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Dan O'Bannon

Actor · 19 credits · 5 in highly-rated films

Best known for The Return of the Living Dead (1985)

Frequent collaborators: Ron Cobb

Movies (15 total, ranked by score)

  1. The Beast Within: Making Alien

    2003 · ★ 8.2 (22 votes)

    Documentary

    1

  2. The Alien Legacy

    1999 · ★ 6.7 (11 votes)

    Documentary

    2

  3. Dark Star

    1974 · ★ 6.0 (650 votes)

    Comedy, Science Fiction

    3

  4. Return of the Living Dead: Designing the Dead

    2002

    Documentary

    4

  5. Moebius Redux: A Life in Pictures

    2007 · ★ 6.6 (9 votes)

    Documentary, TV Movie

    5

  6. AGFA Mystery Mixtape #1

    2020 · ★ 8.0 (1 votes)

    Horror, Documentary

    6

  7. Let There Be Light: The Odyssey of Dark Star

    2010 · ★ 4.6 (4 votes)

    Documentary, Science Fiction

    7

  8. Ride with the Angels: Making 'Blue Thunder'

    2006

    Documentary

    8

  9. Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001

    2007 · ★ 6.2 (8 votes)

    Documentary

    9

  10. Dan O'Bannon: Crafting Fear

    2003

    Documentary

    10

  11. Area 51: The Alien Interview

    1997 · ★ 3.5 (4 votes)

    Documentary, Science Fiction

    11

  12. Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001

    2007 · ★ 6.0 (4 votes)

    Documentary

    12

  13. The AckerMonster Chronicles!

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    Documentary

    13

  14. Judson's Release

    1971

    Horror, Thriller

    14

  15. Good Morning, Dan

    1968

    Drama, Science Fiction

    15

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.