Acctor Peter Mayhew, who played Chewbacca in the Star Wars films, has died.
Mayhew's family said in a statement today that he died at his home in Texas on Tuesday (local time). He was 74.
No cause was given.
The 7-foot-3 Mayhew played the shaggy, towering Chewbacca, sidekick to Han Solo and co-pilot of the Millennium Falcon, in the original Star Wars trilogy.
He went on to appear in 2005's Revenge of the Sith and shared the part in 2015's The Force Awakens with actor Joonas Suotamo, who later took over the role.
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