Peter Cullen
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Jul 28, 1941
- Died
- Aug 26, 2026 (aged 85)
- Place of birth
- Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Credits
- 151
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.
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Known for
Transformers
2007Movie
Optimus Prime (voice)
Predator
1987Movie
Predator (voice) (uncredited)
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
2009Movie
Optimus Prime (voice)
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
2011Movie
Optimus Prime (voice)
Transformers: Age of Extinction
2014Movie
Optimus Prime (voice)
Gremlins
1984Movie
Mogwai / Gremlins (voice)
Filmography
Optimus Prime Awakening
2026Movie
Optimus Prime (voice)
Transformers: 40th Anniversary Event
2024Movie
Optimus Prime / Ironhide (voice)
Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
2023Movie
Optimus Prime (voice)
INVINCIBLE
2021TV
Thaedus (voice)
Bumblebee
2018Movie
Optimus Prime (voice)
Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
2018TV
Councilor 1 (voice)
Transformers: Power of the Primes
2018Movie
Optimus Prime (voice)
Transformers: Titans Return
2017Movie
Optimus Prime (voice)
Transformers: Titans Return
2017TV
Optimus Prime
Transformers: The Last Knight
2017Movie
Optimus Prime (voice)
Transformers: Robots In Disguise
2015TV
Optimus Prime (voice)
Evolution Within Extinction
2014Movie
Self
Transformers: Age of Extinction
2014Movie
Optimus Prime (voice)
Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters - Predacons Rising
2013Movie
Optimus Prime (voice)
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
2011Movie
Optimus Prime (voice)
Transformers: Prime
2010TV
Optimus Prime (voice)
My Friends Tigger & Pooh: Super Duper Super Sleuths
2010Movie
Eeyore (voice)
Bizarre Dinosaurs
2009Movie
Narrator (voice)
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
2009Movie
Optimus Prime (voice)
Tigger & Pooh and a Musical Too
2009Movie
Eeyore (voice)
My Friends Tigger & Pooh: Hundred Acre Wood Haunt
2008Movie
Eeyore (voice)
My Friends Tigger & Pooh: Super Sleuth Christmas Movie
2007Movie
Eeyore (voice)
Transformers: Beginnings
2007Movie
Optimus Prime (voice)
Transformers
2007Movie
Optimus Prime (voice)
My Friends Tigger & Pooh
2007TV
Eeyore (voice)
Winnie the Pooh: Wonderful Word Adventure
2006Movie
Eeyore (voice)
Pooh's Heffalump Halloween Movie
2005Movie
Eeyore (voice)
Pooh's Heffalump Movie
2005Movie
Eeyore (voice)
Winnie the Pooh: 123's
2004Movie
Eeyore
Winnie the Pooh: ABC's
2004Movie
Eeyore (voice)
Winnie the Pooh: Springtime with Roo
2004Movie
Eeyore (voice)
The Magical World of Winnie the Pooh: A Great Day of Discovery
2003Movie
Ígor
Piglet's Big Movie
2003Movie
Eeyore (voice)
Treasure Planet
2002Movie
Captain Nathaniel Flint (voice) (uncredited)
Winnie the Pooh: A Very Merry Pooh Year
2002Movie
Eeyore (voice)
Making "The Score"
2001Movie
Narrator
Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse
2001Movie
Eeyore (voice)
The Book of Pooh: Fun with Friends
2001Movie
Eeyore (voice)
The Book of Pooh: Stories from the Heart
2001Movie
Eeyore
The Book of Pooh
2001TV
Eeyore (voice)
Disney's House of Mouse
2001TV
Eeyore (voice)
The Intruder
2000Movie
Narrator (voice)
Winnie the Pooh: Spookable Fun
2000Movie
Eeyore (voice)
Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend
2000Movie
Narrator (voice)
The Tigger Movie
2000Movie
Eeyore (voice)
Winnie the Pooh: Seasons of Giving
1999Movie
Eeyore (voice)
Winnie the Pooh: A Valentine for You
1999Movie
Eeyore (voice)
A Winnie the Pooh Thanksgiving
1998Movie
Eeyore (voice)
Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin
1997Movie
Eeyore (voice)
The Making of 'Spawn'
1997Movie
Narrator
Boo to You Too! Winnie the Pooh
1996Movie
Eeyore (voice)
Winnie the Pooh: Spookable Pooh
1996Movie
Eeyore (voice)
The Savage Dragon
1995TV
Bludgeon (voice)
Hardball
1994TV
Fox Announcer
Winnie The Pooh Playtime: Detective Tigger
1994Movie
Eeyore (voice)
Bonkers
1993TV
Jonah
1992Movie
Ninevite King (voice)
Winnie the Pooh & Christmas Too
1991Movie
Eeyore (voice)
The Little Engine That Could
1991Movie
Pete / The Cave
The Pirates of Dark Water
1991TV
Mantus (voice)
Widget the World Watcher
1990TV
TaleSpin
1990TV
Octopus / Walrus Captain (voice)
Tom & Jerry Kids Show
1990TV
Dogcatcher (voice), Hunk Hardbody (voice)
Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers: Super Sleuths
1990Movie
Monterey Jack (voice)
Robotix
1990Movie
Boltar / Nemesis / Spiro (voices)
Hägar the Horrible
1989Movie
Hägar
Chip 'n' Dale's Rescue Rangers to the Rescue
1989Movie
Monterey Jack (voice)
The Monster Bed
1989Movie
(voice)
Rude Dog and the Dweebs
1989TV
Winston / Herman (voice)
Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers
1989TV
Monterey Jack / Various (voice)
Dixie's Diner
1989Movie
(voice)
Vytor: The Starfire Champion
1989Movie
Myzor / Chief Eldor (voice)
Mickey's 60th Birthday
1988Movie
Sorcerer (voice)
Dino-Riders
1988TV
The New Yogi Bear Show
1988TV
The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
1988TV
Eeyore (voice)
Yogi and the Invasion of the Space Bears
1988Movie
Ranger Roubideux (voice)
Rockin' with Judy Jetson
1988Movie
(voice)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
1987TV
Transformers: The Return of Optimus Prime
1987Movie
Optimus Prime
Transformers: The Rebirth
1987Movie
Optimus Prime
Little Wizards
1987TV
Various Characters (voice)
Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light
1987TV
The Treasure of the Golden Suns
1987Movie
Admiral Grimmitz/ Joaquin Slowly (voice)
DuckTales
1987TV
Admiral Grimitz (voice), Joaquin Slowly (voice), Firefighter (voice), Jack the Tripper / Professor Moody Doody (voice), Admiral Grimitz / King Blowhard (voice), Bankjob Beagle (voice), Duke Duggan (voice), Lessdred (voice), J. Gander Hoover (voice), Mad Dog McGirk (voice), Admiral Grimitz / Khufu / Guard (voice), Bankjob Beagle / Police officers (voice)
Saber Rider and the Star Sheriffs
1987TV
Commander Eagle / Nemesis / Ramrod (voice)
G.I. Joe: The Movie
1987Movie
Zandar / Nemesis Enforcer / Scientist (voice)
Predator
1987Movie
Predator (voice) (uncredited)
G.I. Joe: Arise, Serpentor, Arise!
