Directed credits
7
Active
Regular directing credits.
Director
Willis H. O'Brien
Directing
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Directed movies: 7Directed series: 0All crew credits: 20
TMDB ID: 3484
IMDb ID: nm0639891
Known for: Directing
Born: March 2, 1886
Died: November 8, 1962
Age: 76
Place of birth: Oakland, California
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1915 - 2024
Years active: 110
Average TMDB rating: 6.03
Wikidata: Q1386416
Frequent jobs
Director (7)Visual Effects (6)Special Effects (3)Original Story (2)Idea (1)Set Designer (1)
Biography
Willis O'Brien was an American special effects pioneer in the field of stop-motion animation.
Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Willis H. O'Brien.
Director
Creation
1931 • Movie
Director
Along the Moonbeam Trail
1920 • Movie
Director
The Ghost of Slumber Mountain
1918 • Movie
Director
R.F.D., 10,000 B.C.
1917 • Movie
Director
Prehistoric Poultry
1916 • Movie
Director
The Dinosaur and the Missing Link: A Prehistoric Tragedy
1915 • Movie
Director
Morpheus Mike
1915 • Movie
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Willis H. O'Brien.
Visual Effects
King Kong
1933 • Movie
Original Story
King Kong vs. Godzilla
1962 • Movie
Special Effects
The Lost World
1925 • Movie
Original Story
King Kong vs. Godzilla
1963 • Movie
Visual Effects
Mighty Joe Young
1949 • Movie
Visual Effects
The Lost World
1960 • Movie
Visual Effects
The Son of Kong
1933 • Movie
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Willis H. O'Brien.
Visual Effects
King Kong
1933 • Movie
Original Story
King Kong vs. Godzilla
1962 • Movie
Original Story
King Kong vs. Godzilla
1963 • Movie
Visual Effects
Mighty Joe Young
1949 • Movie
as Self - Animator (archive footage)
King Kong: Monster and Myth
2024 • Movie
Set Designer
Just Imagine
1930 • Movie
Visual Effects
The Lost World
1960 • Movie
Visual Effects
The Son of Kong
1933 • Movie
Special Effects
The Animal World
1956 • Movie
Special Effects
The Giant Behemoth
1959 • Movie
Special Effects
The Lost World
1925 • Movie
Visual Effects
The Black Scorpion
1957 • Movie
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Willis H. O'Brien.
Original Story
King Kong vs. Godzilla
1963 • Movie
Original Story
King Kong vs. Godzilla
1962 • Movie
Visual Effects
The Lost World
1960 • Movie
Special Effects
The Giant Behemoth
1959 • Movie
Visual Effects
The Black Scorpion
1957 • Movie
Idea
The Beast of Hollow Mountain
1956 • Movie
Special Effects
The Animal World
1956 • Movie
Visual Effects
Mighty Joe Young
1949 • Movie
Visual Effects
The Last Days of Pompeii
1935 • Movie
Visual Effects
The Son of Kong
1933 • Movie
Visual Effects
King Kong
1933 • Movie
Set Designer
Just Imagine
1930 • Movie
Special Effects
The Lost World
1925 • Movie
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Willis H. O'Brien.