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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Filmography
View Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
1999•Film•
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View Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones

Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
2002•Film•
6.6
View From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga

From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga
1983•Film•
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View Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy

Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
2004•Film•
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