William H. O'Brien
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The Todd KillingsMr. Miller (uncredited)1971
Bedknobs and BroomsticksPortobello Road Passerby (uncredited)1971
Support Your Local GunfighterOld Chess Player (uncredited)1971
Rio LoboMan in Army Post Saloon (uncredited)1970
AirportWaiter at Men's Club1970
TopazButler (uncredited)1969
The ComicFuneral Guest (uncredited)1969
The Trouble with GirlsHotel Lobby Extra (uncredited)1969
Valley of the DollsBartender (uncredited)1967
The GraduateHotel Guest (uncredited)1967
Not With My Wife, You Don'tWaiter at Officer's Ball (uncredited)1966
Munster, Go Home!Man at Customs (uncredited)1966
1966
The Wheeler DealersWaiter (uncredited)1963
To Kill a MockingbirdCourtroom Spectator (uncredited)1962
GypsyAudience Member (uncredited)1962
Pressure PointBund Meeting Spectator1962
The Children's HourFuneral Assistant (uncredited)1961
Judgment at NurembergGerman Prisoner in Cafeteria (uncredited)1961
King of the Roaring 20's – The Story of Arnold RothsteinWaiter (uncredited)1961
Ocean's ElevenWaiter at Burlesque Club (uncredited)1960
Elmer GantryTrain Conductor1960
Who Was That Lady?Passenger Exiting Elevator (uncredited)1960
Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a CircusCircus Spectator1960
The Story on Page OneCourtroom Reporter (uncredited)1959
Pillow TalkNightclub Waiter (uncredited)1959
1959
Some Like It HotHotel Guest (uncredited)1959
The Last HurrahMan (uncredited)1958
Murder by ContractHotel Take-Out Delivery Man (uncredited)1958
Home Before DarkWaiter at Christmas Party1958
Money, Women and GunsHotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)1958
Witness for the ProsecutionBarrister (uncredited)1957
The Pied Piper of HamelinTownsman (uncredited)1957
I Was a Teenage FrankensteinRooming House Boarder (uncredited)1957
Bombers B-52Nightclub Bartender (uncredited)1957
Zero Hour!Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)1957
The Joker is WildNightclub Patron (uncredited)1957
Carnival RockOnlooker at Fire (uncredited)1957
Chicago ConfidentialDixon's Valet (uncredited)1957
Sweet Smell of SuccessWaiter at 21 (uncredited)1957
The Unholy WifeJuror (uncredited)1957
Designing WomanParty Guest (uncredited)1957
The Tattered DressJuror (uncredited)1957
Around the World in Eighty DaysExtra (uncredited)1956
The Harder They FallRingsider (uncredited)1956
Anything GoesWaiter1956
IllegalButler (uncredited)1955
It's Always Fair WeatherWaiter (uncredited)1955
Abbott and Costello Meet the MummyTownsman (uncredited)1955
The Seven Year ItchMan at Train Station (uncredited)1955
Daddy Long LegsHotel Waiter1955
Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone KopsMovie Patron (uncredited)1955
Battle CryBartender (uncredited)1955
DésiréeServant (uncredited)1954
A Star Is BornAcademy Awards Attendee (uncredited)1954
Woman's WorldServant1954
SabrinaBartender (uncredited)1954
The High and the MightyRestaurant Cook1954
Dial M for MurderWaiter at Stag Dinner (uncredited)1954
The Far CountryTownsman (uncredited)1954
Gentlemen Prefer BlondesShip Passenger (uncredited)1953
Fort TiBartender1953
Trouble Along the WayBartender Joe1953
The Bad and the BeautifulWaiter at Party (uncredited)1952
The StarWaiter at Party (uncredited)1952
Horizons WestBarfly (uncredited)1952
CarrieWaiter (uncredited)1952
High NoonChurch Member (uncredited)1952
Hong KongObserver at Scene (uncredited)1952
Something to Live ForWaiter (uncredited)1952
Superman and the Mole MenTownsman (uncredited)1951
1951
A Streetcar Named DesireWaiter (uncredited)1951
Ace in the HoleCustomer at Minosa's (uncredited)1951
1951
He Ran All the WayMan Entering Apt. Building (uncredited)1951
A Place in the SunServant at Eastman's Party (uncredited)1951
Hollywood StoryCafé Waiter (uncredited)1951
On the RivieraWaiter at Party (uncredited)1951
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible ManFight Spectator (uncredited)1951
FrenchieTownsman (uncredited)1950
Let's DanceWaiter (uncredited)1950
All About EveWaiter at Margo's Party (uncredited)1950
