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Birthday
July 19, 1891
Day of Death
1981-04-18
(89 years old)
Place of Birth
Peak Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Also Known As
William O'Brien
Bill 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.
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1957
Witness for the Prosecution
as Barrister (uncredited)
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
as Townsman (uncredited)
I Was a Teenage Frankenstein
as Rooming House Boarder (uncredited)
Bombers B-52
as Nightclub Bartender (uncredited)
Zero Hour!
as Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
The Joker is Wild
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Carnival Rock
as Onlooker at Fire (uncredited)
Chicago Confidential
as Dixon's Valet (uncredited)
Sweet Smell of Success
as Waiter at 21 (uncredited)
The Unholy Wife
as Juror (uncredited)
Designing Woman
as Party Guest (uncredited)
The Tattered Dress
as Juror (uncredited)
1956
1955
Illegal
as Butler (uncredited)
It's Always Fair Weather
as Waiter (uncredited)
Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy
as Townsman (uncredited)
The Seven Year Itch
as Man at Train Station (uncredited)
Daddy Long Legs
as Hotel Waiter
Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops
as Movie Patron (uncredited)
Battle Cry
as Bartender (uncredited)
1954
1953
1952
1951
Superman and the Mole Men
as Townsman (uncredited)
A Streetcar Named Desire
as Waiter (uncredited)
Ace in the Hole
as Customer at Minosa's (uncredited)
He Ran All the Way
as Man Entering Apt. Building (uncredited)
A Place in the Sun
as Servant at Eastman's Party (uncredited)
Hollywood Story
as Café Waiter (uncredited)
On the Riviera
as Waiter at Party (uncredited)
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
as Fight Spectator (uncredited)
1950
Frenchie
as Townsman (uncredited)
Let's Dance
as Waiter (uncredited)
All About Eve
as Waiter at Margo's Party (uncredited)
Shakedown
as Waiter (uncredited)
The Men
as Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
Louisa
as Waiter (uncredited)
Father of the Bride
as Waiter (uncredited)
The Damned Don't Cry
as Waiter at Party (uncredited)
Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town
as Waiter at Party (uncredited)
Woman in Hiding
as Conventioneer (uncredited)
1949
Miss Grant Takes Richmond
as Waiter (uncredited)
Alias the Champ
as Audience Spectator (uncredited)
Once More, My Darling
as Waiter
It's a Great Feeling
as Saloon Waiter (uncredited)
Special Agent
as Barber's Customer (uncredited)
The Doolins of Oklahoma
as Bartender (uncredited)
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff
as Room Service Waiter (uncredited)
1948
1947
I Walk Alone
as Waiter (uncredited)
Daisy Kenyon
as Bartender at Stork Club (uncredited)
Road to Rio
as Ship's Waiter
Body and Soul
as Bartender (uncredited)
The Unsuspected
as Servant with Tray (uncredited)
The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap
as Card Dealer (uncredited)
Ivy
as Barrister (uncredited)
It Happened on Fifth Avenue
as Executive (uncredited)
Undercover Maisie
as Nightclub Waiter (Uncredited)
1946
The Best Years of Our Lives
as Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
Undercurrent
as Waiter (uncredited)
Nobody Lives Forever
as Waiter (uncredited)
Angel on My Shoulder
as Court Spectator (uncredited)
The Big Sleep
as Waiter (uncredited)
The Time of Their Lives
as Danbury Servant (uncredited)
Canyon Passage
as Miner (uncredited)
Two Sisters from Boston
as Recording Lab Assistant (uncredited)
Dressed to Kill
as Detective at Murder Scene
She-Wolf of London
as Constable (uncredited)
Do You Love Me
as Waiter at Mindy's (uncredited)
The Hoodlum Saint
as Waiter at Wedding Brunch (uncredited)
1945
The Tiger Woman
as Waiter (uncredited)
Fallen Angel
as Bus Passenger (uncredited)
Kitty
as Coach Footman (uncredited)
The Naughty Nineties
as Troupe Member (uncredited)
The Woman in Green
as Pembrook House Waiter (uncredited)
Hollywood Scout
as Man with Chimpanzee (uncredited)
The Picture of Dorian Gray
as Footman (uncredited)
A Song to Remember
as Guest at Salon Concert (uncredited)
1944
1943
The Spider Woman
as Doorman (uncredited)
Government Girl
as Man in Hotel Lobby (uncredited)
Swing Shift Maisie
as Courtroom Spectator (Uncredited)
So Proudly We Hail
as Troop Ship Survivor (Uncredited)
Action in the North Atlantic
as Lieutenant-Commander at Meeting (uncredited)
The Leopard Man
as Bartender (uncredited)
No Time for Love
as Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
Margin for Error
as Waiter
1942
1941
Ball of Fire
as Baseball Game Spectator (uncredited)
Keep 'Em Flying
as Waiter at Manila Club (uncredited)
Niagara Falls
as Waiter (uncredited)
The Feminine Touch
as Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
It Started with Eve
as Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
Citizen Kane
as Secretary (uncredited)
Pot o' Gold
as Country Club Waiter (uncredited)
Topper Returns
as Second Butler (uncredited)
1940
Love Thy Neighbor
as Nightclub Waiter
One Night in the Tropics
as Joe, Club Roscoe Waiter (uncredited)
Mexican Spitfire Out West
as Waiter
Hit Parade of 1941
as Waiter
City for Conquest
as Waiter (uncredited)
No Time for Comedy
as Waiter in Bar (uncredited)
Hired Wife
as Waiter
Captain Caution
as English Sailor Who Pleads for Water
Buck Benny Rides Again
as Waiter
Turnabout
as Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
Edison, the Man
as Waiter
Forty Little Mothers
as Waiter
Curtain Call
as Waiter Bringing Caviar
Rebecca
as Hotel Waiter (uncredited)
The Showdown
as Bald Bartender
A Chump at Oxford
as Man in Unemployment Office (uncredited)
City of Chance
as Waiter
The Earl of Chicago
as Turnkey (uncredited)
1939
Remember?
