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Ralph McQuarrie

Acting
1929-06-13
Gary, Indiana, USA
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 7 titles
The Empire Strikes Back (1980) subtitle poster
The Empire Strikes Back
1980 Movie
as General McQuarrie (uncredited)
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LIGHT & MAGIC (2022) subtitle poster
LIGHT & MAGIC
2022 TV
as Self (archive footage)
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LIGHT & MAGIC (2022) subtitle poster
LIGHT & MAGIC
2022 TV
as Self - Art Department (archive footage)
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The Making of 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial' (1996) subtitle poster
The Making of 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'
1996 Movie
as Self
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The Characters of Star Wars (2004) subtitle poster
The Characters of Star Wars
2004 Movie
as Self
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The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind' (2001) subtitle poster
The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'
2001 Movie
as Self
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Ralph McQuarrie: Illustrator (2002) subtitle poster
Ralph McQuarrie: Illustrator
2002 Movie
as Self
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