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Erik Bauersfeld's also worked for Steven Spielberg's A I Artificial Intel
Erik Bauersfeld died at his home in Berkeley, California
Erik Bauersfeld voiced Admiral Ackbar in Star Wars: The Force Awakens
The voice actor and radio drama producer died on Sunday morning at his home in Berkeley, California, confirmed his manager Derek Maki, reported The Hollywood Reporter.
In the 1983 space opera, Mr Bauersfeld voiced Ackbar - delivering the iconic line, "It's a trap!" - when the fate of the alliance looks grim during the Death Star fleet attack.
He also voiced Jabba the Hutt's staffer Bib Fortuna in the same film. He returned to voice Ackbar in last year's JJ Abrams-directed blockbuster Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
Mr Bauersfeld's other roles include voice work in last year's Guillermo Del Toro film Crimson Peak and Steven Spielberg's 2001 film A I Artificial Intelligence.
He is also credited with voiceover work for the Ackbar character in Star Wars: X-Wing, a 1993 flight simulator video game.
