Ben Burtt

Person · Open Library

Works

5

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Film & TV

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,…

Known for

• LIGHT & MAGIC — Self - Sound Designer and Editor2022
• LIGHT & MAGIC — Self - Editor2022
• Under the Helmet: The Legacy of Boba Fett — Self2021
• Jet Jockeys in Love: The Making of CHAIN LIGHTNING ('50) — Self2021
• Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound — Self2019
• The Force of Sound — Self2018
• I Am Your Father — Himself2015
• And the Oscar Goes To... — Self - Interviewee2014
• EditDroid: Rise and Fall — Self2014
• The Making of the Wonderful Wizard of Oz — Self2013

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type

Person

Active from

1948-07-12

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners

18

Total plays

282

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Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Given name

Ben

Gender

male

Citizenship

United States

Place of birth

Jamesville

Occupation

voice actor

Languages spoken

English language

Native language

English language

Award

Special Achievement Academy Award

Image

Ben Burtt Celebration Europe II.jpg

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