
William H. O'Brien
Known for Acting · 299 credits
- Born
- 1891-07-19
- Died
- 1981-04-18
- Place of birth
- Peak Hill, New South Wales, Australia
- Also known as
- William O'Brien · Bill O'Brien
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
TV Shows (15)

Perry Mason
1957
as Bartender (uncredited)

Bonanza
1959
as Delegate (uncredited)

Bewitched
1964
as Waiter (uncredited)

Get Smart
1965
as Scientist (uncredited)

The Twilight Zone
1959
as Audience Member (uncredited)

Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
as Crommer Party Guest (uncredited) / Hotel Guest (uncredited)

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955
as Townsman (uncredited)

Dr. Kildare
1961
as Patient (uncredited)

Cheyenne
1955
as Riverboat Bartender (uncredited)

Rawhide
1959
as Bartender (uncredited) / Waiter (uncredited)

Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958
as Waiter (uncredited)

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Juror (uncredited) / Guest At Demonstration (uncredited)

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964
as Grandpa / Butler (uncredited)

Laredo
1965
as Townsman (uncredited)

Outlaws
1960
as Waiter (uncredited)
Movies (284)

Citizen Kane
1941
as Secretary (uncredited)

The Graduate
1967
as Hotel Guest (uncredited)

Witness for the Prosecution
1957
as Barrister (uncredited)

Some Like It Hot
1959
as Hotel Guest (uncredited)

High Noon
1952
as Church Member (uncredited)

To Kill a Mockingbird
1962
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
1953
as Ship Passenger (uncredited)

Rio Lobo
1970
as Man in Army Post Saloon (uncredited)

Rebecca
1940
as Hotel Waiter (uncredited)

Scarface
1932
as Waiter (uncredited)

Sabrina
1954
as Bartender (uncredited)

Around the World in 80 Days
1956
as Extra (uncredited)

Ocean's Eleven
1960
as Waiter at Burlesque Club (uncredited)

A Streetcar Named Desire
1951
as Waiter (uncredited)

All About Eve
1950
as Waiter at Margo's Party (uncredited)

The Big Sleep
1946
as Waiter (uncredited)

Pillow Talk
1959
as Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)

Dial M for Murder
1954
as Waiter at Stag Dinner (uncredited)

Julius Caesar
1953
as Senator (uncredited)

Judgment at Nuremberg
1961
as German Prisoner in Cafeteria (uncredited)

The Seven Year Itch
1955
as Man at Train Station (uncredited)

Undercurrent
1946
as Waiter (uncredited)

Airport
1970
as Waiter at Men's Club

The Best Years of Our Lives
1946
as Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)

Topaz
1969
as Butler (uncredited)

Little Caesar
1931
as Waiter (uncredited)

Bedknobs and Broomsticks
1971
as Portobello Road Passerby (uncredited)

Battle Cry
1955
as Bartender (uncredited)

Canyon Passage
1946
as Miner (uncredited)

The Picture of Dorian Gray
1945
as Footman (uncredited)

Ace in the Hole
1951
as Customer at Minosa's (uncredited)

Gunpoint
1966

San Francisco
1936
as Waiter at Chicken's Ball (uncredited)

The Children's Hour
1961
as Funeral Assistant (uncredited)

A Star Is Born
1954
as Academy Awards Attendee (uncredited)

Fallen Angel
1945
as Bus Passenger (uncredited)

The Harder They Fall
1956
as Ringsider (uncredited)

Ex-Lady
1933
as Butler (uncredited)

Horizons West
1952
as Barfly (uncredited)

Carrie
1952
as Waiter (uncredited)

The Thin Man
1934
as Bartender (uncredited)

The Comic
1969
as Funeral Guest (uncredited)

Angel on My Shoulder
1946
as Court Spectator (uncredited)

Illegal
1955
as Butler (uncredited)

The Star
1952
as Waiter at Party (uncredited)

The Climax
1944
as Audience Member (Uncredited)

Murder by Contract
1958
as Hotel Take-Out Delivery Man (uncredited)

The Falcon Takes Over
1942
as Nightclub Waiter (Uncredited)

The Firefly
1937
as Waiter (uncredited)

Gypsy
1962
as Audience Member (uncredited)

A Place in the Sun
1951
as Servant at Eastman's Party (uncredited)

Captain Swagger
1928
as Waiter

The High and the Mighty
1954
as Restaurant Cook

The Trespasser
1929
as Butler (uncredited)

