Film Director

Willis H. O'Brien

American special effects technician and animator

1886 - 1962

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His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Willis H. O'Brien is the 873rd most popular film director (up from 1,111th in 2024), the 6,147th most popular biography from United States (up from 7,175th in 2019) and the 227th most popular American Film Director.

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Among Film Directors

Among film directors, Willis H. O'Brien ranks 873 out of 2,041. Before him are Shinichirō Watanabe, Catherine Hardwicke, Joe Wright, Alain Cavalier, Barry Jenkins, and Steno. After him are Raoul Coutard, Uberto Pasolini, Ralph Nelson, Tomás Gutiérrez Alea, Ari Folman, and Bruno Dumont.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1886, Willis H. O'Brien ranks 203. Before him are Austin Osman Spare, Lupu Pick, Alfonso López Pumarejo, Bogoljub Jevtić, Leo G. Carroll, and Alexander Wetmore. After him are Eddie Owen, Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman, Friedebert Tuglas, Ed Wynn, Jenő Károly, and Hiratsuka Raichō. Among people deceased in 1962, Willis H. O'Brien ranks 138. Before him are Otto Froitzheim, Joe Profaci, Ellen Osiier, Josef Uridil, Ernst Grünfeld, and Henri Oreiller. After him are Hans Rosbaud, Rudolf von Bünau, Fidel Dávila Arrondo, Vladimir Sokoloff, Pontus Hanson, and Archduchess Maria Christina of Austria.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Willis H. O'Brien ranks 6,147 out of NaN. Before him are Dexter Holland (1965), Jacob Perkins (1766), Barry Jenkins (1979), Jamie Gillis (1943), George Herbig (1920), and Stephen J. Cannell (1941). After him are Alice Hamilton (1869), Omarosa Manigault Newman (1974), Hart Crane (1899), Cameron Mitchell (1918), Charles Geschke (1939), and Ruth Ford (1911).

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Among Film Directors In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Willis H. O'Brien ranks 227. Before him are William Cameron Menzies (1896), Tate Taylor (1969), Kevin Smith (1970), Hamilton Luske (1903), Catherine Hardwicke (1955), and Barry Jenkins (1979). After him are Ralph Nelson (1916), Antoine Fuqua (1966), Todd Haynes (1961), Charles Shyer (1951), Mary Lambert (1951), and Mimi Leder (1952).

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