Peter Mayhew
Born May 19, 1944 (Age: 81)
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Barnes, London, England, UK
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)
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)
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Filmography
Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey
2016
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as Self
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Age: 71
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
2015
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as Chewbacca
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Age: 71
Fanboys
2009
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as Self (uncredited)
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Age: 64
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
2005
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as Chewbacca
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Age: 60
The Characters of Star Wars
2004
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as Self
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Age: 60
When Star Wars Ruled the World
2004
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as Self
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Age: 60
The Story of Star Wars
2004
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as Chewbacca (archive footage)
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Age: 60
Comic Book Villains
2002
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as Peter Mayhew
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Age: 58
Return of the Jedi
1983
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as Chewbacca
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Age: 39
The Making of The Empire Strikes Back
1980
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as Self
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Age: 36
SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back
1980
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as Chewbacca
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Age: 36
The Empire Strikes Back
1980
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as Chewbacca
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Age: 36
The Star Wars Holiday Special
1978
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as Chewbacca
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Age: 34
Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger
1977
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as Minoton
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Age: 33
Star Wars
1977
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as Chewbacca
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Age: 33