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.

Cast

WALL·E / M-O (voice)

WALL·E's Treasures & Trinkets

WALL·E / M-O (voice)

The Making of 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'

Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery

WALL·E / M-O (voice) (uncredited)

Under the Helmet: The Legacy of Boba Fett

From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga

Films Are Not Released, They Escape

Animation Sound Design: Building Worlds from the Sound Up

Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema

Robby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi Icon

George Lucas: Creating an Empire

A Bucket of Water and a Glass Matte

Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy

Self - Sound Designer

The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk

The Making of the Wonderful Wizard of Oz

And the Oscar Goes To...

Self - Interviewee

Wings: Grandeur in the Sky

When Star Wars Ruled the World

I Am Your Father

State of the Art: The Pre-Visualization of 'Episode II'

Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of

The Force of Sound

From Puppets to Pixels: Digital Characters in 'Episode II'

The Sound of 'Indiana Jones'

Star Wars: Music by John Williams

Star Wars: Within a Minute - The Making of Episode III

EditDroid: Rise and Fall

Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

Naboo Courier (uncredited)

Return of the Jedi

'Freeze' Officer in Endor Bunker / Tortured Power Droid (voice)

Lincoln: An American Journey

R2-D2: Beneath the Dome

Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet

The Making of The Empire Strikes Back

Fog City Mavericks

RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”

Crew

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

Raiders of the Lost Ark

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

Sound Designer, Supervising Sound Editor

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

Editor, Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Designer

Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones

Editor, Sound Designer, Supervising Sound Editor

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

Editor, Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Designer

Destiny in Space

The Adventures of André and Wally B.

Manassas: End of Innocence

The True Story of Glory Continues

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Attack of the Hawkmen

Writer, Director, Editor

Special Effects: Anything Can Happen

Sound Designer, Editor

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Star Trek Into Darkness

Escape from Planet Earth

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades

The Empire Strikes Back

Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Sound Designer

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

Return of the Jedi

Sound Designer, Supervising Sound Editor

Death Race 2000

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Demons of Deception

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Oganga, the Giver and Taker of Life

Editor, Second Unit Director

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Daredevils of the Desert

Special Sound Effects

The Star Wars Holiday Special

Military Consultant

Star Wars: Droids - The Great Heep

Writer, Associate Producer

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Tales of Innocence

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Mystery of the Blues

Second Unit Director

The American Gangster

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Spring Break Adventure

Second Unit Director

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Trenches of Hell

Second Unit Director, Editor

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Phantom Train of Doom

Second Unit Director

Howard the Duck

Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Sound Effects Editor

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Behind the Scenes with King Kong in Special Effects

Invasion of the Body Snatchers

Sound Effects Designer

More American Graffiti

Supervising Sound Editor

Star Wars: Droids - Treasure of the Hidden Planet

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Masks of Evil

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Travels with Father

The Story of the Faithful Wookiee

Editor, Sound Designer