Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
July 19, 1891
Place of Birth:
Peak Hill, New South Wales, Australia
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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.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Support Your Local Gunfighter | Old Chess Player (uncredited) |
| 1971 | Bedknobs and Broomsticks | Portobello Road Passerby (uncredited) |
| 1971 | The Todd Killings | Mr. Miller (uncredited) |
| 1970 | Rio Lobo | Man in Army Post Saloon (uncredited) |
| 1970 | Airport | Waiter at Men's Club |
| 1969 | Topaz | Butler (uncredited) |
| 1969 | The Trouble with Girls | Hotel Lobby Extra (uncredited) |
| 1969 | The Comic | Funeral Guest (uncredited) |
| 1967 | The Graduate | Hotel Guest (uncredited) |
| 1967 | Valley of the Dolls | Bartender (uncredited) |
| 1966 | Gunpoint | |
| 1966 | Not With My Wife, You Don't! | Waiter at Officer's Ball (uncredited) |
| 1966 | Munster, Go Home! | Man at Customs (uncredited) |
| 1963 | The Wheeler Dealers | Waiter (uncredited) |
| 1962 | Gypsy | Audience Member (uncredited) |
| 1962 | To Kill a Mockingbird | Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) |
| 1962 | Pressure Point | Bund Meeting Spectator |
| 1961 | Judgment at Nuremberg | German Prisoner in Cafeteria (uncredited) |
| 1961 | King of the Roaring 20's – The Story of Arnold Rothstein | Waiter (uncredited) |
| 1961 | The Children's Hour | Funeral Assistant (uncredited) |
| 1960 | Who Was That Lady? | Passenger Exiting Elevator (uncredited) |
| 1960 | Ocean's Eleven | Waiter at Burlesque Club (uncredited) |
| 1960 | Elmer Gantry | Train Conductor |
| 1960 | Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus | Circus Spectator |
| 1959 | Cry Tough | |
| 1959 | The Story on Page One | Courtroom Reporter (uncredited) |
| 1959 | Pillow Talk | Nightclub Waiter (uncredited) |
| 1959 | Some Like It Hot | Hotel Guest (uncredited) |
| 1958 | Murder by Contract | Hotel Take-Out Delivery Man (uncredited) |
| 1958 | Money, Women and Guns | Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited) |
| 1958 | The Last Hurrah | Man (uncredited) |
| 1958 | Home Before Dark | Waiter at Christmas Party |
| 1957 | The Unholy Wife | Juror (uncredited) |
| 1957 | Chicago Confidential | Dixon's Valet (uncredited) |
| 1957 | The Pied Piper of Hamelin | Townsman (uncredited) |
| 1957 | The Tattered Dress | Juror (uncredited) |
| 1957 | Sweet Smell of Success | Waiter at 21 (uncredited) |
| 1957 | I Was a Teenage Frankenstein | Rooming House Boarder (uncredited) |
| 1957 | Witness for the Prosecution | Barrister (uncredited) |
| 1957 | Zero Hour! | Nightclub Waiter (uncredited) |
| 1957 | The Joker is Wild | Nightclub Patron (uncredited) |
| 1957 | Bombers B-52 | Nightclub Bartender (uncredited) |
| 1957 | Designing Woman | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| 1957 | Carnival Rock | Onlooker at Fire (uncredited) |
| 1956 | There's Always Tomorrow | |
| 1956 | Around the World in Eighty Days | Extra (uncredited) |
| 1956 | The Harder They Fall | Ringsider (uncredited) |
| 1956 | Anything Goes | Waiter |
| 1955 | Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy | Townsman (uncredited) |
| 1955 | Illegal | Butler (uncredited) |
| 1955 | Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops | Movie Patron (uncredited) |
| 1955 | Battle Cry | Bartender (uncredited) |
| 1955 | The Square Jungle | |
| 1955 | The Seven Year Itch | Man at Train Station (uncredited) |
| 1955 | It's Always Fair Weather | Waiter (uncredited) |
| 1955 | Daddy Long Legs | Hotel Waiter |
| 1955 | New York Confidential | |
| 1954 | A Star Is Born | Academy Awards Attendee (uncredited) |
| 1954 | The Far Country | Townsman (uncredited) |
| 1954 | Woman's World | Servant |
| 1954 | Dial M for Murder | Waiter at Stag Dinner (uncredited) |
| 1954 | Sabrina | Bartender (uncredited) |
| 1954 | The High and the Mighty | Restaurant Cook |
| 1954 | Désirée | Servant (uncredited) |
| 1953 | Fort Ti | Bartender |
| 1953 | Gentlemen Prefer Blondes | Ship Passenger (uncredited) |
