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'''Peter Claver Cullen''' (born July 28, 1941) is a Canadian voice actor. He voiced [[Optimus Prime]] in the original 1980s ''[[The Transformers (TV series)|Transformers]]'' animated series, later returning to the role in ''Transformers'' media in 2007, starting with the first [[Transformers (film)|live-action film]].<ref name=":0">{{cite news|author=Gilchrist, Todd|title=Exclusive: Peter Cullen Interview|publisher=[[IGN]]|url=http://uk.movies.ign.com/articles/795/795203p1.html|date=June 8, 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120311104725/http://uk.movies.ign.com/articles/795/795203p1.html|archive-date=March 11, 2012}}</ref> He has also voiced many other characters across a wide variety of popular media, including [[Eeyore]] in the ''[[Winnie the Pooh (franchise)|Winnie the Pooh]]'' franchise, Monterey Jack in ''[[Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers (TV series)|Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers]]'', the first voice of [[KARR (Knight Rider)|KARR]] in ''[[Knight Rider (1982 TV series)|Knight Rider]]'' and the vocalizations of the title character in [[Predator (film)|''Predator'']].
'''Peter Cullen''' (born December 1, 1944)<ref>[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=7055 Peter Cullen Bio at ANN]</ref> is a Canadian [[voice actor]], known as the voice of [[Optimus Prime]] in the original ''[[The Transformers (TV series)|Transformers]]'' series, as [[Eeyore]] in the [[Winnie-the-Pooh]] franchise and the narrator in both American ''[[Voltron]]'' series. Cullen reprised his role as Optimus Prime in [[Michael Bay]]'s live-action ''[[Transformers (film)|Transformers]]'' film series and the newly released ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron]]'' video game. He was once again cast as Optimus Prime for the new TV series, ''[[Transformers: Prime]]''.


He was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the [[National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences]] in 2023 as part of the [[2nd Children's and Family Emmy Awards]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=NATAS Announces Voice Actor Peter Cullen Will Receive Lifetime Achievement Honors at 2nd Annual Children's & Family Emmy® Awards|url=https://www.awardsdaily.com/2023/11/15/natas-announces-voice-actor-peter-cullen-will-receive-lifetime-achievement-honors-at-2nd-annual-childrens-family-emmy-awards/#:~:text=The%20National%20Academy%20of%20Television,celebration%20on%20Sunday%2C%20December%2017.|date=November 17, 2021 |website=[[Awards Daily]]|first=Clarence|last=Moye|access-date=November 15, 2023}}</ref>
==Personal life==
Cullen was born in [[Montreal]], [[Quebec]] on July 28th, 1944. He is a member of the first graduating class of the [[National Theatre School of Canada]], which graduated in 1963.{{Citation needed|date=June 2010}}


==Early life==
Cullen has three children: Clay, Claire, and Angus Cullen; and three grandchildren.{{Citation needed|date=June 2010}}
Cullen was born on July 28, 1941, in [[Montreal]], [[Quebec]], to American parents Henry and Muriel (née McCann) Cullen. He is of [[Irish people|Irish]] descent. He has three siblings: Michaela, Sonny, and Larry. He is a member of the first graduating class of the [[National Theatre School of Canada]], which he graduated in 1963.<ref>[http://www.ent-nts.ca/en/alumni/all/acting/1963.aspx All Our Alumni] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120512203013/http://www.ent-nts.ca/en/alumni/all/acting/1963.aspx |date=May 12, 2012 }}, [[National Theatre School of Canada]], ent-nts.ca; accessed August 18, 2015.</ref> His brother, Larry Cullen, was a retired captain in the [[United States Marine Corps]], and helped inspire the voice of Optimus Prime.<ref name=Vault>[[Pablo Hidalgo|Hidalgo, Pablo]]. ''Transformers Vault: The Complete Transformers Universe Showcasing Rare Collectibles and Memorabilia'', Abrams, 2011, Foreword by Peter Cullen, p. 7<!-- ISSN/ISBN needed --></ref>


==Career==
His [[Japanese people|Japanese]] counterpart is [[Tesshō Genda]], who also voiced Optimus in the [[1984]] television show and the [[Michael Bay]] film series.


===1960–1970===
He is good friends with his Transformers costar [[Frank Welker]] (who ironically voices [[Megatron]] in several series), and his movie costar [[Shia LaBeouf]] (who plays [[Sam Witwicky]]).
In 1968, he and [[Joan Stuart (actress)|Joan Stuart]] appeared as "Giles" and "Penelope" in ''L'Anglaise'', a recurring segment about a French-Canadian man with an English-Canadian wife, on the [[Canadian Broadcasting Company|CBC Radio]] comedy series, ''Funny You Should Say That''.


Cullen played a French-Canadian astronaut character named Commander Bi Bi Latuque alongside [[Ted Zeigler]] for the 1969 children's show, ''The Buddies'' on [[CFCF-DT|CFCF-TV]] in Montreal.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://montreal.ctvnews.ca/the-buddies-1.592367|title=The Buddies|date=January 4, 2011}}</ref> He honed his voice skills by working as a radio announcer, notably in his home town of Montreal on (then) MOR station CKGM doing the overnight and weekend swing shifts. From 1967 to 1969, he was the announcer for ''[[Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour]]''.<ref>{{Citation|title=The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (TV Series 1967–1993) - IMDb|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061296/characters/nm0191520|access-date=March 6, 2021}}</ref>
==Career==
In addition, he has played Coran, Stride the Tiger Fighter, and King Alfor in the [[Golion|Lion ''Voltron'']] series,<ref>http://members.tripod.com/~beaver_cleaver/VOLTRON.HTM</ref> the transforming spaceship/robot Ramrod in the 1980s [[anime]] series ''[[Saber Rider and the Star Sheriffs]]'', Commander James Hawkins in the [[Kikou Kantai Dairugger XV|Vehicle ''Voltron'']] series, [[Eeyore]] in the ''[[Winnie-the-Pooh]]'' series, [[KARR (Knight Rider)|KARR]] in ''[[Knight Rider (1982 TV series)|Knight Rider]]'', Antor and Bomba, and Gunner, in ''[[Dino-Riders]]'', Airbourne, Nemesis Enforcer and Zandar in ''[[G.I. Joe (1985 TV series)|G.I. Joe]]'', Red Skull in the 1981 cartoon series of ''[[Spider-Man (1981 TV series)|Spider-Man]]'', Klaar and Zanzoar in ''[[Megas XLR]]'' and Mantus in ''[[The Pirates of Dark Water]]''. In 1968, he appeared as 'Giles' with [[Joan Stuart (actress)|Joan Stuart]] as 'Penelope' in 'L'Anglaise', a CBC comedy about a French-Canadian husband with an English-Canadian wife (CBC's 'Funny You Should Say That'). He also performed a French-Canadian astronaut character named Bebe LaToque alongside [[Ted Zeigler]] for a 1969 children's show on [[CFCF-TV]] in [[Montreal]].


