Peter Mayhew
May 19, 1944 (80 years old) in Barnes, London, England, UK
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
Credits
- 2023 · A Disturbance in the Force: How the Star Wars Holiday Special Happened as Self (archive footage)
- 2017 · Star Wars: The Last Jedi as Chewbacca (consultant)
- 2016 · Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey as Self
- 2015 · Star Wars: The Force Awakens as Chewbacca
- 2012 · Comic Book Men as Self
- 2010 · Jedi Junkies as Himself
- 2009 · Yesterday Was a Lie as Dead Man
- 2009 · Glee as Chewbacca
- 2009 · Fanboys as Self (uncredited)
- 2005 · Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith as Chewbacca
- 2004 · The Characters of Star Wars as Self
- 2004 · When Star Wars Ruled the World as Self
- 2004 · Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy as Self
- 2004 · The Story of Star Wars as Chewbacca (archive footage)
- 2004 · Comic Book: The Movie as Self
- 2002 · Comic Book Villains as Peter Mayhew
- 1999 · The Very Best of the Muppet Show as Special Guest Star / Chewbacca
- 1999 · The Mythology of Star Wars as Self
- 1983 · Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi as Self
- 1983 · Return of the Jedi as Chewbacca
- 1982 · The Kenny Everett Television Show as Various
- 1982 · Return of the Ewok as Chewbacca
- 1981 · Dark Towers as
- 1980 · The Making of The Empire Strikes Back as Self
- 1980 · SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back as Chewbacca
- 1980 · The Empire Strikes Back as Chewbacca
- 1978 · The Star Wars Holiday Special as Chewbacca
- 1978 · Terror as The Mechanic
- 1978 · Hazell as
- 1977 · The Making of Star Wars as Self (uncredited)
- 1977 · Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger as Minoton
- 1977 · Star Wars as Chewbacca
- 1976 · The Muppet Show as Chewbacca