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
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
273
Gender
Male
Birthday
1891-07-19 (133 years old)
Place of Birth
Peak Hill, New South Wales, Australia
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 Club1969
Topaz as Butler (uncredited)1969
The Comic as Funeral Guest (uncredited)1969
The Trouble with Girls as Hotel Lobby Extra (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
Gunpoint as Not available1966
Not With My Wife, You Don't as Waiter at Officer's Ball (uncredited)1964
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. as Grandpa1963
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 Spectator1961
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 Conductor1960
Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus as Circus Spectator1960
Who Was That Lady? as Passenger Exiting Elevator (uncredited)1959
The Twilight Zone as Audience Member (uncredited)1959
Rawhide as Bartender (uncredited)1959
Some Like It Hot as Hotel Guest (uncredited)1959
The Story on Page One as Courtroom Reporter (uncredited)1959
Pillow Talk as Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)1959
Cry Tough as Not available1958
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 Party1957
Witness for the Prosecution as Barrister (uncredited)1957
Sweet Smell of Success as Waiter at 21 (uncredited)1957
The Pied Piper of Hamelin as Townsman (uncredited)1957
Designing Woman as Party Guest (uncredited)1957
Zero Hour! as Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)1957
Bombers B-52 as Nightclub Bartender (uncredited)1957
I Was a Teenage Frankenstein as Rooming House Boarder (uncredited)1957
The Unholy Wife as Juror (uncredited)1957
The Tattered Dress as Juror (uncredited)1957
The Joker is Wild as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)1957
Carnival Rock as Onlooker at Fire (uncredited)1957
Chicago Confidential as Dixon's Valet (uncredited)1956
Around the World in Eighty Days as Extra (uncredited)1956
The Harder They Fall as Ringsider (uncredited)1956
There's Always Tomorrow as Not available1956
Anything Goes as Waiter1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Juror (uncredited)1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Guest At Demonstration (uncredited)1955
The Seven Year Itch as Man at Train Station (uncredited)1955
New York Confidential as Not available1955
Battle Cry as Bartender (uncredited)1955
Daddy Long Legs as Hotel Waiter1955
Illegal as Butler (uncredited)1955
Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy as Townsman (uncredited)1955
It's Always Fair Weather as Waiter (uncredited)1955
Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops as Movie Patron (uncredited)1955
The Square Jungle as Not available1954
Sabrina as Bartender (uncredited)1954
Dial M for Murder as Waiter at Stag Dinner (uncredited)1954
A Star Is Born as Academy Awards Attendee (uncredited)1954
The High and the Mighty as Restaurant Cook1954
The Far Country as Townsman (uncredited)1954
Woman's World as Servant1953
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes as Ship Passenger (uncredited)1953
Trouble Along the Way as Bartender Joe1953
Fort Ti as Bartender1952
High Noon as Church Member (uncredited)1952
The Bad and the Beautiful as Waiter at Party (uncredited)1952
Carrie as Waiter (uncredited)1952
Horizons West as Barfly (uncredited)1952
Hong Kong as Observer at Scene (uncredited)1952
Something to Live For as Waiter (uncredited)1952
The Star as Waiter at Party (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
Superman and the Mole Men as Townsman (uncredited)1951
On the Riviera as Waiter at Party (uncredited)1951
He Ran All the Way as Man Entering Apt. Building (uncredited)1951
Hollywood Story as Café Waiter (uncredited)1951
The Strange Door as Not available1951
Bannerline as Not available1950
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
Louisa as Waiter (uncredited)1950
Frenchie as Townsman (uncredited)1950
Woman in Hiding as Conventioneer (uncredited)1950
Shakedown as Waiter (uncredited)1950
The Damned Don't Cry as Waiter at Party (uncredited)1950
Let's Dance as Waiter (uncredited)1950
Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town as Waiter at Party (uncredited)1949
It's a Great Feeling as Saloon Waiter (uncredited)1949
Flamingo Road as Not available1949
Special Agent as Barber's Customer (uncredited)1949
Johnny Allegro as Not available1949
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff as Room Service Waiter (uncredited)1949
Once More, My Darling as Waiter1949
Miss Grant Takes Richmond as Waiter (uncredited)1949
The Doolins of Oklahoma as Bartender (uncredited)1949
Alias the Champ as Audience Spectator (uncredited)1948
Sorry, Wrong Number as Waiter at Wedding Reception (uncredited)1948
Race Street as Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)1948
Jungle Goddess as Bartender (uncredited)1948
You Gotta Stay Happy as Waiter (Uncredited)1947
It Happened on Fifth Avenue as Executive (uncredited)1947
The Unsuspected as Servant with Tray (uncredited)1947
I Walk Alone as Waiter (uncredited)1947
Body and Soul as Bartender (uncredited)1947
Road to Rio as Ship's Waiter1947
Ivy as Barrister (uncredited)1947
Daisy Kenyon as Bartender at Stork Club (uncredited)1947
The Private Affairs of Bel Ami as Not available1947
The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap as Card Dealer (uncredited)1947
Undercover Maisie as Nightclub Waiter (Uncredited)1946
The Best Years of Our Lives as Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)1946
The Big Sleep as Waiter (uncredited)1946
Angel on My Shoulder as Court Spectator (uncredited)1946
Dressed to Kill as Detective at Murder Scene1946
Undercurrent as Waiter (uncredited)1946
The Time of Their Lives as Danbury Servant (uncredited)1946
Canyon Passage as Miner (uncredited)1946
She-Wolf of London as Constable (uncredited)1946
Nobody Lives Forever as Waiter (uncredited)1946
Two Sisters from Boston as Recording Lab Assistant (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
Lady on a Train as Not available1945
A Song to Remember as Guest at Salon Concert (uncredited)1945
Kitty as Coach Footman (uncredited)1945
The Naughty Nineties as Troupe Member (uncredited)1945
The Tiger Woman as Waiter (uncredited)1945
Hollywood Scout as Man with Chimpanzee (uncredited)1944
In Society as Party Waiter (uncredited)1944
The Climax as Audience Member (Uncredited)1944
The Bridge of San Luis Rey as Servant Peeking in Keyhole (uncredited)1943
The Spider Woman as Doorman (uncredited)1943
So Proudly We Hail as Troop Ship Survivor (Uncredited)1943
Action in the North Atlantic as Lieutenant-Commander at Meeting (uncredited)1943
No Time for Love as Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)1943
The Leopard Man as Bartender (uncredited)1943
Swing Shift Maisie as Courtroom Spectator (Uncredited)1943
Government Girl as Man in Hotel Lobby (uncredited)1943
Margin for Error as Waiter1942
The Falcon Takes Over as Nightclub Waiter (Uncredited)1942
Brooklyn Orchid as Waiter at Party1942
Tomorrow We Live as Not available1942
Maisie Gets Her Man as Detective Taking in Hixby (Uncredited)1942
Take a Letter, Darling as Waiter (uncredited)1942
Lady for a Night as King's Club Worker (uncredited)1941
Citizen Kane as Secretary (uncredited)1941
Topper Returns as Second Butler (uncredited)1941
Niagara Falls as Waiter (uncredited)1941
Ball of Fire as Baseball Game Spectator (uncredited)1941
It Started with Eve as Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)1941
Keep 'Em Flying as Waiter at Manila Club (uncredited)1941
Pot o' Gold as Country Club Waiter (uncredited)1941
The Blonde from Singapore as Not available1941
The Feminine Touch as Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)1940
Rebecca as Hotel Waiter (uncredited)1940
City for Conquest as Waiter (uncredited)1940
A Chump at Oxford as Man in Unemployment Office (uncredited)1940
Hired Wife as Waiter1940
Love Thy Neighbor as Nightclub Waiter1940
Turnabout as Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)1940
One Night in the Tropics as Joe, Club Roscoe Waiter (uncredited)1940
The Showdown as Bald Bartender1940
Mexican Spitfire Out West as Waiter1940
City of Chance as Waiter1940
No Time for Comedy as Waiter in Bar (uncredited)1940
