Actor
William H. O'Brien: Movies & Box Office
- films
- 199
- on screen
- 1919–1971
- box office
- $2.38M
Biggest hits
The Best William H. O'Brien Movies
The films of William H. O'Brien that made the most at the worldwide box office, biggest first: Ace in the Hole (1951) leads with $2.3M. The full ranking adds the most awarded films and the newest releases.
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Worldwide box office: $2.3M Ace in the Hole 1951 · Drama -
Worldwide box office: $25K Gentlemen Prefer Blondes 1953 · Comedy -
Worldwide box office: $22.3K The Seven Year Itch 1955 · Comedy -
Worldwide box office: $8.95K A Night at the Opera 1935 · Comedy -
Worldwide box office: $8.03K Sweet Smell of Success 1957 · Drama -
Worldwide box office: $4.33K The High and the Mighty 1954 · Action
Career at a glance
William H. O'Brien's Career in Numbers
William H. O'Brien's films in numbers — as an actor, not counting appearances as themselves: when they were made, the genres William H. O'Brien works in most and the milestones along the way. The filmography runs from The Delicious Little Devil (1919) to Support Your Local Gunfighter (1971), and the 1940s were the busiest decade.
William H. O'Brien Movies by Decade
- 1910s 1
- 1920s 7
- 1930s 58
- 1940s 70
- 1950s 49
- 1960s 12
- 1970s 2
The 1940s were William H. O'Brien's busiest decade, with 70 films.
William H. O'Brien Movies by Genre
- Drama 56
- Comedy 46
- Romance 22
- Western 14
- Thriller 11
- Music 11
- Crime 10
- Mystery 8
- History 4
- Horror 3
Drama is the genre William H. O'Brien has worked in most, with 56 films, ahead of comedy (46).
William H. O'Brien Career Milestones
- First film
- The Delicious Little Devil 1919
- Biggest box office hit
- Ace in the Hole $2.3M worldwide
- Newest film
- Support Your Local Gunfighter 1971
199 credits
William H. O'Brien Filmography: Every Movie
Every film William H. O'Brien is credited on, newest first, with the role, the box office and the Movie Echo Score. Re-order the list to see the best-rated films or the biggest hits first.
Order by
- 1971
The Todd Killings as Mr. Miller (uncredited) · Thriller - 1971
Support Your Local Gunfighter as Old Chess Player (uncredited) · Comedy - 1969
Topaz as Butler (uncredited) · Drama Worldwide box office: $88 - 1969
The Comic as Funeral Guest (uncredited) · Comedy - 1969
The Trouble with Girls as Hotel Lobby Extra (uncredited) · Music - 1966
Not With My Wife, You Don’t! as Waiter at Officer's Ball (uncredited) · Comedy - 1966
Munster, Go Home! as Man at Customs (uncredited) · Family - 1966
Gunpoint Western - 1963
The Wheeler Dealers as Waiter (uncredited) · Comedy - 1962
Gypsy as Audience Member (uncredited) · Drama - 1962
Pressure Point as Bund Meeting Spectator · Drama - 1960
Ocean’s Eleven as Waiter at Burlesque Club (uncredited) · Crime - 1960
Elmer Gantry as Train Conductor · Drama Worldwide box office: $64 - 1960
Who Was That Lady? as Passenger Exiting Elevator (uncredited) · Romance - 1959
The Story on Page One as Courtroom Reporter (uncredited) · Drama - 1959
Cry Tough Drama - 1958
Murder by Contract as Hotel Take-Out Delivery Man (uncredited) · Thriller - 1958
The Last Hurrah as Man (uncredited) · Drama - 1958
Money, Women and Guns as Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited) · Western - 1957
The Pied Piper of Hamelin as Townsman (uncredited) · Tv movie - 1957
I Was a Teenage Frankenstein as Rooming House Boarder (uncredited) · Horror - 1957
Bombers B-52 as Nightclub Bartender (uncredited) · Drama - 1957
Zero Hour! as Nightclub Waiter (uncredited) · Thriller - 1957
The Joker is Wild as Nightclub Patron (uncredited) · Music - 1957
Carnival Rock as Onlooker at Fire (uncredited) · Drama - 1957
Chicago Confidential as Dixon's Valet (uncredited) · Drama - 1957 Sweet Smell of Success as Waiter at 21 (uncredited) · Drama Worldwide box office: $8.03K
- 1957
The Unholy Wife as Juror (uncredited) · Thriller - 1957
The Tattered Dress as Juror (uncredited) · Drama - 1956
