Ralph McQuarrie
Born: 1929-06-13 in Gary, Indiana, USA
Died: 2012-03-03
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2023
- Voice of a Star Wars Fan ... (Art Designer)
2022
- LIGHT & MAGIC as Self (archive footage)
2017
- Star Trek: Discovery ... (Conceptual Design)
2004
- The Characters of Star Wars as Self
2002
- Ralph McQuarrie: Illustrator as Self
2001
1996
1990
- Nightbreed ... (Concept Artist)
1986
- Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home ... (Visual Effects)
1985
- Cocoon ... (Visual Effects)
1983
- Return of the Jedi ... (Concept Artist)
1980
- The Empire Strikes Back as General McQuarrie (uncredited)
1978
- The Star Wars Holiday Special ... (Art Designer)