<P> Peter Mayhew ( born 19 May 1944 ) is an English - American actor , 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 . </P>
<P> Peter Mayhew ( born 19 May 1944 ) is an English - American actor , 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 . </P>
who played chewbacca in the original star wars
who played chewbacca in the original star wars
Peter Mayhew
Peter Mayhew