William H. O'Brien

Actor

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.

Place of Birth: Peak Hill, New South Wales, Australia

Date of Birth: Jul 19, 1891

Date of Death: Apr 18, 1981

Filmography

Actor (108 Known Credits)

Airport

Waiter at Men's Club

The Graduate

Hotel Guest

To Kill a Mockingbird

Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Judgment at Nuremberg

German Prisoner in Cafeteria (uncredited)

Elmer Gantry

Train Conductor

Sweet Smell of Success

Waiter at 21

Witness for the Prosecution

Barrister (uncredited)

Bombers B-52

Nightclub Bartender (uncredited)

Around the World in Eighty Days

Extra (uncredited)

The Harder They Fall

Ringsider

The Seven Year Itch

Man at Train Station

A Star Is Born

Academy Awards Attendee

Woman's World

Servant

Trouble Along the Way

Bartender Joe

High Noon

Church Member (uncredited)

The Star

Waiter at Party

Ace in the Hole

Customer at Minosa's (uncredited)

A Place in the Sun

Servant at Eastman's Party

Father of the Bride

Waiter at Wedding Reception

Louisa

Waiter at Square Dance

Let's Dance

Waiter (uncredited)

Undertow

Gambler

Once More, My Darling

Waiter

Jungle Goddess

Bartender (uncredited)

Daisy Kenyon

Bartender at Stork Club

The Unsuspected

Servant with Tray (uncredited)

The Best Years of Our Lives

Nightclub Waiter

The Hoodlum Saint

Waiter at Wedding Brunch (uncredited)

Do You Love Me

Waiter at Mindy's (uncredited)

Fallen Angel

Bus Passenger (uncredited)

The Woman in Green

Pembrook House Waiter (uncredited)

The Tiger Woman

Waiter

Hollywood Scout

Man with Chimpanzee (uncredited)

Christmas Holiday

Waiter (uncredited)

Government Girl

Man in Hotel Lobby (uncredited)

Lady for a Night

King's Club Worker (uncredited)

Brooklyn Orchid

Waiter at Party

Citizen Kane

Secretary (uncredited)

It Started with Eve

Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)

Topper Returns

Second Butler (uncredited)

The Feminine Touch

Nightclub Waiter

Rebecca

Hotel Waiter (uncredited)

One Night in the Tropics

Joe, Club Roscoe Waiter

City for Conquest

Waiter (uncredited)

A Chump at Oxford

Man in Unemployment Office

Edison, the Man

Waiter

The Showdown

Bald Bartender

City of Chance

Waiter

Buck Benny Rides Again

Waiter

Waiter

Turnkey (uncredited)

Waiter

Waiter in Bar

Nightclub Waiter

English Sailor Who Pleads for Water

Love Thy Neighbor

Nightclub Waiter

Curtain Call

Waiter Bringing Caviar

Mexican Spitfire Out West

Waiter

Zorro's Fighting Legion

Legionnaire

The Gracie Allen Murder Case

Nightclub Waiter

Eternally Yours

Nightclub Waiter

Honeymoon in Bali

Doorman

Girl from Rio

Condor Club Headwaiter

Stronger Than Desire

Waiter

That's Right - You're Wrong

Lawn Party Waiter

Remember?

Waiter (uncredited)

North of the Rio Grande

Bald Saloon Waiter

Wells Fargo

Headwaiter

Dance Charlie Dance

Bored Small Town Spectator (uncredited)

The Walking Dead

Juror (uncredited)

San Francisco

Waiter at Chicken's Ball

Nightclub Waiter

Nightclub Waiter

Nightclub Waiter

Waiter in Restaurant

Extra as Ship Waiter

Waiter

Waiter

Waiter in Opera House

His Family Tree

Man at Mayoral Debate

The Misses Stooge

The Butler (uncredited)

To Beat the Band

Waiter

The Thin Man

Bartender (uncredited)

Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back

Banquet Servant

Hollywood Hoodlum

Tony's Butler

Long Lost Father

Waiter Getting Carl to Telephone

Hallelujah I'm a Bum

Waiter

Red-Headed Woman

Waiter at Gaerste Party (uncredited)

The Half Naked Truth

Hotel Waiter (uncredited)

The Phantom of Paris

Chéri-Bibi's Valet (uncredited)

Bartender

Elevator starter

Brooks' Butler

Sleek's Butler

Waiter

Reaching for the Moon

Servant Telling Larry London is Calling (uncredited)

Strictly Unconventional

Footman

Let Us Be Gay

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

Children of Pleasure

Party Butler #2 (uncredited)

Nightclub Waiter

Waiter at Ball

Butler

Butler

Waiter (uncredited)

Cafe Waiter Serving Wine (uncredited)

While the City Sleeps

Apartment Tenant

Captain Swagger

Waiter

The Blot

One of the Professor's Students (uncredited)

Airport (1970)

Waiter at Men's Club

The Graduate (1967)

Hotel Guest

To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)

Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)

German Prisoner in Cafeteria (uncredited)

Elmer Gantry (1960)

Train Conductor

Sweet Smell of Success (1957)

Waiter at 21

Witness for the Prosecution (1957)

Barrister (uncredited)

Bombers B-52 (1957)

Nightclub Bartender (uncredited)

Around the World in Eighty Days (1956)

Extra (uncredited)

The Harder They Fall (1956)

Ringsider

The Seven Year Itch (1955)

Man at Train Station

A Star Is Born (1954)

Academy Awards Attendee

Woman's World (1954)

Servant

Trouble Along the Way (1953)