From 1971 to 1974, he, Zeigler and [[Billy Van]] were series regulars on ''[[The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour]]''. In 1974, Cullen was the announcer and a series regular (with Ted Zeigler and Billy Van) on ''[[The Hudson Brothers Razzle Dazzle Show]]''. He lent his voice to a character in the album "The Story of Halloween Horror" in 1977.
In the 1980s and the 1990s, Cullen appeared on a number of television shows, including ''[[My Little Pony]]'', ''[[Pound Puppies]]'' as Captain Slaughter, ''[[The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh]], [[The Book of Pooh]] and [[My Friends Tigger & Pooh]]'' as Eeyore, ''[[Filmation's Ghostbusters]]'', ''[[The Smurfs (Hanna-Barbera series)|The Smurfs]]'', ''[[Dungeons & Dragons (TV series)|Dungeons & Dragons]]'' as Venger, ''[[Snorks]]'', ''[[The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo]]'', ''[[Tom and Jerry Kids (TV series)|Tom and Jerry Kids Show]]'', ''[[DuckTales]]'', ''[[Alvin and the Chipmunks]]'', ''[[Muppet Babies]]'', ''[[Bonkers]]'', ''[[The New Adventures of Captain Planet]]'', ''[[Pac-Man (TV series)|Pac-Man]]'' as Sourpuss, ''[[The Adventures of Don Coyote and Sancho Panda]]'', ''[[Fantastic Max]]'', ''[[Denver the Last Dinosaur]]'', ''[[The Puppy's Further Adventures]]'' as Lucky, ''[[Monchichis]]'', ''[[The Pink Panther and Sons]]'', ''[[Foofur]]'' as Baby, ''[[The Gummi Bears]]'' as Karwin the Conqueror, ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]'', ''[[Challenge of the GoBots]]'' as [[Pincher (Gobots)|Pincher]], Spoiler and [[Tank (Gobots)|Tank]], ''[[Rude Dog|Rude Dog and the Dweebs]]'' as Herman and Winston, ''[[Rainbow Brite]]'' as Murky Dismal, ''[[The Biskitts]]'' as Scratch, ''[[Goldie Gold and Action Jack]]'', ''[[Robotix]]'', ''[[Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers]]'' as the original voice of Monterey Jack, ''[[The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang]]'', ''[[Widget the World Watcher]]'', ''[[The New Yogi Bear Show]]'' as Ranger Roubideaux, ''[[Hagar the Horrible]]'' as Hagar, ''[[Saber Rider and the Star Sheriffs]]'', ''[[The Little Engine That Could (film)|The Little Engine That Could]]'' as Pete, the powerful freight engine, ''[[Voltron|Voltron: Defender of the Universe]]'', ''[[TaleSpin]]'', ''[[Dragon's Lair (TV series)|Dragon's Lair]]'' as Bertram, ''[[Immortal Grand Prix]]'', ''[[The Addams Family (1992 animated series)|The Addams Family]]'', ''[[The Adventures of the Little Prince]]'' as Munsil, ''[[Mighty Man and Yukk]]'' as Mighty Man, ''[[Garfield and Friends]]'', ''[[The Further Adventures of SuperTed]]'', ''[[Vytor: The Starfire Champion]]'', ''[[Timeless Tales from Hallmark]]'', ''[[Darkwing Duck]]'', ''[[The New Adventures of Jonny Quest]]'', ''[[The Little Rascals]]'' as Police Officer Ed, ''[[The Flintstone Kids]]'', ''[[Crazy Claws]]'', ''[[Lucky Luke (TV series)|Lucky Luke]]'', ''[[Rockin' with Judy Jetson]]'', ''[[Heathcliff and the Catillac Cats]]'', ''[[BraveStarr]]'', ''[[The Jetsons]]'', ''[[The Kwicky Koala Show]]'', ''[[Galtar and the Golden Lance]]'', ''[[The Dukes]]'', ''[[Rambo (animated series)|Rambo]]'' as Sgt. Havoc, ''[[Paddington Bear]]'', ''[[The All-New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show]]'', ''[[Paw Paws]]'', ''[[Gravedale High]]'', ''[[Foofur]]'', ''[[Super Friends (1980)|Super Friends]]'', ''[[Sectaurs]]'' as Mantor, Skito and Toxid, ''[[Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends]]'', ''[[The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians]]'' as Felix Faust and ''[[Droopy, Master Detective]]''. He also had a voice part in ''[[Gremlins]]'' as a gremlin and in both the first season of the ''[[Knight Rider (1982 TV series)|Original Knight Rider Series]]'' and the first season of the [[Knight Rider (2008 TV series)|2008 Knight Rider Series]] as KARR. He also did voicework in ''[[The Greatest Adventure: Stories from the Bible]]'' series, notably as the king of Nineveh in the Jonah episode. He played the evil sorcerer Renwick in the lesser known series ''[[Little Wizards]]'' and played [[Cindarr]] in the short-lived series ''[[Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light]]''.


===As Optimus Prime===
Among many other [[television program|television shows]] and [[film|movies]], he has also lent his [[bass (vocal range)|basso]] voice to many [[trailer (film)|movie trailers]] and [[television commercial]]s, including announcing for the blocks ''[[Toonami]]'' and ''[[Cartoon Network (United States)#You Are Here|You Are Here]]'' on the [[Cartoon Network]]. Cullen spent some of his early professional years in Montreal as a radio announcer/DJ on [[CKGM (AM)|CKGM]]; and as a character in a then-popular local television kids show. He acted the role of a French-Canadian astronaut, along with writer and his partner on the show, Ted Ziegler. Both Ziegler and Cullen were spotted in the credits and doing small cameo walk-ons in various comedic roles on ''[[The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour]]'', as well as other network comedies of the era.
Cullen recalls auditioning for the role of the robot character [[Optimus Prime]] at a casting house in [[Burbank, California]], explaining that as he read Prime's character breakdown, he saw that it was "the opportunity of the year", and heeded his brother Larry's advice: "Peter, don't be a Hollywood hero, be a real hero. Real heroes don't yell and act tough; they're tough enough to be gentle, so control yourself."<ref name=Vault/><ref name=HeroComplex>Lee, Chris (Spring 2014). "An Optimal Voice for Optimus". ''Hero Complex'', ''[[Los Angeles Times]]''. p. 22</ref> Cullen later learned from his agent, Steve Tisherman, that he not only won the part of Prime, but also, to his surprise, the role of Ironhide as well, which he saw as a "[[home run]]".<ref name=Vault/>


He has stated that Optimus is his favorite voice role, and that he based the voice of the [[Autobot]] leader on his older brother Larry, who served in [[Vietnam War|Vietnam]]. "When he came home, I could see a change. He was quieter and he was a man and a superhero to me," says the actor. "I watched him and listened to him. I'd never had an opportunity to do a superhero, and when that came, [that voice] just came right out of me and I sounded like Optimus."<ref name="Interview">Nguyen, Hanh. [http://www.zap2it.com/dvd/zap-petercullentransformersdvdmovie,0,4397293.story "Prime Time: Cullen's 'Transformers' Resurrection"], [[Zap2It]], November 7, 2006.</ref>
He also voiced [[Nintendo]]'s mascot [[Mario]] in the ''[[Donkey Kong (video game)|Donkey Kong]]'' segments on ''[[Saturday Supercade]]'', making him the first person to ever provide a voice for the character. And he also voiced [[Lanky Kong]] in [[Donkey Kong 64]].


[[File:Peter Cullen Sept 2014 (cropped).jpg|thumb|Cullen putting his handprints in wet concrete at the Optimus Prime Chinese Theatre Handprint Ceremony in 2014]]
Cullen has also done voicework on [[drum and bass]] DJ [[Dieselboy]]'s 2004 album, ''[[The Dungeonmaster's Guide]]''. He also did voicework for the unreleased [[Blizzard Entertainment]] game ''[[Warcraft Adventures: Lord of the Clans]]'',<ref>[http://www.csoon.com/issue24/p_bliz1.htm Blizzard Entertainment - Press News - Coming Soon Magazine<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> and provided narration for the Star Wars fan film ''[[I.M.P.S.: The Relentless]]''.


