Ben Burtt

Sound Department

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.

Born: July 12, 1948 (Age 76) in New York, USA

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Ben Burtt Movies & TV Credits

Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year
I Am Your Father Movie	6.6	Actor	Himself	2015
WALL·E Movie Available on 1 streaming services.	8.3	Actor	WALL·E / M-O (voice)	2008
Wings: Grandeur in the Sky Short Film	7.4	Actor	Self	2012
EditDroid: Rise and Fall Movie	8	Actor	Himself	2014
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound Movie Available on 11 streaming services.	7.5	Actor	Self	2019
Return of the Jedi Movie Available on 7 streaming services.	8.4	Actor	'Freeze' Officer in Endor Bunker / Tortured Power Droid (voice)	1983
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace Movie Available on 7 streaming services.	6.4	Actor	Naboo Courier (uncredited)	1999
Fog City Mavericks Movie	7.3	Actor	Self	2007
From Puppets to Pixels: Digital Characters in 'Episode II' Movie	6.9	Actor	Self	2002
Films Are Not Released, They Escape Movie	6	Actor	Self	2002
The Sound of 'Indiana Jones' Movie	7.8	Actor	Self	2003
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy Movie Available on 1 streaming services.	8.1	Actor	Self - Sound Designer	2004
Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema Movie	6.5	Actor	Self	2005
Star Wars: Within a Minute - The Making of Episode III Movie	7.4	Actor	Self	2005
Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet Movie	7.3	Actor	Self	2006
George Lucas: Creating an Empire Movie	7.2	Actor	Self	2005
The Making of the Wonderful Wizard of Oz Movie	7.6	Actor	Self	2013
The Making of 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial' Movie	7.3	Actor	Self	1996
Star Wars: Droids - The Battle Against Sise Fromm Movie		Actor	R2-D2	1985
The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk Movie	7	Actor	Self	2007
BURN·E Short Film Available on 1 streaming services.	7.8	Actor	WALL·E / M-O (voice) (uncredited)	2008
Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of Short Film	7.6	Actor	Self	2012
Howard Hawks and His Aviation Movies Short Film	6.9	Actor		2016
And the Oscar Goes to... Movie	7	Actor	Self - Interviewee	2014
From 'Star Wars' to 'Jedi': The Making of a Saga Movie	7.5	Actor	Self	1983
When Star Wars Ruled the World Movie	7	Actor	Self	2004
The Force of Sound: Creating Sounds in a Galaxy Far, Far Away Movie	7	Actor	Self	2018
Star Wars: Music by John Williams Movie	8.8	Actor	Self	1980
Lincoln: An American Journey Movie	8.4	Actor	Self	2013
The Making of 'The Empire Strikes Back' Movie	8.3	Actor	Self	1980
Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery Movie	6.3	Actor	Self	1997
R2-D2: Beneath the Dome Movie	6.7	Actor	Self	2001
Under the Helmet: The Legacy of Boba Fett TV Special Available on 1 streaming services.	7.4	Actor	Self	2021
009 Re:Cyborg Movie	6	Sound	Sound Designer	2012
Alien Movie Available on 1 streaming services.	8.4	Sound	Sound Designer	1979
Always Movie	6.3	Sound	Sound Designer	1989
Death Race 2000 Movie Available on 4 streaming services.	6.3	Sound	Sound Designer	1975
Escape from Planet Earth Movie Available on 9 streaming services.	5.9	Sound	Sound Designer	2013
Howard the Duck Movie	4.9	Sound	Sound Effects Editor, Sound Re-Recording Mixer	1986
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull Movie Available on 3 streaming services.	6	Sound	Sound Designer	2008
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Movie Available on 5 streaming services.	8.3	Sound	Sound Designer	1989
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom Movie Available on 5 streaming services.	7.7	Sound	Sound Designer	1984
Invasion of the Body Snatchers Movie Available on 6 streaming services.	7.5	Sound	Sound Effects Designer	1978
John Carter Movie Available on 1 streaming services.	6.4	Sound	Sound Designer	2012
Lincoln Movie	7.4	Sound	Sound Designer	2012
More American Graffiti Movie Available on 12 streaming services.	5.5	Sound	Supervising Sound Editor	1979
Munich Movie Available on 1 streaming services.	7.6	Sound	Sound Designer, Supervising Sound Editor	2005
