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 Fett as Self
- 2019 · Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound as Self
- 2018 · The Force of Sound as Self
- 2016 · Howard Hawks and His Aviation Movies as
- 2015 · I Am Your Father as Himself
- 2014 · And the Oscar Goes To... as Self - Interviewee
- 2014 · EditDroid: Rise and Fall as Himself
- 2013 · The Making of the Wonderful Wizard of Oz as Self
- 2013 · Lincoln: An American Journey as Self
- 2012 · Wings: Grandeur in the Sky as Self
- 2012 · Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of as Self
- 2008 · WALL·E's Treasures & Trinkets as WALL·E / M-O (voice)
- 2008 · Animation Sound Design: Building Worlds from the Sound Up as
- 2008 · BURN·E as WALL·E / M-O (voice) (uncredited)
- 2008 · WALL·E as WALL·E / M-O (voice)
- 2007 · Fog City Mavericks as Self
- 2007 · The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk as Self
- 2006 · Robby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi Icon as Self
- 2006 · Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet as Self
- 2005 · Star Wars: Within a Minute - The Making of Episode III as Self
- 2005 · Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema as Self
- 2005 · George Lucas: Creating an Empire as Self
- 2004 · When Star Wars Ruled the World as Self
- 2004 · Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy as Self - Sound Designer
- 2003 · The Sound of 'Indiana Jones' as Self
- 2002 · From Puppets to Pixels: Digital Characters in 'Episode II' as Self
- 2002 · Films Are Not Released, They Escape as Self
- 2002 · State of the Art: The Pre-Visualization of 'Episode II' as Self
- 2001 · R2-D2: Beneath the Dome as Self
- 1999 · Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace as Naboo Courier (uncredited)
- 1997 · Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery as Self
- 1996 · The Making of 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial' as Self
- 1985 · Star Wars: Droids - The Battle Against Sise Fromm as R2-D2
- 1983 · From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga as Self
- 1983 · Return of the Jedi as 'Freeze' Officer in Endor Bunker / Tortured Power Droid (voice)
- 1980 · The Making of The Empire Strikes Back as Self
- 1980 · Star Wars: Music by John Williams as Self
- Future · A Bucket of Water and a Glass Matte as