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Peter Mayhew Peter Mayhew (born 19 May 1944)[1] is an English-American actor. He played Chewbacca in the Star Wars film series.
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Peter Mayhew While Mayhew portrayed Chewbacca in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, he was not in Star Wars: The Last Jedi. Mayhew retired from playing Chewbacca due to health issues. Joonas Suotamo, who split time with Mayhew on Star Wars: The Force Awakens, took over[10] portraying Chewbacca.[11]
Peter Mayhew Peter Mayhew (born 19 May 1944)[1] is an English-American actor, 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.