Name
Peter Mayhew
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1944-05-19
Deathday
2019-04-30 (75 years old)
Place of Birth
Barnes, London, England, UK
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)
Known For
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Thirty years after defeating the Galactic Empire, Han Solo and his allies face a new threa...
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The epic saga continues as Luke Skywalker, in hopes of defeating the evil Galactic Empire,...
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Luke Skywalker leads a mission to rescue his friend Han Solo from the clutches of Jabba th...
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When the sinister Sith unveil a thousand-year-old plot to rule the galaxy, the Republic cr...
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From the earliest versions of the script to the blockbuster debuts, explore the creation o...
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A film about the world's most dedicated Star Wars fans. From lightsaber wielding martial a...
- 1977 Star Wars as Chewbacca
- 1980 The Empire Strikes Back as Chewbacca
- 1983 Return of the Jedi as Chewbacca
- 2004 Comic Book: The Movie as Peter Mayhew
- 2009 Fanboys as Self (uncredited)
- 2009 Yesterday Was a Lie as Dead Man
- 1979 Terror as The Mechanic
- 1978 The Star Wars Holiday Special as Chewbacca
- 2002 Comic Book Villains as Peter Mayhew
- 2015 Star Wars: The Force Awakens as Chewbacca
- 2005 Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith as Chewbacca
- 1999 The Very Best of the Muppet Show as Special Guest Star / Chewbacca
- 2004 When Star Wars Ruled the World as Self
- 2010 Jedi Junkies as Self
- 2004 Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy as Self
- 1977 Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger as Minoton
- 1980 SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back as Self
- 2016 Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey as Self
- 2004 The Story of Star Wars as Chewbacca (archive footage)
- 1977 The Making of Star Wars as Self (uncredited)
- 1980 The Making of The Empire Strikes Back as Self
- 2004 The Characters of Star Wars as Self
- 1983 Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi as Self
- 1994 Return of the Ewok as Chewbacca
- 1999 The Unauthorized Star Wars Story as Self
- 2005 Collectormania 7 as Self
- 2012 Comic Book Men ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1982 The Kenny Everett Television Show ( 1 episode ) as Various
- 1976 The Muppet Show ( 1 episode ) as Chewbacca
- 1981 Dark Towers ( 10 episodes )
- 2009 Glee ( 1 episode ) as Chewbacca
