Dan O'Bannon
Writer, Actor, Director, Editor
September 30, 1946 — December 17, 2009 (63 years)
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
| 1997 | HemoglobinOn Plex |
| 1995 | Screamers · as Screenplay |
| 1990 | Total Recall · as Screenplay |
| 1986 | Invaders from Mars · as Screenplay |
| 1985 | Lifeforce · as Screenplay |
| 1985 | The Return of the Living Dead · as Screenplay |
| 1983 | Blue Thunder · as Screenplay |
| 1981 | Dead & Buried · as Screenplay |
| 1980 | |
| 1974 | Dark Star · as ScreenplayOn Plex |
| 2001 | Delivering Milo · as Clerk |
| 1997 | Area 51: The Alien Interview · as Alien Interviewer |
| 1985 | The Return of the Living Dead · as Helicopter Loudspeaker Officer |
| 1974 | Dark Star · as Sgt. Pinback Alias Bill FrugeOn Plex |
| 2024 | Aliens Expanded · as Self - Writer: Alien |
| 2019 | Memory: The Origins of Alien · as Self - Screenwriter, AlienOn Plex |
| 2013 | Jodorowsky's Dune · as Self - V/fx Artist (voice) (archive Footage) |
| 2011 | More Brains! A Return to the Living Dead · as Himself |
| 2010 | Let There Be Light: The Odyssey of Dark Star · as Himself (archival Footage) |
| 2007 | Moebius Redux: A Life in Pictures · as Self |
| 2003 | The Beast Within: The Making of 'Alien' · as Self |
| 2002 | The 'Alien' Saga · as Self |
| 2001 | Alien Evolution · as Self |
| 1999 | The Alien Legacy · as Self |
| 1990 | The Horror Hall of Fame · as Self |
| 1986 | Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors · as Self |
| 1974 | Dark StarOn Plex |
| 2025 | Alien: Earth · as Other |
| 2024 | Alien: Romulus · as Characters |
| 2019 | Alien: Alone · as Characters |
| 2019 | Alien: Harvest · as Characters |
| 2019 | Alien: Ore · as Characters |
| 2019 | Alien: Night Shift · as Characters |
| 2019 | Alien: Specimen · as Characters |
| 2019 | Alien: Containment · as Characters |
| 2019 | Alien: Isolation · as Characters |
| 2017 | Alien: Covenant · as Characters |
| 2012 | Total Recall · as Screenstory |
| 2012 | Prometheus · as Characters |
| 2007 | Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem · as Characters |
| 2004 | Alien vs. Predator · as Screenstory |
| 1997 | Alien: Resurrection · as Characters |
| 1992 | Alien³ · as Characters |
| 1986 | Aliens · as Characters |
| 1984 | Blue Thunder · as Story |
| 1981 | Heavy Metal · as Original Story |
| 1979 | Alien · as Story |
| 1974 | Dark Star · as Production DesignOn Plex |
Alien: Nightmare · as Based On Characters Created By |