Actor
1944 - 2019
Peter Mayhew
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... Read full bio →
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A Disturbance in the Force
2023
Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi
2017
Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens
2015
Fanboys
2008
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
2005
Comic Book Villains
2002
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi
1983
Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi
1983
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
1980
The Star Wars Holiday Special
1978
Terror
1978
Star Wars
1977
Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger
1977
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