Peter Cullen
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 28, 1941
- Died
- August 26, 2026 (aged 85)
- Birthplace
- Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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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Filmography
Optimus Prime Awakening
Movie · as Optimus Prime (voice)
Transformers: 40th Anniversary Event
Movie · as Optimus Prime / Ironhide (voice)
Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
Movie · as Optimus Prime (voice)
INVINCIBLE
TV · as Thaedus (voice) · 7 eps
Bumblebee
Movie · as Optimus Prime (voice)
Transformers: Power of the Primes
Movie · as Optimus Prime (voice)
Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
TV · as Councilor 1 (voice) · 1 ep
Transformers: The Last Knight
Movie · as Optimus Prime (voice)
Transformers: Titans Return
Movie · as Optimus Prime (voice)
Transformers: Titans Return
TV · as Optimus Prime · 10 eps
The Toys That Made Us
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Transformers: Robots In Disguise
TV · as Optimus Prime (voice) · 1 ep
Transformers: Age of Extinction
Movie · as Optimus Prime (voice)
Evolution Within Extinction
Movie · as Self
Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters - Predacons Rising
Movie · as Optimus Prime (voice)
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Movie · as Optimus Prime (voice)
My Friends Tigger & Pooh: Super Duper Super Sleuths
Movie · as Eeyore (voice)
Transformers: Prime
TV · as Optimus Prime (voice) · 65 eps
Tigger & Pooh and a Musical Too
Movie · as Eeyore (voice)
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Movie · as Optimus Prime (voice)
Bizarre Dinosaurs
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
My Friends Tigger & Pooh: Hundred Acre Wood Haunt
Movie · as Eeyore (voice)
Transformers
Movie · as Optimus Prime (voice)
Transformers: Beginnings
Movie · as Optimus Prime (voice)
My Friends Tigger & Pooh: Super Sleuth Christmas Movie
Movie · as Eeyore (voice)
My Friends Tigger & Pooh
TV · as Eeyore (voice) · 130 eps
Winnie the Pooh: Wonderful Word Adventure
Movie · as Eeyore (voice)
Pooh's Heffalump Movie
Movie · as Eeyore (voice)
Pooh's Heffalump Halloween Movie
Movie · as Eeyore (voice)
Winnie the Pooh: Springtime with Roo
Movie · as Eeyore (voice)
Winnie the Pooh: 123's
Movie · as Eeyore
Winnie the Pooh: ABC's
Movie · as Eeyore (voice)
Piglet's Big Movie
Movie · as Eeyore (voice)
The Magical World of Winnie the Pooh: A Great Day of Discovery
Movie · as Ígor
Winnie the Pooh: A Very Merry Pooh Year
Movie · as Eeyore (voice)
Treasure Planet
Movie · as Captain Nathaniel Flint (voice) (uncredited)
Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse
Movie · as Eeyore (voice)
The Book of Pooh: Stories from the Heart
Movie · as Eeyore
The Book of Pooh: Fun with Friends
Movie · as Eeyore (voice)
Making "The Score"
Movie · as Narrator
The Book of Pooh
TV · as Eeyore (voice) · 106 eps
Disney's House of Mouse
TV · as Eeyore (voice) · 5 eps
Winnie the Pooh: Spookable Fun
Movie · as Eeyore (voice)
The Intruder
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
The Tigger Movie
Movie · as Eeyore (voice)
Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
Winnie the Pooh: A Valentine for You
Movie · as Eeyore (voice)
Winnie the Pooh: Seasons of Giving
Movie · as Eeyore (voice)
A Winnie the Pooh Thanksgiving
Movie · as Eeyore (voice)
Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin
Movie · as Eeyore (voice)
The Making of 'Spawn'
Movie · as Narrator
Boo to You Too! Winnie the Pooh
Movie · as Eeyore (voice)
Winnie the Pooh: Spookable Pooh
Movie · as Eeyore (voice)
Winnie The Pooh Playtime: Happy Pooh Day
Movie · as Eeyore (voice)
The Savage Dragon
TV · as Bludgeon (voice) · 13 eps
Winnie The Pooh Playtime: Detective Tigger
Movie · as Eeyore (voice)
Hardball
TV · as Fox Announcer · 1 ep
Bonkers
TV · 1 ep
Jonah
Movie · as Ninevite King (voice)
The Little Engine That Could
Movie · as Pete / The Cave
Winnie the Pooh & Christmas Too
Movie · as Eeyore (voice)
The Pirates of Dark Water
TV · as Mantus (voice) · 21 eps
Robotix
Movie · as Boltar / Nemesis / Spiro (voices)
Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers: Super Sleuths
Movie · as Monterey Jack (voice)
Widget the World Watcher
TV · 13 eps
TaleSpin
TV · as Octopus / Walrus Captain (voice) · 1 ep
Tom & Jerry Kids Show
TV · as Dogcatcher (voice), Hunk Hardbody (voice) · 1 ep
Chip 'n' Dale's Rescue Rangers to the Rescue
Movie · as Monterey Jack (voice)
Dixie's Diner
Movie · as (voice)
Hägar the Horrible
Movie · as Hägar
Vytor: The Starfire Champion
Movie · as Myzor / Chief Eldor (voice)
The Monster Bed
Movie · as (voice)
Rude Dog and the Dweebs
TV · as Winston / Herman (voice) · 26 eps
Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers
TV · as Monterey Jack / Various (voice) · 65 eps
Yogi and the Invasion of the Space Bears
Movie · as Ranger Roubideux (voice)
Mickey's 60th Birthday
Movie · as Sorcerer (voice)
Rockin' with Judy Jetson
Movie · as (voice)
The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
TV · as Eeyore (voice) · 82 eps
Dino-Riders
TV · 14 eps
The New Yogi Bear Show
TV · 45 eps
Transformers: The Rebirth
Movie · as Optimus Prime
G.I. Joe: The Movie
Movie · as Zandar / Nemesis Enforcer / Scientist (voice)
Transformers: The Return of Optimus Prime
Movie · as Optimus Prime
The Treasure of the Golden Suns
Movie · as Admiral Grimmitz/ Joaquin Slowly (voice)
Predator
Movie · as Predator (voice) (uncredited)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
TV · 1 ep
DuckTales
TV · as 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) · 3 eps
Saber Rider and the Star Sheriffs
TV · as Commander Eagle / Nemesis / Ramrod (voice) · 52 eps
Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light
TV · 4 eps
Little Wizards
TV · as Various Characters (voice) · 13 eps
The Transformers: The Movie
Movie · as Optimus Prime / Ironhide (voice)
Transformers - Le cosmitron
Movie · as Optimus Prime
G.I. Joe: Arise, Serpentor, Arise!
