Peter Cullen

Acting

Peter Cullen

Born July 28, 1941Montréal, Québec, Canada145 credits

​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: 40th Anniversary Event
7.1

Transformers: 40th Anniversary Event

Movie

2024

Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
7.2

Transformers: Rise of the Beasts

Movie

2023

Invincible
8.6

Invincible

TV

2021

Bumblebee
6.7

Bumblebee

Movie

2018

Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
7.3

Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

TV

2018

Transformers: Power of the Primes
8.7

Transformers: Power of the Primes

Movie

2018

Filmography

Transformers: 40th Anniversary Event
2024Transformers: 40th Anniversary Eventas Optimus Prime / Ironhide (voice)Movie
Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
2023Transformers: Rise of the Beastsas Optimus Prime (voice)Movie
Invincible
2021Invincibleas Thaedus (voice)TV
Bumblebee
2018Bumblebeeas Optimus Prime (voice)Movie
Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
2018Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtlesas Councilor 1 (voice)TV
Transformers: Power of the Primes
2018Transformers: Power of the Primesas Optimus Prime (voice)Movie
Transformers: Titans Return
2017Transformers: Titans Returnas Optimus Prime (voice)Movie
Transformers: Titans Return
2017Transformers: Titans Returnas Optimus PrimeTV
Transformers: The Last Knight
2017Transformers: The Last Knightas Optimus Prime (voice)Movie
Transformers: Robots In Disguise
2015Transformers: Robots In Disguiseas Optimus Prime (voice)TV
Evolution Within Extinction
2014Evolution Within Extinctionas SelfMovie
Transformers: Age of Extinction
2014Transformers: Age of Extinctionas Optimus Prime (voice)Movie
Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters - Predacons Rising
2013Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters - Predacons Risingas Optimus Prime (voice)Movie
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
2011Transformers: Dark of the Moonas Optimus Prime (voice)Movie
Transformers: Prime
2010Transformers: Primeas Optimus Prime (voice)TV
My Friends Tigger & Pooh: Super Duper Super Sleuths
2010My Friends Tigger & Pooh: Super Duper Super Sleuthsas Eeyore (voice)Movie
Bizarre Dinosaurs
2009Bizarre Dinosaursas Narrator (voice)Movie
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
2009Transformers: Revenge of the Fallenas Optimus Prime (voice)Movie
Tigger & Pooh and a Musical Too
2009Tigger & Pooh and a Musical Tooas Eeyore (voice)Movie
My Friends Tigger & Pooh: Hundred Acre Wood Haunt
2008My Friends Tigger & Pooh: Hundred Acre Wood Hauntas Eeyore (voice)Movie
My Friends Tigger & Pooh: Super Sleuth Christmas Movie
2007My Friends Tigger & Pooh: Super Sleuth Christmas Movieas Eeyore (voice)Movie
Transformers: Beginnings
2007Transformers: Beginningsas Optimus Prime (voice)Movie
Transformers
2007Transformersas Optimus Prime (voice)Movie
My Friends Tigger & Pooh
2007My Friends Tigger & Poohas Eeyore (voice)TV
Winnie the Pooh: Wonderful Word Adventure
2006Winnie the Pooh: Wonderful Word Adventureas Eeyore (voice)Movie
Pooh's Heffalump Halloween Movie
2005Pooh's Heffalump Halloween Movieas Eeyore (voice)Movie
Pooh's Heffalump Movie
2005Pooh's Heffalump Movieas Eeyore (voice)Movie
Winnie the Pooh: 123's
2004Winnie the Pooh: 123'sas EeyoreMovie
Winnie the Pooh: Springtime with Roo
2004Winnie the Pooh: Springtime with Rooas Eeyore (voice)Movie
The Magical World of Winnie the Pooh: A Great Day of Discovery
2003The Magical World of Winnie the Pooh: A Great Day of Discoveryas ÍgorMovie
Piglet's Big Movie
2003Piglet's Big Movieas Eeyore (voice)Movie
Treasure Planet
2002Treasure Planetas Captain Nathaniel Flint (voice) (uncredited)Movie
Winnie the Pooh: A Very Merry Pooh Year
2002Winnie the Pooh: A Very Merry Pooh Yearas Eeyore (voice)Movie
Making "The Score"
2001Making "The Score"as NarratorMovie
Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse
2001Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouseas Eeyore (voice)Movie
The Book of Pooh: Fun with Friends
2001The Book of Pooh: Fun with Friendsas Eeyore (voice)Movie
The Book of Pooh: Stories from the Heart
2001The Book of Pooh: Stories from the Heartas EeyoreMovie
The Book of Pooh
2001The Book of Poohas Eeyore (voice)TV
Disney's House of Mouse
