Ben Burtt
July 12, 1948 (76 years old) in New York, USA
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Benjamin "Ben" Burtt, Jr. (born July 12, 1948) is an American sound designer for the films Star Wars (1977), Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978), Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982), Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) and WALL-E (2008). He is also a film editor and director, screenwriter, and voice actor. He is most notable for creating many of the iconic sound effects heard in the Star Wars film franchise, including the "voice" of R2-D2, the lightsaber hum and the heavy-breathing sound of Darth Vader. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ben Burtt, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Credits
- 2021 ·Under the Helmet: The Legacy of Boba Fettas Self
- 2019 ·Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Soundas Self
- 2018 ·The Force of Soundas Self
- 2016 ·Howard Hawks and His Aviation Moviesas
- 2015 ·I Am Your Fatheras Himself
- 2014 ·And the Oscar Goes To...as Self - Interviewee
- 2014 ·EditDroid: Rise and Fallas Himself
- 2013 ·The Making of the Wonderful Wizard of Ozas Self
- 2013 ·Lincoln: An American Journeyas Self
- 2012 ·Wings: Grandeur in the Skyas Self
- 2012 ·Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Ofas Self
- 2008 ·Animation Sound Design: Building Worlds from the Sound Upas
- 2008 ·WALL·E's Treasures & Trinketsas WALL·E / M-O (voice)
- 2008 ·BURN·Eas WALL·E / M-O (voice) (uncredited)
- 2008 ·WALL·Eas WALL·E / M-O (voice)
- 2007 ·Fog City Mavericksas Self
- 2007 ·The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talkas Self
- 2006 ·Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planetas Self
- 2006 ·Robby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi Iconas Self
- 2005 ·Star Wars: Within a Minute - The Making of Episode IIIas Self
- 2005 ·Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinemaas Self
- 2005 ·George Lucas: Creating an Empireas Self
- 2004 ·When Star Wars Ruled the Worldas Self
- 2004 ·Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogyas Self - Sound Designer
- 2003 ·The Sound of 'Indiana Jones'as Self
- 2002 ·From Puppets to Pixels: Digital Characters in 'Episode II'as Self
- 2002 ·State of the Art: The Pre-Visualization of 'Episode II'as Self
- 2002 ·Films Are Not Released, They Escapeas Self
- 2001 ·R2-D2: Beneath the Domeas Self
- 1999 ·Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menaceas Naboo Courier (uncredited)
- 1997 ·Star Wars: The Magic & the Mysteryas Self
- 1996 ·The Making of 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'as Self
- 1985 ·Star Wars: Droids - The Battle Against Sise Frommas R2-D2
- 1983 ·From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Sagaas Self
- 1983 ·Return of the Jedias 'Freeze' Officer in Endor Bunker / Tortured Power Droid (voice)
- 1980 ·The Making of The Empire Strikes Backas Self
- 1980 ·Star Wars: Music by John Williamsas Self
- Future ·A Bucket of Water and a Glass Matteas