Cast & creator
Dan O'Bannon
Best known for Alien, Alien, Alien
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).
Also known as: Daniel Thomas O'Bannon, Daniel O'Bannon
64
film credits
4
television credits
20
1968–2025 · acting roles
6.5
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (68)
Showing 68 of 68 credits
Alien
Story
1979Alien
Screenplay
1979Alien
Other
1979
Alien: Covenant
Characters
2017
Alien: Romulus
Characters
2024
Alien: Earth
Other
2025
Aliens
Characters
1986
Total Recall
Screenstory
2012
Total Recall
Screenplay
1990Total Recall
Screenstory
1990
Alien Resurrection
Characters
1997
Prometheus
Characters
2012
Aliens vs Predator: Requiem
Characters
2007
Alien³
Characters
1992
AVP: Alien vs. Predator
Characters
2004AVP: Alien vs. Predator
Screenstory
2004
Blue Thunder
Writer
1984Blue Thunder
Story
1984
The Return of the Living Dead
Screenplay
1985The Return of the Living Dead
Director
1985
Lifeforce
Screenplay
1985
Blue Thunder
Screenplay
1983
Heavy Metal
Original Story
1981Heavy Metal
Story
1981
The Resurrected
Director
1991
Dark Star
Sgt. Pinback alias Bill Fruge
1974Dark Star
Special Effects
1974Dark Star
Editor
1974Dark Star
Screenplay
1974Dark Star
Production Design
1974Dark Star
Original Story
1974
Invaders from Mars
Screenplay
1986
Screamers
Screenplay
1995
Alien: Isolation - The Digital Series
Characters
2019
Dead & Buried
Screenplay
1981
Jodorowsky's Dune
Self - V/FX Artist (voice) (archive footage)
2013
Alien: Containment
Characters
2019
Bleeders
Writer
1997
Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001
Self
2007
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
(archive footage)
2020
The Beast Within: Making Alien
Self
2003
More Brains! A Return to the Living Dead
Himself
2011
Alien: Specimen
Characters
2019Untitled Alien: Romulus Sequel
Characters
Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors
Self
1986
Alien: Alone
Characters
2019
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #1
Self
2020
The Alien Legacy
Self
1999
Moebius Redux: A Life in Pictures
Self
2007
The Alien Saga
Self
2002
Blood Bath
Writer
1969Blood Bath
Director
1969
Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001
Self
2007
Area 51: The Alien Interview
Alien Interviewer
1997
Let There Be Light: The Odyssey of Dark Star
Himself (Archival Footage)
2010
Alien: Night Shift
Characters
2019Ride with the Angels: Making 'Blue Thunder'
Self
2006
Alien: Ore
Characters
2019
Good Morning, Dan
1968Good Morning, Dan
Writer
1968Good Morning, Dan
Director
1968Good Morning, Dan
Editor
1968
Alien: Harvest
Characters
2019
Dan O'Bannon: Crafting Fear
2003Shock Value: The Movie — How Dan O’Bannon and Some USC Outsiders Helped Invent Modern Horror
Writer
2014The AckerMonster Chronicles!
Return of the Living Dead: Designing the Dead
Self
2002
Judson's Release
Breather
1971