William H. O'Brien

Actor

William H. O'Brien

1891Peak Hill, New South Wales, Australia281 Movies13 TV Shows

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.

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The Todd Killings

Mr. Miller (uncredited)

The Todd Killings

Bedknobs and Broomsticks

Portobello Road Passerby (uncredited)

Bedknobs and Broomsticks

Support Your Local Gunfighter

Old Chess Player (uncredited)

Support Your Local Gunfighter

Rio Lobo

Man in Army Post Saloon (uncredited)

Rio Lobo

Airport

Waiter at Men's Club

Airport

Topaz

Butler (uncredited)

Topaz

The Comic

Funeral Guest (uncredited)

The Comic

The Trouble with Girls

Hotel Lobby Extra (uncredited)

The Trouble with Girls

Valley of the Dolls

Bartender (uncredited)

Valley of the Dolls

The Graduate

Hotel Guest (uncredited)

The Graduate

One of Our Spies Is Missing

The Butler (archive footage) (uncredited)

One of Our Spies Is Missing

Not With My Wife, You Don't!

Waiter at Officer's Ball (uncredited)

Not With My Wife, You Don't!

Munster, Go Home!

Man at Customs (uncredited)

Munster, Go Home!

Gunpoint

Gunpoint

The Wheeler Dealers

Waiter (uncredited)

The Wheeler Dealers

Critic's Choice

Audience Member (uncredited)

Critic's Choice

To Kill a Mockingbird

Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

To Kill a Mockingbird

Gypsy

Audience Member (uncredited)

Gypsy

Pressure Point

Bund Meeting Spectator

Pressure Point

The Children's Hour

Funeral Assistant (uncredited)

The Children's Hour

Judgment at Nuremberg

German Prisoner in Cafeteria (uncredited)

Judgment at Nuremberg

King of the Roaring 20's – The Story of Arnold Rothstein

Waiter (uncredited)

King of the Roaring 20's – The Story of Arnold Rothstein

Ocean's Eleven

Waiter at Burlesque Club (uncredited)

Ocean's Eleven

Elmer Gantry

Train Conductor

Elmer Gantry

Who Was That Lady?

Passenger Exiting Elevator (uncredited)

Who Was That Lady?

Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus

Circus Spectator

Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus

The Story on Page One

Courtroom Reporter (uncredited)

The Story on Page One

Pillow Talk

Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)

Pillow Talk

Cry Tough

Cry Tough

Some Like It Hot

Hotel Guest (uncredited)

Some Like It Hot

The Last Hurrah

Man (uncredited)

The Last Hurrah

Murder by Contract

Hotel Take-Out Delivery Man (uncredited)

Murder by Contract

Home Before Dark

Waiter at Christmas Party

Home Before Dark

Money, Women and Guns

Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)

Money, Women and Guns

Witness for the Prosecution

Barrister (uncredited)

Witness for the Prosecution

The Pied Piper of Hamelin

Townsman (uncredited)

The Pied Piper of Hamelin

I Was a Teenage Frankenstein

Rooming House Boarder (uncredited)

I Was a Teenage Frankenstein

Bombers B-52

Nightclub Bartender (uncredited)

Bombers B-52

Zero Hour!

Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)

Zero Hour!

The Helen Morgan Story

Surprise Party Guest (uncredited)

The Helen Morgan Story

The Joker is Wild

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

The Joker is Wild

Carnival Rock

Onlooker at Fire (uncredited)

Carnival Rock

Chicago Confidential

Dixon's Valet (uncredited)

Chicago Confidential

Sweet Smell of Success

Waiter at 21 (uncredited)

Sweet Smell of Success

The Unholy Wife

Juror (uncredited)

The Unholy Wife

Designing Woman

Party Guest (uncredited)

Designing Woman

The Tattered Dress

Juror (uncredited)

The Tattered Dress

Around the World in 80 Days

Extra (uncredited)

Around the World in 80 Days

The Harder They Fall

Ringsider (uncredited)

The Harder They Fall

Anything Goes

Anything Goes

There's Always Tomorrow

There's Always Tomorrow

The Square Jungle

The Square Jungle

Illegal

Butler (uncredited)

