William H. O'Brien

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Citizen Kane1941
Some Like It Hot1959
The Graduate1967
To Kill a Mockingbird1962

About William H. O'Brien

Known for: Acting
Born: July 19, 1891
Died: April 18, 1981 (age 89)
Birthplace: 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.

Also credited as

William O'Brien, Bill O'Brien

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Filmography

The Todd Killings1971as Mr. Miller (uncredited)

Bedknobs and Broomsticks1971as Portobello Road Passerby (uncredited)
Support Your Local Gunfighter1971as Old Chess Player (uncredited)
Rio Lobo1970as Man in Army Post Saloon (uncredited)
Airport1970as Waiter at Men's Club
Topaz1969as Butler (uncredited)
The Comic1969as Funeral Guest (uncredited)
The Trouble with Girls1969as Hotel Lobby Extra (uncredited)
Valley of the Dolls1967as Bartender (uncredited)
The Graduate1967as Hotel Guest (uncredited)
One of Our Spies Is Missing1966as The Butler (archive footage) (uncredited)
Not With My Wife, You Don't!1966as Waiter at Officer's Ball (uncredited)
Munster, Go Home!1966as Man at Customs (uncredited)
Gunpoint1966
The Wheeler Dealers1963as Waiter (uncredited)
Critic's Choice1963as Audience Member (uncredited)
To Kill a Mockingbird1962as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Gypsy1962as Audience Member (uncredited)
Pressure Point1962as Bund Meeting Spectator
The Children's Hour1961as Funeral Assistant (uncredited)
Judgment at Nuremberg1961as German Prisoner in Cafeteria (uncredited)
King of the Roaring 20's – The Story of Arnold Rothstein1961as Waiter (uncredited)
Ocean's Eleven1960as Waiter at Burlesque Club (uncredited)
Elmer Gantry1960as Train Conductor
Who Was That Lady?1960as Passenger Exiting Elevator (uncredited)
Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus1960as Circus Spectator
The Story on Page One1959as Courtroom Reporter (uncredited)
Pillow Talk1959as Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
Cry Tough1959
Some Like It Hot1959as Hotel Guest (uncredited)
The Last Hurrah1958as Man (uncredited)
Murder by Contract1958as Hotel Take-Out Delivery Man (uncredited)
Home Before Dark1958as Waiter at Christmas Party
Money, Women and Guns1958as Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Witness for the Prosecution1957as Barrister (uncredited)
The Pied Piper of Hamelin1957as Townsman (uncredited)
I Was a Teenage Frankenstein1957as Rooming House Boarder (uncredited)
Bombers B-521957as Nightclub Bartender (uncredited)
Zero Hour!1957as Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
The Helen Morgan Story1957as Surprise Party Guest (uncredited)
The Joker is Wild1957as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Carnival Rock1957as Onlooker at Fire (uncredited)
Chicago Confidential1957as Dixon's Valet (uncredited)
Sweet Smell of Success1957as Waiter at 21 (uncredited)
The Unholy Wife1957as Juror (uncredited)
Designing Woman1957as Party Guest (uncredited)
The Tattered Dress1957as Juror (uncredited)
Around the World in 80 Days1956as Extra (uncredited)
The Harder They Fall1956as Ringsider (uncredited)
Anything Goes1956as Waiter (uncredited)
There's Always Tomorrow1956
The Square Jungle1955
Sincerely Yours1955as Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
Illegal1955as Butler (uncredited)
It's Always Fair Weather1955as Waiter (uncredited)
The Seven Year Itch1955as Man at Train Station (uncredited)
Daddy Long Legs1955as Hotel Waiter (uncredited)
Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy1955as Townsman (uncredited)
New York Confidential1955
Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops1955as Movie Patron (uncredited)
