Peter Mayhew

Peter Mayhew

Person

Peter Mayhew

Actor 1944-05-19 Barnes, London, England, UK

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

Data from TMDB

Star Wars

1977 · Chewbacca

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

2015 · Chewbacca

The Empire Strikes Back

The Empire Strikes Back

1980 · Chewbacca

Return of the Jedi

Return of the Jedi

1983 · Chewbacca

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

2005 · Chewbacca

Glee

Glee

2009 · Chewbacca

Fanboys

Fanboys

2009 · Self (uncredited)

The Star Wars Holiday Special

The Star Wars Holiday Special

1978 · Chewbacca

The Muppet Show

The Muppet Show

1976 · Chewbacca

Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger

Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger

1977 · Minoton

Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy

Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy

2004 · Self

Comic Book Men

Comic Book Men

2012 · Self

Comic Book Villains

Comic Book Villains

2002 · Peter Mayhew

Terror

Terror

1979 · The Mechanic

The Making of Star Wars

The Making of Star Wars

1977 · Self (uncredited)

Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey

Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey

2016 · Self

Comic Book: The Movie

Comic Book: The Movie

2004 · Peter Mayhew

The Story of Star Wars

The Story of Star Wars

2004 · Chewbacca (archive footage)

Yesterday Was a Lie

Yesterday Was a Lie

2009 · Dead Man

SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back

SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back

1980 · Self