Star Wars May 2, 2019 7:48 pm Peter Mayhew, Chewbacca in ‘Star Wars,' Dies at 74 Actor Peter Mayhew, best known for portraying Chewbacca in the “Star Wars” franchise, has died at 74. Mayhew died at his Texas home on April 30. US & World Videos 2:08 Travis Kelce lands acting role with Niecy Nash in Ryan Murphy film 3:09 Daughters celebrate Kelly Clarkson superfan mom for Mother's Day 1:51 Group thwarts man who tried to steal $30K in Pokémon cards 1:24 NASA releases black hole visualization 2:40 ‘The Kardashians' trailer: Kris Jenner cries revealing tumor