Acting
Peter Cullen
Also Known As: Peter Claver Cullen, Peter Cullan
Birth Date
July 28, 1941
Death Date
August 26, 2026
(passed away at 85)
Place of Birth
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Popularity
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Biography
Peter Claver Cullen was a Canadian voice actor. He voiced Optimus Prime in the original 1980s Transformers animated series, later returning to the role in Transformers media in 2007, starting with the first live-action film. He also voiced many other characters across a wide variety of popular media, including Eeyore in the Winnie the Pooh franchise, Monterey Jack in Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers, the first voice of KARR in Knight Rider and the vocalizations of the title character in Predator. He also voiced Thaedus in the animated series Invincible. He was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in 2023 as part of the 2nd Children's and Family Emmy Awards. Description above from the Wikipedia article Peter Cullen, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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INVINCIBLE
Thaedus (voice)
2021 • 7 episodes
Knight Rider
K.A.R.R. (voice)
1982 • 1 episode
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
1987 • 1 episode
Tom & Jerry Kids Show
Dogcatcher (voice)
1990 • 1 episode
The Transformers
Optimus Prime / Streetwise / Nightstick / Slugslinger / Wingspan
1984 • 92 episodes
Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears
Knight (voice)
1985 • 1 episode
DuckTales
1987 • 3 episodes
Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
Optimus Prime (voice)
2023
Predator
Predator (voice) (uncredited)
1987
The Real Ghostbusters
Doctor Destructo / Police Officer (voice)
1986 • 1 episode
Transformers: Prime
Optimus Prime (voice)
2010 • 65 episodes
Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers
Monterey Jack / Various (voice)
1989 • 65 episodes
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero
1983 • 2 episodes
The Jetsons
Jupiter Juggernaut (voice)
1962 • 1 episode
My Friends Tigger & Pooh
Eeyore (voice)
2007 • 130 episodes
Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Councilor 1 (voice)
2018 • 1 episode
Transformers: Robots In Disguise
Optimus Prime (voice)
2015 • 1 episode
The Book of Pooh
Eeyore (voice)
2001 • 106 episodes
Transformers: Age of Extinction
Optimus Prime (voice)
2014
Transformers: The Last Knight
Optimus Prime (voice)
2017