Known For
Writing
Born
Sep 30, 1946
Died
Dec 17, 2009
Place of Birth
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Credits
52 titles
Dan O'Bannon
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).
Known For
Filmography
Alien: Earth
Other
Alien: Romulus
Characters
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
(archive footage)
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #1
Self
Alien: Specimen
Characters
Alien: Ore
Characters
Alien: Containment
Characters
Alien: Night Shift
Characters
Alien: Alone
Characters
Alien: Harvest
Characters
Alien: Isolation - The Digital Series
Characters
Alien: Covenant
Characters
Shock Value: The Movie — How Dan O’Bannon and Some USC Outsiders Helped Invent Modern Horror
Writer
Jodorowsky's Dune
Self - V/FX Artist (voice) (archive footage)
Total Recall
Screenstory
Prometheus
Characters
More Brains! A Return to the Living Dead
Himself
Let There Be Light: The Odyssey of Dark Star
Himself (Archival Footage)
Aliens vs Predator: Requiem
Characters
Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001
Self
Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001
Self
Moebius Redux: A Life in Pictures
Self
Ride with the Angels: Making 'Blue Thunder'
Self
AVP: Alien vs. Predator
Screenstory
The Beast Within: Making Alien
Self
Dan O'Bannon: Crafting Fear
The Alien Saga
Self
Return of the Living Dead: Designing the Dead
Self
The Alien Legacy
Self
Alien Resurrection
Characters
Bleeders
Writer
Area 51: The Alien Interview
Alien Interviewer
Screamers
Screenplay
Alien³
Characters
The Resurrected
Director
Total Recall
Screenplay
Aliens
Characters
Invaders from Mars
Screenplay
Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors
Self
Lifeforce
Screenplay
The Return of the Living Dead
Screenplay
Blue Thunder
Writer
Blue Thunder
Screenplay
Heavy Metal
Original Story
Dead & Buried
Screenplay
Alien
Story
Dark Star
Sgt. Pinback alias Bill Fruge
Judson's Release
Breather
Blood Bath
Director
Good Morning, Dan