Hugh O'Brian (born Hugh Charles Krampe; April 19, 1925 â€" 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 (1955â€"1961) and the NBC action television
series Search (1972â€"1973). His notable films included the adaptation
of Agatha Christie's Ten Little Indians (1965); he also had a notable
supporting role in John Wayne's last film, The Shootist (1976).He was
highly regarded for creating the Hugh O'Brian Youth Leadership
Foundation, a nonprofit youth leadership-development program for
high-school scholars. It has sponsored more than 500,000 students
since O'Brian founded the program in 1958, following an extended visit
with physician and theologian Albert Schweitzer.O'Brian was born Hugh
Charles Krampe in Rochester, New York, the son of Hugh John Krampe,
who served as an officer in the United States Marine Corps, and Edith
Lillian (née Marks) Krampe. Mr. O’Brian once described his father
as “one of the toughest men I ever knew†, this inspired his
interest in the military.
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 (1955â€"1961) and the NBC action television
series Search (1972â€"1973). His notable films included the adaptation
of Agatha Christie's Ten Little Indians (1965); he also had a notable
supporting role in John Wayne's last film, The Shootist (1976).He was
highly regarded for creating the Hugh O'Brian Youth Leadership
Foundation, a nonprofit youth leadership-development program for
high-school scholars. It has sponsored more than 500,000 students
since O'Brian founded the program in 1958, following an extended visit
with physician and theologian Albert Schweitzer.O'Brian was born Hugh
Charles Krampe in Rochester, New York, the son of Hugh John Krampe,
who served as an officer in the United States Marine Corps, and Edith
Lillian (née Marks) Krampe. Mr. O’Brian once described his father
as “one of the toughest men I ever knew†, this inspired his
interest in the military.
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