Battle Cry1955as Bartender (uncredited)
Désirée1954as Servant (uncredited)
A Star Is Born1954as Academy Awards Attendee (uncredited)
Woman's World1954as Servant
The Bounty Hunter1954as Saloon Waiter (uncredited)
Sabrina1954as Bartender (uncredited)
The High and the Mighty1954as Restaurant Cook
Dial M for Murder1954as Waiter at Stag Dinner (uncredited)
The Far Country1954as Townsman (uncredited)
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes1953as Ship Passenger (uncredited)
Julius Caesar1953as Senator (uncredited)
Fort Ti1953as Bartender
Trouble Along the Way1953as Bartender Joe
The Bad and the Beautiful1952as Waiter at Party (uncredited)
The Star1952as Waiter at Party (uncredited)
Horizons West1952as Barfly (uncredited)
Carrie1952as Waiter (uncredited)
High Noon1952as Church Member (uncredited)
Hong Kong1952as Observer at Scene (uncredited)
Something to Live For1952as Waiter (uncredited)
Superman and the Mole Men1951as Townsman (uncredited)
The Strange Door1951
Bannerline1951
Iron Man1951as Waiter (uncredited)
A Streetcar Named Desire1951as Waiter (uncredited)
Ace in the Hole1951as Customer at Minosa's (uncredited)
He Ran All the Way1951as Man Entering Apt. Building (uncredited)
A Place in the Sun1951as Servant at Eastman's Party (uncredited)
Hollywood Story1951as Café Waiter (uncredited)
On the Riviera1951as Waiter at Party (uncredited)
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man1951as Fight Spectator (uncredited)
M1951as Policeman (uncredited)
Frenchie1950as Townsman (uncredited)
Let's Dance1950as Waiter (uncredited)
All About Eve1950as Waiter at Margo's Party (uncredited)
Shakedown1950as Waiter (uncredited)
The Men1950as Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
Louisa1950as Waiter (uncredited)
Father of the Bride1950as Waiter (uncredited)
The Damned Don't Cry1950as Waiter at Party (uncredited)
Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town1950as Waiter at Party (uncredited)
Woman in Hiding1950as Conventioneer (uncredited)
Miss Grant Takes Richmond1949as Waiter (uncredited)
Alias the Champ1949as Audience Spectator (uncredited)
Once More, My Darling1949as Waiter
It's a Great Feeling1949as Saloon Waiter (uncredited)
Special Agent1949as Barber's Customer (uncredited)
The Doolins of Oklahoma1949as Bartender (uncredited)
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff1949as Room Service Waiter (uncredited)
Johnny Allegro1949
Flamingo Road1949
You Gotta Stay Happy1948as Waiter (Uncredited)
Sorry, Wrong Number1948as Waiter at Wedding Reception (uncredited)
Race Street1948as Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
Jungle Goddess1948as Bartender (uncredited)
I Walk Alone1947as Waiter (uncredited)
Daisy Kenyon1947as Bartender at Stork Club (uncredited)
Road to Rio1947as Ship's Waiter (uncredited)
Body and Soul1947as Bartender (uncredited)
The Unsuspected1947as Servant with Tray (uncredited)
The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap1947as Card Dealer (uncredited)
Ivy1947as Barrister (uncredited)
The Private Affairs of Bel Ami1947
It Happened on Fifth Avenue1947as Executive (uncredited)
Undercover Maisie1947as Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
The Best Years of Our Lives1946as Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
Undercurrent1946as Waiter (uncredited)
Nobody Lives Forever1946as Waiter (uncredited)
The Verdict1946as Constable (uncredited)
Angel on My Shoulder1946as Court Spectator (uncredited)
The Big Sleep1946as Waiter (uncredited)
The Time of Their Lives1946as Danbury Servant (uncredited)
Canyon Passage1946as Miner (uncredited)
Two Sisters from Boston1946as Recording Lab Assistant (uncredited)
