Person
Peter Cullen
Born 28 July 1941 84 years old Montréal, Québec, Canada Who else is 84? → TMDB ↗
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).
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The numbers
21age in their first credit on record (1962)
62years on screen and counting
22credits in 1987, their busiest year
162dated credits on record
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Movie credits
Age: 82 Transformers: 40th Anniversary Event
2024as Optimus Prime / Ironhide (voice)
Age: 81 Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
2023as Optimus Prime (voice)
Age: 77 Bumblebee
2018as Optimus Prime (voice)
Age: 76 Transformers: Power of the Primes
2018as Optimus Prime (voice)
Age: 76 Transformers: Titans Return
2017as Optimus Prime (voice)
Age: 75 Transformers: The Last Knight
2017as Optimus Prime (voice)
Age: 72 Transformers: Age of Extinction
2014as Optimus Prime (voice)
Age: 72 Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters - Predacons Rising
2013as Optimus Prime (voice)
Age: 69 Transformers: Dark of the Moon
2011as Optimus Prime (voice)
Age: 68 My Friends Tigger & Pooh: Super Duper Super Sleuths
2010as Eeyore (voice)
Age: 68 Bizarre Dinosaurs
2009as Narrator (voice)
Age: 67 Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
2009as Optimus Prime (voice)
Age: 67 Tigger & Pooh and a Musical Too
2009as Eeyore (voice)
Age: 67 My Friends Tigger & Pooh: Hundred Acre Wood Haunt
2008as Eeyore (voice)
Age: 66 My Friends Tigger & Pooh: Super Sleuth Christmas Movie
2007as Eeyore (voice)
Age: 66 Transformers: Beginnings
2007as Optimus Prime (voice)
Age: 65 Transformers
2007as Optimus Prime (voice)
Age: 65 Winnie the Pooh: Wonderful Word Adventure
2006as Eeyore (voice)
Age: 64 Pooh's Heffalump Halloween Movie
2005as Eeyore (voice)
Age: 63 Pooh's Heffalump Movie
2005as Eeyore (voice)
Age: 63 Winnie the Pooh: 123's
2004as Eeyore
Age: 63 Winnie the Pooh: ABC's
2004as Eeyore (voice)
Age: 62 Winnie the Pooh: Springtime with Roo
2004as Eeyore (voice)
Age: 61 The Magical World of Winnie the Pooh: A Great Day of Discovery
2003as Ígor
Age: 61 Piglet's Big Movie
2003as Eeyore (voice)
Age: 61 Treasure Planet
2002as Captain Nathaniel Flint (voice) (uncredited)
Age: 61 Winnie the Pooh: A Very Merry Pooh Year
2002as Eeyore (voice)
Age: 60 Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse
2001as Eeyore (voice)
Age: 60 The Book of Pooh: Fun with Friends
2001as Eeyore (voice)
Age: 59 The Book of Pooh: Stories from the Heart
2001as Eeyore
Age: 59 The Intruder
2000as Narrator (voice)
Age: 59 Winnie the Pooh: Spookable Fun
2000as Eeyore (voice)
Age: 58 Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend
2000as Narrator (voice)
Age: 58 The Tigger Movie
2000as Eeyore (voice)
Age: 58 Winnie the Pooh: Seasons of Giving
1999as Eeyore (voice)
Age: 57 Winnie the Pooh: A Valentine for You
1999as Eeyore (voice)
Age: 57 A Winnie the Pooh Thanksgiving
1998as Eeyore (voice)
Age: 56 Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin
1997as Eeyore (voice)
Age: 55 Boo to You Too! Winnie the Pooh
1996as Eeyore (voice)
Age: 55 Winnie the Pooh: Spookable Pooh
1996as Eeyore (voice)
Age: 50 Jonah
1992as Ninevite King (voice)
Age: 50 Winnie the Pooh & Christmas Too
1991as Eeyore (voice)
Age: 50 The Little Engine That Could
1991as Pete / The Cave
Age: 49 Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers: Super Sleuths
1990as Monterey Jack (voice)
Age: 48 Robotix
1990as Boltar / Nemesis / Spiro (voices)
Age: 48 Hägar the Horrible
1989as Hägar
Age: 48 Chip 'n' Dale's Rescue Rangers to the Rescue
1989as Monterey Jack (voice)
Age: 48 The Monster Bed
1989as (voice)
Age: 47 Dixie's Diner
1989as (voice)
Age: 47 Vytor: The Starfire Champion
1989as Myzor / Chief Eldor (voice)
Age: 47 Mickey's 60th Birthday
1988as Sorcerer (voice)
Age: 47 Yogi and the Invasion of the Space Bears
1988as Ranger Roubideux (voice)
Age: 46 Rockin' with Judy Jetson
1988as (voice)
Age: 46 Transformers: The Return of Optimus Prime
1987as Optimus Prime
Age: 46 Transformers: The Rebirth
1987as Optimus Prime
Age: 46 The Treasure of the Golden Suns
1987as Admiral Grimmitz/ Joaquin Slowly (voice)
Age: 45 G.I. Joe: The Movie
1987as Zandar / Nemesis Enforcer / Scientist (voice)
Age: 45 Predator
1987as Predator (voice) (uncredited)
Age: 45 G.I. Joe: Arise, Serpentor, Arise!
