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Date of Birth:
Mini Biography:
Artist, writer, film designer and cartoonist Ron Cobb was born in 1937... more
Trivia:
First came to public attention as a political/editorial cartoonist. more
NewsDesk:
(4 articles)
The Last Starfighter 25th Anniversary Edition DVD Review
(From Collider.com. 18 September 2009, 7:01 PM, PDT)
Blu-Ray Round Up, Aug. 12, 2009: ‘The Last Starfighter,’ ‘Sling Blade,’ ‘The Waterboy’
(From HollywoodChicago.com. 12 August 2009, 2:31 PM, PDT)
(From Collider.com. 18 September 2009, 7:01 PM, PDT)
Blu-Ray Round Up, Aug. 12, 2009: ‘The Last Starfighter,’ ‘Sling Blade,’ ‘The Waterboy’
(From HollywoodChicago.com. 12 August 2009, 2:31 PM, PDT)
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Filmography
Jump to filmography as: Visual Effects, Art Department, Miscellaneous Crew, Production Designer, Director, Writer, Actor, Thanks, Self
Visual Effects:
- "Amazing Stories" (main title designer) (24 episodes, 1985-1986)
... aka Steven Spielberg Presents Amazing Stories (Australia)
... aka Steven Spielberg's Amazing Stories (USA: complete title)
- Grandpa's Ghost (1986) TV episode (main title designer)
- One for the Books (1986) TV episode (main title designer)
- The Doll (1986) TV episode (main title designer)
- Hell Toupee (1986) TV episode (main title designer)
- Secret Cinema (1986) TV episode (main title designer)
(19 more) - Dark Star (1974) (special effects)
... aka John Carpenter's Dark Star (Australia)
Art Department:
- Southland Tales (2006) (conceptual artist)
... aka Southland Tales (Germany: DVD title) - "Firefly" (2002) TV series (conceptual artist) (unknown episodes)
... aka Firefly: The Series (USA: long title)
... aka Joss Whedon's Firefly (Australia) - The 6th Day (2000) (assistant art director)
- Titan A.E. (2000) (conceptual artist)
... aka Titan: After Earth (USA: promotional title) - Space Truckers (1996) (conceptual artist)
... aka Star Truckers - Total Recall (1990) (conceptual artist)
... aka El vengador del futuro (USA: Spanish title) - Meet the Hollowheads (1989) (conceptual designer) (visual consultant)
... aka Life on the Edge - The Abyss (1989) (conceptual designer)
- Aliens (1986) (conceptual designer)
- Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) (production artist)
... aka Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark (South Africa: English title: DVD box title) (USA: video title) - Alien (1979) (concept artist)
... aka Alien: The Director's Cut (USA: director's cut) - Star Wars (1977) (conceptual creature designer) (uncredited)
... aka La guerra de las estrellas (USA: Spanish title)
... aka Star Wars IV: A New Hope (USA: video box title)
... aka Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (USA: reissue title (new title))
Miscellaneous Crew:
- The Alien Legacy (1999) (V) (archival material)
... aka The Eighth Passenger: The Alien Legacy (USA: director's cut) - True Lies (1994) (logo designer: Omega Sector)
- Real Genius (1985) (laser technology)
- Back to the Future (1985) (consultant: DeLorean time travel)
Production Designer:
- Loadstar: The Legend of Tully Bodine (1994) (VG)
- Leviathan (1989)
- The Last Starfighter (1984)
- Conan the Barbarian (1982)
Writer:
- "The Twilight Zone" (1 episode, 1987)
... aka The New Twilight Zone (Australia)
- Shelter Skelter (1987) TV episode (teleplay) (story)
Actor:
- Conan the Barbarian (1982) (uncredited) .... Black Lotus Street Peddler
Thanks:
- The 'Alien' Saga (2002) (TV) (acknowledgment: still photographs courtesy of)
Self:
- Superior Firepower: The Making of 'Aliens' (2003) (V) .... Himself
- The Beast Within: The Making of 'Alien' (2003) (V) .... Himself
- The 'Alien' Saga (2002) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself
- Alien Evolution (2001) (TV) .... Himself
- Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan' (2000) (V) .... Himself
... aka Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan the Barbarian' (USA: alternative title) - The Alien Legacy (1999) (V) .... Himself - Conceptual Artist
... aka The Eighth Passenger: The Alien Legacy (USA: director's cut) - Under Pressure: Making 'The Abyss' (1993) (V) .... Himself
Additional Details
Other Works:
Book: "Colorvision" (1981)
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3 Interviews | 1 Article
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