Portrait of Willis H. O'Brien

Directing

Willis H. O'Brien

Career

Active from 1915 to 1975, with a break from 1932 to 1974, busiest in 1915 with 2 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score67/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Ghost of Slumber Mountain
The Ghost of Slumber Mountain
GoodWatch score79/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 12 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Willis H. O'Brien Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.1, average 5.4
  • Crime
    0.8, average 3.6
  • Family Dynamics
    2.1, average 4.8
  • Psychological
    3.0, average 5.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

    Works often with

    People in at least two of their main titles.

    Movies and TV shows

    21
    Type
    Role
    Score
    Decade
    Genre
    Group by

    1970s

    1 title
    Emilio and His Magic Bull
    Emilio and His Magic Bull (1975)

    Story

    1960s

    3 titles ยท average score 53
    King Kong vs. Godzilla
    King Kong vs. Godzilla (1963)
    GoodWatch score 52

    Original Story

    King Kong vs. Godzilla
    King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962)
    GoodWatch score 63

    Original Story

    The Lost World
    The Lost World (1960)
    GoodWatch score 44

    Visual Effects

    1950s

    4 titles ยท average score 36
    The Giant Behemoth
    The Giant Behemoth (1959)
    GoodWatch score 32

    Special Effects, Visual Effects

    The Black Scorpion
    The Black Scorpion (1957)
    GoodWatch score 48

    Special Effects Supervisor, Visual Effects

    The Beast of Hollow Mountain
    The Beast of Hollow Mountain (1956)
    GoodWatch score 28

    Idea, Original Story

    The Animal World
    The Animal World (1956)

    Special Effects, Visual Effects

    1940s

    1 title ยท average score 72
    Mighty Joe Young
    Mighty Joe Young (1949)
    GoodWatch score 72

    Visual Effects

    1930s

    5 titles ยท average score 59
    The Last Days of Pompeii
    The Last Days of Pompeii (1935)
    GoodWatch score 54

    Visual Effects

    King Kong
    King Kong (1933)
    GoodWatch score 86

    Visual Effects

    The Son of Kong
    The Son of Kong (1933)
    GoodWatch score 45

    Visual Effects

    Creation
    Creation (1931)

    Special Effects, Director

    Just Imagine
    Just Imagine (1930)
    GoodWatch score 51

    Set Designer

    1920s

    2 titles ยท average score 84
    The Lost World
    The Lost World (1925)
    GoodWatch score 84

    Special Effects, Visual Effects

    Along the Moonbeam Trail
    Along the Moonbeam Trail (1920)

    Director

    1910s

    5 titles ยท average score 67
    The Ghost of Slumber Mountain
    The Ghost of Slumber Mountain (1918)
    GoodWatch score 79

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

    R.F.D., 10,000 B.C.
    R.F.D., 10,000 B.C. (1917)
    GoodWatch score 61

    Director

    Prehistoric Poultry
    Prehistoric Poultry (1916)

    Director, Special Effects

    The Dinosaur and the Missing Link: A Prehistoric Tragedy
    The Dinosaur and the Missing Link: A Prehistoric Tragedy (1915)
    GoodWatch score 61

    Director

    Morpheus Mike
    Morpheus Mike (1915)

    Director