Ben Burtt
Sound
1948-07-12 · Jamesville, New York, USA
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.
tvLIGHT & MAGIC
as Self - Sound Designer and Editor · 2022 · 7.8
tvLIGHT & MAGIC
as Self - Editor · 2022 · 7.8
movieUnder the Helmet: The Legacy of Boba Fett
as Self · 2021 · 6.9
movieMaking Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound
as Self · 2019 · 6.9
movieThe Force of Sound
as Self · 2018 · 8.3
movieI Am Your Father
as Himself · 2015 · 6.6
movieAnd the Oscar Goes To...
as Self - Interviewee · 2014 · 6.8
movieEditDroid: Rise and Fall
as Self · 2014 · 0.0
movieThe Making of the Wonderful Wizard of Oz
as Self · 2013 · 10.0
movieLincoln: An American Journey
as Self · 2013 · 5.5
movieWings: Grandeur in the Sky
as Self · 2012 · 7.0
movieMichael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of
as Self · 2012 · 6.7
movieWALL·E's Treasures & Trinkets
as WALL·E / M-O (voice) · 2008 · 6.4
movieAnimation Sound Design: Building Worlds from the Sound Up
as · 2008 · 8.0
movieBURN·E
as WALL·E / M-O (voice) (uncredited) · 2008 · 7.5
movieRKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”
as Self · 2008 · 8.0
movieWALL·E
as WALL·E / M-O (voice) · 2008 · 8.1
movieFog City Mavericks
as Self · 2007 · 8.5
movieStanding on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001
as Self · 2007 · 6.2
movieThe Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk
as Self · 2007 · 7.0
movieRobby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi Icon
as Self · 2006 · 7.0
movieAmazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet
as Self · 2006 · 4.5
movieStar Wars: Within a Minute - The Making of Episode III
as Self · 2005 · 7.2
movieBen-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema
as Self · 2005 · 6.6