William H. O'Brien
Acting
305
Acting Credits
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
Support Your Local Gunfighter
1971
as Old Chess Player (uncredited)
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
1971
as Portobello Road Passerby (uncredited)
The Todd Killings
1971
as Mr. Miller (uncredited)
Rio Lobo
1970
as Man in Army Post Saloon (uncredited)
Airport
1970
as Waiter at Men's Club
Topaz
1969
as Butler (uncredited)
The Trouble with Girls
1969
as Hotel Lobby Extra (uncredited)
The Comic
1969
as Funeral Guest (uncredited)
The Graduate
1967
as Hotel Guest (uncredited)
Valley of the Dolls
1967
as Bartender (uncredited)
Gunpoint
1966
Not With My Wife, You Don't!
1966
as Waiter at Officer's Ball (uncredited)
Munster, Go Home!
1966
as Man at Customs (uncredited)
One of Our Spies Is Missing
1966
as The Butler (archive footage) (uncredited)
Laredo
1965
as Townsman (uncredited)
Get Smart
1965
as Scientist (uncredited)
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964
as Grandpa
Bewitched
1964
as Waiter (uncredited)
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964
as Butler (uncredited)
The Wheeler Dealers
1963
as Waiter (uncredited)
Critic's Choice
1963
as Audience Member (uncredited)
Gypsy
1962
as Audience Member (uncredited)
To Kill a Mockingbird
1962
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Pressure Point
1962
as Bund Meeting Spectator
Judgment at Nuremberg
1961
as German Prisoner in Cafeteria (uncredited)
King of the Roaring 20's – The Story of Arnold Rothstein
1961
as Waiter (uncredited)
The Children's Hour
1961
as Funeral Assistant (uncredited)
Dr. Kildare
1961
as Patient (uncredited)
Who Was That Lady?
1960
as Passenger Exiting Elevator (uncredited)
Ocean's Eleven
1960
as Waiter at Burlesque Club (uncredited)
Elmer Gantry
1960
as Train Conductor
Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus
1960
as Circus Spectator
Outlaws
1960
as Waiter (uncredited)
Cry Tough
1959
The Story on Page One
1959
as Courtroom Reporter (uncredited)
Pillow Talk
1959
as Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
Some Like It Hot
1959
as Hotel Guest (uncredited)
The Twilight Zone
1959
as Audience Member (uncredited)
Rawhide
1959
as Bartender (uncredited)
Bonanza
1959
as Delegate (uncredited)
Rawhide
1959
as Waiter (uncredited)
Murder by Contract
1958
as Hotel Take-Out Delivery Man (uncredited)
Money, Women and Guns
1958
as Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
The Last Hurrah
1958
as Man (uncredited)
Home Before Dark
1958
as Waiter at Christmas Party
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958
as Waiter (uncredited)
The Unholy Wife
1957
as Juror (uncredited)
Chicago Confidential
1957
as Dixon's Valet (uncredited)
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
1957
as Townsman (uncredited)
The Tattered Dress
1957
as Juror (uncredited)
Sweet Smell of Success
1957
as Waiter at 21 (uncredited)
I Was a Teenage Frankenstein
1957
as Rooming House Boarder (uncredited)
Witness for the Prosecution
1957
as Barrister (uncredited)
Zero Hour!
