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Acting

William J. O'Brien

EN cinema · 73 credits

Born

31 January 1884

Died

14 February 1953 (aged 69)

Birthplace

Massachusetts, USA

Known for

Filmography

Earth vs. the Flying Saucers poster

Earth vs. the Flying Saucers

EN · 19566.1

as Radio Listener (archive footage) (uncredited)

O. Henry's Full House poster

O. Henry's Full House

EN · 19526.9

as Hotel Clerk (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)

Something to Live For poster

Something to Live For

EN · 19526.9

as Bar Customer (uncredited)

Everything I Have Is Yours poster

Everything I Have Is Yours

EN · 19525.8

as Passerby on Street (Uncredited)

Horizons West poster

Horizons West

EN · 19526.3

as Barfly (uncredited)

I'll See You in My Dreams poster

I'll See You in My Dreams

EN · 19514.9

as Waiter (uncredited)

Roadblock poster

Roadblock

EN · 19515.9

as Waiter (uncredited)

The Racket poster

The Racket

EN · 19516.3

as Counterman / Short Order Cook (uncredited)

Hard, Fast and Beautiful! poster

Hard, Fast and Beautiful!

EN · 19516.2

as Bartender (uncredited)

You Never Can Tell poster

You Never Can Tell

EN · 19517.0

as Andrew Lindsay (uncredited)

Follow the Sun poster

Follow the Sun

EN · 19516.2

Actor

Gambling House poster

Gambling House

EN · 19506.2

as Stage Manager (uncredited)

Frenchie poster

Frenchie

EN · 19506.0

as Townsman (uncredited)

The Secret Fury poster

The Secret Fury

EN · 19505.5

as Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Outrage poster

Outrage

EN · 19506.5

as Man Drawing Shade in Window (uncredited)

Woman in Hiding poster

Woman in Hiding

EN · 19506.3

as Bus Passenger (uncredited)

The Underworld Story poster

The Underworld Story

EN · 19506.3

as Townsman on Street / In Coffee Shop (uncredited)

Born to Be Bad poster

Born to Be Bad

EN · 19506.1

as Bartender at Charity Ball (uncredited)

Woman on the Run poster

Woman on the Run

EN · 19506.8

as Waiter at Sullivan's Grotto (uncredited)

Gun Crazy poster

Gun Crazy

EN · 19507.4

as Customer at Sharpshooting Act (uncredited)

The Set-Up poster

The Set-Up

EN · 19497.4

as Pitchman (uncredited)

The Accused poster

The Accused

EN · 19496.2

as Police Detective (uncredited)

Holiday Affair poster

Holiday Affair

EN · 19496.9

as Peanut Vendor (uncredited)

Easy Living poster

Easy Living

EN · 19495.7

as Vendor Eating Hot Dog (uncredited)

Dancing in the Dark poster

Dancing in the Dark

EN · 19496.2

as Waiter at Party

A Dangerous Profession poster

A Dangerous Profession

EN · 19495.7

Actor

It's a Great Feeling poster

It's a Great Feeling

EN · 19495.9

as Saloon Waiter (uncredited)

The Threat poster

The Threat

EN · 19496.0

as Stage Doorman (uncredited)

Joe Palooka in Winner Take All poster

Joe Palooka in Winner Take All

EN · 19487.5

as Fight Spetator

The Noose Hangs High poster

The Noose Hangs High

EN · 19486.9

as Passerby (uncredited)

Ivy poster

Ivy

EN · 19476.6

as Bailiff (uncredited)

They Won't Believe Me poster

They Won't Believe Me

EN · 19476.6

as Juror / Man at Piano Concert (uncredited)

Trail Street poster

Trail Street

EN · 19476.5

as Barfly (uncredited)

Deadline at Dawn poster

Deadline at Dawn

EN · 19466.2

as Man (uncredited)

The Blue Dahlia poster

The Blue Dahlia

EN · 19466.7

as Man at Cavendish Apartments (uncredited)

