Ben Burtt

78, from New York, USA

Artwork for Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom MenaceImage of Ben Burtt

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 Wikipedia.

Timeline

2026Aged 78

  • Poster for Ray Gunn

    Sound Designer

2021Aged 73

  • Poster for Jet Jockeys in Love: The Making of CHAIN LIGHTNING ('50)

    Self

  • Poster for Under the Helmet: The Legacy of Boba Fett

    Self

2019Aged 71

  • Poster for Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound

    Self

2018Aged 70

  • Poster for The Force of Sound

    Self

2015Aged 67

  • Poster for I Am Your Father

    Himself

  • Poster for Star Wars: The Force Awakens

    Sound Designer

2014Aged 66

  • Poster for EditDroid: Rise and Fall

    Self

  • Poster for And the Oscar Goes To...

    Self - Interviewee

  • Poster for The Signal

    Sound Designer

2013Aged 65

  • Poster for Lincoln: An American Journey

    Self

  • Poster for The Making of the Wonderful Wizard of Oz

    Self

  • Poster for Escape from Planet Earth

    Sound Designer

  • Poster for Star Trek Into Darkness

    Sound Designer

2012Aged 64

  • Poster for Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of

    Self

  • Poster for Wings: Grandeur in the Sky

    Self

  • Poster for Red Tails

    Editor

  • Poster for John Carter

    Sound Designer

  • Poster for 009 Re:Cyborg

    Sound Designer

  • Poster for Lincoln

    Sound Designer

2011Aged 63

  • Poster for Super 8

    Supervising Sound Editor

2009Aged 61

  • Poster for Star Trek

    Special Sound Effects

2008Aged 60

  • Poster for WALL·E

    WALL·E / M-O (voice)

  • Poster for RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”

    Self

  • Poster for BURN·E

    WALL·E / M-O (voice) (uncredited)

  • Poster for WALL·E's Treasures & Trinkets

    WALL·E / M-O (voice)

  • Poster for Animation Sound Design: Building Worlds from the Sound Up

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

    Sound Designer

2007Aged 59

2006Aged 58

  • Poster for Robby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi Icon

    Self

  • Poster for Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet

    Self

2005Aged 57

  • Poster for George Lucas: Creating an Empire

    Self

  • Poster for Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema

    Self

  • Poster for Within a Minute: The Making of Star Wars Episode III

    Self

  • Poster for Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

    Supervising Sound Editor

  • Poster for Munich

    Supervising Sound Editor

2004Aged 56

  • Poster for When Star Wars Ruled the World

    Self

  • Poster for Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy

    Self - Sound Designer

  • Poster for Star Wars: Droids - Treasure of the Hidden Planet

    Story

2003Aged 55

  • Poster for The Sound of 'Indiana Jones'

    Self

2002Aged 54

  • Poster for Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones

    Wat Tambor (uncredited)

  • Poster for Films Are Not Released, They Escape

    Self

  • Poster for State of the Art: The Pre-Visualization of 'Episode II'

    Self

  • Poster for From Puppets to Pixels: The Making of Star Wars Episode II

    Self

  • Poster for Manassas: End of Innocence

    Director

2001Aged 53

  • Poster for R2-D2: Beneath the Dome

    Self

2000Aged 52

  • Poster for The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades

    Sound Designer

1999Aged 51

  • Poster for Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

    Naboo Courier (uncredited)

  • Poster for The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Trenches of Hell

    Second Unit Director

  • Poster for The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Masks of Evil

    Sound Designer

  • Poster for The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Spring Break Adventure

    Second Unit Director

  • Poster for The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Oganga, the Giver and Taker of Life

    Second Unit Director

  • Poster for The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Mystery of the Blues

    Second Unit Director

  • Poster for The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Daredevils of the Desert

    Editor

  • Poster for The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Tales of Innocence

    Sound Designer

  • Poster for The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Phantom Train of Doom

    Second Unit Director

  • Poster for The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Demons of Deception

    Editor

1997Aged 49

  • Poster for Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery

    Self

1996Aged 48

  • Poster for The Making of 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'

    Self

  • Poster for The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Travels with Father

    Sound Designer

  • Poster for Special Effects: Anything Can Happen

    Director

  • Poster for Behind the Scenes with King Kong in Special Effects

    Director

1995Aged 47

  • Poster for The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Attack of the Hawkmen

    Editor

1994Aged 46

  • Poster for Destiny in Space

    Director

1992Aged 44

  • Poster for The American Gangster

    Director

1991Aged 43

  • Poster for The True Story of Glory Continues

    Director

1990Aged 42

  • Poster for Blue Planet

    Director

1989Aged 41

  • Poster for Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

    Sound Designer

  • Poster for Always

    Sound Designer

1988Aged 40

  • Poster for Willow

    Sound Designer

1986Aged 38

  • Poster for Star Wars: Droids - The Great Heep

    Writer

  • Poster for Howard the Duck

    Sound Effects Editor

1984Aged 36

  • Poster for Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

    Sound Designer

  • Poster for The Adventures of André and Wally B.

    Sound Designer

1983Aged 35

  • Poster for Return of the Jedi

    'Freeze' Officer in Endor Bunker / Tortured Power Droid (voice)

  • Poster for From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga

    Self

1982Aged 34

  • Poster for listen...

    Sound Effects

1981Aged 33

  • Poster for Raiders of the Lost Ark

    Sound Designer

1980Aged 32

  • Poster for Star Wars: Music by John Williams

    Self

  • Poster for The Making of The Empire Strikes Back

    Self

  • Poster for SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back

    Self

  • Poster for The Empire Strikes Back

    Sound Designer

  • Poster for Porklips Now

    Military Consultant

1979Aged 31

  • Poster for Alien

    Sound Designer

  • Poster for More American Graffiti

    Supervising Sound Editor

1978Aged 30

  • Poster for The Star Wars Holiday Special

    Sound Effects

  • Poster for Invasion of the Body Snatchers

    Sound Effects Designer

1977Aged 29

  • Poster for Star Wars

    Sound Designer

1975Aged 27

  • Poster for Recorded Live

    Sound Re-Recording Mixer

  • Poster for Death Race 2000

    Sound Designer

Year unknown

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