William H. O'Brien
Known for
Acting
Life
1891 – 1981 (aged 89)
Born in
Peak Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Credits
View on IMDb300 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
Citizen Kane
17 Apr 1941
Some Like It Hot
19 Mar 1959
The Graduate
21 Dec 1967
To Kill a Mockingbird
20 Dec 1962
Dial M for Murder
29 May 1954
Rebecca
23 Mar 1940
Witness for the Prosecution
17 Dec 1957
All About Eve
09 Nov 1950
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Filmography
1971
- The Todd Killingsas Mr. Miller (uncredited)
- Bedknobs and Broomsticksas Portobello Road Passerby (uncredited)
- Support Your Local Gunfighteras Old Chess Player (uncredited)
1969
- Topazas Butler (uncredited)
- The Comicas Funeral Guest (uncredited)
- The Trouble with Girlsas Hotel Lobby Extra (uncredited)
1967
- Valley of the Dollsas Bartender (uncredited)
- The Graduateas Hotel Guest (uncredited)
1966
- One of Our Spies Is Missingas The Butler (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Not With My Wife, You Don't!as Waiter at Officer's Ball (uncredited)
- Munster, Go Home!as Man at Customs (uncredited)
- Gunpoint
1964
- The Man from U.N.C.L.E.as Butler (uncredited)1 episode
- Bewitchedas Waiter (uncredited)1 episode
1963
- The Wheeler Dealersas Waiter (uncredited)
- Critic's Choiceas Audience Member (uncredited)
1962
- To Kill a Mockingbirdas Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
- Gypsyas Audience Member (uncredited)
- Pressure Pointas Bund Meeting Spectator
1961
- The Children's Houras Funeral Assistant (uncredited)
- Judgment at Nurembergas German Prisoner in Cafeteria (uncredited)
- Dr. Kildareas Patient (uncredited)1 episode
- King of the Roaring 20's – The Story of Arnold Rothsteinas Waiter (uncredited)
1960
- Outlawsas Waiter (uncredited)1 episode
- Ocean's Elevenas Waiter at Burlesque Club (uncredited)
- Elmer Gantryas Train Conductor
- Who Was That Lady?as Passenger Exiting Elevator (uncredited)
- Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circusas Circus Spectator
1959
- The Story on Page Oneas Courtroom Reporter (uncredited)
- Pillow Talkas Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
- The Twilight Zoneas Audience Member (uncredited)1 episode
- Bonanzaas Delegate (uncredited)1 episode
- Cry Tough
- Some Like It Hotas Hotel Guest (uncredited)
- Rawhideas Waiter (uncredited)1 episode
1958
- The Last Hurrahas Man (uncredited)
- Murder by Contractas Hotel Take-Out Delivery Man (uncredited)
- Home Before Darkas Waiter at Christmas Party
- Money, Women and Gunsas Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
- Wanted: Dead or Aliveas Waiter (uncredited)1 episode
1957
- Witness for the Prosecutionas Barrister (uncredited)
- The Pied Piper of Hamelinas Townsman (uncredited)
- I Was a Teenage Frankensteinas Rooming House Boarder (uncredited)
- Bombers B-52as Nightclub Bartender (uncredited)
- Zero Hour!as Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
- The Helen Morgan Storyas Surprise Party Guest (uncredited)
- The Joker is Wildas Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
- Perry Masonas Bartender (uncredited)1 episode
- Have Gun, Will Travelas Hotel Guest (uncredited)1 episode
- Carnival Rockas Onlooker at Fire (uncredited)
- Chicago Confidentialas Dixon's Valet (uncredited)
- Sweet Smell of Successas Waiter at 21 (uncredited)
- The Unholy Wifeas Juror (uncredited)
- Designing Womanas Party Guest (uncredited)
- The Tattered Dressas Juror (uncredited)
1956
- Around the World in 80 Daysas Extra (uncredited)
- The Harder They Fallas Ringsider (uncredited)
- Anything Goesas Waiter (uncredited)
- There's Always Tomorrow
1955
- The Square Jungle
