Peter Mayhew, English-American actor (died 2019)

Peter Mayhew

British-American actor (1944–2019)

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.