William H. O'Brien

Acting

William H. O'Brien

Born 19 July 1891 · Peak Hill, New South Wales, Australia · Died 18 April 1981 at 89

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

Highlights

Citizen Kane1941 · Film · Secretary (uncredited)
Some Like It Hot1959 · Film · Hotel Guest (uncredited)
To Kill a Mockingbird1962 · Film · Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Dial M for Murder1954 · Film · Waiter at Stag Dinner (uncredited)
The Graduate1967 · Film · Hotel Guest (uncredited)
Witness for the Prosecution1957 · Film · Barrister (uncredited)

Filmography

Movies

285 films

The Todd Killings1971 · Film · Mr. Miller (uncredited)
Bedknobs and Broomsticks1971 · Film · Portobello Road Passerby (uncredited)
Support Your Local Gunfighter1971 · Film · Old Chess Player (uncredited)
Rio Lobo1970 · Film · Man in Army Post Saloon (uncredited)
Airport1970 · Film · Waiter at Men's Club
Topaz1969 · Film · Butler (uncredited)
The Comic1969 · Film · Funeral Guest (uncredited)
The Trouble with Girls1969 · Film · Hotel Lobby Extra (uncredited)
Valley of the Dolls1967 · Film · Bartender (uncredited)
The Graduate1967 · Film · Hotel Guest (uncredited)
Not With My Wife, You Don't!1966 · Film · Waiter at Officer's Ball (uncredited)
Munster, Go Home!1966 · Film · Man at Customs (uncredited)
Gunpoint1966 · Film
The Wheeler Dealers1963 · Film · Waiter (uncredited)
Critic's Choice1963 · Film · Audience Member (uncredited)
To Kill a Mockingbird1962 · Film · Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Gypsy1962 · Film · Audience Member (uncredited)
Pressure Point1962 · Film · Bund Meeting Spectator
The Children's Hour1961 · Film · Funeral Assistant (uncredited)
Judgment at Nuremberg1961 · Film · German Prisoner in Cafeteria (uncredited)
King of the Roaring 20's – The Story of Arnold Rothstein1961 · Film · Waiter (uncredited)
Ocean's Eleven1960 · Film · Waiter at Burlesque Club (uncredited)
Elmer Gantry1960 · Film · Train Conductor
Who Was That Lady?1960 · Film · Passenger Exiting Elevator (uncredited)
Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus1960 · Film · Circus Spectator
The Story on Page One1959 · Film · Courtroom Reporter (uncredited)
Pillow Talk1959 · Film · Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
Cry Tough1959 · Film
Some Like It Hot1959 · Film · Hotel Guest (uncredited)
The Last Hurrah1958 · Film · Man (uncredited)
Murder by Contract1958 · Film · Hotel Take-Out Delivery Man (uncredited)
Home Before Dark1958 · Film · Waiter at Christmas Party
Money, Women and Guns1958 · Film · Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Witness for the Prosecution1957 · Film · Barrister (uncredited)
The Pied Piper of Hamelin1957 · Film · Townsman (uncredited)
I Was a Teenage Frankenstein1957 · Film · Rooming House Boarder (uncredited)
Bombers B-521957 · Film · Nightclub Bartender (uncredited)
Zero Hour!1957 · Film · Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
The Helen Morgan Story1957 · Film · Surprise Party Guest (uncredited)
The Joker is Wild1957 · Film · Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Carnival Rock1957 · Film · Onlooker at Fire (uncredited)
Chicago Confidential1957 · Film · Dixon's Valet (uncredited)
Sweet Smell of Success1957 · Film · Waiter at 21 (uncredited)
The Unholy Wife1957 · Film · Juror (uncredited)
Designing Woman1957 · Film · Party Guest (uncredited)
The Tattered Dress1957 · Film · Juror (uncredited)
Around the World in 80 Days1956 · Film · Extra (uncredited)
