Peter Mayhew
1944 — 2019 Age: 74 years oldinfo
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)
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Friday, May 19, 1944, Barnes, London, England, UK
Tuesday, April 30, 2019
Male
7 ft, 1 in
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1977
Star WarsChewbacca
1977
Sinbad and the Eye of the TigerMinoton
1977
The Making of Star WarsHimself (uncredited)
1978
The Star Wars Holiday SpecialChewbacca
1978
TerrorThe Mechanic
1980
Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes BackChewbacca
1980
SPFX: The Empire Strikes BackChewbacca
1983
Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the JediChewbacca
2004
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars TrilogyHimself
2004
The Story of Star WarsChewbacca (archive footage)
2004
When Star Wars Ruled the WorldHimself
2005
Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the SithChewbacca
2015
Star Wars: The Force AwakensChewbacca
2016
Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic JourneyHimself
2017
Star Wars: The Last JediChewbacca (consultant)
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