He has also stated that he had no idea of Prime's popularity until the character's controversial death in the [[The Transformers: The Movie|1986 animated film]], because the studio had never given him fan letters from children addressed to Optimus. The public backlash over Optimus's death surprised producers greatly. Children were leaving the theaters distraught because of the character's death. The writers temporarily revived the character for a single episode in Season 3 called "Dark Awakening". Initially, this was intended to be his final appearance, but after fan requests continued, "[[The Return of Optimus Prime]]", a two-part episode was produced. The original ending of "Dark Awakening" was altered in reruns to include a teaser about the return of the character, and indeed, Optimus returned once and for all to lead the Autobots for the final five episodes of the original American cartoon series.{{Citation needed|date=June 2011}}
Cullen reprised the role of [[Optimus Prime]] in the 2007 ''[[Transformers (film)|Transformers]]'' live-action movie, and its sequel ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen]]''. He himself originally had a short cameo in ''Revenge of the Fallen'', but this was eventually removed from the final cut. He is signed on for the third movie in the franchise. [[Jess Harnell]] was cast to voice [[Ironhide]], who Cullen voiced in the original series. Cullen was offered the chance to reprise Optimus in an episode of ''[[Robot Chicken]]'', but refused, as he took the role too seriously to make fun of it, which the crew respected enough to accept his rejection. He has stated that of all the voices he has done, Optimus is his favorite.


Cullen reprised the role of Optimus Prime in the 2007 ''[[Transformers (film)|Transformers]]'' live-action film, the sequels ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen|Revenge of the Fallen]]'', ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon|Dark of the Moon]]'', ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction|Age of Extinction]]'' and ''[[Transformers: The Last Knight|The Last Knight]]'', the spin-off/prequels ''[[Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee]]''<ref>[http://screenrant.com/optimus-prime-bumblebee-spinoff/ Optimus Prime Returning for the Bumblebee Spinoff Movie – Screen Rant]</ref> and ''[[Transformers: Rise of the Beasts|Rise of the Beasts]]'' and the video games based on the film series. Though he was only contractually obligated to voice Optimus up to ''The Last Knight'',<ref name=HeroComplex/> producer [[Lorenzo di Bonaventura]] stated in 2021 that Cullen was welcome to voice the character for as long as he wanted.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://comicbook.com/movies/news/transformers-rise-of-the-beasts-peter-cullen-returning-optimus-prime/|title = Transformers: Peter Cullen Will Play Optimus Prime Until He Says Otherwise| date=June 23, 2021 }}</ref>
In interviews, he has said that he had no idea of Optimus' popularity until the character's controversial death in the [[The Transformers: The Movie|1986 animated film]], as the studio had never given him fan letters from children addressed to Optimus. The public backlash over Optimus' death surprised producers greatly. Children were leaving the theaters because of the character's death. The writers temporarily revived the character for a single episode in Season 3 called "Dark Awakening". Initially, this was intended to be the final appearance, but after continued fan requests, the "Return Of Optimus Prime" two-part episode was produced. The original ending of "Dark Awakening" was altered in reruns to include a teaser about the return of the character.


Cullen reprises his role as Optimus Prime in the video game ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron]]'' and in the upcoming television series ''[[Transformers: Prime]]''.
Cullen again reprised his role as Optimus Prime in the video games ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron]]'', ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Devastation]]'', and in the recent television series ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots]]'', ''[[Transformers: Prime]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 TV series)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]''. His performance in the premiere season of ''[[Transformers: Prime]]'' earned him a nomination for a [[38th Daytime Emmy Awards|2011 Daytime Emmy Award]] in the [[38th Daytime Emmy Awards#Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program|Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program]] category.


==Honors==
===Other work===
[[File:Peter Cullen 2011.2.jpg|thumb|Cullen in 2011]]
At [[BotCon]] 2010, Hasbro named Cullen as one of the first four human inductees in the Transformers Hall of Fame for his role as the voice of Optimus Prime.<ref>[http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/movie-news/Hall-Of-Fame-humans.cfm Hasbro.com - Transformers Hall of Fame Humans]</ref>
In the 1980s and 1990s, Cullen appeared on a number of television shows. He has played Coran, Stride the Tiger Fighter, and King Alfor in the [[Golion|Lion ''Voltron'']] series, the transforming spaceship/robot Ramrod, the heroic Commander Eagle and the villainous Nemesis in the 1980s [[anime]] series ''[[Saber Rider and the Star Sheriffs]]'', Commander James Hawkins in the [[Kikou Kantai Dairugger XV|Vehicle ''Voltron'']] series, [[Eeyore]] in the ''[[Winnie the Pooh (franchise)|Winnie the Pooh]]'' franchise, the original voice of [[KARR (Knight Rider)|KARR]] in ''[[Knight Rider (1982 TV series)|Knight Rider]]'', Antor and Bomba, and Gunner, in ''[[Dino-Riders]]'', [[Airborne (G.I. Joe)|Airborne]], [[Zandar]] and Nemesis Enforcer in ''[[G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero (1985 TV series)|G.I. Joe]]''. He played Mantor/Mantys in Coleco's 5 episode mini-series ''[[Sectaurs]]'' in 1986; Red Skull in the 1981 cartoon series of ''[[Spider-Man (1981 TV series)|Spider-Man]]'', Klaar and Zanzoar in ''[[Megas XLR]]'' and Mantus in ''[[The Pirates of Dark Water]]''. He also had a voice part in the 1984 motion picture ''[[Gremlins]]'' (as a gremlin) and in the first season of the [[Knight Rider (2008 TV series)|2008 ''Knight Rider'' series]], where he reprised his vocal role as KARR (from the original ''[[Knight Rider (1982 TV series)|Knight Rider]]'' series). He also did voicework in ''[[The Greatest Adventure: Stories from the Bible]]'' series, notably as Japheth, one of Noah's sons in the "Noah's Ark" episode, and the King of Nineveh in the "Jonah" episode. He was well known by some as the main villain Venger in the animated series of ''[[Dungeons & Dragons (TV series)|Dungeons & Dragons]]''. He played the evil sorcerer Renwick in the lesser known series ''[[Little Wizards]]'' and played Cindarr in the short-lived series ''[[Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light]]''.

Among many other television series and films, he has also lent his [[bass (vocal range)|basso]] voice to many [[trailer (film)|film trailers]] and television commercials, including announcing for the ''[[Toonami]]'' and ''You Are Here'' blocks on the [[Cartoon Network]]. Cullen spent some of his early professional years in Montreal as a radio announcer/DJ on [[CKGM (AM)|CKGM]]; and as a character in a then-popular local television kids show. He acted the role of a French-Canadian astronaut, along with writer and his partner on the show, Ted Ziegler. Both Ziegler and Cullen were in the supporting cast of ''[[The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour]]'', as well as other network comedies of the era.

He voiced [[Nintendo]]'s mascot [[Mario]] in the ''[[Donkey Kong (arcade game)|Donkey Kong]]'' segments on the 1983–1984 TV series ''[[Saturday Supercade]]'', making him the first person to ever provide a voice for the character in western media.<ref name="nl">{{cite web |title=Optimus Prime Talks About Being the First Voice of Mario |url=https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2010/06/optimus_prime_talks_about_being_the_first_voice_of_mario |website=Nintendo Life |access-date=August 29, 2024 |date=June 23, 2010}}</ref>

Cullen has done voicework on [[drum and bass]] DJ [[Dieselboy]]'s 2004 album, ''The Dungeonmaster's Guide'', and narration on the 2013 album ''Tetragrammaton'' by the Dutch extreme metal band The Monolith Deathcult. ''Tetragrammaton'' also featured Cullen on bass in "God's Among Insects."<ref>[http://www.metal-fi.com/the-monolith-deathcult-tetragrammaton Review of Tetragrammaton by The Monolith Deathcult], ''Metal-fi.com''</ref> Additionally, he did voicework for the unreleased [[Blizzard Entertainment]] game ''[[Warcraft Adventures: Lord of the Clans]]'',<ref>[http://www.csoon.com/issue24/p_bliz1.htm Blizzard Entertainment], ''Coming Soon'' magazine</ref> and provided narration for the ''[[Star Wars]]'' fan film series I.M.P.S.: The Relentless.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://impstherelentless.com/tek9.asp?pg=faq&category=3&id=85 |title=IMPS Chapter One FAQ |publisher=Impstherelentless.com |access-date=January 18, 2014}}</ref>

Cullen is a voice announcer on ''[[Jackie Chan's First Strike|Police Story 4: First Strike]]'' in advertisements for [[New Line Cinema]], lending his experience as an ex-cop for the Santa Monica division to the cast.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/breaking-news/os-movies-exploding-fish-tanks-pictures-006-photo.html|title=Police Story 4: First Strike|last=Handout|work=OrlandoSentinel.com|access-date=March 31, 2017|language=en-US}}</ref>

He has also done voice work for promotions of the 1999 film ''The Iron Giant''.{{cn|date=October 2023}} In 2023 he joined season 2 of [[List of Amazon Prime Video original programming|Amazon Originals]] ''[[Invincible (TV series)|Invincible]]'' series.

