40 years ago, "Star Wars: Return of the Jedi" hit theaters, bringing the original trilogy to a conclusion and putting a bookend on one of the most significant events in pop culture history. Yes, we got plenty of Luke, Han, Leia, and Darth Vader in the movie, but we also got plenty of new characters for fans to obsess over. Jabba the Hutt, Mon Mothma, Wicket the Ewok, Nien Nunb, and even Jabba's weird little right-hand alien companion Salacious Crumb, to an extent. Arguably, however, the greatest of the new characters introduced in "Episode VI" was none other than Admiral Ackabar, the Rebellion leader who helped take down the second Death Star, putting an end to Palpatine's reign.
For so many of us, Ackbar's name carries some weight. Even those who aren't all that into "Star Wars" will undoubtedly connect him with the infamous line immortally uttered by the brown-skinned amphibious alien: "It's a trap!
For so many of us, Ackbar's name carries some weight. Even those who aren't all that into "Star Wars" will undoubtedly connect him with the infamous line immortally uttered by the brown-skinned amphibious alien: "It's a trap!
- 5/25/2023
- by Ryan Scott
- Slash Film
Recent Star Wars movies have seen plenty of fan favorites bite the dust as several beloved characters from the original films have been killed off in heartbreaking ways. While many may consider the shocking murder of Han Solo or the unexpected death of Luke Skywalker to be the most tragic in the series, Tim Rose sounds like he disagrees.
The Admiral Ackbar puppeteer expressed his thoughts on the veteran commander’s death in Star Wars: The Last Jedi in a recent interview, saying:
“After The Force Awakens — for whatever reason, length of picture, whatever — it all got cut out. So after waiting 30 years to reprise Ackbar I was a little disappointed with Ackbar’s role in that picture. So in The Last Jedi, I was quite looking forward to maybe them giving him something more juicy. We were only given the script on the day when we were shooting that piece of script,...
The Admiral Ackbar puppeteer expressed his thoughts on the veteran commander’s death in Star Wars: The Last Jedi in a recent interview, saying:
“After The Force Awakens — for whatever reason, length of picture, whatever — it all got cut out. So after waiting 30 years to reprise Ackbar I was a little disappointed with Ackbar’s role in that picture. So in The Last Jedi, I was quite looking forward to maybe them giving him something more juicy. We were only given the script on the day when we were shooting that piece of script,...
- 5/31/2019
- by Evan Lewis
- We Got This Covered
As the final installment in the Sequel Trilogy looms closer, Star Wars: The Last Jedi remains a touchy subject online. And at the recent Star Wars Celebration, actor Tom Kane revealed that even he wasn’t completely thrilled with how his character was handled.
Taking over from the late Erik Bauersfeld, Kane provided the voice of Admiral Ackbar in Rian Johnson’s 2017 film. As you may recall, the death of the fan favorite was unusually downplayed, and is only briefly acknowledged in a line from Commander Larma D’Acy. Meanwhile, far more emphasis is placed on the demise of Vice Admiral Holdo, who saves the Resistance by ramming the Raddus into the Supremacy at lightspeed. And if you ask Kane, his character should’ve been the one to make the heroic sacrifice.
“I’ve been Ackbar for about six years… and I was not really thrilled about how they blew...
Taking over from the late Erik Bauersfeld, Kane provided the voice of Admiral Ackbar in Rian Johnson’s 2017 film. As you may recall, the death of the fan favorite was unusually downplayed, and is only briefly acknowledged in a line from Commander Larma D’Acy. Meanwhile, far more emphasis is placed on the demise of Vice Admiral Holdo, who saves the Resistance by ramming the Raddus into the Supremacy at lightspeed. And if you ask Kane, his character should’ve been the one to make the heroic sacrifice.
“I’ve been Ackbar for about six years… and I was not really thrilled about how they blew...
