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04-05-2016, 11:19 AM
Erik Bauersfeld, voice of 'Star Wars' character Admiral Ackbar, dead at 93
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LOS ANGELES — Erik Bauersfeld, the veteran radio actor who voiced Return of the Jedi characters Admiral Ackbar and Bib Fortuna and reprised the Ackbar role for Star Wars: The Force Awakens, has died. He was 93.
Bauersfeld's death was confirmed Monday by his manager, Derek Maki, of Coolwaters Productions (https://coolwatersprods.com/).
The native New Yorker Bauersfeld led the drama and literature department at Berkeley, California-based KPFA for more than 30 years and was approached by longtime Star Wars sound designer Ben Burtt for voice roles.*Bauersfeld said he spent very little time on the voice of Ackbar, who had a handful of lines, **ne more memorable than "It's a trap!" Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/04/04/admiral-ackbar-voice-actor-erik-bauersfeld-dead-dies/)
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LOS ANGELES — Erik Bauersfeld, the veteran radio actor who voiced Return of the Jedi characters Admiral Ackbar and Bib Fortuna and reprised the Ackbar role for Star Wars: The Force Awakens, has died. He was 93.
Bauersfeld's death was confirmed Monday by his manager, Derek Maki, of Coolwaters Productions (https://coolwatersprods.com/).
The native New Yorker Bauersfeld led the drama and literature department at Berkeley, California-based KPFA for more than 30 years and was approached by longtime Star Wars sound designer Ben Burtt for voice roles.*Bauersfeld said he spent very little time on the voice of Ackbar, who had a handful of lines, **ne more memorable than "It's a trap!" Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/04/04/admiral-ackbar-voice-actor-erik-bauersfeld-dead-dies/)
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