==Personal life==
Cullen has four children: Clay,<ref>{{cite web |title=Optimus Prime Wants Michael Bay to Direct 'Transformers 5' |url=https://screenrant.com/transformers-5-michael-bay-peter-cullen-optimus-prime/amp/ |website=screenrant.com |date=September 24, 2014}}</ref> Angus, Claire, and Pilar, and three grandchildren. He is a good friend of his longtime ''Transformers'' co-star and fellow voice actor [[Frank Welker]], in contrast to the rivalry of their respective characters, Optimus Prime and [[Megatron]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Frank-Welker/|title=Frank Welker|website=Behind The Voice Actors}}</ref>

Cullen is a devoted fan and supporter of [[NASA]], citing the [[Apollo 11]] Moon landing in 1969 as the start of his interest.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5GkeWPcAWs | title=Optimus Prime actor Peter Cullen 'developed a love of NASA and anything related to space' | website=[[YouTube]] | date=July 7, 2018 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://news.tfw2005.com/2011/03/04/nasa-announces-winners-of-optimus-prime-spinoff-video-contest-171617 | title=NASA Announces Winners of Optimus Prime Spinoff Video Contest - Transformers News - TFW2005 | date=March 4, 2011 }}</ref> As such, he sees the interaction between Optimus Prime and [[Buzz Aldrin]] in ''Dark of the Moon'' as one of his proudest moments.

==Honours==
At [[BotCon]] 2010, Hasbro named Cullen as one of the first four human inductees in the Transformers Hall of Fame for his role as the voice of Optimus Prime.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/play/details.cfm?R=3D1D7B52-19B9-F369-1081-07DF8C58072C:en_US|title=TRANSFORMERS Hall of Fame Peter Cullen|publisher=[[Hasbro]]|format=video|access-date=January 18, 2014}}</ref>

