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William H. O'Brien
Born
July 19, 1891
Died: April 18, 1981
Lived 89 years
Place of Birth
Peak Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Career Highlights
277
Movies
14
TV Shows
Also Known As
William O'Brien
Bill O'Brien
IMDb Profile
William H. O'Brien
Acting
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.
Movies
277
TV Shows
14
4.1
The Todd Killings
as
Mr. Miller (uncredited)
1971
7.0
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
as
Portobello Road Passerby (uncredited)
1971
6.6
Support Your Local Gunfighter
as
Old Chess Player (uncredited)
1971
6.4
Rio Lobo
as
Man in Army Post Saloon (uncredited)
1970
6.5
Airport
as
Waiter at Men's Club
1970
6.0
Topaz
as
Butler (uncredited)
1969
5.9
The Comic
as
Funeral Guest (uncredited)
1969
4.7
The Trouble with Girls
as
Hotel Lobby Extra (uncredited)
1969
6.0
Valley of the Dolls
as
Bartender (uncredited)
1967
7.6
The Graduate
as
Hotel Guest (uncredited)
1967
5.3
One of Our Spies Is Missing
as
The Butler (archive footage) (uncredited)
1966
5.5
Not With My Wife, You Don't!
as
Waiter at Officer's Ball (uncredited)
1966
6.4
Munster, Go Home!
as
Man at Customs (uncredited)
1966
6.0
Gunpoint
Cast
1966
6.2
The Wheeler Dealers
as
Waiter (uncredited)
1963
5.5
Critic's Choice
as
Audience Member (uncredited)
1963
8.0
To Kill a Mockingbird
as
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
1962
6.3
Gypsy
as
Audience Member (uncredited)
1962
6.5
Pressure Point
as
Bund Meeting Spectator
1962
7.7
The Children's Hour
as
Funeral Assistant (uncredited)
1961
8.0
Judgment at Nuremberg
as
German Prisoner in Cafeteria (uncredited)
1961
6.0
King of the Roaring 20's – The Story of Arnold Rothstein
as
Waiter (uncredited)
1961
6.4
Ocean's Eleven
as
Waiter at Burlesque Club (uncredited)
1960
7.3
Elmer Gantry
as
Train Conductor
1960
6.3
Who Was That Lady?
as
Passenger Exiting Elevator (uncredited)
1960
6.1
Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus
as
Circus Spectator
1960
4.3
The Story on Page One
as
Courtroom Reporter (uncredited)
1959
7.1
Pillow Talk
as
Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
1959
5.8
Cry Tough
Cast
1959
8.1
Some Like It Hot
as
Hotel Guest (uncredited)
1959
7.2
The Last Hurrah
as
Man (uncredited)
1958
6.7
Murder by Contract
as
Hotel Take-Out Delivery Man (uncredited)
1958
7.0
Home Before Dark
as
Waiter at Christmas Party
1958
5.3
Money, Women and Guns
as
Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
1958
8.2
Witness for the Prosecution
as
Barrister (uncredited)
1957
5.4
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
as
Townsman (uncredited)
1957
5.5
I Was a Teenage Frankenstein
as
Rooming House Boarder (uncredited)
1957
5.6
Bombers B-52
as
Nightclub Bartender (uncredited)
1957
6.6
Zero Hour!