- Sincerely Yoursas Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
- Illegalas Butler (uncredited)
- Alfred Hitchcock Presentsas Guest At Demonstration (uncredited)1 episode
- Cheyenneas Riverboat Bartender (uncredited)1 episode
- The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earpas Townsman (uncredited)1 episode
- It's Always Fair Weatheras Waiter (uncredited)
- The Seven Year Itchas Man at Train Station (uncredited)
- Daddy Long Legsas Hotel Waiter (uncredited)
- Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummyas Townsman (uncredited)
- New York Confidential
- Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kopsas Movie Patron (uncredited)
- Battle Cryas Bartender (uncredited)
1954
- Désiréeas Servant (uncredited)
- A Star Is Bornas Academy Awards Attendee (uncredited)
- Woman's Worldas Servant
- The Bounty Hunteras Saloon Waiter (uncredited)
- Sabrinaas Bartender (uncredited)
- The High and the Mightyas Restaurant Cook
- Dial M for Murderas Waiter at Stag Dinner (uncredited)
- The Far Countryas Townsman (uncredited)
1953
- Gentlemen Prefer Blondesas Ship Passenger (uncredited)
- Julius Caesaras Senator (uncredited)
- Fort Tias Bartender
- Trouble Along the Wayas Bartender Joe
1952
- The Bad and the Beautifulas Waiter at Party (uncredited)
- The Staras Waiter at Party (uncredited)
- Horizons Westas Barfly (uncredited)
- Carrieas Waiter (uncredited)
- High Noonas Church Member (uncredited)
- Hong Kongas Observer at Scene (uncredited)
- Something to Live Foras Waiter (uncredited)
1951
- Superman and the Mole Menas Townsman (uncredited)
- The Strange Door
- Bannerline
- Iron Manas Waiter (uncredited)
- A Streetcar Named Desireas Waiter (uncredited)
- Ace in the Holeas Customer at Minosa's (uncredited)
- He Ran All the Wayas Man Entering Apt. Building (uncredited)
- A Place in the Sunas Servant at Eastman's Party (uncredited)
- Hollywood Storyas Café Waiter (uncredited)
- On the Rivieraas Waiter at Party (uncredited)
- Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Manas Fight Spectator (uncredited)
1950
- Frenchieas Townsman (uncredited)
- Let's Danceas Waiter (uncredited)
- All About Eveas Waiter at Margo's Party (uncredited)
- Shakedownas Waiter (uncredited)
- The Menas Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
- Louisaas Waiter (uncredited)
- Father of the Brideas Waiter (uncredited)
- The Damned Don't Cryas Waiter at Party (uncredited)
- Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Townas Waiter at Party (uncredited)
- Woman in Hidingas Conventioneer (uncredited)
1949
- Miss Grant Takes Richmondas Waiter (uncredited)
- Alias the Champas Audience Spectator (uncredited)
- Once More, My Darlingas Waiter
- It's a Great Feelingas Saloon Waiter (uncredited)
- Special Agentas Barber's Customer (uncredited)
- The Doolins of Oklahomaas Bartender (uncredited)
- Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloffas Room Service Waiter (uncredited)
- Johnny Allegro
- Flamingo Road
1948
- You Gotta Stay Happyas Waiter (Uncredited)
- Sorry, Wrong Numberas Waiter at Wedding Reception (uncredited)
- Race Streetas Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
- Jungle Goddessas Bartender (uncredited)
1947
- I Walk Aloneas Waiter (uncredited)
- Daisy Kenyonas Bartender at Stork Club (uncredited)
- Road to Rioas Ship's Waiter (uncredited)
- Body and Soulas Bartender (uncredited)
- The Unsuspectedas Servant with Tray (uncredited)
- The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gapas Card Dealer (uncredited)
- Ivyas Barrister (uncredited)
- The Private Affairs of Bel Ami
- It Happened on Fifth Avenueas Executive (uncredited)
- Undercover Maisieas Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
1946
