Erik Bauersfeld

Erik Bauersfeld (June 28, 1922 – April 3, 2016) was the voice of Admiral Ackbar and Bib Fortuna in Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi. It only took one hour for Bauersfeld to record Ackbar's lines and thirty minutes for Fortuna's. He also read for the part of Yoda, but lost the role to Frank Oz. He later went on to reprise his role as Ackbar in the computer game Star Wars: X-Wing and Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens.
Born in Brooklyn, New York, Bauersfeld knew at 3 years old that he was destined to work in radio when his father showed him a small crystal radio receiver. He would eventually lead the drama and literature department of Berkeley-based radio station KPFA for 31 years.
==Works==
===Filmography===
Year	Title 	Contribution(s) 	Notes
1983	Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi	Voiced Admiral Gial AckbarStar Wars Year By Year: A Visual History, New Edition and Bib Fortuna	Uncredited
2015	Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens	Voiced Admiral Ackbar 	
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*Star Wars Year By Year: A Visual History, New Edition
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Category:Actors who have portrayed Bib Fortuna
Category:Actors who have portrayed Gial Ackbar
Category:Deceased actors
Category:Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron voice actors
Category:Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi voice actors
Category:Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens voice actors