Tony Dyson nació el 13 de abril de 1947 en Yorkshire, Inglaterra. Conocido por su papel en Estados alterados (1980). Estuvo casado con Orianna. Murió el 2 de marzo de 2016 en 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.