Peter Mayhew

Actor

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)

Born: May 19, 1944 in Barnes, London, England, UK

Died: April 30, 2019 (Age 74)

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Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year
Star Wars: The Force Awakens Movie Available on 9 streaming services.	7.7	Actor	Chewbacca	2015
Star Wars: The Last Jedi Movie Available on 6 streaming services.	6.7	Actor	Chewbacca (consultant)	2017
The Empire Strikes Back Movie Available on 7 streaming services.	8.8	Actor	Chewbacca	1980
Star Wars Movie Available on 7 streaming services.	8.7	Actor	Chewbacca	1977
Return of the Jedi Movie Available on 7 streaming services.	8.4	Actor	Chewbacca	1983
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith Movie Available on 6 streaming services.	7.4	Actor	Chewbacca	2005
Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey Movie	7.5	Actor	Self	2016
Jedi Junkies Movie	5.1	Actor	Himself	2010
Yesterday Was a Lie Movie	5	Actor	Dead Man	2009
Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger Movie Available on 1 streaming services.	6.3	Actor	Minoton	1977
Terror Movie	5	Actor	The Mechanic	1978
Return of the Ewok Movie	6.1	Actor	Chewbacca	1982
The Story of Star Wars Movie	7.7	Actor	Chewbacca (archive footage)	2004
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy Movie Available on 1 streaming services.	8.1	Actor	Self	2004
Comic Book: The Movie Movie	5.6	Actor	Self	2004
The Characters of Star Wars Movie	7.1	Actor	Self	2004
Fanboys Movie Available on 8 streaming services.	6.3	Actor	Self (uncredited)	2009
Comic Book Villains Movie Available on 2 streaming services.	5.4	Actor	Peter Mayhew	2002
A Disturbance in the Force: How the Star Wars Holiday Special Happened Movie	6.6	Actor	Self (archive footage)	2023
The Very Best of the Muppet Show Movie		Actor	Special Guest Star / Chewbacca
Hazell TV Show	7.1	Actor	1 Episode	1978-1979
The Kenny Everett Television Show TV Show	7	Actor	Various 1 Episode	1982-1988
Comic Book Men TV Show Available on 6 streaming services.	7.5	Actor	Self 1 Episode	2012-2018
The Muppet Show TV Show Available on 1 streaming services.	8.5	Actor	Chewbacca 1 Episode	1976-1981
Glee TV Show Available on 2 streaming services.	6.9	Actor	Chewbacca 1 Episode	2009-2015
Dark Towers TV Show		Actor	10 Episodes	1981-1981
The Star Wars Holiday Special Movie	2.4	Actor	Chewbacca	1978
The Mythology of Star Wars Movie	7.1	Actor	Self	1999
SP FX: Special Effects - The Empire Strikes Back Movie	7.4	Actor	Chewbacca	1980
The Making of 'The Empire Strikes Back' Movie	8.3	Actor	Self	1980
The Making of 'Star Wars' Movie	7.3	Actor	Self (uncredited)	1977
Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi Movie	7.2	Actor	Self	1983
When Star Wars Ruled the World Movie	7	Actor	Self	2004
Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year

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