Willis H. O'Brien

Willis H. O'Brien

Director

Born: March 2, 1886

Oakland, California

Biography

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

🎬 As Director

The Dinosaur and the Missing Link: A Prehistoric Tragedy poster

The Dinosaur and the Missing Link: A Prehistoric Tragedy

The Ghost of Slumber Mountain poster

The Ghost of Slumber Mountain

R.F.D., 10,000 B.C. poster

R.F.D., 10,000 B.C.

Along the Moonbeam Trail poster

Along the Moonbeam Trail

Creation poster

Creation

Prehistoric Poultry poster

Prehistoric Poultry

Morpheus Mike poster

Morpheus Mike

Pimpernel of the Vatican poster

Pimpernel of the Vatican

🎭 Filmography

The Ghost of Slumber Mountain poster

The Ghost of Slumber Mountain

as Ghost of 'Mad Dick', the Hermit (uncredited) 1918

King Kong: Monster and Myth poster

King Kong: Monster and Myth

as Self - Animator (archive footage) 2024