Curtain Call as Waiter Bringing Caviar1940
Hit Parade of 1941 as Waiter1940
Buck Benny Rides Again as Waiter1940
Edison, the Man as Waiter1940
The Earl of Chicago as Turnkey (uncredited)1940
Captain Caution as English Sailor Who Pleads for Water1940
Forty Little Mothers as Waiter1939
The Man in the Iron Mask as Servant1939
Eternally Yours as Nightclub Waiter1939
Zorro's Fighting Legion as Legionnaire1939
The Gracie Allen Murder Case as Nightclub Waiter1939
Honeymoon in Bali as Doorman (uncredited)1939
Remember? as Waiter (uncredited)1939
That's Right – You're Wrong as Lawn Party Waiter (Uncredited)1939
Stronger Than Desire as Waiter (uncredited)1939
Girl from Rio as Condor Club Headwaiter1938
Test Pilot as Waiter (uncredited)1938
The Rage of Paris as Nightclub Bartender (uncredited)1938
Gold Is Where You Find It as Butler at Party (uncredited)1938
In Old Chicago as Senate Waiter (uncredited)1938
The Big Broadcast of 1938 as Reporter (uncredited)1937
Wells Fargo as Headwaiter1937
The Firefly as Waiter (uncredited)1937
North of the Rio Grande as Bald Saloon Waiter1937
Dance Charlie Dance as Bored Spectator (uncredited)1936
The Walking Dead as Juror (uncredited)1936
San Francisco as Waiter at Chicken's Ball (uncredited)1936
The Country Doctor as Waiter in Restaurant (uncredited)1936
Sinner Take All as Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)1936
Champagne Charlie as Extra as Ship Waiter1936
Sing, Baby, Sing as Nightclub Waiter1936
Special Investigator as Nightclub Waiter1935
A Night at the Opera as Stagehand (uncredited)1935
The Gay Deception as Waiter (uncredited)1935
Vagabond Lady as Waiter (uncredited)1935
The Arizonian as Waiter in Opera House1935
Go Into Your Dance as Casino de Paree Waiter1935
Shadow of Doubt as Waiter1935
His Family Tree as Man at Mayoral Debate1935
Diamond Jim as Waiter1935
To Beat the Band as Waiter1935
The Old Homestead as Waiter (uncredited)1935
The Misses Stooge as The Butler (uncredited)1934
The Thin Man as Bartender (uncredited)1934
Bachelor Bait as Waiter #2 (uncredited)1934
Hollywood Mystery as Tony's Butler1934
Long Lost Father as Waiter Getting Carl to Telephone1934
Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back as Banquet Servant1933
Only Yesterday as Nightclub Waiter (Uncredited)1933
Ex-Lady as Butler (uncredited)1933
Midnight Mary as Nightclub Waiter (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
Emma as Man (uncredited)1932
Red-Headed Woman as Waiter at Gaerste Party (uncredited)1932
The Half-Naked Truth as Hotel Waiter (uncredited)1932
Faithless as Croupier1932
Merrily We Go to Hell as Waiter (uncredited)1932
Pack Up Your Troubles as Butler (uncredited)1932
Movie Crazy as Waiter (Uncredited)1932
The Wet Parade as Saloon Waiter (uncredited)1931
Monkey Business as Waiter1931
Smart Money as Nick's Chauffeur Bill (uncredited)1931
The Road to Reno as Waiter1931
Men Call It Love as Brooks' Butler (uncredited)1931
Five and Ten as Duncan (uncredited)1931
West of Broadway as Waiter (uncredited)1931
Daybreak as Bartender1931
Ladies' Man as Elevator starter1931
Forgotten Women as Sleek's Butler1931
The Phantom of Paris as Chéri-Bibi's Valet (uncredited)1931
The Guilty Generation as Victor - Mike's Butler1930
Reaching for the Moon as Servant Telling Larry London is Calling (uncredited)1930
Sin Takes a Holiday as Waiter at Royal Club (uncredited)1930
Anna Christie as Waiter at Coney Island (uncredited)1930
New Moon as Waiter at Ball1930
Playboy of Paris as Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)1930
Let Us Be Gay as Struthers - 2nd Butler (as William O'Brien)1930
Strictly Unconventional as Footman1930
Children of Pleasure as Party Butler #2 (uncredited)1930
Anybody's Woman as Butler1930
Street of Chance as Waiter (uncredited)1929
The Trespasser as Butler (uncredited)1928
The Mysterious Lady as Cafe Waiter Serving Wine (uncredited)1928
The Racket as Detective Frisking Nick1928
While the City Sleeps as Apartment Tenant1928
The Patsy as Waiter (uncredited)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 Waiter1925
The Mad Whirl as Not available1921
The Blot as College Student (uncredited)1919
The Delicious Little Devil as Waiter (uncredited)