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)
Star Wars
(Chewbacca)
The Empire Strikes Back
(Chewbacca)
Return of the Jedi
(Chewbacca)
Comic Book: The Movie
(Himself)
Fanboys
(Self (uncredited))
Yesterday Was a Lie
(Dead Man)
Terror
(The Mechanic)
The Star Wars Holiday Special
(Chewbacca)
Comic Book Villains
(Peter Mayhew)
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
(Chewbacca)
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
(Chewbacca)
A Disturbance in the Force: How the Star Wars Holiday Special Happened
(Self (archive footage))
The Very Best of the Muppet Show
(Special Guest Star / Chewbacca)
When Star Wars Ruled the World
(Self)
Jedi Junkies
(Himself)
Return of the Ewok
(Chewbacca)
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
(Self)
Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger
(Minoton)
SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back
(Chewbacca)
Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey
(Self)
The Story of Star Wars
(Chewbacca (archive footage))
The Making of Star Wars
(Self (uncredited))
The Making of The Empire Strikes Back
(Self)
The Characters of Star Wars
(Self)
Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi
(Self)
The Mythology of Star Wars
(Self)
Comic Book Men
(Self)
Hazell
The Kenny Everett Television Show
(Various)
The Muppet Show
(Chewbacca)
Dark Towers
Glee
(Chewbacca)