- The Best Years of Our Livesas Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
- Undercurrentas Waiter (uncredited)
- Nobody Lives Foreveras Waiter (uncredited)
- The Verdictas Constable (uncredited)
- Angel on My Shoulderas Court Spectator (uncredited)
- The Big Sleepas Waiter (uncredited)
- The Time of Their Livesas Danbury Servant (uncredited)
- Canyon Passageas Miner (uncredited)
- Two Sisters from Bostonas Recording Lab Assistant (uncredited)
- Dressed to Killas Detective at Murder Scene
- She-Wolf of Londonas Constable (uncredited)
- Do You Love Meas Waiter at Mindy's (uncredited)
- The Hoodlum Saintas Waiter at Wedding Brunch (uncredited)
1945
- The Tiger Womanas Waiter (uncredited)
- Fallen Angelas Bus Passenger (uncredited)
- Kittyas Coach Footman (uncredited)
- Lady on a Train
- The Naughty Ninetiesas Troupe Member (uncredited)
- The Woman in Greenas Pembrook House Waiter (uncredited)
- Hollywood Scoutas Man with Chimpanzee (uncredited)
- The Picture of Dorian Grayas Footman (uncredited)
- A Song to Rememberas Guest at Salon Concert (uncredited)
1944
- The Thin Man Goes Homeas Train Passenger (uncredited)
- The Climaxas Audience Member (Uncredited)
- In Societyas Party Waiter (uncredited)
- Christmas Holidayas Waiter (uncredited)
- The Bridge of San Luis Reyas Servant Peeking in Keyhole (uncredited)
1943
- The Spider Womanas Doorman (uncredited)
- Government Girlas Man in Hotel Lobby (uncredited)
- Swing Shift Maisieas Courtroom Spectator (Uncredited)
- So Proudly We Hailas Troop Ship Survivor (Uncredited)
- Action in the North Atlanticas Lieutenant-Commander at Meeting (uncredited)
- The Leopard Manas Bartender (uncredited)
- No Time for Loveas Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
- Margin for Erroras Waiter
1942
- Tomorrow We Live
- Maisie Gets Her Manas Detective Taking in Hixby (Uncredited)
- The Falcon Takes Overas Nightclub Waiter (Uncredited)
- Take a Letter, Darlingas Waiter (uncredited)
- Brooklyn Orchidas Waiter at Party
- Lady for a Nightas King's Club Worker (uncredited)
1941
- Ball of Fireas Baseball Game Spectator (uncredited)
- Keep 'Em Flyingas Waiter at Manila Club (uncredited)
- Niagara Fallsas Waiter (uncredited)
- The Blonde from Singapore
- The Feminine Touchas Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
- It Started with Eveas Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
- Million Dollar Baby
- Citizen Kaneas Secretary (uncredited)
- Pot o' Goldas Country Club Waiter (uncredited)
- Topper Returnsas Second Butler (uncredited)
1940
- Love Thy Neighboras Nightclub Waiter
- One Night in the Tropicsas Joe, Club Roscoe Waiter (uncredited)
- Mexican Spitfire Out Westas Waiter
- Hit Parade of 1941as Waiter
- City for Conquestas Waiter (uncredited)
- No Time for Comedyas Waiter in Bar (uncredited)
- Hired Wifeas Waiter
- Captain Cautionas English Sailor Who Pleads for Water
- Buck Benny Rides Againas Waiter
- Turnaboutas Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
- Edison, the Manas Waiter
- Forty Little Mothersas Waiter
- Curtain Callas Waiter Bringing Caviar
- Rebeccaas Hotel Waiter (uncredited)
- The Showdownas Bald Bartender
- A Chump at Oxfordas Man in Unemployment Office (uncredited)
- City of Chanceas Waiter
- The Earl of Chicagoas Turnkey (uncredited)
1939
- Remember?as Waiter (uncredited)
- Zorro's Fighting Legionas Legionnaire
- That's Right – You're Wrongas Lawn Party Waiter (Uncredited)
- Eternally Yoursas Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
- Honeymoon in Balias Doorman (uncredited)
- Girl from Rioas Condor Club Headwaiter
- The Man in the Iron Maskas Servant
- Stronger Than Desireas Waiter (uncredited)
- The Gracie Allen Murder Caseas Nightclub Waiter
1938
