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William H. O'Brien

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1891
Born
Australia
Origin

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.

Known For

Acting

Birthday

1891-07-19

Place of Birth

Peak Hill, New South Wales, Australia

Died

1981-04-18

Also Known As

William O'Brien, Bill O'Brien

Movies (278)

Poster image of Judgment at Nuremberg

Judgment at Nuremberg

1961
8.1
Movie
Poster image of Ocean's Eleven

TV Shows (10)

Poster image of Perry Mason

Perry Mason

1957
7.8
TV Show
Poster image of Bonanza
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Ocean's Eleven

1960
6.4
Movie
Poster image of A Song to Remember

A Song to Remember

1945
6.3
Movie
Poster image of Hollywood Story

Hollywood Story

1951
6.6
Movie
Poster image of Ace in the Hole

Ace in the Hole

1951
7.9
Movie
Poster image of While the City Sleeps

While the City Sleeps

1928
5.9
Movie
Poster image of Rio Lobo

Rio Lobo

1970
6.5
Movie
Poster image of Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town

Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town

1950
6.1
Movie
Poster image of Witness for the Prosecution

Witness for the Prosecution

1957
8.3
Movie
Poster image of The Best Years of Our Lives

The Best Years of Our Lives

1946
7.8
Movie
Poster image of The Children's Hour

The Children's Hour

1961
7.7
Movie
Poster image of Niagara Falls

Niagara Falls

1941
6.8
Movie
Poster image of To Kill a Mockingbird

To Kill a Mockingbird

1962
8
Movie
Poster image of A Streetcar Named Desire

A Streetcar Named Desire

1951
7.7
Movie
Poster image of A Woman of Affairs

A Woman of Affairs

1928
6.5
Movie
Poster image of The High and the Mighty

The High and the Mighty

1954
5.9
Movie
Poster image of The Men

The Men

1950
7
Movie
Poster image of It Started with Eve

It Started with Eve

1941
7.2
Movie
Poster image of The Bad and the Beautiful

The Bad and the Beautiful

1952
7.4
Movie
Poster image of A Place in the Sun

A Place in the Sun

1951
7.3
Movie
Poster image of The Doolins of Oklahoma

The Doolins of Oklahoma

1949
6.8
Movie
Poster image of Ball of Fire

Ball of Fire

1941
7.4
Movie
Poster image of She-Wolf of London

She-Wolf of London

1946
5.6
Movie
Poster image of King of the Roaring 20's – The Story of Arnold Rothstein

King of the Roaring 20's – The Story of Arnold Rothstein

1961
6
Movie
Poster image of A Night at the Opera

A Night at the Opera

1935
7.4
Movie
Poster image of A Star Is Born

A Star Is Born

1954
7.1
Movie
Poster image of The Big Sleep

The Big Sleep

1946
7.6
Movie
Poster image of The Harder They Fall

The Harder They Fall

1956
7.1
Movie
Poster image of The Graduate

The Graduate

1967
7.7
Movie
Poster image of The Gracie Allen Murder Case

The Gracie Allen Murder Case

1939
5.6
Movie
Poster image of Go Into Your Dance

Go Into Your Dance

1935
6.8
Movie
Poster image of Designing Woman

Designing Woman

1957
6.5
Movie
Poster image of Street of Chance

Street of Chance

1930
6.6
Movie
Poster image of Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back

Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back

1934
5.4
Movie
Poster image of The Joker is Wild

The Joker is Wild

1957
8
Movie
Poster image of Canyon Passage

Canyon Passage

1946
6.6
Movie
Poster image of High Noon

High Noon

1952
7.7
Movie
Poster image of The Story on Page One

The Story on Page One

1959
4.3
Movie
Poster image of Some Like It Hot

Some Like It Hot

1959
8.1
Movie
Poster image of The Todd Killings

The Todd Killings

1971
4.1
Movie
Poster image of Superman and the Mole Men

Superman and the Mole Men

1951
5.3
Movie
Poster image of The Thin Man Goes Home

The Thin Man Goes Home

1944
7.1
Movie
Poster image of The Unsuspected

The Unsuspected

1947
6.6
Movie
Poster image of The Phantom of Paris

The Phantom of Paris

1931
5.9
Movie
Poster image of The Feminine Touch

The Feminine Touch

1941
4.7
Movie
Poster image of Wells Fargo

Wells Fargo

1937
5.2
Movie
Poster image of It Happened on Fifth Avenue

It Happened on Fifth Avenue

1947
7
Movie
Poster image of The Guilty Generation

The Guilty Generation

1931
6.1
Movie
Poster image of To Beat the Band

To Beat the Band

1935
0
Movie
Poster image of Pack Up Your Troubles

Pack Up Your Troubles

1932
6.7
Movie
Poster image of Citizen Kane

Citizen Kane

1941
8
Movie
Poster image of Sabrina

Sabrina

1954
7.5
Movie
Poster image of No Time for Comedy

No Time for Comedy

1940
5
Movie
Poster image of That's Right – You're Wrong

That's Right – You're Wrong

1939
5.7
Movie
Poster image of Keep 'Em Flying

Keep 'Em Flying

1941
6
Movie
Poster image of Trouble Along the Way

Trouble Along the Way

1953
5.9
Movie
Poster image of Nobody Lives Forever

Nobody Lives Forever

1946
6.2
Movie
Poster image of The Earl of Chicago

The Earl of Chicago

1940
5.6
Movie
Poster image of Dressed to Kill

Dressed to Kill

1946
6.6
Movie
Poster image of All About Eve

All About Eve

1950
8.1
Movie
Poster image of Sweet Smell of Success

Sweet Smell of Success

1957
7.6
Movie
Poster image of The Private Affairs of Bel Ami

The Private Affairs of Bel Ami

1947
6.1
Movie
Poster image of Dance Charlie Dance

Dance Charlie Dance

1937
6
Movie
Poster image of Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy

Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy

1955
6
Movie
Poster image of San Francisco

San Francisco

1936
6.5
Movie
Poster image of Road to Rio

Road to Rio

1947
6.8
Movie
Poster image of Who Was That Lady?

Who Was That Lady?

1960
6.3
Movie
Poster image of Woman in Hiding

Woman in Hiding

1950
6.2
Movie
Poster image of The Time of Their Lives

The Time of Their Lives

1946
7
Movie
Poster image of City of Chance

City of Chance

1940
5.2
Movie
Poster image of The Picture of Dorian Gray

The Picture of Dorian Gray

1945
7.2
Movie
Poster image of The Singing Fool

The Singing Fool

1928
4.4
Movie
Poster image of Mexican Spitfire Out West

Mexican Spitfire Out West

1940
4.6
Movie
Poster image of The Tiger Woman

The Tiger Woman

1945
5.4
Movie
Poster image of Bedknobs and Broomsticks

Bedknobs and Broomsticks

1971
7.1
Movie
Poster image of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

1953
7.3
Movie
Poster image of Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops

Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops

1955
6.1
Movie
Poster image of The Rage of Paris

The Rage of Paris

1938
5.9
Movie
Poster image of Playboy of Paris

Playboy of Paris

1930
7
Movie
Poster image of The Climax

The Climax

1944
5.5
Movie
Poster image of Shadow of Doubt

Shadow of Doubt

1935
6.2
Movie
Poster image of Gold Is Where You Find It

Gold Is Where You Find It

1938
6.9
Movie
Poster image of Valley of the Dolls

Valley of the Dolls

1967
6.1
Movie
Poster image of On the Riviera

On the Riviera

1951
5.9
Movie
Poster image of No Time for Love

No Time for Love

1943
6.9
Movie
Poster image of The Seven Year Itch

The Seven Year Itch

1955
7.1
Movie
Poster image of Rebecca

Rebecca

1940
7.9
Movie
Poster image of The Last Hurrah

The Last Hurrah

1958
7.2
Movie
Poster image of Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus

Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus

1960
6.1
Movie
Poster image of Elmer Gantry

Elmer Gantry

1960
7.3
Movie
Poster image of Around the World in 80 Days

Around the World in 80 Days

1956
6.7
Movie
Poster image of The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap

The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap

1947
6.1
Movie
Poster image of One of Our Spies Is Missing

One of Our Spies Is Missing

1966
5.3
Movie
Poster image of Miss Grant Takes Richmond

Miss Grant Takes Richmond

1949
5
Movie
Poster image of The Falcon Takes Over

The Falcon Takes Over

1942
6.2
Movie
Poster image of Ex-Lady

Ex-Lady

1933
6.2
Movie
Poster image of Margin for Error

Margin for Error

1943
5.7
Movie
Poster image of Edison, the Man

Edison, the Man

1940
6.8
Movie
Poster image of Bombers B-52

Bombers B-52

1957
5.6
Movie
Poster image of The Pied Piper of Hamelin

The Pied Piper of Hamelin

1957
5.4
Movie
Poster image of The Big Broadcast of 1938

The Big Broadcast of 1938

1938
6.3
Movie
Poster image of The Star

The Star

1952
7.2
Movie
Poster image of The Bounty Hunter

The Bounty Hunter

1954
6.6
Movie
Poster image of Support Your Local Gunfighter

Support Your Local Gunfighter

1971
6.6
Movie
Poster image of The Far Country

The Far Country

1954
6.9
Movie
Poster image of Something to Live For

Something to Live For

1952
6.8
Movie
Poster image of There's Always Tomorrow

There's Always Tomorrow

1956
7.1
Movie
Poster image of Chicago Confidential

Chicago Confidential

1957
4.8
Movie
Poster image of Sorry, Wrong Number

Sorry, Wrong Number

1948
6.7
Movie
Poster image of The Blonde from Singapore

The Blonde from Singapore

1941
5
Movie
Poster image of Murder by Contract

Murder by Contract

1958
6.7
Movie
Poster image of Hong Kong

Hong Kong

1952
4.5
Movie
Poster image of North of the Rio Grande

North of the Rio Grande

1937
5.5
Movie
Poster image of The Trouble with Girls

The Trouble with Girls

1969
4.7
Movie
Poster image of Fallen Angel

Fallen Angel

1945
6.5
Movie
Poster image of Hallelujah, I'm a Bum

Hallelujah, I'm a Bum

1933
7.4
Movie
Poster image of The Misses Stooge

The Misses Stooge

1935
0
Movie
Poster image of The Unholy Wife

The Unholy Wife

1957
4.5
Movie
Poster image of Critic's Choice

Critic's Choice

1963
5.6
Movie
Poster image of The Naughty Nineties

The Naughty Nineties

1945
6.6
Movie
Poster image of Dial M for Murder

Dial M for Murder

1954
8.1
Movie
Poster image of Midnight Mary

Midnight Mary

1933
6.8
Movie
Poster image of The Hoodlum Saint

The Hoodlum Saint

1946
5.2
Movie
Poster image of The Walking Dead

The Walking Dead

1936
6.3
Movie
Poster image of Special Agent

Special Agent

1949
0
Movie
Poster image of Five and Ten

Five and Ten

1931
5.9
Movie
Poster image of He Ran All the Way

He Ran All the Way

1951
7.2
Movie
Poster image of Girl from Rio

Girl from Rio

1939
2.8
Movie
Poster image of The Patsy

The Patsy

1928
6.6
Movie
Poster image of The Leopard Man

The Leopard Man

1943
6.5
Movie
Poster image of Not With My Wife, You Don't!

Not With My Wife, You Don't!

