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Peter Mayhew

Actor

Peter Mayhew

Acting
1977 — 1983 · 4 films
Lived
19 May 1944 — d. 2019
From
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.

Career Signature

How Peter Mayhew’s filmography reads.

Five of Perfery’s 75 vibes, averaged across every film they acted in.

crowd-pleaser
wonder and awe
kinetic urgency
joyful exuberance
fantasy spell

Tuned by the Perfery ranker. Aggregated equal-weight across every acted-in film.

Tonal kin

Anthony DanielsAnthony Daniels9 filmsKenny BakerKenny Baker4 filmsVanessa MarshallVanessa Marshall6 filmsOsamu KobayashiOsamu Kobayashi4 filmsChris PrattChris Pratt26 filmsMayumi TanakaMayumi Tanaka48 filmsJoji YanamiJoji Yanami5 filmsIkue OtaniIkue Otani58 films

Filmography

Return of the Jedi

1983

The Empire Strikes Back

1980

The Star Wars Holiday Special

1978

Star Wars

1977