Video Showing Peter Mayhew's Chewbacca Speaking English Gives Fan New Appreciation Of Actor

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Chewbacca actor Peter Mayhew died Tuesday at the age of 74. Fans began sharing behind-the-scenes " Star Wars" video of Mayhew filming a scene with Harrison Ford where the actor is seen speaking in English while in his Chewbacca costume. In an interview with Rolling Stone, Mayhew said his Wookiee roars were added later after filming the scenes and George Lucas originally suggested Chewie would be "a mime character.

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