- The Rage of Parisas Nightclub Bartender (uncredited)
- Test Pilotas Waiter (uncredited)
- In Old Chicagoas Senate Waiter (uncredited)
- Gold Is Where You Find Itas Butler at Party (uncredited)
- The Big Broadcast of 1938as Reporter (uncredited)
1937
- Wells Fargoas Headwaiter
- The Fireflyas Waiter (uncredited)
- Dance Charlie Danceas Bored Spectator (uncredited)
- North of the Rio Grandeas Bald Saloon Waiter
- Larceny on the Airas Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
1936
- Sinner Take Allas Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
- Sing, Baby, Singas Nightclub Waiter
- San Franciscoas Waiter at Chicken's Ball (uncredited)
- Special Investigatoras Nightclub Waiter
- Champagne Charlieas Extra as Ship Waiter
- The Country Doctoras Waiter in Restaurant (uncredited)
- The Walking Deadas Juror (uncredited)
1935
- To Beat the Bandas Waiter
- A Night at the Operaas Stagehand (uncredited)
- The Old Homesteadas Waiter (uncredited)
- His Family Treeas Man at Mayoral Debate
- The Gay Deceptionas Waiter (uncredited)
- Diamond Jimas Waiter
- The Arizonianas Waiter in Opera House
- Vagabond Ladyas Waiter (uncredited)
- The Misses Stoogeas The Butler (uncredited)
- Go Into Your Danceas Casino de Paree Waiter
- Shadow of Doubtas Waiter
1934
- Bulldog Drummond Strikes Backas Banquet Servant
- Bachelor Baitas Waiter #2 (uncredited)
- Hollywood Mysteryas Tony's Butler
- The Thin Manas Bartender (uncredited)
- Long Lost Fatheras Waiter Getting Carl to Telephone
1933
- Big Time Or Bustas Hammond's Butler (uncredited)
- Only Yesterdayas Nightclub Waiter (Uncredited)
- Midnight Maryas Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
- Ex-Ladyas Butler (uncredited)
- Hallelujah, I'm a Bumas Waiter (uncredited)
1932
- The Half-Naked Truthas Hotel Waiter (uncredited)
- Faithlessas Croupier
- Movie Crazyas Waiter (Uncredited)
- Pack Up Your Troublesas Butler (uncredited)
- Red-Headed Womanas Waiter at Gaerste Party (uncredited)
- Merrily We Go to Hellas Waiter (uncredited)
- Scarfaceas Waiter (uncredited)
- The Wet Paradeas Saloon Waiter (uncredited)
- Emmaas Man (uncredited)
1931
- West of Broadwayas Waiter (uncredited)
- Forgotten Womenas Sleek's Butler
- The Guilty Generationas Victor - Mike's Butler
- The Road to Renoas Waiter
- Monkey Businessas Waiter
- The Phantom of Parisas Chéri-Bibi's Valet (uncredited)
- Five and Tenas Duncan (uncredited)
- Smart Moneyas Nick's Chauffeur Bill (uncredited)
- The Sky Raidersas Henchman Conte
- Daybreakas Bartender
- Ladies' Manas Elevator starter
- Men Call It Loveas Brooks' Butler (uncredited)
- Dirigibleas Sailor (uncredited)
- Little Caesaras Waiter (uncredited)
1930
- Reaching for the Moonas Servant Telling Larry London is Calling (uncredited)
- New Moonas Waiter at Ball
- Sin Takes a Holidayas Waiter at Royal Club (uncredited)
- Playboy of Parisas Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
- Anybody's Womanas Butler
- Let Us Be Gayas Struthers - 2nd Butler (as William O'Brien)
- Strictly Unconventionalas Footman
- Children of Pleasureas Party Butler #2 (uncredited)
- Anna Christieas Waiter at Coney Island (uncredited)
- Street of Chanceas Waiter (uncredited)
1929
- The Trespasseras Butler (uncredited)
1928
- A Woman of Affairsas Man Peering Into Room (uncredited)
- Submarineas Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
- The Racketas Detective Frisking Nick
- Captain Swaggeras Waiter
- The Singing Foolas Waiter at Blackie Joe's (uncredited)
- The Mysterious Ladyas Cafe Waiter Serving Wine (uncredited)
- The Patsyas Waiter (uncredited)
- While the City Sleepsas Apartment Tenant
1925
1921
- The Blotas College Student (uncredited)
1919
- The Delicious Little Devilas Waiter (uncredited)