Admiral Ackbar speaks: The Erik Bauersfeld interview

Erik Bauersfeld, 90 years old, performed the voices of Admiral Ackbar and Bib Fortuna in "Return of the Jedi." He's still never seen the original "Star Wars," and the recording was a very small job in his respected broadcasting career. But he has developed a nice relationship with fans of the series, returning their letters and refusing to charge money for autographs.
Here's the blog post for this video: http://sfg.ly/wdFeJV
Here's my San Francisco Chronicle story about Erik: http://sfg.ly/oLn3TB
Listen to Bauersfeld's radio drama at http://www.bardradio.com
More of Isaac Pingree's video and movie work at http://www.lagoonside.com
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[freddotu]

Such a wonderfully pleasant individual. The world is so much better for his contributions, I believe.

[Bernardo77ish]

"It's a trap!"

-Admiral Ackbar

[Admiral Ackbar]

I do believe it is a trap.

[ThePinhead2112]

Voice actors are underatted. This guy is great.

[TheGrungeGamer2]

ADMIRAL ACKBAR!!!

Family Guy brought me here

[Matt Goetz]

Yep

[rickyfan3956]

That's my Uncle Erik!

[Prime8NStuff]

Is that his address?

[Remus0387]

So this man Erik Bauersfeld did the voice of one of the most iconic Star Wars characters, Admiral Ackbar and Bib Fortuna as well, the unsung heroes of the films. He probably didn't get paid much for his contributions to Return of the Jedi, but his lines have become one of the most quoted phrases in all of SW Lore, really nice to see him getting some recognition after all these years.

[Justin Cremeans]

Just a heads up, he isn't doing free autographs anymore due to high demand (most likely due to this video) You have to go to his site to buy them.

[the430movie .]

Now i know you exist! Thankyou for being part of a wonderful series which has become a part of Ameicana legend and folklore and an American institution!

[Chris Bartlett]

It would be great to hear him in Star Wars: The Clone Wars as a new character.