William H. O'Brien
Jul 19, 1891 - Apr 18, 1981 (89 years old) in Peak Hill, New South Wales, Australia
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
Cheyenne
Riverboat Bartender (uncredited)
Rawhide
Bartender (uncredited)
The Twilight Zone
Audience Member (uncredited)
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Grandpa
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Juror (uncredited)
Some Like It Hot
Hotel Guest (uncredited)
The Graduate
Hotel Guest (uncredited)
Witness for the Prosecution
Barrister (uncredited)
To Kill a Mockingbird
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Citizen Kane
Secretary (uncredited)
Credits
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The Todd Killings 1971Mr. Miller (uncredited)★ 4.3 -
Portobello Road Passerby (uncredited)★ 7 -
Old Chess Player (uncredited)★ 6.6 -
Rio Lobo 1970Man in Army Post Saloon (uncredited)★ 6.4 -
Airport 1970Waiter at Men's Club★ 6.4 -
Topaz 1969Butler (uncredited)★ 6 -
The Comic 1969Funeral Guest (uncredited)★ 5.9 -
Hotel Lobby Extra (uncredited)★ 4.7 -
Valley of the Dolls 1967Bartender (uncredited)★ 6 -
The Graduate 1967Hotel Guest (uncredited)★ 7.6 -
Waiter at Officer's Ball (uncredited)★ 6 -
Munster, Go Home! 1966Man at Customs (uncredited)★ 6.4 -
Gunpoint 1966★ 6 -
Grandpa★ 7.2 -
The Wheeler Dealers 1963Waiter (uncredited)★ 6.2 -
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)★ 8 -
Gypsy 1962Audience Member (uncredited)★ 6.4 -
Pressure Point 1962Bund Meeting Spectator★ 6.6 -
The Children's Hour 1961Funeral Assistant (uncredited)★ 7.7 -
German Prisoner in Cafeteria (uncredited)★ 8 -
Waiter (uncredited)★ 6 -
Ocean's Eleven 1960Waiter at Burlesque Club (uncredited)★ 6.4 -
Elmer Gantry 1960Train Conductor★ 7.3 -
Who Was That Lady? 1960Passenger Exiting Elevator (uncredited)★ 6.2 -
Circus Spectator★ 6.1 -
Courtroom Reporter (uncredited)★ 5.1 -
Pillow Talk 1959Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)★ 7.1 -
The Twilight Zone 1959Audience Member (uncredited)★ 8.5 -
Cry Tough 1959★ 5.8 -
Some Like It Hot 1959Hotel Guest (uncredited)★ 8.1 -
Rawhide 1959Bartender (uncredited)★ 7.1 -
The Last Hurrah 1958Man (uncredited)★ 7.1 -
Murder by Contract 1958Hotel Take-Out Delivery Man (uncredited)★ 6.8 -
Home Before Dark 1958Waiter at Christmas Party★ 7.2 -
Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)★ 5.3 -
Barrister (uncredited)★ 8.2 -
Townsman (uncredited)★ 5.4 -
Rooming House Boarder (uncredited)★ 5.5 -
Bombers B-52 1957Nightclub Bartender (uncredited)★ 5.6 -
Zero Hour! 1957Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)★ 6.6 -
The Joker is Wild 1957Nightclub Patron (uncredited)★ 8 -
Carnival Rock 1957Onlooker at Fire (uncredited)★ 4.4 -
Chicago Confidential 1957Dixon's Valet (uncredited)★ 5 -
Waiter at 21 (uncredited)★ 7.6 -
The Unholy Wife 1957Juror (uncredited)★ 4.6 -
Designing Woman 1957Party Guest (uncredited)★ 6.5 -
The Tattered Dress 1957Juror (uncredited)★ 5.6 -
Extra (uncredited)★ 6.6 -
The Harder They Fall 1956Ringsider (uncredited)★ 7.1 -
Anything Goes 1956Waiter★ 6 -
★ 7.1 -
The Square Jungle 1955★ 5.9 -
Illegal 1955Butler (uncredited)★ 6.4 -
Juror (uncredited)★ 7.7 -
Cheyenne 1955Riverboat Bartender (uncredited)★ 5.8 -
Waiter (uncredited)★ 7 -
Townsman (uncredited)★ 6 -
The Seven Year Itch 1955Man at Train Station (uncredited)★ 7.1 -
Daddy Long Legs 1955Hotel Waiter★ 6.3 -