as Waiter (uncredited)
Zorro's Fighting Legion
as Legionnaire
That's Right – You're Wrong
as Lawn Party Waiter (Uncredited)
Eternally Yours
as Nightclub Waiter
Honeymoon in Bali
as Doorman (uncredited)
Girl from Rio
as Condor Club Headwaiter
The Man in the Iron Mask
as Servant
Stronger Than Desire
as Waiter (uncredited)
The Gracie Allen Murder Case
as Nightclub Waiter
1938
1937
1936
Sinner Take All
as Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
Sing, Baby, Sing
as Nightclub Waiter
San Francisco
as Waiter at Chicken's Ball (uncredited)
Special Investigator
as Nightclub Waiter
Champagne Charlie
as Extra as Ship Waiter
The Country Doctor
as Waiter in Restaurant (uncredited)
The Walking Dead
as Juror (uncredited)
1935
To Beat the Band
as Waiter
A Night at the Opera
as Stagehand (uncredited)
The Old Homestead
as Waiter (uncredited)
His Family Tree
as Man at Mayoral Debate
The Gay Deception
as Waiter (uncredited)
Diamond Jim
as Waiter
The Arizonian
as Waiter in Opera House
Vagabond Lady
as Waiter (uncredited)
The Misses Stooge
as The Butler (uncredited)
Go Into Your Dance
as Casino de Paree Waiter
Shadow of Doubt
as Waiter
1934
1933
1932
The Half-Naked Truth
as Hotel Waiter (uncredited)
Faithless
as Croupier
Movie Crazy
as Waiter (Uncredited)
Pack Up Your Troubles
as Butler (uncredited)
Red-Headed Woman
as Waiter at Gaerste Party (uncredited)
Merrily We Go to Hell
as Waiter (uncredited)
Scarface
as Waiter (uncredited)
The Wet Parade
as Saloon Waiter (uncredited)
Emma
as Man (uncredited)
1931
West of Broadway
as Waiter (uncredited)
Forgotten Women
as Sleek's Butler
The Guilty Generation
as Victor - Mike's Butler
The Road to Reno
as Waiter
Monkey Business
as Waiter
The Phantom of Paris
as Chéri-Bibi's Valet (uncredited)
Five and Ten
as Duncan (uncredited)
Smart Money
as Nick's Chauffeur Bill (uncredited)
Daybreak
as Bartender
Ladies' Man
as Elevator starter
Men Call It Love
as Brooks' Butler (uncredited)
1930
Reaching for the Moon
as Servant Telling Larry London is Calling (uncredited)
New Moon
as Waiter at Ball
Sin Takes a Holiday
as Waiter at Royal Club (uncredited)
Playboy of Paris
as Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
Anybody's Woman
as Butler
Let Us Be Gay
as Struthers - 2nd Butler (as William O'Brien)
Strictly Unconventional
as Footman
Children of Pleasure
as Party Butler #2 (uncredited)
Anna Christie
as Waiter at Coney Island (uncredited)
Street of Chance
as Waiter (uncredited)
1929
1928
A Woman of Affairs
as Man Peering Into Room (uncredited)
The Racket
as Detective Frisking Nick
Captain Swagger
as Waiter
The Singing Fool
as Waiter at Blackie Joe's (uncredited)
The Mysterious Lady
as Cafe Waiter Serving Wine (uncredited)
The Patsy
as Waiter (uncredited)
While the City Sleeps
as Apartment Tenant
1921
1919