Peter Mayhew
Known for ActingBorn 1944-05-19 — died 2019-04-30Barnes, London, England, UK
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
Star Wars
1977 · as Chewbacca
The Empire Strikes Back
1980 · as Chewbacca
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
2015 · as Chewbacca
Return of the Jedi
1983 · as Chewbacca
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
2005 · as Chewbacca
Fanboys
2009 · as Self (uncredited)
The Star Wars Holiday Special
1978 · as Chewbacca
Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger
1977 · as Minoton
The Making of Star Wars
1977 · as Self (uncredited)
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
2004 · as Self
Comic Book Villains
2002 · as Peter Mayhew
Return of the Ewok
1994 · as Chewbacca
Jedi Junkies
2010 · as Self
The Unauthorized Star Wars Story
1999 · as Self
Comic Book: The Movie
2004 · as Peter Mayhew
Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey
2016 · as Self
The Story of Star Wars
2004 · as Chewbacca (archive footage)
SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back
1980 · as Self