William H. O'Brien

Known for acting · Born 19 July 1891 · Died 18 April 1981 · aged 89 · Peak Hill, New South Wales, Australia

301 credits

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

The Blot

1921

Citizen Kane

1941

Some Like It Hot

1959

The Graduate

1967

To Kill a Mockingbird

1962

Dial M for Murder

1954

Anna Christie

1930

Rebecca

1940

Witness for the Prosecution

1957

All About Eve

1950

High Noon

1952

A Streetcar Named Desire

1951

Acting (301)

1971Bedknobs and BroomsticksPortobello Road Passerby (uncredited)Film

1971Support Your Local GunfighterOld Chess Player (uncredited)Film

1971The Todd KillingsMr. Miller (uncredited)Film

1970AirportWaiter at Men's ClubFilm

1970Rio LoboMan in Army Post Saloon (uncredited)Film

1969TopazButler (uncredited)Film

1969The Trouble with GirlsHotel Lobby Extra (uncredited)Film

1969The ComicFuneral Guest (uncredited)Film

1967The GraduateHotel Guest (uncredited)Film

1967Valley of the DollsBartender (uncredited)Film

1966Munster, Go Home!Man at Customs (uncredited)Film

1966GunpointFilm

1966One of Our Spies Is MissingThe Butler (archive footage) (uncredited)Film

1966Not With My Wife, You Don't!Waiter at Officer's Ball (uncredited)Film

1965Get SmartScientist (uncredited)Series

1965LaredoTownsman (uncredited)Series

1964BewitchedWaiter (uncredited)Series

1964The Man from U.N.C.L.E.Grandpa, Butler (uncredited)Series

1963The Wheeler DealersWaiter (uncredited)Film

1963Critic's ChoiceAudience Member (uncredited)Film

1962To Kill a MockingbirdCourtroom Spectator (uncredited)Film

1962GypsyAudience Member (uncredited)Film

1962Pressure PointBund Meeting SpectatorFilm

1961Judgment at NurembergGerman Prisoner in Cafeteria (uncredited)Film

1961The Children's HourFuneral Assistant (uncredited)Film

1961Dr. KildarePatient (uncredited)Series

1961King of the Roaring 20's – The Story of Arnold RothsteinWaiter (uncredited)Film

1960Ocean's ElevenWaiter at Burlesque Club (uncredited)Film

1960Elmer GantryTrain ConductorFilm

1960Who Was That Lady?Passenger Exiting Elevator (uncredited)Film

1960Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a CircusCircus SpectatorFilm

1960OutlawsWaiter (uncredited)Series

1959Some Like It HotHotel Guest (uncredited)Film

1959The Twilight ZoneAudience Member (uncredited)Series

1959BonanzaDelegate (uncredited), Townsman (uncredited)Series

1959Pillow TalkNightclub Waiter (uncredited)Film

1959RawhideBartender (uncredited), Waiter (uncredited)Series

1959Cry ToughFilm

1959The Story on Page OneCourtroom Reporter (uncredited)Film

1958Murder by ContractHotel Take-Out Delivery Man (uncredited)Film

1958The Last HurrahMan (uncredited)Film

1958Wanted: Dead or AliveWaiter (uncredited)Series

1958Home Before DarkWaiter at Christmas PartyFilm

1958Money, Women and GunsHotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)Film

1957Witness for the ProsecutionBarrister (uncredited)Film

1957Sweet Smell of SuccessWaiter at 21 (uncredited)Film

1957The Joker is WildNightclub Patron (uncredited)Film

1957Perry MasonBartender (uncredited)Series

1957Designing WomanParty Guest (uncredited)Film

1957Zero Hour!Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)Film

1957Have Gun, Will TravelCrommer Party Guest (uncredited), Hotel Guest (uncredited)Series

1957I Was a Teenage FrankensteinRooming House Boarder (uncredited)Film

1957The Tattered DressJuror (uncredited)Film

1957The Unholy WifeJuror (uncredited)Film

1957Chicago ConfidentialDixon's Valet (uncredited)Film

1957The Pied Piper of HamelinTownsman (uncredited)Film

1957Bombers B-52Nightclub Bartender (uncredited)Film

1957The Helen Morgan StorySurprise Party Guest (uncredited)Film

1957Carnival RockOnlooker at Fire (uncredited)Film

1956Around the World in 80 DaysExtra (uncredited)Film

1956The Harder They FallRingsider (uncredited)Film

1956There's Always TomorrowFilm

1956Anything GoesWaiter (uncredited)Film

1955The Seven Year ItchMan at Train Station (uncredited)Film

1955Alfred Hitchcock PresentsJuror (uncredited), Guest At Demonstration (uncredited)Series

