William H. O'Brien
View on IMDb ↗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 Misses Stooge
To Beat the Band
The Old Homestead
Special Agent
The Twilight Zone
Witness for the Prosecution
The Joker is Wild
Some Like It Hot
All About Eve
Dial M for MurderFilmography (299)
- 1971
Bedknobs and BroomsticksPortobello Road Passerby (uncredited) - 1971
Support Your Local GunfighterOld Chess Player (uncredited) - 1971
The Todd KillingsMr. Miller (uncredited) - 1970
Rio LoboMan in Army Post Saloon (uncredited) - 1970
AirportWaiter at Men's Club - 1969
The ComicFuneral Guest (uncredited) - 1969
TopazButler (uncredited) - 1969
The Trouble with GirlsHotel Lobby Extra (uncredited) - 1967
The GraduateHotel Guest (uncredited) - 1967
Valley of the DollsBartender (uncredited) - 1966
Munster, Go Home!Man at Customs (uncredited) - 1966
Gunpoint - 1966
Not With My Wife, You Don't!Waiter at Officer's Ball (uncredited) - 1966
One of Our Spies Is MissingThe Butler (archive footage) (uncredited) - 1965
Get SmartScientist (uncredited) - 1965
LaredoTownsman (uncredited) - 1964
BewitchedWaiter (uncredited) - 1964
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.Grandpa - 1963
The Wheeler DealersWaiter (uncredited) - 1963
Critic's ChoiceAudience Member (uncredited) - 1962
To Kill a MockingbirdCourtroom Spectator (uncredited) - 1962
Pressure PointBund Meeting Spectator - 1962
GypsyAudience Member (uncredited) - 1961
Judgment at NurembergGerman Prisoner in Cafeteria (uncredited) - 1961
The Children's HourFuneral Assistant (uncredited) - 1961
King of the Roaring 20's – The Story of Arnold RothsteinWaiter (uncredited) - 1961
Dr. KildarePatient (uncredited) - 1960
Elmer GantryTrain Conductor - 1960
OutlawsWaiter (uncredited) - 1960
Who Was That Lady?Passenger Exiting Elevator (uncredited) - 1960
Ocean's ElevenWaiter at Burlesque Club (uncredited) - 1960
Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a CircusCircus Spectator - 1959
The Twilight ZoneAudience Member (uncredited) - 1959
Some Like It HotHotel Guest (uncredited) - 1959
BonanzaDelegate (uncredited) - 1959
RawhideBartender (uncredited) - 1959
Pillow TalkNightclub Waiter (uncredited) - 1959
Cry Tough - 1959
The Story on Page OneCourtroom Reporter (uncredited) - 1958
The Last HurrahMan (uncredited) - 1958
Home Before DarkWaiter at Christmas Party - 1958
Wanted: Dead or AliveWaiter (uncredited) - 1958
Murder by ContractHotel Take-Out Delivery Man (uncredited) - 1958
Money, Women and GunsHotel Desk Clerk (uncredited) - 1957
Witness for the ProsecutionBarrister (uncredited) - 1957
The Joker is WildNightclub Patron (uncredited) - 1957
Perry MasonBartender (uncredited) - 1957
Sweet Smell of SuccessWaiter at 21 (uncredited) - 1957
Have Gun, Will TravelCrommer Party Guest (uncredited) - 1957
Zero Hour!Nightclub Waiter (uncredited) - 1957
Designing WomanParty Guest (uncredited) - 1957
Bombers B-52Nightclub Bartender (uncredited) - 1957
I Was a Teenage FrankensteinRooming House Boarder (uncredited) - 1957
The Pied Piper of HamelinTownsman (uncredited) - 1957
The Tattered DressJuror (uncredited) - 1957
The Helen Morgan StorySurprise Party Guest (uncredited) - 1957
Chicago ConfidentialDixon's Valet (uncredited) - 1957
Carnival RockOnlooker at Fire (uncredited) - 1957
The Unholy WifeJuror (uncredited) - 1956
The Harder They FallRingsider (uncredited) - 1956
There's Always Tomorrow - 1956
Around the World in 80 DaysExtra (uncredited) - 1956
Anything GoesWaiter (uncredited) - 1955
Alfred Hitchcock PresentsJuror (uncredited) - 1955
The Seven Year ItchMan at Train Station (uncredited) - 1955
It's Always Fair WeatherWaiter (uncredited) - 1955
