Ben Burtt
Known for Sound · 41 credits
- Born
- 1948-07-12 (age 77)
- Place of birth
- Jamesville, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Benjamin Burtt Jr.
Biography
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 he made by breathing into a scuba regulator. Burtt has a reputation for popularizing a sound effect dubbed the "Wilhelm scream", which was taken from a character named Wilhelm in the 1953 film The Charge at Feather River.
Known For
WALL·E
2008
as WALL·E / M-O (voice)
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
1999
as Naboo Courier (uncredited)
Return of the Jedi
1983
as 'Freeze' Officer in Endor Bunker / Tortured Power Droid (voice)
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
2002
as Wat Tambor (uncredited)
LIGHT & MAGIC
2022
as Self - Sound Designer and Editor / Self - Editor
Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery
1997
as Self
TV Shows (1)
Movies (40)
WALL·E
2008
as WALL·E / M-O (voice)
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
1999
as Naboo Courier (uncredited)
Return of the Jedi
1983
as 'Freeze' Officer in Endor Bunker / Tortured Power Droid (voice)
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
2002
as Wat Tambor (uncredited)
Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery
1997
as Self
BURN·E
2008
as WALL·E / M-O (voice) (uncredited)
And the Oscar Goes To...
2014
as Self - Interviewee
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound
2019
as Self
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
2004
as Self - Sound Designer
R2-D2: Beneath the Dome
2001
as Self
RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”
2008
as Self
Under the Helmet: The Legacy of Boba Fett
2021
as Self
Fog City Mavericks
2007
as Self
Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema
2005
as Self
George Lucas: Creating an Empire
2005
as Self
The Making of 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'
1996
as Self
Star Wars: Within a Minute - The Making of Episode III
2005
as Self
Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001
2007
as Self
Robby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi Icon
2006
as Self
SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back
1980
as Self
From Puppets to Pixels: Digital Characters in 'Episode II'
2002
as Self
The Making of The Empire Strikes Back
1980
as Self
Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet
2006
as Self
I Am Your Father
2015
as Himself
From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga
1983
as Self
The Force of Sound
2018
as Self
The Making of the Wonderful Wizard of Oz
2013
as Self
Lincoln: An American Journey
2013
as Self
When Star Wars Ruled the World
2004
as Self
State of the Art: The Pre-Visualization of 'Episode II'
2002
as Self
The Sound of 'Indiana Jones'
2003
as Self
Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of
2012
as Self
Star Wars: Music by John Williams
1980
as Self
The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk
2007
as Self
WALL·E's Treasures & Trinkets
2008
as WALL·E / M-O (voice)
Films Are Not Released, They Escape
2002
as Self
Animation Sound Design: Building Worlds from the Sound Up
2008
EditDroid: Rise and Fall
2014
as Self
Wings: Grandeur in the Sky
2012
as Self
A Bucket of Water and a Glass Matte
About 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 he made by breathing into a scuba regulator. Bur… With 41 credits spanning from 1980 to 2022, Ben Burtt has appeared in 40 films and 1 TV show.
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Most Popular Ben Burtt Movies
- WALL·E (2008) — as WALL·E / M-O (voice)
- Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) — as Naboo Courier (uncredited)
- Return of the Jedi (1983) — as 'Freeze' Officer in Endor Bunker / Tortured Power Droid (voice)
- Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002) — as Wat Tambor (uncredited)
- Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery (1997) — as Self
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