Peter Mayhew
British-American actor (1944โ2019)
Peter William Mayhew (19 May 1944 โ 30 April 2019) 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.