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Willis H. O'Brien

Mar 2, 1886 - Oakland, California

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

Credits

Cast

Media
Movie1918The Ghost of Slumber MountainGhost of 'Mad Dick', the Hermit (uncredited)
Movie2024King Kong: Monster and MythSelf - Animator (archive footage)

Crew

Media
Movie1925The Lost WorldSpecial EffectsCrew
Movie1917R.F.D., 10,000 B.C.DirectorDirecting
Movie1956The Animal WorldSpecial EffectsCrew
Movie1918The Ghost of Slumber MountainDirectorDirecting
Movie1915The Dinosaur and the Missing Link: A Prehistoric TragedyDirectorDirecting
Movie1916Prehistoric PoultryDirectorDirecting
Movie1915Morpheus MikeDirectorDirecting
Movie1931CreationDirectorDirecting
Movie1920Along the Moonbeam TrailDirectorDirecting
Movie1935The Last Days of PompeiiVisual EffectsVisual Effects
Movie1933The Son of KongVisual EffectsVisual Effects
Movie1957The Black ScorpionVisual EffectsVisual Effects
Movie1960The Lost WorldVisual EffectsVisual Effects
Movie1956The Beast of Hollow MountainIdeaWriting
Movie1916Prehistoric PoultrySpecial EffectsCrew
Movie1957The Black ScorpionSpecial Effects SupervisorVisual Effects
Movie1959The Giant BehemothSpecial EffectsCrew
Movie1963King Kong vs. GodzillaOriginal StoryWriting
Movie1933King KongVisual EffectsVisual Effects
Movie1962King Kong vs. GodzillaOriginal StoryWriting
Movie1959The Giant BehemothVisual EffectsVisual Effects
Movie1956The Animal WorldVisual EffectsVisual Effects
Movie1925The Lost WorldVisual EffectsVisual Effects
Movie1956The Beast of Hollow MountainOriginal StoryWriting
Movie1918The Ghost of Slumber MountainWriterWriting
Movie1918The Ghost of Slumber MountainCinematographyCrew
Movie1918The Ghost of Slumber MountainSpecial EffectsCrew
Movie1949Mighty Joe YoungVisual EffectsVisual Effects