Directing

Willis H. O'Brien

Biography

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

Signature work

1933

1962

1963

1925

1933

1949

1960

1957

1956

1959

1935

1930

1915

1918

1956

1917

1920

1931

Year	Title	Role
2024	King Kong: Monster and Myth Film	Self - Animator (archive footage)
1918	The Ghost of Slumber Mountain Film	Ghost of 'Mad Dick', the Hermit (uncredited)

Year	Title	Job
1975	Emilio and His Magic Bull Film	Story
1963	King Kong vs. Godzilla Film	Original Story
1962	King Kong vs. Godzilla Film	Original Story
1960	The Lost World Film	Visual Effects
1959	The Giant Behemoth Film	Special Effects, Visual Effects
1957	The Black Scorpion Film	Visual Effects, Special Effects Supervisor
1956	The Beast of Hollow Mountain Film	Idea, Original Story
1956	The Animal World Film	Special Effects, Visual Effects
1949	Mighty Joe Young Film	Visual Effects
1935	The Last Days of Pompeii Film	Visual Effects
1933	The Son of Kong Film	Visual Effects
1933	King Kong Film	Visual Effects
1931	Creation Film	Director, Special Effects
1930	Just Imagine Film	Set Designer
1925	The Lost World Film	Special Effects, Visual Effects
1920	Along the Moonbeam Trail Film	Director
1918	The Ghost of Slumber Mountain Film	Director, Special Effects, Cinematography, Writer
1917	R.F.D., 10,000 B.C. Film	Director
1916	Prehistoric Poultry Film	Director, Special Effects
1915	The Dinosaur and the Missing Link: A Prehistoric Tragedy Film	Director
1915	Morpheus Mike Film	Director