Person

William H. O'Brien

Acting · 1891–1981 · Peak Hill, New South Wales, Australia

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.

Known for

Filmography

1971The Todd KillingsMr. Miller (uncredited)
1971Bedknobs and BroomsticksPortobello Road Passerby (uncredited)
1971Support Your Local GunfighterOld Chess Player (uncredited)
1970Rio LoboMan in Army Post Saloon (uncredited)
1970AirportWaiter at Men's Club
1969TopazButler (uncredited)
1969The ComicFuneral Guest (uncredited)
1969The Trouble with GirlsHotel Lobby Extra (uncredited)
1967Valley of the DollsBartender (uncredited)
1967The GraduateHotel Guest (uncredited)
1966One of Our Spies Is MissingThe Butler (archive footage) (uncredited)
1966Not With My Wife, You Don't!Waiter at Officer's Ball (uncredited)
1966Munster, Go Home!Man at Customs (uncredited)
1966Gunpoint
1965Get SmartScientist (uncredited)
1965LaredoTownsman (uncredited)
1964The Man from U.N.C.L.E.Grandpa
1964BewitchedWaiter (uncredited)
1963The Wheeler DealersWaiter (uncredited)
1963Critic's ChoiceAudience Member (uncredited)
1962To Kill a MockingbirdCourtroom Spectator (uncredited)
1962GypsyAudience Member (uncredited)
1962Pressure PointBund Meeting Spectator
1961The Children's HourFuneral Assistant (uncredited)
1961Judgment at NurembergGerman Prisoner in Cafeteria (uncredited)
1961Dr. KildarePatient (uncredited)
1961King of the Roaring 20's – The Story of Arnold RothsteinWaiter (uncredited)
1960OutlawsWaiter (uncredited)
1960Ocean's ElevenWaiter at Burlesque Club (uncredited)
1960Elmer GantryTrain Conductor
1960Who Was That Lady?Passenger Exiting Elevator (uncredited)
1960Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a CircusCircus Spectator
1959The Story on Page OneCourtroom Reporter (uncredited)
1959Pillow TalkNightclub Waiter (uncredited)
1959The Twilight ZoneAudience Member (uncredited)
1959BonanzaDelegate (uncredited)
1959Cry Tough
1959Some Like It HotHotel Guest (uncredited)
1959RawhideBartender (uncredited)
1958The Last HurrahMan (uncredited)
1958Murder by ContractHotel Take-Out Delivery Man (uncredited)
1958Home Before DarkWaiter at Christmas Party
1958Money, Women and GunsHotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
1958Wanted: Dead or AliveWaiter (uncredited)
1957Witness for the ProsecutionBarrister (uncredited)
1957The Pied Piper of HamelinTownsman (uncredited)
1957I Was a Teenage FrankensteinRooming House Boarder (uncredited)
1957Bombers B-52Nightclub Bartender (uncredited)
1957Zero Hour!Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
1957The Helen Morgan StorySurprise Party Guest (uncredited)
1957The Joker is WildNightclub Patron (uncredited)
1957Perry MasonBartender (uncredited)
1957Have Gun, Will TravelCrommer Party Guest (uncredited)
1957Carnival RockOnlooker at Fire (uncredited)
1957Chicago ConfidentialDixon's Valet (uncredited)
1957Sweet Smell of SuccessWaiter at 21 (uncredited)
1957The Unholy WifeJuror (uncredited)
1957Designing WomanParty Guest (uncredited)
1957The Tattered DressJuror (uncredited)
1956Around the World in 80 DaysExtra (uncredited)
1956The Harder They FallRingsider (uncredited)
1956Anything GoesWaiter (uncredited)
1956There's Always Tomorrow
1955The Square Jungle
1955Sincerely YoursNightclub Waiter (uncredited)
1955IllegalButler (uncredited)
1955Alfred Hitchcock PresentsJuror (uncredited)
1955CheyenneRiverboat Bartender (uncredited)
