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Peter Mayhew

Peter Mayhew

Actor · 1944 – 2019 · Barnes, London, England, UK

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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  • Movie8.2

    Star Wars

    1977 · 22K votes

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    The Empire Strikes Back

    1980 · 18K votes

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    Return of the Jedi

    1983 · 17K votes

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    Fanboys

    2009 · 923 votes

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    Comic Book: The Movie

    2004 · 28 votes

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    Comic Book Villains

    2002 · 51 votes

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    The Story of Star Wars

    2004 · 22 votes

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    The Making of Star Wars

    1977 · 41 votes

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    Jedi Junkies

    2010 · 12 votes

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    Return of the Ewok

    1994 · 4 votes

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  • TV6.8

    Glee

    2009 · 975 votes

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    The Muppet Show

    1976 · 363 votes

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    Comic Book Men

    2012 · 64 votes

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