| 1953 | Trouble Along the Way | Bartender Joe |
| 1952 | Hong Kong | Observer at Scene (uncredited) |
| 1952 | The Bad and the Beautiful | Waiter at Party (uncredited) |
| 1952 | Carrie | Waiter (uncredited) |
| 1952 | High Noon | Church Member (uncredited) |
| 1952 | The Star | Waiter at Party (uncredited) |
| 1952 | Something to Live For | Waiter (uncredited) |
| 1952 | Horizons West | Barfly (uncredited) |
| 1951 | He Ran All the Way | Man Entering Apt. Building (uncredited) |
| 1951 | Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man | Fight Spectator (uncredited) |
| 1951 | The Strange Door | |
| 1951 | Bannerline | |
| 1951 | On the Riviera | Waiter at Party (uncredited) |
| 1951 | Ace in the Hole | Customer at Minosa's (uncredited) |
| 1951 | A Place in the Sun | Servant at Eastman's Party (uncredited) |
| 1951 | A Streetcar Named Desire | Waiter (uncredited) |
| 1951 | Hollywood Story | Café Waiter (uncredited) |
| 1951 | Superman and the Mole Men | Townsman (uncredited) |
| 1950 | Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town | Waiter at Party (uncredited) |
| 1950 | Let's Dance | Waiter (uncredited) |
| 1950 | Frenchie | Townsman (uncredited) |
| 1950 | Louisa | Waiter (uncredited) |
| 1950 | Shakedown | Waiter (uncredited) |
| 1950 | All About Eve | Waiter at Margo's Party (uncredited) |
| 1950 | Woman in Hiding | Conventioneer (uncredited) |
| 1950 | The Damned Don't Cry | Waiter at Party (uncredited) |
| 1950 | Father of the Bride | Waiter (uncredited) |
| 1950 | The Men | Nightclub Waiter (uncredited) |
| 1949 | Alias the Champ | Audience Spectator (uncredited) |
| 1949 | Miss Grant Takes Richmond | Waiter (uncredited) |
| 1949 | Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff | Room Service Waiter (uncredited) |
| 1949 | Special Agent | Barber's Customer (uncredited) |
| 1949 | Once More, My Darling | Waiter |
| 1949 | Johnny Allegro | |
| 1949 | Flamingo Road | |
| 1949 | It's a Great Feeling | Saloon Waiter (uncredited) |
| 1949 | The Doolins of Oklahoma | Bartender (uncredited) |
| 1948 | Race Street | Racetrack Spectator (uncredited) |
| 1948 | Jungle Goddess | Bartender (uncredited) |
| 1948 | You Gotta Stay Happy | Waiter (Uncredited) |
| 1948 | Sorry, Wrong Number | Waiter at Wedding Reception (uncredited) |
| 1947 | The Unsuspected | Servant with Tray (uncredited) |
| 1947 | It Happened on Fifth Avenue | Executive (uncredited) |
| 1947 | The Private Affairs of Bel Ami | |
| 1947 | Ivy | Barrister (uncredited) |
| 1947 | Daisy Kenyon | Bartender at Stork Club (uncredited) |
| 1947 | Body and Soul | Bartender (uncredited) |
| 1947 | The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap | Card Dealer (uncredited) |
| 1947 | Road to Rio | Ship's Waiter |
| 1947 | I Walk Alone | Waiter (uncredited) |
| 1947 | Undercover Maisie | Nightclub Waiter (Uncredited) |
| 1946 | She-Wolf of London | Constable (uncredited) |
| 1946 | Do You Love Me | Waiter at Mindy's (uncredited) |
| 1946 | The Hoodlum Saint | Waiter at Wedding Brunch (uncredited) |
| 1946 | The Best Years of Our Lives | Nightclub Waiter (uncredited) |
| 1946 | Undercurrent | Waiter (uncredited) |
| 1946 | Angel on My Shoulder | Court Spectator (uncredited) |
| 1946 | The Big Sleep | Waiter (uncredited) |
| 1946 | The Time of Their Lives | Danbury Servant (uncredited) |
| 1946 | Dressed to Kill | Detective at Murder Scene |
| 1946 | Nobody Lives Forever | Waiter (uncredited) |
| 1946 | Two Sisters from Boston | Recording Lab Assistant (uncredited) |
| 1946 | Canyon Passage | Miner (uncredited) |
| 1945 | Lady on a Train | |
| 1945 | Fallen Angel | Bus Passenger (uncredited) |
| 1945 | The Tiger Woman | Waiter (uncredited) |
| 1945 | The Woman in Green | Pembrook House Waiter (uncredited) |
| 1945 | Hollywood Scout | Man with Chimpanzee (uncredited) |
| 1945 | The Picture of Dorian Gray | Footman (uncredited) |
| 1945 | The Naughty Nineties | Troupe Member (uncredited) |
| 1945 | A Song to Remember | Guest at Salon Concert (uncredited) |
| 1945 | Kitty | Coach Footman (uncredited) |
