Hugh O'Brian

Hugh O'Brian strikes me as the embodiment of classic Hollywood poise, a Rochester-born leading man who moved easily between film, stage, and television. I'm especially drawn to actors forged in theater, because that training gives a steadiness the camera can't fake, and he had it. His Western roles gave him a rugged, lawman gravity, but what I respect most is the substance underneath the good looks. Living to ninety-one and pouring himself into both acting and public service, he left the kind of well-rounded legacy I quietly admire far more than mere celebrity.

Name (English)

Hugh O'Brian

Name (Japanese)

ヒュー・オブライエン

Reading

ひゅー・おぶらいえん

Born

April 19, 1925 – September 5, 2016

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aries / Ox

Origin

Rochester, New York, United States

Occupation

film actor / stage actor / television actor

High school

New Trier High School

University

University of Cincinnati

Awards & achievements

• Order of the Buffalo Hunt
• star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
• Ellis Island Medal of Honor
• Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actor

• Official sitehttps://hughobrian.me/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh%20O'Brian
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%92%E3%83%A5%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AA%E3%83%96%E3%83%A9%E3%82%A4%E3%82%A8%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q727086

Tags

• New York
• film actor
• stage actor
• television actor

Last updated

2026-06-20

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.