). He founded the Hugh O'Brian Youth Leadership Foundation, and his honors included a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame and induction into the Western Performers Hall of Fame in 1992.
91years old at death
- Born Rochester
- Died Beverly Hills
- Star sign: AriesLast day of the sign, on the Taurus cusp
- Hugh Charles Krampe (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 22
- Career span
- 38 years1950 to 1988
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A first
Hugh O'Brian was the youngest Marine drill instructor on record, having enlisted at 17 after dropping out of the University of Cincinnati during World War II.
Behind the camera
In 1965, O'Brian founded and funded the "UCLA Hugh O'Brian Acting Awards." For more than 25 years, the awards gave promising talent in the UCLA School of Fine Arts-Theatre a small cash payment and, more importantly, a chance to attract agent representation.
Hugh O'Brian movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Budd Boetticher directed four of these films, Raoul Walsh two. Five actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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All films by Budd Boetticher
All films by Raoul Walsh
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- Mickey RooneyAmbush Bay (1966) and The Twinkle In God's Eye (1955)
- Morris AnkrumDrums Across the River (1954) and Rocketship X-M (1950)
- Rock HudsonSeminole (1953) and The Lawless Breed (1952)
- Regis ToomeyDrums Across the River (1954) and The Battle at Apache Pass (1952)
- Robert WagnerWhite Feather (1955) and Broken Lance (1954)
- Stanley AndrewsThe Twinkle In God's Eye (1955) and Vengeance Valley (1951)
- Audie MurphyDrums Across the River (1954) and The Cimarron Kid (1952)
- Eduard FranzWhite Feather (1955) and Broken Lance (1954)
- Emile MeyerWhite Feather (1955) and Drums Across the River (1954)
- John DaheimSeminole (1953) and The Man from the Alamo (1953)
- George BellThe Twinkle In God's Eye (1955) and Broken Lance (1954)
- Julie AdamsThe Man from the Alamo (1953) and The Lawless Breed (1952)
- Jeff ChandlerThe Battle at Apache Pass (1952) and The Red Ball Express (1952)
- Tom FaddenThe Lawless Breed (1952) and Vengeance Valley (1951)
- John LundWhite Feather (1955) and The Battle at Apache Pass (1952)
- Frank ChaseSaskatchewan (1954) and The Red Ball Express (1952)
- Sally ForrestVengeance Valley (1951) and Never Fear (1950)
- Richard GarlandThe Battle at Apache Pass (1952) and The Lawless Breed (1952)
- Beverly TylerThe Battle at Apache Pass (1952) and The Cimarron Kid (1952)
- Eve MillerThere's No Business Like Show Business (1954) and Never Fear (1950)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Awards
Four awards and honors, one of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Globes | |||
| New Star of the Year – Actor | Won | ||
| Other honors | |||
| Ellis Island Medal of Honor | Won | ||
| Order of the Buffalo Hunt | Won | ||
| Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame | Honored | ||
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