FILM DIRECTOR

Dan O'Bannon

1946 - 2009

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Daniel Thomas O'Bannon (September 30, 1946 – December 17, 2009) was an American film screenwriter, director and visual effects supervisor, most closely associated in the science fiction and horror genres. O'Bannon wrote the screenplay for Alien, adapted from a story he wrote with Ronald Shusett. He also wrote and directed the cult horror comedy The Return of the Living Dead. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Dan O'Bannon has received more than 1,320,401 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Dan O'Bannon is the 727th most popular film director (down from 657th in 2019), the 4,619th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,325th in 2019) and the 181st most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Dan O'Bannon ranks 727 out of 2,041. Before him are Corey Yuen, Maurice Tourneur, Jack Arnold, Emile Ardolino, Clyde Geronimi, and Alexei Uchitel. After him are Rudolph Maté, Hans Hass, Mohsen Makhmalbaf, Konrad Wolf, Jaromil Jireš, and Pupi Avati.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Dan O'Bannon ranks 349. Before him are Debbi Wilkes, Dieter Herzog, Barry Hulshoff, Carmine Appice, Óscar Berger, and Christopher Hampton. After him are Sher Bahadur Deuba, Joel Camargo, Paul Alexander, Milena Canonero, Joseph Sifakis, and Ian McDonald. Among people deceased in 2009, Dan O'Bannon ranks 169. Before him are David Eddings, Yukio Endo, Helen Levitt, Zequinha, František Veselý, and Chuck Daly. After him are Juvenal Amarijo, Gayatri Devi, Alain Bashung, Adolf Merckle, Karen Harup, and Fritz Darges.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Dan O'Bannon ranks 4,619 out of 20,380. Before him are Alvin York (1887), Al Taliaferro (1905), Chuck Daly (1930), Roy J. Plunkett (1910), Courtney Hodges (1887), and Kevin Hart (1979). After him are Daniel Giraud Elliot (1835), John Trumbull (1756), John Wesley Hardin (1853), James Tiptree Jr. (1915), Patti LuPone (1949), and Joey Jordison (1975).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Dan O'Bannon ranks 181. Before him are Fred Niblo (1874), Dorothy Arzner (1897), David Chase (1945), Barry Sonnenfeld (1953), Jack Arnold (1916), and Emile Ardolino (1943). After him are Ryan Murphy (1965), Bob Rafelson (1933), William Cameron Menzies (1896), George Seaton (1911), Jerry Schatzberg (1927), and Henry Selick (1952).

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Filmography

Alien
Director
During its return to the earth, commercial spaceship Nostromo intercepts a distress signal from a distant planet. When a three-member team of the crew discovers a chamber containing thousands of eggs on the planet, a creature inside one of the eggs attacks an explorer. The entire crew is unaware of the impending nightmare set to descend upon them when the alien parasite planted inside its unfortunate host is birthed.
May 25th 19798.2 / 10
Prometheus
Director
A team of explorers discover a clue to the origins of mankind on Earth, leading them on a journey to the darkest corners of the universe. There, they must fight a terrifying battle to save the future of the human race.
May 30th 20126.6 / 10
Aliens
Director
Ripley, the sole survivor of the Nostromo's deadly encounter with the monstrous Alien, returns to Earth after drifting through space in hypersleep for 57 years. Although her story is initially met with skepticism, she agrees to accompany a team of Colonial Marines back to LV-426.
Jul 18th 19867.949 / 10