Ron Cobb

Biography

Ron Cobb was an American-Australian artist who worked as an editorial cartoonist before becoming a concept artist and production designer for major films. Born in Los Angeles and long based in Sydney, he started at Disney Studios at 18 with no formal training, working as an inbetweener and later a breakdown artist on Sleeping Beauty (1959). In 1965 he began contributing cartoons to the Los Angeles Free Press, and he designed the Ecology symbol in 1969. He returned to cinema with design work for Dark Star (1974), then created alien creature designs for Star Wars (1977) alongside John Mollo and Ralph McQuarrie. His concept art also shaped Alien (1979), Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) and Back to the Future (1985), and he was production designer on Conan the Barbarian (1982), Total Recall (1990) and Southland Tales (2006). He directed the 1992 film Garbo.

83years old at death

Born September 21, 1937Los Angeles
Died September 21, 2020Sydney
Star sign: VirgoThe sign runs August 23 to September 22
Also credited as Ronald Ray Cobb, R. Cobb and Ronald Cobb

Movie Career

Films: 3
Career span: 10 years1993 to 2003

Every film, newest first

2003Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens'IMDb rating 8.1
2002The 'Alien' SagaIMDb rating 7.7
1993Under Pressure: Making 'The Abyss'IMDb rating 8.0

Genres

Documentary

Ron Cobb movies on Netflix

Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens'2003IMDb rating 8.1as Himself
The 'Alien' Saga2002IMDb rating 7.7as Himself
Under Pressure: Making 'The Abyss'1993IMDb rating 8.0as Himself

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James Cameron appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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James Cameron

Lance Henriksen

Sigourney Weaver

Michael Biehn

Bill Paxton

William Hope

Films together

James Cameron3 films together, 1993 to 2003
James Cameron's page
- Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens'2003IMDb rating 8.1Cobb as HimselfCameron as Himself
- The 'Alien' Saga2002IMDb rating 7.7Cobb as HimselfCameron as Himself
- Under Pressure: Making 'The Abyss'1993IMDb rating 8.0Cobb as HimselfCameron as Himself
Lance Henriksen2 films together, 2002 to 2003
Lance Henriksen's page
- Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens'2003IMDb rating 8.1Cobb as HimselfHenriksen as Himself
- The 'Alien' Saga2002IMDb rating 7.7Cobb as HimselfHenriksen as Himself
Sigourney Weaver2 films together, 2002 to 2003
Sigourney Weaver's page
- Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens'2003IMDb rating 8.1Cobb as HimselfWeaver as Himself
- The 'Alien' Saga2002IMDb rating 7.7Cobb as HimselfWeaver as Himself
Michael Biehn2 films together, 1993 to 2002
Michael Biehn's page
- The 'Alien' Saga2002IMDb rating 7.7Cobb as HimselfBiehn as Himself
- Under Pressure: Making 'The Abyss'1993IMDb rating 8.0Cobb as HimselfBiehn as Himself
Bill Paxton2 films together, 2002 to 2003
Bill Paxton's page
- Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens'2003IMDb rating 8.1Cobb as HimselfPaxton as Himself
- The 'Alien' Saga2002IMDb rating 7.7Cobb as HimselfPaxton as Himself
William Hope2 films together, 2002 to 2003
William Hope's page
- Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens'2003IMDb rating 8.1Cobb as HimselfHope as Himself
- The 'Alien' Saga2002IMDb rating 7.7Cobb as HimselfHope as Himself
Also two films together4 more actors
- Jenette GoldsteinSuperior Firepower: Making 'Aliens' (2003) and The 'Alien' Saga (2002)
- Carrie HennSuperior Firepower: Making 'Aliens' (2003) and The 'Alien' Saga (2002)
- Gale Anne HurdSuperior Firepower: Making 'Aliens' (2003) and Under Pressure: Making 'The Abyss' (1993)
- David GilerSuperior Firepower: Making 'Aliens' (2003) and The 'Alien' Saga (2002)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.

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