Peter Mayhew
ActingBorn: May 19, 1944 in Barnes, London, England, UK
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 ...
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25 Titles
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Star Wars1977
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The Empire Strikes Back1980
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Star Wars: The Force Awakens2015
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Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith2005
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Return of the Jedi1983
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Fanboys2009
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Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger1977
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The Star Wars Holiday Special1978
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Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy2004
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Comic Book: The Movie2004
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The Characters of Star Wars2004
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SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back1980
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Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey2016
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Comic Book Villains2002
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The Story of Star Wars2004
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The Making of The Empire Strikes Back1980
