Peter Cullen

Acting • Born 1941-07-28

Acting1Montréal, 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).

Filmography

174 credits

The Transformers: The Movie

Movie • 1986

Optimus Prime / Ironhide (voice)

Transformers

Movie • 2007

Optimus Prime (voice)

Transformers - Le cosmitron

Movie • 1986

Optimus Prime

Boo!

Movie • 1980

Wolfie

Transformers: The Rebirth

Movie • 1987

Optimus Prime

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

Movie • 2001

Eeyore (voice)

Boo to You Too! Winnie the Pooh

Movie • 1996

Eeyore (voice)

Transformers: Beginnings

Movie • 2007

Optimus Prime (voice)

Winnie the Pooh: Spookable Pooh

Movie • 1996

Eeyore (voice)

Winnie the Pooh: Spookable Fun

Movie • 2000

Eeyore (voice)

Pooh's Heffalump Movie

Movie • 2005

Eeyore (voice)

Winnie the Pooh: A Very Merry Pooh Year

Movie • 2002

Eeyore (voice)

Pooh's Heffalump Halloween Movie

Movie • 2005

Eeyore (voice)

Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin

Movie • 1997

Eeyore (voice)

Transformers: Dark of the Moon

Movie • 2011

Optimus Prime (voice)

Winnie the Pooh: Springtime with Roo

Movie • 2004

Eeyore (voice)

G.I. Joe: The Movie

Movie • 1987

Zandar / Nemesis Enforcer / Scientist (voice)

Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer

Movie • 1985

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

G.I. Joe: Arise, Serpentor, Arise!

Movie • 1986

Zandar (voice)

G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero

Movie • 1983

Airborne / Ramar / Dr. Vandemeer (voice)

Transformers: The Return of Optimus Prime

Movie • 1987

Optimus Prime

Heidi's Song

Movie • 1982

Gruffle (voice)

Jonah

Movie • 1992

Ninevite King (voice)

Yogi and the Invasion of the Space Bears

Movie • 1988

Ranger Roubideux (voice)

Voltron: Fleet of Doom

Movie • 1986

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

The Little Engine That Could

Movie • 1991

Pete / The Cave

The Secret World of Og

Movie • 1983

Yukon "Yukie" Pete

Transformers: Age of Extinction

Movie • 2014

Optimus Prime (voice)

Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters - Predacons Rising

Movie • 2013

Optimus Prime (voice)

Winnie the Pooh: 123's

Movie • 2004

Eeyore

Chip 'n' Dale's Rescue Rangers to the Rescue

Movie • 1989

Monterey Jack (voice)

The Return of Bunjee

Movie • 1985

(voice)

The Book of Pooh: Stories from the Heart

Movie • 2001

Eeyore

Robotix

Movie • 1990

Boltar / Nemesis / Spiro (voices)

Piglet's Big Movie

Movie • 2003

Eeyore (voice)

Tigger & Pooh and a Musical Too

Movie • 2009

Eeyore (voice)

My Little Pony: The Movie

Movie • 1986

Ahgg (voice)

The Intruder

Movie • 2000

Narrator (voice)

The Treasure of the Golden Suns

Movie • 1987

Admiral Grimmitz/ Joaquin Slowly (voice)

Dixie's Diner

Movie • 1989

(voice)

Heathcliff: The Movie

Movie • 1986

(voice)

Big Foot And The Muscle Machines

Movie • 1985

Arthur Ravencroft (voice)

Tiki Tiki

Movie • 1971

Evolution Within Extinction

Movie • 2014

Self

Hägar the Horrible

Movie • 1989

Hägar

Transformers: The Last Knight

Movie • 2017

Optimus Prime (voice)

Winnie the Pooh: A Valentine for You

Movie • 1999

Eeyore (voice)

A Winnie the Pooh Thanksgiving

Movie • 1998

Eeyore (voice)

Transformers: 40th Anniversary Event

Movie • 2024

Optimus Prime / Ironhide (voice)

The Richard Pryor Special?

Movie • 1977

Drunken Bar Patron

The Tigger Movie

Movie • 2000

Eeyore (voice)

Deck the Halls with Wacky Walls

Movie • 1983

Big Blue (voice)

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

Movie • 2009

Optimus Prime (voice)

Mickey's 60th Birthday

Movie • 1988

Sorcerer (voice)

Winnie the Pooh: Wonderful Word Adventure

Movie • 2006

Eeyore (voice)

Winnie the Pooh & Christmas Too

Movie • 1991

Eeyore (voice)

Prologue

Movie • 1970

Allen

My Friends Tigger & Pooh: Super Sleuth Christmas Movie

Movie • 2007

Eeyore (voice)

My Friends Tigger & Pooh: Hundred Acre Wood Haunt

Movie • 2008

Eeyore (voice)

Noah's Ark

Movie • 1986

Japheth / Additional Voices (voice)

King Kong

Movie • 1976

King Kong (voice)

The Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye

Movie • 1986

Optimus Prime / Ironhide (voice)

