Ben Burtt
Known For
Sound
Born
1948-07-12 in 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 dubbed the "Wilhelm scream", which was taken from a character named Wilhelm in the 1953 film The Charge at Feather River.
Most Known For
WALL·E
as WALL·E / M-O (voice)
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
as Naboo Courier (uncredited)
Return of the Jedi
as 'Freeze' Officer in Endor Bunker / Tortured Power Droid (voice)
LIGHT & MAGIC
as Self - Sound Designer and Editor
LIGHT & MAGIC
as Self - Editor
BURN·E
as WALL·E / M-O (voice) (uncredited)
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound
as Self
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
as Self - Sound Designer
Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema
as Self
And the Oscar Goes To...
as Self - Interviewee
R2-D2: Beneath the Dome
as Self
Under the Helmet: The Legacy of Boba Fett
as Self
Fog City Mavericks
as Self
The Making of 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'
as Self
George Lucas: Creating an Empire
as Self
Star Wars: Within a Minute - The Making of Episode III
as Self
I Am Your Father
as Himself
When Star Wars Ruled the World
as Self
From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga
as Self
The Force of Sound
as Self