Peter Mayhew
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
30
Gender
Male
Birthday
1944-05-19
Day of death
2019-04-30 (74 years old)
Place of Birth
Barnes, London, England, UK
Peter Mayhew
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)
Known For
Glee
Star Wars
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Return of the Jedi
The Empire Strikes Back
The Muppet Show
Comic Book Men
The Star Wars Holiday Special
The Kenny Everett Television Show
Fanboys
Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey
The Characters of Star Wars
The Making of Star Wars
Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger
Hazell
The Very Best of the Muppet Show
Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi
Terror
Comic Book: The Movie
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
Yesterday Was a Lie
Comic Book Villains
Return of the Ewok
Dark Towers
SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back
The Story of Star Wars
Jedi Junkies
When Star Wars Ruled the World
The Making of The Empire Strikes Back