ShakedownWaiter (uncredited)1950
The MenNightclub Waiter (uncredited)1950
LouisaWaiter (uncredited)1950
Father of the BrideWaiter (uncredited)1950
The Damned Don't CryWaiter at Party (uncredited)1950
Ma and Pa Kettle Go to TownWaiter at Party (uncredited)1950
Woman in HidingConventioneer (uncredited)1950
Miss Grant Takes RichmondWaiter (uncredited)1949
Alias the ChampAudience Spectator (uncredited)1949
Once More, My DarlingWaiter1949
It's a Great FeelingSaloon Waiter (uncredited)1949
Special AgentBarber's Customer (uncredited)1949
The Doolins of OklahomaBartender (uncredited)1949
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris KarloffRoom Service Waiter (uncredited)1949
1949
1949
You Gotta Stay HappyWaiter (Uncredited)1948
Sorry, Wrong NumberWaiter at Wedding Reception (uncredited)1948
Race StreetRacetrack Spectator (uncredited)1948
Jungle GoddessBartender (uncredited)1948
I Walk AloneWaiter (uncredited)1947
Daisy KenyonBartender at Stork Club (uncredited)1947
Road to RioShip's Waiter1947
Body and SoulBartender (uncredited)1947
The UnsuspectedServant with Tray (uncredited)1947
The Wistful Widow of Wagon GapCard Dealer (uncredited)1947
IvyBarrister (uncredited)1947
It Happened on Fifth AvenueExecutive (uncredited)1947
Undercover MaisieNightclub Waiter (Uncredited)1947
The Best Years of Our LivesNightclub Waiter (uncredited)1946
UndercurrentWaiter (uncredited)1946
Nobody Lives ForeverWaiter (uncredited)1946
Angel on My ShoulderCourt Spectator (uncredited)1946
The Big SleepWaiter (uncredited)1946
The Time of Their LivesDanbury Servant (uncredited)1946
Canyon PassageMiner (uncredited)1946
Two Sisters from BostonRecording Lab Assistant (uncredited)1946
Dressed to KillDetective at Murder Scene1946
She-Wolf of LondonConstable (uncredited)1946
Do You Love MeWaiter at Mindy's (uncredited)1946
The Hoodlum SaintWaiter at Wedding Brunch (uncredited)1946
The Tiger WomanWaiter (uncredited)1945
Fallen AngelBus Passenger (uncredited)1945
KittyCoach Footman (uncredited)1945
1945
The Naughty NinetiesTroupe Member (uncredited)1945
The Woman in GreenPembrook House Waiter (uncredited)1945
Hollywood ScoutMan with Chimpanzee (uncredited)1945
The Picture of Dorian GrayFootman (uncredited)1945
A Song to RememberGuest at Salon Concert (uncredited)1945
The Thin Man Goes HomeTrain Passenger (uncredited)1944
The ClimaxAudience Member (Uncredited)1944
In SocietyParty Waiter (uncredited)1944
The Bridge of San Luis ReyServant Peeking in Keyhole (uncredited)1944
The Spider WomanDoorman (uncredited)1943
Government GirlMan in Hotel Lobby (uncredited)1943
Swing Shift MaisieCourtroom Spectator (Uncredited)1943
So Proudly We HailTroop Ship Survivor (Uncredited)1943
Action in the North AtlanticLieutenant-Commander at Meeting (uncredited)1943
The Leopard ManBartender (uncredited)1943
No Time for LoveNightclub Waiter (uncredited)1943
Margin for ErrorWaiter1943
1942
Maisie Gets Her ManDetective Taking in Hixby (Uncredited)1942
The Falcon Takes OverNightclub Waiter (Uncredited)1942
Take a Letter, DarlingWaiter (uncredited)1942
Brooklyn OrchidWaiter at Party1942
Lady for a NightKing's Club Worker (uncredited)1942
Ball of FireBaseball Game Spectator (uncredited)1941
Keep 'Em FlyingWaiter at Manila Club (uncredited)1941
Niagara FallsWaiter (uncredited)1941
The Feminine TouchNightclub Waiter (uncredited)1941
It Started with EveNightclub Waiter (uncredited)1941
Citizen KaneSecretary (uncredited)1941
Pot o' GoldCountry Club Waiter (uncredited)1941
Topper ReturnsSecond Butler (uncredited)1941
Love Thy NeighborNightclub Waiter1940
One Night in the TropicsJoe, Club Roscoe Waiter (uncredited)1940
1940
Hit Parade of 1941Waiter1940
City for ConquestWaiter (uncredited)1940
No Time for ComedyWaiter in Bar (uncredited)1940
Hired WifeWaiter1940
Captain CautionEnglish Sailor Who Pleads for Water1940
Buck Benny Rides AgainWaiter1940
TurnaboutNightclub Waiter (uncredited)1940
Edison, the ManWaiter1940
Forty Little MothersWaiter1940
Curtain CallWaiter Bringing Caviar1940
RebeccaHotel Waiter (uncredited)1940
The ShowdownBald Bartender1940
