Dan O'Bannon
Profile info
Known forWriting
GenderMale
Birthday30 September 1946
Died17 December 2009 (age 63)
Place of birthSt. Louis, Missouri, USA
Known credits52
Biography
Daniel Thomas "Dan" O'Bannon (September 30, 1946 – December 17, 2009) was an American screenwriter and director of science fiction and horror films. He is best known for his work on "Alien" (1979), "The Return of the Living Dead" (1985) and "Total Recall" (1990).
Alien: Earth
2025 · Other
Alien: Romulus
2024 · Characters
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #1
2020 · Self
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
2020 · (archive footage)
Alien: Specimen
2019 · Characters
Alien: Ore
2019 · Characters
Alien: Night Shift
2019 · Characters
Alien: Containment
2019 · Characters
Alien: Alone
2019 · Characters
Alien: Harvest
2019 · Characters
Alien: Isolation - The Digital Series
2019 · Characters
Alien: Covenant
2017 · Characters
Shock Value: The Movie — How Dan O’Bannon and Some USC Outsiders Helped Invent Modern Horror
2014 · Writer
Jodorowsky's Dune
2013 · Self - V/FX Artist (voice) (archive footage)
Total Recall
2012 · Screenstory
Prometheus
2012 · Characters
More Brains! A Return to the Living Dead
2011 · Himself
Let There Be Light: The Odyssey of Dark Star
2010 · Himself (Archival Footage)
Aliens vs Predator: Requiem
2007 · Characters
Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001
2007 · Self
Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001
2007 · Self
Moebius Redux: A Life in Pictures
2007 · Self
Ride with the Angels: Making 'Blue Thunder'
2006 · Self
AVP: Alien vs. Predator
2004 · Characters
AVP: Alien vs. Predator
2004 · Screenstory
The Beast Within: Making Alien
2003 · Self
Dan O'Bannon: Crafting Fear
2003
The Alien Saga
2002 · Self
Return of the Living Dead: Designing the Dead
2002 · Self
The Alien Legacy
1999 · Self
Alien Resurrection
1997 · Characters
Bleeders
1997 · Writer
Area 51: The Alien Interview
1997 · Alien Interviewer
Screamers
1995 · Screenplay
Alien³
1992 · Characters
The Resurrected
1991 · Director
Total Recall
1990 · Screenplay
Total Recall
1990 · Screenstory
Aliens
1986 · Characters
Invaders from Mars
1986 · Screenplay
Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors
1986 · Self
Lifeforce
1985 · Screenplay
The Return of the Living Dead
1985 · Screenplay
The Return of the Living Dead
1985 · Director
Blue Thunder
1984 · Writer
Blue Thunder
1984 · Story
Blue Thunder
1983 · Screenplay
Heavy Metal
1981 · Original Story
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