Dressed to Kill1946as Detective at Murder Scene
Do You Love Me1946as Waiter at Mindy's (uncredited)
She-Wolf of London1946as Constable (uncredited)
The Hoodlum Saint1946as Waiter at Wedding Brunch (uncredited)
The Tiger Woman1945as Waiter (uncredited)
Fallen Angel1945as Bus Passenger (uncredited)
Kitty1945as Coach Footman (uncredited)
Lady on a Train1945
The Naughty Nineties1945as Troupe Member (uncredited)
The Woman in Green1945as Pembrook House Waiter (uncredited)
Hollywood Scout1945as Man with Chimpanzee (uncredited)
The Picture of Dorian Gray1945as Footman (uncredited)
A Song to Remember1945as Guest at Salon Concert (uncredited)
The Thin Man Goes Home1944as Train Passenger (uncredited)
The Climax1944as Audience Member (Uncredited)
In Society1944as Party Waiter (uncredited)
Christmas Holiday1944as Waiter (uncredited)
The Bridge of San Luis Rey1944as Servant Peeking in Keyhole (uncredited)
The Spider Woman1943as Doorman (uncredited)
Government Girl1943as Man in Hotel Lobby (uncredited)
Swing Shift Maisie1943as Courtroom Spectator (Uncredited)
So Proudly We Hail1943as Troop Ship Survivor (Uncredited)
Action in the North Atlantic1943as Lieutenant-Commander at Meeting (uncredited)
The Leopard Man1943as Bartender (uncredited)
No Time for Love1943as Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
Margin for Error1943as Waiter
Tomorrow We Live1942
Maisie Gets Her Man1942as Detective Taking in Hixby (Uncredited)
The Falcon Takes Over1942as Nightclub Waiter (Uncredited)
Take a Letter, Darling1942as Waiter (uncredited)
Brooklyn Orchid1942as Waiter at Party
Lady for a Night1942as King's Club Worker (uncredited)
Ball of Fire1941as Baseball Game Spectator (uncredited)
Keep 'Em Flying1941as Waiter at Manila Club (uncredited)
Niagara Falls1941as Waiter (uncredited)
The Blonde from Singapore1941
The Feminine Touch1941as Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
It Started with Eve1941as Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
Million Dollar Baby1941
Citizen Kane1941as Secretary (uncredited)
Pot o' Gold1941as Country Club Waiter (uncredited)
Topper Returns1941as Second Butler (uncredited)
Love Thy Neighbor1940as Nightclub Waiter
One Night in the Tropics1940as Joe, Club Roscoe Waiter (uncredited)
Mexican Spitfire Out West1940as Waiter
Hit Parade of 19411940as Waiter
City for Conquest1940as Waiter (uncredited)
No Time for Comedy1940as Waiter in Bar (uncredited)
Hired Wife1940as Waiter
Captain Caution1940as English Sailor Who Pleads for Water
Buck Benny Rides Again1940as Waiter
Turnabout1940as Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
Edison, the Man1940as Waiter
Forty Little Mothers1940as Waiter
Curtain Call1940as Waiter Bringing Caviar
Rebecca1940as Hotel Waiter (uncredited)
The Showdown1940as Bald Bartender
A Chump at Oxford1940as Man in Unemployment Office (uncredited)
City of Chance1940as Waiter
The Earl of Chicago1940as Turnkey (uncredited)
Remember?1939as Waiter (uncredited)
Zorro's Fighting Legion1939as Legionnaire
That's Right – You're Wrong1939as Lawn Party Waiter (Uncredited)
Eternally Yours1939as Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
Honeymoon in Bali1939as Doorman (uncredited)
Girl from Rio1939as Condor Club Headwaiter
The Man in the Iron Mask1939as Servant
Stronger Than Desire1939as Waiter (uncredited)
The Gracie Allen Murder Case1939as Nightclub Waiter
The Rage of Paris1938as Nightclub Bartender (uncredited)
Test Pilot1938as Waiter (uncredited)
In Old Chicago1938as Senate Waiter (uncredited)
Gold Is Where You Find It1938as Butler at Party (uncredited)
The Big Broadcast of 19381938as Reporter (uncredited)