==Filmography==
===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of voice performances in feature films
! Year
! Title
!width=108| Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 1971
| ''[[Tiki Tiki]]''
|
|
|-
|1976
|[[King Kong (1976 film)|King Kong]]
|[[King Kong]]{{refn|Roars of this King Kong were also reused for [[Gamera]] in the 2006 film ''[[Gamera the Brave]]''.<ref>{{cite web |author= |date=|url=https://www.kaijubattle.net/kaiju-movie-database/gamera-the-brave-2006 |title=Gamera The Brave (2006) |website=Kaiju Battle |access-date=2024-12-23}}</ref>|group="note"}}
|Uncredited
|-
| 1982
| ''[[Heidi's Song]]''
| Gruffle
|
|-
| 1983
| ''[[Deck the Halls with Wacky Walls]]''
| Big Blue
|
|-
| rowspan=3 | 1984
| ''[[Gallavants]]''
| Antonim
|
|-
| ''[[Voyage of the Rock Aliens]]''
| 1359
|
|-
| ''[[Gremlins]]''
| Special Vocal Effects
|
|-
| rowspan=3 | 1985
| ''[[Robotix]]''
| Additional Voices
|
|-
| ''[[Bigfoot and the Muscle Machines]]''
| Arthur Ravenscroft
|
|-
| ''[[Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer]]''
| rowspan=2 | Various characters
|
|-
| rowspan="5" | 1986
| ''[[Voltron: Fleet of Doom]]''
|
|-
| ''[[GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords]]''
| Pincher, Tombstone, Stones
|
|-
| ''[[My Little Pony: The Movie (1986 film)|My Little Pony: The Movie]]''
| Grundle, Ahgg
|
|-
| data-sort-value="Transformers: The Movie, The" | ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''
| [[Optimus Prime]], Ironhide
|
|-
|''[[King Kong Lives]]''
|King Kong<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpjhI-eRE6c |title=Voice of Optimus Prime is also The Predator (vocalizations by Peter Cullen) |language=en |access-date=April 14, 2024 |via=www.youtube.com}}</ref>
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1987
| ''[[G.I. Joe: The Movie]]''
| Zandar, Nemesis Enforcer, Scientist
|
|-
| ''[[Predator (film)|Predator]]''
| [[Predator (fictional species)|The Predator]]
|
|-
| rowspan=2 | 1988
| ''[[Rockin' with Judy Jetson]]''
| Gruff, Commander Comsat, Bouncer
|
|-
| ''[[Yogi and the Invasion of the Space Bears]]''
| Ranger Roubideux
|
|-
| 1989
| ''[[Vytor: The Starfire Champion]]''
| Myzor, Chief Eldor
|
|-
| 1991
| data-sort-value="Little Engine That Could, The" | ''[[The Little Engine That Could (1991 film)|The Little Engine That Could]]''
| Pete, The Cave
|
|-
| 1994
| data-sort-value="Story of Christmas, The" | ''The Story of Christmas''
| Ox
|
|-
| 1997
| ''[[Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin]]''
|rowspan=6| [[Eeyore]]
|
|-
| 1999
| ''[[Seasons of Giving]]''
| Archive sound
|-
| 2000
| data-sort-value="Tigger Movie, The" | ''[[The Tigger Movie]]''
|
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2001
| data-sort-value="Book of Pooh: Stories from the Heart, The" | ''[[The Book of Pooh: Stories from the Heart]]''
|
|-
| ''[[Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse]]''
|
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2002
| data-sort-value="Very Merry Pooh Year, A" | ''[[A Very Merry Pooh Year]]''
|
|-
| ''[[Treasure Planet]]''
| Captain Nathaniel Flint
|Uncredited
|-
| 2003
| ''[[Piglet's Big Movie]]''
| rowspan=4 | Eeyore
|
|-
| 2004
| ''[[Springtime with Roo|Winnie the Pooh: Springtime with Roo]]''
|
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2005
| ''[[Pooh's Heffalump Movie]]''
|
|-
| ''[[Pooh's Heffalump Halloween Movie]]''
|
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2007
| ''[[Transformers (film)|Transformers]]''
| Optimus Prime
|
|-
| ''[[Super Sleuth Christmas Movie]]''
| rowspan=2 | Eeyore
|
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2009
| ''[[Tigger and Pooh and a Musical Too]]''
|
|-
| ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen]]''
| rowspan=4 | Optimus Prime
|
|-
| 2011
| ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon]]''
|
|-
| 2013
| ''[[Transformers Prime Beast Hunters: Predacons Rising]]''
|
|-
| 2014
| ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction]]''
|
|-
| 2017
| ''[[Transformers: The Last Knight]]''
| Optimus Prime / Nemesis Prime
|
|-
| 2018
| ''[[Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee]]''
|rowspan=2 | Optimus Prime
|
|-
| 2023
| ''[[Transformers: Rise of the Beasts]]''
|
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|+ List of voice performances in television shows
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 1967–68
| data-sort-value="Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, The" | ''[[The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour]]''
| rowspan="2"|Announcer
|
|-
| 1974
| data-sort-value="Bobbie Gentry Show, The" | ''The Bobbie Gentry Show''
|
|-
| rowspan="2"|1979
| ''[[Mighty Man and Yukk]]''
| Brandon Brewster / Mighty Man
|
|-
| ''[[Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo (1979 TV series)|Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo]]''
| Additional Voices
|
|-
| rowspan="3"|1981
| data-sort-value="Kwicky Koala Show, The" | ''[[The Kwicky Koala Show]]''
| Bristletooth
|
|-
| data-sort-value="Smurfs, The" | ''[[The Smurfs (1981 TV series)|The Smurfs]]''
| Additional Voices
|
|-
| ''[[Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends]]''
| [[Hulk|Dr. Bruce Banner / Hulk]], [[Mysterio]], [[Red Skull]]
| 2 episodes
|-
| rowspan="6"|1982
| data-sort-value="Scooby & Scrappy-Doo/Puppy Hour, The" | ''[[The Scooby & Scrappy-Doo/Puppy Hour]]''
| Lucky
|
|-
| ''[[Spider-Man (1981 TV series)|Spider-Man]]''
| Red Skull, Stuntman, Jack Riven
|
|-
| ''[[Meatballs & Spaghetti]]''
| Additional Voices
|
|-
| ''[[Pac-Man (TV series)|Pac-Man]]''
| Sour Puss
|
|-
| data-sort-value="Little Rascals, The" | ''[[The Little Rascals (animated TV series)|The Little Rascals]]''
| Officer Ed, Pete the Pup
|
|-
| ''[[Knight Rider (1982 TV series)|Knight Rider]]''
| [[KARR (Knight Rider)|K.A.R.R.]]
| 1st voice; <br />Episode: "Trust Doesn't Rust"
|-
| rowspan="5"|1983
| ''[[Monchhichis (TV series)|Monchhichis]]''
| Shreeker, Snitchitt, Gonker
|
|-
| data-sort-value="Puppy's Further Adventures, The" | ''[[The Puppy's Further Adventures]]''
| Lucky
|
|-
| data-sort-value="Biskitts, The" | ''[[The Biskitts]]''
| Dog Foot, Fang, Scratch
|
|-
| ''[[Saturday Supercade]]''
| [[Mario]]
| <ref name="nl"/>
|-
| data-sort-value="Dukes, The" | ''[[The Dukes (TV series)|The Dukes]]''
| Additional Voices
|
|-
| rowspan="2"|1983–85
| ''[[Mister T (TV series)|Mister T]]''
| Additional Voices
|
|-
| ''[[Dungeons & Dragons (TV series)|Dungeons & Dragons]]''
| Venger
|
|-
| rowspan="3"|1984
| ''[[Dragon's Lair (TV series)|Dragon's Lair]]''
| Bertram
|
|-
| ''[[Heathcliff and the Catillac Cats]]''
| Additional Voices
|
|-
| ''[[Snorks]]''
| Additional Voices
|
|-
| 1984–86
| ''[[Rainbow Brite (1984 TV series)|Rainbow Brite]]''
| Murky Dismal
|
|-
| rowspan="2"|1984–85
| ''[[Alvin and the Chipmunks (1983 TV series)|Alvin and the Chipmunks]]''
| rowspan="2"|Additional Voices
|
|-
| ''[[Lucky Luke (1984 TV series)|Lucky Luke]]''
| English dub
|-
| 1984–87
| data-sort-value="Transformers, The" | ''[[The Transformers (TV series)|The Transformers]]''
| Optimus Prime, Ironhide, Streetwise, Wingspan, Slugslinger, Nightstick
|
|-
| 1984
| ''[[Voltron: Defender of the Universe]]''
| Coran, King Alfor, Narrator
|
|-
| rowspan="3"|1985
| data-sort-value="13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo, The" | ''[[The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo]]''
| Maldor the Malevolent
|
|-
| ''[[Challenge of the GoBots]]''
| Spoiler, Tank, Pincher
|
|-
| data-sort-value="Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians, The" | ''[[The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians]]''
| [[Felix Faust]]
| Episode: "Brainchild/The Case of the Stolen Super Powers"
|-
| 1985–86
| ''[[G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero (1985 TV series)|G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero]]''
| [[Airborne (G.I. Joe)|Airborne]], Ramar, [[Zandar]]
|
|-
| 1985–87
| data-sort-value="Jetsons, The" | ''[[The Jetsons]]''
| Additional Voices
|
|-
| rowspan="8"|1986
| ''[[MoonDreamers]]''
| Igon, Various characters
| Episode: "Zodies on the Loose"
|-
| ''[[Rambo: The Force of Freedom]]''
| Sergeant Havoc
|
|-
| ''[[Muppet Babies (1984 TV series)|Muppet Babies]]''
| Sor-Elbow, Smoggy the Bear, Football Bear
| Episode: "Fozzie's Family Tree"
|-
| ''[[Ghostbusters (1986 TV series)|Ghostbusters]]''
| Eddie Spenser Jr., Eddie Spenser Sr., Haunter, Floatzart
|
|-
| ''[[Pound Puppies (1986 TV series)|Pound Puppies]]''
| Captain Slaughter
| 4 episodes
|-
| data-sort-value="New Adventures of Jonny Quest, The" | ''[[The New Adventures of Jonny Quest]]''
| Patch
| Episode: "Peril of the Reptilian"
|-
| ''[[Foofur]]''
| Baby the Rat, Vinnie the Cat
|
|-
| ''[[My Little Pony (TV series)|My Little Pony]]''
| Captain Crabnasty
| Episode: "Fugitive Flowers"
|-
| rowspan="2"|1987–88
| ''[[BraveStarr]]''
| Dr. Whiston, Dr. Watson, Hack
|
|-
| ''[[DuckTales (1987 TV series)|DuckTales]]''
| Admiral Grimitz, Bankjob Beagle, Mad Dog McGirk, Lessdred
|
|-
| rowspan="3"|1987
| data-sort-value="Little Wizards, The" | ''The Little Wizards''
| Renwick, Various characters
|
|-
| data-sort-value="Real Ghostbusters, The" | ''[[The Real Ghostbusters]]''
| Doctor Destructo, Police Officer
| Episode: "Captain Steel Saves the Day"
|-
| ''[[Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light]]''
| Cindarr
|
|-
| 1987–89
| ''[[Saber Rider and the Star Sheriffs]]''
| Commander Eagle, Narrator, Nemesis
|
|-
| 1988
| ''[[Dino-Riders]]''
| Gunner, Antor, Bomba
| Episode: "Toro Toro Torosaurus"
|-
| 1988–89
| data-sort-value="New Yogi Bear Show, The" | ''[[The New Yogi Bear Show]]''
| Ranger Roubideux
|
|-
| 1988
| data-sort-value="Wonderful World of Disney, The" | ''[[The Wonderful World of Disney]]''
| The Sorcerer
| Episode: "[[Mickey's 60th Birthday]]"
|-
| 1988–91
| data-sort-value="New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, The" | ''[[The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh]]''
| Eeyore
|
|-
| 1988–90
| ''[[Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears]]''
| Kerwin the Conqueror, Gritty
|
|-
| 1988–89
| ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987 TV series)|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]''
| Smash, Mugger, Napoleon
|
|-
| 1989
| ''[[Rude Dog and the Dweebs]]''
| Herman, Winston
|
|-
| 1989–90
| ''[[Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers (TV series)|Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers]]''
| Monterey Jack, additional voices
|
|-
| 1990
| ''[[TaleSpin]]''
| Additional Voices
| Episode: "It Came from Beneath the Sea Duck"
|-
| 1990–93
| ''[[Tom & Jerry Kids]]''
| Additional Voices
|
|-
| 1990-1992
| ''[[Tiny Toon Adventures]]''
| Additional Voices
|
|-
| 1990–91
| ''[[Widget the World Watcher]]''
| Bob the Poacher, Rooney Kangaroo, Gdunu
|
|-
| 1991–93
| data-sort-value="Pirates of Dark Water, The" | ''[[The Pirates of Dark Water]]''
| Mantus
|
|-
| 1993
| ''[[Bonkers (American TV series)|Bonkers]]''
| Abominable Snowman, Mackey McSlime
|
|-
| 1994
| ''[[Hardball (1994 TV series)|Hardball]] ''
| Fox Announcer
| Episode: "Lee's Bad, Bad Day"
|-
| 1996
| ''[[Boo to You Too! Winnie the Pooh]]''
|rowspan=4| Eeyore
|
|-
| 1998–present
| data-sort-value="Magical World of Walt Disney, The" | ''The Magical World of Walt Disney''
|
|-
| 2001
| ''[[House of Mouse]]''
|
|-
| 2001–2002
| data-sort-value="Book of Pooh, The" | ''[[The Book of Pooh]]''
|
|-
| 2004–05
| ''[[Megas XLR]]''
| Zanzoar, Klaar
|
|-
| 2005–06
| ''[[Immortal Grand Prix|IGPX: Immortal Grand Prix]]''
| Narrator
|
|-
| 2007–10
| ''[[My Friends Tigger & Pooh]]''
| Eeyore
|
|-
| rowspan="2"|2009
| ''[[Knight Rider (2008 TV series)|Knight Rider]]''
| K.A.R.R.
| Episode: "Knight in King's Pawn"
|-
| ''Bizarre Dinosaurs''
| Narrator
|
|-
| 2010–13
| ''[[Transformers: Prime]]''
| Optimus Prime, Vehicon
|
|-
| 2011–16
| ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots]]''
|rowspan=3| Optimus Prime
|
|-
| 2014
| ''[[2014 Kids' Choice Awards]]''
|
|-
| 2015–17
| ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 TV series)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]''
|
|-
| 2017
| ''[[Doc McStuffins]]''
| Eeyore
| Episode: "Into the Hundred Acre Wood"
|-
| 2017–2018
| ''[[Transformers: Titans Return]]''
| Optimus Prime
|
|-
|rowspan=2| 2018
| data-sort-value="Toys That Made Us, The" | ''[[The Toys That Made Us]]''
| Himself<hr> Optimus Prime
|
|-
| ''[[Transformers: Power of the Primes]]''
| Optimus Prime
|
|-
| 2019
| ''[[Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]''
| Yōkai Councillor #1
| 3 episodes
|-
| 2023
| ''[[Invincible (TV series)|Invincible]]''
| Thaedus
|
|-
|2024
|''[[The Masked Singer (American TV series)|The Masked Singer]]''
|Optimus Prime
|Episode: Transformers Night
|}