The Harder They Fall as Ringsider (uncredited) · Drama - 1956
Anything Goes as Waiter · Comedy - 1956
There’s Always Tomorrow Drama - 1955
The Square Jungle Drama - 1955
Illegal as Butler (uncredited) · Crime - 1955
It’s Always Fair Weather as Waiter (uncredited) · Romance Worldwide box office: $1.31K - 1955
Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy as Townsman (uncredited) · Adventure - 1955 The Seven Year Itch as Man at Train Station (uncredited) · Comedy Worldwide box office: $22.3K
- 1955
New York Confidential Crime - 1955
Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops as Movie Patron (uncredited) · Comedy - 1955
Battle Cry as Bartender (uncredited) · War - 1954
Woman’s World as Servant · Drama - 1954 The High and the Mighty as Restaurant Cook · Action Worldwide box office: $4.33K
- 1954
The Far Country as Townsman (uncredited) · Western Worldwide box office: $4.31K - 1953 Gentlemen Prefer Blondes as Ship Passenger (uncredited) · Comedy Worldwide box office: $25K
- 1953
Fort Ti as Bartender · Western - 1953
Trouble Along the Way as Bartender Joe · Comedy - 1952
Horizons West as Barfly (uncredited) · Western - 1952
Carrie as Waiter (uncredited) · Drama - 1952
Hong Kong as Observer at Scene (uncredited) · Adventure - 1952
Something to Live For as Waiter (uncredited) · Drama - 1951
Superman and the Mole Men as Townsman (uncredited) · Adventure - 1951
Bannerline Drama - 1951
The Strange Door Thriller - 1951
He Ran All the Way as Man Entering Apt. Building (uncredited) · Crime - 1951 Ace in the Hole as Customer at Minosa's (uncredited) · Drama Worldwide box office: $2.3M
- 1951
Hollywood Story as Café Waiter (uncredited) · Mystery - 1951
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man as Fight Spectator (uncredited) · Sci-Fi - 1950
Frenchie as Townsman (uncredited) · Western - 1950
Let’s Dance as Waiter (uncredited) · Comedy - 1950
Louisa as Waiter (uncredited) · Comedy - 1950
The Damned Don’t Cry as Waiter at Party (uncredited) · Drama Worldwide box office: $66 - 1950
Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town as Waiter at Party (uncredited) · Comedy - 1950
Woman in Hiding as Conventioneer (uncredited) · Drama - 1949
Once More, My Darling as Waiter · Comedy - 1949
It’s a Great Feeling as Saloon Waiter (uncredited) · Music - 1949
The Doolins of Oklahoma as Bartender (uncredited) · Western - 1949
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff as Room Service Waiter (uncredited) · Mystery - 1949
Flamingo Road Romance - 1948
You Gotta Stay Happy as Waiter (Uncredited) · Romance - 1948
Race Street as Racetrack Spectator (uncredited) · Crime - 1948
Sorry, Wrong Number as Waiter at Wedding Reception (uncredited) · Mystery Worldwide box office: $1.97K - 1948
Jungle Goddess as Bartender (uncredited) · Crime - 1947
Road to Rio as Ship's Waiter · Comedy - 1947
Daisy Kenyon as Bartender at Stork Club (uncredited) · Drama - 1947
Body and Soul as Bartender (uncredited) · Drama - 1947
The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap as Card Dealer (uncredited) · Comedy - 1947
The Unsuspected as Servant with Tray (uncredited) · Thriller - 1947
Ivy as Barrister (uncredited) · Drama - 1947
The Private Affairs of Bel Ami Drama - 1946
Angel on My Shoulder as Court Spectator (uncredited) · Comedy - 1946
The Time of Their Lives as Danbury Servant (uncredited) · Comedy - 1946
Canyon Passage as Miner (uncredited) · Western - 1946
Two Sisters from Boston as Recording Lab Assistant (uncredited) · Comedy - 1946
Dressed to Kill as Detective at Murder Scene · Thriller - 1946
She-Wolf of London as Constable (uncredited) · Thriller - 1946
Do You Love Me as Waiter at Mindy's (uncredited) · Music - 1946
The Hoodlum Saint as Waiter at Wedding Brunch (uncredited) · Drama - 1945
Fallen Angel as Bus Passenger (uncredited) · Crime - 1945
Kitty as Coach Footman (uncredited) · History - 1945
Lady on a Train Romance Worldwide box office: $34 - 1945
The Naughty Nineties as Troupe Member (uncredited) · Comedy - 1945
