William H. O'Brien
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1891-07-19
Day of Death
1981-04-18 (89 years old)
Place of Birth
Peak Hill, New South Wales, Australia
William H. O'Brien
Biography
Australian born William H. O'Brien began his screen acting career in Australia in 1918, then resumed in Hollywood in 1921. He continued acting in films and television series to 1971.
Acting
(1971)
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
as Portobello Road Passerby (uncredited)
(1971)
Support Your Local Gunfighter
as Old Chess Player (uncredited)
(1971)
The Todd Killings
as Mr. Miller (uncredited)
(1970)
Rio Lobo
as Man in Army Post Saloon (uncredited)
(1970)
Airport
as Waiter at Men's Club
(1969)
Topaz
as Butler (uncredited)
(1969)
The Trouble with Girls
as Hotel Lobby Extra (uncredited)
(1969)
The Comic
as Funeral Guest (uncredited)
(1967)
The Graduate
as Hotel Guest (uncredited)
(1967)
Valley of the Dolls
as Bartender (uncredited)
(1966)
Munster, Go Home!
as Man at Customs (uncredited)
(1966)
(1966)
Not With My Wife, You Don't
as Waiter at Officer's Ball (uncredited)
(1963)
The Wheeler Dealers
as Waiter (uncredited)
(1962)
To Kill a Mockingbird
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
(1962)
Gypsy
as Audience Member (uncredited)
(1962)
Pressure Point
as Bund Meeting Spectator
(1961)
Judgment at Nuremberg
as German Prisoner in Cafeteria (uncredited)
(1961)
The Children's Hour
as Funeral Assistant (uncredited)
(1961)
King of the Roaring 20's – The Story of Arnold Rothstein
as Waiter (uncredited)
(1960)
Ocean's Eleven
as Waiter at Burlesque Club (uncredited)
(1960)
Elmer Gantry
as Train Conductor
(1960)
Who Was That Lady?
as Passenger Exiting Elevator (uncredited)
(1960)
Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus
as Circus Spectator
(1959)
Some Like It Hot
as Hotel Guest (uncredited)
(1959)
Pillow Talk
as Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
(1959)
(1959)
The Story on Page One
as Courtroom Reporter (uncredited)
(1958)
The Last Hurrah
as Man (uncredited)
(1958)
Murder by Contract
as Hotel Take-Out Delivery Man (uncredited)
(1958)
Money, Women and Guns
as Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
(1958)
Home Before Dark
as Waiter at Christmas Party
(1957)
Witness for the Prosecution
as Barrister (uncredited)
(1957)
Sweet Smell of Success
as Waiter at 21 (uncredited)
(1957)
Designing Woman
as Party Guest (uncredited)
(1957)
Zero Hour!
as Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
(1957)
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
as Townsman (uncredited)
(1957)
Bombers B-52
as Nightclub Bartender (uncredited)
(1957)
The Unholy Wife
as Juror (uncredited)
(1957)
The Joker is Wild
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
(1957)
Chicago Confidential
as Dixon's Valet (uncredited)
(1957)
I Was a Teenage Frankenstein
as Rooming House Boarder (uncredited)
(1957)
Carnival Rock
as Onlooker at Fire (uncredited)
(1957)
The Tattered Dress
as Juror (uncredited)
(1956)
Around the World in Eighty Days
as Extra (uncredited)
(1956)
The Harder They Fall
as Ringsider (uncredited)
(1956)
(1956)
Anything Goes
as Waiter
(1955)
The Seven Year Itch
as Man at Train Station (uncredited)
(1955)
Illegal
as Butler (uncredited)
(1955)
Daddy Long Legs
as Hotel Waiter
(1955)
(1955)
Battle Cry
as Bartender (uncredited)
(1955)
It's Always Fair Weather
as Waiter (uncredited)
