- Known For
- Writing
- Born
- September 30, 1946
- Place of Birth
- St. Louis, Missouri, USA
- Died
- December 17, 2009
Dan O'Bannon
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).
Filmography
tvAlien: Earth
2025 · Other
movieAlien: Romulus
2024 · Characters
movieAGFA Mystery Mixtape #1
2020 · Self
movieThe AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
2020 · (archive footage)
movieAlien: Specimen
2019 · Characters
movieAlien: Ore
2019 · Characters
movieAlien: Containment
2019 · Characters
movieAlien: Alone
2019 · Characters
movieAlien: Night Shift
2019 · Characters
movieAlien: Harvest
2019 · Characters
tvAlien: Isolation - The Digital Series
2019 · Characters
movieAlien: Covenant
2017 · Characters
Shock Value: The Movie — How Dan O’Bannon and Some USC Outsiders Helped Invent Modern Horror
2014 · Writer
movieJodorowsky's Dune
2013 · Self - V/FX Artist (voice) (archive footage)
movieTotal Recall
2012 · Screenstory
moviePrometheus
2012 · Characters
movieMore Brains! A Return to the Living Dead
2011 · Himself
movieLet There Be Light: The Odyssey of Dark Star
2010 · Himself (Archival Footage)
movieAliens vs Predator: Requiem
2007 · Characters
movieVision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001
2007 · Self
movieStanding on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001
2007 · Self
movieMoebius Redux: A Life in Pictures
2007 · Self
Ride with the Angels: Making 'Blue Thunder'
2006 · Self
movieAVP: Alien vs. Predator
2004 · Characters, Screenstory
movieThe Beast Within: Making Alien
2003 · Self
movieDan O'Bannon: Crafting Fear
2003
movieThe Alien Saga
2002 · Self
movieReturn of the Living Dead: Designing the Dead
2002 · Self
movieThe Alien Legacy
1999 · Self
movieAlien Resurrection
1997 · Characters
movieBleeders
1997 · Writer
movieArea 51: The Alien Interview
1997 · Alien Interviewer
movieScreamers
1995 · Screenplay
movieAlien³
1992 · Characters
movieThe Resurrected
1991 · Director
movieTotal Recall
1990 · Screenplay, Screenstory
movieAliens
1986 · Characters
movieInvaders from Mars
1986 · Screenplay
movieFangoria's Weekend of Horrors
1986 · Self
movieLifeforce
1985 · Screenplay
movieThe Return of the Living Dead
1985 · Director, Screenplay
tvBlue Thunder
1984 · Writer, Story
movieBlue Thunder
1983 · Screenplay
movieHeavy Metal
1981 · Original Story
movieDead & Buried
1981 · Screenplay
movieAlien
1979 · Story, Screenplay, Other
movieDark Star
1974 · Sgt. Pinback alias Bill Fruge, Special Effects, Screenplay, Editor, Production Design, Original Story
movieJudson's Release
1971 · Breather
movieBlood Bath
1969 · Director, Writer
movieGood Morning, Dan
1968 · , Writer, Editor, Director
The AckerMonster Chronicles!
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Untitled Alien: Romulus Sequel
— · Characters