1955The Life and Legend of Wyatt EarpTownsman (uncredited)
1955It's Always Fair WeatherWaiter (uncredited)
1955The Seven Year ItchMan at Train Station (uncredited)
1955Daddy Long LegsHotel Waiter (uncredited)
1955Abbott and Costello Meet the MummyTownsman (uncredited)
1955New York Confidential
1955Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone KopsMovie Patron (uncredited)
1955Battle CryBartender (uncredited)
1954DésiréeServant (uncredited)
1954A Star Is BornAcademy Awards Attendee (uncredited)
1954Woman's WorldServant
1954The Bounty HunterSaloon Waiter (uncredited)
1954SabrinaBartender (uncredited)
1954The High and the MightyRestaurant Cook
1954Dial M for MurderWaiter at Stag Dinner (uncredited)
1954The Far CountryTownsman (uncredited)
1953Gentlemen Prefer BlondesShip Passenger (uncredited)
1953Julius CaesarSenator (uncredited)
1953Fort TiBartender
1953Trouble Along the WayBartender Joe
1952The Bad and the BeautifulWaiter at Party (uncredited)
1952The StarWaiter at Party (uncredited)
1952Horizons WestBarfly (uncredited)
1952CarrieWaiter (uncredited)
1952High NoonChurch Member (uncredited)
1952Hong KongObserver at Scene (uncredited)
1952Something to Live ForWaiter (uncredited)
1951Superman and the Mole MenTownsman (uncredited)
1951The Strange Door
1951Bannerline
1951Iron ManWaiter (uncredited)
1951A Streetcar Named DesireWaiter (uncredited)
1951Ace in the HoleCustomer at Minosa's (uncredited)
1951He Ran All the WayMan Entering Apt. Building (uncredited)
1951A Place in the SunServant at Eastman's Party (uncredited)
1951Hollywood StoryCafé Waiter (uncredited)
1951On the RivieraWaiter at Party (uncredited)
1951Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible ManFight Spectator (uncredited)
1950FrenchieTownsman (uncredited)
1950Let's DanceWaiter (uncredited)
1950All About EveWaiter at Margo's Party (uncredited)
1950ShakedownWaiter (uncredited)
1950The MenNightclub Waiter (uncredited)
1950LouisaWaiter (uncredited)
1950Father of the BrideWaiter (uncredited)
1950The Damned Don't CryWaiter at Party (uncredited)
1950Ma and Pa Kettle Go to TownWaiter at Party (uncredited)
1950Woman in HidingConventioneer (uncredited)
1949Miss Grant Takes RichmondWaiter (uncredited)
1949Alias the ChampAudience Spectator (uncredited)
1949Once More, My DarlingWaiter
1949It's a Great FeelingSaloon Waiter (uncredited)
1949Special AgentBarber's Customer (uncredited)
1949The Doolins of OklahomaBartender (uncredited)
1949Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris KarloffRoom Service Waiter (uncredited)
1949Johnny Allegro
1949Flamingo Road
1948You Gotta Stay HappyWaiter (Uncredited)
1948Sorry, Wrong NumberWaiter at Wedding Reception (uncredited)
1948Race StreetRacetrack Spectator (uncredited)
1948Jungle GoddessBartender (uncredited)
1947I Walk AloneWaiter (uncredited)
1947Daisy KenyonBartender at Stork Club (uncredited)
1947Road to RioShip's Waiter (uncredited)
1947Body and SoulBartender (uncredited)
1947The UnsuspectedServant with Tray (uncredited)
1947The Wistful Widow of Wagon GapCard Dealer (uncredited)
1947IvyBarrister (uncredited)
1947The Private Affairs of Bel Ami
1947It Happened on Fifth AvenueExecutive (uncredited)
1947Undercover MaisieNightclub Waiter (uncredited)
1946The Best Years of Our LivesNightclub Waiter (uncredited)
1946UndercurrentWaiter (uncredited)
1946Nobody Lives ForeverWaiter (uncredited)
1946Angel on My ShoulderCourt Spectator (uncredited)
