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Willis H. O'Brien

Willis H. O'Brien

Directing

March 2, 1886 — November 8, 1962Oakland, California

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

Known for

Directing7

Visual Effects9

The Lost Worldmovie

The Lost World

1960

Visual Effects

The Giant Behemothmovie

The Giant Behemoth

1959

Visual Effects

The Black Scorpionmovie

The Black Scorpion

1957

Visual Effects, Special Effects Supervisor

The Animal Worldmovie

The Animal World

1956

Visual Effects

Mighty Joe Youngmovie

Mighty Joe Young

1949

Visual Effects

The Last Days of Pompeiimovie

The Last Days of Pompeii

1935

Visual Effects

The Son of Kongmovie

The Son of Kong

1933

Visual Effects

King Kongmovie

King Kong

1933

Visual Effects

The Lost Worldmovie

The Lost World

1925

Visual Effects

Crew5

Writing5

Acting2

King Kong: Monster and Mythmovie

King Kong: Monster and Myth

2024

Self - Animator (archive footage)

The Ghost of Slumber Mountainmovie

The Ghost of Slumber Mountain

1918

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

Art1