Kenny Baker, actor inside "Star Wars" droid R2-D2, is dead

Kenny Baker, the 3'8" British actor who manned the insides of R2-D2 in the "Star Wars" movies, died on Saturday, after a long illness. He was 81.His niece, Abigail Shield, confirmed his death to the Guardian newspaper.Baker had worked for years as a cabaret performer with another little person, Jack Purvis, under the name The Mini Tones, when the call for "Star Wars" came up; he was practically the only adult actor small enough to fit inside the costume.Baker played the droid in certain scenes -