Peter Mayhew
Age: 74 | From: Barnes, London, England, UK
Person Details
Birthday: 1944-05-19 18:18:58
Death: 2019-04-30 18:18:58
Aliases: No known aliases
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Barnes, London, England, UK
Homepage: http://www.petermayhew.com/
Movie Involvements: 19
TV Involvements: 0
Most Famous Work
Biography
Peter Mayhew (19 May 1944-30 April 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)
Most Famous Work
Star Wars
(1977) Chewbacca
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
(2017) Chewbacca (consultant)
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
(2015) Chewbacca
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
(2005) Chewbacca
The Empire Strikes Back
(1980) Chewbacca
Return of the Jedi
(1983) Chewbacca
The Star Wars Holiday Special
(1978) Chewbacca
Acting
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 2017 | Chewbacca (consultant) | |
| 2016 | Self | |
| 2015 | Chewbacca | |
| 2012 | Self | |
| 2010 | Himself | |
| 2009 | Dead Man | |
| Self (uncredited) | ||
| 2005 | Chewbacca | |
| 2004 | Self | |
| Self | ||
| Self | ||
| Chewbacca (archive footage) | ||
| Self | ||
| 2002 | Peter Mayhew | |
| 1999 | Himself | |
| Special Guest Star / Chewbacca | ||
| Self | ||
| 1983 | Himself | |
| Chewbacca | ||
| 1982 | Various | |
| Chewbacca | ||
| 1981 | N/A | |
| 1980 | N/A | |
| Chewbacca | ||
| Chewbacca | ||
| 1978 | Chewbacca | |
| The Mechanic | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1977 | Himself (uncredited) | |
| Minoton | ||
| Chewbacca | ||
| 1976 | Chewbacca | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
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