| 1944 | The Bridge of San Luis Rey | Servant Peeking in Keyhole (uncredited) |
| 1944 | In Society | Party Waiter (uncredited) |
| 1944 | The Climax | Audience Member (Uncredited) |
| 1944 | The Thin Man Goes Home | Train Passenger (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Government Girl | Man in Hotel Lobby (uncredited) |
| 1943 | No Time for Love | Nightclub Waiter (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Action in the North Atlantic | Lieutenant-Commander at Meeting (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Margin for Error | Waiter |
| 1943 | So Proudly We Hail | Troop Ship Survivor (Uncredited) |
| 1943 | The Spider Woman | Doorman (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Swing Shift Maisie | Courtroom Spectator (Uncredited) |
| 1943 | The Leopard Man | Bartender (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Lady for a Night | King's Club Worker (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Brooklyn Orchid | Waiter at Party |
| 1942 | Tomorrow We Live | |
| 1942 | Take a Letter, Darling | Waiter (uncredited) |
| 1942 | The Falcon Takes Over | Nightclub Waiter (Uncredited) |
| 1942 | Maisie Gets Her Man | Detective Taking in Hixby (Uncredited) |
| 1941 | Ball of Fire | Baseball Game Spectator (uncredited) |
| 1941 | It Started with Eve | Nightclub Waiter (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Topper Returns | Second Butler (uncredited) |
| 1941 | The Blonde from Singapore | |
| 1941 | Niagara Falls | Waiter (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Citizen Kane | Secretary (uncredited) |
| 1941 | The Feminine Touch | Nightclub Waiter (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Keep 'Em Flying | Waiter at Manila Club (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Pot o' Gold | Country Club Waiter (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Rebecca | Hotel Waiter (uncredited) |
| 1940 | The Earl of Chicago | Turnkey (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Edison, the Man | Waiter |
| 1940 | The Showdown | Bald Bartender |
| 1940 | Buck Benny Rides Again | Waiter |
| 1940 | City for Conquest | Waiter (uncredited) |
| 1940 | No Time for Comedy | Waiter in Bar (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Hired Wife | Waiter |
| 1940 | A Chump at Oxford | Man in Unemployment Office (uncredited) |
| 1940 | One Night in the Tropics | Joe, Club Roscoe Waiter (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Turnabout | Nightclub Waiter (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Captain Caution | English Sailor Who Pleads for Water |
| 1940 | Love Thy Neighbor | Nightclub Waiter |
| 1940 | City of Chance | Waiter |
| 1940 | Curtain Call | Waiter Bringing Caviar |
| 1940 | Forty Little Mothers | Waiter |
| 1940 | Mexican Spitfire Out West | Waiter |
| 1940 | Hit Parade of 1941 | Waiter |
| 1939 | Remember? | Waiter (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Stronger Than Desire | Waiter (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Zorro's Fighting Legion | Legionnaire |
| 1939 | The Gracie Allen Murder Case | Nightclub Waiter |
| 1939 | Girl from Rio | Condor Club Headwaiter |
| 1939 | That's Right – You're Wrong | Lawn Party Waiter (Uncredited) |
| 1939 | Honeymoon in Bali | Doorman (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Eternally Yours | Nightclub Waiter |
| 1939 | The Man in the Iron Mask | Servant |
| 1938 | The Rage of Paris | Nightclub Bartender (uncredited) |
| 1938 | In Old Chicago | Senate Waiter (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Gold Is Where You Find It | Butler at Party (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Test Pilot | Waiter (uncredited) |
| 1938 | The Big Broadcast of 1938 | Reporter (uncredited) |
| 1937 | The Firefly | Waiter (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Wells Fargo | Headwaiter |
| 1937 | North of the Rio Grande | Bald Saloon Waiter |
