Kenny Baker, the British actor who gave life to the droid R2-D2 in the “Star Wars” films, has died at the age of 81, according to his niece, Abigail Shield. Baker was being looked after by ...

Kenny Baker, the 3'8" British actor who manned the insides of R2-D2 in the "Star Wars" movies, died on Saturday, after a long illness. He was 81. His niece, Abigail Shield, confirmed his death to ...

The British actor was 81. In this Saturday, May 26, 2007 file photo, actor Kenny Baker, who portrayed the R2-D2 in the first Star Wars movie, signs autographs at Star Wars Celebration IV ...

LONDON (CNN) -- Kenny Baker, the British actor best known as R2-D2 in the "Star Wars" films, has died at the age of 81, according to his niece, Abigail Shield. Baker was being looked after by ...

(Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images) (CNN) — Kenny Baker, the British actor best known as R2-D2 in the “Star Wars” films, has died at the age of 81, according to his niece, Abigail Shield.

Kenny Baker, the British actor who gave life to the droid R2-D2 in the “Star Wars” films, has died at the age of 81, according to his niece, Abigail Shield. Baker was being looked after by ...

The British actor, who stood at 3-foot-8 ... He did get to meet George Lucas one last time in Manchester. Kenny Baker was less than 4 feet tall and fit inside the R2-D2 robot costume.

Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Kenny Baker, the British actor best known as R2-D2 in the “Star Wars” films, has died at the age of 81, according to ...

By Hilary Lewis Deputy Editor, East Coast, THR.com British actor Kenny Baker, who played R2-D2 in the first six Star Wars films, has died. He was 81. The Guardian on Saturday first reported the ...

Kenny Baker, who gave life to the “Star Wars ... robots in pop-culture history — has died at the age of 81. The British actor, who was 3-foot-8, first played the plucky droid in George ...

Kenny Baker, the British actor who played Star Wars character R2-D2, has passed away at age 83. Abigail Shield, Baker’s niece, released a statement on Saturday confirming the news.