Person Details

Birthday:

Aliases: Daniel Thomas O'Bannon , Daniel O'Bannon

Gender: Male

Place of birth: St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Homepage:

Movie Involvements: 56

TV Involvements: 4


Most Famous Work

Biography

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).

Most Famous Work

Alien: Earth
Average
7

Alien: Earth

(2025) Other
Alien: Romulus
Average
7

Alien: Romulus

(2024) Characters
Alien
Average
8

Alien

(1979) Other
Prometheus
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7

Prometheus

(2012) Characters
Aliens
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8

Aliens

(1986) Characters
Alien: Covenant
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6

Alien: Covenant

(2017) Characters
Alien Resurrection
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6

Alien Resurrection

(1997) Characters
Alien³
Average
6

Alien³

(1992) Characters

Acting

Writing

Year Role Movie/Tv
2025 Other
2024 Characters
2019 Characters
Characters
Characters
Characters
Characters
Characters
Characters
2017 Characters
2014 Writer
2012 Screenstory
Characters
2007 Characters
2004 Characters
Screenstory
1997 Characters
Writer
1995 Screenplay
1992 Characters
1990 Screenplay
Screenstory
1986 Characters
Screenplay
1985 Screenplay
Screenplay
1984 Writer
Story
1983 Screenplay
1981 Original Story
Story
Screenplay
1979 Story
Screenplay
1974 Screenplay
1969 Writer
1968 Writer
Characters
Year Role Movie/Tv

Directing

Crew

Year Role Movie/Tv
1979 Other
1974 Special Effects
Year Role Movie/Tv

Editing

Year Role Movie/Tv
1974 Editor
1968 Editor
Year Role Movie/Tv

Art

Year Role Movie/Tv
1974 Production Design
Year Role Movie/Tv

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