Willis H. O'Brien
Personal Info
Known for
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1886-03-02
Day of Death
1962-11-08 (76 years old)
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.
Known For
Acting
(1918)
The Ghost of Slumber Mountain
as Ghost of 'Mad Dick', the Hermit (uncredited)
Crew
(1963)
King Kong vs. Godzilla
Original Story
(1962)
King Kong vs. Godzilla
Original Story
(1960)
The Lost World
Visual Effects
(1959)
The Giant Behemoth
Special Effects, Visual Effects
(1957)
The Black Scorpion
Visual Effects, Special Effects Supervisor
(1956)
The Animal World
Special Effects, Visual Effects
(1956)
The Beast of Hollow Mountain
Idea, Original Story
(1949)
Mighty Joe Young
Visual Effects
(1935)
The Last Days of Pompeii
Visual Effects
(1933)
The Son of Kong
Visual Effects
(1933)
King Kong
Visual Effects
(1931)
Creation
Director
(1925)
The Lost World
Special Effects, Visual Effects
(1920)
Along the Moonbeam Trail
Director
(1918)
The Ghost of Slumber Mountain
Director, Special Effects, Cinematography, Writer
(1917)
R.F.D., 10,000 B.C.
Director
(1916)
Prehistoric Poultry
Director, Special Effects
(1915)
(1915)
Morpheus Mike
Director