What is Peter Mayhew?
{{other people}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}} {{Use British English|date=May 2019}} {{Infobox person | name = Peter Mayhew | image = Peter Mayhew 2015.jpg | caption = Peter Mayhew at the 2015 Florida SuperCon | birth_name = Peter William Mayhew | birth_date = {{birth date|1944|05|19}} | birth_place = [[Barnes, London|Barnes]], [[Surrey]]<!--The London Borough of Richmond upon Thames did not exist until 1965. Surrey is correct-->, England | death_date = {{death date and age|2019|04|30|1944|05|19}} | death_place = [[Boyd, Texas]], U.S. | resting_place = Azleland Memorial Park and Mausoleum<br/> [[Reno, Parker County, Texas|Reno, Texas]], U.S. | nationality = {{hlist|United Kingdom|United States}} | known_for = Playing [[Chewbacca]] in the ''[[Star Wars]]'' franchise | height = 221 cm <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theverge.com/2019/5/2/18527493/peter-mayhew-chewbacca-wookiestar-wars-empire-strikes-back-return-of-the-jedi-obituary|last=Liptak |first=Andrew |date=2 May 2019|title=Peter Mayhew, the actor who brought Chewbacca to life, has died|work=[[The Verge]]|access-date=30 June 2019}}</ref> | other_name = | occupation = Actor, author | years_active = 1977–2016 | spouse = {{marriage|Mary Angelique Cigainero|1999}} | domestic_partner = | children = 3 | parents = | website = }} '''Peter William Mayhew''' (May 19, 1944 &ndash; April 30, 2019) was an [[English people|English]] actor. He is best known for playing [[Chewbacca]] in the ''[[Star Wars]]'' movies.<ref>[http://www.petermayhew.com/peter.html All about Peter Mayhew]</ref> Mayhew was 7 feet 3 inches tall. Mayhew was born in [[London]], [[England]]. On 30 April 2019, he died at his home in [[Boyd, Texas]] from a [[heart attack]], aged 74.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/peter-mayhew-chewbacca-star-wars-dies-at-74-1207099?fbclid=IwAR1az6LQde