Peter Mayhew
Birthday
1944/05/19
Day of death
2019/04/30 (74 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Barnes, London, England, UK
Also know as
Peter William Mayhew
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)
Acting
(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 Himself
(1982) Return of the Ewok
as Chewbacca
(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 Chewbacca
(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
(2012) Comic Book Men
as Self
(1982) The Kenny Everett Television Show
as Various
(1976) The Muppet Show
as Chewbacca
(1981) Dark Towers
as ---
(2009) Glee
as Chewbacca