Acting · Barnes, London, England, UK · Born May 19, 1944
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)
MovieSecrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey
2016
as Self
MovieStar Wars: The Force Awakens
2015
as Chewbacca
TVComic Book Men
2012
as Self
MovieJedi Junkies
2010
as Self
MovieYesterday Was a Lie
2009
as Dead Man
TVGlee
2009
as Chewbacca
MovieFanboys
2009
as Self (uncredited)
MovieStar Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
2005
as Chewbacca
MovieThe Characters of Star Wars
2004
as Self
MovieEmpire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
2004
as Self
MovieWhen Star Wars Ruled the World
2004
as Self
MovieThe Story of Star Wars
2004
as Chewbacca (archive footage)
MovieComic Book: The Movie
2004
as Peter Mayhew
MovieComic Book Villains
2002
as Peter Mayhew
MovieThe Unauthorized Star Wars Story
1999
as Self
MovieThe Very Best of the Muppet Show
1999
as Special Guest Star / Chewbacca
MovieReturn of the Ewok
1994
as Chewbacca
MovieClassic Creatures: Return of the Jedi
1983
as Self
MovieReturn of the Jedi
1983
as Chewbacca
TVThe Kenny Everett Television Show
1982
as Various
TVDark Towers
1981
MovieSP FX: The Empire Strikes Back
1980
as Self
MovieThe Making of The Empire Strikes Back
1980
as Self
MovieThe Empire Strikes Back
1980
as Chewbacca
MovieTerror
1979
as The Mechanic
MovieThe Star Wars Holiday Special
1978
as Chewbacca
MovieThe Making of Star Wars
1977
as Self (uncredited)
MovieStar Wars
1977
as Chewbacca
MovieSinbad and the Eye of the Tiger
1977
as Minoton
TVThe Muppet Show
1976
as Chewbacca
