William H. O'Brien
Acting
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.
Born: July 19, 1891 · Peak Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Filmography (232)
The Todd Killings
1971
Actor: Mr. Miller (uncred…
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
1971
Actor: Portobello Road Pa…
Support Your Local Gunfighter
1971
Actor: Old Chess Player (…
Rio Lobo
1970
Actor: Man in Army Post S…
Airport
1970
Actor: Waiter at Men's Cl…
Topaz
1969
Actor: Butler (uncredited…
The Comic
1969
Actor: Funeral Guest (unc…
The Trouble with Girls
1969
Actor: Hotel Lobby Extra …
Valley of the Dolls
1967
Actor: Bartender (uncredi…
The Graduate
1967
Actor: Hotel Guest (uncre…
One of Our Spies Is Missing
1966
Actor: The Butler (archiv…
Not With My Wife, You Don't!
1966
Actor: Waiter at Officer'…
Munster, Go Home!
1966
Actor: Man at Customs (un…
Gunpoint
1966
Actor
TV
Get Smart
1965
Actor: Scientist (uncredi…
TV
Laredo
1965
Actor: Townsman (uncredit…
TV
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964
Actor: GrandpaActor: Butler (uncredited…
TV
Bewitched
1964
Actor: Waiter (uncredited…
The Wheeler Dealers
1963
Actor: Waiter (uncredited…
Critic's Choice
1963
Actor: Audience Member (u…
To Kill a Mockingbird
1962
Actor: Courtroom Spectato…
Gypsy
1962
Actor: Audience Member (u…
Pressure Point
1962
Actor: Bund Meeting Spect…
The Children's Hour
1961
Actor: Funeral Assistant …
Judgment at Nuremberg
1961
Actor: German Prisoner in…
TV
Dr. Kildare
1961
Actor: Patient (uncredite…
TV
Outlaws
1960
Actor: Waiter (uncredited…
Ocean's Eleven
1960
Actor: Waiter at Burlesqu…
Elmer Gantry
1960
Actor: Train Conductor
Who Was That Lady?
1960
Actor: Passenger Exiting …
Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus
1960
Actor: Circus Spectator
Pillow Talk
1959
Actor: Nightclub Waiter (…
TV
The Twilight Zone
1959
Actor: Audience Member (u…
TV
Bonanza
1959
Actor: Delegate (uncredit…
Cry Tough
1959
Actor
Some Like It Hot
1959
Actor: Hotel Guest (uncre…
TV
Rawhide
1959
Actor: Bartender (uncredi…Actor: Waiter (uncredited…
The Last Hurrah
1958
Actor: Man (uncredited)
Murder by Contract
1958
Actor: Hotel Take-Out Del…
Home Before Dark
1958
Actor: Waiter at Christma…
Money, Women and Guns
1958
Actor: Hotel Desk Clerk (…
TV
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958
Actor: Waiter (uncredited…
Witness for the Prosecution
1957
Actor: Barrister (uncredi…
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
1957
Actor: Townsman (uncredit…
I Was a Teenage Frankenstein
1957
Actor: Rooming House Boar…
Bombers B-52
1957
Actor: Nightclub Bartende…
Zero Hour!
1957
Actor: Nightclub Waiter (…
The Helen Morgan Story
1957
Actor: Surprise Party Gue…
The Joker is Wild
1957
Actor: Nightclub Patron (…
TV
Perry Mason
1957
Actor: Bartender (uncredi…
TV
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
Actor: Crommer Party Gues…Actor: Hotel Guest (uncre…
Carnival Rock
1957
Actor: Onlooker at Fire (…
Chicago Confidential
1957
Actor: Dixon's Valet (unc…
Sweet Smell of Success
1957
Actor: Waiter at 21 (uncr…
The Unholy Wife
1957
Actor: Juror (uncredited)
Designing Woman
1957
Actor: Party Guest (uncre…
The Tattered Dress
1957
Actor: Juror (uncredited)
Around the World in 80 Days
1956
Actor: Extra (uncredited)
The Harder They Fall
1956
Actor: Ringsider (uncredi…
Anything Goes
1956
Actor: Waiter
There's Always Tomorrow
1956
Actor
The Square Jungle
1955
Actor
Illegal
1955
Actor: Butler (uncredited…
TV
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
Actor: Juror (uncredited)Actor: Guest At Demonstra…
TV
Cheyenne
1955
Actor: Riverboat Bartende…
TV
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955
Actor: Townsman (uncredit…
It's Always Fair Weather
1955
Actor: Waiter (uncredited…
The Seven Year Itch
1955
Actor: Man at Train Stati…
Daddy Long Legs
1955
Actor: Hotel Waiter
Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy
1955
Actor: Townsman (uncredit…
New York Confidential
