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Peter Mayhew

Peter Mayhew

Actor May 19 (died age 74) Barnes, London, England, UK 1976–2016 (40 year career)
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Biography

Peter Mayhew (May 19, 1944 – April 30, 2019) was a British-American actor, best known for playing Chewbacca in the Star Wars films. Mayhew was born on 19 May 1944 in Barnes, Surrey, where he was also raised. His height was a product not of gigantism — "I don't have the big head" — but of an overactive pituitary gland secondary to a genetic disease called Marfan Syndrome. The overactive pituitary gland was treated successfully in his mid-teens. His peak height was 7 feet 3 inches (2.21 m)

Known For

The Empire Strikes Back
Film

The Empire Strikes Back

Chewbacca
Star Wars
Film

Star Wars

Chewbacca
Return of the Jedi
Film

Return of the Jedi

Chewbacca
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Film

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Chewbacca
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Film

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

Chewbacca
Fanboys
Film

Fanboys

Self (uncredited)
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
Film

Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy

Self
Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger
Film

Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger

Minoton

Filmography