Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
May 19, 1944
Place of Birth:
Barnes, London, England, UK
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Peter Mayhew
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)
Known For
Filmography
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Comic Book Men | Self |
| 2012 | Honest Trailers | Chewbacca (archive footage) |
| 2009 | Glee | Chewbacca |
| 1982 | The Kenny Everett Television Show | Various |
| 1981 | Dark Towers | |
| 1978 | Hazell | |
| 1976 | The Muppet Show | Chewbacca |