Ralph McQuarrie
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.
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Movies (11)
The Characters of Star Wars
2004 · Self
Ralph McQuarrie: Illustrator
2002 · Self
The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'
2001 · Self
The Making of 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'
1996 · Self
Nightbreed
1990 · Concept Artist, Title Designer
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
1986 · Visual Effects
Cocoon
1985 · Visual Effects
Return of the Jedi
1983 · Concept Artist
The Empire Strikes Back
1980 · General McQuarrie (uncredited), Visual Effects
The Star Wars Holiday Special
1978 · Art Designer
VD Questions and VD Answers
1972 · Animation
