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.
The Making of 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'
(Self)
Ralph McQuarrie: Illustrator
(Self)
The Empire Strikes Back
(General McQuarrie (uncredited))
The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'
(Self)
The Characters of Star Wars
(Self)
LIGHT & MAGIC
(Self (archive footage))
LIGHT & MAGIC
(Self - Art Department (archive footage))
Voice of a Star Wars Fan
(Art Designer)
The Empire Strikes Back
(Visual Effects)
Cocoon
(Visual Effects)
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
(Visual Effects)
The Star Wars Holiday Special
(Art Designer)
Nightbreed
(Concept Artist)
Nightbreed
(Title Designer)
Return of the Jedi
(Concept Artist)
Star Trek: Discovery
(Conceptual Design)