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

The Empire Strikes Back

LIGHT & MAGIC

LIGHT & MAGIC

The Making of 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'

The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'

The Characters of Star Wars

Ralph McQuarrie: Illustrator

All Movies (5)

• The Characters of Star Wars2004 · as Self
• Ralph McQuarrie: Illustrator2002 · as Self
• The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'2001 · as Self
• The Making of 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'1996 · as Self
• The Empire Strikes Back1980 · as General McQuarrie (uncredited)

All TV Shows (2)

• LIGHT & MAGIC2022 · as Self (archive footage)
• LIGHT & MAGIC2022 · as Self - Art Department (archive footage)