Acting credits
27
Active
Consistent number of acting credits.
Actor
Peter Mayhew
Acting
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Movies: 23Series: 4
TMDB ID: 24343
IMDb ID: nm0562679
Known for: Acting
Born: May 19, 1944
Died: April 30, 2019
Age: 74
Place of birth: Barnes, London, England, UK
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1976 - 2016
Years active: 41
Average TMDB rating: 6.79
Wikidata: Q560552
Also known as
Peter William Mayhew
Biography
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)
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Peter Mayhew.
7.1
Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey
as Self
2016 Movie
7.3
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
as Chewbacca
2015 Movie
5.9
Jedi Junkies
as Himself
2010 Movie
5.6
Yesterday Was a Lie
as Dead Man
2009 Movie
6.1
Fanboys
as Self (uncredited)
2009 Movie
7.5
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
as Chewbacca
2005 Movie
6.8
The Characters of Star Wars
as Self
2004 Movie
7.8
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
as Self
2004 Movie
8.8
When Star Wars Ruled the World
as Self
2004 Movie
7.2
The Story of Star Wars
as Chewbacca (archive footage)
2004 Movie
5.8
Comic Book: The Movie
as Peter Mayhew
2004 Movie
5.2
Comic Book Villains
as Peter Mayhew
2002 Movie
7.0
The Very Best of the Muppet Show
as Special Guest Star / Chewbacca
1999 Movie
8.7
Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi
as Self
1983 Movie
7.9
Return of the Jedi
as Chewbacca
1983 Movie
8.6
SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back
as Chewbacca
1980 Movie
8.0
The Making of The Empire Strikes Back
as Self
1980 Movie
8.4
The Empire Strikes Back
as Chewbacca
1980 Movie
5.2
Terror
as The Mechanic
1979 Movie
3.4
The Star Wars Holiday Special
as Chewbacca
1978 Movie
7.0
The Making of Star Wars
as Self (uncredited)
1977 Movie
8.2
Star Wars
as Chewbacca
1977 Movie
6.5
Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger
as Minoton
1977 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Peter Mayhew.
