Peter Mayhew
Acting
1944-05-19 · Barnes, London, England, UK
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)
Filmography
Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey
2016 · Movie
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
2015 · Movie
Comic Book Men
2012 · Series
Jedi Junkies
2010 · Movie
Yesterday Was a Lie
2009 · Movie
Glee
2009 · Series
Fanboys
2009 · Movie
Collectormania 7
2005 · Movie
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
2005 · Movie
The Characters of Star Wars
2004 · Movie
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
2004 · Movie
When Star Wars Ruled the World
2004 · Movie
The Story of Star Wars
2004 · Movie
Comic Book: The Movie
2004 · Movie
Comic Book Villains
2002 · Movie
The Unauthorized Star Wars Story
1999 · Movie
The Very Best of the Muppet Show
1999 · Movie
Return of the Ewok
1994 · Movie
Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi
1983 · Movie
Return of the Jedi
1983 · Movie
The Kenny Everett Television Show
1982 · Series
Dark Towers
1981 · Series
SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back
1980 · Movie
The Making of The Empire Strikes Back
1980 · Movie
The Empire Strikes Back
1980 · Movie
Terror
1979 · Movie
The Star Wars Holiday Special
1978 · Movie
The Making of Star Wars
1977 · Movie
Star Wars
1977 · Movie
Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger
1977 · Movie
The Muppet Show
1976 · Series