http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-OWswac8Vs8 Erik Bauersfeld, who died Sunday at the age of 93, wasn't a household name. But his voice was famous — thanks to three little words delivered by a bulging-eyed, amphibious rebel commander.Admiral Ackbar was written as a bit part — a handful of lines in Return of the Jedi, most of them rather defeated. "Prepare to retreat," "we have no choice, "take evasive action, "we won't last long!"And then a futile utterance — pointing out, too late, what Lando Calrissian had already realized.But something about it stole the hearts of Star Wars fans everywhere: "It's a trap!"The Mon Calamari rebel leader was physically played by puppeteer Tim Rose. But the voice came from Bauersfeld — a voice actor and radio dramatist who was the head of drama for Pacifica Radio's KPFA for decades and who also voiced the role of Jabba the Hutt henchman Bib Fortuna in the movie.Bauersfeld died at his home in Berkeley, Calif., on Sunday, The Associated Press reports.His
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