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Peter Mayhew
Actor, Producer
Born May 19, 1944Died April 30, 2019 (74 years)
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)
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)
Peter Mayhew Filmography
| 2023 | A Disturbance in the Force · as Self |
| 2016 | Rogue One: A Star Wars Story - World Premiere · as Self - Chewbacca |
| 2016 | |
| 2013 | Heroes of Cosplay (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2012 | Comic Book Men (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2011 | Breaking In (TV Series) · as Peter Mayhew |
| 2011 | Half in the Bag (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2010 | Jedi Junkies · as Himself |
| 2009 | |
| 2008 | Bring Back... Star Wars · as Self |
| 2007 | Heart of an Empire · as Self |
| 2006 | Identity (TV Series) · as Self - Stranger |
| 2005 | Star Wars: Feel the Force · as Self |
| 2004 | The Characters of 'Star Wars' · as Self |
| 2004 | Empire of Dreams · as Self |
| 2004 | When Star Wars Ruled the World · as Self |
| 2004 | Comic Book: The Movie · as Peter Mayhew |
| 2002 | Comic Book Villains · as Peter Mayhew |
| 1999 | The Mythology of Star Wars · as Self |
| 1999 | The Unauthorized 'Star Wars' Story · as Self |
| 1997 | Light Lunch (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Mark (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1986 | The Oprah Winfrey Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1983 | Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi · as Self |
| 1982 | No 73 (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1980 | The Making of 'The Empire Strikes Back' · as Self |
| 1977 | The Making of 'Star Wars' · as Self (uncredited) |
| 1973 | AFI Life Achievement Award (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1967 | Omnibus (1967) (TV Series) · as Self - Chewbacca |
| 2025 | Aladdin 3477- I: The Jinn of Wisdom · as Executive Producer |