Peter Mayhew
Birthday: 1944-05-19 | Place of Birth: Barnes, London, England, UKPeter Mayhew (19 May 1944-30 April 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)
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Known For
Acting
Year
Title
Role
2016
2010
Jedi Junkies
as Himself
2009
Yesterday Was a Lie
as Dead Man
2004
1997
Star Wars
as Chewbacca
1987
Star Tours
as Chewbacca
1983
Return of the Jedi
as Chewbacca
1982
Return of the Ewok
as Chewbacca
1980
The Empire Strikes Back
as Chewbacca
1980
SPFX: The Empire Strikes Back
as Chewbacca
1978
The Star Wars Holiday Special
as Chewbacca
1977
Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger
as Minoton