Peter Mayhew, the actor best known for playing Chewbacca in the "Star Wars" films, has died at the age of 74, his family said.. In a statement posted on the actor's twitter page, the family said ...

Peter Mayhew, the actor best known for playing the character Chewbacca in the ‘Star Wars’ movie series, died on Tuesday, his family announced on his Twitter page. He was 74 years old.

Peter Mayhew, the actor behind the iconic Chewbacca in the original "Star Wars" trilogy, died this week at the age of 74. His family made the announcement Thursday on Twitter .

Peter Mayhew, who played Chewbacca, died of a heart attack at 74. Pic credit: @ImageCollect/Admedia. After the family of Chewbacca actor Peter Mayhew announced his passing yesterday, a ...

Peter Mayhew, known to audiences worldwide for playing Chewbacca in the original Star Wars trilogy, has died at his home in North Texas, his family confirmed Thursday evening. He was 74 years old ...

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Peter Mayhew, the actor who spent decades playing Chewbacca in the epic intergalactic movie series “Star Wars,” has died at age 74. Mayhew's family announced on social media that he passed ...

Peter Mayhew, the actor who originated the role of Chewbacca, was fondly remembered by his “Star Wars” family as a “gentle” man with a “big heart.” Mayhew’s family announced the ...

At the time of his death, the Mayhew family said that Peter put "his heart and soul into the role of Chewbacca and it showed in every frame of the films from his knock-kneed running, firing his ...

Peter Mayhew’s widow was distressed that an auction house in the U.K. was preparing to sell off a bunch of the Chewbacca actor’s “Star Wars” memorabilia without the permission of the family.

Peter Mayhew, the 7-foot-3 actor who played Chewbacca in seven “Star Wars” films, has died. He was 74. His family broke the news Thursday with a tweet on Mayhew’s official Twitter account ...

Peter Mayhew's family announced on Twitter Thursday that the actor died on Tuesday: "He left us the evening of April 30, 2019 with his family by his side in his North Texas home." ...