Illegal

It's Always Fair Weather

Waiter (uncredited)

It's Always Fair Weather

The Seven Year Itch

Man at Train Station (uncredited)

The Seven Year Itch

Daddy Long Legs

Daddy Long Legs

Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy

Townsman (uncredited)

Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy

New York Confidential

New York Confidential

Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops

Movie Patron (uncredited)

Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops

Battle Cry

Bartender (uncredited)

Battle Cry

Désirée

Servant (uncredited)

Désirée

Academy Awards Attendee (uncredited)

A Star Is Born

Woman's World

Woman's World

The Bounty Hunter

Saloon Waiter (uncredited)

The Bounty Hunter

Sabrina

Bartender (uncredited)

Sabrina

The High and the Mighty

Restaurant Cook

The High and the Mighty

Dial M for Murder

Waiter at Stag Dinner (uncredited)

Dial M for Murder

The Far Country

Townsman (uncredited)

The Far Country

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

Ship Passenger (uncredited)

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

Julius Caesar

Senator (uncredited)

Julius Caesar

Fort Ti

Fort Ti

Trouble Along the Way

Trouble Along the Way

The Bad and the Beautiful

Waiter at Party (uncredited)

The Bad and the Beautiful

Waiter at Party (uncredited)

The Star

Horizons West

Barfly (uncredited)

Horizons West

Carrie

Waiter (uncredited)

Carrie

High Noon

Church Member (uncredited)

High Noon

Hong Kong

Observer at Scene (uncredited)

Hong Kong

Something to Live For

Waiter (uncredited)

Something to Live For

Superman and the Mole Men

Townsman (uncredited)

Superman and the Mole Men

The Strange Door

The Strange Door

Bannerline

Bannerline

Iron Man

Waiter (uncredited)

Iron Man

A Streetcar Named Desire

Waiter (uncredited)

A Streetcar Named Desire

Ace in the Hole

Customer at Minosa's (uncredited)

Ace in the Hole

He Ran All the Way

Man Entering Apt. Building (uncredited)

He Ran All the Way

A Place in the Sun

Servant at Eastman's Party (uncredited)

A Place in the Sun

Hollywood Story

Café Waiter (uncredited)

Hollywood Story

On the Riviera

Waiter at Party (uncredited)

On the Riviera

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man

Fight Spectator (uncredited)

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man

Frenchie

Townsman (uncredited)

Frenchie

Let's Dance

Waiter (uncredited)

Let's Dance

All About Eve

Waiter at Margo's Party (uncredited)

All About Eve

Shakedown

Waiter (uncredited)

Shakedown

The Men

Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)

The Men

Louisa

Waiter (uncredited)

Louisa

Father of the Bride

Waiter (uncredited)

Father of the Bride

The Damned Don't Cry

Waiter at Party (uncredited)

The Damned Don't Cry

Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town

Waiter at Party (uncredited)

Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town

Woman in Hiding

Conventioneer (uncredited)

Woman in Hiding

Miss Grant Takes Richmond

Waiter (uncredited)

Miss Grant Takes Richmond

Alias the Champ

Audience Spectator (uncredited)

Alias the Champ

Once More, My Darling

Once More, My Darling

It's a Great Feeling

Saloon Waiter (uncredited)

It's a Great Feeling

Special Agent

Barber's Customer (uncredited)

Special Agent

The Doolins of Oklahoma

Bartender (uncredited)

The Doolins of Oklahoma

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff

Room Service Waiter (uncredited)

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff

Johnny Allegro

Johnny Allegro

Flamingo Road

Flamingo Road

You Gotta Stay Happy

Waiter (Uncredited)

You Gotta Stay Happy

Sorry, Wrong Number

Waiter at Wedding Reception (uncredited)

Sorry, Wrong Number

Race Street

Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)

Race Street

Jungle Goddess

Bartender (uncredited)

Jungle Goddess

I Walk Alone

Waiter (uncredited)

I Walk Alone

Daisy Kenyon

Bartender at Stork Club (uncredited)

Daisy Kenyon

Road to Rio

Road to Rio

Body and Soul

Bartender (uncredited)

