Peter Mayhew
Acting
Born May 19, 1944 · Barnes, London, England, UK
Died April 30, 2019
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
Filmography
Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey
2016 · Self
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
2015 · Chewbacca
Jedi Junkies
2010 · Self
Fanboys
2009 · Self (uncredited)
Yesterday Was a Lie
2009 · Dead Man
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
2005 · Chewbacca
Comic Book: The Movie
2004 · Peter Mayhew
When Star Wars Ruled the World
2004 · Self
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
2004 · Self
The Story of Star Wars
2004 · Chewbacca (archive footage)
The Characters of Star Wars
2004 · Self
Comic Book Villains
2002 · Peter Mayhew
Return of the Jedi
1983 · Chewbacca
Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi
1983 · Self
The Empire Strikes Back
1980 · Chewbacca
SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back
1980 · Self
Terror
1979 · The Mechanic
The Star Wars Holiday Special
1978 · Chewbacca
Star Wars
1977 · Chewbacca
Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger
1977 · Minoton
The Making of Star Wars
1977 · Self (uncredited)