| 1937 | Dance Charlie Dance | Bored Spectator (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Larceny on the Air | Nightclub Waiter (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Special Investigator | Nightclub Waiter |
| 1936 | Champagne Charlie | Extra as Ship Waiter |
| 1936 | The Country Doctor | Waiter in Restaurant (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Sing, Baby, Sing | Nightclub Waiter |
| 1936 | Sinner Take All | Nightclub Waiter (uncredited) |
| 1936 | San Francisco | Waiter at Chicken's Ball (uncredited) |
| 1936 | The Walking Dead | Juror (uncredited) |
| 1935 | Shadow of Doubt | Waiter |
| 1935 | The Gay Deception | Waiter (uncredited) |
| 1935 | The Misses Stooge | The Butler (uncredited) |
| 1935 | To Beat the Band | Waiter |
| 1935 | His Family Tree | Man at Mayoral Debate |
| 1935 | The Arizonian | Waiter in Opera House |
| 1935 | Diamond Jim | Waiter |
| 1935 | Go Into Your Dance | Casino de Paree Waiter |
| 1935 | The Old Homestead | Waiter (uncredited) |
| 1935 | A Night at the Opera | Stagehand (uncredited) |
| 1935 | Vagabond Lady | Waiter (uncredited) |
| 1934 | The Thin Man | Bartender (uncredited) |
| 1934 | Long Lost Father | Waiter Getting Carl to Telephone |
| 1934 | Hollywood Mystery | Tony's Butler |
| 1934 | Bachelor Bait | Waiter #2 (uncredited) |
| 1934 | Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back | Banquet Servant |
| 1933 | Big Time Or Bust | Hammond's Butler (uncredited) |
| 1933 | Hallelujah, I'm a Bum | Waiter (uncredited) |
| 1933 | Only Yesterday | Nightclub Waiter (Uncredited) |
| 1933 | Ex-Lady | Butler (uncredited) |
| 1933 | Midnight Mary | Nightclub Waiter (uncredited) |
| 1932 | The Half-Naked Truth | Hotel Waiter (uncredited) |
| 1932 | Emma | Man (uncredited) |
| 1932 | Red-Headed Woman | Waiter at Gaerste Party (uncredited) |
| 1932 | Scarface | Waiter (uncredited) |
| 1932 | Pack Up Your Troubles | Butler (uncredited) |
| 1932 | Faithless | Croupier |
| 1932 | The Wet Parade | Saloon Waiter (uncredited) |
| 1932 | Movie Crazy | Waiter (Uncredited) |
| 1932 | Merrily We Go to Hell | Waiter (uncredited) |
| 1931 | Five and Ten | Duncan (uncredited) |
| 1931 | Ladies' Man | Elevator starter |
| 1931 | Men Call It Love | Brooks' Butler (uncredited) |
| 1931 | Daybreak | Bartender |
| 1931 | Forgotten Women | Sleek's Butler |
| 1931 | The Road to Reno | Waiter |
| 1931 | The Phantom of Paris | Chéri-Bibi's Valet (uncredited) |
| 1931 | Smart Money | Nick's Chauffeur Bill (uncredited) |
| 1931 | Monkey Business | Waiter |
| 1931 | The Guilty Generation | Victor - Mike's Butler |
| 1931 | West of Broadway | Waiter (uncredited) |
| 1930 | Reaching for the Moon | Servant Telling Larry London is Calling (uncredited) |
| 1930 | New Moon | Waiter at Ball |
| 1930 | Strictly Unconventional | Footman |
| 1930 | Playboy of Paris | Nightclub Waiter (uncredited) |
| 1930 | Street of Chance | Waiter (uncredited) |
| 1930 | Anybody's Woman | Butler |
| 1930 | Children of Pleasure | Party Butler #2 (uncredited) |
| 1930 | Let Us Be Gay | Struthers - 2nd Butler (as William O'Brien) |
| 1930 | Anna Christie | Waiter at Coney Island (uncredited) |
| 1930 | Sin Takes a Holiday | Waiter at Royal Club (uncredited) |
| 1929 | The Trespasser | Butler (uncredited) |
| 1928 | The Mysterious Lady | Cafe Waiter Serving Wine (uncredited) |
| 1928 | While the City Sleeps | Apartment Tenant |
| 1928 | The Singing Fool | Waiter at Blackie Joe's (uncredited) |
| 1928 | The Patsy | Waiter (uncredited) |
| 1928 | Captain Swagger | Waiter |
| 1928 | A Woman of Affairs | Man Peering Into Room (uncredited) |
| 1928 | The Racket | Detective Frisking Nick |
| 1925 | The Mad Whirl | |
| 1921 | The Blot | College Student (uncredited) |
| 1919 | The Delicious Little Devil | Waiter (uncredited) |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | The Man from U.N.C.L.E. | Grandpa |
| 1959 | The Twilight Zone | Audience Member (uncredited) |
| 1959 | Rawhide | Bartender (uncredited) |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Juror (uncredited) |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Guest At Demonstration (uncredited) |