Baker premiered as smart and smart-alecky R2-D2 in the orginial Star Wars movie, in 1977. He continued the role in the three original Star Wars films and the three prequels. His companion droid, C-3PO ...
Kenny Baker, the actor who portrayed the robot R2-D2 in six Star Wars films, died Saturday after a long illness. He was 81. Baker’s niece Abigail Shield confirmed the actor’s death to the Guardian.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Kenneth George "Kenny" Baker (24 August 1934 – 13 August 2016) was a British actor and musician, best known as the man inside R2-D2 in the popular Star Wars film ...