1966
5.5
Movie
Poster image of Love Thy Neighbor

Love Thy Neighbor

1940
6.5
Movie
Poster image of Flamingo Road

Flamingo Road

1949
7
Movie
Poster image of Money, Women and Guns

Money, Women and Guns

1958
5.3
Movie
Poster image of Once More, My Darling

Once More, My Darling

1949
5.7
Movie
Poster image of Désirée

Désirée

1954
6.6
Movie
Poster image of It's Always Fair Weather

It's Always Fair Weather

1955
7
Movie
Poster image of The Gay Deception

The Gay Deception

1935
6.4
Movie
Poster image of Undercurrent

Undercurrent

1946
5.9
Movie
Poster image of Action in the North Atlantic

Action in the North Atlantic

1943
7.1
Movie
Poster image of The Blot

The Blot

1921
6.2
Movie
Poster image of The Square Jungle

The Square Jungle

1955
5.9
Movie
Poster image of One Night in the Tropics

One Night in the Tropics

1940
5.6
Movie
Poster image of Anybody's Woman

Anybody's Woman

1930
5.9
Movie
Poster image of Smart Money

Smart Money

1931
6.9
Movie
Poster image of The Delicious Little Devil

The Delicious Little Devil

1919
5.6
Movie
Poster image of Forty Little Mothers

Forty Little Mothers

1940
6.2
Movie
Poster image of Airport

Airport

1970
6.5
Movie
Poster image of The Thin Man

The Thin Man

1934
7.5
Movie
Poster image of Monkey Business

Monkey Business

1931
7
Movie
Poster image of The Man in the Iron Mask

The Man in the Iron Mask

1939
7.1
Movie
Poster image of Hollywood Mystery

Hollywood Mystery

1934
3.5
Movie
Poster image of Battle Cry

Battle Cry

1955
5.6
Movie
Poster image of Angel on My Shoulder

Angel on My Shoulder

1946
6.5
Movie
Poster image of Two Sisters from Boston

Two Sisters from Boston

1946
6
Movie
Poster image of Woman's World

Woman's World

1954
7.1
Movie
Poster image of Scarface

Scarface

1932
7.5
Movie
Poster image of The Racket

The Racket

1928
6.5
Movie
Poster image of Iron Man

Iron Man

1951
6.1
Movie
Poster image of A Chump at Oxford

A Chump at Oxford

1940
6.9
Movie
Poster image of Father of the Bride

Father of the Bride

1950
7
Movie
Poster image of Pillow Talk

Pillow Talk

1959
7.2
Movie
Poster image of Stronger Than Desire

Stronger Than Desire

1939
5.2
Movie
Poster image of Topaz

Topaz

1969
6.1
Movie
Poster image of Johnny Allegro

Johnny Allegro

1949
6.3
Movie
Poster image of The Strange Door

The Strange Door

1951
6.1
Movie
Poster image of Long Lost Father

Long Lost Father

1934
5.7
Movie
Poster image of Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar

1953
7.1
Movie
Poster image of Test Pilot

Test Pilot

1938
6.5
Movie
Poster image of Hired Wife

Hired Wife

1940
6.8
Movie
Poster image of Illegal

Illegal

1955
6.4
Movie
Poster image of The Woman in Green

The Woman in Green

1945
6.5
Movie
Poster image of In Society

In Society

1944
5.8
Movie
Poster image of Brooklyn Orchid

Brooklyn Orchid

1942
6
Movie
Poster image of In Old Chicago

In Old Chicago

1938
6.6
Movie
Poster image of Home Before Dark

Home Before Dark

1958
7
Movie
Poster image of It's a Great Feeling

It's a Great Feeling

1949
5.9
Movie
Poster image of The Spider Woman

The Spider Woman

1943
6.9
Movie
Poster image of Men Call It Love

Men Call It Love

1931
4.5
Movie
Poster image of The Tattered Dress

The Tattered Dress

1957
5.2
Movie
Poster image of Gunpoint

Gunpoint

1966
6.1
Movie
Poster image of Sin Takes a Holiday

Sin Takes a Holiday

1930
5.4
Movie
Poster image of Curtain Call

Curtain Call

1940
7.3
Movie
Poster image of Daddy Long Legs

Daddy Long Legs

1955
6.4
Movie
Poster image of The Wheeler Dealers

The Wheeler Dealers

1963
6.2
Movie
Poster image of Horizons West

Horizons West

1952
6.2
Movie
Poster image of Bachelor Bait

Bachelor Bait

1934
5.7
Movie
Poster image of Diamond Jim

Diamond Jim

1935
6
Movie
Poster image of Pot o' Gold

Pot o' Gold

1941
5.5
Movie
Poster image of Gypsy

Gypsy

1962
6.3
Movie
Poster image of Red-Headed Woman

Red-Headed Woman

1932
6.5
Movie
Poster image of Honeymoon in Bali

Honeymoon in Bali

1939
6.2
Movie
Poster image of Larceny on the Air

Larceny on the Air

1937
5
Movie
Poster image of Let Us Be Gay

Let Us Be Gay

1930
3.6
Movie
Poster image of Children of Pleasure

Children of Pleasure

1930
4.7
Movie
Poster image of Champagne Charlie

Champagne Charlie

1936
4.8
Movie
Poster image of Body and Soul

Body and Soul

1947
6.7
Movie
Poster image of Merrily We Go to Hell

Merrily We Go to Hell

1932
6.3
Movie
Poster image of Alias the Champ

Alias the Champ

1949
6
Movie
Poster image of Anything Goes

Anything Goes

1956
6.1
Movie
Poster image of Strictly Unconventional

Strictly Unconventional

1930
2.7
Movie
Poster image of The Old Homestead

The Old Homestead

1935
0
Movie
Poster image of Movie Crazy

Movie Crazy

1932
6.2
Movie
Poster image of New York Confidential

New York Confidential

1955
5.9
Movie
Poster image of Anna Christie

Anna Christie

1930
6
Movie
Poster image of Ladies' Man

Ladies' Man

1931
4.1
Movie
Poster image of The Wet Parade

The Wet Parade

1932
5.8
Movie
Poster image of Undercover Maisie

Undercover Maisie

1947
8
Movie
Poster image of West of Broadway

West of Broadway

1931
6.3
Movie
Poster image of Lady for a Night

Lady for a Night

1942
5.2
Movie
Poster image of Take a Letter, Darling

Take a Letter, Darling

1942
6.5
Movie
Poster image of Swing Shift Maisie

Swing Shift Maisie

1943
6.5
Movie
Poster image of Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man

1951
6.4
Movie
Poster image of Kitty

Kitty

1945
5.5
Movie
Poster image of Race Street

Race Street

1948
5.8
Movie
Poster image of Remember?

Remember?

1939
5.8
Movie
Poster image of Do You Love Me

Do You Love Me

1946
4.8
Movie
Poster image of The Trespasser

The Trespasser

1929
6.6
Movie
Poster image of I Walk Alone

I Walk Alone

1947
6.5
Movie
Poster image of Eternally Yours

Eternally Yours

1939
5.7
Movie
Poster image of Carrie

Carrie

1952
6.4
Movie
Poster image of The Helen Morgan Story

The Helen Morgan Story

1957
5
Movie
Poster image of Special Investigator

Special Investigator

1936
5.2
Movie
Poster image of I Was a Teenage Frankenstein

I Was a Teenage Frankenstein

1957
5.5
Movie
Poster image of Bannerline

Bannerline

1951
6
Movie
Poster image of Daisy Kenyon

Daisy Kenyon

1947
6.6
Movie
Poster image of Tomorrow We Live

Tomorrow We Live

1942
4.3
Movie
Poster image of Captain Swagger

Captain Swagger

1928
0
Movie
Poster image of You Gotta Stay Happy

You Gotta Stay Happy

1948
6.4
Movie
Poster image of Hollywood Scout

Hollywood Scout

1945
0
Movie
Poster image of Lady on a Train

Lady on a Train

1945
6.6
Movie
Poster image of Frenchie

Frenchie

1950
5.7
Movie
Poster image of The Damned Don't Cry

The Damned Don't Cry

1950
7
Movie
Poster image of Daybreak

Daybreak

1931
3.4
Movie
Poster image of Ivy

Ivy

1947
6.6
Movie
Poster image of Faithless

Faithless

1932
6.6
Movie
Poster image of Only Yesterday

Only Yesterday

1933
6.8
Movie
Poster image of Shakedown

Shakedown

1950
6.2
Movie
Poster image of Zorro's Fighting Legion

Zorro's Fighting Legion

1939
5.2
Movie
Poster image of Munster, Go Home!

