William H. O'Brien
Known for Acting · 299 credits
- Born
- 1891-07-19
- Died
- 1981-04-18
- Place of birth
- Peak Hill, New South Wales, Australia
- Also known as
- William O'Brien · Bill 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
TV Shows (15)
Perry Mason
1957
as Bartender (uncredited)
Bonanza
1959
as Delegate (uncredited)
Bewitched
1964
as Waiter (uncredited)
Get Smart
1965
as Scientist (uncredited)
The Twilight Zone
1959
as Audience Member (uncredited)
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
as Crommer Party Guest (uncredited) / Hotel Guest (uncredited)
Dr. Kildare
1961
as Patient (uncredited)
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955
as Townsman (uncredited)
Cheyenne
1955
as Riverboat Bartender (uncredited)
Rawhide
1959
as Bartender (uncredited) / Waiter (uncredited)
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958
as Waiter (uncredited)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Juror (uncredited) / Guest At Demonstration (uncredited)
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964
as Grandpa / Butler (uncredited)
Laredo
1965
as Townsman (uncredited)
Outlaws
1960
as Waiter (uncredited)
Movies (284)
Citizen Kane
1941
as Secretary (uncredited)
The Graduate
1967
as Hotel Guest (uncredited)
Witness for the Prosecution
1957
as Barrister (uncredited)
Some Like It Hot
1959
as Hotel Guest (uncredited)
To Kill a Mockingbird
1962
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
High Noon
1952
as Church Member (uncredited)
Rebecca
1940
as Hotel Waiter (uncredited)
All About Eve
1950
as Waiter at Margo's Party (uncredited)
Sabrina
1954
as Bartender (uncredited)
The Best Years of Our Lives
1946
as Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
Around the World in 80 Days
1956
as Extra (uncredited)
Ocean's Eleven
1960
as Waiter at Burlesque Club (uncredited)
A Streetcar Named Desire
1951
as Waiter (uncredited)
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
1953
as Ship Passenger (uncredited)
Dial M for Murder
1954
as Waiter at Stag Dinner (uncredited)
The Big Sleep
1946
as Waiter (uncredited)
Scarface
1932
as Waiter (uncredited)
The Seven Year Itch
1955
as Man at Train Station (uncredited)
Judgment at Nuremberg
1961
as German Prisoner in Cafeteria (uncredited)
Pillow Talk
1959
as Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
Rio Lobo
1970
as Man in Army Post Saloon (uncredited)
Airport
1970
as Waiter at Men's Club
Fallen Angel
1945
as Bus Passenger (uncredited)
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
1971
as Portobello Road Passerby (uncredited)
Julius Caesar
1953
as Senator (uncredited)
Father of the Bride
1950
as Waiter (uncredited)
The Picture of Dorian Gray
1945
as Footman (uncredited)
The High and the Mighty
1954
as Restaurant Cook
Battle Cry
1955
as Bartender (uncredited)
The Thin Man
1934
as Bartender (uncredited)
Topaz
1969
as Butler (uncredited)
A Place in the Sun
1951
as Servant at Eastman's Party (uncredited)
The Harder They Fall
1956
as Ringsider (uncredited)
Road to Rio
1947
as Ship's Waiter (uncredited)
Gypsy
1962
as Audience Member (uncredited)
Sorry, Wrong Number
1948
as Waiter at Wedding Reception (uncredited)
Canyon Passage
1946
as Miner (uncredited)
Ace in the Hole
1951
as Customer at Minosa's (uncredited)
A Star Is Born
1954
as Academy Awards Attendee (uncredited)
The Comic
1969
as Funeral Guest (uncredited)
Undercurrent
1946
as Waiter (uncredited)
Elmer Gantry
1960
as Train Conductor
Sweet Smell of Success
1957
as Waiter at 21 (uncredited)
Valley of the Dolls
1967
as Bartender (uncredited)
The Star
1952
as Waiter at Party (uncredited)
The Woman in Green
1945
as Pembrook House Waiter (uncredited)
Carrie
1952
as Waiter (uncredited)
The Climax
1944
as Audience Member (Uncredited)
San Francisco
1936
as Waiter at Chicken's Ball (uncredited)
The Children's Hour
1961
as Funeral Assistant (uncredited)
Support Your Local Gunfighter
1971
as Old Chess Player (uncredited)
A Night at the Opera
1935
as Stagehand (uncredited)
Red-Headed Woman
1932
as Waiter at Gaerste Party (uncredited)
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
1951
as Fight Spectator (uncredited)
