Cast & creator
Ronald Shusett
Best known for Alien, Alien, Alien: Covenant
Ronald Shusett (born June 1935) is an American screenwriter and film producer, best known for his works in the science fiction genre. He wrote the original story for Alien (1979) with Dan O'Bannon and later Alien vs. Predator (2004). In 1974, he was the first to option the Philip K. Dick short story, "We Can Remember It for You Wholesale", that became the basis of the film Total Recall.
Also known as: Ron Shusett
42
film credits
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television credits
7
1974–2025 · acting roles
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Across film & television
Filmography (45)
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Alien
Executive Producer
1979Alien
Story
1979
Alien: Covenant
Characters
2017
Alien: Romulus
Characters
2024
Biography
Self
1987
Alien: Earth
Other
2025
Aliens
Characters
1986
Minority Report
Executive Producer
2002
Total Recall
Screenstory
2012
Total Recall
Producer
1990Total 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
Screenstory
2004AVP: Alien vs. Predator
Characters
2004
Above the Law
Screenplay
1988
King Kong Lives
Story
1986King Kong Lives
Screenplay
1986King Kong Lives
Executive Producer
1986
Freejack
Producer
1992Freejack
Screenplay
1992Freejack
Screenstory
1992
Alien: Isolation - The Digital Series
Characters
2019
Dead & Buried
Screenplay
1981Dead & Buried
Producer
1981
Alien: Containment
Characters
2019
Bleeders
Writer
1997
Memory: The Origins of Alien
Self
2019
The Beast Within: Making Alien
Self
2003
The Final Terror
Screenplay
1983
Alien: Specimen
Characters
2019
Tales from the Script
Self
2009Untitled Alien: Romulus Sequel
Characters
Alien: Alone
Characters
2019
The Alien Legacy
Self
1999
The Alien Saga
Self
2002
Phobia
Story
1980
Alien: Night Shift
Characters
2019
Alien: Ore
Characters
2019
Alien: Harvest
Characters
2019
W
Story
1974
Imagining 'Total Recall'
Self
2001