Tony Dyson was born on 13 April 1947 in Yorkshire, England, UK. He is known for Altered States (1980). He was married to Orianna. He died on 2 March 2016 in Gozo, Malta.
He built the original Empire Strikes Back R2-D2 droids, based on designs by conceptual designer Ralph McQuarrie (who also created Darth Vader, Chewbacca, and C-3PO) and John Stears. Dyson was commissioned to build eight R2-D2 robots, which were used in the Star Wars film series from the Empire Strikes Back onward.