William J. O'Brien

Born: 1884-01-31


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Earth vs. the Flying Saucers

as Radio Listener (archive footage) (uncredited)
Released: 1956-07-04

Test space rockets exploding at liftoff and increased reporting of UFO sightings culminate in a...

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Gun Crazy

as Customer at Sharpshooting Act (uncredited)
Released: 1950-01-20

Bart Tare is an ex-Army man who has a lifelong fixation with guns, he meets a kindred spirit in...

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Holiday Affair

as Peanut Vendor (uncredited)
Released: 1949-12-12

Just before Christmas, department store clerk Steve Mason meets big spending customer Connie...

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Woman on the Run

as Waiter at Sullivan's Grotto (uncredited)
Released: 1950-11-10

Frank Johnson, a sole witness to a gangland murder, goes into hiding and is trailed by Police...

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The Blue Dahlia

as Man at Cavendish Apartments (uncredited)
Released: 1946-04-16

Soon after a veteran's return from war his cheating wife is found dead. He evades police in an...

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Roadblock

as Waiter (uncredited)
Released: 1951-09-17

An insurance agent's greedy girlfriend with a taste for mink leads him to a life of crime.

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I Wake Up Screaming

as Man hosing sidewalk (uncredited)
Released: 1941-10-31

A young promoter is accused of the murder of Vicky Lynn, a young actress he "discovered" as a...

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The Set-Up

as Pitchman (uncredited)
Released: 1949-03-29

Expecting the usual loss, a boxing manager takes bribes from a betting gangster without telling...

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The Racket

as Counterman / Short Order Cook (uncredited)
Released: 1951-10-25

The big national crime syndicate has moved into town, partnering up with local crime boss Nick...

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O. Henry's Full House

as Hotel Clerk (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)
Released: 1952-08-07

Five O. Henry stories, each separate. The primary one from the critics' acclaim was "The Cop and...

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Dance, Girl, Dance

as Burlesk House Spectator (uncredited)
Released: 1940-08-30

Judy O'Brien is an aspiring ballerina in a dance troupe. Also in the company is Bubbles, a brash...

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The Accused

as Police Detective (uncredited)
Released: 1949-01-12

A prim psychology professor fights to hide a murder she committed in self-defense.

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Gambling House

as Stage Manager (uncredited)
Released: 1950-12-27

A gambler faces deportation when he gets mixed up with murder.

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The Invisible Man's Revenge

as Bettor in Pub (uncredited)
Released: 1944-06-09

A fugitive, dangerous madman reaches an English village where he confronts his former partner...

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The Bank Dick

as Townsman Onlooker (uncredited)
Released: 1940-11-29

Egbert Sousé becomes an unexpected hero when a bank robber falls over a bench he's occupying....

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Outrage

as Man Drawing Shade in Window (uncredited)
Released: 1950-09-27

A young woman who has just become engaged has her life completely shattered when she is raped...

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This Land Is Mine

as Night Switchman
Released: 1943-05-07

Somewhere in Europe, in a city occupied by the Nazis, a gentle school teacher finds himself torn...

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They Won't Believe Me

as uncredited
Released: 1947-07-16

On trial for murdering his girlfriend, philandering stockbroker Larry Ballentine takes the stand...

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Zenobia

as Barker
Released: 1939-04-21

A modest country doctor in the antebellum South has to contend with his daughter's upcoming...

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A Dangerous Profession

as uncredited
Released: 1949-12-10

A cop-turned-bail bondsman gets involved in a murder investigation.

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Great Guy

as Meat Clerk (Uncredited)
Released: 1936-12-01

A meat inspector sets out to rid his town of payoff deals affecting the quality of meat being...

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Frenchie

as Townsman (uncredited)
Released: 1950-12-25

Frenchie Fontaine sells her successful business in New Orleans to come West. Her reason? Find...

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It's a Great Feeling

as Saloon Waiter (uncredited)
Released: 1949-08-01

A waitress at the Warner Brothers commissary is anxious to break into pictures. She thinks her...

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Crazy House

as Bald Man
Released: 1943-10-08

Ole Olsen and Chic Johnson are Broadway stars who return to Universal Studios to make another...

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Woman in Hiding

as Bus Passenger (uncredited)
Released: 1950-01-06

As far as the rest of the world is concerned, mill heiress Deborah Chandler Clark is dead,...

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Born to Be Bad

as Bartender at Charity Ball (Uncredited)
Released: 1950-09-28

Christabel Caine has the face of angel and the heart of a swamp rat. She'll step on anyone to...

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The Bridge of Sighs

as Juror (uncredited)
Released: 1936-02-14

Assistant District Attorney Jeffery Powell has just sent an innocent man to prison for the...

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Something to Live For

as Bar Customer (uncredited)
Released: 1952-03-07

Advertising executive Alan Miller, a recovered alcoholic who now does interventions on behalf of...

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Hard, Fast and Beautiful

as Bartender (uncredited)
Released: 1951-05-23

When most people look at Florence Farley, they see a pretty teenager. But when Milly Farley...

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Lilly Turner

as Man at Carnival (uncredited)
Released: 1933-05-13

One woman faces many trials on the road to romance after unwittingly marrying a bigamist, then a...

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The Underworld Story

as Townsman on Street / In Coffee Shop (uncredited)
Released: 1950-07-26

A blacklisted reporter brings his shady ways to a small-town newspaper after being fired from a...