★ 5.8 -
Movie Patron (uncredited)★ 6.1 -
Battle Cry 1955Bartender (uncredited)★ 5.7 -
Désirée 1954Servant (uncredited)★ 6.4 -
A Star Is Born 1954Academy Awards Attendee (uncredited)★ 7.1 -
Woman's World 1954Servant★ 7.1 -
The Bounty Hunter 1954Saloon Waiter (uncredited)★ 6.6 -
Sabrina 1954Bartender (uncredited)★ 7.5 -
Restaurant Cook★ 6 -
Dial M for Murder 1954Waiter at Stag Dinner (uncredited)★ 8 -
The Far Country 1954Townsman (uncredited)★ 6.9 -
Ship Passenger (uncredited)★ 7.3 -
Julius Caesar 1953Senator (uncredited)★ 7.1 -
Fort Ti 1953Bartender★ 6.5 -
Bartender Joe★ 5.9 -
Waiter at Party (uncredited)★ 7.3 -
The Star 1952Waiter at Party (uncredited)★ 7.2 -
Horizons West 1952Barfly (uncredited)★ 6.2 -
Carrie 1952Waiter (uncredited)★ 6.4 -
High Noon 1952Church Member (uncredited)★ 7.7 -
Hong Kong 1952Observer at Scene (uncredited)★ 4.5 -
Waiter (uncredited)★ 6.8 -
Townsman (uncredited)★ 5.3 -
Bannerline 1951★ 6 -
Waiter (uncredited)★ 7.6 -
Ace in the Hole 1951Customer at Minosa's (uncredited)★ 7.9 -
The Strange Door 1951★ 6.2 -
He Ran All the Way 1951Man Entering Apt. Building (uncredited)★ 7.2 -
A Place in the Sun 1951Servant at Eastman's Party (uncredited)★ 7.3 -
Hollywood Story 1951Café Waiter (uncredited)★ 6.6 -
On the Riviera 1951Waiter at Party (uncredited)★ 6 -
Fight Spectator (uncredited)★ 6.4 -
Frenchie 1950Townsman (uncredited)★ 5.7 -
Let's Dance 1950Waiter (uncredited)★ 5.6 -
All About Eve 1950Waiter at Margo's Party (uncredited)★ 8.1 -
Shakedown 1950Waiter (uncredited)★ 6.2 -
The Men 1950Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)★ 7 -
Louisa 1950Waiter (uncredited)★ 6.1 -
Father of the Bride 1950Waiter (uncredited)★ 7 -
The Damned Don't Cry 1950Waiter at Party (uncredited)★ 7.1 -
Waiter at Party (uncredited)★ 6.1 -
Woman in Hiding 1950Conventioneer (uncredited)★ 6.2 -
Waiter (uncredited)★ 5.4 -
Alias the Champ 1949Audience Spectator (uncredited)★ 6 -
Waiter★ 5.7 -
It's a Great Feeling 1949Saloon Waiter (uncredited)★ 5.9 -
Special Agent 1949Barber's Customer (uncredited)★ NR -
Bartender (uncredited)★ 6.8 -
Room Service Waiter (uncredited)★ 6.5 -
Johnny Allegro 1949★ 6.3 -
Flamingo Road 1949★ 7 -
You Gotta Stay Happy 1948Waiter (Uncredited)★ 6.5 -
Sorry, Wrong Number 1948Waiter at Wedding Reception (uncredited)★ 6.8 -
Race Street 1948Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)★ 5.8 -
Jungle Goddess 1948Bartender (uncredited)★ 2.6 -
I Walk Alone 1947Waiter (uncredited)★ 6.5 -
Daisy Kenyon 1947Bartender at Stork Club (uncredited)★ 6.7 -
Road to Rio 1947Ship's Waiter★ 6.8 -
Body and Soul 1947Bartender (uncredited)★ 6.7 -
The Unsuspected 1947Servant with Tray (uncredited)★ 6.7 -
Card Dealer (uncredited)★ 6.2 -
Ivy 1947Barrister (uncredited)★ 6.8 -
★ 6.4 -
Executive (uncredited)★ 7 -
Undercover Maisie 1947Nightclub Waiter (Uncredited)★ 8 -
Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)★ 7.8 -
Undercurrent 1946Waiter (uncredited)★ 5.8 -
Nobody Lives Forever 1946Waiter (uncredited)★ 6.2 -
Angel on My Shoulder 1946Court Spectator (uncredited)★ 6.4 -
The Big Sleep 1946Waiter (uncredited)★ 7.6 -
Danbury Servant (uncredited)★ 7 -
Canyon Passage 1946Miner (uncredited)★ 6.6 -
Recording Lab Assistant (uncredited)★ 6 -
Dressed to Kill 1946Detective at Murder Scene★ 6.5 -
She-Wolf of London 1946Constable (uncredited)★ 5.6 -
Do You Love Me 1946Waiter at Mindy's (uncredited)★ 4.8 -
