Dan O'Bannon

★ Writing #187

1946 - 2009 (age 63) • Writing

Born: 9/30/1946 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Died: 12/17/2009 (age 63)

Known for: Writing

Dan O'Bannon

★ Writing #187

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

Alien

82%

Story

1979

Prometheus

66%

Characters

2012

Aliens

80%

Characters

1986

Alien: Covenant

62%

Characters

2017

Total Recall

73%

Screenplay

1990

Alien³

64%

Characters

1992

Total Recall

60%

Screenstory

2012

Alien Resurrection

62%

Characters

1997

Alien: Earth

73%

Other

2025

Alien: Romulus

72%

Characters

2024

The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault

(archive footage)

2020

AGFA Mystery Mixtape #1

80%

Self

2020

Alien: Ore

62%

Characters

2019

Alien: Specimen

61%

Characters

2019

Alien: Harvest

65%

Characters

2019

Alien: Night Shift

60%

Characters

2019

Alien: Containment

61%

Characters

2019

Alien: Alone

62%

Characters

2019

Alien: Isolation - The Digital Series

71%

Characters

2019

Alien: Covenant

62%

Characters

2017

Shock Value: The Movie — How Dan O’Bannon and Some USC Outsiders Helped Invent Modern Horror

Writer

2014

Jodorowsky's Dune

78%

Self - V/FX Artist (voice) (archive footage)

2013

Total Recall

60%

Screenstory

2012

Prometheus

66%

Characters

2012

More Brains! A Return to the Living Dead

74%

Himself

2011

Let There Be Light: The Odyssey of Dark Star

48%

Himself (Archival Footage)

2010

Aliens vs Predator: Requiem

52%

Characters

2007

Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001

60%

Self

2007

Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001

62%

Self

2007

Moebius Redux: A Life in Pictures

66%

Self

2007

Ride with the Angels: Making 'Blue Thunder'

Self

2006

AVP: Alien vs. Predator

60%

Characters

2004

AVP: Alien vs. Predator

60%

Screenstory

2004

The Beast Within: Making Alien

82%

Self

2003

Dan O'Bannon: Crafting Fear

100%

2003

The Alien Saga

63%

Self

2002