Chewbacca actor Peter Mayhew from 'Star Wars' dies at 74

Harrison Ford, Peter Mayhew and Mark Hamil

Actor Peter Mayhew, best known for playing Chewbacca in the "Star Wars" films, has died at 74. HOLLYWOOD, CA - MAY 10: Actor Peter Mayhew arrives at the premiere of Disney Pictures and Lucasfilm's 'Solo: A Star Wars Story' at the El Capitan Theatre on May 10, 2018 in Hollywood, California. Photo by Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic

Actor Peter Mayhew, best known for playing Chewbacca in the "Star Wars" films, has died at 74.

Mickey Morton (as Malla) and Peter Mayhew (as Chewbacca) in 1978's CBS 'Star Wars Holiday Special.'

Chewbacca and Han Solo in George Lucas' 1977 film "Star Wars."

Harrison Ford, left, who played Han Solo in the move 'Star Wars,' is pictured with his co-stars, Anthony Daniels, who played C-3P0; Carrie Fisher who played Princess Leia, and Peter Mayhew who played Chewbacca the Wookiee, as they take a break from filming 'The Star Wars Holiday'  television special on Oct. 5, 1978.

Chewbacca (Peter Mayhew) and Han Solo (Harrison Ford) are still best pals in 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens.'

Peter Mayhew, the original Chewbacca
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Chewbacca (Peter Mayhew) in a scene from the motion picture 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' Ph: Film Frame © 2014 Lucasfilm Ltd. & TM. All Right Reserved.

Harrison Ford (R) and Peter Mayhew, the man inside the Chewbacca costume, reunite on the red carpet of the European premiere of 'The Force Awakens' in London on Dec. 16, 2015.

Two cool cats: Chewbacca and Han Solo take time out from space-smuggling to pose for a publiciity photo for "Star Wars."

Chewbacca (Peter Mayhew, left), Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher), C-3PO (Anthony Daniels), Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) and Han Solo (Harrison Ford) are off to take down a second Death Star in 'Return of the Jedi.'

Peter Mayhew at the Hall H Panel for "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" during Comic-Con International 2015 at the San Diego Convention Center on July 10, 2015 in San Diego.

Chewbacca, Luke Sjywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Hans Solo in the Millennium Falcon.

Left to right: Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher and Mark Hamill (and in back, Chewbacca) in a publicity photo from 1980's "Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back"

Peter Mayhew attends the world premiere of "Solo: A Star Wars Story" in Hollywood, Calif. on May 10, 2018.

Kenny Baker, Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew, Carrie Fisher, Harrison Ford, and Mark Hamill during the filming of the CBS-TV special "The Star Wars Holiday" in Los Angeles on Nov. 13, 1978

Peter Mayhew during "Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith" London Premiere at Odeon Leicester Square in London on May 16, 2005.

Peter Mayhew attends the World Premiere of "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" at the Dolby, El Capitan, and TCL Theatres on Dec. 14, 2015, in Hollywood, Calif.