Peter Mayhew Overview

Biography

Gentle giant Peter Mayhew turned his role as Chewbacca in "Star Wars" (1977) into a full-time job of delighting sci-fi fans. The 7-foot-3 London native was working as a hospital orderly when he began dabbling in acting. He played the Minoton in the Sam Wanamaker-Ray Harryhausen fantasy "Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger" (1977). Director George Lucas cast Mayhew...