Ralph McQuarrie
Age: N/A | From: Gary, Indiana, USA
Person Details
Birthday:
Aliases: Ralph Angus McQuarrie
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Gary, Indiana, USA
Homepage: https://www.ralphmcquarrie.com/
Movie Involvements: 15
TV Involvements: 3
Most Famous Work
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.
Most Famous Work
Star Trek: Discovery
(2017) Conceptual Design
The Empire Strikes Back
(1980) Visual Effects
Return of the Jedi
(1983) Concept Artist
The Star Wars Holiday Special
(1978) Art Designer
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
(1986) Visual Effects
Nightbreed
(1990) Title Designer
Cocoon
(1985) Visual Effects
Voice of a Star Wars Fan
(2023) Art DesignerActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Self (archive footage) | |
| Self - Art Department (archive footage) | ||
| 2020 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 2017 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 2004 | Self | |
| 2002 | Self | |
| 2001 | Self | |
| 1996 | Self | |
| 1980 | General McQuarrie (uncredited) | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Art
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Art Designer | |
| 2017 | Conceptual Design | |
| 1990 | Concept Artist | |
| Title Designer | ||
| 1983 | Concept Artist | |
| 1978 | Art Designer | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Visual Effects
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Visual Effects | |
| 1985 | Visual Effects | |
| 1980 | Visual Effects | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