===Video games===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of voice performances in video games
! Year !! Title !! Voice role
|-
| 2003 || ''[[Piglet's Big Game]]'' || Eeyore
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2007 || ''[[Transformers: The Game]]'' || rowspan="12" | Optimus Prime
|-
| ''[[Transformers Autobots]]''
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2009 || ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (video game)|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen]] ''
|-
| ''[[Transformers Revenge of the Fallen: Autobots]]''
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2010 || ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron]]''
|-
|''[[Transformers: Cybertron Adventures]]''
|-
| 2011 || ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (video game)|Transformers: Dark of the Moon]]''
|-
| 2012 || ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron]]''
|-
| 2012 ||''[[Transformers: Prime – The Game]]''
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark]]''
|-
| 2015 || ''[[Transformers: Devastation]]''
|-
| 2016 || ''Transformers: Earth Wars''
|-
| 2019 || ''[[Crystal Crisis]]'' || Narrator
|-
| 2023 || ''[[Fortnite Battle Royale]]'' || Optimus Prime
|-
| 2025 || ''[[Disney Dreamlight Valley]]'' || Eeyore
|}

===Theme park rides===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of voice performances in theme park rides
! Year
! Title
! Voice role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 2003
| data-sort-value="Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, The" | [[The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (attraction)|The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh]]
| Eeyore
|
|-
| 2011
| [[Transformers: The Ride 3D]]
| Optimus Prime
|
|}

==Awards and nominations==
{|class="wikitable" ;
|- style="text-align:center;"
! style="background:#ccc;" | Year
! style="background:#ccc;" | Award
! style="background:#ccc;" | Category
! style="background:#ccc;" | Film/TV Show
! style="background:#ccc;" | Result
|-
| 2011 || [[Daytime Emmy Awards]] || [[Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program|Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program]] || ''[[Transformers Prime]]'' || {{Nominated}}
|-
| 2023 || [[2nd Children's and Family Emmy Awards|Children's and Family Emmy Awards]] || Lifetime Achievement Award || {{N/A}} || {{Won}}
|}

==Notes==
{{reflist|group="note"}}


==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
{{Wikiquote}}
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Latest revision as of 05:03, 23 December 2024

For other people named Peter Cullen, see Peter Cullen (disambiguation).

Peter Cullen
Cullen at the 2020 GalaxyCon Richmond
Born
Peter Claver Cullen

(1941-07-28) July 28, 1941 (age 83)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
EducationNational Theatre School (BFA)
OccupationVoice actor
Years active1962–present
Children4
RelativesMolly Culver (daughter-in-law)

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.[1] 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.

He was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in 2023 as part of the 2nd Children's and Family Emmy Awards.[2]

Early life

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Cullen was born on July 28, 1941, in Montreal, Quebec, to American parents Henry and Muriel (née McCann) Cullen. He is of Irish descent. He has three siblings: Michaela, Sonny, and Larry. He is a member of the first graduating class of the National Theatre School of Canada, which he graduated in 1963.[3] His brother, Larry Cullen, was a retired captain in the United States Marine Corps, and helped inspire the voice of Optimus Prime.[4]

Career

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1960–1970

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In 1968, he and Joan Stuart appeared as "Giles" and "Penelope" in L'Anglaise, a recurring segment about a French-Canadian man with an English-Canadian wife, on the CBC Radio comedy series, Funny You Should Say That.

Cullen played a French-Canadian astronaut character named Commander Bi Bi Latuque alongside Ted Zeigler for the 1969 children's show, The Buddies on CFCF-TV in Montreal.[5] He honed his voice skills by working as a radio announcer, notably in his home town of Montreal on (then) MOR station CKGM doing the overnight and weekend swing shifts. From 1967 to 1969, he was the announcer for Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour.[6]

From 1971 to 1974, he, Zeigler and Billy Van were series regulars on The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour. In 1974, Cullen was the announcer and a series regular (with Ted Zeigler and Billy Van) on The Hudson Brothers Razzle Dazzle Show. He lent his voice to a character in the album "The Story of Halloween Horror" in 1977.

As Optimus Prime

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Cullen recalls auditioning for the role of the robot character Optimus Prime at a casting house in Burbank, California, explaining that as he read Prime's character breakdown, he saw that it was "the opportunity of the year", and heeded his brother Larry's advice: "Peter, don't be a Hollywood hero, be a real hero. Real heroes don't yell and act tough; they're tough enough to be gentle, so control yourself."[4][7] Cullen later learned from his agent, Steve Tisherman, that he not only won the part of Prime, but also, to his surprise, the role of Ironhide as well, which he saw as a "home run".[4]

He has stated that Optimus is his favorite voice role, and that he based the voice of the Autobot leader on his older brother Larry, who served in Vietnam. "When he came home, I could see a change. He was quieter and he was a man and a superhero to me," says the actor. "I watched him and listened to him. I'd never had an opportunity to do a superhero, and when that came, [that voice] just came right out of me and I sounded like Optimus."[8]

Cullen putting his handprints in wet concrete at the Optimus Prime Chinese Theatre Handprint Ceremony in 2014

He has also stated that he had no idea of Prime's popularity until the character's controversial death in the 1986 animated film, because the studio had never given him fan letters from children addressed to Optimus. The public backlash over Optimus's death surprised producers greatly. Children were leaving the theaters distraught because of the character's death. The writers temporarily revived the character for a single episode in Season 3 called "Dark Awakening". Initially, this was intended to be his final appearance, but after fan requests continued, "The Return of Optimus Prime", a two-part episode was produced. The original ending of "Dark Awakening" was altered in reruns to include a teaser about the return of the character, and indeed, Optimus returned once and for all to lead the Autobots for the final five episodes of the original American cartoon series.[citation needed]

Cullen reprised the role of Optimus Prime in the 2007 Transformers live-action film, the sequels Revenge of the Fallen, Dark of the Moon, Age of Extinction and The Last Knight, the spin-off/prequels Bumblebee[9] and Rise of the Beasts and the video games based on the film series. Though he was only contractually obligated to voice Optimus up to The Last Knight,[7] producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura stated in 2021 that Cullen was welcome to voice the character for as long as he wanted.[10]

Cullen again reprised his role as Optimus Prime in the video games Transformers: War for Cybertron, Transformers: Fall of Cybertron and Transformers: Devastation, and in the recent television series Transformers: Rescue Bots, Transformers: Prime and Transformers: Robots in Disguise. His performance in the premiere season of Transformers: Prime earned him a nomination for a 2011 Daytime Emmy Award in the Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program category.