Little Caesar
1931
as Waiter (uncredited)
The Bounty Hunter
1954
as Saloon Waiter (uncredited)
Action in the North Atlantic
1943
as Lieutenant-Commander at Meeting (uncredited)
In Society
1944
as Party Waiter (uncredited)
Kitty
1945
as Coach Footman (uncredited)
The Falcon Takes Over
1942
as Nightclub Waiter (Uncredited)
Gunpoint
1966
The Men
1950
as Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
The Bad and the Beautiful
1952
as Waiter at Party (uncredited)
The Firefly
1937
as Waiter (uncredited)
Midnight Mary
1933
as Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
It's Always Fair Weather
1955
as Waiter (uncredited)
The Far Country
1954
as Townsman (uncredited)
The Time of Their Lives
1946
as Danbury Servant (uncredited)
Dressed to Kill
1946
as Detective at Murder Scene
Ball of Fire
1941
as Baseball Game Spectator (uncredited)
Superman and the Mole Men
1951
as Townsman (uncredited)
Body and Soul
1947
as Bartender (uncredited)
The Spider Woman
1943
as Doorman (uncredited)
The Man in the Iron Mask
1939
as Servant
Horizons West
1952
as Barfly (uncredited)
Pot o' Gold
1941
as Country Club Waiter (uncredited)
A Song to Remember
1945
as Guest at Salon Concert (uncredited)
Who Was That Lady?
1960
as Passenger Exiting Elevator (uncredited)
Angel on My Shoulder
1946
as Court Spectator (uncredited)
Illegal
1955
as Butler (uncredited)
Désirée
1954
as Servant (uncredited)
Frenchie
1950
as Townsman (uncredited)
Trouble Along the Way
1953
as Bartender Joe
The Showdown
1940
as Bald Bartender
The Unsuspected
1947
as Servant with Tray (uncredited)
Two Sisters from Boston
1946
as Recording Lab Assistant (uncredited)
It Happened on Fifth Avenue
1947
as Executive (uncredited)
The Helen Morgan Story
1957
as Surprise Party Guest (uncredited)
The Thin Man Goes Home
1944
as Train Passenger (uncredited)
Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy
1955
as Townsman (uncredited)
Zero Hour!
1957
as Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
Daddy Long Legs
1955
as Hotel Waiter (uncredited)
Designing Woman
1957
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Wells Fargo
1937
as Headwaiter
Topper Returns
1941
as Second Butler (uncredited)
The Trespasser
1929
as Butler (uncredited)
So Proudly We Hail
1943
as Troop Ship Survivor (Uncredited)
There's Always Tomorrow
1956
Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops
1955
as Movie Patron (uncredited)
Dirigible
1931
as Sailor (uncredited)
Test Pilot
1938
as Waiter (uncredited)
Murder by Contract
1958
as Hotel Take-Out Delivery Man (uncredited)
The Big Broadcast of 1938
1938
as Reporter (uncredited)
Only Yesterday
1933
as Nightclub Waiter (Uncredited)
Ex-Lady
1933
as Butler (uncredited)
The Last Hurrah
1958
as Man (uncredited)
The Walking Dead
1936
as Juror (uncredited)
The Hoodlum Saint
1946
as Waiter at Wedding Brunch (uncredited)
Hollywood Story
1951
as Café Waiter (uncredited)
Daisy Kenyon
1947
as Bartender at Stork Club (uncredited)
The Tattered Dress
1957
as Juror (uncredited)
Edison, the Man
1940
as Waiter
A Chump at Oxford
1940
as Man in Unemployment Office (uncredited)
Sincerely Yours
1955
as Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
Munster, Go Home!
1966
as Man at Customs (uncredited)
City for Conquest
1940
as Waiter (uncredited)
Iron Man
1951
as Waiter (uncredited)
The Country Doctor
1936
as Waiter in Restaurant (uncredited)
Captain Swagger
1928
as Waiter
It Started with Eve
1941
as Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
About William H. O'Brien
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. With 299 credits spanning from 1919 to 1971, William H. O'Brien has appeared in 284 films and 15 TV shows.
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Most Popular William H. O'Brien Movies
- Citizen Kane (1941) — as Secretary (uncredited)
- The Graduate (1967) — as Hotel Guest (uncredited)
- Witness for the Prosecution (1957) — as Barrister (uncredited)
- Some Like It Hot (1959) — as Hotel Guest (uncredited)
- To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) — as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
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