Father of the Bride
1950
as Waiter (uncredited)

The Far Country
1954
as Townsman (uncredited)

Kitty
1945
as Coach Footman (uncredited)

Elmer Gantry
1960
as Train Conductor

Chicago Confidential
1957
as Dixon's Valet (uncredited)

The Bad and the Beautiful
1952
as Waiter at Party (uncredited)

The Patsy
1928
as Waiter (uncredited)

The Bounty Hunter
1954
as Saloon Waiter (uncredited)

Bachelor Bait
1934
as Waiter #2 (uncredited)

In Society
1944
as Party Waiter (uncredited)

Sorry, Wrong Number
1948
as Waiter at Wedding Reception (uncredited)

Test Pilot
1938
as Waiter (uncredited)

Sweet Smell of Success
1957
as Waiter at 21 (uncredited)

Valley of the Dolls
1967
as Bartender (uncredited)

Wells Fargo
1937
as Headwaiter

Christmas Holiday
1944
as Waiter (uncredited)

A Night at the Opera
1935
as Stagehand (uncredited)

Dressed to Kill
1946
as Detective at Murder Scene

Turnabout
1940
as Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)

Dirigible
1931
as Sailor (uncredited)

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
1951
as Fight Spectator (uncredited)

A Song to Remember
1945
as Guest at Salon Concert (uncredited)

The Showdown
1940
as Bald Bartender

Ball of Fire
1941
as Baseball Game Spectator (uncredited)

Désirée
1954
as Servant (uncredited)

The Men
1950
as Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)

Johnny Allegro
1949

It's Always Fair Weather
1955
as Waiter (uncredited)

Daybreak
1931
as Bartender

Movie Crazy
1932
as Waiter (Uncredited)

Zero Hour!
1957
as Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)

Support Your Local Gunfighter
1971
as Old Chess Player (uncredited)

Midnight Mary
1933
as Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)

The Woman in Green
1945
as Pembrook House Waiter (uncredited)

Government Girl
1943
as Man in Hotel Lobby (uncredited)

I Walk Alone
1947
as Waiter (uncredited)

The Hoodlum Saint
1946
as Waiter at Wedding Brunch (uncredited)

Action in the North Atlantic
1943
as Lieutenant-Commander at Meeting (uncredited)

Superman and the Mole Men
1951
as Townsman (uncredited)

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

The Leopard Man
1943
as Bartender (uncredited)

Road to Rio
1947
as Ship's Waiter (uncredited)

The Thin Man Goes Home
1944
as Train Passenger (uncredited)

Red-Headed Woman
1932
as Waiter at Gaerste Party (uncredited)

Frenchie
1950
as Townsman (uncredited)

Two Sisters from Boston
1946
as Recording Lab Assistant (uncredited)

Sincerely Yours
1955
as Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)

He Ran All the Way
1951
as Man Entering Apt. Building (uncredited)

The Man in the Iron Mask
1939
as Servant

The Helen Morgan Story
1957
as Surprise Party Guest (uncredited)

It Happened on Fifth Avenue
1947
as Executive (uncredited)

The Tattered Dress
1957
as Juror (uncredited)

Million Dollar Baby
1941

Emma
1932
as Man (uncredited)

Only Yesterday
1933
as Nightclub Waiter (Uncredited)

The Gay Deception
1935
as Waiter (uncredited)

The Strange Door
1951

Body and Soul
1947
as Bartender (uncredited)

The Unsuspected
1947
as Servant with Tray (uncredited)

Woman's World
1954
as Servant

Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy
1955
as Townsman (uncredited)

His Family Tree
1935
as Man at Mayoral Debate

Jungle Goddess
1948
as Bartender (uncredited)

Daisy Kenyon
1947
as Bartender at Stork Club (uncredited)

One of Our Spies Is Missing
1966
as The Butler (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Spider Woman
1943
as Doorman (uncredited)
About William H. O'Brien
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. With 299 credits spanning from 1919 to 1971, William H. O'Brien has appeared in 284 films and 15 TV shows.
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Most Popular William H. O'Brien Movies
- Citizen Kane (1941) — as Secretary (uncredited)
- The Graduate (1967) — as Hotel Guest (uncredited)
- Witness for the Prosecution (1957) — as Barrister (uncredited)
- Some Like It Hot (1959) — as Hotel Guest (uncredited)
- High Noon (1952) — as Church Member (uncredited)
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