Ben Burtt

Personal Info

Known For Sound

Gender Male

Birthday 1948-07-12 (76 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, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Sound

2021
Star Wars Galaxy of Sounds

as Sound Designer

2015
2014
The Signal

as Sound Designer

2013
Star Trek Into Darkness

as Sound Designer

2013
Escape from Planet Earth

as Sound Designer

2012
John Carter

as Sound Designer

2012
Red Tails

as Sound Designer

2012
009 Re:Cyborg

as Sound Designer

2012
Lincoln

as Sound Designer

2011
Super 8

as Sound Designer

2011
Super 8

as Supervising Sound Editor

2008
WALL·E

as Supervising Sound Editor

2008
WALL·E

as Sound Re-Recording Mixer

2008
WALL·E

as Sound Designer

2008
BURN·E

as Sound Designer

2005
Munich

as Sound Designer

2005
2005
Munich

as Supervising Sound Editor

2002
1999
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

as Supervising Sound Editor

1989
Always

as Sound Designer

1988
Willow

as Sound Designer

1986
Howard the Duck

as Sound Re-Recording Mixer

1986
Howard the Duck

as Sound Effects Editor

1983
Return of the Jedi

as Sound Designer

1981
Raiders of the Lost Ark

as Sound Designer

1980
The Empire Strikes Back

as Sound Designer

1979
Alien

as Sound Designer

1979
More American Graffiti

as Supervising Sound Editor

1978
1978
Invasion of the Body Snatchers

as Sound Effects Designer

1977
Star Wars

as Sound Designer

1975
Death Race 2000

as Sound Designer

1975
Recorded Live

as Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Actor

2018
2015
I Am Your Father

as Himself

2014
And the Oscar Goes To...

as Self - Interviewee

2008
WALL·E's Treasures & Trinkets

as WALL·E / M-O (voice)

2008
BURN·E

as WALL·E / M-O (voice) (uncredited)

2008
WALL·E

as WALL·E / M-O (voice)

2007
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)

Crew

2009
Star Trek

as Special Sound Effects

1980
Porklips Now

as Military Consultant

Producer

1986

Creator

1985