Peter Cullen

Jul 28, 1941 (84 years old) in Montréal, Québec, Canada

Peter Claver Cullen (born July 28, 1941) is 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 has 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 (1987).

Known For

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Invincible

Thadeus (voice)

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Knight Rider

K.A.R.R. (voice)

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Tom & Jerry Kids Show

Dogcatcher (voice)

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The Transformers

Optimus Prime (voice)

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Predator

Predator (voice) (uncredited)

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

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DuckTales

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TaleSpin

Octopus / Walrus Captain (voice)

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Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers

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Transformers: Rise of the Beasts

Optimus Prime (voice)

Credits

Transformers: Cloudcover's Attack Future

Optimus Prime

★ NR
Transformers: 40th Anniversary Event 2024

Optimus Prime / Ironhide (voice)

★ 7.1
Transformers: Rise of the Beasts 2023

Optimus Prime (voice)

★ 7.2
Invincible 2021

Thadeus (voice)

★ 8.6
Bumblebee 2018

Optimus Prime (voice)

★ 6.7
Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2018

Councilor 1 (voice)

★ 7.3
Transformers: Power of the Primes 2018

Optimus Prime (voice)

★ 8.7
Transformers: Titans Return 2017

Optimus Prime (voice)

★ 6.9
Transformers: The Last Knight 2017

Optimus Prime (voice)

★ 6.1
Transformers: Robots In Disguise 2015

Optimus Prime (voice)

★ 7
Evolution Within Extinction 2014

Self

★ 7.7
Transformers: Age of Extinction 2014

Optimus Prime (voice)

★ 6
Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters - Predacons Rising 2013

Optimus Prime (voice)

★ 8
Transformers: Dark of the Moon 2011

Optimus Prime (voice)

★ 6.2
Transformers: Prime 2010

Optimus Prime (voice)

★ 8.1
My Friends Tigger & Pooh: Super Duper Super Sleuths 2010

Eeyore (voice)

★ 8
Bizarre Dinosaurs 2009

Narrator US

★ 6.4
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen 2009

Optimus Prime (voice)

★ 6.2
Tigger & Pooh and a Musical Too 2009

Eeyore (voice)

★ 6.6
My Friends Tigger & Pooh: Hundred Acre Wood Haunt 2008

Eeyore (voice)

★ 7.2
My Friends Tigger & Pooh: Super Sleuth Christmas Movie 2007

Eeyore (voice)

★ 6.1
Transformers: Beginnings 2007

Optimus Prime (voice)

★ 6.9
Transformers 2007

Optimus Prime (voice)

★ 6.8
My Friends Tigger & Pooh 2007

Eeyore (voice)

★ 7
Winnie the Pooh: Wonderful Word Adventure 2006

Eeyore (voice)

★ 7.2
Pooh's Heffalump Halloween Movie 2005

Eeyore (voice)

★ 6.8
Pooh's Heffalump Movie 2005

Eeyore (voice)

★ 6.8
Winnie the Pooh: 123's 2004

Eeyore

★ 6.9
Winnie the Pooh: Springtime with Roo 2004

Eeyore (voice)

★ 6.7
The Magical World of Winnie the Pooh: A Great Day of Discovery 2003

Ígor

★ 7.3
Piglet's Big Movie 2003

Eeyore (voice)

★ 6.7
Treasure Planet 2002

Captain Nathaniel Flint (voice) (uncredited)

★ 7.6
Winnie the Pooh: A Very Merry Pooh Year 2002

Eeyore (voice)

★ 6.8
Making "The Score" 2001

Narrator

★ NR
Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse 2001

Eeyore (voice)

★ 6.9
The Book of Pooh: Fun with Friends 2001

Eeyore (voice)

★ 7.3
The Book of Pooh: Stories from the Heart 2001

Eeyore

★ 7.4
The Book of Pooh 2001

Eeyore (voice)

★ 7
Disney's House of Mouse 2001

Eeyore (voice)

★ 7.5
The Intruder 2000

Narrator (voice)

★ NR
Winnie the Pooh: Spookable Fun 2000

Eeyore (voice)

★ 8
Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend 2000

Narrator (voice)

★ 7.1
The Tigger Movie 2000

Eeyore (voice)

★ 6.6
Winnie the Pooh: Seasons of Giving 1999

Eeyore (voice)

★ 6.7
Winnie the Pooh: A Valentine for You 1999

Eeyore (voice)

★ 6.9
A Winnie the Pooh Thanksgiving 1998

Eeyore (voice)

★ 6.6
Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin 1997

Eeyore (voice)

★ 7.2
The Making of 'Spawn' 1997

Narrator

★ 7.7
Boo to You Too! Winnie the Pooh 1996

Eeyore (voice)

★ 7.2
Winnie the Pooh: Spookable Pooh 1996

Eeyore (voice)

★ 8.1
The Savage Dragon 1995

Bludgeon (voice)

★ 7.5
Hardball 1994

Fox Announcer

★ NR
Bonkers 1993

★ 6.6
Jonah 1992

Ninevite King (voice)

★ 7
Winnie the Pooh & Christmas Too 1991

Eeyore (voice)

★ 6.9
The Little Engine That Could 1991

Pete / The Cave

★ 6.9
The Pirates of Dark Water 1991

Mantus (voice)

★ 7.5
Widget the World Watcher 1990

★ 4.9
TaleSpin 1990

Octopus / Walrus Captain (voice)

★ 7.4
Tom & Jerry Kids Show 1990

Dogcatcher (voice)

★ 6.4
Robotix 1990

Boltar / Nemesis / Spiro (voices)

★ 6.5
Hägar the Horrible 1989

Hägar

★ 6.3
Chip 'n' Dale's Rescue Rangers to the Rescue 1989

Monterey Jack (voice)

