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Ralph McQuarrie

1929 - 2012

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Ralph Angus McQuarrie (; June 13, 1929 – March 3, 2012) was an American conceptual designer who worked in film and television. His career included work on the original Star Wars trilogy, the original Battlestar Galactica television series, the film E.T. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ralph McQuarrie has received more than 762,593 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Ralph McQuarrie is the 6,346th most popular actor (down from 5,485th in 2019), the 9,310th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,160th in 2019) and the 2,912th most popular American Actor.

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  • 760k

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  • 44.51

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.49

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.14

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Ralph McQuarrie ranks 6,346 out of 13,578. Before him are Yelena Kuzmina, James Haven, Tim Holt, Danny Pino, Aldo Ray, and Danna García. After him are Jakob Cedergren, Lisa Eilbacher, Angela Visser, Ben Foster, Una Merkel, and Michael Jayston.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1929, Ralph McQuarrie ranks 466. Before him are Velimir Valenta, Walter Schleger, Aulis Rytkönen, Yozhef Betsa, Barry Harris, and György Gurics. After him are Willy Kernen, Ken Henry, Clyde Lovellette, Toimi Alatalo, Gabriel Ochoa Uribe, and Benny Andersen. Among people deceased in 2012, Ralph McQuarrie ranks 391. Before him are Vasily Belov, Doc Watson, Turhan Bey, Juan Lezcano, Corrie Sanders, and Bill Moggridge. After him are Slater Martin, István Csurka, Jorge Manicera, Rodolfo Quezada Toruño, Joel Goldsmith, and Dolphy.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ralph McQuarrie ranks 9,310 out of 20,380. Before him are James Haven (1973), Tim Holt (1919), Danny Pino (1974), Lyman Abbott (1835), Aldo Ray (1926), and Albert Maltz (1908). After him are Roberta Peters (1930), John Jakes (1932), Jesse Mashburn (1933), Slater Martin (1925), Hillary Scott (1983), and Ben Foster (1980).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Ralph McQuarrie ranks 2,912. Before him are Laura Ramsey (1982), Adam Arkin (1956), James Haven (1973), Tim Holt (1919), Danny Pino (1974), and Aldo Ray (1926). After him are Ben Foster (1980), Una Merkel (1903), Robert Pastorelli (1954), Kenneth Marshall (1950), Danica McKellar (1975), and Alan King (1927).

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Television and Movie Roles

The Empire Strikes Back
General McQuarrie (uncredited)
The epic saga continues as Luke Skywalker, in hopes of defeating the evil Galactic Empire, learns the ways of the Jedi from aging master Yoda. But Darth Vader is more determined than ever to capture Luke. Meanwhile, rebel leader Princess Leia, cocky Han Solo, Chewbacca, and droids C-3PO and R2-D2 are thrown into various stages of capture, betrayal and despair.
May 20o 19808.392 / 10
The Characters of Star Wars
Self
The Characters of Star Wars is a Video Documentary included in the 2004 DVD release of the Star Wars Original Trilogy. It explained the Mythos of many of the "Star Wars" Characters.
Sep 21o 20046.8 / 10
The Skywalker Legacy
Self (archive footage)
The story lives forever in this feature-length documentary that charts the making of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.
Mar 18o 20207.7 / 10