William H. O'Brien
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 19, 1891
- Died
- April 18, 1981
- Birthplace
- Peak Hill, New South Wales, Australia
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.
Filmography
The Todd Killings 1971
as Mr. Miller (uncredited)
Bedknobs and Broomsticks 1971
as Portobello Road Passerby (uncredited)
Support Your Local Gunfighter 1971
as Old Chess Player (uncredited)
Rio Lobo 1970
as Man in Army Post Saloon (uncredited)
Airport 1970
as Waiter at Men's Club
Topaz 1969
as Butler (uncredited)
The Comic 1969
as Funeral Guest (uncredited)
The Trouble with Girls 1969
as Hotel Lobby Extra (uncredited)
Valley of the Dolls 1967
as Bartender (uncredited)
The Graduate 1967
as Hotel Guest (uncredited)
One of Our Spies Is Missing 1966
as The Butler (archive footage) (uncredited)
Not With My Wife, You Don't! 1966
as Waiter at Officer's Ball (uncredited)
Munster, Go Home! 1966
as Man at Customs (uncredited)
Gunpoint 1966
Actor
The Wheeler Dealers 1963
as Waiter (uncredited)
Critic's Choice 1963
as Audience Member (uncredited)
To Kill a Mockingbird 1962
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Gypsy 1962
as Audience Member (uncredited)
Pressure Point 1962
as Bund Meeting Spectator
The Children's Hour 1961
as Funeral Assistant (uncredited)
Judgment at Nuremberg 1961
as German Prisoner in Cafeteria (uncredited)
King of the Roaring 20's – The Story of Arnold Rothstein 1961
as Waiter (uncredited)
Ocean's Eleven 1960
as Waiter at Burlesque Club (uncredited)
Elmer Gantry 1960
as Train Conductor
Who Was That Lady? 1960
as Passenger Exiting Elevator (uncredited)
Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus 1960
as Circus Spectator
The Story on Page One 1959
as Courtroom Reporter (uncredited)
Pillow Talk 1959
as Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
Cry Tough 1959
Actor
Some Like It Hot 1959
as Hotel Guest (uncredited)
The Last Hurrah 1958
as Man (uncredited)
Murder by Contract 1958
as Hotel Take-Out Delivery Man (uncredited)
Home Before Dark 1958
as Waiter at Christmas Party
Money, Women and Guns 1958
as Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Witness for the Prosecution 1957
as Barrister (uncredited)
The Pied Piper of Hamelin 1957
as Townsman (uncredited)
I Was a Teenage Frankenstein 1957
as Rooming House Boarder (uncredited)
Bombers B-52 1957
as Nightclub Bartender (uncredited)
Zero Hour! 1957
as Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
The Helen Morgan Story 1957
as Surprise Party Guest (uncredited)
The Joker is Wild 1957
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Carnival Rock 1957
as Onlooker at Fire (uncredited)
Chicago Confidential 1957
as Dixon's Valet (uncredited)
Sweet Smell of Success 1957
as Waiter at 21 (uncredited)
The Unholy Wife 1957
as Juror (uncredited)
Designing Woman 1957
as Party Guest (uncredited)
The Tattered Dress 1957
as Juror (uncredited)
Around the World in 80 Days 1956
as Extra (uncredited)
The Harder They Fall 1956
as Ringsider (uncredited)
Anything Goes 1956
as Waiter (uncredited)
There's Always Tomorrow 1956
Actor
The Square Jungle 1955
Actor
Sincerely Yours 1955
as Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
Illegal 1955
as Butler (uncredited)
It's Always Fair Weather 1955
as Waiter (uncredited)
The Seven Year Itch 1955
as Man at Train Station (uncredited)
Daddy Long Legs 1955
as Hotel Waiter (uncredited)
Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy 1955
as Townsman (uncredited)
New York Confidential 1955
Actor
Battle Cry 1955
as Bartender (uncredited)
Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops 1955
as Movie Patron (uncredited)
Désirée 1954
as Servant (uncredited)
A Star Is Born 1954
as Academy Awards Attendee (uncredited)
Woman's World 1954
as Servant