The Life and Legend of Wyatt EarpTownsman (uncredited) - 1955
IllegalButler (uncredited) - 1955
Daddy Long LegsHotel Waiter (uncredited) - 1955
Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone KopsMovie Patron (uncredited) - 1955
The Square Jungle - 1955
CheyenneRiverboat Bartender (uncredited) - 1955
New York Confidential - 1955
Abbott and Costello Meet the MummyTownsman (uncredited) - 1955
Sincerely YoursNightclub Waiter (uncredited) - 1955
Battle CryBartender (uncredited) - 1954
Dial M for MurderWaiter at Stag Dinner (uncredited) - 1954
SabrinaBartender (uncredited) - 1954
Woman's WorldServant - 1954
A Star Is BornAcademy Awards Attendee (uncredited) - 1954
The Far CountryTownsman (uncredited) - 1954
The Bounty HunterSaloon Waiter (uncredited) - 1954
DésiréeServant (uncredited) - 1954
The High and the MightyRestaurant Cook - 1953
Gentlemen Prefer BlondesShip Passenger (uncredited) - 1953
Julius CaesarSenator (uncredited) - 1953
Fort TiBartender - 1953
Trouble Along the WayBartender Joe - 1952
High NoonChurch Member (uncredited) - 1952
The Bad and the BeautifulWaiter at Party (uncredited) - 1952
The StarWaiter at Party (uncredited) - 1952
Something to Live ForWaiter (uncredited) - 1952
CarrieWaiter (uncredited) - 1952
Horizons WestBarfly (uncredited) - 1952
Hong KongObserver at Scene (uncredited) - 1951
Ace in the HoleCustomer at Minosa's (uncredited) - 1951
A Streetcar Named DesireWaiter (uncredited) - 1951
A Place in the SunServant at Eastman's Party (uncredited) - 1951
He Ran All the WayMan Entering Apt. Building (uncredited) - 1951
Bannerline - 1951
Hollywood StoryCafé Waiter (uncredited) - 1951
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible ManFight Spectator (uncredited) - 1951
Iron ManWaiter (uncredited) - 1951
On the RivieraWaiter at Party (uncredited) - 1951
The Strange Door - 1951
Superman and the Mole MenTownsman (uncredited) - 1950
All About EveWaiter at Margo's Party (uncredited) - 1950
The Damned Don't CryWaiter at Party (uncredited) - 1950
Father of the BrideWaiter (uncredited) - 1950
The MenNightclub Waiter (uncredited) - 1950
LouisaWaiter (uncredited) - 1950
Ma and Pa Kettle Go to TownWaiter at Party (uncredited) - 1950
ShakedownWaiter (uncredited) - 1950
Woman in HidingConventioneer (uncredited) - 1950
Let's DanceWaiter (uncredited) - 1950
FrenchieTownsman (uncredited) - 1949
Special AgentBarber's Customer (uncredited) - 1949
Alias the ChampAudience Spectator (uncredited) - 1949
Flamingo Road - 1949
The Doolins of OklahomaBartender (uncredited) - 1949
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris KarloffRoom Service Waiter (uncredited) - 1949
Once More, My DarlingWaiter - 1949
Johnny Allegro - 1949
It's a Great FeelingSaloon Waiter (uncredited) - 1949
Miss Grant Takes RichmondWaiter (uncredited) - 1948
You Gotta Stay HappyWaiter (Uncredited) - 1948
Sorry, Wrong NumberWaiter at Wedding Reception (uncredited) - 1948
Race StreetRacetrack Spectator (uncredited) - 1948
Jungle GoddessBartender (uncredited) - 1947
Undercover MaisieNightclub Waiter (uncredited) - 1947
It Happened on Fifth AvenueExecutive (uncredited) - 1947
Road to RioShip's Waiter (uncredited) - 1947
Body and SoulBartender (uncredited) - 1947
The UnsuspectedServant with Tray (uncredited) - 1947
IvyBarrister (uncredited) - 1947
Daisy KenyonBartender at Stork Club (uncredited) - 1947
I Walk AloneWaiter (uncredited) - 1947
The Wistful Widow of Wagon GapCard Dealer (uncredited) - 1947
The Private Affairs of Bel Ami - 1946
The Best Years of Our LivesNightclub Waiter (uncredited) - 1946
The Big SleepWaiter (uncredited) - 1946
The Time of Their LivesDanbury Servant (uncredited) - 1946