1955Abbott and Costello Meet the MummyTownsman (uncredited)Film

1955Daddy Long LegsHotel Waiter (uncredited)Film

1955It's Always Fair WeatherWaiter (uncredited)Film

1955IllegalButler (uncredited)Film

1955Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone KopsMovie Patron (uncredited)Film

1955Battle CryBartender (uncredited)Film

1955CheyenneRiverboat Bartender (uncredited)Series

1955The Life and Legend of Wyatt EarpTownsman (uncredited)Series

1955New York ConfidentialFilm

1955The Square JungleFilm

1955Sincerely YoursNightclub Waiter (uncredited)Film

1954Dial M for MurderWaiter at Stag Dinner (uncredited)Film

1954SabrinaBartender (uncredited)Film

1954A Star Is BornAcademy Awards Attendee (uncredited)Film

1954The Far CountryTownsman (uncredited)Film

1954The High and the MightyRestaurant CookFilm

1954DésiréeServant (uncredited)Film

1954The Bounty HunterSaloon Waiter (uncredited)Film

1954Woman's WorldServantFilm

1953Gentlemen Prefer BlondesShip Passenger (uncredited)Film

1953Julius CaesarSenator (uncredited)Film

1953Trouble Along the WayBartender JoeFilm

1953Fort TiBartenderFilm

1952High NoonChurch Member (uncredited)Film

1952The Bad and the BeautifulWaiter at Party (uncredited)Film

1952CarrieWaiter (uncredited)Film

1952The StarWaiter at Party (uncredited)Film

1952Horizons WestBarfly (uncredited)Film

1952Hong KongObserver at Scene (uncredited)Film

1952Something to Live ForWaiter (uncredited)Film

1951A Streetcar Named DesireWaiter (uncredited)Film

1951Ace in the HoleCustomer at Minosa's (uncredited)Film

1951A Place in the SunServant at Eastman's Party (uncredited)Film

1951Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible ManFight Spectator (uncredited)Film

1951Superman and the Mole MenTownsman (uncredited)Film

1951MPoliceman (uncredited)Film

1951He Ran All the WayMan Entering Apt. Building (uncredited)Film

1951The Strange DoorFilm

1951On the RivieraWaiter at Party (uncredited)Film

1951Hollywood StoryCafé Waiter (uncredited)Film

1951Iron ManWaiter (uncredited)Film

1951BannerlineFilm

1950All About EveWaiter at Margo's Party (uncredited)Film

1950Father of the BrideWaiter (uncredited)Film

1950The MenNightclub Waiter (uncredited)Film

1950The Damned Don't CryWaiter at Party (uncredited)Film

1950Woman in HidingConventioneer (uncredited)Film

1950ShakedownWaiter (uncredited)Film

1950Ma and Pa Kettle Go to TownWaiter at Party (uncredited)Film

1950FrenchieTownsman (uncredited)Film

1950LouisaWaiter (uncredited)Film

1950Let's DanceWaiter (uncredited)Film

1949Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris KarloffRoom Service Waiter (uncredited)Film

