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Peter Mayhew

British-American actor

PersonDied aged 74humanQ560552

Also known as Peter William Mayhew

Born: May 19, 1944
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Died: April 30, 2019
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1.“Chewbacca actor Peter Mayhew dies aged 74”theguardian.com/film/2019/may/02/chewbacca-peter-mayhew-dies-aged-74Retrieved 2019-05-03
2.lemonde.fr/cinema/article/2019/05/03/peter-mayhew-l-interprete-de-chewbacca-dans-star-wars-est-mort_5457607_3476.html
3.Stated in GeneaStar
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Birthplace: Barnes
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1.cbsnews.com/news/peter-mayhew-died-chewbacca-actor-star-wars-dead-age-74-family-announces-today-2019-05-02/
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Place of death: Boyd
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1.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Boyd-Neighbors-Remember-Chewbacca-Actor-Peter-Mayhew-the-Gentle-Giant-Who-Lived-Among-Them-509413421.html
2.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/peter-mayhew-chewbacca-star-wars-dies-at-74-1207099
3.lemonde.fr/cinema/article/2019/05/03/peter-mayhew-l-interprete-de-chewbacca-dans-star-wars-est-mort_5457607_3476.html
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Citizenship: United Kingdom
, United States(since 2005)
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1.today.com/popculture/chewbacca-actor-become-american-1C9482782
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Occupation: film actor
, orderly
, actor
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Height: 218 cm
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1.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-48142765
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Languages spoken, written or signed: English

Overview

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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.

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Chewbaccafictional character from Star Wars

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Sex or gender: male
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1.Stated in Czech National Authority DatabaseRetrieved 2025-08-29
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Website: chewbacca.com language: English
Given name: Peter
William
Name in native language: Peter Mayhew
Start of work period: 1977
Family name: Mayhew
End of work period: 2019
Manner of death: natural causes
Cause of death: myocardial infarction
Birth name: Peter William Mayhew
Number of children: 3
Social media followers: 327,643(February 7, 2023) x (twitter) numeric user id: 483192121
346,524(January 8, 2022) x (twitter) numeric user id: 483192121
364,307(January 4, 2021) x (twitter) numeric user id: 483192121
Native language: English
Writing language: English
Field of work: film
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1.Stated in Czech National Authority DatabaseRetrieved 2023-04-04
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1.Stated in Czech National Authority DatabaseRetrieved 2023-04-04
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