Actor who played R2-D2 in Star Wars dies at 81
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KENNY Baker, the British actor who rose to fame by playing the robot R2-D2 in six Star Wars films, died on Saturday. He was 81.
His death was confirmed by a spokesman for Lucasfilm, the company that created and produces the enormously popular Star Wars franchise.
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