Ben Burtt

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Characters played by Ben Burtt

WALL·E / M-O — WALL·E (2008)

WALL-E is a sentient trash-compacting robot who remains active on a garbage-covered Earth, collecting trinkets and falling in love with EVE. He follows her to the Axiom, retrieves a life-saving plant from a self-destructing pod, and survives being crushed by the Holo-Detector. M-O is a fastidious cleaning robot who inadvertently jams the airlock to rescue the protagonists from being ejected into space.

Naboo Courier (uncredited) — Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)

Messenger on Naboo

'Freeze' Officer in Endor Bunker / Tortured Power Droid (voice) — Return of the Jedi (1983)

Dual role credit for Imperial officer and droid

Wat Tambor (uncredited) — Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)

Uncredited portrayal of the Techno Union leader

WALL·E / M-O — BURN·E (2008)

WALL·E accidentally causes the repair mission by dislodging a rock that destroys a running light. His arrival distracts BURN-E, his escape-pod incident destroys another replacement light, and his return with EVE locks BURN-E outside the ship. The plot provides no specific actions for M-O.

Career Overview

Ben Burtt has 108 screen credits in a career dating back to 1975. Their work spans 11 cinematic universes — most prominently The Young Indiana Jones Collection with 12 titles. Signature works include WALL·E, Star Wars, Alien. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

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Gender
male
Known Credits
108
Birth Date
1948-07-12
Birth Place
Jamesville, New York, USA

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Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 11 universes

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Related entry on Wikidata (Q816456), public domain (CC0).