Acting

Peter Mayhew

Born May 19, 1944 - Died April 30, 2019Barnes, London, England, UK

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“Dear summer, please do not reboot my franchise.”

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 ...

In THE MULTIxVERSE

Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi

as Chewbacca

Star Wars

Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back

as Chewbacca

Star Wars

Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope

as Chewbacca

Star Wars

Peter Mayhew in Cinematic Lore

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Also Known For

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

2015

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

2005

Fanboys

2009

Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger

1977

The Star Wars Holiday Special

1978

Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy

2004

Collectormania 7

2005

The Making of Star Wars

1977

Comic Book: The Movie

2004

Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey

2016