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.
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Known For
WALL·E
WALL·E / M-O (voice)
2008
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Attack of the Hawkmen
Director
1995
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Mystery of the Blues
Second Unit Director
1999
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
Naboo Courier (uncredited)
1999
Star Wars: Droids - The Great Heep
Associate Producer
1986
Filmography
Acting Credits (39)
LIGHT & MAGIC
Self - Sound Designer and Editor
2022
LIGHT & MAGIC
Self - Editor
2022
Under the Helmet: The Legacy of Boba Fett
Self
2021
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound
Self
2019
The Force of Sound
Self
2018
Directing Credits (13)
Manassas: End of Innocence
Director
2002
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Mystery of the Blues
Second Unit Director
1999
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Spring Break Adventure
Second Unit Director
1999
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Phantom Train of Doom
Second Unit Director
1999
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Oganga, the Giver and Taker of Life
Second Unit Director
1999
