Peter Mayhew
ActingPersonal Info
gender
Male
birthday
May 19, 1944
died
April 30, 2019
place of birth
Barnes, London, England, UK
also known as
Peter William Mayhew
total credits
25 movies
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
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