Movie · as Zandar (voice)
Voltron: Fleet of Doom
Movie · as Hutch / Commander James Hawkins / Coran / King Alfor / Narrator
My Little Pony: The Movie
Movie · as Ahgg (voice)
Heathcliff: The Movie
Movie · as (voice)
Noah's Ark
Movie · as Japheth / Additional Voices (voice)
The Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye
Movie · as Optimus Prime / Ironhide (voice)
Transformers: Five Faces of Darkness
Movie · as Optimus Prime
Rainbow Brite: San Diego Zoo Adventure
Movie · as Murky Dismal (voice) (uncredited)
GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords
Movie · as Pincher / Tombstones / Stones (voice)
Rambo: The Force of Freedom
TV · as Sergeant Havoc (voice) · 65 eps
Ghostbusters
TV · as Eddie Spenser, Jr. / Haunter / Brat-a-Rat / Floatzart / Big Evil / Corpulon · 8 eps
Sectaurs
TV · 5 eps
The Real Ghostbusters
TV · as Doctor Destructo / Police Officer (voice) · 1 ep
Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer
Movie · as Murky Dismal / Castle Monster / Glitterbot / Guard / Skydancer / Slurthie (voice)
The Return of Bunjee
Movie · as (voice)
Big Foot And The Muscle Machines
Movie · as Arthur Ravencroft (voice)
Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears
TV · as Knight (voice), Gritty Gummi (voice), Kerwin the Conqueror (voice) · 1 ep
Galtar and the Golden Lance
TV · as Additional Voices · 21 eps
The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo
TV · as Maldor the Malevolent (voice), Sandy (voice) · 1 ep
Voyage of the Rock Aliens
Movie · as 1359 (voice)
Gremlins
Movie · as Mogwai / Gremlins (voice)
Gallavants
Movie · as Antonim (voice)
Rainbow Brite
TV · 13 eps
Voltron: Defender of the Universe
TV · as Coran / Narrator (voice) · 72 eps
Challenge of the GoBots
TV · 5 eps
The Transformers
TV · as Optimus Prime (voice), Optimus Prime / Streetwise / Nightstick / Slugslinger / Wingspan · 3 eps
Dragon's Lair
TV · 13 eps
Heathcliff and the Catillac Cats
TV · as Pop / Max (voice) · 172 eps
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero
Movie · as Airborne / Ramar / Dr. Vandemeer (voice)
The Secret World of Og
Movie · as Yukon "Yukie" Pete
Deck the Halls with Wacky Walls
Movie · as Big Blue (voice)
Dungeons & Dragons
TV · as Venger (voice) · 27 eps
The Biskitts
TV · as Dog Foot, Fang, Scratch · 26 eps
Saturday Supercade
TV · as Mario (voice) · 32 eps
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero
TV · 2 eps
Monchhichis
TV · as Snitchitt / Shreeker / Gonker (voice) · 13 eps
Donkey Kong
TV · as Mario (voice) · 20 eps
Heidi's Song
Movie · as Gruffle (voice)
Christmas Comes to Pac-land
Movie · as Santa Claus (voice)
Knight Rider
TV · as K.A.R.R. (voice) · 1 ep
Pac-Man
TV · as Sour Puss (voice) · 42 eps
The Little Rascals
TV · as Officer Ed · 48 eps
Goldie Gold and Action Jack
TV · as Additional Voices (voice) · 13 eps
Spider-Man
TV · 1 ep
Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends
TV · as Hulk / Mysterio (voice) · 1 ep
Boo!
Movie · as Wolfie
The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show
TV · 35 eps
Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo
TV · as (voice: credit only) · 1 ep
Mighty Man and Yukk
TV · as Brandon Brewster / Mighty Man · 16 eps
Ringo
Movie
The Richard Pryor Special?
Movie · as Drunken Bar Patron
The Richard Pryor Show
TV · 5 eps
King Kong
Movie · as King Kong (voice)
The Wolfman Jack Show
TV · 1 ep
The Ghost Busters
TV · 15 eps
The Hudson Brothers Razzle Dazzle Show
TV · as Self · 16 eps
Tiki Tiki
Movie
The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
TV · 90 eps
Prologue
Movie · as Allen
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
TV · as Self - Announcer · 72 eps
The Jetsons
TV · as Jupiter Juggernaut (voice) · 1 ep