Kenny Baker, the actor who brought the lovable Star Wars droid R2-D2 to life, has passed away at the age of 81.
8in. tall, played R2-D2 in the first six Star Wars films, beginning in 1977 with Star Wars: A New Hope.
The British actor died after a long illness, The Guardian reports.
He was very ill for the last few years so we had been expecting it.
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