1946The Big SleepWaiter (uncredited)
1946The Time of Their LivesDanbury Servant (uncredited)
1946Canyon PassageMiner (uncredited)
1946Two Sisters from BostonRecording Lab Assistant (uncredited)
1946Dressed to KillDetective at Murder Scene
1946She-Wolf of LondonConstable (uncredited)
1946Do You Love MeWaiter at Mindy's (uncredited)
1946The Hoodlum SaintWaiter at Wedding Brunch (uncredited)
1945The Tiger WomanWaiter (uncredited)
1945Fallen AngelBus Passenger (uncredited)
1945KittyCoach Footman (uncredited)
1945Lady on a Train
1945The Naughty NinetiesTroupe Member (uncredited)
1945The Woman in GreenPembrook House Waiter (uncredited)
1945Hollywood ScoutMan with Chimpanzee (uncredited)
1945The Picture of Dorian GrayFootman (uncredited)
1945A Song to RememberGuest at Salon Concert (uncredited)
1944The Thin Man Goes HomeTrain Passenger (uncredited)
1944The ClimaxAudience Member (Uncredited)
1944In SocietyParty Waiter (uncredited)
1944Christmas HolidayWaiter (uncredited)
1944The Bridge of San Luis ReyServant Peeking in Keyhole (uncredited)
1943The Spider WomanDoorman (uncredited)
1943Government GirlMan in Hotel Lobby (uncredited)
1943Swing Shift MaisieCourtroom Spectator (Uncredited)
1943So Proudly We HailTroop Ship Survivor (Uncredited)
1943Action in the North AtlanticLieutenant-Commander at Meeting (uncredited)
1943The Leopard ManBartender (uncredited)
1943No Time for LoveNightclub Waiter (uncredited)
1943Margin for ErrorWaiter
1942Tomorrow We Live
1942Maisie Gets Her ManDetective Taking in Hixby (Uncredited)
1942The Falcon Takes OverNightclub Waiter (Uncredited)
1942Take a Letter, DarlingWaiter (uncredited)
1942Brooklyn OrchidWaiter at Party
1942Lady for a NightKing's Club Worker (uncredited)
1941Ball of FireBaseball Game Spectator (uncredited)
1941Keep 'Em FlyingWaiter at Manila Club (uncredited)
1941Niagara FallsWaiter (uncredited)
1941The Blonde from Singapore
1941The Feminine TouchNightclub Waiter (uncredited)
1941It Started with EveNightclub Waiter (uncredited)
1941Million Dollar Baby
1941Citizen KaneSecretary (uncredited)
1941Pot o' GoldCountry Club Waiter (uncredited)
1941Topper ReturnsSecond Butler (uncredited)
1940Love Thy NeighborNightclub Waiter
1940One Night in the TropicsJoe, Club Roscoe Waiter (uncredited)
1940Mexican Spitfire Out WestWaiter
1940Hit Parade of 1941Waiter
1940City for ConquestWaiter (uncredited)
1940No Time for ComedyWaiter in Bar (uncredited)
1940Hired WifeWaiter
1940Captain CautionEnglish Sailor Who Pleads for Water
1940Buck Benny Rides AgainWaiter
1940TurnaboutNightclub Waiter (uncredited)
1940Edison, the ManWaiter
1940Forty Little MothersWaiter
1940Curtain CallWaiter Bringing Caviar
1940RebeccaHotel Waiter (uncredited)
1940The ShowdownBald Bartender
1940A Chump at OxfordMan in Unemployment Office (uncredited)
1940City of ChanceWaiter
1940The Earl of ChicagoTurnkey (uncredited)
1939Remember?Waiter (uncredited)
1939Zorro's Fighting LegionLegionnaire
1939That's Right – You're WrongLawn Party Waiter (Uncredited)
1939Eternally YoursNightclub Waiter (uncredited)
1939Honeymoon in BaliDoorman (uncredited)
1939Girl from RioCondor Club Headwaiter
1939The Man in the Iron MaskServant
1939Stronger Than DesireWaiter (uncredited)
1939The Gracie Allen Murder CaseNightclub Waiter
1938The Rage of ParisNightclub Bartender (uncredited)
1938Test PilotWaiter (uncredited)
1938In Old ChicagoSenate Waiter (uncredited)
