Actor
Peter Mayhew
Born May 19, 1944 in Barnes, London, England, UKDied April 30, 201913 films
Peter Mayhew (May 19, 1944 – April 30, 2019) was a British-American actor, best known for playing Chewbacca in the Star Wars films.
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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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First watchThe Empire Strikes Back19808.4as ChewbaccaThe epic saga continues as Luke Skywalker, in hopes of defeating the evil Galactic Empire, learns the ways of the Jedi from aging master Yoda.View filmEssential films
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Filmography
13 films as actor- 2015Star Wars: The Force AwakensChewbacca
- 2009Yesterday Was a LieDead Man
- 2005Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the SithChewbacca
- 2004Comic Book: The MoviePeter Mayhew
- 2002Comic Book VillainsPeter Mayhew
- 1999The Very Best of the Muppet ShowSpecial Guest Star / Chewbacca
- 1994Return of the EwokChewbacca
- 1983Return of the JediChewbacca
- 1980The Empire Strikes BackChewbacca
- 1979TerrorThe Mechanic
- 1978The Star Wars Holiday SpecialChewbacca
- 1977Star WarsChewbacca
- 1977Sinbad and the Eye of the TigerMinoton