Tony Dyson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Tony Dyson

British special effects designer and roboticist

Date of Birth: 13-Apr-1947

Place of Birth: Dewsbury, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 04-Mar-2016

Profession: special effects supervisor, inventor, roboticist

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Anthony John "Tony" Dyson (13 April 1947 – 4 March 2016) was a British SPFX designer, best-known for working on the R2-D2 droid props used in the Empire Strikes Back and subsequent films in the Star Wars film series.