The Bounty Hunter 1954
as Saloon Waiter (uncredited)
Sabrina 1954
as Bartender (uncredited)
The High and the Mighty 1954
as Restaurant Cook
Dial M for Murder 1954
as Waiter at Stag Dinner (uncredited)
The Far Country 1954
as Townsman (uncredited)
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes 1953
as Ship Passenger (uncredited)
Julius Caesar 1953
as Senator (uncredited)
Fort Ti 1953
as Bartender
Trouble Along the Way 1953
as Bartender Joe
The Bad and the Beautiful 1952
as Waiter at Party (uncredited)
The Star 1952
as Waiter at Party (uncredited)
Horizons West 1952
as Barfly (uncredited)
Carrie 1952
as Waiter (uncredited)
High Noon 1952
as Church Member (uncredited)
Hong Kong 1952
as Observer at Scene (uncredited)
Something to Live For 1952
as Waiter (uncredited)
Superman and the Mole Men 1951
as Townsman (uncredited)
The Strange Door 1951
Actor
Bannerline 1951
Actor
Iron Man 1951
as Waiter (uncredited)
A Streetcar Named Desire 1951
as Waiter (uncredited)
Ace in the Hole 1951
as Customer at Minosa's (uncredited)
He Ran All the Way 1951
as Man Entering Apt. Building (uncredited)
A Place in the Sun 1951
as Servant at Eastman's Party (uncredited)
Hollywood Story 1951
as Café Waiter (uncredited)
On the Riviera 1951
as Waiter at Party (uncredited)
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man 1951
as Fight Spectator (uncredited)
M 1951
as Policeman (uncredited)
Frenchie 1950
as Townsman (uncredited)
Let's Dance 1950
as Waiter (uncredited)
All About Eve 1950
as Waiter at Margo's Party (uncredited)
Shakedown 1950
as Waiter (uncredited)
The Men 1950
as Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
Louisa 1950
as Waiter (uncredited)
Father of the Bride 1950
as Waiter (uncredited)
The Damned Don't Cry 1950
as Waiter at Party (uncredited)
Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town 1950
as Waiter at Party (uncredited)
Woman in Hiding 1950
as Conventioneer (uncredited)
Miss Grant Takes Richmond 1949
as Waiter (uncredited)
Alias the Champ 1949
as Audience Spectator (uncredited)
Once More, My Darling 1949
as Waiter
It's a Great Feeling 1949
as Saloon Waiter (uncredited)
Special Agent 1949
as Barber's Customer (uncredited)
The Doolins of Oklahoma 1949
as Bartender (uncredited)
Johnny Allegro 1949
Actor
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff 1949
as Room Service Waiter (uncredited)
Flamingo Road 1949
Actor
You Gotta Stay Happy 1948
as Waiter (Uncredited)
Sorry, Wrong Number 1948
as Waiter at Wedding Reception (uncredited)
Race Street 1948
as Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
Jungle Goddess 1948
as Bartender (uncredited)
I Walk Alone 1947
as Waiter (uncredited)
Road to Rio 1947
as Ship's Waiter (uncredited)
Daisy Kenyon 1947
as Bartender at Stork Club (uncredited)
Body and Soul 1947
as Bartender (uncredited)
The Unsuspected 1947
as Servant with Tray (uncredited)
The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap 1947
as Card Dealer (uncredited)
Ivy 1947
as Barrister (uncredited)
The Private Affairs of Bel Ami 1947
Actor
It Happened on Fifth Avenue 1947
as Executive (uncredited)
Undercover Maisie 1947
as Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
The Best Years of Our Lives 1946
as Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
Undercurrent 1946
as Waiter (uncredited)
Nobody Lives Forever 1946
as Waiter (uncredited)
The Verdict 1946
as Constable (uncredited)
Angel on My Shoulder 1946
as Court Spectator (uncredited)
The Big Sleep 1946
as Waiter (uncredited)
The Time of Their Lives 1946
as Danbury Servant (uncredited)
Canyon Passage 1946
as Miner (uncredited)
Two Sisters from Boston 1946
as Recording Lab Assistant (uncredited)
Dressed to Kill 1946
as Detective at Murder Scene
Do You Love Me 1946
as Waiter at Mindy's (uncredited)
