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
(1979)
Story and Screenplay
Alien: Covenant
(2017)
Characters
Total Recall
(2012)
Screenstory
Total Recall
(1990)
Screenplay
Prometheus
(2012)
Characters
Alien³
(1992)
Characters
Alien Resurrection
(1997)
Characters
Aliens
(1986)
Characters
Aliens vs Predator: Requiem
(2007)
Characters
The Return of the Living Dead
(1985)
Screenplay
AVP: Alien vs. Predator
(2004)
Screenplay and Author
Alien: Romulus
(2024)
Characters
Lifeforce
(1985)
Screenplay
Invaders from Mars
(1986)
Screenplay
Screamers
(1995)
Screenplay
Dead & Buried
(1981)
Screenplay
Full Filmography
Writing
Good Morning, Dan
(1968)
Writer
Blood Bath
(1969)
Writer
Dark Star
(1974)
Screenplay
Alien
(1979)
Story and Screenplay
Dead & Buried
(1981)
Screenplay
Blue Thunder
(1983)
Screenplay
The Return of the Living Dead
(1985)
Screenplay
Lifeforce
(1985)
Screenplay
Invaders from Mars
(1986)
Screenplay
Aliens
(1986)
Characters
Total Recall
(1990)
Screenplay
Alien³
(1992)
Characters
Aliens: Ride at the Speed of Fright
(1994)
Characters
Screamers
(1995)
Screenplay
Bleeders
(1997)
Writer
Alien Resurrection
(1997)
Characters
AVP: Alien vs. Predator
(2004)
Screenplay and Author
Aliens vs Predator: Requiem
(2007)
Characters
Total Recall
(2012)
Screenstory
Prometheus
(2012)
Characters
Shock Value: The Movie — How Dan O’Bannon and Some USC Outsiders Helped Invent Modern Horror
(2014)
Writer
Alien: Covenant
(2017)
Characters
Alien: Ore
(2019)
Characters
Alien: Alone
(2019)
Characters
Alien: Night Shift
(2019)
Characters
Alien: Containment
(2019)
Characters
Alien: Specimen
(2019)
Characters
Alien: Harvest
(2019)
Characters
Alien: Romulus
(2024)
Characters
Acting
Good Morning, Dan
(1968)
Judson's Release
(1971)
Breather
Dark Star
(1974)
Sgt. Pinback alias Bill Fruge
Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors
(1986)
Self
Area 51: The Alien Interview
(1997)
Alien Interviewer
The Alien Legacy
(1999)
Self
Return of the Living Dead: Designing the Dead
(2002)
Self
The Beast Within: Making Alien
(2003)
Self
Dan O'Bannon: Crafting Fear
(2003)
Ride with the Angels: Making 'Blue Thunder'
(2006)
Self
Moebius Redux: A Life in Pictures
(2007)
Self
Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001
(2007)
Self
In Search of Moebius
(2007)
Himself
Let There Be Light: The Odyssey of Dark Star
(2010)
Himself (Archival Footage)
More Brains! A Return to the Living Dead
(2011)
Himself
Jodorowsky's Dune
(2013)
Self (voice) (archive footage)
Memory: The Origins of Alien
(2019)
Self (archival footage)
AGFA MYSTERY MIXTAPE #1
(2020)
Self
Directing
Good Morning, Dan
(1968)
Director
Blood Bath
(1969)
Director
The Return of the Living Dead
(1985)
Director
The Resurrected
(1991)
Director
Editing
Crew
Art