- 4/16/2019
- by David Pountain
- We Got This Covered
Reel-Important People is a monthly column that highlights those individuals in or related to the movies that have left us in recent weeks. Below you'll find names big and small and from all areas of the industry, though each was significant to the movies in his or her own way. Gato Barbieri (1932-2016) - Composer and saxophonist. His music scores include those for Last Tango in Paris (hear it below) and Seven Servants. He died on April 2. (THR)\\ Erik Bauersfeld (1922-2016) - Actor. He voiced the character Admiral Ackbar in Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Return of the Jedi (see below), for which he also voiced Bib Fortuna. His other movie credits include Crimson Peak and A.I. Artificial Intelligence. He died...
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- 5/4/2016
- by Christopher Campbell
- Movies.com
During “Good Morning America” on ABC Thursday, Disney gave fans their a first look at “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.” “Rogue One,” set before the events of the original “Star Wars” film, follows a ragtag band of outlaws who hatch a plan to steal the plans to the Death Star. The 100-second trailer focuses on Felicity Jones as a soldier named Jyn Erso who’s commissioned by the Rebel Alliance to investigate the Empire’s new superweapon and help figure out how to take it out. Also Read: Erik Bauersfeld, Voice of 'Stars Wars' Character Admiral Ackbar, Dies at 93 Rebel leader Mon Mothma,...
- 4/7/2016
- by Phil Owen
- The Wrap
THR reports that Erik Bauersfeld, the voice of Star Wars characters Admiral Ackbar and Bib Fortuna, has passed away. Bauersfeld, who worked as a radio producer before his big screen debut, also played a gardener in A.I. Artificial Intelligence and more recently provided voice work for Crimson Peak. He was 93 years old.
Although his contributions in Hollywood were few, his legacy lives on in one immortal line:
You can watch an interview Bauersfeld gave a couple years ago speaking about the role below.
Although his contributions in Hollywood were few, his legacy lives on in one immortal line:
You can watch an interview Bauersfeld gave a couple years ago speaking about the role below.
- 4/5/2016
- by Mick Joest
- GeekTyrant
Plenty of ancillary and extraneous characters in the Star Wars universe end up getting some kind of fan following, no matter how little screentime they get in the movies. But few minor characters were more beloved than Admiral Ackbar, the Rebel officer best known for shouting “It’s a trap!” in Return of the Jedi, a line that would […]
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- 4/5/2016
- by Ethan Anderton
- Slash Film
The original Star Wars trilogy has probably been viewed billions of times at this point. Nearly every line of dialogue has likely been memorized by somebody, somewhere. However, a handful of the lines have taken on a life of their own. One of those lines was spoken by Erik Bauersfeld, and you know it well, even if you didn’t know his name. Bauersfeld was the voice of Admiral Ackbar in Star Wars: The Return of the Jedi. Unfortunately, the Star Wars family lost the admiral earlier this week as Erik Bauersfeld has passed away at the age of 93. According to USA Today, Erik Bauersfeld died of natural causes in his home in Berkeley, CA. While Bauersfeld was an accomplished radio producer and voice actor, he will be remembered forever for his one role of the Rebel Alliance’s Admiral Ackbar. Most notably, he’ll be ...
- 4/5/2016
- cinemablend.com
Erik Bauersfeld, the voice of iconic "Star Wars" character Admiral Ackbar, has passed away at the age of 93. The actor and accomplished radio dramatist died Sunday morning at his home in Berkeley.
Tim Rose physically played the character in both "Return of the Jedi" and the recent "Star Wars: The Force Awakens," but Bauersfeld provided the voice in both movies along with the voice of the character Bib Fortuna in "Return of the Jedi".
His career also included other films such as the voice of Gardener in Steven Spielberg's "A.I.: Artificial Intelligence" and several unspecified voices for Guillermo del Toro's "Crimson Peak".
Source: THR...
Tim Rose physically played the character in both "Return of the Jedi" and the recent "Star Wars: The Force Awakens," but Bauersfeld provided the voice in both movies along with the voice of the character Bib Fortuna in "Return of the Jedi".
