Kenny Baker

Acting

Kenny Baker

Born 1934-08-24 Died 2016-08-13 Birmingham, England, UK

Biography

Kenneth George "Kenny" Baker (August 24, 1934 – August 13, 2016) was a British actor and musician, best known as the man inside R2-D2 in the popular Star Wars film series.

Selected filmography

Movies and TV shows

Popular acting credits and appearances.

Jeopardy! poster

TV show ★ 6.9

Jeopardy!

1984

Casualty poster

TV show ★ 6.2

Casualty

1986

The Avengers poster

TV show ★ 7.8

The Avengers

1961

Star Wars poster

Star Wars

1977

The Empire Strikes Back poster

The Empire Strikes Back

1980

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace poster

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

1999

Return of the Jedi poster

Return of the Jedi

1983

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith poster

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

2005

Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones poster

Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones

2002

Amadeus poster

Amadeus

1984

Labyrinth poster

Labyrinth

1986

The Elephant Man poster

The Elephant Man

1980

The Chronicles of Narnia poster

TV show ★ 7.5

The Chronicles of Narnia

1988

Willow poster

Willow

1988

Time Bandits poster

Time Bandits

1981

Man of the World poster

TV show ★ 7.2

Man of the World

1962

The Real History of Science Fiction poster

TV show ★ 7.0

The Real History of Science Fiction

2014

The Pixar Story poster

The Pixar Story

2007

TV show ★ 8.0

Six-Five Special

1957

24 Hour Party People poster

24 Hour Party People

2002

The King and I poster

The King and I

1999

Mona Lisa poster

Mona Lisa

1986

Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy poster

Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy

2004

Ivanhoe poster

Ivanhoe

1982