Other work

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Cullen in 2011

In the 1980s and 1990s, Cullen appeared on a number of television shows. He has played Coran, Stride the Tiger Fighter, and King Alfor in the Lion Voltron series, the transforming spaceship/robot Ramrod, the heroic Commander Eagle and the villainous Nemesis in the 1980s anime series Saber Rider and the Star Sheriffs, Commander James Hawkins in the Vehicle Voltron series, Eeyore in the Winnie the Pooh franchise, the original voice of KARR in Knight Rider, Antor and Bomba, and Gunner, in Dino-Riders, Airborne, Zandar and Nemesis Enforcer in G.I. Joe. He played Mantor/Mantys in Coleco's 5 episode mini-series Sectaurs in 1986; Red Skull in the 1981 cartoon series of Spider-Man, Klaar and Zanzoar in Megas XLR and Mantus in The Pirates of Dark Water. He also had a voice part in the 1984 motion picture Gremlins (as a gremlin) and in the first season of the 2008 Knight Rider series, where he reprised his vocal role as KARR (from the original Knight Rider series). He also did voicework in The Greatest Adventure: Stories from the Bible series, notably as Japheth, one of Noah's sons in the "Noah's Ark" episode, and the King of Nineveh in the "Jonah" episode. He was well known by some as the main villain Venger in the animated series of Dungeons & Dragons. He played the evil sorcerer Renwick in the lesser known series Little Wizards and played Cindarr in the short-lived series Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light.

Among many other television series and films, he has also lent his basso voice to many film trailers and television commercials, including announcing for the Toonami and You Are Here blocks on the Cartoon Network. Cullen spent some of his early professional years in Montreal as a radio announcer/DJ on CKGM; and as a character in a then-popular local television kids show. He acted the role of a French-Canadian astronaut, along with writer and his partner on the show, Ted Ziegler. Both Ziegler and Cullen were in the supporting cast of The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour, as well as other network comedies of the era.

He voiced Nintendo's mascot Mario in the Donkey Kong segments on the 1983–1984 TV series Saturday Supercade, making him the first person to ever provide a voice for the character in western media.[11]

Cullen has done voicework on drum and bass DJ Dieselboy's 2004 album, The Dungeonmaster's Guide, and narration on the 2013 album Tetragrammaton by the Dutch extreme metal band The Monolith Deathcult. Tetragrammaton also featured Cullen on bass in "God's Among Insects."[12] Additionally, he did voicework for the unreleased Blizzard Entertainment game Warcraft Adventures: Lord of the Clans,[13] and provided narration for the Star Wars fan film series I.M.P.S.: The Relentless.[14]

Cullen is a voice announcer on Police Story 4: First Strike in advertisements for New Line Cinema, lending his experience as an ex-cop for the Santa Monica division to the cast.[15]

He has also done voice work for promotions of the 1999 film The Iron Giant.[citation needed] In 2023 he joined season 2 of Amazon Originals Invincible series.

Personal life

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Cullen has four children: Clay,[16] Angus, Claire, and Pilar, and three grandchildren. He is a good friend of his longtime Transformers co-star and fellow voice actor Frank Welker, in contrast to the rivalry of their respective characters, Optimus Prime and Megatron.[17]

Cullen is a devoted fan and supporter of NASA, citing the Apollo 11 Moon landing in 1969 as the start of his interest.[18][19] As such, he sees the interaction between Optimus Prime and Buzz Aldrin in Dark of the Moon as one of his proudest moments.

Honours

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At BotCon 2010, Hasbro named Cullen as one of the first four human inductees in the Transformers Hall of Fame for his role as the voice of Optimus Prime.[20]

Filmography

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Film

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List of voice performances in feature films
Year Title Role Notes
1971 Tiki Tiki
1976 King Kong King Kong[note 1] Uncredited
1982 Heidi's Song Gruffle
1983 Deck the Halls with Wacky Walls Big Blue
1984 Gallavants Antonim
Voyage of the Rock Aliens 1359
Gremlins Special Vocal Effects
1985 Robotix Additional Voices
Bigfoot and the Muscle Machines Arthur Ravenscroft
Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer Various characters
1986 Voltron: Fleet of Doom
GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords Pincher, Tombstone, Stones
My Little Pony: The Movie Grundle, Ahgg
The Transformers: The Movie Optimus Prime, Ironhide
King Kong Lives King Kong[22]
1987 G.I. Joe: The Movie Zandar, Nemesis Enforcer, Scientist
Predator The Predator
1988 Rockin' with Judy Jetson Gruff, Commander Comsat, Bouncer
Yogi and the Invasion of the Space Bears Ranger Roubideux
1989 Vytor: The Starfire Champion Myzor, Chief Eldor
1991 The Little Engine That Could Pete, The Cave
1994 The Story of Christmas Ox
1997 Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin Eeyore
1999 Seasons of Giving Archive sound
2000 The Tigger Movie
2001 The Book of Pooh: Stories from the Heart
Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse
2002 A Very Merry Pooh Year
Treasure Planet Captain Nathaniel Flint Uncredited
2003 Piglet's Big Movie Eeyore
2004 Winnie the Pooh: Springtime with Roo
2005 Pooh's Heffalump Movie
Pooh's Heffalump Halloween Movie
2007 Transformers Optimus Prime
Super Sleuth Christmas Movie Eeyore
2009 Tigger and Pooh and a Musical Too
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Optimus Prime
2011 Transformers: Dark of the Moon
2013 Transformers Prime Beast Hunters: Predacons Rising
2014 Transformers: Age of Extinction
2017 Transformers: The Last Knight Optimus Prime / Nemesis Prime
2018 Bumblebee Optimus Prime
2023 Transformers: Rise of the Beasts