His career also included other films such as the voice of Gardener in Steven Spielberg's "A.I.: Artificial Intelligence" and several unspecified voices for Guillermo del Toro's "Crimson Peak".
Source: THR...
- 4/5/2016
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
It saddens me to report that Star Wars voice actor Erik Bauersfeld has passed away at the age of 93. The performer died on Sunday morning at his home in Berkeley, California. Bauersfeld, who delivered Admiral Ackbar's iconic "It's a trap!" line from Return Of The Jedi, reprised his voice role as the Rebel Alliance Commander in The Force Awakens, and for several video... Read More...
- 4/5/2016
- by Jesse Giroux
- JoBlo.com
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We're sad to report that Erik Bauersfeld, the voice actor famous for playing Admiral Ackbar in two Star Wars movies, has passed away.
Erik Bauersfeld may not have been a household name, but he made a major contribution to the Star Wars universe. In 1983's Return Of The Jedi, he provided the voices of Bib Fortuna and Admiral Ackbar, the latter being the amphibious Rebel commander famous for his oft-quoted line, "It's a trap!" Bauersfeld reprised the latter role in last year's Star Wars: The Force Awakens, where Ackbar helped organise a Resistance assault on the Starkiller Base.
We're now sorry to report that Bauersfeld passed away peacefully at his Berkeley, California home at the age of 93.
Before Star Wars came calling, Bauersfeld worked as a director at the radio station Kpfa in California, before moving to Lucasfilm to work with sound designer Randy Thom on a...
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We're sad to report that Erik Bauersfeld, the voice actor famous for playing Admiral Ackbar in two Star Wars movies, has passed away.
Erik Bauersfeld may not have been a household name, but he made a major contribution to the Star Wars universe. In 1983's Return Of The Jedi, he provided the voices of Bib Fortuna and Admiral Ackbar, the latter being the amphibious Rebel commander famous for his oft-quoted line, "It's a trap!" Bauersfeld reprised the latter role in last year's Star Wars: The Force Awakens, where Ackbar helped organise a Resistance assault on the Starkiller Base.
We're now sorry to report that Bauersfeld passed away peacefully at his Berkeley, California home at the age of 93.
Before Star Wars came calling, Bauersfeld worked as a director at the radio station Kpfa in California, before moving to Lucasfilm to work with sound designer Randy Thom on a...
- 4/5/2016
- Den of Geek
Erik Bauersfeld, the actor who provided the voice to the beloved Star Wars character Admiral Ackbar in a pair of films, died Sunday at his Berkeley, California home. He was 93. Bauersfeld's manager confirmed the actor's death to The Hollywood Reporter.
Although best remembered for voicing Ackbar – his exclamation "It's 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 talents to Steven Spielberg's A.I.: Artificial Intelligence as well as Guillermo Del Toro's Crimson Peak.
Although best remembered for voicing Ackbar – his exclamation "It's 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 talents to Steven Spielberg's A.I.: Artificial Intelligence as well as Guillermo Del Toro's Crimson Peak.
- 4/5/2016
- Rollingstone.com
Bauersfeld, who died at the age of 93, turned the words ‘It’s a trap!’ from a minor acting role into one of the most beloved lines in the Star Wars series
Erik Bauersfeld, who turned three words from a minor acting role – “It’s a trap!” – into one of the most beloved lines of the Star Wars series, has died.
His manager, Derek Maki, says the performer died on Sunday at his home in Berkeley, California, at the age of 93.
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Erik Bauersfeld, who turned three words from a minor acting role – “It’s a trap!” – into one of the most beloved lines of the Star Wars series, has died.
His manager, Derek Maki, says the performer died on Sunday at his home in Berkeley, California, at the age of 93.
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- 4/5/2016
- by Associated Press in Los Angeles
- The Guardian - Film News
Hollywood hit the ground running this week. Let’s catch up on the new developments. There’s something for everyone! Rejoice!