Christmas Comes to Pac-land

Movie • 1982

Santa Claus (voice)

The Book of Pooh: Fun with Friends

Movie • 2001

Eeyore (voice)

Predator

Movie • 1987

Predator (voice) (uncredited)

Transformers: Titans Return

Movie • 2017

Optimus Prime (voice)

Bumblebee

Movie • 2018

Optimus Prime (voice)

Transformers: Power of the Primes

Movie • 2018

Optimus Prime (voice)

The Making of 'Spawn'

Movie • 1997

Narrator

Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend

Movie • 2000

Narrator (voice)

Bizarre Dinosaurs

Movie • 2009

Narrator US

Winnie the Pooh: Seasons of Giving

Movie • 1999

Eeyore (voice)

Treasure Planet

Movie • 2002

Captain Nathaniel Flint (voice) (uncredited)

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

Movie • 2003

Ígor

Voyage of the Rock Aliens

Movie • 1984

1359 (voice)

Vytor: The Starfire Champion

Movie • 1989

Myzor / Chief Eldor (voice)

Gremlins

Movie • 1984

Mogwai / Gremlins (voice)

Transformers: Five Faces of Darkness

Movie • 1986

Optimus Prime

Transformers: Rise of the Beasts

Movie • 2023

Optimus Prime (voice)

Rainbow Brite: San Diego Zoo Adventure

Movie • 1986

Murky Dismal (voice) (uncredited)

Gallavants

Movie • 1984

Antonim (voice)

The Monster Bed

Movie • 1989

(voice)

Rockin' with Judy Jetson

Movie • 1988

(voice)

Making "The Score"

Movie • 2001

Narrator

My Friends Tigger & Pooh: Super Duper Super Sleuths

Movie • 2010

Eeyore (voice)

Transformers: Cloudcover's Attack

Movie

Optimus Prime

GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords

Movie • 1986

Pincher / Tombstones / Stones (voice)

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

TV • 1987

Dungeons & Dragons

TV • 1983

Venger (voice)

Rainbow Brite

TV • 1984

The Book of Pooh

TV • 2001

Eeyore (voice)

The Ghost Busters

TV • 1975

Voltron: Defender of the Universe

TV • 1984

Coran / Narrator (voice)

Challenge of the GoBots

TV • 1984

DuckTales

TV • 1987

The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour

TV • 1971

Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers

TV • 1989

Knight Rider

TV • 1982

K.A.R.R. (voice)

The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh

TV • 1988

Eeyore (voice)

Disney's House of Mouse

TV • 2001

Eeyore (voice)

Dino-Riders

TV • 1988

Rambo: The Force of Freedom

TV • 1986

Goldie Gold and Action Jack

TV • 1981

Additional Voices (voice)

The Pirates of Dark Water

TV • 1991

Mantus (voice)

The Richard Pryor Show

TV • 1977

Spider-Man

TV • 1981

My Friends Tigger & Pooh

TV • 2007

Eeyore (voice)

The Transformers

TV • 1984

Optimus Prime / Streetwise / Nightstick / Slugslinger / Wingspan

The Transformers

TV • 1984

Optimus Prime (voice)

The Biskitts

TV • 1983

Dog Foot

Dragon's Lair

TV • 1984

Bonkers

TV • 1993

Saturday Supercade

TV • 1983

Mario (voice)

Widget the World Watcher

TV • 1990

Pac-Man

TV • 1982

Sour Puss (voice)

The New Yogi Bear Show

TV • 1988

The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show

TV • 1979

Saber Rider and the Star Sheriffs

TV • 1987

Commander Eagle / Nemesis / Ramrod (voice)

Saber Rider and the Star Sheriffs

TV • 1987

Nemesis

Saber Rider and the Star Sheriffs

TV • 1987

Ramrod

Saber Rider and the Star Sheriffs

TV • 1987

Rude Dog and the Dweebs

TV • 1989

Winston / Herman (voice)

The Hudson Brothers Razzle Dazzle Show

TV • 1974

Self

The Savage Dragon

TV • 1995

Bludgeon (voice)

Ghostbusters

TV • 1986

G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero

TV • 1983

Sectaurs

TV • 1986

Transformers: Titans Return

TV • 2017

Optimus Prime

Monchhichis

TV • 1983

Snitchitt / Shreeker / Gonker (voice)

The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour

TV • 1967

Self - Announcer

Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light

TV • 1987

Transformers: Prime

TV • 2010

Optimus Prime (voice)

Ghostbusters

TV • 1986

Eddie Spenser, Jr. / Haunter / Brat-a-Rat / Floatzart / Big Evil / Corpulon

Little Wizards

TV • 1987

Various Characters (voice)

Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers

TV • 1989

Monterey Jack (voice)

Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers

TV • 1989

Officer Kirby / Officer Muldoon / Mepps (voice)

Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears

TV • 1985

Knight (voice)

Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears

TV • 1985

Gritty Gummi (voice)