Dec. 14, 2015, file photo of Peter Mayhew at the world premiere of 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' in Los Angeles. – AP
Actor Peter Mayhew, who played Chewbacca in the Star Wars films, has died. Mayhew’s family said in a statement Thursday that he died at his home in Texas on Tuesday, April 30. He was 74. No cause was given.
The 7-foot-3 Mayhew played the shaggy, towering Chewbacca, sidekick to Han Solo and co-pilot of the Millennium Falcon, in the original Star Wars trilogy.
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