Ben Burtt

Personal Info

Know For

Sound

Gender

Male

Birthday

1948-07-12 (77 years old)

Place of Birth

New York, USA

Ben Burtt

Biography

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, licen...

Acting

2008

WALL·E

as WALL·E / M-O (voice)

2008

WALL·E's Treasures & Trinkets

as WALL·E / M-O (voice)

2008

BURN·E

as WALL·E / M-O (voice) (uncredited)

2014

And the Oscar Goes To...

as Self - Interviewee

2015

1999

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

as Naboo Courier (uncredited)

1983

Return of the Jedi

as 'Freeze' Officer in Endor Bunker / Tortured Power Droid (voice)

2009

Pixar Short Films

as WALL·E / M-O (voice) (uncredited)

Production

1981

Raiders of the Lost Ark

as Sound Designer

2005

Munich

as Sound Designer

2005

1990

Blue Planet

as Director

1994

Destiny in Space

as Director

1999

2012

John Carter

as Sound Designer

2012

Red Tails

as Sound Designer

2015

2012

009 Re:Cyborg

as Sound Designer

2013

Star Trek Into Darkness

as Sound Designer

1988

Willow

as Sound Designer

2013

Escape from Planet Earth

as Sound Designer

2012

Red Tails

as Editor

1977

Star Wars

as Sound Designer

1979

Alien

as Sound Designer

1980

The Empire Strikes Back

as Sound Designer

1983

Return of the Jedi

as Sound Designer

1989

Always

as Sound Designer

2008

WALL·E

as Sound Re-Recording Mixer

2008

WALL·E

as Supervising Sound Editor

2011

Super 8

as Sound Designer

2012

Lincoln

as Sound Designer

2014

The Signal

as Sound Designer

1975

Death Race 2000

as Sound Designer

2005

Munich

as Supervising Sound Editor

2009

Star Trek

as Special Sound Effects

2011

Super 8

as Supervising Sound Editor

1978

2008

WALL·E

as Sound Designer

1980

Porklips Now

as Military Consultant

1986

1992

2002

1986

Howard the Duck

as Sound Re-Recording Mixer

1986

Howard the Duck

as Sound Effects Editor

1975

Recorded Live

as Sound Re-Recording Mixer

1978

Invasion of the Body Snatchers

as Sound Effects Designer

1979

More American Graffiti

as Supervising Sound Editor

2008

BURN·E

as Sound Designer

2009

Pixar Short Films

as Sound Designer

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