RIP: Kenny Baker (R2D2) at 83

[Dr Mordrid]

http://io9.gizmodo.com/kenny-baker-the-actor-who-brought-r2-d2-to-life-dies-1785245979?rev=1471105432131&utm_campaign=socialflow_gizmodo_twitter&utm_source=gizmodo_twitter&utm_medium=socialflow

Kenny Baker, the man who played R2-D2 in the Star Wars films has died at the age of 83, after battling a long illness.

As reported by The Guardian, Baker first became famous in 1977 for playing the lovable robot in Star Wars IV: A New Hope. Even though he was a robot, R2-D2 quickly became one of the most, well, human characters in the films. Baker, who was less than four feet tall, reprised the character in The Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi and all the prequel films.

[Jammrock]

Rip.

[paulw]

RIP. May the force be with you..

[Dr Mordrid]

I should note here an item from another thread

SpaceX dedicated their recent Falcon 9 launch to Kenny Baker