Ben Burtt

Ben Burtt

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.

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Movies Made by Ben Burtt (56)

The Signal (2014)

Sound Designer

Lincoln (2012)

Sound Designer

009 Re:Cyborg (2012)

Sound Designer

John Carter (2012)

Sound Designer

Super 8 (2011)

Sound Designer

Up (2009)

Sound Effects

Star Trek (2009)

Special Sound Effects

BURN·E (2008)

Sound Designer

WALL·E (2008)

Sound Designer

Munich (2005)

Sound Designer

Always (1989)

Sound Designer

Willow (1988)

Sound Designer

Howard the Duck (1986)

Sound Effects Editor

Porklips Now (1980)

Military Consultant

More American Graffiti (1979)

Supervising Sound Editor

Alien (1979)

Sound Designer

Star Wars (1977)

Sound Designer

Recorded Live (1975)

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Movies starring Ben Burtt (42)

BURN·E (2008)

Wall·e / M-O (Voice) (Uncredited)

WALL·E (2008)

Wall·e / M-O (Voice)

Return of the Jedi (1983)

'Freeze' Officer In Endor Bunker / Tortured Power Droid (Voice)

The Story of the Faithful Wookiee (1978)

Chewbacca / R2-D2 (Voice) (Uncredited)

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