Peter Mayhew, best known as the man behind the Star Wars character Chewbacca, has been remembered at the 92nd Academy Awards in Hollywood.
Mayhew, who died in May 2019 aged 74, played the loveable wookie in all three of the original Star Wars films, episode three of the prequel and – though largely wheelchair-bound by that stage – in 2015’s Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
The 7ft 3in actor was working as a hospital orderly when he was cast by George Lucas in 1977. Mayhew’s family said his dedication to the role “showed in every frame of the films from his knock-kneed running, firing his bowcaster from the hip, his bright blue eyes, down to each subtle movement of his head and mouth.”
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