Peter Mayhew
1944-05-19 (1944)Barnes, London, England, UKActing
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
TV • 2009
Star Wars
MOVIE • 1977
The Muppet Show
TV • 1976
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
MOVIE • 2015
Comic Book Men
TV • 2012
The Empire Strikes Back
MOVIE • 1980
The Kenny Everett Television Show
TV • 1982
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
MOVIE • 2005
Return of the Jedi
MOVIE • 1983
Fanboys
MOVIE • 2009
The Star Wars Holiday Special
MOVIE • 1978
Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger
MOVIE • 1977
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
MOVIE • 2004
Comic Book Villains
MOVIE • 2002
Comic Book: The Movie
MOVIE • 2004
The Story of Star Wars
MOVIE • 2004
Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey
MOVIE • 2016
SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back
MOVIE • 1980