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Ben Burtt

Ben Burtt

Benjamin "Ben" Burtt, Jr. is a sound designer, film editor, director, screenwriter, and voice actor. He has worked as sound designer on various films, including the Star Wars and Indiana Jones film series, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, WALL-E, and Star Trek. He is responsible for creating many of the iconic sound effects heard in the Star Wars film franchise, including the binary speech of R2-D2, the lightsaber hum, the sound of the blaster guns, and the heavy-breathing sound of Darth Vader, which

Born

Jul 12, 1948

Jamesville, New York, USA

Known For

Sound

Movies

38 acting

74 crew

Popularity

0.6

Known For

WALL·E
WALL·E
2008 as WALL·E / M-O (voice)
★ 8.1
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
1999 as Naboo Courier (uncredited)
★ 6.6
Return of the Jedi
Return of the Jedi
1983 as 'Freeze' Officer in Endor Bunker / Tortured Power Droid (voice)
★ 7.9
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
2002 as Wat Tambor (uncredited)
★ 6.6
BURN·E
BURN·E
2008 as WALL·E / M-O (voice) (uncredited)
★ 7.5
And the Oscar Goes To...
And the Oscar Goes To...
2014 as Self - Interviewee
★ 6.9
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
★ 7.7
R2-D2: Beneath the Dome
R2-D2: Beneath the Dome
2001 as Self
★ 6.5
Fog City Mavericks
Fog City Mavericks
2007 as Self
★ 8.5
Star Wars: Music by John Williams
★ 7.3
George Lucas: Creating an Empire
★ 5.0
The Force of Sound
The Force of Sound
2018 as Self
★ 8.7
When Star Wars Ruled the World
★ 8.8
I Am Your Father
I Am Your Father
2015 as Himself
★ 6.6
Lincoln: An American Journey
★ 5.5
Wings: Grandeur in the Sky
★ 7.0
WALL·E's Treasures & Trinkets
WALL·E's Treasures & Trinkets
2008 as WALL·E / M-O (voice)
★ 6.4
The Sound of 'Indiana Jones'
★ 6.0
Films Are Not Released, They Escape
★ 5.0