Peter Mayhew

British-American actor (1944–2019) · United Kingdom · Male · Born 1944-05-19 · Died 2019-04-30

11 films · 0 shows

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 television shows, including The Muppet Show. Wikipedia ↗