Peter Mayhew
Acting • Born 1944-05-19 – Died 2019-04-30
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)
Filmography
28 credits
Star Wars
Movie • 1977
Chewbacca
The Empire Strikes Back
Movie • 1980
Chewbacca
Return of the Jedi
Movie • 1983
Chewbacca
Comic Book: The Movie
Movie • 2004
Peter Mayhew
Fanboys
Movie • 2009
Self (uncredited)
Yesterday Was a Lie
Movie • 2009
Dead Man
Terror
Movie • 1979
The Mechanic
The Star Wars Holiday Special
Movie • 1978
Chewbacca
Comic Book Villains
Movie • 2002
Peter Mayhew
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Movie • 2015
Chewbacca
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Movie • 2005
Chewbacca
The Very Best of the Muppet Show
Movie • 1999
Special Guest Star / Chewbacca
When Star Wars Ruled the World
Movie • 2004
Self
Jedi Junkies
Movie • 2010
Himself
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
Movie • 2004
Self
Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger
Movie • 1977
Minoton
SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back
Movie • 1980
Chewbacca
Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey
Movie • 2016
Self
The Story of Star Wars
Movie • 2004
Chewbacca (archive footage)
The Making of Star Wars
Movie • 1977
Self (uncredited)
The Making of The Empire Strikes Back
Movie • 1980
Self
The Characters of Star Wars
Movie • 2004
Self
Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi
Movie • 1983
Self
Comic Book Men
TV • 2012
Self
The Kenny Everett Television Show
TV • 1982
Various
The Muppet Show
TV • 1976
Chewbacca
Dark Towers
TV • 1981
Glee
TV • 2009
Chewbacca