Dan O'Bannon
Writing · Special Effects · Editor · Screenplay
Born Sep 30, 1946 · St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Active 1968–2009
Daniel Thomas "Dan" O'Bannon (September 30, 1946 – December 17, 2009) was an American screenwriter and director of science fiction and horror films.
Filmography
Alien: Earth (2025) — OtherAlien (1979) — Story · Screenplay · OtherAliens (1986) — CharactersTotal Recall (1990) — Screenplay · ScreenstoryPrometheus (2012) — CharactersAlien: Romulus (2024) — CharactersAlien: Covenant (2017) — CharactersAlien³ (1992) — CharactersThe Return of the Living Dead (1985) — Screenplay · DirectorAlien Resurrection (1997) — CharactersTotal Recall (2012) — ScreenstoryAVP: Alien vs. Predator (2004) — Screenstory · CharactersHeavy Metal (1981) — Original Story · StoryAliens vs Predator: Requiem (2007) — CharactersLifeforce (1985) — ScreenplayScreamers (1995) — ScreenplayBlue Thunder (1983) — ScreenplayDark Star (1974) — Sgt. Pinback alias Bill Fruge · Special Effects · Editor · Screenplay · Production Design · Original StoryDead & Buried (1981) — ScreenplayBlue Thunder (1984) — Writer · StoryInvaders from Mars (1986) — ScreenplayThe Resurrected (1991) — DirectorAlien: Specimen (2019) — CharactersAlien: Harvest (2019) — Characters