Actor info
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Name :
Peter Mayhew
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Born :
May 19, 1944 in Barnes, London, England, UK (74 years at death)
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Died :
April 30, 2019
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Known for :
Acting
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Gender :
Male
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Film career :
25 films (1977–2016)
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Also known as :
Peter William Mayhew
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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)
Notable films
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) as Chewbacca
- Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005) as Chewbacca
- Return of the Jedi (1983) as Chewbacca
- The Empire Strikes Back (1980) as Chewbacca
- Star Wars (1977) as Chewbacca
