Ben Burtt
Born
1948-07-12
Place of birth
Jamesville, New York, USA
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...
Known for
WALL·E
WALL·E / M-O (voice)
Return of the Jedi
'Freeze' Officer in Endor Bunker / Tortured Power Droid (voice)
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
Naboo Courier (uncredited)
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
Wat Tambor (uncredited)
BURN·E
WALL·E / M-O (voice) (uncredited)
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
Self - Sound Designer
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound
Self
And the Oscar Goes To...
Self - Interviewee
I Am Your Father
Himself
LIGHT & MAGIC
Self - Sound Designer and Editor
LIGHT & MAGIC
Self - Editor
Under the Helmet: The Legacy of Boba Fett
Self
R2-D2: Beneath the Dome
Self
From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga
Self
Star Wars: Within a Minute - The Making of Episode III
Self