Peter Mayhew

Peter Mayhew

Acting19th May 1944(died at 74)Barnes, London, England, UK31 titles

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)

Born

19th May 1944 · Barnes, London, England, UK

Died

30th April 2019

Known for

Acting

Also known as

Peter William Mayhew

Links

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Known for

The Kenny Everett Television Show

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