Personal Info
Benjamin Burtt Jr.
Ben Burtt
Sound
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…
Known For
Filmography
Movies
Under the Helmet: The Legacy of Boba Fett
as Self
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound
as Self
The Force of Sound
as Self
I Am Your Father
as Himself
And the Oscar Goes To...
as Self - Interviewee
EditDroid: Rise and Fall
as Self
Lincoln: An American Journey
as Self
The Making of the Wonderful Wizard of Oz
as Self
Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of
as Self
Wings: Grandeur in the Sky
as Self
