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Peter Mayhew, actor who played Chewbacca in ‘Star Wars’ movies, dies

The lanky performer made his first appearance as the beloved, bleating Chewbacca character in the landmark 1977 sci-fi action-thriller “Star Wars”
Chewbacca, tall, shaggy and clothed only in a bandoleer, was introduced to movie audiences in the original “Star Wars” film as co-pilot of the Millennium Falcon

By Reuters · 03 May 2019