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)
Filmography
all 34
Movies 28
self 14
TV Shows 6
Self (archive footage)
A Disturbance in the Force: How the Star Wars Holiday Special Happened (2023)
Movie
Chewbacca (consultant)
Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017)
Movie
6.91
Uncle Clyde
Killer Ink (2016)
Movie
Himself
Jedi Junkies (2010)
Movie
Dead Man
Yesterday Was a Lie (2009)
Movie
Chewbacca
Glee (2009)
TV
6.57
Self (uncredited)
Fanboys (2009)
Movie
7.5
Self - 'Chewbacca'
The Characters of Star Wars (2004)
Movie
Chewbacca (archive footage)
The Story of Star Wars (2004)
Movie
Peter Mayhew
Comic Book Villains (2002)
Movie
Special Guest Star / Chewbacca
The Very Best of the Muppet Show (1999)
Movie
Chewbacca
Return of the Jedi (1983)
Movie
6.06
Chewbacca
Return of the Ewok (1982)
Movie
The Mechanic
Terror (1978)
Movie
Self (uncredited)
The Making of Star Wars (1977)
Movie
Chewbacca
Star Wars (1977)
Movie
6.1
Chewbacca
The Muppet Show (1976)
TV
6.14
Gallery
Information
Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1944-05-19
Deathday2019-04-30 (74 years old)
Birth NamePeter William Mayhew
Birth PlaceBarnes, United Kingdom
Height218-centimeter
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom, United States
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