Ben Burtt
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.
Acting
Movie
WALL·E
as WALL·E / M-O (voice)
2008
Movie
Return of the Jedi
as 'Freeze' Officer in Endor Bunker / Tortured Power Droid (voice)
1983
Movie
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
as Naboo Courier (uncredited)
1999
Movie
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
as Wat Tambor (uncredited)
2002
Movie
BURN·E
as WALL·E / M-O (voice) (uncredited)
2008
Movie
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
as Self - Sound Designer
2004
Movie
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound
as Self
2019
Movie
And the Oscar Goes To...
as Self - Interviewee
2014
TV
LIGHT & MAGIC
as Self - Sound Designer and Editor
2022
TV
LIGHT & MAGIC
as Self - Editor
2022
Movie
I Am Your Father
as Himself
2015
Movie
Under the Helmet: The Legacy of Boba Fett
as Self
2021
Movie
From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga
as Self
1983
Movie
R2-D2: Beneath the Dome
as Self
2001
Movie
Within a Minute: The Making of Star Wars Episode III
as Self
2005
Movie
The Making of 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'
as Self
1996
Movie
SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back
as Self
1980
Movie
From Puppets to Pixels: The Making of Star Wars Episode II
as Self
2002
Movie
When Star Wars Ruled the World
as Self
2004
Movie
Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001
as Self
2007
Movie
Star Wars: Music by John Williams
as Self
1980
Movie
WALL·E's Treasures & Trinkets
as WALL·E / M-O (voice)
2008
Movie
Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema
as Self
2005
Movie
The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk
as Self
2007
Crew
Movie
Star Wars
Sound Designer
1977
Movie
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Sound Designer
2015
Movie
WALL·E
Supervising Sound Editor
2008
Movie
The Empire Strikes Back
Sound Designer
1980
Movie
Return of the Jedi
Sound Designer
1983
Movie
Alien
Sound Designer
1979
Movie
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
Editor
1999
Movie
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Editor
2005
Movie
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
Editor
2002
Movie
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Sound Designer
1981
Movie
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Sound Designer
1989
Movie
Star Trek
Special Sound Effects
2009