as
Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
1957
5.0
The Helen Morgan Story
as
Surprise Party Guest (uncredited)
1957
8.0
The Joker is Wild
as
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
1957
4.4
Carnival Rock
as
Onlooker at Fire (uncredited)
1957
4.8
Chicago Confidential
as
Dixon's Valet (uncredited)
1957
7.6
Sweet Smell of Success
as
Waiter at 21 (uncredited)
1957
4.4
The Unholy Wife
as
Juror (uncredited)
1957
6.5
Designing Woman
as
Party Guest (uncredited)
1957
5.2
The Tattered Dress
as
Juror (uncredited)
1957
6.6
Around the World in 80 Days
as
Extra (uncredited)
1956
7.1
The Harder They Fall
as
Ringsider (uncredited)
1956
6.0
Anything Goes
as
Waiter
1956
7.1
There's Always Tomorrow
Cast
1956
5.9
The Square Jungle
Cast
1955
6.4
Illegal
as
Butler (uncredited)
1955
7.0
It's Always Fair Weather
as
Waiter (uncredited)
1955
6.0
Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy
as
Townsman (uncredited)
1955
7.1
The Seven Year Itch
as
Man at Train Station (uncredited)
1955
6.4
Daddy Long Legs
as
Hotel Waiter
1955
5.9
New York Confidential
Cast
1955
6.1
Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops
as
Movie Patron (uncredited)
1955
5.6
Battle Cry
as
Bartender (uncredited)
1955
6.6
Désirée
as
Servant (uncredited)
1954
7.1
A Star Is Born
as
Academy Awards Attendee (uncredited)
1954
7.1
Woman's World
as
Servant
1954
6.6
The Bounty Hunter
as
Saloon Waiter (uncredited)
1954
7.5
Sabrina
as
Bartender (uncredited)
1954
5.9
The High and the Mighty
as
Restaurant Cook
1954
8.0
Dial M for Murder
as
Waiter at Stag Dinner (uncredited)
1954
6.9
The Far Country
as
Townsman (uncredited)
1954
7.3
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
as
Ship Passenger (uncredited)
1953
7.1
Julius Caesar
as
Senator (uncredited)
1953
6.5
Fort Ti
as
Bartender
1953
5.9
Trouble Along the Way
as
Bartender Joe
1953
7.3
The Bad and the Beautiful
as
Waiter at Party (uncredited)
1952
7.2
The Star
as
Waiter at Party (uncredited)
1952
6.2
Horizons West
as
Barfly (uncredited)
1952
6.4
Carrie
as
Waiter (uncredited)
1952
7.7
High Noon
as
Church Member (uncredited)
1952
4.5
Hong Kong
as
Observer at Scene (uncredited)
1952
6.8
Something to Live For
as
Waiter (uncredited)
1952
5.3
Superman and the Mole Men
as
Townsman (uncredited)
1951
6.0
Bannerline
Cast
1951
7.6
A Streetcar Named Desire
as
Waiter (uncredited)
1951
7.9
Ace in the Hole
as
Customer at Minosa's (uncredited)
1951
6.1
The Strange Door
Cast
1951
7.2
He Ran All the Way
as
Man Entering Apt. Building (uncredited)
1951
7.3
A Place in the Sun
as
Servant at Eastman's Party (uncredited)
1951
6.6
Hollywood Story
as
Café Waiter (uncredited)
1951
5.9
On the Riviera
as
Waiter at Party (uncredited)
1951
6.3
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
as
Fight Spectator (uncredited)
1951
5.7
Frenchie
as
Townsman (uncredited)
1950
5.6
Let's Dance
as
Waiter (uncredited)
1950
8.1
All About Eve
as
Waiter at Margo's Party (uncredited)
1950
6.2
Shakedown
as
Waiter (uncredited)
1950
7.0
The Men
as
Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
1950
6.1
Louisa
as
Waiter (uncredited)
1950
7.0
Father of the Bride
as
Waiter (uncredited)
1950
7.0
The Damned Don't Cry
as
Waiter at Party (uncredited)
1950
6.1
Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town
as
