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Peter Mayhew was a British-American actor. He was born in London, England, but moved to the United States with his family when he was young. He is best known for his role as Chewbacca in the Star Wars films. Mayhew was 7 feet 3 inches tall, which made him the perfect actor to play the role of Chewbacca. He died in 2019 at the age of 74.