Deep Roy (born December 1, 1957) is a Kenyan-born English actor, stuntman, puppeteer and comedian of Indian ancestry who played Droopy McCool in Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi. He also played an Ewok on Endor and was a stand-in for R2-D2 in some scenes. He portrayed Jedi Master Yoda for several second unit shots of the diminutive Jedi walking or standing in the open. He had to perform these scenes for The Empire Strikes Back on his knees to bring him down to Yoda's height.
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