The Harder They Fall1956 · Film · Ringsider (uncredited)
Anything Goes1956 · Film · Waiter (uncredited)
There's Always Tomorrow1956 · Film
The Square Jungle1955 · Film
Sincerely Yours1955 · Film · Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
Illegal1955 · Film · Butler (uncredited)
It's Always Fair Weather1955 · Film · Waiter (uncredited)
The Seven Year Itch1955 · Film · Man at Train Station (uncredited)
Daddy Long Legs1955 · Film · Hotel Waiter (uncredited)
Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy1955 · Film · Townsman (uncredited)
New York Confidential1955 · Film
Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops1955 · Film · Movie Patron (uncredited)
Battle Cry1955 · Film · Bartender (uncredited)
Désirée1954 · Film · Servant (uncredited)
A Star Is Born1954 · Film · Academy Awards Attendee (uncredited)
Woman's World1954 · Film · Servant
The Bounty Hunter1954 · Film · Saloon Waiter (uncredited)
Sabrina1954 · Film · Bartender (uncredited)
The High and the Mighty1954 · Film · Restaurant Cook
Dial M for Murder1954 · Film · Waiter at Stag Dinner (uncredited)
The Far Country1954 · Film · Townsman (uncredited)
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes1953 · Film · Ship Passenger (uncredited)
Julius Caesar1953 · Film · Senator (uncredited)
Fort Ti1953 · Film · Bartender
Trouble Along the Way1953 · Film · Bartender Joe
The Bad and the Beautiful1952 · Film · Waiter at Party (uncredited)
The Star1952 · Film · Waiter at Party (uncredited)
Horizons West1952 · Film · Barfly (uncredited)
Carrie1952 · Film · Waiter (uncredited)
High Noon1952 · Film · Church Member (uncredited)
Hong Kong1952 · Film · Observer at Scene (uncredited)
Something to Live For1952 · Film · Waiter (uncredited)
Superman and the Mole Men1951 · Film · Townsman (uncredited)
The Strange Door1951 · Film
Bannerline1951 · Film
Iron Man1951 · Film · Waiter (uncredited)
A Streetcar Named Desire1951 · Film · Waiter (uncredited)
Ace in the Hole1951 · Film · Customer at Minosa's (uncredited)
He Ran All the Way1951 · Film · Man Entering Apt. Building (uncredited)
A Place in the Sun1951 · Film · Servant at Eastman's Party (uncredited)
Hollywood Story1951 · Film · Café Waiter (uncredited)
On the Riviera1951 · Film · Waiter at Party (uncredited)
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man1951 · Film · Fight Spectator (uncredited)
M1951 · Film · Policeman (uncredited)
Frenchie1950 · Film · Townsman (uncredited)
Let's Dance1950 · Film · Waiter (uncredited)
All About Eve1950 · Film · Waiter at Margo's Party (uncredited)
Shakedown1950 · Film · Waiter (uncredited)
The Men1950 · Film · Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
Louisa1950 · Film · Waiter (uncredited)
Father of the Bride1950 · Film · Waiter (uncredited)
The Damned Don't Cry1950 · Film · Waiter at Party (uncredited)
Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town1950 · Film · Waiter at Party (uncredited)
Woman in Hiding1950 · Film · Conventioneer (uncredited)
Miss Grant Takes Richmond1949 · Film · Waiter (uncredited)
Alias the Champ1949 · Film · Audience Spectator (uncredited)
Once More, My Darling1949 · Film · Waiter
It's a Great Feeling1949 · Film · Saloon Waiter (uncredited)
Special Agent1949 · Film · Barber's Customer (uncredited)
The Doolins of Oklahoma1949 · Film · Bartender (uncredited)
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff1949 · Film · Room Service Waiter (uncredited)
Johnny Allegro1949 · Film
Flamingo Road1949 · Film
You Gotta Stay Happy1948 · Film · Waiter (Uncredited)
