Known For
Acting
Born
Jun 13, 1929
Died
Mar 03, 2012
Place of Birth
Gary, Indiana, USA
Credits
13 titles
Ralph McQuarrie
Biography
Ralph Angus McQuarrie (/məˈkwɒriː/; June 13, 1929 – March 3, 2012) was a conceptual designer and futurist responsible for many of the designs and aesthetics featured in the original trilogy. He also provided concept illustrations fort he original Battlestar Galactica and the illustration of the Ark of the Covenant seen in a Bible near the beginning of Raiders of the Lost Ark. He often went by the initials "RMQ," which he used as his signature. McQuarrie was tuckerized via a cameo in The Empire Strikes Back as General Pharl McQuarrie.
Known For
Filmography
LIGHT & MAGIC
Self (archive footage)
Star Trek: Discovery
Conceptual Design
The Characters of Star Wars
Self
Ralph McQuarrie: Illustrator
Self
The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'
Self
The Making of 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'
Self
Nightbreed
Concept Artist
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
Visual Effects
Cocoon
Visual Effects
Return of the Jedi
Concept Artist
The Empire Strikes Back
General McQuarrie (uncredited)
The Star Wars Holiday Special
Art Designer
VD Questions and VD Answers
Animation