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Lucky Night

as Casino Gambler (uncredited)
Released: 1939-05-05

Cora, an heiress who gives it all up for the excitement of looking for a job and living on her...

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Flame of Barbary Coast

as Waiter
Released: 1945-05-28

Duke Fergus falls for Ann 'Flaxen' Tarry in the Barbary Coast in turn-of-the-century San...

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The Falcon in San Francisco

as Train Passenger (uncredited)
Released: 1945-07-20

While on vacation, the Falcon is arrested for kidnapping after striking up a friendship with a...

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The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu

as uncredited
Released: 1929-08-10

A Chinese doctor vows revenge against the allied troops who killed his wife and child during the...

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Easy Living

as Vendor Eating Hot Dog (uncredited)
Released: 1949-10-08

A football halfback has a heart condition, a nagging wife and a team secretary who loves him.

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Tom, Dick and Harry

as Bartender (uncredited)
Released: 1941-06-13

Janie is a telephone operator who is caught up in the lines of love of three men: car salesman...

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The Noose Hangs High

as Passerby (uncredited)
Released: 1948-04-05

Two window washers who are mistaken by Nick Craig, a bookie, as the messengers he sent for to...

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Phantom of Chinatown

as Extra in Audience at Benton's Lecture
Released: 1940-11-18

In the middle of a pictorial lecture on his recent expedition to the Mongolian Desert, Dr. John...

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The Secret Fury

as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Released: 1950-02-21

The wedding of Ellen and David is halted by a stranger who insists that the bride is already...

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Joe Palooka in Winner Take All

as Fight Spetator
Released: 1948-09-19

Joe is scheduled for the big fight as usual. This one has more fight sequences than plot.

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Triple Justice

as Tim - Proprietor
Released: 1940-09-22

Brad Henderson arrives in Star City just in time to witness three men rob a bank of $30,000 and...

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Tarnished Angel

as Extra Sitting Next to Cramer at Two Meetings
Released: 1938-10-28

A showgirl with a dubious reputation flees the cops and transforms herself into a phony...

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Fugitives for a Night

as Bald Gambler
Released: 1938-09-23

A faded star is suspected of killing a studio executive.

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Deadline at Dawn

as Man (uncredited)
Released: 1946-03-18

A young Navy sailor has one night to find out why a woman was killed and he ended up with a bag...

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Ivy

as Bailiff (uncredited)
Released: 1947-06-26

When Ivy, an Edwardian belle, begins to like Miles, a wealthy gentleman, she is unsure of what...

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I'll See You in My Dreams

as Waiter (uncredited)
Released: 1951-12-06

Songwriter Gus Kahn fights to make his name, then has to fight again to survive the Depression.

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Mexican Spitfire

as Party Waiter
Released: 1940-01-12

Newlyweds Dennis and Carmelita have several obstacles to deal with in their new marriage:...

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The Great O'Malley

as Man Whistling in Hospital Zone (uncredited)
Released: 1937-02-13

His role in the plight of an unemployed man (Humphrey Bogart) and his disabled daughter...

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Gildersleeve's Bad Day

as Juror (uncredited)
Released: 1943-05-10

Gildersleeve has jury duty.

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Hell Bound

as Bilmey
Released: 1931-05-01

Lane and Diane are a young married couple living in a coastal town whose lives are about to be...

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Happy Land

as Chris (uncredited)
Released: 1943-11-10

An Iowa drugstore owner becomes embittered when his son is killed in World War II. The druggist...

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Mr. Bride

as Musician
Released: 1932-12-24

Charley's boss "rehearses" for his honeymoon--with Charley.

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Stage to Chino

as Townsman in Saloon (uncredited)
Released: 1940-07-26

To investigate a gold-shipping scam, a postal inspector goes undercover and tries to infiltrate...

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Badman's Territory

as Man in Barber Chair (uncredited)
Released: 1946-05-04

After some gun play with a posse, the James Gang head for Quinto in a section of land which is...

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The Soilers

as Bald Juror (uncredited)
Released: 1932-10-29

Zasu and Thelma are working their way through college by selling magazine subscriptions. Finding...

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War Mamas

as Heinrich, General's Aide (uncredited)
Released: 1931-11-14

During WW1, the girls become spies when they spend the evening with two German officers.

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Night Spot

as Counterman at Diner
Released: 1938-02-25

A young singer, Marge Dexter, becomes involved in trouble when she works in a nightclub in which...

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Everything I Have Is Yours

as Passerby on Street (Uncredited)
Released: 1952-10-31

A husband and wife act are hoping to find success on Broadway.

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Silver on the Sage

as Card Player
Released: 1939-03-31

Hoppy goes undercover as a gambler from the East when Bar 20 cattle are stolen by unknown...

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Hopalong Cassidy Returns

as Sandy
Released: 1936-10-16

A crusading newspaper editor recruits his old friend Hoppy to take the job of Marshall in a town...

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Dancing in the Dark

as Waiter at Party
Released: 1949-12-02

Emery Slade was one of the brightest stars in Hollywood in 1932, but by 1949 his career has hit...

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Portia on Trial

as Juror
Released: 1937-11-08

Lady lawyer Portia Merryman (Frieda Inescourt) defends woebegone Elizabeth Manners (Heather...

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