Peter Mayhew

Known for

Acting

Born

May 19, 1944

Died

Apr 30, 2019

From

Barnes, London, England, UK

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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Return of the Jedi

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Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

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Glee

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Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy

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The Story of Star Wars

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