Yes, there was. The actor was Kenny Baker.
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Technically, Droids don't die. They're not human. They only malfunction, stop working, or are taken apart, but they don't die. So the answer is that r2d2 didn't die.
No. For the original "Star Wars" trilogy, the robot shell was operated from inside by actor Kenny Baker.
R2-D2 was taller than Yoda.
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