1986as Zandar (voice)
Age: 45 Transformers: Five Faces of Darkness
1986as Optimus Prime
Age: 45 Voltron: Fleet of Doom
1986as Hutch / Commander James Hawkins / Coran / King Alfor / Narrator
Age: 45 The Transformers: The Movie
1986as Optimus Prime / Ironhide (voice)
Age: 44 Rainbow Brite: San Diego Zoo Adventure
1986as Murky Dismal (voice) (uncredited)
Age: 44 My Little Pony: The Movie
1986as Ahgg (voice)
Age: 44 Transformers - Le cosmitron
1986as Optimus Prime
Age: 44 GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords
1986as Pincher / Tombstones / Stones (voice)
Age: 44 Heathcliff: The Movie
1986as (voice)
Age: 44 Noah's Ark
1986as Japheth / Additional Voices (voice)
Age: 44 The Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye
1986as Optimus Prime / Ironhide (voice)
Age: 44 Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer
1985as Murky Dismal / Castle Monster / Glitterbot / Guard / Skydancer / Slurthie (voice)
Age: 43 The Return of Bunjee
1985as (voice)
Age: 43 Big Foot And The Muscle Machines
1985as Arthur Ravencroft (voice)
Age: 43 Gallavants
1984as Antonim (voice)
Age: 42 Gremlins
1984as Mogwai / Gremlins (voice)
Age: 42 Voyage of the Rock Aliens
1984as 1359 (voice)
Age: 42 Deck the Halls with Wacky Walls
1983as Big Blue (voice)
Age: 42 G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero
1983as Airborne / Ramar / Dr. Vandemeer (voice)
Age: 41 The Secret World of Og
1983as Yukon "Yukie" Pete
Age: 41 Christmas Comes to Pac-land
1982as Santa Claus (voice)
Age: 41 Heidi's Song
1982as Gruffle (voice)
Age: 39 Boo!
1980as Wolfie
Age: 35 The Richard Pryor Special?
