Sep 30, 1946 - St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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).
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| Movie | 2003 | Dan O'Bannon: Crafting Fear | ||
| Movie | 1974 | Dark Star | Sgt. Pinback alias Bill Fruge | |
| Movie | 2011 | More Brains! A Return to the Living Dead | Himself | |
| Movie | 2007 | In Search of Moebius | Himself | |
| Movie | 2007 | Moebius Redux: A Life in Pictures | Self | |
| Movie | 2006 | Ride with the Angels: Making 'Blue Thunder' | Self | |
| Movie | 1997 | Area 51: The Alien Interview | Alien Interviewer | |
| Movie | 2002 | The Alien Saga | Self | |
| Movie | 1986 | Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors | Self | |
| Movie | 2007 | Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001 | Self | |
| Movie | 2003 | The Beast Within: Making Alien | Self | |
| Movie | 2010 | Let There Be Light: The Odyssey of Dark Star | Himself (Archival Footage) | |
| Movie | 2020 | AGFA MYSTERY MIXTAPE #1 | Self | |
| Movie | 1999 | The Alien Legacy | Self | |
| Movie | 2002 | Return of the Living Dead: Designing the Dead | Self | |
| Movie | 1971 | Judson's Release | Breather | |
| Movie | 1968 | Good Morning, Dan | ||
| Movie | 2013 | Jodorowsky's Dune | Self (voice) (archive footage) | |
| Movie | 2020 | The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault | (archive footage) |
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| Movie | 1974 | Dark Star | Special Effects | Crew |
| Movie | 1974 | Dark Star | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 1974 | Dark Star | Editor | Editing |
| Movie | 1990 | Total Recall | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 1985 | The Return of the Living Dead | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1985 | The Return of the Living Dead | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 1991 | The Resurrected | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1981 | Dead & Buried | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 1986 | Invaders from Mars | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 2019 | Alien: Containment | Characters | Writing |
| Movie | 1985 | Lifeforce | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 2019 | Alien: Alone | Characters | Writing |
| Movie | 2019 | Alien: Night Shift | Characters | Writing |
| Movie | 2019 | Alien: Harvest | Characters | Writing |
| Movie | 2019 | Alien: Specimen | Characters | Writing |
| Movie | 1995 | Screamers | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 1983 | Blue Thunder | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 2012 | Total Recall | Screenstory | Writing |
| Movie | 1997 | Bleeders | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 1974 | Dark Star | Production Design | Art |
| Movie | 2014 | Shock Value: The Movie — How Dan O’Bannon and Some USC Outsiders Helped Invent Modern Horror | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 2007 | Aliens vs Predator: Requiem | Characters | Writing |
| Movie | 2024 | Alien: Romulus | Characters | Writing |
| Movie | 2017 | Alien: Covenant | Characters | Writing |
| Movie | 1979 | Alien | Story | Writing |
| Movie | 1979 | Alien | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 2004 | AVP: Alien vs. Predator | Characters | Writing |
| Movie | 2004 | AVP: Alien vs. Predator | Screenstory | Writing |
| Movie | 1990 | Total Recall | Screenstory | Writing |
| Movie | 2012 | Prometheus | Characters | Writing |
| Movie | 1986 | Aliens | Characters | Writing |
| Movie | 1997 | Alien Resurrection | Characters | Writing |
| Movie | 2019 | Alien: Ore | Characters | Writing |
| Movie | 1968 | Good Morning, Dan | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 1968 | Good Morning, Dan | Editor | Editing |
| Movie | 1969 | Blood Bath | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1969 | Blood Bath | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 1968 | Good Morning, Dan | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1981 | Heavy Metal | Original Story | Writing |
| Movie | 1981 | Heavy Metal | Story | Writing |
| Movie | N/A | Untitled Alien: Romulus Sequel | Characters | Writing |
| Movie | 1992 | Alien³ | Characters | Writing |
| TV Show | 1984 | Blue Thunder | Writer | Writing |
| TV Show | 2019 | Alien: Isolation – The Digital Series | Characters | Writing |
| TV Show | 1984 | Blue Thunder | Story | Writing |
| TV Show | 2025 | Alien: Earth | Other | Writing |
