
Actor
Peter Mayhew
Born 1944 · 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)
Acting

The Empire Strikes Back
Chewbacca · 1980

Star Wars
Chewbacca · 1977

Return of the Jedi
Chewbacca · 1983

Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Chewbacca · 2015

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Chewbacca · 2005

The Muppet Show
Chewbacca · 1976

Glee
Chewbacca · 2009

Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
Self · 2004

Fanboys
Self (uncredited) · 2009

Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger
Minoton · 1977

Comic Book Men
Self · 2012

The Making of Star Wars
Self (uncredited) · 1977

Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey
Self · 2016

Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi
Self · 1983

When Star Wars Ruled the World
Self · 2004

SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back
Self · 1980

The Story of Star Wars
Chewbacca (archive footage) · 2004

Comic Book Villains
Peter Mayhew · 2002

The Kenny Everett Television Show
Various · 1982

Terror
The Mechanic · 1979

Comic Book: The Movie
Peter Mayhew · 2004

The Star Wars Holiday Special
Chewbacca · 1978

The Characters of Star Wars
Self · 2004

The Making of The Empire Strikes Back
Self · 1980