Peter Mayhew

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)

Movies & TV Shows

1. Star Wars (1977) — Chewbacca
2. Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) — Chewbacca
3. The Empire Strikes Back (1980) — Chewbacca
4. Return of the Jedi (1983) — Chewbacca
5. Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005) — Chewbacca
6. Glee (2009) — Chewbacca
7. Fanboys (2009) — Self (uncredited)
8. The Star Wars Holiday Special (1978) — Chewbacca
9. The Muppet Show (1976) — Chewbacca
10. Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger (1977) — Minoton
11. Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy (2004) — Self
12. Comic Book Men (2012) — Self
13. Comic Book Villains (2002) — Peter Mayhew
14. Terror (1979) — The Mechanic
15. The Making of Star Wars (1977) — Self (uncredited)
16. Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey (2016) — Self
17. Comic Book: The Movie (2004) — Peter Mayhew
18. The Story of Star Wars (2004) — Chewbacca (archive footage)
19. Yesterday Was a Lie (2009) — Dead Man
20. SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back (1980) — Self
21. The Kenny Everett Television Show (1982) — Various
22. Jedi Junkies (2010) — Self
23. Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi (1983) — Self
24. When Star Wars Ruled the World (2004) — Self
25. The Characters of Star Wars (2004) — Self
26. The Making of The Empire Strikes Back (1980) — Self
27. Return of the Ewok (1994) — Chewbacca
28. The Very Best of the Muppet Show (1999) — Special Guest Star / Chewbacca
29. The Unauthorized Star Wars Story (1999) — Self
30. Dark Towers (1981)