1957
as Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
The Joker is Wild
1957
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Bombers B-52
1957
as Nightclub Bartender (uncredited)
Designing Woman
1957
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Carnival Rock
1957
as Onlooker at Fire (uncredited)
The Helen Morgan Story
1957
as Surprise Party Guest (uncredited)
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
as Crommer Party Guest (uncredited)
Perry Mason
1957
as Bartender (uncredited)
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
as Hotel Guest (uncredited)
There's Always Tomorrow
1956
Around the World in 80 Days
1956
as Extra (uncredited)
The Harder They Fall
1956
as Ringsider (uncredited)
Anything Goes
1956
as Waiter (uncredited)
Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy
1955
as Townsman (uncredited)
Illegal
1955
as Butler (uncredited)
Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops
1955
as Movie Patron (uncredited)
Battle Cry
1955
as Bartender (uncredited)
The Square Jungle
1955
The Seven Year Itch
1955
as Man at Train Station (uncredited)
It's Always Fair Weather
1955
as Waiter (uncredited)
Daddy Long Legs
1955
as Hotel Waiter (uncredited)
New York Confidential
1955
Sincerely Yours
1955
as Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Juror (uncredited)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Guest At Demonstration (uncredited)
Cheyenne
1955
as Riverboat Bartender (uncredited)
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955
as Townsman (uncredited)
A Star Is Born
1954
as Academy Awards Attendee (uncredited)
The Far Country
1954
as Townsman (uncredited)
Woman's World
1954
as Servant
Dial M for Murder
1954
as Waiter at Stag Dinner (uncredited)
Sabrina
1954
as Bartender (uncredited)
The High and the Mighty
1954
as Restaurant Cook
Désirée
1954
as Servant (uncredited)
The Bounty Hunter
1954
as Saloon Waiter (uncredited)
Fort Ti
1953
as Bartender
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
1953
as Ship Passenger (uncredited)
Trouble Along the Way
1953
as Bartender Joe
Julius Caesar
1953
as Senator (uncredited)
Hong Kong
1952
as Observer at Scene (uncredited)
The Bad and the Beautiful
1952
as Waiter at Party (uncredited)
Carrie
1952
as Waiter (uncredited)
High Noon
1952
as Church Member (uncredited)
The Star
1952
as Waiter at Party (uncredited)
Something to Live For
1952
as Waiter (uncredited)
Horizons West
1952
as Barfly (uncredited)
He Ran All the Way
1951
as Man Entering Apt. Building (uncredited)
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
1951
as Fight Spectator (uncredited)
The Strange Door
1951
Bannerline
1951
On the Riviera
1951
as Waiter at Party (uncredited)
Ace in the Hole
1951
as Customer at Minosa's (uncredited)
A Place in the Sun
1951
as Servant at Eastman's Party (uncredited)
A Streetcar Named Desire
1951
as Waiter (uncredited)
Hollywood Story
1951
as Café Waiter (uncredited)
Superman and the Mole Men
1951
as Townsman (uncredited)
Iron Man
1951
as Waiter (uncredited)
M
1951
as Policeman (uncredited)
Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town
1950
as Waiter at Party (uncredited)
Let's Dance
1950
as Waiter (uncredited)
Frenchie
1950
as Townsman (uncredited)
Louisa
1950
as Waiter (uncredited)
Shakedown
1950
as Waiter (uncredited)
All About Eve
1950
as Waiter at Margo's Party (uncredited)
Woman in Hiding
1950
as Conventioneer (uncredited)
The Damned Don't Cry
1950
as Waiter at Party (uncredited)
Father of the Bride
1950
as Waiter (uncredited)
The Men
1950
as Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
Alias the Champ
1949
as Audience Spectator (uncredited)
Miss Grant Takes Richmond
1949
as Waiter (uncredited)
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff
1949
as Room Service Waiter (uncredited)
Special Agent
1949
as Barber's Customer (uncredited)
Once More, My Darling
1949
as Waiter
Johnny Allegro
1949
Flamingo Road
1949
It's a Great Feeling
1949
as Saloon Waiter (uncredited)
The Doolins of Oklahoma
1949
as Bartender (uncredited)
Race Street
1948
as Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
Jungle Goddess
1948
as Bartender (uncredited)
You Gotta Stay Happy
1948
