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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

43

Gender

Male

Birthday

1934-08-24

Day of Death

2016-08-13 (82 years old)

Place of Birth

Birmingham, England, UK

Also Known As

Ken Baker

Kenneth George Baker

Кенни Бейкер

Kenny Baker

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Kenneth George "Kenny" Baker (24 August 1934 – 13 August 2016) was a British actor and musician, best known as the man inside R2-D2 in the popular Star Wars film series. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kenny Baker, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Acting

Star Wars

1977

Star Wars

as

R2-D2

Amadeus

1984

Amadeus

as

Parody Commendatore

Return of the Jedi

1983

Return of the Jedi

as

R2-D2 / Paploo

The Elephant Man

1980

The Elephant Man

as

Plumed Dwarf

Time Bandits

1981

Time Bandits

as

Fidgit

Boobs in the Wood

1999

Boobs in the Wood

as

Bruce Foreskin

The Pixar Story

2007

The Pixar Story

as

R2-D2 (archive footage)

U.F.O. The Movie

1993

U.F.O. The Movie

as

Casanova

The King and I

1999

The King and I

as

Captain Orton (voice)

I Am Your Father

2015

I Am Your Father

as

Himself

Mona Lisa

1986

Mona Lisa

as

Busker

24 Hour Party People

2002

24 Hour Party People

as

Elephant Cleaner at Chester Zoo

Willow

1988

Willow

as

Nelwyn Band Member (uncredited)

The Making of Star Wars

1977

The Making of Star Wars

as

R2-D2 (uncredited)

Labyrinth

1986

Labyrinth

as

Goblin Corps

24 Hour Party People

2002

24 Hour Party People

as

Zookeeper

Wombling Free

1977

Wombling Free

as

Bungo

Ivanhoe

1982

Ivanhoe

as

Jester (uncredited)

Casualty

Casualty

as

Archie

Casualty

Casualty

as

Charles Isaac

Production

Crew

Directing