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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
May 19, 1944
Died
April 30, 2019
Place of Birth
Barnes, London, England, UK
Also Known As
- Peter William Mayhew
Peter Mayhew
0.5 Popularity
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
7.1
Self
Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey
2016
7.3
Chewbacca
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
2015
6.8
Self
Comic Book Men
2012
5.9
Himself
Jedi Junkies
2010
5.6
Dead Man
Yesterday Was a Lie
2009
6.8
Chewbacca
Glee
2009
6.1
Self (uncredited)
Fanboys
2009
7.5
Chewbacca
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
2005
6.8
Self
The Characters of Star Wars
2004
7.7
Self
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
2004
Credits
Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey
as Self
2016
7.1
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
as Chewbacca
2015
7.3
Comic Book Men
as Self
2012
6.8
Jedi Junkies
as Himself
2010
5.9
Yesterday Was a Lie
as Dead Man
2009
5.6
Glee
as Chewbacca
2009
6.8
Fanboys
as Self (uncredited)
2009
6.1
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
as Chewbacca
2005
7.5
The Characters of Star Wars
as Self
2004
6.8
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
as Self
2004
7.7
When Star Wars Ruled the World
as Self
2004
8.8
The Story of Star Wars
as Chewbacca (archive footage)
2004
7.2
Comic Book: The Movie
as Peter Mayhew
2004
5.8
Comic Book Villains
as Peter Mayhew
2002
5.2
The Very Best of the Muppet Show
as Special Guest Star / Chewbacca
1999
7.0
Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi
as Self
1983
8.5
Return of the Jedi
as Chewbacca
1983
7.9
The Kenny Everett Television Show
as Various
1982
7.0
Return of the Ewok
as Chewbacca
1982
6.3
🎬
Dark Towers
1981
0.0
SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back
as Chewbacca
1980
8.6
The Making of The Empire Strikes Back
as Self
1980
8.0
The Empire Strikes Back
as Chewbacca
1980
8.4
Terror
as The Mechanic
1979
5.2
The Star Wars Holiday Special
as Chewbacca
1978
3.4
The Making of Star Wars
as Self (uncredited)
1977
7.0
Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger
as Minoton
1977
6.5
Star Wars
as Chewbacca
1977
8.2
The Muppet Show
as Chewbacca
1976
8.0