Willis H. O'Brien

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1886-03-02

Deathday 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

Director

1931
Creation

as Director

1920
1917
1916
1915
Morpheus Mike

as Director

Visual Effects

1960
The Lost World

as Visual Effects

1959
The Giant Behemoth

as Visual Effects

1957
The Black Scorpion

as Visual Effects

1957
The Black Scorpion

as Special Effects Supervisor

1956
The Animal World

as Visual Effects

1949
Mighty Joe Young

as Visual Effects

1935
The Last Days of Pompeii

as Visual Effects

1933
The Son of Kong

as Visual Effects

1933
King Kong

as Visual Effects

1925
The Lost World

as Visual Effects

Crew

1959
The Giant Behemoth

as Special Effects

1956
The Animal World

as Special Effects

1925
The Lost World

as Special Effects

1918
1918
1916
Prehistoric Poultry

as Special Effects

Writer

1963
King Kong vs. Godzilla

as Original Story

1962
King Kong vs. Godzilla

as Original Story

1956

Actor

1918
The Ghost of Slumber Mountain

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