Actor Hugh O'Brian, born in Rochester, dies at 91
LINDSEY BAHR, AP Film Writer | Democrat and Chronicle
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hugh O'Brian, who shot to fame as Sheriff Wyatt Earp in what was hailed as television's first adult Western, has died. He was
A representative from HOBY, a philanthropic organization O'Brian founded, says he died at home Monday morning in Beverly Hills.
Until "The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp" debuted in September , most TV Westerns — "The Lone Ranger," ''Hopalong Cassidy," the singing cowboys' series — were aimed at adolescent boys.
"Wyatt Earp," on the other hand, was based on a real-life Western hero, and some of its stories were authentic. (The real Earp, who lived from to , is most famous for his participation in the "Shootout at the O.K. Corral" in Tombstone, Arizona.)
Critics quickly praised it, and it made O'Brian a star.
"If we were doing Westerns with the chase and the fights that last endlessly, and the sheriff's daughter in sunbonnet and calico and the Wanted posters we wouldn't reach the audience we reach each week," O'Brian once said.
"Gunsmoke," which debuted just a few days after "Wyatt Earp," became an even bigger h
Hugh O&#;Brian (–), The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp star
Hugh O&#;Brian, the actor who was known best for playing the title role on the s TV Western &#;The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp,&#; died Sept. 5, , at his home in Beverly Hills, California. He was
Born Hugh Charles Krampe April 19, , in Rochester, New York, O&#;Brian enlisted in the U.S. Marines during World War II. After the war, he began his acting career after being discovered by actress Ida Lupino. His first movie was &#;Never Fear,&#; which Lupino directed.
After scoring a contract with Universal Pictures, the 6-foot-1, square-jawed O&#;Brian appeared in mostly Western films, including &#;Buckaroo Sheriff of Texas&#; (), &#;Little Big Horn&#; (), &#;The Battle at Apache Pass&#; (), and &#;The Cimarron Kid&#; ().
O&#;Brian was known best, however, for his role as Wyatt Earp on the Western series &#;The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp,&#; which aired on ABC from until The show was a top hit throughout its run, which coincided with other popular TV Westerns including &#;Gunsmoke&#; and &#;Cheyenne.&#;
In his private life, O&#;Brian was known for establishing the Hugh O&#;Brian Youth Leadership program. The nonp
Birth Name: Hugh Charles Krampe
Occupation: TV Actor
Place Of Birth: Rochester
Date Of Birth: April19,
Date Of Death: September 5, Cause Of Death: N/A
Ethnicity: White
Nationality: American
Hugh O&#;Brian was born on the 19th of April, He was known for being a TV Actor. Best known as the eponymous character and television&#;s frontier lawman Wyatt Earp of The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp.
Hugh O&#;Brian was born in Rochester. He was heavily involved in football, basketball, wrestling and track during high school and later dropped out of college, joined the Marines, and became the youngest Marine drill instructor at age He played a frontier marshal on television from
Hugh O&#;Brian was a Aries and was born in the Silent Generation.
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Hugh O'Brian Obituary
Hugh O'Brian, the actor who was known best for playing the title role on the s TV Western "The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp," died Sept. 5, , at his home in Beverly Hills, California. He was
Born Hugh Charles Krampe April 19, , in Rochester, New York, O'Brian enlisted in the U.S. Marines during World War II. After the war, he began his acting career after being discovered by actress Ida Lupino. His first movie was "Never Fear," which Lupino directed.
After scoring a contract with Universal Pictures, the 6-foot-1, square-jawed O'Brian appeared in mostly Western films, including "Buckaroo Sheriff of Texas" (), "Little Big Horn" (), "The Battle at Apache Pass" (), and "The Cimarron Kid" ().
O'Brian was known best, however, for his role as Wyatt Earp on the Western series "The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp," which aired on ABC from until The show was a top hit throughout its run, which coincided with other popular TV Westerns including "Gunsmoke" and "Cheyenne."
In his private life, O'Brian was known for establishing the Hugh O'
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