as Waiter (Uncredited)
Sorry, Wrong Number
1948
as Waiter at Wedding Reception (uncredited)
The Unsuspected
1947
as Servant with Tray (uncredited)
It Happened on Fifth Avenue
1947
as Executive (uncredited)
The Private Affairs of Bel Ami
1947
Ivy
1947
as Barrister (uncredited)
Daisy Kenyon
1947
as Bartender at Stork Club (uncredited)
Body and Soul
1947
as Bartender (uncredited)
The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap
1947
as Card Dealer (uncredited)
Road to Rio
1947
as Ship's Waiter (uncredited)
I Walk Alone
1947
as Waiter (uncredited)
Undercover Maisie
1947
as Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
She-Wolf of London
1946
as Constable (uncredited)
Do You Love Me
1946
as Waiter at Mindy's (uncredited)
The Hoodlum Saint
1946
as Waiter at Wedding Brunch (uncredited)
The Best Years of Our Lives
1946
as Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
Undercurrent
1946
as Waiter (uncredited)
Angel on My Shoulder
1946
as Court Spectator (uncredited)
The Big Sleep
1946
as Waiter (uncredited)
The Time of Their Lives
1946
as Danbury Servant (uncredited)
Dressed to Kill
1946
as Detective at Murder Scene
Nobody Lives Forever
1946
as Waiter (uncredited)
Two Sisters from Boston
1946
as Recording Lab Assistant (uncredited)
Canyon Passage
1946
as Miner (uncredited)
The Verdict
1946
as Constable (uncredited)
Lady on a Train
1945
Fallen Angel
1945
as Bus Passenger (uncredited)
The Tiger Woman
1945
as Waiter (uncredited)
The Woman in Green
1945
as Pembrook House Waiter (uncredited)
Hollywood Scout
1945
as Man with Chimpanzee (uncredited)
The Picture of Dorian Gray
1945
as Footman (uncredited)
The Naughty Nineties
1945
as Troupe Member (uncredited)
A Song to Remember
1945
as Guest at Salon Concert (uncredited)
Kitty
1945
as Coach Footman (uncredited)
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
1944
as Servant Peeking in Keyhole (uncredited)
In Society
1944
as Party Waiter (uncredited)
The Climax
1944
as Audience Member (Uncredited)
The Thin Man Goes Home
1944
as Train Passenger (uncredited)
Christmas Holiday
1944
as Waiter (uncredited)
Government Girl
1943
as Man in Hotel Lobby (uncredited)
No Time for Love
1943
as Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
Action in the North Atlantic
1943
as Lieutenant-Commander at Meeting (uncredited)
Margin for Error
1943
as Waiter
So Proudly We Hail
1943
as Troop Ship Survivor (Uncredited)
The Spider Woman
1943
as Doorman (uncredited)
Swing Shift Maisie
1943
as Courtroom Spectator (Uncredited)
The Leopard Man
1943
as Bartender (uncredited)
Lady for a Night
1942
as King's Club Worker (uncredited)
Brooklyn Orchid
1942
as Waiter at Party
Tomorrow We Live
1942
Take a Letter, Darling
1942
as Waiter (uncredited)
The Falcon Takes Over
1942
as Nightclub Waiter (Uncredited)
Maisie Gets Her Man
1942
as Detective Taking in Hixby (Uncredited)
Ball of Fire
1941
as Baseball Game Spectator (uncredited)
It Started with Eve
1941
as Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
Topper Returns
1941
as Second Butler (uncredited)
The Blonde from Singapore
1941
Niagara Falls
1941
as Waiter (uncredited)
Citizen Kane
1941
as Secretary (uncredited)
The Feminine Touch
1941
as Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
Keep 'Em Flying
1941
as Waiter at Manila Club (uncredited)
Pot o' Gold
1941
as Country Club Waiter (uncredited)
Million Dollar Baby
1941
Rebecca
1940
as Hotel Waiter (uncredited)
The Earl of Chicago
1940
as Turnkey (uncredited)
Edison, the Man
1940
as Waiter
The Showdown
1940
as Bald Bartender
Buck Benny Rides Again
1940
as Waiter
City for Conquest
1940
as Waiter (uncredited)
No Time for Comedy
1940
as Waiter in Bar (uncredited)
Hired Wife
1940
as Waiter
A Chump at Oxford
1940
as Man in Unemployment Office (uncredited)
One Night in the Tropics
1940
as Joe, Club Roscoe Waiter (uncredited)
Turnabout
1940
as Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
Captain Caution
1940
as English Sailor Who Pleads for Water
Love Thy Neighbor
1940
as Nightclub Waiter
City of Chance
1940
as Waiter
Curtain Call
1940
as Waiter Bringing Caviar
Forty Little Mothers
1940
as Waiter
Mexican Spitfire Out West
1940
as Waiter
Hit Parade of 1941
1940
as Waiter
Remember?
