Peter Mayhew

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Peter Mayhew

Acting May 19, 1944

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, Surr…

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Star Wars

Star Wars

8.2 1977 Movie
Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

7.2 2015 Movie
The Empire Strikes Back

The Empire Strikes Back

8.4 1980 Movie
Return of the Jedi

Return of the Jedi

7.9 1983 Movie
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

7.5 2005 Movie
Glee

Glee

6.8 2009 TV Show
Fanboys

Fanboys

6.2 2009 Movie
The Star Wars Holiday Special

The Star Wars Holiday Special

3.4 1978 Movie
The Muppet Show

The Muppet Show

8.0 1976 TV Show
Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger

Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger

6.6 1977 Movie
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy

Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy

7.6 2004 Movie
Comic Book Men

Comic Book Men

6.9 2012 TV Show

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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)

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2016
    Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey

    Movie Self

  2. 2015
    Star Wars: The Force Awakens

    Movie Chewbacca

  3. 2012
    Comic Book Men

    TV show Self

  4. 2010
    Jedi Junkies

    Movie Self

  5. 2009
    Yesterday Was a Lie

    Movie Dead Man

  6. 2009
    Glee

    TV show Chewbacca

  7. 2009
    Fanboys

    Movie Self (uncredited)

  8. 2005
    Collectormania 7

    Movie Self

  9. 2005
    Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

    Movie Chewbacca

  10. 2004
    The Characters of Star Wars

    Movie Self

  11. 2004
    Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy

    Movie Self

  12. 2004
    When Star Wars Ruled the World

    Movie Self

  13. 2004
    The Story of Star Wars

    Movie Chewbacca (archive footage)

  14. 2004
    Comic Book: The Movie

    Movie Peter Mayhew

  15. 2002
    Comic Book Villains

    Movie Peter Mayhew

  16. 1999
    The Unauthorized Star Wars Story

    Movie Self

More credits
  1. 1999
    The Very Best of the Muppet Show

    Movie Special Guest Star / Chewbacca

  2. 1994
    Return of the Ewok

    Movie Chewbacca

  3. 1983
    Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi

    Movie Self

  4. 1983
    Return of the Jedi

    Movie Chewbacca

  5. 1982
    The Kenny Everett Television Show

    TV show Various

  6. 1981
    Dark Towers

    TV show

  7. 1980
    SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back

    Movie Self

  8. 1980
    The Making of The Empire Strikes Back

    Movie Self

  9. 1980
    The Empire Strikes Back

    Movie Chewbacca

  10. 1979
    Terror

    Movie The Mechanic

  11. 1978
    The Star Wars Holiday Special

    Movie Chewbacca

  12. 1977
    The Making of Star Wars

    Movie Self (uncredited)

  13. 1977
    Star Wars

    Movie Chewbacca

  14. 1977
    Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger

    Movie Minoton

  15. 1976
    The Muppet Show

    TV show Chewbacca