The Hoodlum Saint 1946Waiter at Wedding Brunch (uncredited)★ 5.2 -
The Tiger Woman 1945Waiter (uncredited)★ 5.5 -
Fallen Angel 1945Bus Passenger (uncredited)★ 6.5 -
Kitty 1945Coach Footman (uncredited)★ 5.5 -
Lady on a Train 1945★ 6.6 -
The Naughty Nineties 1945Troupe Member (uncredited)★ 6.7 -
The Woman in Green 1945Pembrook House Waiter (uncredited)★ 6.4 -
Hollywood Scout 1945Man with Chimpanzee (uncredited)★ NR -
Footman (uncredited)★ 7.1 -
A Song to Remember 1945Guest at Salon Concert (uncredited)★ 6.2 -
Train Passenger (uncredited)★ 7.1 -
The Climax 1944Audience Member (Uncredited)★ 5.4 -
In Society 1944Party Waiter (uncredited)★ 5.8 -
Servant Peeking in Keyhole (uncredited)★ 6 -
The Spider Woman 1943Doorman (uncredited)★ 6.8 -
Government Girl 1943Man in Hotel Lobby (uncredited)★ 5.2 -
Swing Shift Maisie 1943Courtroom Spectator (Uncredited)★ 6.5 -
So Proudly We Hail 1943Troop Ship Survivor (Uncredited)★ 5.5 -
Lieutenant-Commander at Meeting (uncredited)★ 7.1 -
The Leopard Man 1943Bartender (uncredited)★ 6.5 -
No Time for Love 1943Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)★ 6.6 -
Margin for Error 1943Waiter★ 5.7 -
Tomorrow We Live 1942★ 4.3 -
Maisie Gets Her Man 1942Detective Taking in Hixby (Uncredited)★ 6.5 -
Nightclub Waiter (Uncredited)★ 6.1 -
Waiter (uncredited)★ 6.4 -
Brooklyn Orchid 1942Waiter at Party★ 6 -
Lady for a Night 1942King's Club Worker (uncredited)★ 5.2 -
Ball of Fire 1941Baseball Game Spectator (uncredited)★ 7.3 -
Keep 'Em Flying 1941Waiter at Manila Club (uncredited)★ 6 -
Niagara Falls 1941Waiter (uncredited)★ 6.8 -
★ 5 -
The Feminine Touch 1941Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)★ 5.1 -
It Started with Eve 1941Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)★ 7.1 -
Citizen Kane 1941Secretary (uncredited)★ 8 -
Pot o' Gold 1941Country Club Waiter (uncredited)★ 5.5 -
Topper Returns 1941Second Butler (uncredited)★ 6.4 -
Love Thy Neighbor 1940Nightclub Waiter★ 6.5 -
Joe, Club Roscoe Waiter (uncredited)★ 5.6 -
Waiter★ 4.6 -
Hit Parade of 1941 1940Waiter★ 5.5 -
City for Conquest 1940Waiter (uncredited)★ 6.8 -
No Time for Comedy 1940Waiter in Bar (uncredited)★ 5.4 -
Hired Wife 1940Waiter★ 6.8 -
Captain Caution 1940English Sailor Who Pleads for Water★ 5.6 -
Waiter★ NR -
Turnabout 1940Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)★ 6 -
Edison, the Man 1940Waiter★ 6.6 -
Forty Little Mothers 1940Waiter★ 6.2 -
Curtain Call 1940Waiter Bringing Caviar★ 7.3 -
Rebecca 1940Hotel Waiter (uncredited)★ 7.9 -
The Showdown 1940Bald Bartender★ 6 -
A Chump at Oxford 1940Man in Unemployment Office (uncredited)★ 6.9 -
City of Chance 1940Waiter★ 5.2 -
The Earl of Chicago 1940Turnkey (uncredited)★ 5.6 -
Remember? 1939Waiter (uncredited)★ 5.8 -
Legionnaire★ 5.2 -
Lawn Party Waiter (Uncredited)★ 5.7 -
Eternally Yours 1939Nightclub Waiter★ 5.7 -
Honeymoon in Bali 1939Doorman (uncredited)★ 6.2 -
Girl from Rio 1939Condor Club Headwaiter★ 2.8 -
Servant★ 7 -
Stronger Than Desire 1939Waiter (uncredited)★ 5.8 -
Nightclub Waiter★ 5.5 -
The Rage of Paris 1938Nightclub Bartender (uncredited)★ 5.8 -
Test Pilot 1938Waiter (uncredited)★ 6.5 -
In Old Chicago 1938Senate Waiter (uncredited)★ 6.5 -
Butler at Party (uncredited)★ 6.9 -
Reporter (uncredited)★ 6.1 -
Wells Fargo 1937Headwaiter★ 5.2 -
The Firefly 1937Waiter (uncredited)★ 6.4 -
Dance Charlie Dance 1937Bored Spectator (uncredited)★ 6 -