(1955)
Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy
as Townsman (uncredited)
(1955)
Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops
as Movie Patron (uncredited)
(1955)
(1954)
Sabrina
as Bartender (uncredited)
(1954)
Dial M for Murder
as Waiter at Stag Dinner (uncredited)
(1954)
The High and the Mighty
as Restaurant Cook
(1954)
A Star Is Born
as Academy Awards Attendee (uncredited)
(1954)
The Far Country
as Townsman (uncredited)
(1954)
Woman's World
as Servant
(1953)
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
as Ship Passenger (uncredited)
(1953)
Trouble Along the Way
as Bartender Joe
(1953)
Fort Ti
as Bartender
(1952)
High Noon
as Church Member (uncredited)
(1952)
Carrie
as Waiter (uncredited)
(1952)
The Bad and the Beautiful
as Waiter at Party (uncredited)
(1952)
Horizons West
as Barfly (uncredited)
(1952)
The Star
as Waiter at Party (uncredited)
(1952)
Something to Live For
as Waiter (uncredited)
(1952)
Hong Kong
as Observer at Scene (uncredited)
(1951)
A Streetcar Named Desire
as Waiter (uncredited)
(1951)
A Place in the Sun
as Servant at Eastman's Party (uncredited)
(1951)
Ace in the Hole
as Customer at Minosa's (uncredited)
(1951)
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
as Fight Spectator (uncredited)
(1951)
Hollywood Story
as Café Waiter (uncredited)
(1951)
(1951)
Superman and the Mole Men
as Townsman (uncredited)
(1951)
He Ran All the Way
as Man Entering Apt. Building (uncredited)
(1951)
On the Riviera
as Waiter at Party (uncredited)
(1951)
(1950)
All About Eve
as Waiter at Margo's Party (uncredited)
(1950)
Father of the Bride
as Waiter (uncredited)
(1950)
The Men
as Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
(1950)
Frenchie
as Townsman (uncredited)
(1950)
The Damned Don't Cry
as Waiter at Party (uncredited)
(1950)
Shakedown
as Waiter (uncredited)
(1950)
Louisa
as Waiter (uncredited)
(1950)
Let's Dance
as Waiter (uncredited)
(1950)
Woman in Hiding
as Conventioneer (uncredited)
(1950)
Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town
as Waiter at Party (uncredited)
(1949)
(1949)
The Doolins of Oklahoma
as Bartender (uncredited)
(1949)
It's a Great Feeling
as Saloon Waiter (uncredited)
(1949)
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff
as Room Service Waiter (uncredited)
(1949)
(1949)
Miss Grant Takes Richmond
as Waiter (uncredited)
(1949)
Once More, My Darling
as Waiter
(1949)
Special Agent
as Barber's Customer (uncredited)
(1949)
Alias the Champ
as Audience Spectator (uncredited)
(1948)
Sorry, Wrong Number
as Waiter at Wedding Reception (uncredited)
(1948)
Jungle Goddess
as Bartender (uncredited)
(1948)
Race Street
as Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
(1948)
You Gotta Stay Happy
as Waiter (Uncredited)
(1947)
It Happened on Fifth Avenue
as Executive (uncredited)
(1947)
I Walk Alone
as Waiter (uncredited)
(1947)
Ivy
as Barrister (uncredited)
(1947)
Daisy Kenyon
as Bartender at Stork Club (uncredited)
(1947)
Body and Soul
as Bartender (uncredited)
(1947)
The Unsuspected
as Servant with Tray (uncredited)
(1947)
(1947)
Road to Rio
as Ship's Waiter
(1947)
The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap
as Card Dealer (uncredited)
(1947)
Undercover Maisie
as Nightclub Waiter (Uncredited)
(1946)
The Big Sleep
as Waiter (uncredited)
(1946)
The Best Years of Our Lives
as Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
(1946)
