Erik Bauersfeld
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| Born | 1 January 1922 |
| Occupation | radio dramatist, voice-actor |
Erik Bauersfeld (born 1922) is an American radio dramatist and voice-actor. His most notable role was providing the voices of Admiral Akbar and Bib Fortuna in the third film of the original Star Wars trilogy, Return of the Jedi.
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[edit] 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 Akbar. According to Bauersfeld, he was shown a picture of Akbar and instantly came up with the character's voice. Akbar'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]
[edit] Filmography
[edit] Films
- Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (1983) as the voice of Admiral Akbar and Bib Fortuna.
- A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001) as the voice of Gardener
[edit] Video games
- Star Wars: X-Wing (1993) as Admiral Akbar
- Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron (2009) as Admiral Akbar
[edit] 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
