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.
- Occupation
- film actor, orderly, actor, television actor
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom, United States
- Born
- May 19, 1944
- Died
- April 30, 2019
- Website
