Peter Mayhew
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1944-05-19
Day of Death
2019-04-30 (74 years old)
Place of Birth
Barnes, London, England, UK
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)
Known For
Acting
(2023)
A Disturbance in the Force: How the Star Wars Holiday Special Happened
as Self (archive footage)
(2016)
(2015)
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
as Chewbacca
(2010)
Jedi Junkies
as Himself
(2009)
Fanboys
as Self (uncredited)
(2009)
Yesterday Was a Lie
as Dead Man
(2005)
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
as Chewbacca
(2004)
(2004)
Comic Book: The Movie
as Peter Mayhew
(2004)
(2004)
The Story of Star Wars
as Chewbacca (archive footage)
(2004)
The Characters of Star Wars
as Self
(2002)
Comic Book Villains
as Peter Mayhew
(1999)
The Very Best of the Muppet Show
as Special Guest Star / Chewbacca
(1999)
The Mythology of Star Wars
as Self
(1983)
Return of the Jedi
as Chewbacca
(1983)
(1982)
Return of the Ewok
as Chewbacca
(1980)
The Empire Strikes Back
as Chewbacca
(1980)
SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back
as Chewbacca
(1980)
(1978)
The Star Wars Holiday Special
as Chewbacca
(1978)
Terror
as The Mechanic
(1977)
Star Wars
as Chewbacca
(1977)
Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger
as Minoton
(1977)
The Making of Star Wars
as Self (uncredited)