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Ralph McQuarrie
Acting
Born: June 13, 1929
Gary, Indiana, USA
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

The Empire Strikes Back
as General McQuarrie (uncredited)

The Skywalker Legacy
as Self (archive footage)

The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'
as Self

The Stories: The Making of 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story'
as Self (archive footage)

The Making of 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'
as Self

The Characters of Star Wars
as Self

Ralph McQuarrie: Illustrator
as Self