Peter Mayhew
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)
Acting
Movie
Star Wars
as Chewbacca
1977
Movie
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
as Chewbacca
2015
Movie
The Empire Strikes Back
as Chewbacca
1980
Movie
Return of the Jedi
as Chewbacca
1983
Movie
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
as Chewbacca
2005
TV
Glee
as Chewbacca
2009
Movie
Fanboys
as Self (uncredited)
2009
Movie
The Star Wars Holiday Special
as Chewbacca
1978
TV
The Muppet Show
as Chewbacca
1976
Movie
Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger
as Minoton
1977
Movie
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
as Self
2004
TV
Comic Book Men
as Self
2012
Movie
Comic Book Villains
as Peter Mayhew
2002
Movie
Terror
as The Mechanic
1979
Movie
Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey
as Self
2016
Movie
The Making of Star Wars
as Self (uncredited)
1977
Movie
Comic Book: The Movie
as Peter Mayhew
2004
Movie
The Story of Star Wars
as Chewbacca (archive footage)
2004
Movie
Yesterday Was a Lie
as Dead Man
2009
Movie
SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back
as Self
1980
Movie
Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi
as Self
1983
TV
The Kenny Everett Television Show
as Various
1982
Movie
When Star Wars Ruled the World
as Self
2004
Movie
Jedi Junkies
as Self
2010