Munster, Go Home!

1966
6.4
Movie
Poster image of His Family Tree

His Family Tree

1935
4.5
Movie
Poster image of Zero Hour!

Zero Hour!

1957
6.6
Movie
Poster image of Dirigible

Dirigible

1931
5
Movie
Poster image of Turnabout

Turnabout

1940
5.9
Movie
Poster image of Topper Returns

Topper Returns

1941
6.4
Movie
Poster image of Jungle Goddess

Jungle Goddess

1948
2.6
Movie
Poster image of Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff

1949
6.6
Movie
Poster image of The Mysterious Lady

The Mysterious Lady

1928
7.4
Movie
Poster image of The Comic

The Comic

1969
5.9
Movie
Poster image of So Proudly We Hail

So Proudly We Hail

1943
5.5
Movie
Poster image of Let's Dance

Let's Dance

1950
5.6
Movie
Poster image of Pressure Point

Pressure Point

1962
6.5
Movie
Poster image of Government Girl

Government Girl

1943
5.2
Movie
Poster image of City for Conquest

City for Conquest

1940
6.9
Movie
Poster image of Reaching for the Moon

Reaching for the Moon

1930
5.4
Movie
Poster image of Fort Ti

Fort Ti

1953
6.5
Movie
Poster image of Captain Caution

Captain Caution

1940
5.6
Movie
Poster image of Emma

Emma

1932
6.4
Movie
Poster image of Big Time Or Bust

Big Time Or Bust

1933
3.5
Movie
Poster image of The Firefly

The Firefly

1937
6.4
Movie
Poster image of Louisa

Louisa

1950
6.1
Movie
Poster image of Carnival Rock

Carnival Rock

1957
4.4
Movie
Poster image of The Half-Naked Truth

The Half-Naked Truth

1932
4.8
Movie
Poster image of Sinner Take All

Sinner Take All

1936
4.3
Movie
Poster image of Vagabond Lady

Vagabond Lady

1935
7.2
Movie
Poster image of Cry Tough

Cry Tough

1959
5.8
Movie
Poster image of Sing, Baby, Sing

Sing, Baby, Sing

1936
5.7
Movie
Poster image of Maisie Gets Her Man

Maisie Gets Her Man

1942
6.5
Movie
Poster image of Hit Parade of 1941

Hit Parade of 1941

1940
5.5
Movie
Poster image of The Showdown

The Showdown

1940
5
Movie
Poster image of The Bridge of San Luis Rey

The Bridge of San Luis Rey

1944
6
Movie
Poster image of The Country Doctor

The Country Doctor

1936
6
Movie
Poster image of Forgotten Women

Forgotten Women

1931
0
Movie
Poster image of The Arizonian

The Arizonian

1935
0
Movie
Poster image of The Mad Whirl

The Mad Whirl

1925
6.5
Movie
Poster image of The Road to Reno

The Road to Reno

1931
3.2
Movie
Poster image of Buck Benny Rides Again

Buck Benny Rides Again

1940
0
Movie
Poster image of New Moon

New Moon

1930
4.3
Movie

Bonanza

1959
7.5
TV Show
Poster image of Bewitched

Bewitched

1964
7.9
TV Show
Poster image of Have Gun, Will Travel

Have Gun, Will Travel

1957
7.3
TV Show
Poster image of The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

1959
8.5
TV Show
Poster image of Cheyenne

Cheyenne

1955
6.1
TV Show
Poster image of Rawhide

Rawhide

1959
7.3
TV Show
Poster image of Wanted: Dead or Alive

Wanted: Dead or Alive

1958
6.8
TV Show
Poster image of The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

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

1964
7.1
TV Show
Poster image of Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955
7.8
TV Show