About

Known credits:
14
Birthday:
1929-06-13
Place of birth:
Gary, Indiana, USA
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Ralph McQuarrie

Overview

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

Acting

2004 The Characters of Star Wars Actor Self 59
Average
2002 Ralph McQuarrie: Illustrator Actor Self N/A
N/A
2001 The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind' Actor Self 58
Average
1996 The Making of 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial' Actor Self 59
Average
1980 The Empire Strikes Back Actor General McQuarrie (uncredited) 83
Very good

Art

2023 Voice of a Star Wars Fan Art Art Designer N/A
N/A
2017 Star Trek: Discovery Art Conceptual Design 70
Good
1990 Nightbreed Art Title Designer 61
Fair
1990 Nightbreed Art Concept Artist 61
Fair
1983 Return of the Jedi Art Concept Artist 78
Good
1978 The Star Wars Holiday Special Art Art Designer 46
Bad

Visual Effects

1986 Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home Visual Effects Visual Effects 68
Fair
1985 Cocoon Visual Effects Visual Effects 64
Fair
1980 The Empire Strikes Back Visual Effects Visual Effects 83
Very good