Directing · b. 1886 · Oakland, California Willis H. O'Brien Biography Willis O'Brien was an American special effects pioneer in the field of stop-motion animation. Directed Creation 1931 Along the Moonbeam Trail 1920 The Ghost of Slumber Mountain 1918 R.F.D., 10,000 B.C. 1917 Prehistoric Poultry 1916 The Dinosaur and the Missing Link: A Prehistoric Tragedy 1915 Morpheus Mike 1915 Acting King Kong: Monster and Myth Self - Animator (archive footage) 2024 Other Credits King Kong vs. Godzilla Original Story 1963 King Kong vs. Godzilla Original Story 1962 The Lost World Visual Effects 1960 The Giant Behemoth Special Effects 1959 The Black Scorpion Visual Effects 1957 The Beast of Hollow Mountain Idea 1956 The Animal World Special Effects 1956 Mighty Joe Young Visual Effects 1949 The Last Days of Pompeii Visual Effects 1935 The Son of Kong Visual Effects 1933 King Kong Visual Effects 1933 Just Imagine Set Designer 1930 The Lost World Special Effects 1925 Agent-readable