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shenmue

(38,584 posts) Sat Aug 13, 2016, 12:19 PM Aug 2016

Actor Kenny Baker, who played R2D2, has died

BBC story here

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Actor Kenny Baker, who played R2D2, has died (Original Post) shenmue Aug 2016 OP

RIP R2D2 Soxfan58 Aug 2016 #1

Farewell Artoo sarisataka Aug 2016 #2

His best role was Fidgit in Terry Gilliam's Timebandits. n/t FSogol Aug 2016 #3

I heard about that one on another site today... awoke_in_2003 Aug 2016 #7

The most beloved droid in movie/TV history Takket Aug 2016 #4

Definitely... joeybee12 Aug 2016 #5

Become The Force, man. nolabear Aug 2016 #6

Not many international film stars... Myrddin Aug 2016 #8

Soxfan58

(3,536 posts)

1. RIP R2D2

Reply to shenmue (Original post)

Sat Aug 13, 2016, 12:31 PM

Aug 2016

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sarisataka

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2. Farewell Artoo

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Sat Aug 13, 2016, 12:46 PM

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FSogol

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3. His best role was Fidgit in Terry Gilliam's Timebandits. n/t

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Sat Aug 13, 2016, 12:51 PM

Aug 2016

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awoke_in_2003

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7. I heard about that one on another site today...

Reply to FSogol (Reply #3)

Sat Aug 13, 2016, 09:51 PM

Aug 2016

Being a Gilliam and Cleese movie, I don't know how I missed it. Neither Redbox, Hulu, Netflix, or Amazon Prime has it.

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Takket

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4. The most beloved droid in movie/TV history

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Sat Aug 13, 2016, 12:59 PM

Aug 2016

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joeybee12

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5. Definitely...

Reply to Takket (Reply #4)

Sat Aug 13, 2016, 02:43 PM

Aug 2016

Hope his passing was peaceful.

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nolabear

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6. Become The Force, man.

Reply to shenmue (Original post)

Sat Aug 13, 2016, 03:23 PM

Aug 2016

Whatever is everything, hope his influence remains and he goes on as part of it all.

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Myrddin

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8. Not many international film stars...

Reply to shenmue (Original post)

Sun Aug 14, 2016, 08:41 AM

Aug 2016

... in Preston.

So, at a time when the original Star Wars was the biggest movie of all time, I always felt honoured to say R2D2 lived just 2 streets away from our house. Sadly, I never actually got to meet him.

RIP Kenny

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