Acting credits
31
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Peter Mayhew
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 26Series: 5
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.
as Self
Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey
2016 • Movie
as Chewbacca
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
2015 • Movie
as Self
Jedi Junkies
2010 • Movie
as Dead Man
Yesterday Was a Lie
2009 • Movie
as Self (uncredited)
Fanboys
2009 • Movie
as Self
Collectormania 7
2005 • Movie
as Chewbacca
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
2005 • Movie
as Self
The Characters of Star Wars
2004 • Movie
as Self
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
2004 • Movie
as Self
When Star Wars Ruled the World
2004 • Movie
as Chewbacca (archive footage)
The Story of Star Wars
2004 • Movie
as Peter Mayhew
Comic Book: The Movie
2004 • Movie
as Peter Mayhew
Comic Book Villains
2002 • Movie
as Self
The Unauthorized Star Wars Story
1999 • Movie
as Special Guest Star / Chewbacca
The Very Best of the Muppet Show
1999 • Movie
as Chewbacca
Return of the Ewok
1994 • Movie
as Self
Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi
1983 • Movie
as Chewbacca
Return of the Jedi
1983 • Movie
as Self
SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back
1980 • Movie
as Self
The Making of The Empire Strikes Back
1980 • Movie
as Chewbacca
The Empire Strikes Back
1980 • Movie
as The Mechanic
Terror
1979 • Movie
as Chewbacca
The Star Wars Holiday Special
1978 • Movie
as Self (uncredited)
The Making of Star Wars
1977 • Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Peter Mayhew.
