Ralph McQuarrie
Known For
Acting
Born
1929-06-13 in Gary, Indiana, USA
Died
2012-03-03
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.
Most Known For
The Empire Strikes Back
as General McQuarrie (uncredited)
LIGHT & MAGIC
as Self (archive footage)
LIGHT & MAGIC
as Self - Art Department (archive footage)
The Making of 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'
as Self
The Characters of Star Wars
as Self
The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'
as Self
Ralph McQuarrie: Illustrator
as Self