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Dan O'Bannon

Birthday: Sep 30, 1946 Date of death: Dec 17, 2009
Place of birth: 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).

Known for

Alien: Romulus
Alien: Romulus (2024)
7.17
Characters
Total Recall
Total Recall (1990)
7.3
Screenplay
Total Recall
Total Recall (2012)
6.02
Screenstory
Lifeforce
Lifeforce (1985)
6.26
Screenplay
The Return of the Living Dead
The Return of the Living Dead (1985)
7.14
Director
Blue Thunder
Blue Thunder (1983)
6.17
Screenplay
Dark Star
Dark Star (1974)
5.94
Production Design
Dark Star
Dark Star (1974)
5.94
Sgt. Pinback alias Bill Fruge
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As an actor

Memory: The Origins of Alien
Memory: The Origins of Alien (2019)
Self (archival footage)
Jodorowsky's Dune
Jodorowsky's Dune (2013)
Self (voice) (archive footage)
More Brains! A Return to the Living Dead
More Brains! A Return to the Living Dead (2011)
Himself
The Beast Within: Making Alien
The Beast Within: Making Alien (2003)
Self
Dark Star
Dark Star (1974)
Sgt. Pinback alias Bill Fruge
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Movie crew

Alien: Romulus
Alien: Romulus (2024)
Characters
Alien: Specimen
Alien: Specimen (2019)
Characters
Alien: Containment
Alien: Containment (2019)
Characters
Alien: Harvest
Alien: Harvest (2019)
Characters
Alien: Night Shift
Alien: Night Shift (2019)
Characters
Alien: Alone
Alien: Alone (2019)
Characters
Total Recall
Total Recall (2012)
Screenstory
Screamers
Screamers (1995)
Screenplay
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