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That is the actor who played Chewbacca in the star wars films has died...
Peter Mayhew, 7ft 2 inches tall, was plucked from obscurity in 1976, when he was working as an orderly at London's King's College Hospital.
Producer Charles H. Schneer cast him as a minotaur in Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger after seeing a photograph of Mayhew in an article about a man with large feet.
That lead to Mayhew being cast as Chewbacca in 1977's Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope, and the rest is history.
Mayhew was a mainstay at Star Wars conventions around the world, including the bi-annual Star Wars Celebration, and he was heavily involved in the Make-A-Wish foundation, Wounded Warriors and the Star Wars organization the 501st Legion, a fan collective that creates authentic props and costumes.
he was my favourite Character in the Star wars films...May he R.I.P and thank you for the fun Peter...
Peter Mayhew, 7ft 2 inches tall, was plucked from obscurity in 1976, when he was working as an orderly at London's King's College Hospital.
Producer Charles H. Schneer cast him as a minotaur in Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger after seeing a photograph of Mayhew in an article about a man with large feet.
That lead to Mayhew being cast as Chewbacca in 1977's Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope, and the rest is history.
Mayhew was a mainstay at Star Wars conventions around the world, including the bi-annual Star Wars Celebration, and he was heavily involved in the Make-A-Wish foundation, Wounded Warriors and the Star Wars organization the 501st Legion, a fan collective that creates authentic props and costumes.
he was my favourite Character in the Star wars films...May he R.I.P and thank you for the fun Peter...
