Willis H. O'Brien
Directing · Special Effects · Director · Visual Effects
Born Mar 2, 1886 · Oakland, California
Active 1915–1962 · Awards: Winsor McCay Award
Willis O'Brien was an American special effects pioneer in the field of stop-motion animation.
Filmography
Emilio and His Magic Bull (1975) — StoryKing Kong vs. Godzilla (1963) — Original StoryKing Kong vs. Godzilla (1962) — Original StoryThe Lost World (1960) — Visual EffectsThe Giant Behemoth (1959) — Special Effects · Visual EffectsThe Black Scorpion (1957) — Visual Effects · Special Effects SupervisorThe Animal World (1956) — Special Effects · Visual EffectsThe Beast of Hollow Mountain (1956) — Idea · Original StoryMighty Joe Young (1949) — Visual EffectsThe Last Days of Pompeii (1935) — Visual EffectsKing Kong (1933) — Visual EffectsThe Son of Kong (1933) — Visual EffectsCreation (1931) — Director · Special EffectsJust Imagine (1930) — Set DesignerThe Lost World (1925) — Special Effects · Visual EffectsAlong the Moonbeam Trail (1920) — DirectorThe Ghost of Slumber Mountain (1918) — Ghost of 'Mad Dick', the Hermit (uncredited) · Director · Special Effects · Cinematography · WriterR.F.D., 10,000 B.C. (1917) — DirectorPrehistoric Poultry (1916) — Director · Special EffectsThe Dinosaur and the Missing Link: A Prehistoric Tragedy (1915) — DirectorMorpheus Mike (1915) — Director