Canyon PassageMiner (uncredited) - 1946
Dressed to KillDetective at Murder Scene - 1946
Angel on My ShoulderCourt Spectator (uncredited) - 1946
Nobody Lives ForeverWaiter (uncredited) - 1946
Two Sisters from BostonRecording Lab Assistant (uncredited) - 1946
UndercurrentWaiter (uncredited) - 1946
She-Wolf of LondonConstable (uncredited) - 1946
The Hoodlum SaintWaiter at Wedding Brunch (uncredited) - 1946
Do You Love MeWaiter at Mindy's (uncredited) - 1945
The Picture of Dorian GrayFootman (uncredited) - 1945
The Naughty NinetiesTroupe Member (uncredited) - 1945
Lady on a Train - 1945
Fallen AngelBus Passenger (uncredited) - 1945
The Woman in GreenPembrook House Waiter (uncredited) - 1945
Hollywood ScoutMan with Chimpanzee (uncredited) - 1945
A Song to RememberGuest at Salon Concert (uncredited) - 1945
The Tiger WomanWaiter (uncredited) - 1945
KittyCoach Footman (uncredited) - 1944
The Thin Man Goes HomeTrain Passenger (uncredited) - 1944
Christmas HolidayWaiter (uncredited) - 1944
The Bridge of San Luis ReyServant Peeking in Keyhole (uncredited) - 1944
In SocietyParty Waiter (uncredited) - 1944
The ClimaxAudience Member (Uncredited) - 1943
Action in the North AtlanticLieutenant-Commander at Meeting (uncredited) - 1943
No Time for LoveNightclub Waiter (uncredited) - 1943
The Spider WomanDoorman (uncredited) - 1943
Swing Shift MaisieCourtroom Spectator (Uncredited) - 1943
The Leopard ManBartender (uncredited) - 1943
Margin for ErrorWaiter - 1943
So Proudly We HailTroop Ship Survivor (Uncredited) - 1943
Government GirlMan in Hotel Lobby (uncredited) - 1942
Brooklyn OrchidWaiter at Party - 1942
Maisie Gets Her ManDetective Taking in Hixby (Uncredited) - 1942
Take a Letter, DarlingWaiter (uncredited) - 1942
The Falcon Takes OverNightclub Waiter (Uncredited) - 1942
Lady for a NightKing's Club Worker (uncredited) - 1942
Tomorrow We Live - 1941
Citizen KaneSecretary (uncredited) - 1941
Ball of FireBaseball Game Spectator (uncredited) - 1941
It Started with EveNightclub Waiter (uncredited) - 1941
Niagara FallsWaiter (uncredited) - 1941
Topper ReturnsSecond Butler (uncredited) - 1941
Million Dollar Baby - 1941
Keep 'Em FlyingWaiter at Manila Club (uncredited) - 1941
The Blonde from Singapore - 1941
Pot o' GoldCountry Club Waiter (uncredited) - 1941
The Feminine TouchNightclub Waiter (uncredited) - 1940
RebeccaHotel Waiter (uncredited) - 1940
Love Thy NeighborNightclub Waiter - 1940
Curtain CallWaiter Bringing Caviar - 1940
City for ConquestWaiter (uncredited) - 1940
A Chump at OxfordMan in Unemployment Office (uncredited) - 1940
Hired WifeWaiter - 1940
Edison, the ManWaiter - 1940
Forty Little MothersWaiter - 1940
The Earl of ChicagoTurnkey (uncredited) - 1940
Hit Parade of 1941Waiter - 1940
The ShowdownBald Bartender - 1940
TurnaboutNightclub Waiter (uncredited) - 1940
One Night in the TropicsJoe, Club Roscoe Waiter (uncredited) - 1940
Captain CautionEnglish Sailor Who Pleads for Water - 1940
City of ChanceWaiter - 1940
No Time for ComedyWaiter in Bar (uncredited) - 1940
Buck Benny Rides AgainWaiter - 1940
Mexican Spitfire Out WestWaiter - 1939
Honeymoon in BaliDoorman (uncredited) - 1939
The Man in the Iron MaskServant - 1939
The Gracie Allen Murder CaseNightclub Waiter - 1939
That's Right – You're WrongLawn Party Waiter (Uncredited) - 1939
Remember?Waiter (uncredited) - 1939
Eternally YoursNightclub Waiter (uncredited) - 1939
Stronger Than DesireWaiter (uncredited) - 1939
Zorro's Fighting LegionLegionnaire - 1939
Girl from RioCondor Club Headwaiter - 1938
Gold Is Where You Find ItButler at Party (uncredited) - 1938
In Old ChicagoSenate Waiter (uncredited) - 1938
