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Peter Mayhew
Actor

Peter Mayhew

19 May 1944Born
30 Apr 2019Died
74Age at death
18Credits

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

Filmography

  1. 2015Star Wars: The Force AwakensFilm: Chewbacca
  2. 2009Yesterday Was a LieFilm: Dead Man
  3. 2009GleeSeries: Chewbacca (1 episode)
  4. 2005Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the SithFilm: Chewbacca
  5. 2004The Story of Star WarsFilm: Chewbacca (archive footage)
  6. 2004Comic Book: The MovieFilm: Peter Mayhew
  7. 2002Comic Book VillainsFilm: Peter Mayhew
  8. 1999The Very Best of the Muppet ShowFilm: Special Guest Star / Chewbacca
  9. 1994Return of the EwokFilm: Chewbacca
  10. 1983Return of the JediFilm: Chewbacca
  11. 1982The Kenny Everett Television ShowSeries: Various (1 episode)
  12. 1981Dark TowersSeries (10 episodes)
  13. 1980The Empire Strikes BackFilm: Chewbacca
  14. 1979TerrorFilm: The Mechanic
  15. 1978The Star Wars Holiday SpecialFilm: Chewbacca
  16. 1977Star WarsFilm: Chewbacca
  17. 1977Sinbad and the Eye of the TigerFilm: Minoton
  18. 1976The Muppet ShowSeries: Chewbacca (1 episode)

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