A Chump at OxfordMan in Unemployment Office (uncredited)1940
City of ChanceWaiter1940
The Earl of ChicagoTurnkey (uncredited)1940
Remember?Waiter (uncredited)1939
Zorro's Fighting LegionLegionnaire1939
That's Right – You're WrongLawn Party Waiter (Uncredited)1939
Eternally YoursNightclub Waiter1939
Honeymoon in BaliDoorman (uncredited)1939
Girl from RioCondor Club Headwaiter1939
The Man in the Iron MaskServant1939
Stronger Than DesireWaiter (uncredited)1939
The Gracie Allen Murder CaseNightclub Waiter1939
The Rage of ParisNightclub Bartender (uncredited)1938
Test PilotWaiter (uncredited)1938
In Old ChicagoSenate Waiter (uncredited)1938
Gold Is Where You Find ItButler at Party (uncredited)1938
The Big Broadcast of 1938Reporter (uncredited)1938
Wells FargoHeadwaiter1937
The FireflyWaiter (uncredited)1937
Dance Charlie DanceBored Spectator (uncredited)1937
North of the Rio GrandeBald Saloon Waiter1937
Larceny on the AirNightclub Waiter (uncredited)1937
Sinner Take AllNightclub Waiter (uncredited)1936
Sing, Baby, SingNightclub Waiter1936
San FranciscoWaiter at Chicken's Ball (uncredited)1936
Special InvestigatorNightclub Waiter1936
Champagne CharlieExtra as Ship Waiter1936
The Country DoctorWaiter in Restaurant (uncredited)1936
The Walking DeadJuror (uncredited)1936
To Beat the BandWaiter1935
A Night at the OperaStagehand (uncredited)1935
The Old HomesteadWaiter (uncredited)1935
His Family TreeMan at Mayoral Debate1935
The Gay DeceptionWaiter (uncredited)1935
Diamond JimWaiter1935
The ArizonianWaiter in Opera House1935
Vagabond LadyWaiter (uncredited)1935
The Misses StoogeThe Butler (uncredited)1935
Go Into Your DanceCasino de Paree Waiter1935
Shadow of DoubtWaiter1935
Bulldog Drummond Strikes BackBanquet Servant1934
Bachelor BaitWaiter #2 (uncredited)1934
Hollywood MysteryTony's Butler1934
The Thin ManBartender (uncredited)1934
Long Lost FatherWaiter Getting Carl to Telephone1934
Big Time Or BustHammond's Butler (uncredited)1933
Only YesterdayNightclub Waiter (Uncredited)1933
Midnight MaryNightclub Waiter (uncredited)1933
Ex-LadyButler (uncredited)1933
Hallelujah, I'm a BumWaiter (uncredited)1933
The Half-Naked TruthHotel Waiter (uncredited)1932
FaithlessCroupier1932
Movie CrazyWaiter (Uncredited)1932
Pack Up Your TroublesButler (uncredited)1932
Red-Headed WomanWaiter at Gaerste Party (uncredited)1932
Merrily We Go to HellWaiter (uncredited)1932
ScarfaceWaiter (uncredited)1932
The Wet ParadeSaloon Waiter (uncredited)1932
EmmaMan (uncredited)1932
West of BroadwayWaiter (uncredited)1931
Forgotten WomenSleek's Butler1931
The Guilty GenerationVictor - Mike's Butler1931
The Road to RenoWaiter1931
Monkey BusinessWaiter1931
The Phantom of ParisChéri-Bibi's Valet (uncredited)1931
Five and TenDuncan (uncredited)1931
Smart MoneyNick's Chauffeur Bill (uncredited)1931
DaybreakBartender1931
Ladies' ManElevator starter1931
Men Call It LoveBrooks' Butler (uncredited)1931
Reaching for the MoonServant Telling Larry London is Calling (uncredited)1930
New MoonWaiter at Ball1930
Sin Takes a HolidayWaiter at Royal Club (uncredited)1930
Playboy of ParisNightclub Waiter (uncredited)1930
Anybody's WomanButler1930
Let Us Be GayStruthers - 2nd Butler (as William O'Brien)1930
Strictly UnconventionalFootman1930
Children of PleasureParty Butler #2 (uncredited)1930
Anna ChristieWaiter at Coney Island (uncredited)1930
Street of ChanceWaiter (uncredited)1930
The TrespasserButler (uncredited)1929
A Woman of AffairsMan Peering Into Room (uncredited)1928
The RacketDetective Frisking Nick1928
Captain SwaggerWaiter1928
The Singing FoolWaiter at Blackie Joe's (uncredited)1928
The Mysterious LadyCafe Waiter Serving Wine (uncredited)1928
The PatsyWaiter (uncredited)1928
While the City SleepsApartment Tenant1928
1925
The BlotCollege Student (uncredited)1921
The Delicious Little DevilWaiter (uncredited)1919
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- William O'Brien
- Bill O'Brien
- BornJuly 19, 1891Peak Hill, New South Wales, Australia
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