1939
as Waiter (uncredited)
Stronger Than Desire
1939
as Waiter (uncredited)
Zorro's Fighting Legion
1939
as Legionnaire
The Gracie Allen Murder Case
1939
as Nightclub Waiter
Girl from Rio
1939
as Condor Club Headwaiter
That's Right – You're Wrong
1939
as Lawn Party Waiter (Uncredited)
Honeymoon in Bali
1939
as Doorman (uncredited)
Eternally Yours
1939
as Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
The Man in the Iron Mask
1939
as Servant
The Rage of Paris
1938
as Nightclub Bartender (uncredited)
In Old Chicago
1938
as Senate Waiter (uncredited)
Gold Is Where You Find It
1938
as Butler at Party (uncredited)
Test Pilot
1938
as Waiter (uncredited)
The Big Broadcast of 1938
1938
as Reporter (uncredited)
The Firefly
1937
as Waiter (uncredited)
Wells Fargo
1937
as Headwaiter
North of the Rio Grande
1937
as Bald Saloon Waiter
Dance Charlie Dance
1937
as Bored Spectator (uncredited)
Larceny on the Air
1937
as Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
Special Investigator
1936
as Nightclub Waiter
Champagne Charlie
1936
as Extra as Ship Waiter
The Country Doctor
1936
as Waiter in Restaurant (uncredited)
Sing, Baby, Sing
1936
as Nightclub Waiter
Sinner Take All
1936
as Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
San Francisco
1936
as Waiter at Chicken's Ball (uncredited)
The Walking Dead
1936
as Juror (uncredited)
Shadow of Doubt
1935
as Waiter
The Gay Deception
1935
as Waiter (uncredited)
The Misses Stooge
1935
as The Butler (uncredited)
To Beat the Band
1935
as Waiter
His Family Tree
1935
as Man at Mayoral Debate
The Arizonian
1935
as Waiter in Opera House
Diamond Jim
1935
as Waiter
Go Into Your Dance
1935
as Casino de Paree Waiter
The Old Homestead
1935
as Waiter (uncredited)
A Night at the Opera
1935
as Stagehand (uncredited)
Vagabond Lady
1935
as Waiter (uncredited)
The Thin Man
1934
as Bartender (uncredited)
Long Lost Father
1934
as Waiter Getting Carl to Telephone
Hollywood Mystery
1934
as Tony's Butler
Bachelor Bait
1934
as Waiter #2 (uncredited)
Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back
1934
as Banquet Servant
Big Time Or Bust
1933
as Hammond's Butler (uncredited)
Hallelujah, I'm a Bum
1933
as Waiter (uncredited)
Only Yesterday
1933
as Nightclub Waiter (Uncredited)
Ex-Lady
1933
as Butler (uncredited)
Midnight Mary
1933
as Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
The Half-Naked Truth
1932
as Hotel Waiter (uncredited)
Emma
1932
as Man (uncredited)
Red-Headed Woman
1932
as Waiter at Gaerste Party (uncredited)
Scarface
1932
as Waiter (uncredited)
Pack Up Your Troubles
1932
as Butler (uncredited)
Faithless
1932
as Croupier
The Wet Parade
1932
as Saloon Waiter (uncredited)
Movie Crazy
1932
as Waiter (Uncredited)
Merrily We Go to Hell
1932
as Waiter (uncredited)
Five and Ten
1931
as Duncan (uncredited)
Ladies' Man
1931
as Elevator starter
Men Call It Love
1931
as Brooks' Butler (uncredited)
Daybreak
1931
as Bartender
Forgotten Women
1931
as Sleek's Butler
The Road to Reno
1931
as Waiter
The Phantom of Paris
1931
as Chéri-Bibi's Valet (uncredited)
Smart Money
1931
as Nick's Chauffeur Bill (uncredited)
Monkey Business
1931
as Waiter
The Guilty Generation
1931
as Victor - Mike's Butler
West of Broadway
1931
as Waiter (uncredited)
Dirigible
1931
as Sailor (uncredited)
The Sky Raiders
1931
as Henchman Conte
Little Caesar
1931
as Waiter (uncredited)
Reaching for the Moon
1930
as Servant Telling Larry London is Calling (uncredited)
New Moon
1930
as Waiter at Ball
Strictly Unconventional
1930
as Footman
Playboy of Paris
1930
as Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
Street of Chance
1930
as Waiter (uncredited)
Anybody's Woman
1930
as Butler
Children of Pleasure
1930
as Party Butler #2 (uncredited)
Let Us Be Gay
1930
as Struthers - 2nd Butler (as William O'Brien)
Anna Christie
1930
as Waiter at Coney Island (uncredited)
Sin Takes a Holiday
1930
as Waiter at Royal Club (uncredited)
The Trespasser
1929
as Butler (uncredited)
The Mysterious Lady
1928
as Cafe Waiter Serving Wine (uncredited)
While the City Sleeps
1928
as Apartment Tenant
The Singing Fool
1928
as Waiter at Blackie Joe's (uncredited)
The Patsy
1928
as Waiter (uncredited)
Captain Swagger
1928
as Waiter
A Woman of Affairs
1928
as Man Peering Into Room (uncredited)
The Racket
1928
as Detective Frisking Nick
Submarine
1928
as Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
The Mad Whirl
1925
The Blot
1921
as College Student (uncredited)
The Delicious Little Devil
1919
as Waiter (uncredited)