Body and Soul

The Unsuspected

Servant with Tray (uncredited)

The Unsuspected

The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap

Card Dealer (uncredited)

The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap

Ivy

Barrister (uncredited)

Ivy

The Private Affairs of Bel Ami

The Private Affairs of Bel Ami

It Happened on Fifth Avenue

Executive (uncredited)

It Happened on Fifth Avenue

Undercover Maisie

Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)

Undercover Maisie

The Best Years of Our Lives

Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)

The Best Years of Our Lives

Undercurrent

Waiter (uncredited)

Undercurrent

Nobody Lives Forever

Waiter (uncredited)

Nobody Lives Forever

Angel on My Shoulder

Court Spectator (uncredited)

Angel on My Shoulder

The Big Sleep

Waiter (uncredited)

The Big Sleep

The Time of Their Lives

Danbury Servant (uncredited)

The Time of Their Lives

Canyon Passage

Miner (uncredited)

Canyon Passage

Two Sisters from Boston

Recording Lab Assistant (uncredited)

Two Sisters from Boston

Dressed to Kill

Detective at Murder Scene

Dressed to Kill

She-Wolf of London

Constable (uncredited)

She-Wolf of London

Do You Love Me

Waiter at Mindy's (uncredited)

Do You Love Me

The Hoodlum Saint

Waiter at Wedding Brunch (uncredited)

The Hoodlum Saint

The Tiger Woman

Waiter (uncredited)

The Tiger Woman

Fallen Angel

Bus Passenger (uncredited)

Fallen Angel

Kitty

Coach Footman (uncredited)

Kitty

Lady on a Train

Lady on a Train

The Naughty Nineties

Troupe Member (uncredited)

The Naughty Nineties

The Woman in Green

Pembrook House Waiter (uncredited)

The Woman in Green

Hollywood Scout

Man with Chimpanzee (uncredited)

Hollywood Scout

The Picture of Dorian Gray

Footman (uncredited)

The Picture of Dorian Gray

A Song to Remember

Guest at Salon Concert (uncredited)

A Song to Remember

The Thin Man Goes Home

Train Passenger (uncredited)

The Thin Man Goes Home

The Climax

Audience Member (Uncredited)

The Climax

In Society

Party Waiter (uncredited)

In Society

Christmas Holiday

Waiter (uncredited)

Christmas Holiday

The Bridge of San Luis Rey

Servant Peeking in Keyhole (uncredited)

The Bridge of San Luis Rey

The Spider Woman

Doorman (uncredited)

The Spider Woman

Government Girl

Man in Hotel Lobby (uncredited)

Government Girl

Swing Shift Maisie

Courtroom Spectator (Uncredited)

Swing Shift Maisie

So Proudly We Hail

Troop Ship Survivor (Uncredited)

So Proudly We Hail

Action in the North Atlantic

Lieutenant-Commander at Meeting (uncredited)

Action in the North Atlantic

The Leopard Man

Bartender (uncredited)

The Leopard Man

No Time for Love

Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)

No Time for Love

Margin for Error

Margin for Error

Tomorrow We Live

Tomorrow We Live

Maisie Gets Her Man

Detective Taking in Hixby (Uncredited)

Maisie Gets Her Man

The Falcon Takes Over

Nightclub Waiter (Uncredited)

The Falcon Takes Over

Take a Letter, Darling

Waiter (uncredited)

Take a Letter, Darling

Brooklyn Orchid

Waiter at Party

Brooklyn Orchid

Lady for a Night

King's Club Worker (uncredited)

Lady for a Night

Ball of Fire

Baseball Game Spectator (uncredited)

Ball of Fire

Keep 'Em Flying

Waiter at Manila Club (uncredited)

Keep 'Em Flying

Niagara Falls

Waiter (uncredited)

Niagara Falls

The Blonde from Singapore

The Blonde from Singapore

The Feminine Touch

Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)

The Feminine Touch

It Started with Eve

Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)

It Started with Eve

Citizen Kane

Secretary (uncredited)

Citizen Kane

Pot o' Gold

Country Club Waiter (uncredited)