1949Flamingo RoadFilm

1949It's a Great FeelingSaloon Waiter (uncredited)Film

1949Johnny AllegroFilm

1949The Doolins of OklahomaBartender (uncredited)Film

1949Miss Grant Takes RichmondWaiter (uncredited)Film

1949Once More, My DarlingWaiterFilm

1949Alias the ChampAudience Spectator (uncredited)Film

1949Special AgentBarber's Customer (uncredited)Film

1948Sorry, Wrong NumberWaiter at Wedding Reception (uncredited)Film

1948Race StreetRacetrack Spectator (uncredited)Film

1948You Gotta Stay HappyWaiter (Uncredited)Film

1948Jungle GoddessBartender (uncredited)Film

1947Body and SoulBartender (uncredited)Film

1947It Happened on Fifth AvenueExecutive (uncredited)Film

1947I Walk AloneWaiter (uncredited)Film

1947The UnsuspectedServant with Tray (uncredited)Film

1947Daisy KenyonBartender at Stork Club (uncredited)Film

1947Road to RioShip's Waiter (uncredited)Film

1947IvyBarrister (uncredited)Film

1947The Private Affairs of Bel AmiFilm

1947The Wistful Widow of Wagon GapCard Dealer (uncredited)Film

1947Undercover MaisieNightclub Waiter (uncredited)Film

1946The Big SleepWaiter (uncredited)Film

1946The Best Years of Our LivesNightclub Waiter (uncredited)Film

1946Dressed to KillDetective at Murder SceneFilm

1946She-Wolf of LondonConstable (uncredited)Film

1946Canyon PassageMiner (uncredited)Film

1946UndercurrentWaiter (uncredited)Film

1946The Time of Their LivesDanbury Servant (uncredited)Film

1946The VerdictConstable (uncredited)Film

1946Angel on My ShoulderCourt Spectator (uncredited)Film

1946Nobody Lives ForeverWaiter (uncredited)Film

1946The Hoodlum SaintWaiter at Wedding Brunch (uncredited)Film

1946Do You Love MeWaiter at Mindy's (uncredited)Film

1946Two Sisters from BostonRecording Lab Assistant (uncredited)Film

1945The Picture of Dorian GrayFootman (uncredited)Film

1945The Woman in GreenPembrook House Waiter (uncredited)Film

1945Fallen AngelBus Passenger (uncredited)Film

1945Lady on a TrainFilm

1945A Song to RememberGuest at Salon Concert (uncredited)Film

1945The Naughty NinetiesTroupe Member (uncredited)Film

1945KittyCoach Footman (uncredited)Film

1945The Tiger WomanWaiter (uncredited)Film

1945Hollywood ScoutMan with Chimpanzee (uncredited)Film

1944The Thin Man Goes HomeTrain Passenger (uncredited)Film

1944The ClimaxAudience Member (Uncredited)Film

1944Christmas HolidayWaiter (uncredited)Film

1944In SocietyParty Waiter (uncredited)Film

1944The Bridge of San Luis ReyServant Peeking in Keyhole (uncredited)Film

1943The Leopard ManBartender (uncredited)Film

1943The Spider WomanDoorman (uncredited)Film

1943Action in the North AtlanticLieutenant-Commander at Meeting (uncredited)Film

1943So Proudly We HailTroop Ship Survivor (Uncredited)Film

1943No Time for LoveNightclub Waiter (uncredited)Film

1943Government GirlMan in Hotel Lobby (uncredited)Film

1943Margin for ErrorWaiterFilm

1943Swing Shift MaisieCourtroom Spectator (Uncredited)Film

1942The Falcon Takes OverNightclub Waiter (Uncredited)Film

1942Take a Letter, DarlingWaiter (uncredited)Film

1942Lady for a NightKing's Club Worker (uncredited)Film

1942Tomorrow We LiveFilm

1942Brooklyn OrchidWaiter at PartyFilm

1942Maisie Gets Her ManDetective Taking in Hixby (Uncredited)Film

1941Citizen KaneSecretary (uncredited)Film

1941Ball of FireBaseball Game Spectator (uncredited)Film

1941Topper ReturnsSecond Butler (uncredited)Film

1941It Started with EveNightclub Waiter (uncredited)Film

1941Pot o' GoldCountry Club Waiter (uncredited)Film

1941Keep 'Em FlyingWaiter at Manila Club (uncredited)Film

1941The Feminine TouchNightclub Waiter (uncredited)Film

1941Niagara FallsWaiter (uncredited)Film

1941Million Dollar BabyFilm

1941The Blonde from SingaporeFilm

1940RebeccaHotel Waiter (uncredited)Film

1940A Chump at OxfordMan in Unemployment Office (uncredited)Film

1940City for ConquestWaiter (uncredited)Film

1940Edison, the ManWaiterFilm

1940One Night in the TropicsJoe, Club Roscoe Waiter (uncredited)Film

1940TurnaboutNightclub Waiter (uncredited)Film

1940No Time for ComedyWaiter in Bar (uncredited)Film

1940Captain CautionEnglish Sailor Who Pleads for WaterFilm

1940City of ChanceWaiterFilm

1940The Earl of ChicagoTurnkey (uncredited)Film

1940Hired WifeWaiterFilm

1940Forty Little MothersWaiterFilm

1940Mexican Spitfire Out WestWaiterFilm

1940Curtain CallWaiter Bringing CaviarFilm

1940Hit Parade of 1941WaiterFilm

1940The ShowdownBald BartenderFilm

