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Peter Mayhew
Peter Mayhew’s screen credits include Chewbacca in The Empire Strikes Back, Chewbacca in Star Wars, and Chewbacca in Return of the Jedi.
Born May 19, 1944† April 30, 2019 Barnes, London, England, UK3 movies on MoviHero
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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)
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- 2016Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic JourneySelf
- 2015Star Wars: The Force AwakensChewbacca
- 2010Jedi JunkiesSelf
- 2009Yesterday Was a LieDead Man
- 2009FanboysSelf (uncredited)
- 2005Collectormania 7Self
- 2005Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the SithChewbacca
- 2004The Characters of Star WarsSelf
- 2004Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars TrilogySelf
- 2004When Star Wars Ruled the WorldSelf
- 2004The Story of Star WarsChewbacca (archive footage)
- 2004Comic Book: The MoviePeter Mayhew
- 2002Comic Book VillainsPeter Mayhew
- 1999The Unauthorized Star Wars StorySelf
- 1999The Very Best of the Muppet ShowSpecial Guest Star / Chewbacca
- 1994Return of the EwokChewbacca
- 1983Classic Creatures: Return of the JediSelf
- 1980SP FX: The Empire Strikes BackSelf
- 1980The Making of The Empire Strikes BackSelf
- 1979TerrorThe Mechanic
- 1978The Star Wars Holiday SpecialChewbacca
- 1977The Making of Star WarsSelf (uncredited)
- 1977Sinbad and the Eye of the TigerMinoton
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Star Wars · The Empire Strikes Back · Return of the Jedi
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