Television

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List of voice performances in television shows
Year Title Role Notes
1967–68 The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour Announcer
1974 The Bobbie Gentry Show
1979 Mighty Man and Yukk Brandon Brewster / Mighty Man
Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo Additional Voices
1981 The Kwicky Koala Show Bristletooth
The Smurfs Additional Voices
Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends Dr. Bruce Banner / Hulk, Mysterio, Red Skull 2 episodes
1982 The Scooby & Scrappy-Doo/Puppy Hour Lucky
Spider-Man Red Skull, Stuntman, Jack Riven
Meatballs & Spaghetti Additional Voices
Pac-Man Sour Puss
The Little Rascals Officer Ed, Pete the Pup
Knight Rider K.A.R.R. 1st voice;
Episode: "Trust Doesn't Rust"
1983 Monchhichis Shreeker, Snitchitt, Gonker
The Puppy's Further Adventures Lucky
The Biskitts Dog Foot, Fang, Scratch
Saturday Supercade Mario [11]
The Dukes Additional Voices
1983–85 Mister T Additional Voices
Dungeons & Dragons Venger
1984 Dragon's Lair Bertram
Heathcliff and the Catillac Cats Additional Voices
Snorks Additional Voices
1984–86 Rainbow Brite Murky Dismal
1984–85 Alvin and the Chipmunks Additional Voices
Lucky Luke English dub
1984–87 The Transformers Optimus Prime, Ironhide, Streetwise, Wingspan, Slugslinger, Nightstick
1984 Voltron: Defender of the Universe Coran, King Alfor, Narrator
1985 The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo Maldor the Malevolent
Challenge of the GoBots Spoiler, Tank, Pincher
The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians Felix Faust Episode: "Brainchild/The Case of the Stolen Super Powers"
1985–86 G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero Airborne, Ramar, Zandar
1985–87 The Jetsons Additional Voices
1986 MoonDreamers Igon, Various characters Episode: "Zodies on the Loose"
Rambo: The Force of Freedom Sergeant Havoc
Muppet Babies Sor-Elbow, Smoggy the Bear, Football Bear Episode: "Fozzie's Family Tree"
Ghostbusters Eddie Spenser Jr., Eddie Spenser Sr., Haunter, Floatzart
Pound Puppies Captain Slaughter 4 episodes
The New Adventures of Jonny Quest Patch Episode: "Peril of the Reptilian"
Foofur Baby the Rat, Vinnie the Cat
My Little Pony Captain Crabnasty Episode: "Fugitive Flowers"
1987–88 BraveStarr Dr. Whiston, Dr. Watson, Hack
DuckTales Admiral Grimitz, Bankjob Beagle, Mad Dog McGirk, Lessdred
1987 The Little Wizards Renwick, Various characters
The Real Ghostbusters Doctor Destructo, Police Officer Episode: "Captain Steel Saves the Day"
Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light Cindarr
1987–89 Saber Rider and the Star Sheriffs Commander Eagle, Narrator, Nemesis
1988 Dino-Riders Gunner, Antor, Bomba Episode: "Toro Toro Torosaurus"
1988–89 The New Yogi Bear Show Ranger Roubideux
1988 The Wonderful World of Disney The Sorcerer Episode: "Mickey's 60th Birthday"
1988–91 The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh Eeyore
1988–90 Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears Kerwin the Conqueror, Gritty
1988–89 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Smash, Mugger, Napoleon
1989 Rude Dog and the Dweebs Herman, Winston
1989–90 Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers Monterey Jack, additional voices
1990 TaleSpin Additional Voices Episode: "It Came from Beneath the Sea Duck"
1990–93 Tom & Jerry Kids Additional Voices
1990-1992 Tiny Toon Adventures Additional Voices
1990–91 Widget the World Watcher Bob the Poacher, Rooney Kangaroo, Gdunu
1991–93 The Pirates of Dark Water Mantus
1993 Bonkers Abominable Snowman, Mackey McSlime
1994 Hardball Fox Announcer Episode: "Lee's Bad, Bad Day"
1996 Boo to You Too! Winnie the Pooh Eeyore
1998–present The Magical World of Walt Disney
2001 House of Mouse
2001–2002 The Book of Pooh
2004–05 Megas XLR Zanzoar, Klaar
2005–06 IGPX: Immortal Grand Prix Narrator
2007–10 My Friends Tigger & Pooh Eeyore
2009 Knight Rider K.A.R.R. Episode: "Knight in King's Pawn"
Bizarre Dinosaurs Narrator
2010–13 Transformers: Prime Optimus Prime, Vehicon
2011–16 Transformers: Rescue Bots Optimus Prime
2014 2014 Kids' Choice Awards
2015–17 Transformers: Robots in Disguise
2017 Doc McStuffins Eeyore Episode: "Into the Hundred Acre Wood"
2017–2018 Transformers: Titans Return Optimus Prime
2018 The Toys That Made Us Himself
Optimus Prime
Transformers: Power of the Primes Optimus Prime
2019 Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Yōkai Councillor #1 3 episodes
2023 Invincible Thaedus
2024 The Masked Singer Optimus Prime Episode: Transformers Night

Video games

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List of voice performances in video games
Year Title Voice role
2003 Piglet's Big Game Eeyore
2007 Transformers: The Game Optimus Prime
Transformers Autobots
2009 Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Transformers Revenge of the Fallen: Autobots
2010 Transformers: War for Cybertron
Transformers: Cybertron Adventures
2011 Transformers: Dark of the Moon
2012 Transformers: Fall of Cybertron
2012 Transformers: Prime – The Game
2014 Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark
2015 Transformers: Devastation
2016 Transformers: Earth Wars
2019 Crystal Crisis Narrator
2023 Fortnite Battle Royale Optimus Prime
2025 Disney Dreamlight Valley Eeyore

Theme park rides

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List of voice performances in theme park rides
Year Title Voice role Notes
2003 The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh Eeyore
2011 Transformers: The Ride 3D Optimus Prime

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Film/TV Show Result
2011 Daytime Emmy Awards Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program Transformers Prime Nominated
2023 Children's and Family Emmy Awards Lifetime Achievement Award — Won

Notes

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  1. ^ Roars of this King Kong were also reused for Gamera in the 2006 film Gamera the Brave.[21]

References

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  1. ^ Gilchrist, Todd (June 8, 2007). "Exclusive: Peter Cullen Interview". IGN. Archived from the original on March 11, 2012.
  2. ^ Moye, Clarence (November 17, 2021). "NATAS Announces Voice Actor Peter Cullen Will Receive Lifetime Achievement Honors at 2nd Annual Children's & Family Emmy® Awards". Awards Daily. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
  3. ^ All Our Alumni Archived May 12, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, National Theatre School of Canada, ent-nts.ca; accessed August 18, 2015.
  4. ^ a b c Hidalgo, Pablo. Transformers Vault: The Complete Transformers Universe Showcasing Rare Collectibles and Memorabilia, Abrams, 2011, Foreword by Peter Cullen, p. 7
  5. ^ "The Buddies". January 4, 2011.
  6. ^ The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (TV Series 1967–1993) - IMDb, retrieved March 6, 2021
  7. ^ a b Lee, Chris (Spring 2014). "An Optimal Voice for Optimus". Hero Complex, Los Angeles Times. p. 22
  8. ^ Nguyen, Hanh. "Prime Time: Cullen's 'Transformers' Resurrection", Zap2It, November 7, 2006.
  9. ^ Optimus Prime Returning for the Bumblebee Spinoff Movie – Screen Rant
  10. ^ "Transformers: Peter Cullen Will Play Optimus Prime Until He Says Otherwise". June 23, 2021.
  11. ^ a b "Optimus Prime Talks About Being the First Voice of Mario". Nintendo Life. June 23, 2010. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
  12. ^ Review of Tetragrammaton by The Monolith Deathcult, Metal-fi.com
  13. ^ Blizzard Entertainment, Coming Soon magazine
  14. ^ "IMPS Chapter One FAQ". Impstherelentless.com. Retrieved January 18, 2014.
  15. ^ Handout. "Police Story 4: First Strike". OrlandoSentinel.com. Retrieved March 31, 2017.
  16. ^ "Optimus Prime Wants Michael Bay to Direct 'Transformers 5'". screenrant.com. September 24, 2014.
  17. ^ "Frank Welker". Behind The Voice Actors.
  18. ^ "Optimus Prime actor Peter Cullen 'developed a love of NASA and anything related to space'". YouTube. July 7, 2018.
  19. ^ "NASA Announces Winners of Optimus Prime Spinoff Video Contest - Transformers News - TFW2005". March 4, 2011.
  20. ^ "TRANSFORMERS Hall of Fame Peter Cullen" (video). Hasbro. Retrieved January 18, 2014.
  21. ^ "Gamera The Brave (2006)". Kaiju Battle. Retrieved December 23, 2024.
  22. ^ Voice of Optimus Prime is also The Predator (vocalizations by Peter Cullen). Retrieved April 14, 2024 – via www.youtube.com.
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