The Woman in Green as Pembrook House Waiter (uncredited) · Crime - 1945
Hollywood Scout as Man with Chimpanzee (uncredited) · Documentary - 1945
The Picture of Dorian Gray as Footman (uncredited) · Horror - 1945
A Song to Remember as Guest at Salon Concert (uncredited) · Romance - 1944
The Thin Man Goes Home as Train Passenger (uncredited) · Mystery - 1944
The Climax as Audience Member (Uncredited) · Thriller - 1944
In Society as Party Waiter (uncredited) · Comedy - 1944
The Bridge of San Luis Rey as Servant Peeking in Keyhole (uncredited) · Drama - 1943
The Spider Woman as Doorman (uncredited) · Thriller - 1943
Swing Shift Maisie as Courtroom Spectator (Uncredited) · Comedy - 1943
So Proudly We Hail as Troop Ship Survivor (Uncredited) · Drama - 1943
Action in the North Atlantic as Lieutenant-Commander at Meeting (uncredited) · War - 1943
The Leopard Man as Bartender (uncredited) · Horror - 1943
No Time for Love as Nightclub Waiter (uncredited) · Comedy - 1943
Margin for Error as Waiter · Crime - 1942
Tomorrow We Live Drama - 1942
Maisie Gets Her Man as Detective Taking in Hixby (Uncredited) · Romance - 1942
The Falcon Takes Over as Nightclub Waiter (Uncredited) · Mystery - 1942
Take a Letter, Darling as Waiter (uncredited) · Romance - 1942
Brooklyn Orchid as Waiter at Party · Comedy - 1942
Lady for a Night as King's Club Worker (uncredited) · Romance - 1941
Keep ’Em Flying as Waiter at Manila Club (uncredited) · Comedy - 1941
Niagara Falls as Waiter (uncredited) · Comedy - 1941
The Feminine Touch as Nightclub Waiter (uncredited) · Romance - 1941
Pot o’ Gold as Country Club Waiter (uncredited) · Romance - 1941
Topper Returns as Second Butler (uncredited) · Fantasy - 1940
Love Thy Neighbor as Nightclub Waiter · Comedy - 1940
One Night in the Tropics as Joe, Club Roscoe Waiter (uncredited) · Music - 1940
Mexican Spitfire Out West as Waiter · Comedy - 1940
Hit Parade of 1941 as Waiter · Romance - 1940
City for Conquest as Waiter (uncredited) · Drama - 1940
No Time for Comedy as Waiter in Bar (uncredited) · Comedy - 1940
Hired Wife as Waiter · Comedy - 1940
Captain Caution as English Sailor Who Pleads for Water · Action - 1940
Buck Benny Rides Again as Waiter · Western - 1940
Turnabout as Nightclub Waiter (uncredited) · Comedy - 1940
Edison, the Man as Waiter · Drama - 1940
Forty Little Mothers as Waiter · Drama - 1940
Curtain Call as Waiter Bringing Caviar · Comedy - 1940
The Showdown as Bald Bartender · Western - 1940
A Chump at Oxford as Man in Unemployment Office (uncredited) · Comedy - 1940
The Earl of Chicago as Turnkey (uncredited) · Drama - 1939
Remember? as Waiter (uncredited) · Romance - 1939
Zorro’s Fighting Legion as Legionnaire · Western - 1939
Eternally Yours as Nightclub Waiter · Comedy - 1939
Honeymoon in Bali as Doorman (uncredited) · Romance - 1939
Stronger Than Desire as Waiter (uncredited) · Drama - 1939
The Gracie Allen Murder Case as Nightclub Waiter · Mystery - 1938
The Rage of Paris as Nightclub Bartender (uncredited) · Romance - 1938
Test Pilot as Waiter (uncredited) · Drama - 1938
Gold Is Where You Find It as Butler at Party (uncredited) · Romance - 1938
The Big Broadcast of 1938 as Reporter (uncredited) · Comedy - 1938
In Old Chicago as Senate Waiter (uncredited) · History - 1937
Wells Fargo as Headwaiter · Western - 1937
The Firefly as Waiter (uncredited) · History - 1937
North of the Rio Grande as Bald Saloon Waiter · Western - 1936
Sinner Take All as Nightclub Waiter (uncredited) · Mystery - 1936
Sing, Baby, Sing as Nightclub Waiter · Music - 1936
San Francisco as Waiter at Chicken's Ball (uncredited) · Drama - 1936
Special Investigator as Nightclub Waiter · Romance - 1936
The Country Doctor as Waiter in Restaurant (uncredited) · Drama - 1936
The Walking Dead as Juror (uncredited) · Sci-Fi - 1935 A Night at the Opera as Stagehand (uncredited) · Comedy Worldwide box office: $8.95K
- 1935
The Gay Deception as Waiter (uncredited) · Comedy - 1935
Diamond Jim as Waiter · Drama - 1935
The Arizonian as Waiter in Opera House · Western - 1935
