Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Born
July 13, 1921
Died
August 4, 1944 (age 23)
Place of Birth
Mimico, Ontario, Canada
Also Known As
William S. O'Brien
William Stephens O'Brien
Billy O'Brien
Biography
Child & Teen actor Billy O'Brien. Brother of child actor Gene O'Brien.
Profile photo of older guy with dark hair is NOT Billy O'Brien. His name might be the same, but it is not the correct person. That photo should be deleted.
8/28/1944 Culver City Evening Star News: "Captain William O'Brien Lost in the Pacific" news article states that Captain William S. O'Brien Culver City Ace in the South Pacific theatre of war has been missing in action since August 4th. He has shot down a number of Japanese fighter planes and latest reports indicate that the mission on which he was missing was somewhere in the New Guinea area.
Known For
Film
The Christmas Party
Party Guest served by Marion Davies
1931
Film
This Side of Heaven
Messenger Boy
1934
Film
Pilgrimage
1933
Film
Music in the Air
Perzinger-School Boy (uncredited)
1934
Film
Stage Mother
Student
1933
Film
Human Cargo
Boy
1936
Film
West of the Divide
Spuds
1934
Film
Maid of Salem
Young Jasper (Uncredited)
1937
Film
Dangerous Crossroads
Jackie's Friend (uncredited)
1933
Film
The Power and the Glory
Tom as a Boy
1933
Film
No Greater Glory
Paul Street Boy
1934
Film
The Valiant
Boy (uncredited)
1929
Film
Bouncing Babies
(unconfirmed)
1929
Film
Boxing Gloves
Billy
1929
Film
Next Of Kin
Spuds
1934
Film
Say It with Songs
Schoolboy
1929
Film
Say It with Babies
Child (uncredited)
1926
Filmography
1937FilmMaid of Salemas Young Jasper (Uncredited)1936FilmHuman Cargoas Boy1934FilmMusic in the Airas Perzinger-School Boy (uncredited)1934FilmNext Of Kinas Spuds1934FilmNo Greater Gloryas Paul Street Boy1934FilmWest of the Divideas Spuds1934FilmThis Side of Heavenas Messenger Boy1933FilmThe Power and the Gloryas Tom as a Boy1933FilmStage Motheras Student1933FilmPilgrimage1933FilmDangerous Crossroadsas Jackie's Friend (uncredited)1931FilmThe Christmas Partyas Party Guest served by Marion Davies1929FilmBouncing Babiesas (unconfirmed)1929FilmBoxing Glovesas Billy1929FilmSay It with Songsas Schoolboy1929FilmThe Valiantas Boy (uncredited)1926FilmSay It with Babiesas Child (uncredited)