Peter Mayhew, the 7-foot-2-inch British actor whose name is forever synonymous with Chewbacca the Wookiee, died this week at the age of 74. He passed away at his home in Boyd, Texas. Mayhew's ...

"Star Wars" characters don't get much more adored than the lumbering Wookiee who has taken to the use of a bowcaster, ...

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British-born actor Peter Mayhew, who played Chewbacca the Wookiee, the loyal, furry companion of space buccaneer Han Solo in five of the Star Wars movies, has died at age 74, his family said on ...

Peter Mayhew, the actor best known as Chewbacca in the Star Wars film franchise, showed he has a heart big enough to match the giant, lovable Wookie he portrays. In… Read More Catch every ...

Peter Mayhew, the actor that plays the giant furry Wookie warrior called Chewbacca in Star Wars, passed away at the age of 74 on April 30. Co-stars Harrison Ford, who flew the Millenium Falcon ...

The group featured actors Mark Hamill (Luke Skywalker), Carrie Fisher (Princess Leia), Peter Mayhew (Chewbacca) and Anthony Daniels (C-3PO). Follow BI Video: On Facebook More from Entertainment ...