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Ben Burtt

Ben Burtt
  • Name: Ben Burtt
  • Birthday: 1948-07-12
  • Place of birth: New York, USA
  • Popularity: 6.273
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... Read More

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Title Release date
Under the Helmet: The Legacy of Boba Fett   as  Self 2021-11-12
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound   as  Self 2019-10-25
The Force of Sound   as  Self 2018-02-20
Howard Hawks and His Aviation Movies 2016-04-12
I Am Your Father   as  Himself 2015-10-05
And the Oscar Goes To...   as  Self - Interviewee 2014-02-01
EditDroid: Rise and Fall   as  Himself 2014-01-01
The Making of the Wonderful Wizard of Oz   as  Self 2013-10-01
Lincoln: An American Journey   as  Self 2013-01-16
Wings: Grandeur in the Sky   as  Self 2012-01-24
Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of   as  Self 2012-01-01
WALL·E's Treasures & Trinkets   as  WALL·E / M-O (voice) 2008-11-18
Animation Sound Design: Building Worlds from the Sound Up 2008-11-18
BURN·E   as  WALL·E / M-O (voice) (uncredited) 2008-11-17
WALL·E   as  WALL·E / M-O (voice) 2008-06-22
Fog City Mavericks   as  Self 2007-10-24
The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk   as  Self 2007-09-02
Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet   as  Self 2006-11-14
Robby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi Icon   as  Self 2006-11-14
Star Wars: Within a Minute - The Making of Episode III   as  Self 2005-11-01
Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema   as  Self 2005-09-13
George Lucas: Creating an Empire   as  Self 2005-01-27
When Star Wars Ruled the World   as  Self 2004-09-18
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy   as  Self - Sound Designer 2004-09-12
The Sound of 'Indiana Jones'   as  Self 2003-10-21
From Puppets to Pixels: Digital Characters in 'Episode II'   as  Self 2002-11-12
Films Are Not Released, They Escape   as  Self 2002-11-12
State of the Art: The Pre-Visualization of 'Episode II'   as  Self 2002-11-12
R2-D2: Beneath the Dome   as  Self 2001-11-25
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace   as  Naboo Courier (uncredited) 1999-05-19
Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery   as  Self 1997-02-06
The Making of 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'   as  Self 1996-10-01
Star Wars: Droids - The Battle Against Sise Fromm   as  R2-D2 1985-09-28
From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga   as  Self 1983-12-03
Return of the Jedi   as  'Freeze' Officer in Endor Bunker / Tortured Power Droid (voice) 1983-05-25
The Making of The Empire Strikes Back   as  Self 1980-09-22
Star Wars: Music by John Williams   as  Self 1980-05-18