Vagabond Lady as Waiter (uncredited) · Drama - 1935
Go Into Your Dance as Casino de Paree Waiter · Music - 1935
The Misses Stooge as The Butler (uncredited) · Comedy - 1935
Shadow of Doubt as Waiter · Thriller - 1934
Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back as Banquet Servant · Mystery - 1934
Bachelor Bait as Waiter #2 (uncredited) · Comedy - 1934
Long Lost Father as Waiter Getting Carl to Telephone · Comedy - 1933
Only Yesterday as Nightclub Waiter (Uncredited) · Romance - 1933
Midnight Mary as Nightclub Waiter (uncredited) · Drama - 1933
Ex-Lady as Butler (uncredited) · Comedy - 1933
Hallelujah, I’m a Bum as Waiter (uncredited) · Music - 1932
The Half-Naked Truth as Hotel Waiter (uncredited) · Comedy - 1932
Faithless as Croupier · Drama - 1932
Pack Up Your Troubles as Butler (uncredited) · War - 1932
Red-Headed Woman as Waiter at Gaerste Party (uncredited) · Comedy - 1932
Merrily We Go to Hell as Waiter (uncredited) · Romance - 1932
The Wet Parade as Saloon Waiter (uncredited) · History - 1932
Emma as Man (uncredited) · Comedy - 1931
West of Broadway as Waiter (uncredited) · Romance - 1931
The Guilty Generation as Victor - Mike's Butler · Drama - 1931
The Phantom of Paris as Chéri-Bibi's Valet (uncredited) · Drama - 1931
Five and Ten as Duncan (uncredited) · Drama - 1931
Smart Money as Nick's Chauffeur Bill (uncredited) · Drama - 1931
Ladies’ Man as Elevator starter · Drama - 1931
Men Call It Love as Brooks' Butler (uncredited) · Romance - 1930
Reaching for the Moon as Servant Telling Larry London is Calling (uncredited) · Music - 1930
New Moon as Waiter at Ball · Drama - 1930
Sin Takes a Holiday as Waiter at Royal Club (uncredited) · Drama - 1930
Playboy of Paris as Nightclub Waiter (uncredited) · Romance - 1930
Anybody’s Woman as Butler · Drama - 1930
Let Us Be Gay as Struthers - 2nd Butler (as William O'Brien) · Comedy - 1930
Strictly Unconventional as Footman · Drama - 1930
Children of Pleasure as Party Butler #2 (uncredited) · Music - 1930
Street of Chance as Waiter (uncredited) · Drama - 1929
The Trespasser as Butler (uncredited) · Drama - 1928
A Woman of Affairs as Man Peering Into Room (uncredited) · Drama - 1928
The Singing Fool as Waiter at Blackie Joe's (uncredited) · Music - 1928
The Racket as Detective Frisking Nick · Crime - 1928
The Patsy as Waiter (uncredited) · Comedy - 1928
While the City Sleeps as Apartment Tenant · Drama - 1921
The Blot as College Student (uncredited) · Drama - 1919
The Delicious Little Devil as Waiter (uncredited) · Comedy
Works with
Who William H. O'Brien Makes Movies With
The actors and directors William H. O'Brien shares the most films with. James Flavin comes first, with 13 films together, followed by Irving Bacon (11).
FAQ
William H. O'Brien: Questions & Answers
How many movies William H. O'Brien has made, the biggest hit, the best-rated film, the award record and more, answered from the filmography above.
How many movies has William H. O'Brien been in?
William H. O'Brien is credited on 199 films, from 1919 to 1971. The filmography on this page lists every one of them, newest first, with the role and the Movie Echo Score.
What is William H. O'Brien's highest-grossing movie?
Ace in the Hole (1951) is William H. O'Brien's biggest box office hit, with $2.3M worldwide, ahead of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) ($25K). Across every film with box office figures, William H. O'Brien's movies have made $2.38M.
William H. O'Brien's biggest hits What is William H. O'Brien's newest movie?
The most recent film on William H. O'Brien's filmography is The Todd Killings (1971), in the role of Mr. Miller (uncredited).
Who does William H. O'Brien work with most often?
William H. O'Brien shares the most films with James Flavin (13 films), Irving Bacon (11 films) and Lewis Stone (7 films).
The Best William H. O'Brien Movies, Ranked
Top rated, most awarded and biggest box office hits from 199 credits.
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