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Peter Mayhew

Actor

Peter Mayhew

Acting
1977 to 2015 · 9 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
joyful exuberance
kinetic urgency
fantasy spell
wonder and awe

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

Filmography

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Star Wars: The Force Awakens

2015

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

2005

Comic Book: The Movie

2004

Comic Book Villains

2002

Return of the Jedi

1983

The Empire Strikes Back

1980

The Star Wars Holiday Special

1978

Star Wars

1977

Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger

1977