Pot o' Gold

Topper Returns

Second Butler (uncredited)

Topper Returns

Love Thy Neighbor

Nightclub Waiter

Love Thy Neighbor

One Night in the Tropics

Joe, Club Roscoe Waiter (uncredited)

One Night in the Tropics

Mexican Spitfire Out West

Mexican Spitfire Out West

Hit Parade of 1941

Hit Parade of 1941

City for Conquest

Waiter (uncredited)

City for Conquest

No Time for Comedy

Waiter in Bar (uncredited)

No Time for Comedy

Hired Wife

Hired Wife

Captain Caution

English Sailor Who Pleads for Water

Captain Caution

Buck Benny Rides Again

Buck Benny Rides Again

Turnabout

Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)

Turnabout

Edison, the Man

Edison, the Man

Forty Little Mothers

Forty Little Mothers

Curtain Call

Waiter Bringing Caviar

Curtain Call

Rebecca

Hotel Waiter (uncredited)

Rebecca

The Showdown

The Showdown

A Chump at Oxford

Man in Unemployment Office (uncredited)

A Chump at Oxford

City of Chance

City of Chance

The Earl of Chicago

Turnkey (uncredited)

The Earl of Chicago

Remember?

Waiter (uncredited)

Remember?

Zorro's Fighting Legion

Zorro's Fighting Legion

That's Right – You're Wrong

Lawn Party Waiter (Uncredited)

That's Right – You're Wrong

Eternally Yours

Nightclub Waiter

Eternally Yours

Honeymoon in Bali

Doorman (uncredited)

Honeymoon in Bali

Girl from Rio

Condor Club Headwaiter

Girl from Rio

The Man in the Iron Mask

The Man in the Iron Mask

Stronger Than Desire

Waiter (uncredited)

Stronger Than Desire

The Gracie Allen Murder Case

Nightclub Waiter

The Gracie Allen Murder Case

The Rage of Paris

Nightclub Bartender (uncredited)

The Rage of Paris

Test Pilot

Waiter (uncredited)

Test Pilot

In Old Chicago

Senate Waiter (uncredited)

In Old Chicago

Gold Is Where You Find It

Butler at Party (uncredited)

Gold Is Where You Find It

The Big Broadcast of 1938

Reporter (uncredited)

The Big Broadcast of 1938

Wells Fargo

Wells Fargo

The Firefly

Waiter (uncredited)

The Firefly

Dance Charlie Dance

Bored Spectator (uncredited)

Dance Charlie Dance

North of the Rio Grande

Bald Saloon Waiter

North of the Rio Grande

Larceny on the Air

Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)

Larceny on the Air

Sinner Take All

Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)

Sinner Take All

Sing, Baby, Sing

Nightclub Waiter

Sing, Baby, Sing

San Francisco

Waiter at Chicken's Ball (uncredited)

San Francisco

Special Investigator

Nightclub Waiter

Special Investigator

Champagne Charlie

Extra as Ship Waiter

Champagne Charlie

The Country Doctor

Waiter in Restaurant (uncredited)

The Country Doctor

The Walking Dead

Juror (uncredited)

The Walking Dead

To Beat the Band

To Beat the Band

A Night at the Opera

Stagehand (uncredited)

A Night at the Opera

The Old Homestead

Waiter (uncredited)

The Old Homestead

His Family Tree

Man at Mayoral Debate

His Family Tree

The Gay Deception

Waiter (uncredited)

The Gay Deception

Diamond Jim

Diamond Jim

The Arizonian

Waiter in Opera House

The Arizonian

Vagabond Lady

Waiter (uncredited)

Vagabond Lady

The Misses Stooge

The Butler (uncredited)

The Misses Stooge

Go Into Your Dance

Casino de Paree Waiter

Go Into Your Dance

Shadow of Doubt

Shadow of Doubt

Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back

Banquet Servant

Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back

Bachelor Bait

Waiter #2 (uncredited)

Bachelor Bait

Hollywood Mystery

Hollywood Mystery

The Thin Man

Bartender (uncredited)

