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Peter Mayhew

Peter Mayhew
  • Name: Peter Mayhew
  • Birthday: 1944-05-19
  • Place of birth: Barnes, London, England, UK
  • Popularity: 4.362
Biography: 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)

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Title Release date
A Disturbance in the Force: How the Star Wars Holiday Special Happened   as  Self (archive footage) 2023-03-11
Star Wars: The Last Jedi   as  Chewbacca (consultant) 2017-12-13
Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey   as  Self 2016-04-16
Star Wars: The Force Awakens   as  Chewbacca 2015-12-15
Jedi Junkies   as  Himself 2010-05-25
Yesterday Was a Lie   as  Dead Man 2009-12-11
Fanboys   as  Self (uncredited) 2009-02-06
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith   as  Chewbacca 2005-05-17
The Characters of Star Wars   as  Self 2004-09-21
When Star Wars Ruled the World   as  Self 2004-09-18
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy   as  Self 2004-09-12
The Story of Star Wars   as  Chewbacca (archive footage) 2004-08-18
Comic Book: The Movie   as  Self 2004-01-27
Comic Book Villains   as  Peter Mayhew 2002-09-03
The Very Best of the Muppet Show   as  Special Guest Star / Chewbacca 1999-05-17
The Mythology of Star Wars   as  Self 1999-01-01
Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi   as  Self 1983-11-21
Return of the Jedi   as  Chewbacca 1983-05-25
Return of the Ewok   as  Chewbacca 1982-01-01
SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back   as  Chewbacca 1980-09-22
The Making of The Empire Strikes Back   as  Self 1980-09-22
The Empire Strikes Back   as  Chewbacca 1980-05-20
The Star Wars Holiday Special   as  Chewbacca 1978-11-17
Terror   as  The Mechanic 1978-05-01
The Making of Star Wars   as  Self (uncredited) 1977-09-16
Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger   as  Minoton 1977-07-15
Star Wars   as  Chewbacca 1977-05-25