She-Wolf of London 1946
as Constable (uncredited)
The Hoodlum Saint 1946
as Waiter at Wedding Brunch (uncredited)
The Tiger Woman 1945
as Waiter (uncredited)
Fallen Angel 1945
as Bus Passenger (uncredited)
Kitty 1945
as Coach Footman (uncredited)
Lady on a Train 1945
Actor
The Naughty Nineties 1945
as Troupe Member (uncredited)
The Woman in Green 1945
as Pembrook House Waiter (uncredited)
Hollywood Scout 1945
as Man with Chimpanzee (uncredited)
The Picture of Dorian Gray 1945
as Footman (uncredited)
A Song to Remember 1945
as Guest at Salon Concert (uncredited)
The Thin Man Goes Home 1944
as Train Passenger (uncredited)
Destiny 1944
as Waiter (uncredited)
The Climax 1944
as Audience Member (Uncredited)
In Society 1944
as Party Waiter (uncredited)
Christmas Holiday 1944
as Waiter (uncredited)
The Bridge of San Luis Rey 1944
as Servant Peeking in Keyhole (uncredited)
The Spider Woman 1943
as Doorman (uncredited)
Government Girl 1943
as Man in Hotel Lobby (uncredited)
Swing Shift Maisie 1943
as Courtroom Spectator (Uncredited)
So Proudly We Hail 1943
as Troop Ship Survivor (Uncredited)
Action in the North Atlantic 1943
as Lieutenant-Commander at Meeting (uncredited)
The Leopard Man 1943
as Bartender (uncredited)
No Time for Love 1943
as Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
Margin for Error 1943
as Waiter
Tomorrow We Live 1942
Actor
Maisie Gets Her Man 1942
as Detective Taking in Hixby (Uncredited)
The Falcon Takes Over 1942
as Nightclub Waiter (Uncredited)
Take a Letter, Darling 1942
as Waiter (uncredited)
Brooklyn Orchid 1942
as Waiter at Party
Lady for a Night 1942
as King's Club Worker (uncredited)
Ball of Fire 1941
as Baseball Game Spectator (uncredited)
Keep 'Em Flying 1941
as Waiter at Manila Club (uncredited)
Niagara Falls 1941
as Waiter (uncredited)
The Blonde from Singapore 1941
Actor
The Feminine Touch 1941
as Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
It Started with Eve 1941
as Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
Million Dollar Baby 1941
Actor
Citizen Kane 1941
as Secretary (uncredited)
Pot o' Gold 1941
as Country Club Waiter (uncredited)
Topper Returns 1941
as Second Butler (uncredited)
Love Thy Neighbor 1940
as Nightclub Waiter
One Night in the Tropics 1940
as Joe, Club Roscoe Waiter (uncredited)
Mexican Spitfire Out West 1940
as Waiter
Hit Parade of 1941 1940
as Waiter
City for Conquest 1940
as Waiter (uncredited)
No Time for Comedy 1940
as Waiter in Bar (uncredited)
Hired Wife 1940
as Waiter
Captain Caution 1940
as English Sailor Who Pleads for Water
Buck Benny Rides Again 1940
as Waiter
Turnabout 1940
as Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
Edison, the Man 1940
as Waiter
Forty Little Mothers 1940
as Waiter
Curtain Call 1940
as Waiter Bringing Caviar
Rebecca 1940
as Hotel Waiter (uncredited)
The Showdown 1940
as Bald Bartender
A Chump at Oxford 1940
as Man in Unemployment Office (uncredited)
City of Chance 1940
as Waiter
The Earl of Chicago 1940
as Turnkey (uncredited)
Remember? 1939
as Waiter (uncredited)
Zorro's Fighting Legion 1939
as Legionnaire
That's Right – You're Wrong 1939
as Lawn Party Waiter (Uncredited)
Eternally Yours 1939
as Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
Honeymoon in Bali 1939
as Doorman (uncredited)
Girl from Rio 1939
as Condor Club Headwaiter
The Man in the Iron Mask 1939
as Servant
Stronger Than Desire 1939
as Waiter (uncredited)
The Gracie Allen Murder Case 1939
as Nightclub Waiter
The Rage of Paris 1938
as Nightclub Bartender (uncredited)
Test Pilot 1938
as Waiter (uncredited)
In Old Chicago 1938
as Senate Waiter (uncredited)
Gold Is Where You Find It 1938
as Butler at Party (uncredited)
The Big Broadcast of 1938 1938
as Reporter (uncredited)
Wells Fargo 1937
as Headwaiter
The Firefly 1937
