Erik Bauersfeld, the actor who provided the voice to the belovedStar Warscharacter Admiral Ackbar in a pair of films, died Sunday at his Berkeley, California home. He was 93. Bauersfelds manager confirmed the actors death to The Hollywood Reporter.
Although bestremembered for voicing Ackbar his exclamation Its a trap! in Return of the Jedi has been reborn as a popular meme Bauersfeld also voiced the character of Bib Fortuna in Jedi. Bauersfeld later lent his vocal talentsto Steven Spielbergs A.I.: Artificial Intelligence as well as Guillermo Del Toros Crimson Peak. In 2015, he reprised his vocal turn as Ackbar for Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
The fans who write say theyll never forget Its a trap! I dont even remember how I said it, Bauersfeld, a longtime Bay Area radio dramatist, told the San Francisco Chronicle in 2011. At that time, the actor revealed hed never seen the original Star Wars and hadnt watched Return of the Jedi since 1983. Its not that I dont like it or dont respect it. I just dont have time to be a fan and see it 10 times or 20 times.
Despite the small role, Bauersfeld said he still received weekly fan mail from diehard Star Wars fans asking for autographs. For the role of Ackbar, Bauersfeld said he received no direction from sound technician Ben Burtt and simply based his voice on the characters odd, crustacean-like appearance. I went over, he showed me the picture of Admiral Ackbar, and I did it, Bauersfeld said. I saw the face, and I knew what he must sound like. The whole Ackbar role took him less than an hour to record.
Bauersfeld is the third minor yet major contributor of the original Star Wars trilogy to pass away in recent months, following Boba Fett voice actor Jason Wingreenand R2-D2 creator Tony Dyson.
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