Peter Mayhew
Acting
28 credits
Birthday
May 19, 1944
Day of Death
Apr 30, 2019 (74 years)
Place of Birth
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)
Movies (23)
Movie
8.2
Star Wars
1977
Movie
7.2
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
2015
Movie
8.4
The Empire Strikes Back
1980
Movie
7.9
Return of the Jedi
1983
Movie
7.5
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
2005
Movie
6.1
Fanboys
2009
Movie
3.4
The Star Wars Holiday Special
1978
Movie
6.5
Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger
1977
Movie
8.8
Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi
1983
Movie
5.9
Jedi Junkies
2010
Movie
7.2
The Story of Star Wars
2004
Movie
8.0
The Making of The Empire Strikes Back
1980
Movie
7.1
Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey
2016
Movie
7.0
The Making of Star Wars
1977
Movie
7.8
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
2004
Movie
5.8
Comic Book: The Movie
2004
Movie
5.2
Comic Book Villains
2002
Movie
8.6
SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back
1980