1955
Actor
Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops
1955
Actor: Movie Patron (uncr…
Battle Cry
1955
Actor: Bartender (uncredi…
Désirée
1954
Actor: Servant (uncredite…
A Star Is Born
1954
Actor: Academy Awards Att…
Woman's World
1954
Actor: Servant
The Bounty Hunter
1954
Actor: Saloon Waiter (unc…
Sabrina
1954
Actor: Bartender (uncredi…
The High and the Mighty
1954
Actor: Restaurant Cook
Dial M for Murder
1954
Actor: Waiter at Stag Din…
The Far Country
1954
Actor: Townsman (uncredit…
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
1953
Actor: Ship Passenger (un…
Julius Caesar
1953
Actor: Senator (uncredite…
Trouble Along the Way
1953
Actor: Bartender Joe
The Bad and the Beautiful
1952
Actor: Waiter at Party (u…
The Star
1952
Actor: Waiter at Party (u…
Horizons West
1952
Actor: Barfly (uncredited…
Carrie
1952
Actor: Waiter (uncredited…
High Noon
1952
Actor: Church Member (unc…
Hong Kong
1952
Actor: Observer at Scene …
Something to Live For
1952
Actor: Waiter (uncredited…
Superman and the Mole Men
1951
Actor: Townsman (uncredit…
The Strange Door
1951
Actor
Iron Man
1951
Actor: Waiter (uncredited…
A Streetcar Named Desire
1951
Actor: Waiter (uncredited…
Ace in the Hole
1951
Actor: Customer at Minosa…
He Ran All the Way
1951
Actor: Man Entering Apt. …
A Place in the Sun
1951
Actor: Servant at Eastman…
Hollywood Story
1951
Actor: Café Waiter (uncre…
On the Riviera
1951
Actor: Waiter at Party (u…
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
1951
Actor: Fight Spectator (u…
Frenchie
1950
Actor: Townsman (uncredit…
Let's Dance
1950
Actor: Waiter (uncredited…
All About Eve
1950
Actor: Waiter at Margo's …
Shakedown
1950
Actor: Waiter (uncredited…
The Men
1950
Actor: Nightclub Waiter (…
Louisa
1950
Actor: Waiter (uncredited…
Father of the Bride
1950
Actor: Waiter (uncredited…
The Damned Don't Cry
1950
Actor: Waiter at Party (u…
Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town
1950
Actor: Waiter at Party (u…
Woman in Hiding
1950
Actor: Conventioneer (unc…
Miss Grant Takes Richmond
1949
Actor: Waiter (uncredited…
It's a Great Feeling
1949
Actor: Saloon Waiter (unc…
The Doolins of Oklahoma
1949
Actor: Bartender (uncredi…
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff
1949
Actor: Room Service Waite…
Johnny Allegro
1949
Actor
Flamingo Road
1949
Actor
You Gotta Stay Happy
1948
Actor: Waiter (Uncredited…
Sorry, Wrong Number
1948
Actor: Waiter at Wedding …
Race Street
1948
Actor: Racetrack Spectato…
Jungle Goddess
1948
Actor: Bartender (uncredi…
I Walk Alone
1947
Actor: Waiter (uncredited…
Daisy Kenyon
1947
Actor: Bartender at Stork…
Road to Rio
1947
Actor: Ship's Waiter
Body and Soul
1947
Actor: Bartender (uncredi…
The Unsuspected
1947
Actor: Servant with Tray …
The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap
1947
Actor: Card Dealer (uncre…
Ivy
1947
Actor: Barrister (uncredi…
The Private Affairs of Bel Ami
1947
Actor
It Happened on Fifth Avenue
1947
Actor: Executive (uncredi…
The Best Years of Our Lives
1946
Actor: Nightclub Waiter (…
Undercurrent
1946
Actor: Waiter (uncredited…
Nobody Lives Forever
1946
Actor: Waiter (uncredited…
Angel on My Shoulder
1946
Actor: Court Spectator (u…
The Big Sleep
1946
Actor: Waiter (uncredited…
The Time of Their Lives
1946
Actor: Danbury Servant (u…
Canyon Passage
1946
Actor: Miner (uncredited)
Dressed to Kill
1946
Actor: Detective at Murde…
She-Wolf of London
1946
Actor: Constable (uncredi…
The Hoodlum Saint
1946
Actor: Waiter at Wedding …
Fallen Angel
1945
Actor: Bus Passenger (unc…
Kitty
1945
Actor: Coach Footman (unc…
Lady on a Train
1945
Actor
The Naughty Nineties
1945
Actor: Troupe Member (unc…
The Woman in Green
1945
Actor: Pembrook House Wai…
The Picture of Dorian Gray
1945
Actor: Footman (uncredite…
A Song to Remember
1945
Actor: Guest at Salon Con…
The Thin Man Goes Home
1944
Actor: Train Passenger (u…
The Climax
1944
Actor: Audience Member (U…
In Society
1944
