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 ...

Kenny Baker, the 3-foot 8-inch (1.1 meter) actor who played R2-D2 in the "Star Wars" films, has died. He was 81. Baker's nephew and carer, Drew Myserscough, said he found Baker dead Saturday at his ...

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 ...