2001Disney's House of Mouseas Eeyore (voice)TV
The Intruder
2000The Intruderas Narrator (voice)Movie
Winnie the Pooh: Spookable Fun
2000Winnie the Pooh: Spookable Funas Eeyore (voice)Movie
Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend
2000Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legendas Narrator (voice)Movie
The Tigger Movie
2000The Tigger Movieas Eeyore (voice)Movie
Winnie the Pooh: Seasons of Giving
1999Winnie the Pooh: Seasons of Givingas Eeyore (voice)Movie
Winnie the Pooh: A Valentine for You
1999Winnie the Pooh: A Valentine for Youas Eeyore (voice)Movie
A Winnie the Pooh Thanksgiving
1998A Winnie the Pooh Thanksgivingas Eeyore (voice)Movie
Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin
1997Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robinas Eeyore (voice)Movie
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1997The Making of 'Spawn'as NarratorMovie
Boo to You Too! Winnie the Pooh
1996Boo to You Too! Winnie the Poohas Eeyore (voice)Movie
Winnie the Pooh: Spookable Pooh
1996Winnie the Pooh: Spookable Poohas Eeyore (voice)Movie
The Savage Dragon
1995The Savage Dragonas Bludgeon (voice)TV
Hardball
1994Hardballas Fox AnnouncerTV
Bonkers
1993BonkersTV
Jonah
1992Jonahas Ninevite King (voice)Movie
Winnie the Pooh & Christmas Too
1991Winnie the Pooh & Christmas Tooas Eeyore (voice)Movie
The Little Engine That Could
1991The Little Engine That Couldas Pete / The CaveMovie
The Pirates of Dark Water
1991The Pirates of Dark Wateras Mantus (voice)TV
Widget the World Watcher
1990Widget the World WatcherTV
TaleSpin
1990TaleSpinas Octopus / Walrus Captain (voice)TV
Tom & Jerry Kids Show
1990Tom & Jerry Kids Showas Dogcatcher (voice)TV
Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers: Super Sleuths
1990Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers: Super Sleuthsas Monterey Jack (voice)Movie
Robotix
1990Robotixas Boltar / Nemesis / Spiro (voices)Movie
Hägar the Horrible
1989Hägar the Horribleas HägarMovie
Chip 'n' Dale's Rescue Rangers to the Rescue
1989Chip 'n' Dale's Rescue Rangers to the Rescueas Monterey Jack (voice)Movie
The Monster Bed
1989The Monster Bedas (voice)Movie
Rude Dog and the Dweebs
1989Rude Dog and the Dweebsas Winston / Herman (voice)TV
Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers
1989Chip 'n' Dale Rescue RangersTV
Dixie's Diner
1989Dixie's Dineras (voice)Movie
Vytor: The Starfire Champion
1989Vytor: The Starfire Championas Myzor / Chief Eldor (voice)Movie
Mickey's 60th Birthday
1988Mickey's 60th Birthdayas Sorcerer (voice)Movie
Dino-Riders
1988Dino-RidersTV
The New Yogi Bear Show
1988The New Yogi Bear ShowTV
The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
1988The New Adventures of Winnie the Poohas Eeyore (voice)TV
Yogi and the Invasion of the Space Bears
1988Yogi and the Invasion of the Space Bearsas Ranger Roubideux (voice)Movie
Rockin' with Judy Jetson
1988Rockin' with Judy Jetsonas (voice)Movie
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
1987Teenage Mutant Ninja TurtlesTV
Transformers: The Return of Optimus Prime
1987Transformers: The Return of Optimus Primeas Optimus PrimeMovie
Transformers: The Rebirth
1987Transformers: The Rebirthas Optimus PrimeMovie
Little Wizards
1987Little Wizardsas Various Characters (voice)TV
Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light
1987Visionaries: Knights of the Magical LightTV
The Treasure of the Golden Suns
1987The Treasure of the Golden Sunsas Admiral Grimmitz/ Joaquin Slowly (voice)Movie
DuckTales
1987DuckTalesTV
Saber Rider and the Star Sheriffs
1987Saber Rider and the Star Sheriffsas Commander Eagle / Nemesis / Ramrod (voice)TV
G.I. Joe: The Movie
1987G.I. Joe: The Movieas Zandar / Nemesis Enforcer / Scientist (voice)Movie
Predator
1987Predatoras Predator (voice) (uncredited)Movie
G.I. Joe: Arise, Serpentor, Arise!
1986G.I. Joe: Arise, Serpentor, Arise!as Zandar (voice)Movie
Transformers: Five Faces of Darkness
1986Transformers: Five Faces of Darknessas Optimus PrimeMovie
Voltron: Fleet of Doom
1986Voltron: Fleet of Doomas Hutch / Commander James Hawkins / Coran / King Alfor / NarratorMovie
Ghostbusters
1986GhostbustersTV
The Transformers: The Movie
1986The Transformers: The Movieas Optimus Prime / Ironhide (voice)Movie
Rainbow Brite: San Diego Zoo Adventure
