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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)

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Yesterday Was a Lie

Known For

  • Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
  • Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi
  • Star Wars
  • The Star Wars Holiday Special
  • Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back: Deleted Scenes
  • Star Tours
  • Killer Ink
  • SP FX: Special Effects - The Empire Strikes Back
  • Yesterday Was a Lie
  • Dark Towers

Filmography

2016
Killer Ink · as Uncle Clyde
2015
2015
Elstree 1976 · as Chewbacca
2012
Honest Trailers (TV Series) · as Chewbacca (archive Footage)
2011
2011
2011
2009
2009
Glee (TV Series) · as Chewbacca
2005
2005
The Science of Star Wars (TV Series) · as Chewbacca
2005
Attack of the Show (TV Series) · as 'chewbacca'
2004
The Story of Star Wars · as Chewbacca (archive Footage)
1997
1997 MTV Movie Awards · as Chewbacca
1997
1993
Late Show with David Letterman (TV Series) · as Chewbacca
1987
Star Tours · as Chewbacca
1983
1981
1981
The Kenny Everett Television Show (TV Series) · as Various
1981
Dark Towers (TV Series)
1980
1980
1978
1978
Terror · as The Mechanic
1978
Hazell (TV Series)
1977
1977
Star Wars · as Chewbacca
1976
The Muppet Show (TV Series) · as Chewbacca
1975
Donny & Marie (TV Series) · as Chewbacca
1967
Look and Read (TV Series) · as The Tall Knight

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