# RIP ChewbaccaPeter Mayhew, 74

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**Created:** [May 3, 2019, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-chewbaccapeter-mayhew-74/833406 "2019-05-03T02:56:45Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 3, 2019, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-chewbaccapeter-mayhew-74/833406/1 "2019-05-03T02:56:45Z")

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He was 7’3" “not due to gigantism” and had few roles other than Chewbacca. He was 74.

> **[Chewbacca Actor Peter Mayhew From ‘Star Wars’ Dies at 74](https://variety.com/2019/film/news/peter-mayhew-dead-dies-chewbacca-star-wars-1203203816/)**
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> “Star Wars” actor Peter Mayhew, who played Chewbacca in the original trilogy, died on Tuesday, his family announced on his Twitter. He was 74. He died at his North Texas home surrounded…

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**Post date:** [May 3, 2019, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-chewbaccapeter-mayhew-74/833406/2 "2019-05-03T03:28:35Z")

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There’s already a thread about Chewie.

[https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=874943](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=874943)