Peter Mayhew
Acting
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
Acting30
movieYesterday Was a Lie
2009
Dead Man
tvGlee
2009
Chewbacca
movieFanboys
2009
Self (uncredited)
movieThe Story of Star Wars
2004
Chewbacca (archive footage)
movieComic Book: The Movie
2004
Peter Mayhew
movieComic Book Villains
2002
Peter Mayhew
movieThe Very Best of the Muppet Show
1999
Special Guest Star / Chewbacca
movieReturn of the Ewok
1994
Chewbacca
movieReturn of the Jedi
1983
Chewbacca
movieThe Empire Strikes Back
1980
Chewbacca
movieTerror
1979
The Mechanic
movieThe Making of Star Wars
1977
Self (uncredited)
movieStar Wars
1977
Chewbacca
tvThe Muppet Show
1976
Chewbacca