Peter Mayhew
- Acting
- May 19, 1944 · Barnes, London, England, UK
- April 30, 2019
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
Filmography
- Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey · Self
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens · Chewbacca
- Comic Book Men · Self
- Jedi Junkies · Self
- Yesterday Was a Lie · Dead Man
- Glee · Chewbacca
- Fanboys · Self
- Collectormania 7 · Self
- Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith · Chewbacca
- The Characters of Star Wars · Self
- Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy · Self
- When Star Wars Ruled the World · Self
- The Story of Star Wars · Chewbacca (archive footage)
- Comic Book: The Movie · Peter Mayhew
- Comic Book Villains · Peter Mayhew
- The Unauthorized Star Wars Story · Self
- The Very Best of the Muppet Show · Special Guest Star / Chewbacca
- Return of the Ewok · Chewbacca
- Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi · Self
- Return of the Jedi · Chewbacca
- The Kenny Everett Television Show · Various
- Dark Towers
- SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back · Self
- The Making of The Empire Strikes Back · Self
- The Empire Strikes Back · Chewbacca
- Terror · The Mechanic
- The Star Wars Holiday Special · Chewbacca
- The Making of Star Wars · Self
- Star Wars · Chewbacca
- Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger · Minoton
- The Muppet Show · Chewbacca