Willis H. O'Brien

Willis H. O'Brien

Birthday: 1886-03-02
Deathday: 1962-11-08
Place of birth: Oakland, California

Biography

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

Filmography

The Ghost of Slumber Mountain

1918

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

Production

The Lost World

1925

As Special Effects

R.F.D., 10,000 B.C.

1917

As Director

The Ghost of Slumber Mountain

1918

As Director

The Dinosaur and the Missing Link: A Prehistoric Tragedy

1915

As Director

Prehistoric Poultry

1916

As Director

The Animal World

1956

As Special Effects

Morpheus Mike

1915

As Director

Creation

1931

As Director

Along the Moonbeam Trail

1920

As Director

Prehistoric Poultry

1916

As Special Effects

The Beast of Hollow Mountain

1956

As Idea

The Black Scorpion

1957

As Special Effects Supervisor

The Giant Behemoth

1959

As Special Effects

King Kong

1933

As Visual Effects

King Kong vs. Godzilla

1963

As Original Concept

The Animal World

1956

As Visual Effects

The Lost World

1925

As Visual Effects

The Beast of Hollow Mountain

1956

As Original Story

King Kong vs. Godzilla

1962

As Original Story

The Giant Behemoth

1959

As Visual Effects

The Ghost of Slumber Mountain

1918

As Writer

The Ghost of Slumber Mountain

1918

As Cinematography

The Ghost of Slumber Mountain

1918

As Special Effects

Mighty Joe Young

1949

As Visual Effects

The Last Days of Pompeii

1935

As Visual Effects

The Son of Kong

1933

As Visual Effects

The Black Scorpion

1957

As Visual Effects

The Lost World

1960

As Visual Effects