VIDEO : Peter Mayhew, The Man Behind Chewbacca In 'Star Wars', Dies

FILE PHOTO - World Premiere of ?Star Wars: The Last Jedi? ? Arrivals ? Los Angeles, California, U.S., 09/12/2017 ? Actor Peter Mayhew. REUTERS/Danny Moloshok (Reuters) - Peter Mayhew, the actor who played the furry co-pilot Chewbacca in several ?Star Wars? movies, has died, his family said in a statement posted on Twitter on Thursday. Mayhew, who was 74, died on Tuesday, the statement said.