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Peter Mayhew

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

May 19, 1944(74)

Day of Death

April 30, 2019

Place of Birth

Barnes, London, England, UK

Also Known As

Peter William Mayhew
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Peter Mayhew

Acting

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)

Known For

Filmography