Peter Mayhew
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...
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...
Known For
Cast Credits
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
as Chewbacca
Yesterday Was a Lie
as Dead Man
Fanboys
as Self (uncredited)
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
as Chewbacca
Comic Book: The Movie
as Peter Mayhew
Comic Book Villains
as Peter Mayhew
The Very Best of the Muppet Show
as Special Guest Star / Chewbacca
Return of the Jedi
as Chewbacca
The Empire Strikes Back
as Chewbacca
Terror
as The Mechanic
The Star Wars Holiday Special
as Chewbacca
Star Wars
as Chewbacca
Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger
as Minoton