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Ralph McQuarrie

Ralph McQuarrie

Known For Acting
Birthday Jun 13, 1929
Died Mar 03, 2012 (82)
Birthplace Gary, Indiana, USA
Popularity 0.3 (history)
Updated Sep 03, 2025
Entry Date Apr 27, 2024
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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

Filmography

The Empire Strikes Back

The Empire Strikes Back

1980

as General McQuarrie (uncredited)

Nightbreed

Nightbreed

1990

Concept Artist, Title Designer

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home

1986

Visual Effects

Cocoon

Cocoon

1985

Visual Effects

Return of the Jedi

Return of the Jedi

1983

Concept Artist

The Empire Strikes Back

The Empire Strikes Back

1980

Visual Effects

The Star Wars Holiday Special

The Star Wars Holiday Special

1978

Art Designer

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

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LIGHT & MAGIC

as Self (archive footage)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 27, 2022

LIGHT & MAGIC

as Self - Art Department (archive footage)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 27, 2022

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