Willis H. O'Brien

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1886-03-02 (76 years old)

Deathday

1962-11-08

Place of Birth

Oakland, California

Willis H. O'Brien

Biography

Willis O'Brien was an American special effects pioneer in the field of stop-motion animation.

Acting

1918

The Ghost of Slumber Mountain

as Ghost of 'Mad Dick', the Hermit (uncredited)

2024

King Kong: Monster and Myth

as Self - Animator (archive footage)

Production

1925

The Lost World

as Special Effects

1917

1956

The Animal World

as Special Effects

1916

1931

Creation

as Director

1915

Morpheus Mike

as Director

1957

The Black Scorpion

as Visual Effects

1935

The Last Days of Pompeii

as Visual Effects

1933

The Son of Kong

as Visual Effects

1960

The Lost World

as Visual Effects

1916

Prehistoric Poultry

as Special Effects

1957

The Black Scorpion

as Special Effects Supervisor

1959

The Giant Behemoth

as Special Effects

1963

King Kong vs. Godzilla

as Original Story

1933

King Kong

as Visual Effects

1956

1962

King Kong vs. Godzilla

as Original Story

1959

The Giant Behemoth

as Visual Effects

1956

The Animal World

as Visual Effects

1925

The Lost World

as Visual Effects

1918

1918

1949

Mighty Joe Young

as Visual Effects

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