Peter Cullen

Acting · Born 1941-07-28 · Montréal, Québec, Canada

Biography

​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

• Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (2023)
• Bumblebee (2018)
• Transformers: The Last Knight (2017)
• Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014)
• Evolution Within Extinction (2014)
• Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011)
• Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009)
• Bizarre Dinosaurs (2009)
• Transformers (2007)
• The Book of Pooh: Fun with Friends (2001)
• Making "The Score" (2001)
• Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend (2000)
• The Making of 'Spawn' (1997)
• Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers: Super Sleuths (1990)
• Predator (1987)
• Rainbow Brite: San Diego Zoo Adventure (1986)
• Voyage of the Rock Aliens (1984)
• Gremlins (1984)
• Boo! (1980)
• The Richard Pryor Special? (1977)
• King Kong (1976)
• Prologue (1970)
• Hardball (1994)
• Knight Rider (1982)