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Peter Mayhew
Deceased

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Life & Death

Died aged 74
Also known asPeter William MayhewGenderMaleNationalityUnited KingdomBorn19/05/1944Born inBarnes, London, England, UKDied30/04/2019 (aged 74)Died inBoydCausemyocardial infarctionWikidataQ560552 ↗TMDb#24343 ↗

Peter William Mayhew was a British-American actor. He was best known for portraying Chewbacca in the Star Wars film series. He played the character in all of his live-action appearances from the 1977 original to 2015's The Force Awakens before his retirement from the role. He also voiced the character in Star Wars: The Clone Wars and portrayed him in some non-canon television shows, including The Muppet Show.

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Filmography20 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
2016Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic JourneyMovieSelf72
2015Star Wars: The Force AwakensMovieChewbacca71
2012Comic Book MenSeriesSelf68
2010Jedi JunkiesMovieSelf66
2009GleeSeriesChewbacca65
2009FanboysMovieSelf (uncredited)65
2005Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the SithMovieChewbacca61
2004The Characters of Star WarsMovieSelf60
2002Comic Book VillainsMoviePeter Mayhew58
1999The Very Best of the Muppet ShowMovieSpecial Guest Star / Chewbacca55
1983Return of the JediMovieChewbacca39
1983Classic Creatures: Return of the JediMovieSelf39
1981Dark TowersSeries—37
1980The Empire Strikes BackMovieChewbacca36
1980The Making of The Empire Strikes BackMovieSelf36
1979TerrorMovieThe Mechanic35
1978The Star Wars Holiday SpecialMovieChewbacca34
1977Star WarsMovieChewbacca33
1977Sinbad and the Eye of the TigerMovieMinoton33
1976The Muppet ShowSeriesChewbacca32