Kenny Baker (English actor)

Kenneth George Baker was an English actor, comedian and musician. He portrayed the character R2-D2 in the Star Wars franchise and also appeared in The Elephant Man, Time Bandits, Willow, Flash Gordon, Amadeus and Labyrinth.

24 August 1934

Born on the same birth day (24 August): Carlo Gambino • David Freiberg • Ferdinand I of Romania • Francine Lalonde • J. Gordon Edwards (entomologist) • John I of Castile • Juan Pedro Lanzani • Mark Cerny • Noah Vonleh • Richard Meale • Roberto Colombo (footballer) • Sauli Niinistö

Born in the same month (August 1934): Angela Buxton • Bob Hepple • Bobby Byrd • Dallas Green (baseball) • Darrell K. Sweet • Eddie Ilarde • Gulzar • John Beck (cricketer) • Jonas Savimbi • Kevin Ryan (rugby) • Piers Anthony • Robin Nicholson (metallurgist) • Sam Trimble • Sonny Jurgensen • Valentin Varlamov • Wendell Berry