People
Peter Mayhew
- Name: Peter Mayhew
- Birthday: 1944-05-19
- Place of birth: Barnes, London, England, UK
- Popularity: 7.245
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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Movies:
| 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 |
| Star Tours as Chewbacca | 1989-07-12 |
| 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 |
| SPFX: 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 |