1938Gold Is Where You Find ItButler at Party (uncredited)
1938The Big Broadcast of 1938Reporter (uncredited)
1937Wells FargoHeadwaiter
1937The FireflyWaiter (uncredited)
1937Dance Charlie DanceBored Spectator (uncredited)
1937North of the Rio GrandeBald Saloon Waiter
1937Larceny on the AirNightclub Waiter (uncredited)
1936Sinner Take AllNightclub Waiter (uncredited)
1936Sing, Baby, SingNightclub Waiter
1936San FranciscoWaiter at Chicken's Ball (uncredited)
1936Special InvestigatorNightclub Waiter
1936Champagne CharlieExtra as Ship Waiter
1936The Country DoctorWaiter in Restaurant (uncredited)
1936The Walking DeadJuror (uncredited)
1935To Beat the BandWaiter
1935A Night at the OperaStagehand (uncredited)
1935The Old HomesteadWaiter (uncredited)
1935His Family TreeMan at Mayoral Debate
1935The Gay DeceptionWaiter (uncredited)
1935Diamond JimWaiter
1935The ArizonianWaiter in Opera House
1935Vagabond LadyWaiter (uncredited)
1935The Misses StoogeThe Butler (uncredited)
1935Go Into Your DanceCasino de Paree Waiter
1935Shadow of DoubtWaiter
1934Bulldog Drummond Strikes BackBanquet Servant
1934Bachelor BaitWaiter #2 (uncredited)
1934Hollywood MysteryTony's Butler
1934The Thin ManBartender (uncredited)
1934Long Lost FatherWaiter Getting Carl to Telephone
1933Big Time Or BustHammond's Butler (uncredited)
1933Only YesterdayNightclub Waiter (Uncredited)
1933Midnight MaryNightclub Waiter (uncredited)
1933Ex-LadyButler (uncredited)
1933Hallelujah, I'm a BumWaiter (uncredited)
1932The Half-Naked TruthHotel Waiter (uncredited)
1932FaithlessCroupier
1932Movie CrazyWaiter (Uncredited)
1932Pack Up Your TroublesButler (uncredited)
1932Red-Headed WomanWaiter at Gaerste Party (uncredited)
1932Merrily We Go to HellWaiter (uncredited)
1932ScarfaceWaiter (uncredited)
1932The Wet ParadeSaloon Waiter (uncredited)
1932EmmaMan (uncredited)
1931West of BroadwayWaiter (uncredited)
1931Forgotten WomenSleek's Butler
1931The Guilty GenerationVictor - Mike's Butler
1931The Road to RenoWaiter
1931Monkey BusinessWaiter
1931The Phantom of ParisChéri-Bibi's Valet (uncredited)
1931Five and TenDuncan (uncredited)
1931Smart MoneyNick's Chauffeur Bill (uncredited)
1931The Sky RaidersHenchman Conte
1931DaybreakBartender
1931Ladies' ManElevator starter
1931Men Call It LoveBrooks' Butler (uncredited)
1931DirigibleSailor (uncredited)
1931Little CaesarWaiter (uncredited)
1930Reaching for the MoonServant Telling Larry London is Calling (uncredited)
1930New MoonWaiter at Ball
1930Sin Takes a HolidayWaiter at Royal Club (uncredited)
1930Playboy of ParisNightclub Waiter (uncredited)
1930Anybody's WomanButler
1930Let Us Be GayStruthers - 2nd Butler (as William O'Brien)
1930Strictly UnconventionalFootman
1930Children of PleasureParty Butler #2 (uncredited)
1930Anna ChristieWaiter at Coney Island (uncredited)
1930Street of ChanceWaiter (uncredited)
1929The TrespasserButler (uncredited)
1928A Woman of AffairsMan Peering Into Room (uncredited)
1928SubmarineNightclub Waiter (uncredited)
1928The RacketDetective Frisking Nick
1928Captain SwaggerWaiter
1928The Singing FoolWaiter at Blackie Joe's (uncredited)
1928The Mysterious LadyCafe Waiter Serving Wine (uncredited)
1928The PatsyWaiter (uncredited)
1928While the City SleepsApartment Tenant
1925The Mad Whirl
1921The BlotCollege Student (uncredited)
1919The Delicious Little DevilWaiter (uncredited)

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