Peter Mayhew

Actor

Biography

Peter Mayhew (19 May 1944-30 April 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)

Personal Info

Occupation Actor

Place of Birth Barnes, London, England, UK

Birthday 1944-05-19

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Filmography by Year

2023

2017

2016

2015

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2009

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1977