1977as Drunken Bar Patron
Age: 35 King Kong
1976as King Kong (voice)
Age: 30 Tiki Tiki
1971No poster
Age: 28 Prologue
1970as Allen
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TV credits
Age: 79 INVINCIBLE
2021as Thaedus (voice)
Age: 76 Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
2018as Councilor 1 (voice)
Age: 76 Transformers: Titans Return
2017as Optimus Prime
Age: 73 Transformers: Robots In Disguise
2015as Optimus Prime (voice)
Age: 69 Transformers: Prime
2010as Optimus Prime (voice)
Age: 65 My Friends Tigger & Pooh
2007as Eeyore (voice)
Age: 59 The Book of Pooh
2001as Eeyore (voice)
Age: 59 Disney's House of Mouse
2001as Eeyore (voice)
Age: 54 The Savage Dragon
1995as Bludgeon (voice)
Age: 53 Hardball
1994as Fox Announcer
Age: 52 Bonkers
1993
Age: 49 The Pirates of Dark Water
1991as Mantus (voice)
Age: 49 Widget the World Watcher
1990
Age: 49 TaleSpin
1990as Octopus / Walrus Captain (voice)
Age: 49 Tom & Jerry Kids Show
1990as Dogcatcher (voice)
Age: 49 Tom & Jerry Kids Show
1990as Hunk Hardbody (voice)
Age: 48 Rude Dog and the Dweebs
1989as Winston / Herman (voice)
Age: 47 Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers
1989as Monterey Jack / Various (voice)
Age: 47 Dino-Riders
1988
Age: 47 The New Yogi Bear Show
1988
Age: 47 The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
1988as Eeyore (voice)
Age: 46 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
1987
Age: 46 Little Wizards
1987as Various Characters (voice)
Age: 46 Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light
1987
Age: 46 DuckTales
1987as Admiral Grimitz (voice)
Age: 46 DuckTales
1987as Firefighter (voice)
Age: 46 DuckTales
1987as Admiral Grimitz / Khufu / Guard (voice)
Age: 46 DuckTales
1987as Joaquin Slowly (voice)
Age: 46 DuckTales
1987as Admiral Grimitz / King Blowhard (voice)
Age: 46 DuckTales
1987as Jack the Tripper / Professor Moody Doody (voice)
Age: 46 DuckTales
1987as Bankjob Beagle (voice)
Age: 46 DuckTales
1987as J. Gander Hoover (voice)
Age: 46 DuckTales
1987as Mad Dog McGirk (voice)
Age: 46 DuckTales
1987as Bankjob Beagle / Police officers (voice)
Age: 46 DuckTales
1987as Duke Duggan (voice)
Age: 46 DuckTales
1987as Lessdred (voice)
Age: 46 DuckTales
1987
Age: 46 Saber Rider and the Star Sheriffs
1987as Commander Eagle / Nemesis / Ramrod (voice)
Age: 45 The Real Ghostbusters
1986as Doctor Destructo / Police Officer (voice)
Age: 45 Ghostbusters
1986 Age: 45 Ghostbusters
1986as Eddie Spenser, Jr. / Haunter / Brat-a-Rat / Floatzart / Big Evil / Corpulon
Age: 44 Rambo: The Force of Freedom
1986
Age: 44 Sectaurs
1986
Age: 44 Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears
1985as Knight (voice)
Age: 44 Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears
1985as Gritty Gummi (voice)
Age: 44 Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears
1985as Kerwin the Conqueror (voice)
Age: 44 The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo
1985as Maldor the Malevolent (voice)
Age: 44 Galtar and the Golden Lance
1985as Additional Voices
Age: 43 Rainbow Brite
1984
Age: 43 Challenge of the GoBots
1984
Age: 43 The Transformers
1984as Optimus Prime / Streetwise / Nightstick / Slugslinger / Wingspan
Age: 43 The Transformers
1984as Optimus Prime (voice)
Age: 43 Heathcliff and the Catillac Cats
1984as Pop / Max (voice)
Age: 43 Voltron: Defender of the Universe
1984as Coran / Narrator (voice)
Age: 43 Dragon's Lair
1984
Age: 42 Dungeons & Dragons
1983as Venger (voice)
Age: 42 The Biskitts
1983as Dog Foot
Age: 42 The Biskitts
1983as Scratch
Age: 42 Saturday Supercade
1983as Mario (voice)
Age: 42 Donkey Kong
1983as Mario (voice)
Age: 42 The Biskitts
1983as Fang
Age: 42 G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero
1983
Age: 42 Monchhichis
1983as Snitchitt / Shreeker / Gonker (voice)
Age: 41 Knight Rider
1982as K.A.R.R. (voice)
Age: 41 Pac-Man
1982as Sour Puss (voice)
Age: 40 Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends
1981as Hulk / Mysterio (voice)
Age: 40 Goldie Gold and Action Jack
1981as Additional Voices (voice)
Age: 40 Spider-Man
1981
Age: 38 The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show
1979
Age: 38 Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo
1979as (voice: credit only)
Age: 38 Mighty Man and Yukk
1979as Brandon Brewster / Mighty Man
Age: 36 The Richard Pryor Show
1977
Age: 35 The Wolfman Jack Show
1976
Age: 34 The Ghost Busters
1975
Age: 30 The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
1971
Age: 25 The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
1967as Announcer
Age: 21 The Jetsons
1962as Jupiter Juggernaut (voice)