Dan O'Bannon

Personal Info

Know For

Writing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1946-09-30 (63 years old)

Deathday

2009-12-17

Place of Birth

St. Louis, Missouri, USA

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).

Production

1974

Dark Star

as Special Effects

1974

Dark Star

as Editor

1974

Dark Star

as Screenplay

1990

Total Recall

as Screenplay

1991

The Resurrected

as Director

1981

Dead & Buried

as Screenplay

1986

Invaders from Mars

as Screenplay

2019

Alien: Specimen

as Characters

2019

Alien: Night Shift

as Characters

2019

Alien: Containment

as Characters

1985

Lifeforce

as Screenplay

2019

Alien: Alone

as Characters

2019

Alien: Harvest

as Characters

1995

Screamers

as Screenplay

1983

Blue Thunder

as Screenplay

2012

Total Recall

as Screenstory

1997

Bleeders

as Writer

1974

Dark Star

as Production Design

2024

Alien: Romulus

as Characters

2017

Alien: Covenant

as Characters

1979

Alien

as Story

1979

Alien

as Screenplay

2004

2004

1990

Total Recall

as Screenstory

1997

Alien Resurrection

as Characters

1986

Aliens

as Characters

2012

Prometheus

as Characters

1992

Alien³

as Characters

2019

Alien: Ore

as Characters

1968

1969

Blood Bath

as Writer

1968

1968

1969

Blood Bath

as Director

1981

Heavy Metal

as Original Story

1981

Heavy Metal

as Story

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