Sorry, Wrong Number1948 · Film · Waiter at Wedding Reception (uncredited)
Race Street1948 · Film · Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
Jungle Goddess1948 · Film · Bartender (uncredited)
I Walk Alone1947 · Film · Waiter (uncredited)
Daisy Kenyon1947 · Film · Bartender at Stork Club (uncredited)
Road to Rio1947 · Film · Ship's Waiter (uncredited)
Body and Soul1947 · Film · Bartender (uncredited)
The Unsuspected1947 · Film · Servant with Tray (uncredited)
The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap1947 · Film · Card Dealer (uncredited)
Ivy1947 · Film · Barrister (uncredited)
The Private Affairs of Bel Ami1947 · Film
It Happened on Fifth Avenue1947 · Film · Executive (uncredited)
Undercover Maisie1947 · Film · Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
The Best Years of Our Lives1946 · Film · Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
Undercurrent1946 · Film · Waiter (uncredited)
Nobody Lives Forever1946 · Film · Waiter (uncredited)
The Verdict1946 · Film · Constable (uncredited)
Angel on My Shoulder1946 · Film · Court Spectator (uncredited)
The Big Sleep1946 · Film · Waiter (uncredited)
The Time of Their Lives1946 · Film · Danbury Servant (uncredited)
Canyon Passage1946 · Film · Miner (uncredited)
Two Sisters from Boston1946 · Film · Recording Lab Assistant (uncredited)
Dressed to Kill1946 · Film · Detective at Murder Scene
She-Wolf of London1946 · Film · Constable (uncredited)
Do You Love Me1946 · Film · Waiter at Mindy's (uncredited)
The Hoodlum Saint1946 · Film · Waiter at Wedding Brunch (uncredited)
The Tiger Woman1945 · Film · Waiter (uncredited)
Fallen Angel1945 · Film · Bus Passenger (uncredited)
Kitty1945 · Film · Coach Footman (uncredited)
Lady on a Train1945 · Film
The Naughty Nineties1945 · Film · Troupe Member (uncredited)
The Woman in Green1945 · Film · Pembrook House Waiter (uncredited)
Hollywood Scout1945 · Film · Man with Chimpanzee (uncredited)
The Picture of Dorian Gray1945 · Film · Footman (uncredited)
A Song to Remember1945 · Film · Guest at Salon Concert (uncredited)
The Thin Man Goes Home1944 · Film · Train Passenger (uncredited)
The Climax1944 · Film · Audience Member (Uncredited)
In Society1944 · Film · Party Waiter (uncredited)
Christmas Holiday1944 · Film · Waiter (uncredited)
The Bridge of San Luis Rey1944 · Film · Servant Peeking in Keyhole (uncredited)
The Spider Woman1943 · Film · Doorman (uncredited)
Government Girl1943 · Film · Man in Hotel Lobby (uncredited)
Swing Shift Maisie1943 · Film · Courtroom Spectator (Uncredited)
So Proudly We Hail1943 · Film · Troop Ship Survivor (Uncredited)
Action in the North Atlantic1943 · Film · Lieutenant-Commander at Meeting (uncredited)
The Leopard Man1943 · Film · Bartender (uncredited)
No Time for Love1943 · Film · Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
Margin for Error1943 · Film · Waiter
Tomorrow We Live1942 · Film
Maisie Gets Her Man1942 · Film · Detective Taking in Hixby (Uncredited)
The Falcon Takes Over1942 · Film · Nightclub Waiter (Uncredited)
Take a Letter, Darling1942 · Film · Waiter (uncredited)
Brooklyn Orchid1942 · Film · Waiter at Party
Lady for a Night1942 · Film · King's Club Worker (uncredited)
Ball of Fire1941 · Film · Baseball Game Spectator (uncredited)
Keep 'Em Flying1941 · Film · Waiter at Manila Club (uncredited)
Niagara Falls1941 · Film · Waiter (uncredited)
The Blonde from Singapore1941 · Film
The Feminine Touch1941 · Film · Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
