Peter Mayhew
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 19 May 1944 · Barnes, London, England, UK
- Died
- 30 April 2019
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
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- 2016Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey as Self
- 2015Star Wars: The Force Awakens as Chewbacca
- 2010Jedi Junkies as Self
- 2009Yesterday Was a Lie as Dead Man
- 2009Fanboys as Self (uncredited)
- 2005Collectormania 7 as Self
- 2005Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith as Chewbacca
- 2004The Characters of Star Wars as Self
- 2004Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy as Self
- 2004When Star Wars Ruled the World as Self
- 2004The Story of Star Wars as Chewbacca (archive footage)
- 2004Comic Book: The Movie as Peter Mayhew
- 2002Comic Book Villains as Peter Mayhew
- 1999The Unauthorized Star Wars Story as Self
- 1999The Very Best of the Muppet Show as Special Guest Star / Chewbacca
- 1994Return of the Ewok as Chewbacca
- 1983Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi as Self
- 1983Return of the Jedi as Chewbacca
- 1982Return of the Ewok as Chewbacca
- 1980The Making of The Empire Strikes Back as Self
- 1980SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back as Self
- 1980The Empire Strikes Back as Chewbacca
- 1979Terror as The Mechanic
- 1978The Star Wars Holiday Special as Chewbacca
- 1977The Making of Star Wars as Self (uncredited)
- 1977Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger as Minoton
- 1977Star Wars as Chewbacca