Hugh O'Brian filmography
Appearance
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Hugh O'Brian filmography | |
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Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1948–2016 |
The filmography of Hugh O'Brian (April 19, 1925 – September 5, 2016) comprises both film and television roles. In a career spanning nearly seven decades, he has appeared in overall fifty-three feature films, sixteen television movies and forty-six series.
On screen, O'Brian debuted as Sailor in William Beaudine's drama Kidnapped (1948), while for television he made his debut in Arch Oboler's anthology series Oboler's Comedy Theatre (1949). In 1954, O'Brian won the Golden Globe as the Most Promising Newcomer - Male, while in 1957, he received a Primetime Emmy Award-nomination for Best Continuing Performance by an Actor in a Dramatic Series.
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1948 | Kidnapped | Sailor | Uncredited. |
1949 | D.O.A. | Jazz Fan | Uncredited.[1] |
1950 | Never Fear | Len Randall | Also known as Young Lovers. |
Rocketship X-M | Harry Chamberlain | Also voice on loudspeaker. | |
Beyond the Purple Hills | Jack Beaumont | ||
The Return of Jesse James | Lem Younger | ||
1951 | Vengeance Valley | Dick Fasken | |
Fighting Coast Guard | Tom Peterson | ||
Buckaroo Sheriff of Texas | Ted Gately | ||
Little Big Horn | Pvt. Al DeWalt | ||
On the Loose | Dr. Phillips | ||
Cave of Outlaws | Garth | ||
1952 | The Cimarron Kid | Red Buck | |
The Battle at Apache Pass | Lt. Robert Harley | ||
Red Ball Express | Pvt. Wilson | ||
Sally and Saint Anne | Danny O'Moyne | ||
Son of Ali Baba | Hussein | ||
Yankee Buccaneer | Off-Screen Narrator | Uncredited. | |
The Raiders | Hank Purvis | Also known as Riders of Vengeance. | |
1953 | The Lawless Breed | Ike Hanley | |
Meet Me at the Fair | Chilton Corr | ||
Seminole | Kajeck | ||
The Man from the Alamo | Lt. Tom Lamar | Golden Globe for Most Promising Newcomer - Male. | |
The Stand at Apache River | Tom Kenyon | ||
Back to God's Country | Frank Hudson | ||
1954 | Taza, Son of Cochise | Killed settler | Uncredited, voice role. |
Saskatchewan | Carl Smith | ||
Playgirl | — | Voice double (Claude Stroud), uncredited. | |
Fireman Save My Child | Smitty | ||
Drums Across the River | Morgan | ||
Broken Lance | Mike Devereaux | ||
There's No Business Like Show Business | Charles Gibbs | ||
1955 | White Feather | American Horse | |
The Twinkle in God's Eye | Marty Callahan | ||
1956 | The Brass Legend | Sheriff Wade Addams | |
1958 | The Fiend Who Walked the West | Daniel Slade Hardy | |
1959 | Alias Jesse James | Wyatt Earp | Uncredited, cameo. |
1963 | Come Fly with Me | FO Ray Winsley | |
1965 | Love Has Many Faces | Hank Walker | |
In Harm's Way | USAAC major | Uncredited. | |
Assassination in Rome | Dick Sherman | Also known as Il segreto del vestito rosso in Italy. | |
Ten Little Indians | Hugh Lombard/ Charles Morley | ||
1966 | Ambush Bay | 1Sgt Steve Corey | |
1967 | Africa Texas Style | Jim Sinclair | Also known as Cowboy in Africa. |
1969 | Strategy of Terror | Det. Matt Lacey | Re-edited from a 1965 Kraft Suspense Theatre episode "In Darkness, Waiting". |
1976 | Killer Force | Lewis | |
The Shootist | Jack Pulford | ||
1978 | Game of Death | Steiner | |
1988 | Doin' Time on Planet Earth | Richard Camalier | |
Twins | Granger | ||
1994 | Wyatt Earp: Return to Tombstone | Wyatt Earp | Colorized footage from TV series The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp with new scenes. |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1949 | Oboler Comedy Theatre | — | Series, episode: "Dog's Eye View". |
1950 | Fireside Theater | — | Anthology, 4 episodes (1950-51). |
1954 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Starbuck | Anthology, episode: "Moby Dick". |
Letter to Loretta | Various | Anthology, 4 episodes (1954-55). | |
Studio 57 | Giff Dillard | Anthology, 2 episodes (1954-55). | |
1955 | The Millionaire | Luke Fortune | Anthology, episode: "The Luke Fortune Story". |
Stage 7 | Billy the Kid | Anthology, episode: "Billy and the Bride"; credited as O'Brien. | |
Damon Runyon Theater | Packy | Anthology, episode: "A Light in France". | |
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp | Wyatt Earp | Series, 227 episodes (1955-61). Nominated—Primetime Emmy for Best Continuing Performance by an Actor in a Dramatic Series. | |
