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Ernie Fosselius

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  • Sound Department
  • Director
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Ernie Fosselius
Ernie Fosselius was born on 23 October 1945 in San Francisco, California, USA. He is an actor and director, known for Hardware Wars (1978), Porklips Now (1980) and Spaceballs (1987).
BornOctober 23, 1945
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BornOctober 23, 1945
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      • 1 win total

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    Known for

    Hardware Wars (1978)
    Hardware Wars
    6.9
    Short
    • Miscellaneous
    • 1978
    Porklips Now (1980)
    Porklips Now
    6.9
    Short
    • Mertz
    • Kilroy
    • 1980
    Mel Brooks, Bill Pullman, John Candy, Rick Moranis, and Daphne Zuniga in Spaceballs (1987)
    Spaceballs
    7.1
    • Sound Department
    • 1987
    Jason Scott Lee in Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story (1993)
    Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story
    7.0
    • Sound Department
    • 1993

    Credits

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    Actor

    • Sam Burks, Chris Perguidi, James Myrick, and Jared Urdiales in The Boys of 2010 (2017)
      The Boys of 2010
      • Radio Host (voice)
      • 2017
    • Ernie Fosselius in Plan 9.1 from Outer Space (2009)
      Plan 9.1 from Outer Space
      4.3
      Video
      • Various (voice)
      • 2009
    • The Legend of Dragoon (1999)
      The Legend of Dragoon
      8.5
      Video Game
      • Kongol
      • Fester (voice, as Emie Fosselius)
      • 1999
    • Jim Varney in Ernest Scared Stupid (1991)
      Ernest Scared Stupid
      5.8
      • Trantor the Troll (voice, as Ernst Fosselius)
      • 1991
    • Heat and Sunlight (1987)
      Heat and Sunlight
      5.1
      • Bobby
      • 1987
    • Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, James Earl Jones, Warwick Davis, David Prowse, Billy Dee Williams, Michael Carter, and Larry Ward in Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
      Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi
      8.3
      • Giran - Rancor Keeper (voice, uncredited)
      • 1983
    • The Mediterranean (1982)
      The Mediterranean
      • Phoneman
      • 1982
    • Porklips Now (1980)
      Porklips Now
      6.9
      Short
      • Mertz
      • Kilroy
      • 1980
    • Michael O'Donoghue in Mr. Mike's Mondo Video (1979)
      Mr. Mike's Mondo Video
      4.9
      • Armageddon Director
      • Self (uncredited)
      • 1979
    • Hardware Wars (1978)
      Hardware Wars
      6.9
      Short
      • Miscellaneous
      • 1978

    Sound Department

    • Drew Barrymore, Whoopi Goldberg, and Mary-Louise Parker in Boys on the Side (1995)
      Boys on the Side
      6.5
      • sound effects editor
      • 1995
    • Patricia Arquette, Johnny Depp, Bill Murray, Jeffrey Jones, Sarah Jessica Parker, Martin Landau, Lisa Marie, and George 'The Animal' Steele in Ed Wood (1994)
      Ed Wood
      7.8
      • sound effects editor
      • 1994
    • Paul Reiser, Lee Ann Edwards, Martin Mull, and Jessica Tuck in Mr. Write (1994)
      Mr. Write
      3.7
      • assistant foley editor
      • 1994
    • Matthew Lillard, Kathleen Turner, Ricki Lake, and Sam Waterston in Serial Mom (1994)
      Serial Mom
      6.8
      • sound editor
      • 1994
    • Jason Scott Lee in Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story (1993)
      Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story
      7.0
      • sound editor
      • 1993
    • Wind (1992)
      Wind
      6.5
      • foley
      • 1992
    • Tom Berenger, Daryl Hannah, Kathy Bates, John Lithgow, Aidan Quinn, and Tom Waits in At Play in the Fields of the Lord (1991)
      At Play in the Fields of the Lord
      6.8
      • foley editor
      • 1991
    • A Grande Arte (1991)
      A Grande Arte
      6.1
      • sound effects editor
      • 1991
    • Lena Olin in The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988)
      The Unbearable Lightness of Being
      7.2
      • foley editor
      • 1988
    • Mel Brooks, Bill Pullman, John Candy, Rick Moranis, and Daphne Zuniga in Spaceballs (1987)
      Spaceballs
      7.1
      • Sound Effects Editor
      • 1987

    Director

    • Cinema Insomnia with Mr. Lobo (2001)
      Cinema Insomnia with Mr. Lobo
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2012–2023
    • Ernie Fosselius in Plan 9.1 from Outer Space (2009)
      Plan 9.1 from Outer Space
      4.3
      Video
      • Director
      • 2009
    • Porklips Now (1980)
      Porklips Now
      6.9
      Short
      • Director
      • 1980
    • Hardware Wars (1978)
      Hardware Wars
      6.9
      Short
      • Director
      • 1978

    Puppetry

    • Ernie Fosselius in Plan 9.1 from Outer Space (2009)
      Plan 9.1 from Outer Space
      4.3
      Video
      • puppeteer
      • 2009
    • Hardware Wars (1978)
      Hardware Wars
      6.9
      Short
      • puppeteer
      • 1978

    Production Department

    • In the Wake of the Zaca (2005)
      In the Wake of the Zaca
      Video
      • production crew
      • 2005

    Personal details

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    • Alternative names
      • Emie Fosselius
    • Born
      • October 23, 1945
      • San Francisco, California, USA

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Sound designer Ben Burtt asked him to come in and record the sobs of the Ranchor Keepers in Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983). He based the sound on Stan Laurel.

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