Wells Fargo1937as Headwaiter
The Firefly1937as Waiter (uncredited)
Dance Charlie Dance1937as Bored Spectator (uncredited)
North of the Rio Grande1937as Bald Saloon Waiter
Larceny on the Air1937as Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
Sinner Take All1936as Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
Sing, Baby, Sing1936as Nightclub Waiter
San Francisco1936as Waiter at Chicken's Ball (uncredited)
Special Investigator1936as Nightclub Waiter
Champagne Charlie1936as Extra as Ship Waiter
The Country Doctor1936as Waiter in Restaurant (uncredited)
The Walking Dead1936as Juror (uncredited)
To Beat the Band1935as Waiter
A Night at the Opera1935as Stagehand (uncredited)
The Old Homestead1935as Waiter (uncredited)
His Family Tree1935as Man at Mayoral Debate
The Gay Deception1935as Waiter (uncredited)
Diamond Jim1935as Waiter
The Arizonian1935as Waiter in Opera House
Vagabond Lady1935as Waiter (uncredited)
Go Into Your Dance1935as Casino de Paree Waiter
The Misses Stooge1935as The Butler (uncredited)
Shadow of Doubt1935as Waiter
Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back1934as Banquet Servant
Bachelor Bait1934as Waiter #2 (uncredited)
Hollywood Mystery1934as Tony's Butler
The Thin Man1934as Bartender (uncredited)
Long Lost Father1934as Waiter Getting Carl to Telephone
Big Time Or Bust1933as Hammond's Butler (uncredited)
Only Yesterday1933as Nightclub Waiter (Uncredited)
Midnight Mary1933as Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
Ex-Lady1933as Butler (uncredited)
Hallelujah, I'm a Bum1933as Waiter (uncredited)
The Half-Naked Truth1932as Hotel Waiter (uncredited)
Faithless1932as Croupier
Movie Crazy1932as Waiter (Uncredited)
Pack Up Your Troubles1932as Butler (uncredited)
Red-Headed Woman1932as Waiter at Gaerste Party (uncredited)
Merrily We Go to Hell1932as Waiter (uncredited)
Scarface1932as Waiter (uncredited)
The Wet Parade1932as Saloon Waiter (uncredited)
Emma1932as Man (uncredited)
West of Broadway1931as Waiter (uncredited)
Forgotten Women1931as Sleek's Butler
The Guilty Generation1931as Victor - Mike's Butler
The Road to Reno1931as Waiter
Monkey Business1931as Waiter
The Phantom of Paris1931as Chéri-Bibi's Valet (uncredited)
Five and Ten1931as Duncan (uncredited)
Smart Money1931as Nick's Chauffeur Bill (uncredited)
The Sky Raiders1931as Henchman Conte
Daybreak1931as Bartender
Ladies' Man1931as Elevator starter
Men Call It Love1931as Brooks' Butler (uncredited)
Dirigible1931as Sailor (uncredited)
Little Caesar1931as Waiter (uncredited)
Reaching for the Moon1930as Servant Telling Larry London is Calling (uncredited)
New Moon1930as Waiter at Ball
Sin Takes a Holiday1930as Waiter at Royal Club (uncredited)
Playboy of Paris1930as Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
Anybody's Woman1930as Butler
Let Us Be Gay1930as Struthers - 2nd Butler (as William O'Brien)
Strictly Unconventional1930as Footman
Children of Pleasure1930as Party Butler #2 (uncredited)
Anna Christie1930as Waiter at Coney Island (uncredited)
Street of Chance1930as Waiter (uncredited)
The Trespasser1929as Butler (uncredited)
A Woman of Affairs1928as Man Peering Into Room (uncredited)
Submarine1928as Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
The Racket1928as Detective Frisking Nick
Captain Swagger1928as Waiter
The Singing Fool1928as Waiter at Blackie Joe's (uncredited)
The Mysterious Lady1928as Cafe Waiter Serving Wine (uncredited)
The Patsy1928as Waiter (uncredited)
While the City Sleeps1928as Apartment Tenant
The Mad Whirl1925
The Blot1921as College Student (uncredited)
The Delicious Little Devil1919as Waiter (uncredited)

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