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William H. O'Brien

Acting

Born July 19, 1891 · Peak Hill, New South Wales, Australia

Died April 18, 1981

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.

Filmography50+ titles

Special Agent

1949as Barber's Customer (uncredited)

The Twilight Zone

1959as Audience Member (uncredited)

Witness for the Prosecution

1957as Barrister (uncredited)

Some Like It Hot

1959as Hotel Guest (uncredited)

All About Eve

1950as Waiter at Margo's Party (uncredited)

To Kill a Mockingbird

1962as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Judgment at Nuremberg

1961as German Prisoner in Cafeteria (uncredited)

Dial M for Murder

1954as Waiter at Stag Dinner (uncredited)

Undercover Maisie

1947as Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)

Citizen Kane

1941as Secretary (uncredited)

Get Smart

1965as Scientist (uncredited)

Bewitched

1964as Waiter (uncredited)

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955as Guest At Demonstration (uncredited)

Ace in the Hole

1951as Customer at Minosa's (uncredited)

The Best Years of Our Lives

1946as Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)

Perry Mason

1957as Bartender (uncredited)

High Noon

1952as Church Member (uncredited)

The Graduate

1967as Hotel Guest (uncredited)

The Children's Hour

1961as Funeral Assistant (uncredited)

Sweet Smell of Success

1957as Waiter at 21 (uncredited)

A Streetcar Named Desire

1951as Waiter (uncredited)

The Big Sleep

1946as Waiter (uncredited)

Bonanza

1959as Delegate (uncredited)

Sabrina

1954as Bartender (uncredited)

Honeymoon in Bali

1939as Doorman (uncredited)

The Thin Man

1934as Bartender (uncredited)

Ball of Fire

1941as Baseball Game Spectator (uncredited)

A Night at the Opera

1935as Stagehand (uncredited)

Scarface

1932as Waiter (uncredited)

Elmer Gantry

1960as Train Conductor

Have Gun, Will Travel

1957as Hotel Guest (uncredited)

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

1953as Ship Passenger (uncredited)

The Bad and the Beautiful

1952as Waiter at Party (uncredited)

A Place in the Sun

1951as Servant at Eastman's Party (uncredited)

The Mysterious Lady

1928as Cafe Waiter Serving Wine (uncredited)

Rawhide

1959as Waiter (uncredited)

The Last Hurrah

1958as Man (uncredited)

The Harder They Fall

1956as Ringsider (uncredited)

The Star

1952as Waiter at Party (uncredited)

He Ran All the Way

1951as Man Entering Apt. Building (uncredited)

It Started with Eve

1941as Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

1964as Butler (uncredited)

Pillow Talk

1959as Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)

A Star Is Born

1954as Academy Awards Attendee (uncredited)

Julius Caesar

1953as Senator (uncredited)

Flamingo Road

1949

It Happened on Fifth Avenue

1947as Executive (uncredited)

The Time of Their Lives

1946as Danbury Servant (uncredited)

The Picture of Dorian Gray

1945as Footman (uncredited)

The Thin Man Goes Home

1944as Train Passenger (uncredited)