as Waiter (uncredited)
Dance Charlie Dance 1937
as Bored Spectator (uncredited)
North of the Rio Grande 1937
as Bald Saloon Waiter
Larceny on the Air 1937
as Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
Sinner Take All 1936
as Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
Sing, Baby, Sing 1936
as Nightclub Waiter
San Francisco 1936
as Waiter at Chicken's Ball (uncredited)
Special Investigator 1936
as Nightclub Waiter
Champagne Charlie 1936
as Extra as Ship Waiter
The Country Doctor 1936
as Waiter in Restaurant (uncredited)
The Walking Dead 1936
as Juror (uncredited)
To Beat the Band 1935
as Waiter
A Night at the Opera 1935
as Stagehand (uncredited)
The Old Homestead 1935
as Waiter (uncredited)
His Family Tree 1935
as Man at Mayoral Debate
The Gay Deception 1935
as Waiter (uncredited)
Diamond Jim 1935
as Waiter
The Arizonian 1935
as Waiter in Opera House
Vagabond Lady 1935
as Waiter (uncredited)
Go Into Your Dance 1935
as Casino de Paree Waiter
The Misses Stooge 1935
as The Butler (uncredited)
Shadow of Doubt 1935
as Waiter
Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back 1934
as Banquet Servant
Bachelor Bait 1934
as Waiter #2 (uncredited)
Hollywood Mystery 1934
as Tony's Butler
The Thin Man 1934
as Bartender (uncredited)
Long Lost Father 1934
as Waiter Getting Carl to Telephone
Big Time Or Bust 1933
as Hammond's Butler (uncredited)
Only Yesterday 1933
as Nightclub Waiter (Uncredited)
Midnight Mary 1933
as Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
Ex-Lady 1933
as Butler (uncredited)
Hallelujah, I'm a Bum 1933
as Waiter (uncredited)
The Half-Naked Truth 1932
as Hotel Waiter (uncredited)
Faithless 1932
as Croupier
Movie Crazy 1932
as Waiter (Uncredited)
Pack Up Your Troubles 1932
as Butler (uncredited)
Red-Headed Woman 1932
as Waiter at Gaerste Party (uncredited)
Merrily We Go to Hell 1932
as Waiter (uncredited)
Scarface 1932
as Waiter (uncredited)
The Wet Parade 1932
as Saloon Waiter (uncredited)
Emma 1932
as Man (uncredited)
West of Broadway 1931
as Waiter (uncredited)
Forgotten Women 1931
as Sleek's Butler
The Guilty Generation 1931
as Victor - Mike's Butler
The Road to Reno 1931
as Waiter
Monkey Business 1931
as Waiter
The Phantom of Paris 1931
as Chéri-Bibi's Valet (uncredited)
Five and Ten 1931
as Duncan (uncredited)
Smart Money 1931
as Nick's Chauffeur Bill (uncredited)
The Sky Raiders 1931
as Henchman Conte
Daybreak 1931
as Bartender
Ladies' Man 1931
as Elevator starter
Men Call It Love 1931
as Brooks' Butler (uncredited)
Dirigible 1931
as Sailor (uncredited)
Little Caesar 1931
as Waiter (uncredited)
Reaching for the Moon 1930
as Servant Telling Larry London is Calling (uncredited)
New Moon 1930
as Waiter at Ball
Sin Takes a Holiday 1930
as Waiter at Royal Club (uncredited)
Playboy of Paris 1930
as Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
Anybody's Woman 1930
as Butler
Let Us Be Gay 1930
as Struthers - 2nd Butler (as William O'Brien)
Strictly Unconventional 1930
as Footman
Children of Pleasure 1930
as Party Butler #2 (uncredited)
Anna Christie 1930
as Waiter at Coney Island (uncredited)
Street of Chance 1930
as Waiter (uncredited)
The Trespasser 1929
as Butler (uncredited)
A Woman of Affairs 1928
as Man Peering Into Room (uncredited)
Submarine 1928
as Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
The Racket 1928
as Detective Frisking Nick
Captain Swagger 1928
as Waiter
The Singing Fool 1928
as Waiter at Blackie Joe's (uncredited)
The Mysterious Lady 1928
as Cafe Waiter Serving Wine (uncredited)
The Patsy 1928
as Waiter (uncredited)
While the City Sleeps 1928
as Apartment Tenant
The Mad Whirl 1925
Actor
The Blot 1921
as College Student (uncredited)
The Delicious Little Devil 1919
as Waiter (uncredited)
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