1940Love Thy NeighborNightclub WaiterFilm

1940Buck Benny Rides AgainWaiterFilm

1939The Man in the Iron MaskServantFilm

1939Eternally YoursNightclub Waiter (uncredited)Film

1939Zorro's Fighting LegionLegionnaireFilm

1939Stronger Than DesireWaiter (uncredited)Film

1939The Gracie Allen Murder CaseNightclub WaiterFilm

1939Remember?Waiter (uncredited)Film

1939That's Right – You're WrongLawn Party Waiter (Uncredited)Film

1939Girl from RioCondor Club HeadwaiterFilm

1939Honeymoon in BaliDoorman (uncredited)Film

1938Test PilotWaiter (uncredited)Film

1938In Old ChicagoSenate Waiter (uncredited)Film

1938The Big Broadcast of 1938Reporter (uncredited)Film

1938The Rage of ParisNightclub Bartender (uncredited)Film

1938Gold Is Where You Find ItButler at Party (uncredited)Film

1937Wells FargoHeadwaiterFilm

1937The FireflyWaiter (uncredited)Film

1937North of the Rio GrandeBald Saloon WaiterFilm

1937Dance Charlie DanceBored Spectator (uncredited)Film

1937Larceny on the AirNightclub Waiter (uncredited)Film

1936The Walking DeadJuror (uncredited)Film

1936San FranciscoWaiter at Chicken's Ball (uncredited)Film

1936Sing, Baby, SingNightclub WaiterFilm

1936Sinner Take AllNightclub Waiter (uncredited)Film

1936Special InvestigatorNightclub WaiterFilm

1936Champagne CharlieExtra as Ship WaiterFilm

1936The Country DoctorWaiter in Restaurant (uncredited)Film

1935A Night at the OperaStagehand (uncredited)Film

1935The Gay DeceptionWaiter (uncredited)Film

1935Shadow of DoubtWaiterFilm

1935Vagabond LadyWaiter (uncredited)Film

1935Go Into Your DanceCasino de Paree WaiterFilm

1935His Family TreeMan at Mayoral DebateFilm

1935Diamond JimWaiterFilm

1935The Misses StoogeThe Butler (uncredited)Film

1935To Beat the BandWaiterFilm

1935The ArizonianWaiter in Opera HouseFilm

1935The Old HomesteadWaiter (uncredited)Film

1934The Thin ManBartender (uncredited)Film

1934Bulldog Drummond Strikes BackBanquet ServantFilm

1934Long Lost FatherWaiter Getting Carl to TelephoneFilm

1934Bachelor BaitWaiter #2 (uncredited)Film

1934Hollywood MysteryTony's ButlerFilm

1933Midnight MaryNightclub Waiter (uncredited)Film

1933Ex-LadyButler (uncredited)Film

1933Hallelujah, I'm a BumWaiter (uncredited)Film

1933Only YesterdayNightclub Waiter (Uncredited)Film

1933Big Time Or BustHammond's Butler (uncredited)Film

1932ScarfaceWaiter (uncredited)Film

1932Pack Up Your TroublesButler (uncredited)Film

1932Red-Headed WomanWaiter at Gaerste Party (uncredited)Film

1932Merrily We Go to HellWaiter (uncredited)Film

1932Movie CrazyWaiter (Uncredited)Film

1932EmmaMan (uncredited)Film

1932The Half-Naked TruthHotel Waiter (uncredited)Film

1932FaithlessCroupierFilm

1932The Wet ParadeSaloon Waiter (uncredited)Film

1931Little CaesarWaiter (uncredited)Film

1931Monkey BusinessWaiterFilm

1931Smart MoneyNick's Chauffeur Bill (uncredited)Film

1931Five and TenDuncan (uncredited)Film

1931Ladies' ManElevator starterFilm

1931DirigibleSailor (uncredited)Film

1931The Guilty GenerationVictor - Mike's ButlerFilm

1931The Phantom of ParisChéri-Bibi's Valet (uncredited)Film

1931DaybreakBartenderFilm

1931The Road to RenoWaiterFilm

1931West of BroadwayWaiter (uncredited)Film

1931Men Call It LoveBrooks' Butler (uncredited)Film

1931The Sky RaidersHenchman ConteFilm

1931Forgotten WomenSleek's ButlerFilm

1930Anna ChristieWaiter at Coney Island (uncredited)Film

1930Sin Takes a HolidayWaiter at Royal Club (uncredited)Film

1930Reaching for the MoonServant Telling Larry London is Calling (uncredited)Film

1930Street of ChanceWaiter (uncredited)Film

1930Let Us Be GayStruthers - 2nd Butler (as William O'Brien)Film

1930Anybody's WomanButlerFilm

1930New MoonWaiter at BallFilm

1930Strictly UnconventionalFootmanFilm

1930Playboy of ParisNightclub Waiter (uncredited)Film

1930Children of PleasureParty Butler #2 (uncredited)Film

1929The TrespasserButler (uncredited)Film

1928The RacketDetective Frisking NickFilm

1928The Mysterious LadyCafe Waiter Serving Wine (uncredited)Film

1928A Woman of AffairsMan Peering Into Room (uncredited)Film

1928The PatsyWaiter (uncredited)Film

1928While the City SleepsApartment TenantFilm

1928The Singing FoolWaiter at Blackie Joe's (uncredited)Film

1928SubmarineNightclub Waiter (uncredited)Film

1928Captain SwaggerWaiterFilm

1925The Mad WhirlFilm

1921The BlotCollege Student (uncredited)Film

1919The Delicious Little DevilWaiter (uncredited)Film