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Ben Burtt

American sound designer and film director · United States · On the map · Directors · Born 1948 · age 78

Benjamin Burtt Jr. is an American sound designer, film director, film editor, screenwriter, and voice actor. As a sound designer, his credits include the Star Wars and Indiana Jones film series, Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978), E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982), WALL-E (2008), and Star Trek (2009).

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2022LIGHT & MAGICSeries2021Under the Helmet: The Legacy of Boba FettFilm2018The Force of SoundFilm2014And the Oscar Goes To...Film2012Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard OfFilm2007Fog City MavericksFilm2005Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed CinemaFilm2003The Sound of 'Indiana Jones'Film2002Films Are Not Released, They EscapeFilm1999Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom MenaceFilm, Naboo Courier (uncredited)1996The Making of 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'Film1994Destiny in SpaceFilm, Director1991The True Story of Glory ContinuesFilm, Director1990Academy Award for Best Sound EditingAward1986Star Wars: Droids - The Great HeepFilm, Writer1985Star Wars: DroidsSeries, Writer, Creator1983Academy Award for Best Sound EditingAward1982Special Achievement Academy AwardAward1980SP FX: The Empire Strikes BackFilm1978Special Achievement Academy AwardAward1948Born12 July 1948

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Known for

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  • WALL·E 2008
  • Return of the Jedi 1983
  • Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy 2004
  • BURN·E 2008
  • Under the Helmet: The Legacy of Boba Fett 2021

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Filmography 40

122 credits on file

Television 2

Media & music

Photos 1

Awards

Academy Award for Best Sound Editing1990
Academy Award for Best Sound Editing1983
Special Achievement Academy Award1982
Special Achievement Academy Award1978

About this person

Country
United States
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1948 · age 78

In the same film or series as Ben

Andrew StantonAlso in BURN·E (2008)Jeremy BullochAlso in I Am Your Father (2015)Marc WarrenAlso in The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Attack of the Hawkmen (1995)Jess HarnellAlso in WALL·E (2008)Greg ProopsAlso in Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)