Bald Saloon Waiter★ 6 -
Larceny on the Air 1937Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)★ 5 -
Sinner Take All 1936Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)★ 4.8 -
Sing, Baby, Sing 1936Nightclub Waiter★ 5.7 -
San Francisco 1936Waiter at Chicken's Ball (uncredited)★ 6.6 -
Special Investigator 1936Nightclub Waiter★ 5.8 -
Champagne Charlie 1936Extra as Ship Waiter★ 4.8 -
The Country Doctor 1936Waiter in Restaurant (uncredited)★ 6 -
The Walking Dead 1936Juror (uncredited)★ 6.2 -
To Beat the Band 1935Waiter★ NR -
A Night at the Opera 1935Stagehand (uncredited)★ 7.4 -
The Old Homestead 1935Waiter (uncredited)★ NR -
His Family Tree 1935Man at Mayoral Debate★ 4.5 -
The Gay Deception 1935Waiter (uncredited)★ 6.4 -
Diamond Jim 1935Waiter★ 6 -
The Arizonian 1935Waiter in Opera House★ NR -
Vagabond Lady 1935Waiter (uncredited)★ 7.2 -
The Misses Stooge 1935The Butler (uncredited)★ NR -
Go Into Your Dance 1935Casino de Paree Waiter★ 6.8 -
Shadow of Doubt 1935Waiter★ 6.2 -
Banquet Servant★ 5.3 -
Bachelor Bait 1934Waiter #2 (uncredited)★ 5.7 -
Hollywood Mystery 1934Tony's Butler★ 3.5 -
The Thin Man 1934Bartender (uncredited)★ 7.5 -
Long Lost Father 1934Waiter Getting Carl to Telephone★ 5.7 -
Big Time Or Bust 1933Hammond's Butler (uncredited)★ 3.5 -
Only Yesterday 1933Nightclub Waiter (Uncredited)★ 6.8 -
Midnight Mary 1933Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)★ 6.8 -
Ex-Lady 1933Butler (uncredited)★ 6.3 -
Waiter (uncredited)★ 7.4 -
The Half-Naked Truth 1932Hotel Waiter (uncredited)★ 5.2 -
Faithless 1932Croupier★ 6.5 -
Movie Crazy 1932Waiter (Uncredited)★ 6.2 -
Butler (uncredited)★ 6.7 -
Red-Headed Woman 1932Waiter at Gaerste Party (uncredited)★ 6.7 -
Waiter (uncredited)★ 6.4 -
Scarface 1932Waiter (uncredited)★ 7.5 -
The Wet Parade 1932Saloon Waiter (uncredited)★ 5.8 -
Emma 1932Man (uncredited)★ 6.4 -
West of Broadway 1931Waiter (uncredited)★ 6.3 -
Forgotten Women 1931Sleek's Butler★ NR -
Victor - Mike's Butler★ 6.1 -
The Road to Reno 1931Waiter★ 4 -
Monkey Business 1931Waiter★ 7 -
The Phantom of Paris 1931Chéri-Bibi's Valet (uncredited)★ 5.9 -
Five and Ten 1931Duncan (uncredited)★ 6.2 -
Smart Money 1931Nick's Chauffeur Bill (uncredited)★ 6.9 -
Daybreak 1931Bartender★ 4 -
Ladies' Man 1931Elevator starter★ 4.3 -
Men Call It Love 1931Brooks' Butler (uncredited)★ 4.5 -
Servant Telling Larry London is Calling (uncredited)★ 5.4 -
New Moon 1930Waiter at Ball★ 4.3 -
Sin Takes a Holiday 1930Waiter at Royal Club (uncredited)★ 5.5 -
Playboy of Paris 1930Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)★ 7 -
Anybody's Woman 1930Butler★ 5.9 -
Let Us Be Gay 1930Struthers - 2nd Butler (as William O'Brien)★ 4 -
Footman★ 3.5 -
Children of Pleasure 1930Party Butler #2 (uncredited)★ 4.7 -
Anna Christie 1930Waiter at Coney Island (uncredited)★ 6 -
Street of Chance 1930Waiter (uncredited)★ 6.6 -
The Trespasser 1929Butler (uncredited)★ 6.6 -
A Woman of Affairs 1928Man Peering Into Room (uncredited)★ 6.7 -
The Racket 1928Detective Frisking Nick★ 6.6 -
Captain Swagger 1928Waiter★ NR -
The Singing Fool 1928Waiter at Blackie Joe's (uncredited)★ 5 -
The Mysterious Lady 1928Cafe Waiter Serving Wine (uncredited)★ 7.4 -
The Patsy 1928Waiter (uncredited)★ 6.8 -
Apartment Tenant★ 5.9 -
The Mad Whirl 1925★ 6.5 -
The Blot 1921College Student (uncredited)★ 6.4 -
Waiter (uncredited)★ 5.6