Dressed to Kill
as Detective at Murder Scene
(1946)
Undercurrent
as Waiter (uncredited)
(1946)
Canyon Passage
as Miner (uncredited)
(1946)
Angel on My Shoulder
as Court Spectator (uncredited)
(1946)
The Time of Their Lives
as Danbury Servant (uncredited)
(1946)
She-Wolf of London
as Constable (uncredited)
(1946)
Two Sisters from Boston
as Recording Lab Assistant (uncredited)
(1946)
Nobody Lives Forever
as Waiter (uncredited)
(1946)
The Hoodlum Saint
as Waiter at Wedding Brunch (uncredited)
(1946)
Do You Love Me
as Waiter at Mindy's (uncredited)
(1945)
The Picture of Dorian Gray
as Footman (uncredited)
(1945)
The Woman in Green
as Pembrook House Waiter (uncredited)
(1945)
Fallen Angel
as Bus Passenger (uncredited)
(1945)
A Song to Remember
as Guest at Salon Concert (uncredited)
(1945)
Kitty
as Coach Footman (uncredited)
(1945)
(1945)
The Naughty Nineties
as Troupe Member (uncredited)
(1945)
The Tiger Woman
as Waiter (uncredited)
(1945)
Hollywood Scout
as Man with Chimpanzee (uncredited)
(1944)
The Climax
as Audience Member (Uncredited)
(1944)
In Society
as Party Waiter (uncredited)
(1944)
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
as Servant Peeking in Keyhole (uncredited)
(1943)
Action in the North Atlantic
as Lieutenant-Commander at Meeting (uncredited)
(1943)
So Proudly We Hail
as Troop Ship Survivor (Uncredited)
(1943)
(1943)
The Spider Woman
as Doorman (uncredited)
(1943)
Government Girl
as Man in Hotel Lobby (uncredited)
(1943)
Swing Shift Maisie
as Courtroom Spectator (Uncredited)
(1943)
The Leopard Man
as Bartender (uncredited)
(1943)
Margin for Error
as Waiter
(1942)
The Falcon Takes Over
as Nightclub Waiter (Uncredited)
(1942)
Brooklyn Orchid
as Waiter at Party
(1942)
(1942)
Lady for a Night
as King's Club Worker (uncredited)
(1942)
Take a Letter, Darling
as Waiter (uncredited)
(1942)
Maisie Gets Her Man
as Detective Taking in Hixby (Uncredited)
(1941)
Citizen Kane
as Secretary (uncredited)
(1941)
Ball of Fire
as Baseball Game Spectator (uncredited)
(1941)
Topper Returns
as Second Butler (uncredited)
(1941)
Niagara Falls
as Waiter (uncredited)
(1941)
Pot o' Gold
as Country Club Waiter (uncredited)
(1941)
It Started with Eve
as Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
(1941)
Keep 'Em Flying
as Waiter at Manila Club (uncredited)
(1941)
The Feminine Touch
as Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
(1941)
(1940)
Rebecca
as Hotel Waiter (uncredited)
(1940)
A Chump at Oxford
as Man in Unemployment Office (uncredited)
(1940)
Hired Wife
as Waiter
(1940)
Edison, the Man
as Waiter
(1940)
Turnabout
as Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
(1940)
One Night in the Tropics
as Joe, Club Roscoe Waiter (uncredited)
(1940)
Captain Caution
as English Sailor Who Pleads for Water
(1940)
City for Conquest
as Waiter (uncredited)
(1940)
Curtain Call
as Waiter Bringing Caviar
(1940)
No Time for Comedy
as Waiter in Bar (uncredited)
(1940)
Buck Benny Rides Again
as Waiter
(1940)
Mexican Spitfire Out West
as Waiter
(1940)
City of Chance
as Waiter
(1940)
Forty Little Mothers
as Waiter
(1940)
The Showdown
as Bald Bartender
(1940)
Love Thy Neighbor
as Nightclub Waiter
(1940)
Hit Parade of 1941
as Waiter
(1940)
The Earl of Chicago
as Turnkey (uncredited)
(1939)
The Man in the Iron Mask
as Servant
(1939)
Zorro's Fighting Legion
as Legionnaire
(1939)
Eternally Yours
as Nightclub Waiter
(1939)
Remember?