It Started with Eve1941 · Film · Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
Million Dollar Baby1941 · Film
Citizen Kane1941 · Film · Secretary (uncredited)
Pot o' Gold1941 · Film · Country Club Waiter (uncredited)
Topper Returns1941 · Film · Second Butler (uncredited)
Love Thy Neighbor1940 · Film · Nightclub Waiter
One Night in the Tropics1940 · Film · Joe, Club Roscoe Waiter (uncredited)
Mexican Spitfire Out West1940 · Film · Waiter
Hit Parade of 19411940 · Film · Waiter
City for Conquest1940 · Film · Waiter (uncredited)
No Time for Comedy1940 · Film · Waiter in Bar (uncredited)
Hired Wife1940 · Film · Waiter
Captain Caution1940 · Film · English Sailor Who Pleads for Water
Buck Benny Rides Again1940 · Film · Waiter
Turnabout1940 · Film · Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
Edison, the Man1940 · Film · Waiter
Forty Little Mothers1940 · Film · Waiter
Curtain Call1940 · Film · Waiter Bringing Caviar
Rebecca1940 · Film · Hotel Waiter (uncredited)
The Showdown1940 · Film · Bald Bartender
A Chump at Oxford1940 · Film · Man in Unemployment Office (uncredited)
City of Chance1940 · Film · Waiter
The Earl of Chicago1940 · Film · Turnkey (uncredited)
Remember?1939 · Film · Waiter (uncredited)
Zorro's Fighting Legion1939 · Film · Legionnaire
That's Right – You're Wrong1939 · Film · Lawn Party Waiter (Uncredited)
Eternally Yours1939 · Film · Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
Honeymoon in Bali1939 · Film · Doorman (uncredited)
Girl from Rio1939 · Film · Condor Club Headwaiter
The Man in the Iron Mask1939 · Film · Servant
Stronger Than Desire1939 · Film · Waiter (uncredited)
The Gracie Allen Murder Case1939 · Film · Nightclub Waiter
The Rage of Paris1938 · Film · Nightclub Bartender (uncredited)
Test Pilot1938 · Film · Waiter (uncredited)
In Old Chicago1938 · Film · Senate Waiter (uncredited)
Gold Is Where You Find It1938 · Film · Butler at Party (uncredited)
The Big Broadcast of 19381938 · Film · Reporter (uncredited)
Wells Fargo1937 · Film · Headwaiter
The Firefly1937 · Film · Waiter (uncredited)
Dance Charlie Dance1937 · Film · Bored Spectator (uncredited)
North of the Rio Grande1937 · Film · Bald Saloon Waiter
Larceny on the Air1937 · Film · Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
Sinner Take All1936 · Film · Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
Sing, Baby, Sing1936 · Film · Nightclub Waiter
San Francisco1936 · Film · Waiter at Chicken's Ball (uncredited)
Special Investigator1936 · Film · Nightclub Waiter
Champagne Charlie1936 · Film · Extra as Ship Waiter
The Country Doctor1936 · Film · Waiter in Restaurant (uncredited)
The Walking Dead1936 · Film · Juror (uncredited)
To Beat the Band1935 · Film · Waiter
A Night at the Opera1935 · Film · Stagehand (uncredited)
The Old Homestead1935 · Film · Waiter (uncredited)
His Family Tree1935 · Film · Man at Mayoral Debate
The Gay Deception1935 · Film · Waiter (uncredited)
Diamond Jim1935 · Film · Waiter
The Arizonian1935 · Film · Waiter in Opera House
Vagabond Lady1935 · Film · Waiter (uncredited)
The Misses Stooge1935 · Film · The Butler (uncredited)
Go Into Your Dance1935 · Film · Casino de Paree Waiter
Shadow of Doubt1935 · Film · Waiter
Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back1934 · Film · Banquet Servant
Bachelor Bait1934 · Film · Waiter #2 (uncredited)
Hollywood Mystery1934 · Film · Tony's Butler
The Thin Man1934 · Film · Bartender (uncredited)
Long Lost Father1934 · Film · Waiter Getting Carl to Telephone
Big Time Or Bust1933 · Film · Hammond's Butler (uncredited)
