R2-D2 is a curious character in "Star Wars" lore. It's a three-foot-tall trashcan-shaped high-tech utility knife on wheels, most often used as a navigational computer (it can be plugged into the ...

LONDON (Reuters) - British Star Wars actor Kenny Baker, who played the robot R2-D2 in six of the films, has died aged 81, Baker's niece told the BBC on Saturday. Baker, who was three feet, eight ...

British actor Kenny Baker, who starred as one of science fiction’s most iconic robots, R2-D2, has died after battling a long illness. He was 81 years old. The 3-foot-8-inch actor was found dead ...

Kenny Baker, the British actor who rose to fame by playing the robot R2-D2 in six “Star Wars” films, died Saturday. He was 81. His death was confirmed by a spokeswoman for Lucasfilm, the company that ...