Peter Mayhew, Chewbacca Actor in ‘Star Wars,’ Dies at 74: Family Says

From left, Harrison Ford who played Han Solo, Anthony Daniels who played the robot C3P0, Carrie Fisher who played Princess Leia, and Peter Mayhew who played the Wookie, Chewbacca, are shown during a break from the filming of a television special presentation in Los Angeles, Ca., Oct. 5, 1978. AP Photo

Peter Mayhew, who played Chewbacca in “Star Wars,” has died, according to his family.

“The family of Peter Mayhew, with deep love and sadness, regrets to share the news that Peter has passed away. He left us the evening of April 30, 2019 with his family by his side in his North Texas home,” his family said in a tweet on May 3.