About
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
GleeSeries • 2009
Star WarsMovie • 1977
Star Wars: The Force AwakensMovie • 2015
The Empire Strikes BackMovie • 1980
The Muppet ShowSeries • 1976
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the SithMovie • 2005
Return of the JediMovie • 1983
The Kenny Everett Television ShowSeries • 1982
Sinbad and the Eye of the TigerMovie • 1977
The Star Wars Holiday SpecialMovie • 1978
TerrorMovie • 1979
Comic Book VillainsMovie • 2002
Comic Book: The MovieMovie • 2004
The Story of Star WarsMovie • 2004