Raiders of the Lost Ark Movie Available on 17 streaming services.	8.5	Sound	Sound Designer	1981
Red Tails Movie Available on 1 streaming services.	6.1	Editing	Editor, Sound Designer	2012
Star Trek Movie Available on 2 streaming services.	8	Crew	Special Sound Effects	2009
Star Trek Into Darkness Movie Available on 3 streaming services.	7.8	Sound	Sound Designer	2013
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace Movie Available on 7 streaming services.	6.4	Editing	Editor, Sound Designer, Supervising Sound Editor	1999
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones Movie Available on 7 streaming services.	6.4	Editing	Editor, Sound Designer, Supervising Sound Editor	2002
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith Movie Available on 6 streaming services.	7.4	Editing	Editor, Sound Designer, Supervising Sound Editor	2005
Star Wars Movie Available on 15 streaming services.	8.7	Sound	Sound Designer	1977
The Empire Strikes Back Movie Available on 7 streaming services.	8.8	Sound	Sound Designer	1980
Return of the Jedi Movie Available on 7 streaming services.	8.4	Sound	Sound Designer	1983
Star Wars: The Force Awakens Movie Available on 9 streaming services.	7.7	Sound	Sound Designer	2015
Super 8 Movie Available on 7 streaming services.	7.1	Sound	Sound Designer, Supervising Sound Editor	2011
The Signal Movie Available on 1 streaming services.	5.8	Sound	Sound Designer	2014
The True Story of Glory Continues Movie	5.7	Directing	Director	1991
WALL·E Movie Available on 1 streaming services.	8.3	Sound	Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Designer	2008
Willow Movie Available on 2 streaming services.	7.4	Sound	Sound Designer	1988
The American Gangster Movie	7.1	Directing	Director	1992
Star Wars: Droids - The Great Heep Movie	5.8	Production	Associate Producer, Writer	1986
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Mystery of the Blues Movie	7.2	Directing	Second Unit Director	1999
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Daredevils of the Desert Movie	6.7	Editing	Editor	1999
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Trenches of Hell Movie	6.9	Directing	Editor, Second Unit Director	1999
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: The Phantom Train of Doom Movie	7	Directing	Second Unit Director	1999
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Spring Break Adventure Movie	6.6	Directing	Second Unit Director	1999
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Oganga, The Giver and Taker of Life Movie	6.9	Directing	Editor, Second Unit Director	1999
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Demons of Deception Movie	6.9	Editing	Editor	1999
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Tales of Innocence Movie	6.6	Sound	Sound Designer	1999
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades Movie	6.5	Sound	Sound Designer	2000
Star Wars: Droids - Treasure of the Hidden Planet Movie	5.4	Writing	Screenplay	1989
Star Wars: Droids TV Show Available on 1 streaming services.	5.7	Writing	Story 13 Episodes	1985-1986
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones TV Show	7.4	Directing	Director, Writer 1 Episode	2002-2008
Star Wars: Galaxy of Sounds TV Show	6.7	Sound	Sound Designer 7 Episodes	2021
André and Wally B. Short Film	5.4	Sound	Sound Designer	1984
Blue Planet Short Film	7.3	Directing	Director	1990
BURN·E Short Film Available on 1 streaming services.	7.8	Sound	Sound Designer	2008
Destiny in Space Short Film	6.7	Directing	Director	1994
Porklips Now Short Film	6.7	Crew	Military Consultant	1980
Recorded Live Short Film	7.1	Sound	Sound Re-Recording Mixer	1975
Special Effects: Anything Can Happen Short Film	7.2	Directing	Director	1996
Manassas: End of Innocence Short Film	7.9	Directing	Director	2002
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Attack of the Hawkmen Movie	6.9	Directing	Director, Editor, Writer	1995
The Star Wars Holiday Special Movie	2.4	Sound	Sound Effects	1978
Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year

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