Only Yesterday1933 · Film · Nightclub Waiter (Uncredited)
Midnight Mary1933 · Film · Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
Ex-Lady1933 · Film · Butler (uncredited)
Hallelujah, I'm a Bum1933 · Film · Waiter (uncredited)
The Half-Naked Truth1932 · Film · Hotel Waiter (uncredited)
Faithless1932 · Film · Croupier
Movie Crazy1932 · Film · Waiter (Uncredited)
Pack Up Your Troubles1932 · Film · Butler (uncredited)
Red-Headed Woman1932 · Film · Waiter at Gaerste Party (uncredited)
Merrily We Go to Hell1932 · Film · Waiter (uncredited)
Scarface1932 · Film · Waiter (uncredited)
The Wet Parade1932 · Film · Saloon Waiter (uncredited)
Emma1932 · Film · Man (uncredited)
West of Broadway1931 · Film · Waiter (uncredited)
Forgotten Women1931 · Film · Sleek's Butler
The Guilty Generation1931 · Film · Victor - Mike's Butler
The Road to Reno1931 · Film · Waiter
Monkey Business1931 · Film · Waiter
The Phantom of Paris1931 · Film · Chéri-Bibi's Valet (uncredited)
Five and Ten1931 · Film · Duncan (uncredited)
Smart Money1931 · Film · Nick's Chauffeur Bill (uncredited)
The Sky Raiders1931 · Film · Henchman Conte
Daybreak1931 · Film · Bartender
Ladies' Man1931 · Film · Elevator starter
Men Call It Love1931 · Film · Brooks' Butler (uncredited)
Dirigible1931 · Film · Sailor (uncredited)
Little Caesar1931 · Film · Waiter (uncredited)
Reaching for the Moon1930 · Film · Servant Telling Larry London is Calling (uncredited)
New Moon1930 · Film · Waiter at Ball
Sin Takes a Holiday1930 · Film · Waiter at Royal Club (uncredited)
Playboy of Paris1930 · Film · Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
Anybody's Woman1930 · Film · Butler
Let Us Be Gay1930 · Film · Struthers - 2nd Butler (as William O'Brien)
Strictly Unconventional1930 · Film · Footman
Children of Pleasure1930 · Film · Party Butler #2 (uncredited)
Anna Christie1930 · Film · Waiter at Coney Island (uncredited)
Street of Chance1930 · Film · Waiter (uncredited)
The Trespasser1929 · Film · Butler (uncredited)
A Woman of Affairs1928 · Film · Man Peering Into Room (uncredited)
Submarine1928 · Film · Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
The Racket1928 · Film · Detective Frisking Nick
Captain Swagger1928 · Film · Waiter
The Singing Fool1928 · Film · Waiter at Blackie Joe's (uncredited)
The Mysterious Lady1928 · Film · Cafe Waiter Serving Wine (uncredited)
The Patsy1928 · Film · Waiter (uncredited)
While the City Sleeps1928 · Film · Apartment Tenant
The Mad Whirl1925 · Film
The Blot1921 · Film · College Student (uncredited)
The Delicious Little Devil1919 · Film · Waiter (uncredited)

Filmography

Series

15 shows

Get Smart1965 · Series · Scientist (uncredited)
Laredo1965 · Series · Townsman (uncredited)
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.1964 · Series · Grandpa
Bewitched1964 · Series · Waiter (uncredited)
Dr. Kildare1961 · Series · Patient (uncredited)
Outlaws1960 · Series · Waiter (uncredited)
The Twilight Zone1959 · Series · Audience Member (uncredited)
Bonanza1959 · Series · Delegate (uncredited)
Rawhide1959 · Series · Bartender (uncredited)
Wanted: Dead or Alive1958 · Series · Waiter (uncredited)
Perry Mason1957 · Series · Bartender (uncredited)
Have Gun, Will Travel1957 · Series · Crommer Party Guest (uncredited)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents1955 · Series · Juror (uncredited)
Cheyenne1955 · Series · Riverboat Bartender (uncredited)
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp1955 · Series · Townsman (uncredited)