Kenny Baker has died Dave Quinn is a Senior Editor for PEOPLE. He has been working at the brand since 2016, and is the author of the No. 1 New York Times best-selling book, Not All Diamonds and ...

Kenny Baker, the actor who played Star Wars' iconic droid R2-D2 in the first six films, has died just two weeks short of his 82nd birthday. "Kenny Baker was a real gentleman as well as an ...