1. Erik Bauersfeld was an American radio dramatist and voice actor.
10 Facts About Erik Bauersfeld
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Erik Bauersfeld was teaching at the San Francisco Art Institute, when he began working at Pacifica Radio station KPFA-FM in Berkeley, beginning in 1961.
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Erik Bauersfeld served as the Director of KPFA's Drama and Literature Department for 31 years.
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Erik Bauersfeld was working at Lucasfilm on a radio project, with sound designer Randy Thom, when eventually he was approached by Star Wars sound designer Ben Burtt.
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Erik Bauersfeld then spent an additional 30 minutes reading for the voice of Bib Fortuna, who was Jabba the Hutt's majordomo.
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Erik Bauersfeld was the last person to read for the part of Yoda, a role that eventually went to puppeteer Frank Oz.
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Erik Bauersfeld voiced several characters in the 1979 Highbridge audio productions of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.
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Erik Bauersfeld reprised his role as the voice of Admiral Ackbar in several video games, as well as in Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
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Erik Bauersfeld was a close friend of poet and activist Lawrence Ferlinghetti.
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Erik Bauersfeld died at his home in Berkeley, California, on 3 April 2016, at the age of 93.