The Thin Man

Long Lost Father

Waiter Getting Carl to Telephone

Long Lost Father

Big Time Or Bust

Hammond's Butler (uncredited)

Big Time Or Bust

Only Yesterday

Nightclub Waiter (Uncredited)

Only Yesterday

Midnight Mary

Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)

Midnight Mary

Ex-Lady

Butler (uncredited)

Ex-Lady

Hallelujah, I'm a Bum

Waiter (uncredited)

Hallelujah, I'm a Bum

The Half-Naked Truth

Hotel Waiter (uncredited)

The Half-Naked Truth

Faithless

Faithless

Movie Crazy

Waiter (Uncredited)

Movie Crazy

Pack Up Your Troubles

Butler (uncredited)

Pack Up Your Troubles

Red-Headed Woman

Waiter at Gaerste Party (uncredited)

Red-Headed Woman

Merrily We Go to Hell

Waiter (uncredited)

Merrily We Go to Hell

Scarface

Waiter (uncredited)

Scarface

The Wet Parade

Saloon Waiter (uncredited)

The Wet Parade

Emma

Man (uncredited)

Emma

West of Broadway

Waiter (uncredited)

West of Broadway

Forgotten Women

Forgotten Women

The Guilty Generation

Victor - Mike's Butler

The Guilty Generation

The Road to Reno

The Road to Reno

Monkey Business

Monkey Business

The Phantom of Paris

Chéri-Bibi's Valet (uncredited)

The Phantom of Paris

Five and Ten

Duncan (uncredited)

Five and Ten

Smart Money

Nick's Chauffeur Bill (uncredited)

Smart Money

The Sky Raiders

The Sky Raiders

Daybreak

Daybreak

Ladies' Man

Elevator starter

Ladies' Man

Men Call It Love

Brooks' Butler (uncredited)

Men Call It Love

Dirigible

Sailor (uncredited)

Dirigible

Reaching for the Moon

Servant Telling Larry London is Calling (uncredited)

Reaching for the Moon

New Moon

New Moon

Sin Takes a Holiday

Waiter at Royal Club (uncredited)

Sin Takes a Holiday

Playboy of Paris

Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)

Playboy of Paris

Anybody's Woman

Anybody's Woman

Let Us Be Gay

Struthers - 2nd Butler (as William O'Brien)

Let Us Be Gay

Strictly Unconventional

Strictly Unconventional

Children of Pleasure

Party Butler #2 (uncredited)

Children of Pleasure

Anna Christie

Waiter at Coney Island (uncredited)

Anna Christie

Street of Chance

Waiter (uncredited)

Street of Chance

The Trespasser

Butler (uncredited)

The Trespasser

A Woman of Affairs

Man Peering Into Room (uncredited)

A Woman of Affairs

Submarine

Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)

Submarine

The Racket

Detective Frisking Nick

The Racket

Captain Swagger

Captain Swagger

The Singing Fool

Waiter at Blackie Joe's (uncredited)

The Singing Fool

The Mysterious Lady

Cafe Waiter Serving Wine (uncredited)

The Mysterious Lady

The Patsy

Waiter (uncredited)

The Patsy

While the City Sleeps

Apartment Tenant

While the City Sleeps

The Mad Whirl

The Mad Whirl

The Blot

College Student (uncredited)

The Blot

The Delicious Little Devil

Waiter (uncredited)

The Delicious Little Devil

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Get Smart

Scientist (uncredited)

Get Smart

Laredo

Townsman (uncredited)

Laredo

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

Bewitched

Waiter (uncredited)

Bewitched

Outlaws

Waiter (uncredited)

Outlaws

The Twilight Zone

Audience Member (uncredited)

The Twilight Zone

Bonanza

Delegate (uncredited)

Bonanza

Rawhide

Bartender (uncredited)

Rawhide

Wanted: Dead or Alive

Waiter (uncredited)

Wanted: Dead or Alive

Perry Mason

Bartender (uncredited)

Perry Mason

Have Gun, Will Travel

Crommer Party Guest (uncredited)

Have Gun, Will Travel

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Juror (uncredited)

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Cheyenne

Riverboat Bartender (uncredited)

Cheyenne