Dan O'Bannon

Sep 30, 1946 - Dec 17, 2009 (63 years old) in 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

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Dark Star

Sgt. Pinback alias Bill Fruge

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Jodorowsky's Dune

Self (voice) (archive footage)

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The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault

Self

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Memory: The Origins of Alien

Self (archival footage)

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Moebius Redux: A Life in Pictures

Self

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The Alien Saga

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Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors

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More Brains! A Return to the Living Dead

Himself

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Judson's Release

Breather

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The Beast Within: Making Alien

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Credits

The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault 2025

Self

★ NR
AGFA MYSTERY MIXTAPE #1 2020

Self

★ 8
Memory: The Origins of Alien 2019

Self (archival footage)

★ 6.3
Jodorowsky's Dune 2013

Self (voice) (archive footage)

★ 7.8
More Brains! A Return to the Living Dead 2011

Himself

★ 7.6
Let There Be Light: The Odyssey of Dark Star 2010

Himself (Archival Footage)

★ 4.6
Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001 2007

Self

★ 6
In Search of Moebius 2007

Himself

★ 10
Moebius Redux: A Life in Pictures 2007

Self

★ 6.6
Ride with the Angels: Making 'Blue Thunder' 2006

Self

★ NR
The Beast Within: Making Alien 2003

Self

★ 8.2
Dan O'Bannon: Crafting Fear 2003

★ NR
The Alien Saga 2002

Self

★ 6.6
Return of the Living Dead: Designing the Dead 2002

Self

★ NR
The Alien Legacy 1999

Self

★ 6.9
Area 51: The Alien Interview 1997

Alien Interviewer

★ 3.5
Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors 1986

Self

★ 6.2
Dark Star 1974

Sgt. Pinback alias Bill Fruge

★ 6
Judson's Release 1971

Breather

★ NR
Good Morning, Dan 1968

★ NR

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