How tall is Peter Mayhew?

Peter Mayhew's listed height was 218 cm (7'2"). He was taller than about 99% of men in the United Kingdom.

Where 218 cm sits among men in the United Kingdom

Taller than about 99% of men in the United Kingdom born in 1944 (average 174.6 cm).

Mayhew next to his co-stars

Anthony Daniels is 43 cm shorter than Peter Mayhew (175 cm), Star Wars co-star.

Carrie Fisher is 63 cm shorter than Peter Mayhew (155 cm), Star Wars co-star.

Harrison Ford is 33 cm shorter than Peter Mayhew (185 cm), Star Wars co-star.

About Peter Mayhew

Peter Mayhew was a British-American actor, born on 19 May 1944 in Barnes, Surrey. At the age of 8 he was diagnosed with gigantism, which his family has described as pituitary gigantism. He gained his first acting job when the producers of Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger found him in a newspaper photograph for an article about men with large feet, and cast him as the Minoton.

Mayhew 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 The Force Awakens in 2015, before retiring from the role. He also voiced Chewbacca in Star Wars: The Clone Wars and portrayed the character in some television shows, including The Muppet Show.

Mayhew stood a listed 218 cm (7'2"). In Star Wars he appeared with Anthony Daniels, listed at 175 cm (5'9"), who was 43 cm shorter than Mayhew, and with Harrison Ford, listed at 185 cm (6'1"), who was 33 cm shorter. Mayhew died on 30 April 2019.

Frequently asked

How tall is Peter Mayhew in feet and inches? Peter Mayhew was 7'2" tall, which is 218 cm, 85.8 inches or 2.18 m.

How tall is Peter Mayhew compared to Anthony Daniels? Anthony Daniels is 43 cm shorter than Peter Mayhew: 175 cm (5'9") vs 218 cm (7'2").

How tall is Peter Mayhew compared to Carrie Fisher? Carrie Fisher is 63 cm shorter than Peter Mayhew: 155 cm (5'1") vs 218 cm (7'2").

How tall is Peter Mayhew compared to Harrison Ford? Harrison Ford is 33 cm shorter than Peter Mayhew: 185 cm (6'1") vs 218 cm (7'2").

Is Peter Mayhew tall for men in the United Kingdom? At 218 cm he was taller than about 99% of men in the United Kingdom born in 1944, whose average height is 174.6 cm.

Sources

• Peter Mayhew on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Peter Mayhew on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 218 cm.
• Peter Mayhew on TMDB — filmography and co-stars.

Heights are as publicly listed, rounded to the nearest centimetre; listed heights for public figures are often self-reported. Biographical details adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Celebrity heights are based on widely reported public figures and can vary slightly between sources.