Peter Mayhew, who played Chewbacca, died of a heart attack at 74. Pic credit: @ImageCollect/Admedia After the family of Chewbacca actor Peter Mayhew announced his passing yesterday, a spokesperson ...

BOYD, Texas -- Peter Mayhew, the actor who played Chewbacca in Star Wars, has died, his family announced Thursday. He was 74. Family members said in a statement posted to Mayhew's Twitter account that ...

“Star Wars” stars and fans mourned the loss of actor Peter Mayhew on Thursday night. The 74-year-old actor, best known for his role as Chewbacca in the “Star Wars” movie series, died on Tuesday, ...

Reaction to the death of Peter Mayhew, who played Chewbacca in five "Star Wars" films and was beloved by the franchise's fans: "Peter Mayhew was a kind and gentle man, possessed of great dignity and ...

"Star Wars" cast members and fans of the franchise on Thursday were mourning the loss of Peter Mayhew, the lanky actor inside the Wookiee suit who played Chewbacca, or Chewie, in the original film ...

Peter Mayhew received a stunning honor by NASA astronauts residing in the International Space Station on Wednesday. Astronaut Nick Hague shared a photo of Mayhew in his Chewbacca costume within the ...

Yesterday, the world received terrible news that the legendary actor behind the role of Chewbacca passed away. According to his family, Peter Mayhew suffered a heart attack and passed away Tuesday in ...

"Star Wars" memorabilia belonging to Chewbacca actor Peter Mayhew is being auctioned off. His wife Angie said the auction "breaks my heart." She explained her husband couldn't retrieve the items due ...

Peter Mayhew’s widow was distressed that an auction house in the U.K. was preparing to sell off a bunch of the Chewbacca actor’s “Star Wars” memorabilia without the permission of the family. But after ...

"You have some giant shoes to fill... Peter would have loved seeing a Wookiee truly unleashed," wrote Angie Mayhew Joelle Goldstein is a Senior News Editor on the TV team for PEOPLE Digital. She has ...