Peter Mayhew
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)
30 acting credits
Acting · 30
Glee
2009
Star Wars
1977
The Empire Strikes Back
1980
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
2015
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
2005
Comic Book Men
2012
Return of the Jedi
1983
The Muppet Show
1976
The Kenny Everett Television Show
1982
Fanboys
2009
The Star Wars Holiday Special
1978
Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger
1977
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
2004
Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey
2016
Dark Towers
1981
Comic Book: The Movie
2004
The Making of The Empire Strikes Back
1980
The Very Best of the Muppet Show
1999
Comic Book Villains
2002
The Story of Star Wars
2004
The Characters of Star Wars
2004
SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back
1980
The Making of Star Wars
1977
When Star Wars Ruled the World
2004
Terror
1979
Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi
1983
The Unauthorized Star Wars Story
1999
Return of the Ewok
1994
Jedi Junkies
2010
Yesterday Was a Lie
2009