3 May 2019

Star Wars chewbacca actor dies

From Checkpoint, 5:58 pm on 3 May 2019

The actor who played one of Star Wars' most memorable characters has died. Peter Mayhew who played the 200-year old Wookiee Chewbacca, died at his home in Texas. Eve Johnson reports.

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