Actor: Party Waiter (uncr…
Christmas Holiday
1944
Actor: Waiter (uncredited…
The Spider Woman
1943
Actor: Doorman (uncredite…
Government Girl
1943
Actor: Man in Hotel Lobby…
So Proudly We Hail
1943
Actor: Troop Ship Survivo…
Action in the North Atlantic
1943
Actor: Lieutenant-Command…
The Leopard Man
1943
Actor: Bartender (uncredi…
No Time for Love
1943
Actor: Nightclub Waiter (…
Margin for Error
1943
Actor: Waiter
Tomorrow We Live
1942
Actor
The Falcon Takes Over
1942
Actor: Nightclub Waiter (…
Take a Letter, Darling
1942
Actor: Waiter (uncredited…
Lady for a Night
1942
Actor: King's Club Worker…
Ball of Fire
1941
Actor: Baseball Game Spec…
Keep 'Em Flying
1941
Actor: Waiter at Manila C…
The Feminine Touch
1941
Actor: Nightclub Waiter (…
It Started with Eve
1941
Actor: Nightclub Waiter (…
Citizen Kane
1941
Actor: Secretary (uncredi…
Pot o' Gold
1941
Actor: Country Club Waite…
Topper Returns
1941
Actor: Second Butler (unc…
One Night in the Tropics
1940
Actor: Joe, Club Roscoe W…
City for Conquest
1940
Actor: Waiter (uncredited…
No Time for Comedy
1940
Actor: Waiter in Bar (unc…
Captain Caution
1940
Actor: English Sailor Who…
Turnabout
1940
Actor: Nightclub Waiter (…
Edison, the Man
1940
Actor: Waiter
Rebecca
1940
Actor: Hotel Waiter (uncr…
A Chump at Oxford
1940
Actor: Man in Unemploymen…
City of Chance
1940
Actor: Waiter
The Earl of Chicago
1940
Actor: Turnkey (uncredite…
Zorro's Fighting Legion
1939
Actor: Legionnaire
Eternally Yours
1939
Actor: Nightclub Waiter
The Man in the Iron Mask
1939
Actor: Servant
Stronger Than Desire
1939
Actor: Waiter (uncredited…
The Rage of Paris
1938
Actor: Nightclub Bartende…
Test Pilot
1938
Actor: Waiter (uncredited…
In Old Chicago
1938
Actor: Senate Waiter (unc…
Gold Is Where You Find It
1938
Actor: Butler at Party (u…
The Big Broadcast of 1938
1938
Actor: Reporter (uncredit…
Wells Fargo
1937
Actor: Headwaiter
Sinner Take All
1936
Actor: Nightclub Waiter (…
Sing, Baby, Sing
1936
Actor: Nightclub Waiter
San Francisco
1936
Actor: Waiter at Chicken'…
Special Investigator
1936
Actor: Nightclub Waiter
The Walking Dead
1936
Actor: Juror (uncredited)
A Night at the Opera
1935
Actor: Stagehand (uncredi…
The Gay Deception
1935
Actor: Waiter (uncredited…
Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back
1934
Actor: Banquet Servant
The Thin Man
1934
Actor: Bartender (uncredi…
Long Lost Father
1934
Actor: Waiter Getting Car…
Midnight Mary
1933
Actor: Nightclub Waiter (…
Ex-Lady
1933
Actor: Butler (uncredited…
Hallelujah, I'm a Bum
1933
Actor: Waiter (uncredited…
The Half-Naked Truth
1932
Actor: Hotel Waiter (uncr…
Faithless
1932
Actor: Croupier
Movie Crazy
1932
Actor: Waiter (Uncredited…
Pack Up Your Troubles
1932
Actor: Butler (uncredited…
Red-Headed Woman
1932
Actor: Waiter at Gaerste …
Merrily We Go to Hell
1932
Actor: Waiter (uncredited…
Scarface
1932
Actor: Waiter (uncredited…
Emma
1932
Actor: Man (uncredited)
The Guilty Generation
1931
Actor: Victor - Mike's Bu…
Monkey Business
1931
Actor: Waiter
The Phantom of Paris
1931
Actor: Chéri-Bibi's Valet…
Five and Ten
1931
Actor: Duncan (uncredited…
Smart Money
1931
Actor: Nick's Chauffeur B…
Ladies' Man
1931
Actor: Elevator starter
Dirigible
1931
Actor: Sailor (uncredited…
Little Caesar
1931
Actor: Waiter (uncredited…
Reaching for the Moon
1930
Actor: Servant Telling La…
Sin Takes a Holiday
1930
Actor: Waiter at Royal Cl…
Let Us Be Gay
1930
Actor: Struthers - 2nd Bu…
Anna Christie
1930
Actor: Waiter at Coney Is…
Street of Chance
1930
Actor: Waiter (uncredited…
The Trespasser
1929
Actor: Butler (uncredited…
A Woman of Affairs
1928
Actor: Man Peering Into R…
The Racket
1928
Actor: Detective Frisking…
The Singing Fool
1928
Actor: Waiter at Blackie …
The Mysterious Lady
1928
Actor: Cafe Waiter Servin…
The Patsy
1928
Actor: Waiter (uncredited…
While the City Sleeps
1928
Actor: Apartment Tenant
The Blot
1921
Actor: College Student (u…
The Delicious Little Devil
1919
Actor: Waiter (uncredited…