Actor

Peter Mayhew

May 19, 1944 · 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)

Notable work

8.2
Star Wars (1977)
as Chewbacca
7.2
Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)
as Chewbacca
8.4
The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
as Chewbacca
7.9
Return of the Jedi (1983)
as Chewbacca
7.5
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
as Chewbacca
6.8
Glee (2009)
as Chewbacca
6.1
Fanboys (2009)
as Self (uncredited)
3.4
The Star Wars Holiday Special (1978)
as Chewbacca
8
The Muppet Show (1976)
as Chewbacca

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