Ralph McQuarrie
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.
Acting
Movie
The Empire Strikes Back
as General McQuarrie (uncredited)
1980
TV
LIGHT & MAGIC
as Self (archive footage)
2022
TV
LIGHT & MAGIC
as Self - Art Department (archive footage)
2022
Movie
The Making of 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'
as Self
1996
Movie
The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'
as Self
2001
Movie
The Characters of Star Wars
as Self
2004
Movie
Ralph McQuarrie: Illustrator
as Self
2002
Crew
Movie
The Empire Strikes Back
Visual Effects
1980
Movie
Return of the Jedi
Concept Artist
1983
TV
Star Trek: Discovery
Conceptual Design
2017
Movie
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
Visual Effects
1986
Movie
Cocoon
Visual Effects
1985
Movie
Nightbreed
Concept Artist
1990
Movie
The Star Wars Holiday Special
Art Designer
1978
Movie
VD Questions and VD Answers
Animation
1972