Celebrity Playhouse | — | Series, episode: "A Very Big Man". | |
1956 | Make Room for Daddy | Wyatt Earp | Sitcom, episode: "Wyatt Earp Visits the Williamses". |
The Star and the Story | Hank Bartlett | Anthology, episode: "Arab Duel". | |
Matinee Theater | — | Anthology, episode: "Tall, Dark Stranger". | |
1957 | The Ford Television Theatre | Matty Curran | Anthology, episode: "Ringside Seat". |
Playhouse 90 | Various | Anthology, 2 episodes (1957-58). | |
The Christophers | — | Series, episode: "As You Make It". | |
Date with the Angels | Himself | Sitcom, episode: "Star Struck"; credited as O'Brien. | |
1959 | Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse | Various | Anthology, 2 episodes (1959-60). |
1960 | The Secret World of Eddie Hodges | Wyatt Earp | Musical |
General Electric Theater | Sam Sharp | Anthology, episode: "The Graduation Dress". | |
1961 | Sunday Showcase | John Honeyman | Anthology, episode: "Our American Heritage: The Secret Rebel". |
The Play of the Week | — | Anthology, episode: "The Wingless Victory". | |
Feathertop | Feathertop | Musical | |
The Dick Powell Show | Jack Farmer | Anthology, episode: "Up Jumped the Devil". | |
1962 | Theatre '62 | — | Series, episode: "Spellbound". |
Alcoa Premiere | Miles Hadley | Series, episode: "The Rules of the Game". | |
The Virginian | Paul Taylor | Series, pilot: ""The Executioners". | |
Kraft Mystery Theatre | Various | Anthology, 2 episodes (1962-63). | |
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour | Christopher Martin/ Christopher Phillips | Anthology, episode: "Ride the Nightmare". | |
1963 | Perry Mason | Bruce Jason/ Conrad Bucola |
Court show, episode: "The Case of the Two-Faced Turn-a-bout". |
The Greatest Show on Earth | Garve | Series, episode: "Garve". | |
1964 | Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | Various | Anthology, 2 episodes (1964-65). |
Vacation Playhouse | Sam Sharp | Series, episode: "The Graduation Dress". | |
1965 | Kraft Suspense Theatre | Det. Matt Lacey | Anthology, 2-part episode: "In Darkness, Waiting". |
The Red Skelton Show | Count Mustache | Variety show, episode: "Lookie, Lookie, Here Comes Cookie". | |
1966 | Preview Tonight | Joseph | Series, episode: "Great Bible Adventures: Seven Rich Years and Seven Lean" |
1967 | Dial M for Murder | Mark Halliday | |
1968 | A Punt, a Pass, and a Prayer | Johnny Aragon | |
1970 | Wild Women | Killian | |
Swing Out, Sweet Land | Thomas Jefferson | ||
1971 | Harpy | Peter Clune | |
1972 | Probe | Hugh Lockwood | |
Search | Series, 23 episodes (1972-73). | ||
1973 | Police Story | Various | Series, 3 episodes (1973-77). |
1975 | Murder on Flight 502 | Det. Daniel Myerson | |
1976 | Good Heavens | — | Anthology, episode: "A Night with Brockton". |
Charlie's Angels | Tony Mann | Series, episode: "Lady Killer". | |
1977 | Benny and Barney: Las Vegas Undercover | Jack Davis | |
Fantasy Island | Various | Series, 5 episodes ( 1977-82). | |
Murder at the World Series | The Governor | ||
1978 | Cruise Into Terror | Andy - Captain | |
Greatest Heroes of the Bible | Abner | Series, episode: "David & Goliath". | |
1979 | The Seekers | Andrew Piggot | |
1982 | Bush Doctor | Dr. Robert Maxell | |
The Love Boat | Gabriel | Series, episode: "April in Boston / Saving Grace / Breaks of Life". | |
Matt Houston | Thom 'Buck' McCune | Series, episode: "The Kidnapping". | |
1989 | Paradise | Wyatt Earp | Series, 2 episodes. |
1990 | Gunsmoke: The Last Apache | Nelson Miles | |
Murder, She Wrote | Fred Keppard | Series, episode: "A Body to Die For". | |
1991 | The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw | Wyatt Earp | |
1993 | L.A. Law | Raymond Holtz | Series, episode: "Odor in the Court". |
2000 | Call of the Wild | Older Miles | Series, pilot 2-part episode. |
References
- ^ Dagan, Carmel (September 5, 2016). "Hugh O'Brian, Star of TV's 'The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp,' Dies at 91". Variety. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
Other sources
- "Hugh O'Brian — Filmography / Awards". AllMovie. AllRovi. allmovie.com. Retrieved 2014-09-27.
- "Hugh O'Brian — Filmography". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 2014-09-27.
- "Hugh O'Brian — Famous Works". Film Reference. Advameg. filmreference.com. Retrieved 2014-09-27.
- "Hugh O'Brian — Discography". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. allmusic.com. Retrieved 2014-09-27.
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