Acting
Peter Mayhew
Also Known As: Peter William Mayhew
Birth Date
May 19, 1944
Death Date
April 30, 2019
(passed away at 74)
Place of Birth
Barnes, London, England, UK
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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)
Photos
Glee
Chewbacca
2009 • 1 episode
Star Wars
Chewbacca
1977
The Empire Strikes Back
Chewbacca
1980
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Chewbacca
2015
The Muppet Show
Chewbacca
1976 • 1 episode
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Chewbacca
2005
Return of the Jedi
Chewbacca
1983
Comic Book Men
Self
2012 • 1 episode
The Kenny Everett Television Show
Various
1982 • 1 episode
Fanboys
Self (uncredited)
2009
Collectormania 7
Self
2005
The Star Wars Holiday Special
Chewbacca
1978
Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger
Minoton
1977
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
Self
2004
The Making of Star Wars
Self (uncredited)
1977
Dark Towers
1981 • 10 episodes
Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey
Self
2016
Comic Book: The Movie
Peter Mayhew
2004
The Unauthorized Star Wars Story
Self
1999
The Story of Star Wars
Chewbacca (archive footage)
2004