“I always reckon that I’ve got the best job in the world,”
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Peter Mayhew
Peter William Mayhew was a British-American actor. He was 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. He also voiced the character in Star Wars: The Clone Wars and portrayed him in some television shows, including The Muppet Sho…
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entertainment · British-American actor (1944–2019) · film actor · orderly · actor · television actor · also Peter Mayhew, Peter William Mayhew, Mayhew
Born 19 May 1944 · Died 30 April 2019 · Q560552
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purely because I know what I’m talking about, it’s a pleasure to talk and you get paid for doing it. So that can’t be bad, can it?
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2026· 5 entries
“purely because I know what I’m talking about, it’s a pleasure to talk and you get paid for doing it. So that can’t be bad, can it?”
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“and they found, right, ‘There’s a Wookiee waiting. We’ll see if he’s available.’ We were available.”
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“So within 30 seconds of finishing filming, we get the cool suit on, and it would make cooling very, very much quicker than it had been in the past.”
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“Not only was it great personally to be able to become that character again, to bring him back after all this time, but it generally seemed to make people happy.”
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2023· 3 entries
Yahoo: Widow of Chewbacca actor Peter Mayhew is distressed about planned memorabilia auction
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Variety: Chewbacca Actor Peter Mayhew’s Wife Speaks Out Against His ‘Star Wars’ Scripts and More Being Auctioned: ‘It Breaks My Heart’
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Yahoo: Chewbacca star Peter Mayhew's wife says it 'breaks my heart' that the actor's personal 'Star Wars' memorabilia is being auctioned off
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2019· 4 entries
The Washington Post: Peter Mayhew, actor who portrayed Chewbacca in ‘Star Wars,’ dies at 74
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Photos: Remembering Peter Mayhew, 1944-2019
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bleedingcool: Peter Mayhew, Gentle Giant Behind 'Star Wars' Chewbacca, Passes at 74
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Died 2019-04-30.
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2015· 1 entry
“He’s who you count on when things get scary. His size isn’t intimidating because he’s on your side. Chewie doesn’t waste time talking – he just comes in and saves the day.”
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2013· 1 entry
Having been a full-time wheelchair user for the previous two years and still largely reliant on it at the time of filming The Force Awakens
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2003· 1 entry
However several scenes including the Battle of Kashyyyk had not been
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1980· 1 entry
Made a guest appearance on The Muppet Show, The Stars of Star Wars; the crossover episode also starred Daniels as C-3PO, Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker and R2-D2 who went on a search for Chewbacca
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1944· 1 entry
Born 1944-05-19.
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