Directed credits
11
Active
Regular directing credits.
Director
Ben Burtt
Sound
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Directed movies: 11Directed series: 0All crew credits: 59
TMDB ID: 670
IMDb ID: nm0123785
Known for: Sound
Born: July 12, 1948
Age: 77
Place of birth: Jamesville, New York, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1975 - 2022
Years active: 48
Average TMDB rating: 6.56
Wikidata: Q816456
Also known as
Benjamin Burtt Jr.
Frequent jobs
Director (8)Second Unit Director (3)Sound Designer (28)Editor (8)Sound Re-Recording Mixer (3)Sound Effects (2)Story (2)Associate Producer (1)Military Consultant (1)Sound Effects Designer (1)
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 dubbed the "Wilhelm scream", which was taken from a character named Wilhelm in the 1953 film The Charge at Feather River.
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Directed Movies
Movies directed by Ben Burtt.
Manassas: End of Innocence
Director
2002 Movie
5.8
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Spring Break Adventure
Second Unit Director
1999 Movie
5.7
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Mystery of the Blues
Second Unit Director
1999 Movie
6.0
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Phantom Train of Doom
Second Unit Director
1999 Movie
Behind the Scenes with King Kong in Special Effects
Director
1996 Movie
Special Effects: Anything Can Happen
Director
1996 Movie
5.8
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Attack of the Hawkmen
Director
1995 Movie
7.2
Destiny in Space
Director
1994 Movie
10.0
The American Gangster
Director
1992 Movie
5.7
The True Story of Glory Continues
Director
1991 Movie
6.0
Blue Planet
Director
1990 Movie
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Ben Burtt.
8.4
The Empire Strikes Back
Sound Designer
1980 Movie
8.2
Star Wars
Sound Designer
1977 Movie
8.2
Alien
Sound Designer
1979 Movie
8.1
WALL·E
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
2008 Movie
7.9
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Sound Designer
1981 Movie
7.9
Return of the Jedi
Sound Designer
1983 Movie
7.8
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Sound Designer
1989 Movie
7.8
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
as Self - Sound Designer
2004 Movie
7.5
BURN·E
Sound Designer
2008 Movie
7.5
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Editor
2005 Movie
7.4
Star Trek
Special Sound Effects
2009 Movie
7.3
Star Trek Into Darkness
Sound Designer
2013 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Ben Burtt.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Ben Burtt.
8.2
Star Wars
Sound Designer
1977 Movie
8.2
Alien
Sound Designer
1979 Movie
7.9
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Sound Designer
1981 Movie
8.1
WALL·E
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
2008 Movie
7.3
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Sound Designer
2015 Movie
7.3
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Sound Designer
1984 Movie
6.6
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
Editor
1999 Movie
8.4
The Empire Strikes Back
Sound Designer
1980 Movie
6.9
Lincoln
Sound Designer
2012 Movie
7.8
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Sound Designer
1989 Movie
6.6
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
Editor
2002 Movie
6.0
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Sound Designer
2008 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Ben Burtt.
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Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Ben Burtt.
7.3
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Sound Designer
2015 Movie
6.0
The Signal
Sound Designer
2014 Movie
7.3
Star Trek Into Darkness
Sound Designer
2013 Movie
5.8
Escape from Planet Earth
Sound Designer
2013 Movie
6.9
Lincoln
Sound Designer
2012 Movie
7.0
009 Re:Cyborg
Sound Designer
2012 Movie
6.4
John Carter
Sound Designer
2012 Movie
6.6
Red Tails
Sound Designer
2012 Movie
6.8
Super 8
Sound Designer
2011 Movie
7.4
Star Trek
Special Sound Effects
2009 Movie
7.5
BURN·E
Sound Designer
2008 Movie
8.1
WALL·E
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
2008 Movie
6.0
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Sound Designer
2008 Movie
7.1
Munich
Sound Designer
2005 Movie
7.5
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Editor
2005 Movie
6.6
Star Wars: Droids - Treasure of the Hidden Planet
Story
2004 Movie
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Ben Burtt.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Ben Burtt.
6.9
Under the Helmet: The Legacy of Boba Fett
as Self
2021 Movie
6.8
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound
as Self
2019 Movie
8.7
The Force of Sound
as Self
2018 Movie
6.6
I Am Your Father
as Himself
2015 Movie
6.9
And the Oscar Goes To...
as Self - Interviewee
2014 Movie
EditDroid: Rise and Fall
as Self
2014 Movie
10.0
The Making of the Wonderful Wizard of Oz
as Self
2013 Movie
5.5
Lincoln: An American Journey
as Self
2013 Movie
7.0
Wings: Grandeur in the Sky
as Self
2012 Movie
6.7
Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of
as Self
2012 Movie
7.0
WALL·E's Treasures & Trinkets
as WALL·E / M-O (voice)
2008 Movie
8.0
Animation Sound Design: Building Worlds from the Sound Up
2008 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Ben Burtt.