• The first footage for the upcoming animated adaptation of Alan Moore’s classic comic Batman: The Killing Joke has been unleashed and it has us panting for more. Due to be released this summer, the 23-second teaser gives us mere glimpses into the Joker origin story. The one-off graphic novel was published in 1988 and was an instant classic, done with Moore’s trademark complex characters and story. Take a gander here and let me know what you think!
• Warner Bros. has announced plans to give its most famous Mexican mouse the big-screen treatment. That’s right, folks, Speedy Gonzales is headed to a theater near you. First seen onscreen in a 1953 short called “Cat Tails for Two,” Speedy made his real splash of a debut in a self-titled short...
• The first footage for the upcoming animated adaptation of Alan Moore’s classic comic Batman: The Killing Joke has been unleashed and it has us panting for more. Due to be released this summer, the 23-second teaser gives us mere glimpses into the Joker origin story. The one-off graphic novel was published in 1988 and was an instant classic, done with Moore’s trademark complex characters and story. Take a gander here and let me know what you think!
• Warner Bros. has announced plans to give its most famous Mexican mouse the big-screen treatment. That’s right, folks, Speedy Gonzales is headed to a theater near you. First seen onscreen in a 1953 short called “Cat Tails for Two,” Speedy made his real splash of a debut in a self-titled short...
- 4/5/2016
- by Harker Jones
- FamousMonsters of Filmland
The man who spoke the iconic line — “It’s a trap!” — as Admiral Ackbar in Return of the Jedi has died. Voice actor and radio drama producer Erik Bauersfeld died at his home on Sunday morning. In addition to voicing the Rebel Alliance commander, Bauersfeld also lent his voice to Bib Fortuna, one of Jabba the Hutt’s henchmen. Bauersfeld reprised his role as Ackbar for Star Wars: The Force Awakens. A statement from Coolwaters Productions confirmed the news of his passing: “Actor Erik Bauersfeld, known by Star Wars fans around globe as the voice of Admiral Ackbar, has passed away,” the statement said. “His passing comes at the age of 93 and the cause was natural causes. Erik will be deeply missed by his family here at Coolwaters and our thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends.” Bauersfeld got the part of Ackbar when Star Wars sound designer...
- 4/4/2016
- by Emily Rome
- Hitfix
Erik Bauersfeld, best known for giving voice to Admiral Ackbar’s iconic line in “Return of the Jedi” — “It’s a trap!” — died Sunday. He was 93. The actor’s manager, Derek Maki, told TheWrap that Bauersfeld died of natural causes at his home in Berkeley, California. Bauersfeld played the voice of Admiral Ackbar — who was physically performed by puppeteer Tim Rose — three times, in the films “Return of the Jedi” and “The Force Awakens,” as well as the “Star Wars” video game “X-Wing.” Also Read: Margaret 'Maggie' Blye, 'Italian Job' Actress, Dies at 73 He also has vocal credits in “Crimson Peak” and “A.
- 4/4/2016
- by Phil Owen
- The Wrap
Erik Bauersfeld, a longtime radio dramatist famous for voicing the character Admiral Ackbar in two Star Wars films, died Sunday of natural causes at his home in Berkeley, CA. He was 93. His manager Derek Maki of Coolwater Productions confirmed the news to Deadline. Bauersfeld started at Bay Area public radio outlet Kpfa in 1961 and built up its arts and humanities programming during his three decades as Drama and Literature director. In the early 1980s, Bauersfeld was at…...
- 4/4/2016
- Deadline
Erik Bauersfeld, the actor who voiced the classic 'Star Wars' line ... "It's a trap!" ... has died. Bauersfeld was the voice of rebellion Admiral Ackbar in 'Return of the Jedi' and returned last year for 'The Force Awakens.' Bauersfeld died Sunday morning at home in the Bay Area, according to The Hollywood Reporter ... which first reported his death. Probably only the biggest 'Star Wars' fans realize that he was also the...
- 4/4/2016
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
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