Badman's Territory poster

Badman's Territory

EN · 19466.3

as Man in Barber Chair (uncredited)

The Locket poster

The Locket

EN · 19466.3

as Waiter at Bonner's Party (uncredited)

Flame of Barbary Coast poster

Flame of Barbary Coast

EN · 19455.5

as Waiter

The Falcon in San Francisco poster

The Falcon in San Francisco

EN · 19456.2

as Train Passenger (uncredited)

Johnny Angel poster

Johnny Angel

EN · 19456.0

as Bartender (uncredited)

What, No Cigarettes

1945

What, No Cigarettes

EN · 19457.5

as Cigarette Customer

The Invisible Man's Revenge poster

The Invisible Man's Revenge

EN · 19445.6

as Bettor in Pub (uncredited)

Gildersleeve's Bad Day poster

Gildersleeve's Bad Day

EN · 19436.6

as Juror (uncredited)

Happy Land poster

Happy Land

EN · 19437.1

as Chris (uncredited)

This Land Is Mine poster

This Land Is Mine

EN · 19437.1

as Night Switchman

Crazy House poster

Crazy House

EN · 19436.0

as Bald Man

I Wake Up Screaming poster

I Wake Up Screaming

EN · 19416.9

as Man hosing sidewalk (uncredited)

Tom, Dick and Harry poster

Tom, Dick and Harry

EN · 19416.0

as Bartender (uncredited)

Stage to Chino poster

Stage to Chino

EN · 19405.9

as Townsman in Saloon (uncredited)

Mexican Spitfire poster

Mexican Spitfire

EN · 19405.0

as Party Waiter

Triple Justice poster

Triple Justice

EN · 19407.5

as Tim - Proprietor

The Bank Dick poster

The Bank Dick

EN · 19406.5

as Townsman Onlooker (uncredited)

Dance, Girl, Dance poster

Dance, Girl, Dance

EN · 19406.4

as Burlesk House Spectator (uncredited)

Phantom of Chinatown poster

Phantom of Chinatown

EN · 19406.0

as Extra in Audience at Benton's Lecture

Zenobia poster

Zenobia

EN · 19395.0

as Barker

Silver on the Sage poster

Silver on the Sage

EN · 19396.5

as Card Player

Lucky Night poster

Lucky Night

EN · 19396.8

as Casino Gambler (uncredited)

Night Spot poster

Night Spot

EN · 19384.6

as Counterman at Diner

Fugitives for a Night poster

Fugitives for a Night

EN · 19387.2

as Bald Gambler

Tarnished Angel poster

Tarnished Angel

EN · 19385.3

as Extra Sitting Next to Cramer at Two Meetings

Portia on Trial poster

Portia on Trial

EN · 19375.8

as Juror

The Great O'Malley poster

The Great O'Malley

EN · 19376.9

as Man Whistling in Hospital Zone (uncredited)

The Bridge of Sighs poster

The Bridge of Sighs

EN · 19368.0

as Juror (uncredited)

Mister Smarty

1936

Mister Smarty

EN · 19368.0

as Second Floor Polisher

Hopalong Cassidy Returns poster

Hopalong Cassidy Returns

EN · 19366.8

as Sandy the Bartender

Great Guy poster

Great Guy

EN · 19366.3

as Meat Clerk (Uncredited)

Lilly Turner poster

Lilly Turner

EN · 19335.5

as Man at Carnival (uncredited)

Gabriel Over the White House poster

Gabriel Over the White House

EN · 19336.8

as Newspaper Office Worker (uncredited)

The Soilers poster

The Soilers

EN · 19326.8

as Bald Juror (uncredited)

Mr. Bride poster

Mr. Bride

EN · 19325.8

as Musician

War Mamas poster

War Mamas

EN · 19318.0

as Heinrich, General's Aide (uncredited)

Hell Bound poster

Hell Bound

EN · 19317.0

as Bilmey

The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu poster

The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu

EN · 19296.0

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