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

as General McQuarrie (uncredited)

LIGHT & MAGIC

as Self (archive footage)

LIGHT & MAGIC

as Self - Art Department (archive footage)

The Skywalker Legacy

as Self (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

The Stories: The Making of 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story'

as Self (archive footage)

Ralph McQuarrie: Illustrator

as Self