1986Rainbow Brite: San Diego Zoo Adventureas Murky Dismal (voice) (uncredited)Movie
My Little Pony: The Movie
1986My Little Pony: The Movieas Ahgg (voice)Movie
Transformers - Le cosmitron
1986Transformers - Le cosmitronas Optimus PrimeMovie
Rambo: The Force of Freedom
1986Rambo: The Force of FreedomTV
GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords
1986GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lordsas Pincher / Tombstones / Stones (voice)Movie
Sectaurs
1986SectaursTV
Heathcliff: The Movie
1986Heathcliff: The Movieas (voice)Movie
Noah's Ark
1986Noah's Arkas Japheth / Additional Voices (voice)Movie
The Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye
1986The Transformers: More Than Meets the Eyeas Optimus Prime / Ironhide (voice)Movie
Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer
1985Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealeras Murky Dismal / Castle Monster / Glitterbot / Guard / Skydancer / Slurthie (voice)Movie
Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears
1985Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bearsas Knight (voice)TV
The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo
1985The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Dooas Maldor the Malevolent (voice)TV
Galtar and the Golden Lance
1985Galtar and the Golden Lanceas Additional VoicesTV
The Return of Bunjee
1985The Return of Bunjeeas (voice)Movie
Big Foot And The Muscle Machines
1985Big Foot And The Muscle Machinesas Arthur Ravencroft (voice)Movie
Rainbow Brite
1984Rainbow BriteTV
Challenge of the GoBots
1984Challenge of the GoBotsTV
Gallavants
1984Gallavantsas Antonim (voice)Movie
The Transformers
1984The Transformersas Optimus Prime (voice)TV
Heathcliff and the Catillac Cats
1984Heathcliff and the Catillac Catsas Pop / Max (voice)TV
Voltron: Defender of the Universe
1984Voltron: Defender of the Universeas Coran / Narrator (voice)TV
Dragon's Lair
1984Dragon's LairTV
Gremlins
1984Gremlinsas Mogwai / Gremlins (voice)Movie
Voyage of the Rock Aliens
1984Voyage of the Rock Aliensas 1359 (voice)Movie
Deck the Halls with Wacky Walls
1983Deck the Halls with Wacky Wallsas Big Blue (voice)Movie
Dungeons & Dragons
1983Dungeons & Dragonsas Venger (voice)TV
The Biskitts
1983The Biskittsas Dog FootTV
Saturday Supercade
1983Saturday Supercadeas Mario (voice)TV
Donkey Kong
1983Donkey Kongas Mario (voice)TV
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero
1983G.I. Joe: A Real American Heroas Airborne / Ramar / Dr. Vandemeer (voice)Movie
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero
1983G.I. Joe: A Real American HeroTV
Monchhichis
1983Monchhichisas Snitchitt / Shreeker / Gonker (voice)TV
The Secret World of Og
1983The Secret World of Ogas Yukon "Yukie" PeteMovie
Christmas Comes to Pac-land
1982Christmas Comes to Pac-landas Santa Claus (voice)Movie
Heidi's Song
1982Heidi's Songas Gruffle (voice)Movie
Knight Rider
1982Knight Rideras K.A.R.R. (voice)TV
Pac-Man
1982Pac-Manas Sour Puss (voice)TV
Goldie Gold and Action Jack
1981Goldie Gold and Action Jackas Additional Voices (voice)TV
Spider-Man
1981Spider-ManTV
Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends
1981Spider-Man and His Amazing Friendsas Hulk / Mysterio (voice)TV
Boo!
1980Boo!as WolfieMovie
The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show
1979The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure ShowTV
Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo
1979Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Dooas (voice: credit only)TV
Mighty Man and Yukk
1979Mighty Man and Yukkas Brandon Brewster / Mighty ManTV
The Richard Pryor Show
1977The Richard Pryor ShowTV
The Richard Pryor Special?
1977The Richard Pryor Special?as Drunken Bar PatronMovie
The Wolfman Jack Show
1976The Wolfman Jack ShowTV
King Kong
1976King Kongas King Kong (voice)Movie
The Ghost Busters
1975The Ghost BustersTV
The Hudson Brothers Razzle Dazzle Show
1974The Hudson Brothers Razzle Dazzle Showas SelfTV
Tiki Tiki
1971Tiki TikiMovie
The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
1971The Sonny & Cher Comedy HourTV
P
1970Prologueas AllenMovie
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
1967The Smothers Brothers Comedy Houras Self - AnnouncerTV
The Jetsons
1962The Jetsonsas Jupiter Juggernaut (voice)TV