UC's original heartthrob
Hugh O'Brian, att. '42-43
Actor who appeared in 104 TV shows and sang on the Ed Sullivan, Dinah Shore and Jackie Gleason variety shows. Best known as Wyatt Earp (1955-61), O'Brian once staged and directed a company of "Guys and Dolls" that toured Vietnam, Thailand and Japan for the troops. Born as Hugh Charles Krampe, the actor was inducted into the Hall of Great Western Performers of the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in 1992. He left UC to join the Marine Corps. Finally married at age 81. (Read more.)