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Aliases: No known aliases
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Oakland, California
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Movie Involvements: 30
TV Involvements: 0
Most Famous Work
Biography
Willis O'Brien was an American special effects pioneer in the field of stop-motion animation.
Most Famous Work
King Kong
(1933) Visual EffectsKing Kong vs. Godzilla
(1962) Original StoryThe Lost World
(1925) Visual EffectsMighty Joe Young
(1949) Visual EffectsThe Son of Kong
(1933) Visual EffectsThe Lost World
(1960) Visual EffectsThe Giant Behemoth
(1959) Visual EffectsKing Kong vs. Godzilla
(1963) Original StoryActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Self - Animator (archive footage) | |
| 1918 | Ghost of 'Mad Dick', the Hermit (uncredited) | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Writing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Original Story | |
| 1962 | Original Story | |
| 1956 | Idea | |
| Original Story | ||
| 1918 | Writer | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Visual Effects
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Visual Effects | |
| 1959 | Visual Effects | |
| 1957 | Visual Effects | |
| Special Effects Supervisor | ||
| 1956 | Visual Effects | |
| 1949 | Visual Effects | |
| 1935 | Visual Effects | |
| 1933 | Visual Effects | |
| Visual Effects | ||
| 1925 | Visual Effects | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Crew
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Special Effects | |
| 1956 | Special Effects | |
| 1925 | Special Effects | |
| 1918 | Cinematography | |
| Special Effects | ||
| 1916 | Special Effects | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Directing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1931 | Director | |
| 1920 | Director | |
| 1918 | Director | |
| 1917 | Director | |
| 1916 | Director | |
| 1915 | Director | |
| Director | ||
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
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