Peter Cullen
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Jul 28, 1941
- Died
- Aug 26, 2026
- Place of birth
- Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Also known as
- Peter Claver Cullen, Peter Cullan
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.Read more
Acting credits
The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show
INVINCIBLE
Thaedus (voice)
Tom & Jerry Kids Show
Dogcatcher (voice) / Hunk Hardbody (voice)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Knight Rider
K.A.R.R. (voice)
The Transformers
Optimus Prime / Streetwise / Nightstick / Slugslinger / Wingspan / Optimus Prime (voice)
DuckTales
Admiral Grimitz (voice) / Firefighter (voice) / Admiral Grimitz / Khufu / Guard (voice) / Joaquin Slowly (voice) / Admiral Grimitz / King Blowhard (voice) / Jack the Tripper / Professor Moody Doody (voice) / Bankjob Beagle (voice) / J. Gander Hoover (voice) / Mad Dog McGirk (voice) / Bankjob Beagle / Police officers (voice) / Duke Duggan (voice) / Lessdred (voice)
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero
The Real Ghostbusters
Doctor Destructo / Police Officer (voice)
Transformers: Prime
Optimus Prime (voice)
Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears
Knight (voice) / Gritty Gummi (voice) / Kerwin the Conqueror (voice)
Transformers: Robots In Disguise
Optimus Prime (voice)
The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
Eeyore (voice)
Heathcliff and the Catillac Cats
Pop / Max (voice)
Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo
(voice: credit only)
My Friends Tigger & Pooh
Eeyore (voice)
Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers
Monterey Jack / Various (voice)
TaleSpin
Octopus / Walrus Captain (voice)
Disney's House of Mouse
Eeyore (voice)
The Jetsons
Jupiter Juggernaut (voice)
Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Councilor 1 (voice)
The Book of Pooh
Eeyore (voice)
Bonkers
Saber Rider and the Star Sheriffs
Commander Eagle / Nemesis / Ramrod (voice)
Voltron: Defender of the Universe
Coran / Narrator (voice)
The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
Ghostbusters
Eddie Spenser, Jr. / Haunter / Brat-a-Rat / Floatzart / Big Evil / Corpulon
Rambo: The Force of Freedom
Sergeant Havoc (voice)
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
Self - Announcer / Announcer / Self
Widget the World Watcher
Dungeons & Dragons
Venger (voice)
Saturday Supercade
Mario (voice)
Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends
Hulk / Mysterio (voice)
The Pirates of Dark Water
Mantus (voice)
Pac-Man
Sour Puss (voice)
Challenge of the GoBots
The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo
Maldor the Malevolent (voice) / Sandy (voice)
The New Yogi Bear Show
Spider-Man
The Biskitts
Dog Foot / Fang / Scratch
The Savage Dragon
Bludgeon (voice)
Dino-Riders
Galtar and the Golden Lance
Additional Voices
The Toys That Made Us
Self
Rainbow Brite
Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light
The Richard Pryor Show
Transformers: Titans Return
Optimus Prime
Mighty Man and Yukk
Brandon Brewster / Mighty Man
The Ghost Busters
Rude Dog and the Dweebs
Winston / Herman (voice)
Little Wizards
Various Characters (voice)
Donkey Kong
Mario (voice)
Dragon's Lair
Hardball
Fox Announcer
Monchhichis
Snitchitt / Shreeker / Gonker (voice)
The Hudson Brothers Razzle Dazzle Show
Self
Goldie Gold and Action Jack
Additional Voices (voice)
The Little Rascals
Officer Ed
Sectaurs
The Wolfman Jack Show