Dan O'Bannon

Career Overview

Dan O'Bannon has 60 screen credits in a career dating back to 1968. Their work spans 10 cinematic universes — most prominently Alien with 9 titles. Signature works include Alien, Alien: Earth, Alien: Romulus. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For: Writing
Gender: male
Known Credits: 60
Birth Date: 1946-09-30
Birth Place: St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Known For

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 10 universes

Alien (9 titles)
Alien: Romulus Collection (2 titles)
Prometheus Collection (2 titles)
Total Recall (2 titles)
Predator (2 titles)
AVP Collection (2 titles)
Screamers Collection (1 titles)
Invaders from Mars Series (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

Sigourney Weaver (2 collaborations)
Ian Holm (2 collaborations)
Michael Fassbender (2 collaborations)
Guy Pearce (2 collaborations)
Noomi Rapace (2 collaborations)
Tom Skerritt (1 collaborations)
Veronica Cartwright (1 collaborations)
Harry Dean Stanton (1 collaborations)
John Hurt (1 collaborations)
Yaphet Kotto (1 collaborations)

Credits

writing (31 credits)
- Untitled Alien: Romulus Sequel
  characters
  
  writing
  
  2026
- Alien: Earth
  other
  
  writing
  
  - The Real Monsters (2025) ... other writing
  
  - Emergence (2025) ... other writing
  
  - The Fly (2025) ... other writing
  
  - In Space, No One... (2025) ... other writing
  
  - Observation (2025) ... other writing
  
  2025
- Alien: Romulus
  characters
  
  writing
  
  2024
- Alien: Ore
  characters
  
  writing
  
  2019
- Alien: Specimen
  characters
  
  writing
  
  2019
- Alien: Harvest
  characters
  
  writing
  
  2019
- Alien: Night Shift
  characters
  
  writing
  
  2019
- Alien: Alone
  characters
  
  writing
  
  2019
- Alien: Containment
  characters
  
  writing
  
  2019
- Alien: Covenant
  characters
  
  writing
  
  2017
- Shock Value: The Movie - How Dan O’Bannon and Some USC Outsiders Helped Invent Modern Horror
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2014
- Total Recall
  screenstory
  
  writing
  
  2012
- Prometheus
  characters
  
  writing
  
  2012
- Aliens vs Predator: Requiem
  characters
  
  writing
  
  2007
- AVP: Alien vs. Predator
  screenstory
  
  writing
  
  2004
- Alien Resurrection
  characters
  
  writing
  
  1997
- Bleeders
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1997
- Screamers
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  1995
- Alien³
  characters
  
  writing
  
  1992
- Total Recall
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  1990
- Aliens
  characters
  
  writing
  
  1986
- Invaders from Mars
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  1986
- Lifeforce
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  1985
- The Return of the Living Dead
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  1985
- Blue Thunder
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  1983
- Heavy Metal
  original story
  
  writing
  
  1981
- Dead & Buried
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  1981
- Alien
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  1979
- Dark Star
  original story
  
  writing
  
  1974
- Blood Bath
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1969
- Good Morning, Dan
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1968
actors (20 credits)
- The AckerMonster Chronicles!
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2026
- The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
  (archive footage)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2020
- AGFA Mystery Mixtape #1
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2020
- Jodorowsky's Dune
  Self - V/FX Artist (voice) (archive footage)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2013
- More Brains! A Return to the Living Dead
  Himself
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2011
- Let There Be Light: The Odyssey of Dark Star
  Himself (Archival Footage)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2010
- Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2007
- Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2007
- Moebius Redux: A Life in Pictures
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2007
- Ride with the Angels: Making 'Blue Thunder'
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2006
- The Beast Within: Making Alien
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2003
- Dan O'Bannon: Crafting Fear
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2003
- The Alien Saga
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2002
- Return of the Living Dead: Designing the Dead
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2002
- The Alien Legacy
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1999
- Area 51: The Alien Interview
  Alien Interviewer
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1997
- Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1986
- Dark Star
  Sgt. Pinback alias Bill Fruge
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1974
- Judson's Release
  Breather
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1971
- Good Morning, Dan
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1968
directing (4 credits)
- The Resurrected
  director
  
  directing
  
  1991
- The Return of the Living Dead
  director
  
  directing
  
  1985
- Blood Bath
  director
  
  directing
  
  1969
- Good Morning, Dan
  director
  
  directing
  
  1968
crew (2 credits)
- Alien
  other
  
  crew
  
  1979
- Dark Star
  special effects
  
  crew
  
  1974
art (1 credits)
- Dark Star
  production design
  
  art
  
  1974
editing (2 credits)
- Dark Star
  editor
  
  editing
  
  1974
- Good Morning, Dan
  editor
  
  editing
  
  1968