Waiter at Party (uncredited)
1950
6.2
Woman in Hiding
as
Conventioneer (uncredited)
1950
5.0
Miss Grant Takes Richmond
as
Waiter (uncredited)
1949
6.0
Alias the Champ
as
Audience Spectator (uncredited)
1949
5.7
Once More, My Darling
as
Waiter
1949
5.8
It's a Great Feeling
as
Saloon Waiter (uncredited)
1949
0
Special Agent
as
Barber's Customer (uncredited)
1949
6.8
The Doolins of Oklahoma
as
Bartender (uncredited)
1949
6.5
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff
as
Room Service Waiter (uncredited)
1949
6.3
Johnny Allegro
Cast
1949
7.0
Flamingo Road
Cast
1949
6.4
You Gotta Stay Happy
as
Waiter (Uncredited)
1948
6.8
Sorry, Wrong Number
as
Waiter at Wedding Reception (uncredited)
1948
5.8
Race Street
as
Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
1948
2.6
Jungle Goddess
as
Bartender (uncredited)
1948
6.5
I Walk Alone
as
Waiter (uncredited)
1947
6.6
Daisy Kenyon
as
Bartender at Stork Club (uncredited)
1947
6.8
Road to Rio
as
Ship's Waiter
1947
6.7
Body and Soul
as
Bartender (uncredited)
1947
6.6
The Unsuspected
as
Servant with Tray (uncredited)
1947
6.1
The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap
as
Card Dealer (uncredited)
1947
6.6
Ivy
as
Barrister (uncredited)
1947
6.1
The Private Affairs of Bel Ami
Cast
1947
7.0
It Happened on Fifth Avenue
as
Executive (uncredited)
1947
8.0
Undercover Maisie
as
Nightclub Waiter (Uncredited)
1947
7.8
The Best Years of Our Lives
as
Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
1946
5.9
Undercurrent
as
Waiter (uncredited)
1946
6.2
Nobody Lives Forever
as
Waiter (uncredited)
1946
6.4
Angel on My Shoulder
as
Court Spectator (uncredited)
1946
7.6
The Big Sleep
as
Waiter (uncredited)
1946
7.0
The Time of Their Lives
as
Danbury Servant (uncredited)
1946
6.6
Canyon Passage
as
Miner (uncredited)
1946
6.0
Two Sisters from Boston
as
Recording Lab Assistant (uncredited)
1946
6.6
Dressed to Kill
as
Detective at Murder Scene
1946
5.6
She-Wolf of London
as
Constable (uncredited)
1946
4.8
Do You Love Me
as
Waiter at Mindy's (uncredited)
1946
5.2
The Hoodlum Saint
as
Waiter at Wedding Brunch (uncredited)
1946
5.5
The Tiger Woman
as
Waiter (uncredited)
1945
6.5
Fallen Angel
as
Bus Passenger (uncredited)
1945
5.5
Kitty
as
Coach Footman (uncredited)
1945
6.6
Lady on a Train
Cast
1945
6.6
The Naughty Nineties
as
Troupe Member (uncredited)
1945
6.4
The Woman in Green
as
Pembrook House Waiter (uncredited)
1945
0
Hollywood Scout
as
Man with Chimpanzee (uncredited)
1945
7.1
The Picture of Dorian Gray
as
Footman (uncredited)
1945
6.3
A Song to Remember
as
Guest at Salon Concert (uncredited)
1945
7.1
The Thin Man Goes Home
as
Train Passenger (uncredited)
1944
5.5
The Climax
as
Audience Member (Uncredited)
1944
5.8
In Society
as
Party Waiter (uncredited)
1944
6.0
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
as
Servant Peeking in Keyhole (uncredited)
1944
6.9
The Spider Woman
as
Doorman (uncredited)
1943
5.2
Government Girl
as
Man in Hotel Lobby (uncredited)
1943
6.5
Swing Shift Maisie
as
Courtroom Spectator (Uncredited)
1943
5.5
So Proudly We Hail
as
Troop Ship Survivor (Uncredited)
1943
7.1
Action in the North Atlantic
as
Lieutenant-Commander at Meeting (uncredited)
1943
6.5
The Leopard Man
as
Bartender (uncredited)
1943
6.8
No Time for Love
as
Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
1943
5.7
Margin for Error
as
Waiter
1943
4.3
Tomorrow We Live
Cast
1942
6.5
Maisie Gets Her Man
as
Detective Taking in Hixby (Uncredited)
1942
6.2
The Falcon Takes Over
as
Nightclub Waiter (Uncredited)
1942
6.5
Take a Letter, Darling
as
Waiter (uncredited)
1942
6.0
Brooklyn Orchid
as
Waiter at Party
1942
5.2
Lady for a Night
as
King's Club Worker (uncredited)
1942
7.3
Ball of Fire
as
Baseball Game Spectator (uncredited)
1941
6.0
Keep 'Em Flying
as
Waiter at Manila Club (uncredited)
1941
6.8
Niagara Falls
as
Waiter (uncredited)
1941
5.0
The Blonde from Singapore
Cast
1941
4.6
The Feminine Touch
as
Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
1941
7.2
It Started with Eve
as
Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
1941
8.0
Citizen Kane
as
Secretary (uncredited)
1941
5.5
Pot o' Gold
as
Country Club Waiter (uncredited)
1941
6.4
Topper Returns
as
Second Butler (uncredited)
1941
6.5
Love Thy Neighbor
as
Nightclub Waiter
1940
5.6
One Night in the Tropics
as
Joe, Club Roscoe Waiter (uncredited)
1940
4.6
Mexican Spitfire Out West
as
Waiter
1940
5.5
Hit Parade of 1941
as
Waiter
1940
6.8
City for Conquest
as
Waiter (uncredited)
1940
5.0
No Time for Comedy
as
Waiter in Bar (uncredited)
1940
6.8
Hired Wife
as
Waiter
1940
5.6
Captain Caution
as
English Sailor Who Pleads for Water
1940
0
Buck Benny Rides Again
as
Waiter
1940
5.8
Turnabout
as
Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
1940
6.8
Edison, the Man
as
Waiter
1940
6.2
Forty Little Mothers
as
Waiter
1940
7.3
Curtain Call
as
Waiter Bringing Caviar
1940
7.9
Rebecca
as
Hotel Waiter (uncredited)
1940
5.0
The Showdown
as
Bald Bartender
1940
6.9
A Chump at Oxford
as
Man in Unemployment Office (uncredited)
1940
5.2
City of Chance
as
Waiter
1940
5.6
The Earl of Chicago
as
Turnkey (uncredited)
1940
5.8
Remember?
as
Waiter (uncredited)
1939
5.2
Zorro's Fighting Legion
as
Legionnaire
1939
5.7
That's Right – You're Wrong
as
Lawn Party Waiter (Uncredited)
1939
5.7
Eternally Yours
as
Nightclub Waiter
1939
6.2
Honeymoon in Bali
as
Doorman (uncredited)
1939
2.8
Girl from Rio
as
Condor Club Headwaiter
1939
7.1
The Man in the Iron Mask
as
Servant
1939
5.1
Stronger Than Desire
as
Waiter (uncredited)
1939
5.6
The Gracie Allen Murder Case
as
Nightclub Waiter
1939
5.8
The Rage of Paris
as
Nightclub Bartender (uncredited)
1938
6.5
Test Pilot
as
Waiter (uncredited)
1938
6.6
In Old Chicago
as
Senate Waiter (uncredited)
1938
6.9
Gold Is Where You Find It
as
Butler at Party (uncredited)
1938
6.3
The Big Broadcast of 1938
as
Reporter (uncredited)
1938
5.2
Wells Fargo
as
Headwaiter
1937
6.4
The Firefly
as
Waiter (uncredited)
1937
6.0
Dance Charlie Dance
as
Bored Spectator (uncredited)
1937
5.5
North of the Rio Grande
as
Bald Saloon Waiter
1937
5.0
Larceny on the Air
as
Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
1937
4.3
Sinner Take All
as
Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
1936
5.7
Sing, Baby, Sing
as
Nightclub Waiter
1936
6.5
San Francisco
as
Waiter at Chicken's Ball (uncredited)
1936
5.2
Special Investigator
as
Nightclub Waiter
1936
4.8
Champagne Charlie
as
Extra as Ship Waiter
1936
6.0
The Country Doctor
as
Waiter in Restaurant (uncredited)
1936
6.2
The Walking Dead
as
Juror (uncredited)
1936
0
