Peter Mayhew
- Born
- May 19, 1944 · Barnes, London, England, UK
- Died
- April 30, 2019
- Actor
- Producer
- miscellaneous
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)
Filmography · 6 credits
- 2016Killer Ink · Actor (Uncle Clyde)
- 2010Jedi Junkies · Self (Self)
- 2009Yesterday Was a Lie · Actor (Dead Man)
- 1983Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi · Actor (Chewbacca)
- 1980Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back · Actor (Chewbacca)
- 1977Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope · Actor (Chewbacca)