as Waiter (uncredited)
(1939)
The Gracie Allen Murder Case
as Nightclub Waiter
(1939)
Girl from Rio
as Condor Club Headwaiter
(1939)
Stronger Than Desire
as Waiter (uncredited)
(1939)
Honeymoon in Bali
as Doorman (uncredited)
(1939)
That's Right – You're Wrong
as Lawn Party Waiter (Uncredited)
(1938)
The Rage of Paris
as Nightclub Bartender (uncredited)
(1938)
In Old Chicago
as Senate Waiter (uncredited)
(1938)
Test Pilot
as Waiter (uncredited)
(1938)
Gold Is Where You Find It
as Butler at Party (uncredited)
(1938)
The Big Broadcast of 1938
as Reporter (uncredited)
(1937)
Wells Fargo
as Headwaiter
(1937)
The Firefly
as Waiter (uncredited)
(1937)
Dance Charlie Dance
as Bored Spectator (uncredited)
(1937)
North of the Rio Grande
as Bald Saloon Waiter
(1936)
San Francisco
as Waiter at Chicken's Ball (uncredited)
(1936)
The Walking Dead
as Juror (uncredited)
(1936)
Sing, Baby, Sing
as Nightclub Waiter
(1936)
Sinner Take All
as Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
(1936)
The Country Doctor
as Waiter in Restaurant (uncredited)
(1936)
Special Investigator
as Nightclub Waiter
(1936)
Champagne Charlie
as Extra as Ship Waiter
(1935)
A Night at the Opera
as Stagehand (uncredited)
(1935)
The Gay Deception
as Waiter (uncredited)
(1935)
Vagabond Lady
as Waiter (uncredited)
(1935)
Diamond Jim
as Waiter
(1935)
Shadow of Doubt
as Waiter
(1935)
The Arizonian
as Waiter in Opera House
(1935)
Go Into Your Dance
as Casino de Paree Waiter
(1935)
His Family Tree
as Man at Mayoral Debate
(1935)
The Old Homestead
as Waiter (uncredited)
(1935)
To Beat the Band
as Waiter
(1935)
The Misses Stooge
as The Butler (uncredited)
(1934)
The Thin Man
as Bartender (uncredited)
(1934)
Bachelor Bait
as Waiter #2 (uncredited)
(1934)
Long Lost Father
as Waiter Getting Carl to Telephone
(1934)
Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back
as Banquet Servant
(1934)
Hollywood Mystery
as Tony's Butler
(1933)
Midnight Mary
as Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
(1933)
Only Yesterday
as Nightclub Waiter (Uncredited)
(1933)
Ex-Lady
as Butler (uncredited)
(1933)
Hallelujah, I'm a Bum
as Waiter (uncredited)
(1933)
Big Time Or Bust
as Hammond's Butler (uncredited)
(1932)
Scarface
as Waiter (uncredited)
(1932)
Red-Headed Woman
as Waiter at Gaerste Party (uncredited)
(1932)
Pack Up Your Troubles
as Butler (uncredited)
(1932)
Merrily We Go to Hell
as Waiter (uncredited)
(1932)
Emma
as Man (uncredited)
(1932)
Movie Crazy
as Waiter (Uncredited)
(1932)
The Wet Parade
as Saloon Waiter (uncredited)
(1932)
Faithless
as Croupier
(1932)
The Half-Naked Truth
as Hotel Waiter (uncredited)
(1931)
Monkey Business
as Waiter
(1931)
Smart Money
as Nick's Chauffeur Bill (uncredited)
(1931)
Daybreak
as Bartender
(1931)
Five and Ten
as Duncan (uncredited)
(1931)
Ladies' Man
as Elevator starter
(1931)
The Guilty Generation
as Victor - Mike's Butler
(1931)
The Road to Reno
as Waiter
(1931)
Men Call It Love
as Brooks' Butler (uncredited)
(1931)
The Phantom of Paris
as Chéri-Bibi's Valet (uncredited)
(1931)
Forgotten Women
as Sleek's Butler
(1930)
Reaching for the Moon
as Servant Telling Larry London is Calling (uncredited)
(1930)
Let Us Be Gay
as Struthers - 2nd Butler (as William O'Brien)
(1930)
Anna Christie
as Waiter at Coney Island (uncredited)
(1930)
Sin Takes a Holiday
as Waiter at Royal Club (uncredited)
(1930)
New Moon
as Waiter at Ball
(1930)
Street of Chance
as Waiter (uncredited)
(1930)
Strictly Unconventional
as Footman
(1930)
Playboy of Paris
as Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
(1930)
Anybody's Woman
as Butler
(1930)
Children of Pleasure
as Party Butler #2 (uncredited)
(1929)
The Trespasser
as Butler (uncredited)
(1928)
The Patsy
as Waiter (uncredited)
(1928)
The Racket
as Detective Frisking Nick
(1928)
The Mysterious Lady
as Cafe Waiter Serving Wine (uncredited)
(1928)
While the City Sleeps
as Apartment Tenant
(1928)
A Woman of Affairs
as Man Peering Into Room (uncredited)
(1928)
The Singing Fool
as Waiter at Blackie Joe's (uncredited)
(1928)
Captain Swagger
as Waiter
(1925)
(1921)
The Blot
as College Student (uncredited)
(1919)
The Delicious Little Devil
as Waiter (uncredited)