Bartender Joe

High Noon (1952)

Church Member (uncredited)

The Star (1952)

Waiter at Party

Ace in the Hole (1951)

Customer at Minosa's (uncredited)

A Place in the Sun (1951)

Servant at Eastman's Party

Father of the Bride (1950)

Waiter at Wedding Reception

Louisa (1950)

Waiter at Square Dance

Let's Dance (1950)

Waiter (uncredited)

Undertow (1949)

Gambler

Once More, My Darling (1949)

Waiter

Jungle Goddess (1948)

Bartender (uncredited)

Daisy Kenyon (1947)

Bartender at Stork Club

The Unsuspected (1947)

Servant with Tray (uncredited)

The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)

Nightclub Waiter

The Hoodlum Saint (1946)

Waiter at Wedding Brunch (uncredited)

Do You Love Me (1946)

Waiter at Mindy's (uncredited)

Fallen Angel (1945)

Bus Passenger (uncredited)

The Woman in Green (1945)

Pembrook House Waiter (uncredited)

The Tiger Woman (1945)

Waiter

Hollywood Scout (1945)

Man with Chimpanzee (uncredited)

Christmas Holiday (1944)

Waiter (uncredited)

Government Girl (1943)

Man in Hotel Lobby (uncredited)

Lady for a Night (1942)

King's Club Worker (uncredited)

Brooklyn Orchid (1942)

Waiter at Party

Citizen Kane (1941)

Secretary (uncredited)

It Started with Eve (1941)

Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)

Topper Returns (1941)

Second Butler (uncredited)

The Feminine Touch (1941)

Nightclub Waiter

Rebecca (1940)

Hotel Waiter (uncredited)

One Night in the Tropics (1940)

Joe, Club Roscoe Waiter

City for Conquest (1940)

Waiter (uncredited)

A Chump at Oxford (1940)

Man in Unemployment Office

Edison, the Man (1940)

Waiter

The Showdown (1940)

Bald Bartender

City of Chance (1940)

Waiter

Buck Benny Rides Again (1940)

Waiter

Forty Little Mothers (1940)

Waiter

The Earl of Chicago (1940)

Turnkey (uncredited)

Hired Wife (1940)

Waiter

No Time for Comedy (1940)

Waiter in Bar

Turnabout (1940)

Nightclub Waiter

Captain Caution (1940)

English Sailor Who Pleads for Water

Love Thy Neighbor (1940)

Nightclub Waiter

Curtain Call (1940)

Waiter Bringing Caviar

Mexican Spitfire Out West (1940)

Waiter

Zorro's Fighting Legion (1939)

Legionnaire

The Gracie Allen Murder Case (1939)

Nightclub Waiter

Eternally Yours (1939)

Nightclub Waiter

Honeymoon in Bali (1939)

Doorman

Girl from Rio (1939)

Condor Club Headwaiter

Stronger Than Desire (1939)

Waiter

That's Right - You're Wrong (1939)

Lawn Party Waiter

Remember? (1939)

Waiter (uncredited)

North of the Rio Grande (1937)

Bald Saloon Waiter

Wells Fargo (1937)

Headwaiter

Dance Charlie Dance (1937)

Bored Small Town Spectator (uncredited)

The Walking Dead (1936)

Juror (uncredited)

San Francisco (1936)

Waiter at Chicken's Ball

Special Investigator (1936)

Nightclub Waiter

Sinner Take All (1936)

Nightclub Waiter

Sing, Baby, Sing (1936)

Nightclub Waiter

The Country Doctor (1936)

Waiter in Restaurant

Champagne Charlie (1936)

Extra as Ship Waiter

Diamond Jim (1935)

Waiter

Shadow of Doubt (1935)

Waiter

The Arizonian (1935)

Waiter in Opera House

His Family Tree (1935)

Man at Mayoral Debate

The Misses Stooge (1935)

The Butler (uncredited)

To Beat the Band (1935)

Waiter

The Thin Man (1934)

Bartender (uncredited)

Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back (1934)

Banquet Servant

Hollywood Hoodlum (1934)

Tony's Butler

Long Lost Father (1934)

Waiter Getting Carl to Telephone

Hallelujah I'm a Bum (1933)

Waiter

Red-Headed Woman (1932)

Waiter at Gaerste Party (uncredited)

The Half Naked Truth (1932)

Hotel Waiter (uncredited)

The Phantom of Paris (1931)

Chéri-Bibi's Valet (uncredited)

Daybreak (1931)

Bartender

Ladies' Man (1931)

Elevator starter

Men Call It Love (1931)

Brooks' Butler

Forgotten Women (1931)

Sleek's Butler

The Road to Reno (1931)

Waiter

Reaching for the Moon (1930)

Servant Telling Larry London is Calling (uncredited)

Strictly Unconventional (1930)

Footman

Let Us Be Gay (1930)

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

Children of Pleasure (1930)

Party Butler #2 (uncredited)

Playboy of Paris (1930)

Nightclub Waiter

New Moon (1930)

Waiter at Ball

Anybody's Woman (1930)

Butler

The Trespasser (1929)

Butler

The Patsy (1928)

Waiter (uncredited)

The Mysterious Lady (1928)

Cafe Waiter Serving Wine (uncredited)

While the City Sleeps (1928)

Apartment Tenant

Captain Swagger (1928)

Waiter

The Blot (1921)

One of the Professor's Students (uncredited)

Age At Time Of Release

Citizen Kane

Rebecca

High Noon

To Kill a Mockingbird

Judgment at Nuremberg

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