Erik Bauersfeld

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Erik Bauersfeld
Born	(1922-06-28) 28 June 1922
Occupation	radio dramatist, voice-actor

Erik Bauersfeld (born June 28, 1922; Brooklyn, New York City) is an American radio dramatist and voice-actor. His most notable role was providing the voices of Admiral Ackbar and Bib Fortuna in the third film of the original Star Wars trilogy, Return of the Jedi.

Career

For thirty-one years he was the Director of KPFA's drama and literature department. Outside of radio he has dabbled in voice-over work in films and video games.

Bauersfeld was working at Lucasfilm on a radio project with sound designer Randy Thom, when he was approached by Star Wars sound designer Ben Burtt. Burtt asked him to read for the part of Ackbar. According to Bauersfeld, he was shown a picture of Ackbar and instantly came up with the character's voice. Ackbar's lines only took an hour for Bauersfeld to record.^[1] He was also the last person to read for the part of Yoda, a role that eventually went to puppeteer Frank Oz.^[2]

Filmography

Films

Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (1983) as the voice of Admiral Ackbar and Bib Fortuna.
A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001) as the voice of Gardener

Video games

Star Wars: X-Wing (1993) as Admiral Ackbar
Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron (2009) as Admiral Ackbar

References

↑ Peter Hartlaub, Chronicle Pop Culture Critic, Erik Bauersfeld a force in 'Star Wars' cosmos. SFGate, Tuesday, September 20, 2011 p. 1.
↑ http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=0n62S2dNYbg

External links

http://bardradio.com

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