- BIRTH 19/05/1944
- DEATH 30/04/2019
- Country United Kingdom
- SHOWS 4
- MOVIES 18
Peter Mayhew
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)
Shows (4)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Chewbacca (archive footage)
2015
Movies (18)
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Chewbacca
2005
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars…
Self
2004
Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey
Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic…
Self
2016
On the Problem of the Autonomy of Art in Bourgeois Society, or S
On the Problem of the Autonomy of Art in…
Chewbacca
1986