To Beat the Band
as
Waiter
1935
7.4
A Night at the Opera
as
Stagehand (uncredited)
1935
0
The Old Homestead
as
Waiter (uncredited)
1935
4.5
His Family Tree
as
Man at Mayoral Debate
1935
6.4
The Gay Deception
as
Waiter (uncredited)
1935
6.0
Diamond Jim
as
Waiter
1935
0
The Arizonian
as
Waiter in Opera House
1935
7.2
Vagabond Lady
as
Waiter (uncredited)
1935
0
The Misses Stooge
as
The Butler (uncredited)
1935
6.8
Go Into Your Dance
as
Casino de Paree Waiter
1935
6.2
Shadow of Doubt
as
Waiter
1935
5.3
Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back
as
Banquet Servant
1934
5.7
Bachelor Bait
as
Waiter #2 (uncredited)
1934
3.5
Hollywood Mystery
as
Tony's Butler
1934
7.5
The Thin Man
as
Bartender (uncredited)
1934
5.7
Long Lost Father
as
Waiter Getting Carl to Telephone
1934
3.5
Big Time Or Bust
as
Hammond's Butler (uncredited)
1933
6.8
Only Yesterday
as
Nightclub Waiter (Uncredited)
1933
6.8
Midnight Mary
as
Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
1933
6.1
Ex-Lady
as
Butler (uncredited)
1933
7.4
Hallelujah, I'm a Bum
as
Waiter (uncredited)
1933
4.8
The Half-Naked Truth
as
Hotel Waiter (uncredited)
1932
6.6
Faithless
as
Croupier
1932
6.2
Movie Crazy
as
Waiter (Uncredited)
1932
6.7
Pack Up Your Troubles
as
Butler (uncredited)
1932
6.5
Red-Headed Woman
as
Waiter at Gaerste Party (uncredited)
1932
6.3
Merrily We Go to Hell
as
Waiter (uncredited)
1932
7.4
Scarface
as
Waiter (uncredited)
1932
5.8
The Wet Parade
as
Saloon Waiter (uncredited)
1932
6.4
Emma
as
Man (uncredited)
1932
6.3
West of Broadway
as
Waiter (uncredited)
1931
0
Forgotten Women
as
Sleek's Butler
1931
6.1
The Guilty Generation
as
Victor - Mike's Butler
1931
3.2
The Road to Reno
as
Waiter
1931
6.9
Monkey Business
as
Waiter
1931
5.9
The Phantom of Paris
as
Chéri-Bibi's Valet (uncredited)
1931
5.8
Five and Ten
as
Duncan (uncredited)
1931
6.9
Smart Money
as
Nick's Chauffeur Bill (uncredited)
1931
3.4
Daybreak
as
Bartender
1931
4.1
Ladies' Man
as
Elevator starter
1931
4.5
Men Call It Love
as
Brooks' Butler (uncredited)
1931
5.0
Dirigible
as
Sailor (uncredited)
1931
5.4
Reaching for the Moon
as
Servant Telling Larry London is Calling (uncredited)
1930
4.3
New Moon
as
Waiter at Ball
1930
5.4
Sin Takes a Holiday
as
Waiter at Royal Club (uncredited)
1930
7.0
Playboy of Paris
as
Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
1930
5.9
Anybody's Woman
as
Butler
1930
3.6
Let Us Be Gay
as
Struthers - 2nd Butler (as William O'Brien)
1930
2.7
Strictly Unconventional
as
Footman
1930
4.7
Children of Pleasure
as
Party Butler #2 (uncredited)
1930
6.0
Anna Christie
as
Waiter at Coney Island (uncredited)
1930
6.6
Street of Chance
as
Waiter (uncredited)
1930
6.6
The Trespasser
as
Butler (uncredited)
1929
6.4
A Woman of Affairs
as
Man Peering Into Room (uncredited)
1928
6.5
The Racket
as
Detective Frisking Nick
1928
0
Captain Swagger
as
Waiter
1928
4.3
The Singing Fool
as
Waiter at Blackie Joe's (uncredited)
1928
7.4
The Mysterious Lady
as
Cafe Waiter Serving Wine (uncredited)
1928
6.6
The Patsy
as
Waiter (uncredited)
1928
5.9
While the City Sleeps
as
Apartment Tenant
1928
6.5
The Mad Whirl
Cast
1925
6.2
The Blot
as
College Student (uncredited)
1921
5.6
The Delicious Little Devil
as
Waiter (uncredited)
1919
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