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Chewbacca actor Peter Mayhew from 'Star Wars' dies at 74

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Star Wars actor Peter Mayhew, who played Chewbecca in the original trilogy, died on Tuesday, his family announced on his Twitter. 9News

Star Wars actor Peter Mayhew, who played Chewbecca in the original trilogy, died on Tuesday, his family announced on his Twitter. He was 74.He was discovered by producer Charles H. Schneer while working as a hospital attendant in London, and cast in Ray Harryhausen's. The next year, he was cast as Chewbacca, the 200-year-old Wookiee.

Actor Peter Mayhew appears in the "Walk of Fame" at Dragon*Con on September 1, 2007 in Atlanta, Georgia.

 

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