Peter Mayhew
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
- Acting
- Born
- 1944-05-19 · Barnes, London, England, UK
- Died
- 2019-04-30
Known for
- Star Wars (1977) — Chewbacca
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) — Chewbacca
- The Empire Strikes Back (1980) — Chewbacca
- Return of the Jedi (1983) — Chewbacca
- Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005) — Chewbacca
- Glee (2009) — Chewbacca
- Fanboys (2009) — Self (uncredited)
- The Star Wars Holiday Special (1978) — Chewbacca
- The Muppet Show (1976) — Chewbacca
- Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger (1977) — Minoton
- Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy (2004) — Self
- Comic Book Men (2012) — Self
- Terror (1979) — The Mechanic
- Comic Book Villains (2002) — Peter Mayhew
- The Making of Star Wars (1977) — Self (uncredited)
- Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey (2016) — Self