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Dan O'Bannon

Bio: 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)
Born: Mon, Sep 30 1946
Birthplace: St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Death: Thu, Dec 17 2009
Dan O'Bannon is 63 years old
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Poster of Alien: Romulus
Alien: Romulus
Dan O'Bannon would have been no older than 63 in Alien: Romulus as 'Characters'.
Movie Released: Tue, Aug 13 2024
Poster of Alien: Ore
Alien: Ore
Dan O'Bannon would have been no older than 63 in Alien: Ore as 'Characters'.
Movie Released: Sat, Mar 30 2019
Poster of Alien: Specimen
Alien: Specimen
Dan O'Bannon would have been no older than 63 in Alien: Specimen as 'Characters'.
Movie Released: Sat, Mar 30 2019
Poster of Alien: Harvest
Alien: Harvest
Dan O'Bannon would have been no older than 63 in Alien: Harvest as 'Characters'.
Movie Released: Fri, Mar 15 2019
Poster of Alien: Alone
Alien: Alone
Dan O'Bannon would have been no older than 63 in Alien: Alone as 'Characters'.
Movie Released: Fri, Mar 15 2019
Poster of Alien: Night Shift
Alien: Night Shift
Dan O'Bannon would have been no older than 63 in Alien: Night Shift as 'Characters'.
Movie Released: Fri, Mar 15 2019
Poster of Alien: Containment
Alien: Containment
Dan O'Bannon would have been no older than 63 in Alien: Containment as 'Characters'.
Movie Released: Fri, Mar 15 2019
Poster of Alien: Covenant
Alien: Covenant
Dan O'Bannon would have been no older than 63 in Alien: Covenant as 'Characters'.
Movie Released: Tue, May 09 2017
Poster of Shock Value: The Movie — How Dan O’Bannon and Some USC Outsiders Helped Invent Modern Horror
Shock Value: The Movie — How Dan O’Bannon and Some USC Outsiders Helped Invent Modern Horror
Dan O'Bannon would have been no older than 63 in Shock Value: The Movie — How Dan O’Bannon and Some USC Outsiders Helped Invent Modern Horror as 'Writer'.
Movie Released: Fri, Oct 10 2014
Poster of Total Recall
Total Recall
Dan O'Bannon would have been no older than 63 in Total Recall as 'Screenstory'.
Movie Released: Thu, Aug 02 2012
Poster of Prometheus
Prometheus
Dan O'Bannon would have been no older than 63 in Prometheus as 'Characters'.
Movie Released: Wed, May 30 2012
Poster of Aliens vs Predator: Requiem
Aliens vs Predator: Requiem
Dan O'Bannon was 61 in Aliens vs Predator: Requiem as 'Characters'.
Movie Released: Tue, Dec 25 2007
Poster of AVP: Alien vs. Predator
AVP: Alien vs. Predator
Dan O'Bannon was 57 in AVP: Alien vs. Predator as 'Screenstory, Characters'.
Movie Released: Thu, Aug 12 2004
Poster of Alien Resurrection
Alien Resurrection
Dan O'Bannon was 51 in Alien Resurrection as 'Characters'.
Movie Released: Wed, Nov 12 1997
Poster of Bleeders
Bleeders
Dan O'Bannon was 50 in Bleeders as 'Writer'.
Movie Released: Thu, Jul 31 1997
Poster of Screamers
Screamers
Dan O'Bannon was 48 in Screamers as 'Screenplay'.
Movie Released: Fri, Sep 08 1995
Poster of Alien³
Alien³
Dan O'Bannon was 45 in Alien³ as 'Characters'.
Movie Released: Fri, May 22 1992
Poster of The Resurrected
The Resurrected
Dan O'Bannon was 45 in The Resurrected as 'Director'.
Movie Released: Sun, Oct 06 1991
Poster of Total Recall
Total Recall
Dan O'Bannon was 43 in Total Recall as 'Screenplay, Screenstory'.
Movie Released: Fri, Jun 01 1990
Poster of Aliens
Aliens
Dan O'Bannon was 39 in Aliens as 'Characters'.
Movie Released: Fri, Jul 18 1986
Poster of Invaders from Mars
Invaders from Mars
Dan O'Bannon was 39 in Invaders from Mars as 'Screenplay'.
Movie Released: Fri, Jun 06 1986
Poster of Lifeforce
Lifeforce
Dan O'Bannon was 38 in Lifeforce as 'Screenplay'.
Movie Released: Fri, Jun 21 1985
Poster of The Return of the Living Dead
The Return of the Living Dead
Dan O'Bannon was 38 in The Return of the Living Dead as 'Screenplay, Director'.
Movie Released: Thu, Apr 25 1985
Poster of Blue Thunder
Blue Thunder
Dan O'Bannon was 36 in Blue Thunder as 'Screenplay'.
Movie Released: Sat, Feb 05 1983
Poster of Heavy Metal
Heavy Metal
Dan O'Bannon was 34 in Heavy Metal as 'Original Story, Story'.
Movie Released: Fri, Aug 07 1981
Poster of Dead & Buried
Dead & Buried
Dan O'Bannon was 34 in Dead & Buried as 'Screenplay'.
Movie Released: Fri, May 29 1981
Poster of Alien
Alien
Dan O'Bannon was 32 in Alien as 'Story, Screenplay'.
Movie Released: Fri, May 25 1979
Poster of Dark Star
Dark Star
Dan O'Bannon was 28 in Dark Star as 'Special Effects, Editor, Screenplay, Production Design, Original Story'.
Movie Released: Wed, Jan 15 1975
Poster of Blood Bath
Blood Bath
Dan O'Bannon was 22 in Blood Bath as 'Director, Writer'.
Movie Released: Wed, Jan 01 1969
Poster of Good Morning, Dan
Good Morning, Dan
Dan O'Bannon was 21 in Good Morning, Dan as 'Director, Writer, Editor'.
Movie Released: Mon, Jan 01 1968

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Poster of Alien: Isolation – The Digital Series
Alien: Isolation – The Digital Series
Dan O'Bannon would have been no older than 63 in Alien: Isolation – The Digital Series as 'Characters'.
TV Show Released: First Air Date
Thu, Feb 28 2019
Poster of Blue Thunder
Blue Thunder
Dan O'Bannon was 37+ in Blue Thunder as 'Writer'.
TV Show Released: First Air Date
Fri, Jan 06 1984