Directed credits
10
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Regular directing credits.
Director
Ben Burtt
Sound
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Directed movies: 10Directed series: 0All crew credits: 59
TMDB ID: 670
IMDb ID: nm0123785
Known for: Sound
Born: July 12, 1948
Age: 78
Place of birth: Jamesville, New York, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1975 - 2026
Years active: 52
Average TMDB rating: 6.61
Wikidata: Q816456
Also known as
Benjamin Burtt Jr.
Frequent jobs
Director (7)Second Unit Director (3)Sound Designer (29)Editor (7)Sound Effects (2)Sound Re-Recording Mixer (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.
Director
Manassas: End of Innocence
2002 • Movie
Second Unit Director
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Spring Break Adventure
1999 • Movie
Second Unit Director
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Mystery of the Blues
1999 • Movie
Second Unit Director
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Phantom Train of Doom
1999 • Movie
Director
Behind the Scenes with King Kong in Special Effects
1996 • Movie
Director
Special Effects: Anything Can Happen
1996 • Movie
Director
Destiny in Space
1994 • Movie
Director
The American Gangster
1992 • Movie
Director
The True Story of Glory Continues
1991 • Movie
Director
Blue Planet
1990 • Movie
Movies
Upcoming Movies
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Sound Designer
The Empire Strikes Back
1980 • Movie
Sound Designer
Star Wars
1977 • Movie
Sound Designer
Alien
1979 • Movie
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
WALL·E
2008 • Movie
Sound Designer
Raiders of the Lost Ark
1981 • Movie
Sound Designer
Return of the Jedi
1983 • Movie
Sound Designer
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
1989 • Movie
as Self - Sound Designer
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
2004 • Movie
Sound Designer
BURN·E
2008 • Movie
Editor
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
2005 • Movie
Special Sound Effects
Star Trek
2009 • Movie
Sound Designer
Star Trek Into Darkness
2013 • Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Ben Burtt.
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Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Ben Burtt.
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
WALL·E
2008 • Movie
Sound Designer
Star Wars
1977 • Movie
Sound Designer
Alien
1979 • Movie
Sound Designer
Raiders of the Lost Ark
1981 • Movie
Sound Designer
The Empire Strikes Back
1980 • Movie
Sound Designer
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
2015 • Movie
Editor
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
2005 • Movie
Sound Designer
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
1989 • Movie
Sound Designer
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
2008 • Movie
Editor
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
1999 • Movie
Sound Designer
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
1984 • Movie
Special Sound Effects
Star Trek
2009 • Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Ben Burtt.
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Ben Burtt.
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Sound Designer
Ray Gunn
2026 • Movie
Sound Designer
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
2015 • Movie
Sound Designer
The Signal
2014 • Movie
Sound Designer
Star Trek Into Darkness
2013 • Movie
Sound Designer
Escape from Planet Earth
2013 • Movie
Sound Designer
Lincoln
2012 • Movie
Sound Designer
009 Re:Cyborg
2012 • Movie
Sound Designer
John Carter
2012 • Movie
Sound Designer
Red Tails
2012 • Movie
Sound Designer
Super 8
2011 • Movie
Special Sound Effects
Star Trek
2009 • Movie
Sound Designer
BURN·E
2008 • Movie
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
WALL·E
2008 • Movie
Sound Designer
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
2008 • Movie
Sound Designer
Munich
2005 • Movie
Editor
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
2005 • Movie
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Ben Burtt.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Ben Burtt.
as Self
Under the Helmet: The Legacy of Boba Fett
2021 • Movie
as Self
Jet Jockeys in Love: The Making of CHAIN LIGHTNING ('50)
2021 • Movie
as Self
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound
2019 • Movie
as Self
The Force of Sound
2018 • Movie
as Himself
I Am Your Father
2015 • Movie
as Self - Interviewee
And the Oscar Goes To...
2014 • Movie
as Self
EditDroid: Rise and Fall
2014 • Movie
as Self
The Making of the Wonderful Wizard of Oz
2013 • Movie
as Self
Lincoln: An American Journey
2013 • Movie
as Self
Wings: Grandeur in the Sky
2012 • Movie
as Self
Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of
2012 • Movie
as WALL·E / M-O (voice)
WALL·E's Treasures & Trinkets
2008 • Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Ben Burtt.