★ 7.5
The Monster Bed 1989

(voice)

★ NR
Rude Dog and the Dweebs 1989

Winston / Herman (voice)

★ NR
Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers 1989

★ 7.6
Dixie's Diner 1989

(voice)

★ NR
Vytor: The Starfire Champion 1989

Myzor / Chief Eldor (voice)

★ NR
Mickey's 60th Birthday 1988

Sorcerer (voice)

★ 6.6
Dino-Riders 1988

★ 6.7
The New Yogi Bear Show 1988

★ 6.5
The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh 1988

Eeyore (voice)

★ 7.7
Yogi and the Invasion of the Space Bears 1988

Ranger Roubideux (voice)

★ 5.8
Rockin' with Judy Jetson 1988

(voice)

★ 5.9
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1987

★ 7.8
Transformers: The Return of Optimus Prime 1987

Optimus Prime

★ 8
Transformers: The Rebirth 1987

Optimus Prime

★ 10
Little Wizards 1987

Various Characters (voice)

★ 6.5
Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light 1987

★ 7
The Treasure of the Golden Suns 1987

Admiral Grimmitz/ Joaquin Slowly (voice)

★ 7.8
DuckTales 1987

★ 7.7
Saber Rider and the Star Sheriffs 1987

Nemesis

★ 8.1
G.I. Joe: The Movie 1987

Zandar / Nemesis Enforcer / Scientist (voice)

★ 6.5
Predator 1987

Predator (voice) (uncredited)

★ 7.5
G.I. Joe: Arise, Serpentor, Arise! 1986

Zandar (voice)

★ 8.7
Transformers: Five Faces of Darkness 1986

Optimus Prime

★ 7.7
Voltron: Fleet of Doom 1986

Hutch / Commander James Hawkins / Coran / King Alfor / Narrator

★ 7.1
Ghostbusters 1986

★ 6.7
The Transformers: The Movie 1986

Optimus Prime / Ironhide (voice)

★ 7.1
Rainbow Brite: San Diego Zoo Adventure 1986

Murky Dismal (voice) (uncredited)

★ 7
My Little Pony: The Movie 1986

Ahgg (voice)

★ 6.2
Transformers - Le cosmitron 1986

Optimus Prime

★ NR
Rambo: The Force of Freedom 1986

★ 7.2
GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords 1986

Pincher / Tombstones / Stones (voice)

★ 6.2
Sectaurs 1986

★ 7
Heathcliff: The Movie 1986

(voice)

★ 5.4
Noah's Ark 1986

Japheth / Additional Voices (voice)

★ 7.2
The Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye 1986

Optimus Prime / Ironhide (voice)

★ 8.7
Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer 1985

Murky Dismal / Castle Monster / Glitterbot / Guard / Skydancer / Slurthie (voice)

★ 5.6
Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears 1985

Knight (voice)

★ 7.4
Galtar and the Golden Lance 1985

Additional Voices

★ 7
The Return of Bunjee 1985

(voice)

★ NR
Big Foot And The Muscle Machines 1985

Arthur Ravencroft (voice)

★ 6
Rainbow Brite 1984

★ 6.4
Challenge of the GoBots 1984

★ 6.2
Gallavants 1984

Antonim (voice)

★ 4.8
The Transformers 1984

Optimus Prime (voice)

★ 7.8
Heathcliff and the Catillac Cats 1984

Pop / Max (voice)

★ 6.4
Voltron: Defender of the Universe 1984

Coran / Narrator (voice)

★ 7.9
Dragon's Lair 1984

★ 5.2
Gremlins 1984

Mogwai / Gremlins (voice)

★ 7.1
Voyage of the Rock Aliens 1984

1359 (voice)

★ 4.7
Deck the Halls with Wacky Walls 1983

Big Blue (voice)

★ 9
Dungeons & Dragons 1983

Venger (voice)

★ 7.9
The Biskitts 1983

Dog Foot

★ 5.7
Saturday Supercade 1983

Mario (voice)

★ 6.8
Donkey Kong 1983

Mario (voice)

★ NR
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero 1983

Airborne / Ramar / Dr. Vandemeer (voice)

★ 6.4
Monchhichis 1983

Snitchitt / Shreeker / Gonker (voice)

★ 6.3
The Secret World of Og 1983

Yukon "Yukie" Pete

★ 4.2
Christmas Comes to Pac-land 1982

Santa Claus (voice)

★ 6.7
Heidi's Song 1982

Gruffle (voice)

★ 6
Knight Rider 1982

K.A.R.R. (voice)

★ 7.5
Pac-Man 1982

Sour Puss (voice)

★ 6.3
Goldie Gold and Action Jack 1981

Additional Voices (voice)

★ 5
Spider-Man 1981

★ 7.3
Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends 1981

Hulk / Mysterio (voice)

★ 7.4
Boo! 1980

Wolfie

★ NR
The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show 1980

★ 6.5
Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo 1979

(voice: credit only)

★ 7.5
Mighty Man and Yukk 1979

Brandon Brewster / Mighty Man

★ 7.5
The Richard Pryor Show 1977

★ 6.3
The Richard Pryor Special? 1977

Drunken Bar Patron

★ 7
The Wolfman Jack Show 1976

★ NR
King Kong 1976

King Kong (voice)

★ 6.3
The Ghost Busters 1975

★ 7
The Hudson Brothers Razzle Dazzle Show 1974

Self

★ 6
Tiki Tiki 1971

★ NR
The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour 1971

★ 6.5
Prologue 1970

Allen

★ 6
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour 1967

Self - Announcer

★ 6.9
The Jetsons 1962

Jupiter Juggernaut (voice)

★ 7.3