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His first marriage, to Hazel Collette, was a troubled and uneasy affair... moreAwards:
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Willis O'Brien | Willis OBrienFilmography
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Special Effects
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1. | Mighty Joe Young (1949) | (technical creator) (as Willis O'Brien) | 1949 | - | 6.9 (1,642) |
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2. | The Son of Kong (1933) | (special effects technician) (uncredited) | 1933 | - | 5.7 (1,225) |
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3. | Creation (1931) | (special effects) | 1931 | - | 6.2 (25) |
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4. | The Lost World (1925) | (special effects) (uncredited) | 1925 | - | 7.1 (1,292) |
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5. | The Ghost of Slumber Mountain (1918) | (special effects) (uncredited) | 1918 | - | 5.8 (38) |
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6. | R.F.D. 10,000 B.C. (1916) | (special effects) | 1916 | - | 5.9 (44) |
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7. | Prehistoric Poultry (1916) | (special effects) | 1916 | - | 4.9 (17) |
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8. | The Dinosaur and the Missing Link: A Prehistoric Tragedy (1915) | (special effects) | 1915 | - | 5.9 (77) |
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9. | Morpheus Mike (1915) | (special effects) | 1915 | - | 5.4 (7) |
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Director
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1. | Creation (1931) | (uncredited) | 1931 | - | 6.2 (25) |
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2. | Along the Moonbeam Trail (1920) | 1920 | - | - | |
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3. | The Ghost of Slumber Mountain (1918) | (uncredited) | 1918 | - | 5.8 (38) |
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4. | Curious Pets of Our Ancestors (1917) | 1917 | - | - | |
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5. | The Birth of a Flivver (1917) | 1917 | - | - | |
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6. | R.F.D. 10,000 B.C. (1916) | 1916 | - | 5.9 (44) | |
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7. | Prehistoric Poultry (1916) | 1916 | - | 4.9 (17) | |
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8. | The Dinosaur and the Missing Link: A Prehistoric Tragedy (1915) | 1915 | - | 5.9 (77) | |
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9. | Morpheus Mike (1915) | 1915 | - | 5.4 (7) | |
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1. | It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963) | (visual effects) (uncredited) | 1963 | - | 7.5 (13,216) |
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2. | The Lost World (1960) | (effects technician) (as Willis O'Brien) | 1960 | - | 5.2 (935) |
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3. | Behemoth the Sea Monster (1959) | (special effects designer and creator) (as Willis O'Brien) | 1959 | - | 5.4 (436) |
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4. | The Black Scorpion (1957) | (special effects supervisor) (as Willis O'Brien) | 1957 | - | 4.2 (812) |
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5. | The Animal World (1956) | (effects technician) | 1956 | - | 6.6 (22) |
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6. | Dancing Pirate (1936) | (photographic effects) | 1936 | - | 5.1 (74) |
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7. | King Kong (1933) | (visual effects supervisor) (uncredited) | 1933 | - | 8.1 (34,813) |
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Writer
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1. | The Valley of Gwangi (1969) | (uncredited) (story "Valley of the Mist") | 1969 | - | 6.0 (1,050) |
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2. | Kingu Kongu tai Gojira (1962) | (story "King Kong vs. Frankenstein") (uncredited) | 1962 | - | 5.4 (1,797) |
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3. | The Beast of Hollow Mountain (1956) | (story "El Toro Estrella'") (as Willis OBrien) | 1956 | - | 4.8 (245) |
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4. | Creation (1931) | (uncredited) | 1931 | - | 6.2 (25) |
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5. | The Ghost of Slumber Mountain (1918) | (uncredited) | 1918 | - | 5.8 (38) |
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Miscellaneous Crew
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1. | The Last Days of Pompeii (1935) | (chief technician) (as Willis O'Brien) | 1935 | - | 6.5 (309) |
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2. | The Son of Kong (1933) | (chief technician) (as Willis O'Brien) | 1933 | - | 5.7 (1,225) |
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3. | King Kong (1933) | (chief technician) | 1933 | - | 8.1 (34,813) |
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4. | The Lost World (1925) | (researcher) (technical director) | 1925 | - | 7.1 (1,292) |
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Cinematographer
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1. | The Ghost of Slumber Mountain (1918) | (uncredited) | 1918 | - | 5.8 (38) |
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2. | The Dinosaur and the Missing Link: A Prehistoric Tragedy (1915) | 1915 | - | 5.9 (77) | |
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Animation Department
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1. | The Puppetoon Movie (1987) | (animator: Puppetoon Studios USA) | 1987 | - | 7.3 (42) |
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1. | This Is Cinerama (1952) | (paintings contribution) (uncredited) | 1952 | - | 8.1 (122) |
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Actor
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1. | The Ghost of Slumber Mountain (1918) | (uncredited) Ghost of 'Mad Dick', the Hermit | 1918 | - | 5.8 (38) |
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1. | Dinosaur Movies (1993) (V) | (dedicatee) (as Willis O'Brien) | 1993 | - | 4.7 (5) |
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Self
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1. | "Movie Magic" (1994) | Himself (1 episode, 1994) | 1994 | - | 7.2 (37) |
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