1986Movie
Zandar (voice)
Transformers: Five Faces of Darkness
1986Movie
Optimus Prime
The Real Ghostbusters
1986TV
Doctor Destructo / Police Officer (voice)
Voltron: Fleet of Doom
1986Movie
Hutch / Commander James Hawkins / Coran / King Alfor / Narrator
Ghostbusters
1986TV
Eddie Spenser, Jr. / Haunter / Brat-a-Rat / Floatzart / Big Evil / Corpulon
The Transformers: The Movie
1986Movie
Optimus Prime / Ironhide (voice)
Rainbow Brite: San Diego Zoo Adventure
1986Movie
Murky Dismal (voice) (uncredited)
My Little Pony: The Movie
1986Movie
Ahgg (voice)
Transformers - Le cosmitron
1986Movie
Optimus Prime
Rambo: The Force of Freedom
1986TV
GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords
1986Movie
Pincher / Tombstones / Stones (voice)
Sectaurs
1986TV
Heathcliff: The Movie
1986Movie
(voice)
Noah's Ark
1986Movie
Japheth / Additional Voices (voice)
The Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye
1986Movie
Optimus Prime / Ironhide (voice)
Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer
1985Movie
Murky Dismal / Castle Monster / Glitterbot / Guard / Skydancer / Slurthie (voice)
Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears
1985TV
Knight (voice), Gritty Gummi (voice), Kerwin the Conqueror (voice)
The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo
1985TV
Maldor the Malevolent (voice)
Galtar and the Golden Lance
1985TV
Additional Voices
The Return of Bunjee
1985Movie
(voice)
Big Foot And The Muscle Machines
1985Movie
Arthur Ravencroft (voice)
Rainbow Brite
1984TV
Challenge of the GoBots
1984TV
Gallavants
1984Movie
Antonim (voice)
The Transformers
1984TV
Optimus Prime (voice), Optimus Prime / Streetwise / Nightstick / Slugslinger / Wingspan
Heathcliff and the Catillac Cats
1984TV
Pop / Max (voice)
Voltron: Defender of the Universe
1984TV
Coran / Narrator (voice)
Dragon's Lair
1984TV
Gremlins
1984Movie
Mogwai / Gremlins (voice)
Voyage of the Rock Aliens
1984Movie
1359 (voice)
Deck the Halls with Wacky Walls
1983Movie
Big Blue (voice)
Dungeons & Dragons
1983TV
Venger (voice)
The Biskitts
1983TV
Dog Foot, Fang, Scratch
Saturday Supercade
1983TV
Mario (voice)
Donkey Kong
1983TV
Mario (voice)
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero
1983Movie
Airborne / Ramar / Dr. Vandemeer (voice)
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero
1983TV
Monchhichis
1983TV
Snitchitt / Shreeker / Gonker (voice)
The Secret World of Og
1983Movie
Yukon "Yukie" Pete
Christmas Comes to Pac-land
1982Movie
Santa Claus (voice)
Heidi's Song
1982Movie
Gruffle (voice)
Knight Rider
1982TV
K.A.R.R. (voice)
Pac-Man
1982TV
Sour Puss (voice)
The Little Rascals
1982TV
Officer Ed
Goldie Gold and Action Jack
1981TV
Additional Voices (voice)
Spider-Man
1981TV
Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends
1981TV
Hulk / Mysterio (voice)
Boo!
1980Movie
Wolfie
The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show
1979TV
Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo
1979TV
(voice: credit only)
Mighty Man and Yukk
1979TV
Brandon Brewster / Mighty Man
The Richard Pryor Show
1977TV
The Richard Pryor Special?
1977Movie
Drunken Bar Patron
King Kong
1976Movie
King Kong (voice)
The Wolfman Jack Show
1976TV
The Ghost Busters
1975TV
The Hudson Brothers Razzle Dazzle Show
1974TV
Self
Tiki Tiki
1971Movie
The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
1971TV
Prologue
1970Movie
Allen
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
1967TV
Self - Announcer, Announcer, Self
The Jetsons
1962TV
Jupiter Juggernaut (voice)
Winnie The Pooh Playtime: Happy Pooh Day
Movie
Eeyore (voice)