Deep Roy

Deep Roy is an actor 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.

Text and facts from the “Deep Roy” article on Wookieepedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0. Modified for this site.