Ben Burtt
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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.
Known for
Credits
WALL·E (2008)
as WALL·E / M-O (voice)
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
as Naboo Courier (uncredited)
Return of the Jedi (1983)
as 'Freeze' Officer in Endor Bunker / Tortured Power Droid (voice)
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)
as Wat Tambor (uncredited)
BURN·E (2008)
as WALL·E / M-O (voice) (uncredited)
Under the Helmet: The Legacy of Boba Fett (2021)
as Self
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy (2004)
as Self - Sound Designer
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound (2019)
as Self
Within a Minute: The Making of Star Wars Episode III (2005)
as Self
R2-D2: Beneath the Dome (2001)
as Self
From Puppets to Pixels: The Making of Star Wars Episode II (2002)
as Self
From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga (1983)
as Self
And the Oscar Goes To... (2014)
as Self - Interviewee
RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World” (2008)
as Self
Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema (2005)
as Self
SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
as Self
Fog City Mavericks (2007)
as Self
The Making of 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial' (1996)
as Self
When Star Wars Ruled the World (2004)
as Self
Lincoln: An American Journey (2013)
as Self
Robby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi Icon (2006)
as Self
George Lucas: Creating an Empire (2005)
as Self
The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk (2007)
as Self
The Making of the Wonderful Wizard of Oz (2013)
as Self
WALL·E's Treasures & Trinkets (2008)
as WALL·E / M-O (voice)
Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001 (2007)
as Self
Star Wars: Music by John Williams (1980)
as Self
Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet (2006)
as Self
The Force of Sound (2018)
as Self
I Am Your Father (2015)
as Himself
Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of (2012)
as Self
The Sound of 'Indiana Jones' (2003)
as Self
The Making of The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
as Self
Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery (1997)
as Self
State of the Art: The Pre-Visualization of 'Episode II' (2002)
as Self
Animation Sound Design: Building Worlds from the Sound Up (2008)
Actor
A Bucket of Water and a Glass Matte (—)
Actor
Films Are Not Released, They Escape (2002)
as Self
EditDroid: Rise and Fall (2014)
as Self
Wings: Grandeur in the Sky (2012)
as Self
Jet Jockeys in Love: The Making of CHAIN LIGHTNING ('50) (2021)
as Self