As Actor
Yesterday Was a Lie
2009
5.6
Peter Mayhew
Acting
Birth Date
May 19, 1944
Place of Birth
Barnes, London, England, UK
Date of Death
April 30, 2019
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)
Complete Filmography
As Actor
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
2004
7.7
As Actor
The Story of Star Wars
2004
7.1
As Actor
Comic Book Villains
2002
5.3
As Actor
Return of the Jedi
1983
7.9
As Actor
Return of the Ewok
1982
6.3
As Actor
The Empire Strikes Back
1980
8.4
As Actor
The Star Wars Holiday Special
1978
3.4
As Actor
Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger
1977
6.6
As Actor
Star Wars
1977
8.2