The Big Broadcast of 1938Reporter (uncredited) - 1938
Test PilotWaiter (uncredited) - 1938
The Rage of ParisNightclub Bartender (uncredited) - 1937
Dance Charlie DanceBored Spectator (uncredited) - 1937
Larceny on the AirNightclub Waiter (uncredited) - 1937
North of the Rio GrandeBald Saloon Waiter - 1937
The FireflyWaiter (uncredited) - 1937
Wells FargoHeadwaiter - 1936
San FranciscoWaiter at Chicken's Ball (uncredited) - 1936
The Country DoctorWaiter in Restaurant (uncredited) - 1936
The Walking DeadJuror (uncredited) - 1936
Sing, Baby, SingNightclub Waiter - 1936
Special InvestigatorNightclub Waiter - 1936
Champagne CharlieExtra as Ship Waiter - 1936
Sinner Take AllNightclub Waiter (uncredited) - 1935
The Misses StoogeThe Butler (uncredited) - 1935
To Beat the BandWaiter - 1935
The Old HomesteadWaiter (uncredited) - 1935
The ArizonianWaiter in Opera House - 1935
A Night at the OperaStagehand (uncredited) - 1935
Go Into Your DanceCasino de Paree Waiter - 1935
Vagabond LadyWaiter (uncredited) - 1935
Shadow of DoubtWaiter - 1935
Diamond JimWaiter - 1935
The Gay DeceptionWaiter (uncredited) - 1935
His Family TreeMan at Mayoral Debate - 1934
The Thin ManBartender (uncredited) - 1934
Bachelor BaitWaiter #2 (uncredited) - 1934
Long Lost FatherWaiter Getting Carl to Telephone - 1934
Hollywood MysteryTony's Butler - 1934
Bulldog Drummond Strikes BackBanquet Servant - 1933
Hallelujah, I'm a BumWaiter (uncredited) - 1933
Only YesterdayNightclub Waiter (Uncredited) - 1933
Midnight MaryNightclub Waiter (uncredited) - 1933
Ex-LadyButler (uncredited) - 1933
Big Time Or BustHammond's Butler (uncredited) - 1932
ScarfaceWaiter (uncredited) - 1932
FaithlessCroupier - 1932
Pack Up Your TroublesButler (uncredited) - 1932
EmmaMan (uncredited) - 1932
Red-Headed WomanWaiter at Gaerste Party (uncredited) - 1932
Merrily We Go to HellWaiter (uncredited) - 1932
Movie CrazyWaiter (Uncredited) - 1932
The Wet ParadeSaloon Waiter (uncredited) - 1932
The Half-Naked TruthHotel Waiter (uncredited) - 1931
Forgotten WomenSleek's Butler - 1931
Monkey BusinessWaiter - 1931
Smart MoneyNick's Chauffeur Bill (uncredited) - 1931
Little CaesarWaiter (uncredited) - 1931
West of BroadwayWaiter (uncredited) - 1931
The Guilty GenerationVictor - Mike's Butler - 1931
Five and TenDuncan (uncredited) - 1931
Men Call It LoveBrooks' Butler (uncredited) - 1931
The Phantom of ParisChéri-Bibi's Valet (uncredited) - 1931
DirigibleSailor (uncredited) - 1931
The Sky RaidersHenchman Conte - 1931
Ladies' ManElevator starter - 1931
DaybreakBartender - 1931
The Road to RenoWaiter - 1930
Playboy of ParisNightclub Waiter (uncredited) - 1930
Street of ChanceWaiter (uncredited) - 1930
Anybody's WomanButler - 1930
Anna ChristieWaiter at Coney Island (uncredited) - 1930
New MoonWaiter at Ball - 1930
Reaching for the MoonServant Telling Larry London is Calling (uncredited) - 1930
Sin Takes a HolidayWaiter at Royal Club (uncredited) - 1930
Children of PleasureParty Butler #2 (uncredited) - 1930
Strictly UnconventionalFootman - 1930
Let Us Be GayStruthers - 2nd Butler (as William O'Brien) - 1929
The TrespasserButler (uncredited) - 1928
The Mysterious LadyCafe Waiter Serving Wine (uncredited) - 1928
Captain SwaggerWaiter - 1928
The PatsyWaiter (uncredited) - 1928
The RacketDetective Frisking Nick - 1928
A Woman of AffairsMan Peering Into Room (uncredited) - 1928
While the City SleepsApartment Tenant - 1928
SubmarineNightclub Waiter (uncredited) - 1928
The Singing FoolWaiter at Blackie Joe's (uncredited) - 1925
The Mad Whirl - 1921
The BlotCollege Student (uncredited) - 1919
The Delicious Little DevilWaiter (uncredited)