Dan O'Bannon
American film director, screenwriter, actor (1946-2009) · United States · On the map · Directors · Died at 63
Daniel Thomas O'Bannon was an American film screenwriter, director and visual effects supervisor, most closely associated with the science fiction and horror genres.
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A typical day, 30 days to 6 November 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 104 days, one point a day.
Something wrong?A life in dates
2009Died17 December 20092007
Moebius Redux: A Life in PicturesFilm2004
AVP: Alien vs. PredatorFilm, Writer2002
Return of the Living Dead: Designing the DeadFilm1997
Area 51: The Alien InterviewFilm, Alien Interviewer1995
ScreamersFilm, Writer1990
Total RecallFilm, Writer1987Hugo Award for Best Dramatic PresentationAward1985Inkpot AwardAward
LifeforceFilm, 1985Writer1984
Blue ThunderSeries, Writer1981
Dead & BuriedFilm, Writer1980Hugo Award for Best Dramatic PresentationAward1979
AlienFilm, Writer1971
Judson's ReleaseFilm, Breather1968
Good Morning, DanFilm, Director, Writer1946Born30 September 1946
Moebius Redux: A Life in PicturesFilm2004AVP: Alien vs. PredatorFilm, Writer2002Return of the Living Dead: Designing the DeadFilm1997Area 51: The Alien InterviewFilm, Alien Interviewer1995ScreamersFilm, Writer1990Total RecallFilm, Writer1987Hugo Award for Best Dramatic PresentationAward1985Inkpot AwardAwardLifeforceFilm, 1985Writer1984Blue ThunderSeries, Writer1981Dead & BuriedFilm, Writer1980Hugo Award for Best Dramatic PresentationAward1979AlienFilm, Writer1971Judson's ReleaseFilm, Breather1968Good Morning, DanFilm, Director, Writer1946Born30 September 1946People around Dan
Close ties
Ronald Shusett Produced Alien, Dead & Buried and Total Recall
Tobe Hooper Directed Lifeforce and Invaders from Mars
Walter Hill Produced Alien and AVP: Alien vs. Predator
Menahem Golan Produced Lifeforce and Invaders from Mars
Yoram Globus Produced Lifeforce and Invaders from Mars- David Giler Produced Alien and AVP: Alien vs. Predator
James Karen Dan directed The Return of the Living Dead (1985)
Tom Woodruff Jr. Dan wrote Aliens (1986)
Sigourney Weaver Dan wrote Aliens (1986), also in Alien (1979)
Ridley Scott Directed Alien (1979)
Paul Verhoeven Directed Total Recall (1990)
Lance Henriksen Dan wrote Aliens (1986)
John Badham Directed Blue Thunder (1983)
Clu Gulager Dan directed The Return of the Living Dead (1986)
Linnea Quigley Dan directed The Return of the Living Dead (1986)
Roy Dupuis Dan wrote Screamers (1995)
Andrew G. Vajna Produced Total Recall (1990)
Debbie Lee Carrington Dan wrote Total Recall (1990)
Miguel A. Núñez Dan directed The Return of the Living Dead (1986)- Jackie Burroughs Also in Heavy Metal and Bleeders
Christian Duguay Directed Screamers (1995)
Ian Whyte Dan wrote Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem (2008)- Christopher Allport Dan wrote Dead & Buried (1981)
Leni Parker Dan wrote Screamers (1996)
Known for
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Alien 1979
Jodorowsky's Dune 2013
The Return of the Living Dead 1985
Heavy Metal 1981
Dead & Buried 1981
Also in Deutsch
Filmography 35
68 credits on file
Television 1
Media & music
Photos 1
Awards
About this person
Country
United States
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1946 to 2009 · aged 63
