Peter Mayhew
May 19, 1944 - Apr 30, 2019 (74 years old) in Barnes, London, England, UK
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
Honest Trailers
Chewbacca (archive footage)
Star Wars
Chewbacca
Glee
Chewbacca
The Muppet Show
Chewbacca
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Chewbacca
Return of the Jedi
Chewbacca
The Empire Strikes Back
Chewbacca
Fanboys
Self (uncredited)
Credits
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Self (archive footage)★ 6 -
Self★ 7.1 -
Chewbacca★ 7.3 -
Honest Trailers 2012Chewbacca (archive footage)★ 6.4 -
Comic Book Men 2012Self★ 6.8 -
Jedi Junkies 2010Himself★ 5.9 -
Yesterday Was a Lie 2009Dead Man★ 5.6 -
Glee 2009Chewbacca★ 6.8 -
Fanboys 2009Self (uncredited)★ 6.1 -
Chewbacca★ 7.4 -
Self★ 6.8 -
Self★ 8.8 -
Self★ 7.7 -
Chewbacca (archive footage)★ 7.1 -
Peter Mayhew★ 6 -
Comic Book Villains 2002Peter Mayhew★ 5.4 -
Special Guest Star / Chewbacca★ 7 -
Self★ 8.2 -
Self★ 8.5 -
Return of the Jedi 1983Chewbacca★ 7.9 -
Various★ 7 -
Return of the Ewok 1982Chewbacca★ 6.3 -
Dark Towers 1981★ NR -
Chewbacca★ 8.6 -
Self★ 8 -
Chewbacca★ 8.4 -
Chewbacca★ 3.4 -
Terror 1978The Mechanic★ 5.4 -
Hazell 1978★ 5.3 -
Self (uncredited)★ 7 -
Minoton★ 6.6 -
Star Wars 1977Chewbacca★ 8.2 -
The Muppet Show 1976Chewbacca★ 8
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