What Ever Happened to Star Wars Actors?

By Alex in Film on Jul 13, 2008 at 2:18 am

ABC News has a really neat gallery of what those famous actors who played some of the most memorable characters in Star Wars are doing now.

Shown to the left is Kenny Baker, a dwarf and former circus performer who played R20D2: Link

(Photo: Wire Image/Getty Image)


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  1. Johnny Cat
    Jul 13th, 2008 at 2:26 am

    Wow, old site with old news, and Anthony Daniels’ link is broken or something. For shame, ABC.

  2. Max Power
    Jul 13th, 2008 at 8:00 am

    R20D2???

  3. ted
    Jul 13th, 2008 at 8:25 am

    That’s what the ladies call him, Max.

  4. Prophet
    Jul 13th, 2008 at 10:34 am

    Not a fan of Star Wars, I didn´t know R2D2 had an actor inside it.

  5. Ali S.
    Jul 13th, 2008 at 12:17 pm

    No love for the storm troopers…and their fascist backgrounds?

  6. artbot
    Jul 13th, 2008 at 2:32 pm

    Riddled with typos and incomplete information. They don’t even mention that Frank oz is dead. WTF?

  7. Greg
    Jul 13th, 2008 at 3:55 pm

    They don’t even mention that Frank oz is dead. WTF?

    Umm, Frank Oz isn’t dead.

  8. artbot
    Jul 14th, 2008 at 1:38 am

    oops – my bad! I was mixing him up with Jim Henson.

  9. Thomas
    Jul 14th, 2008 at 1:53 am

    I always thought that maybe they just left him in the costume and forgot about him.

  10. Nate
    Jul 15th, 2008 at 11:53 am

    Kenny Baker was at a toy convention here in Pittsburgh about 3 or 4 months ago. He wanted like 40 bucks for a signed picture of him… Nah I’ll pass.

  11. Paul Care
    May 26th, 2009 at 5:09 am

    lol at 40 bucks. That sucks man


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