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)
Filmography
Star Wars
as Chewbacca
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
as Chewbacca
The Empire Strikes Back
as Chewbacca
Return of the Jedi
as Chewbacca
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
as Chewbacca
Fanboys
as Self (uncredited)
The Star Wars Holiday Special
as Chewbacca
Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger
as Minoton
Comic Book Villains
as Peter Mayhew
Terror
as The Mechanic
The Making of Star Wars
as Self (uncredited)
Comic Book: The Movie
as Peter Mayhew
The Story of Star Wars
as Chewbacca (archive footage)
Yesterday Was a Lie
as Dead Man
SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back
as Self
When Star Wars Ruled the World
as Self
Jedi Junkies
as Self