Peter Mayhew
- Cast
- Born
- 19 May 1944 (died 30 April 2019)
- Place of birth
- Barnes, London, England, UK
- Known for
- Acting · Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi, Star Wars: The Force Awakens
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)
Filmography
Pick a role to switch the films