Peter Mayhew

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Peter Mayhew

Born 1944-05-19 Barnes, London, England, UK 26 films

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 he…

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Filmography

26 films
Jedi Junkies poster

A film about the world's most dedicated Star Wars fans. From lightsaber wielding martial arts acade…

Jedi Junkies

★ 5.7 2010

Fanboys poster

In 1999, Star Wars fanatics take a cross-country trip to George Lucas' Skywalker Ranch so their dyi…

Fanboys

★ 6.2 2009