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Peter Cullen(I)

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Peter Cullen is a Canadian-American voice actor who is widely known for voicing Optimus Prime in the Transformers franchise as well as the Michael Bay film series. He is also known for providing the vocal effects of the Predator from the 1987 film of the same name, Eeyore from Winnie the Pooh, Monterey Jack from Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers and KARR in Knight Rider.
BornJuly 28, 1941
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BornJuly 28, 1941
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Peter Cullen in Transformers: The Last Knight (2017)
Peter Cullen in Transformers: The Last Knight (2017)
Erik Aadahl and Peter Cullen in Transformers: The Last Knight (2017)
Peter Cullen
Peter Cullen in Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014)
Peter Cullen in Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014)
Mark Wahlberg, John Goodman, Stanley Tucci, Peter Cullen, John DiMaggio, Bingbing Li, Ken Watanabe, Nicola Peltz Beckham, and Jack Reynor in Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014)
Peter Cullen in Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014)
Peter Cullen in Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014)
Peter Cullen in Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014)
Peter Cullen in Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014)
Peter Cullen in Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009)

Known for

Peter Cullen, Shia LaBeouf, and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley in Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011)
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
6.2
  • Optimus Prime(voice)
  • 2011
Mark Wahlberg, Peter Cullen, Nicola Peltz Beckham, and Jack Reynor in Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014)
Transformers: Age of Extinction
5.6
  • Optimus Prime(voice)
  • 2014
Anthony Hopkins, Mark Wahlberg, Erik Aadahl, Jim Carter, Peter Cullen, Laura Haddock, and Isabela Merced in Transformers: The Last Knight (2017)
Transformers: The Last Knight
5.2
  • Optimus Prime(voice)
  • 2017
Peter Cullen, Shia LaBeouf, and Megan Fox in Transformers (2007)
Transformers
7.0
  • Optimus Prime(voice)
  • 2007

Credits

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Actor

  • Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
    • (voice)
    • Completed
  • Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2018)
    Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
    • (voice)
  • Bumblebee (2018)
    Bumblebee
    • (voice)
  • Transformers: Power of the Primes (2018)
    Transformers: Power of the Primes
    • (voice)
  • Transformers: Titans Return (2017)
    Transformers: Titans Return
    • (voice)
  • Transformers: Autobots Alliance (2018)
    Transformers: Autobots Alliance
    • (voice)
  • Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2014)
    Transformers: Robots in Disguise
    • (voice)
  • Anthony Hopkins, Mark Wahlberg, Erik Aadahl, Jim Carter, Peter Cullen, Laura Haddock, and Isabela Merced in Transformers: The Last Knight (2017)
    Transformers: The Last Knight
    • (voice)
  • Doc McStuffins (2012)
    Doc McStuffins
    • (voice)
  • Transformers: Rescue Bots (2011)
    Transformers: Rescue Bots
    • (voice)
  • Transformers: Devastation (2015)
    Transformers: Devastation
    • (voice)
  • Transformers Universe (2014)
    Transformers Universe
    • (voice)
  • Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (2014)
    Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark
    • (voice)
  • Mark Wahlberg, Peter Cullen, Nicola Peltz Beckham, and Jack Reynor in Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014)
    Transformers: Age of Extinction
    • (voice)
  • Transformers Prime Beast Hunters: Predacons Rising (2013)
    Transformers Prime Beast Hunters: Predacons Rising
    • (voice)
  • Transformers Prime (2010)
    Transformers Prime
    • (voice) ...

Music Department

  • Jim Cummings and John Fiedler in The Book of Pooh (2001)
    The Book of Pooh
    • (uncredited)
  • Arnold Schwarzenegger in Predator (1987)
    Predator

Soundtrack

  • Tigger & Pooh and a Musical Too (2009)
    Tigger & Pooh and a Musical Too
  • Pooh's Heffalump Halloween Movie (2005)
    Pooh's Heffalump Halloween Movie
  • Pooh's Heffalump Movie (2005)
    Pooh's Heffalump Movie
  • Jim Cummings, Ken Sansom, Nicole Ruiz, Jimmy Bennett, and Raleigh Shuck in Winnie the Pooh: Springtime with Roo (2004)
    Winnie the Pooh: Springtime with Roo
  • Jim Cummings and John Fiedler in Piglet's Big Movie (2003)
    Piglet's Big Movie
  • Winnie the Pooh: A Very Merry Pooh Year (2002)
    Winnie the Pooh: A Very Merry Pooh Year
  • The Tigger Movie (2000)
    The Tigger Movie
  • DuckTales (1987)
    DuckTales
    • (uncredited)

Videos100

Why That 'Bumblebee' Trailer Was So Good
Clip 2:30
Why That 'Bumblebee' Trailer Was So Good
Winnie the Pooh: A Very Merry Pooh Year: Special Edition
Clip 1:58
Winnie the Pooh: A Very Merry Pooh Year: Special Edition
Winnie the Pooh: Springtime with Roo
Clip 0:48
Winnie the Pooh: Springtime with Roo
Winnie the Pooh: Springtime with Roo
Clip 0:46
Winnie the Pooh: Springtime with Roo
Winnie the Pooh: A Very Merry Pooh Year: Special Edition
Clip 1:08
Winnie the Pooh: A Very Merry Pooh Year: Special Edition
Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin
Clip 0:50
Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin
Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin
Clip 1:14
Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin
Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin
Clip 1:37
Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin
Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin
Clip 1:07
Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin
Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin
Clip 1:31
Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin
The Tigger Movie: Special Edition
Clip 1:23
The Tigger Movie: Special Edition
The Tigger Movie: Special Edition
Clip 1:08
The Tigger Movie: Special Edition

Personal details

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    • July 28, 1941
    • Montreal, Québec, Canada
  • Other works
    Is the narrating announcer of Toonami on Cartoon Network.

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Was one of only three voice-over actors from The Transformers (1984) animated series to voice a character in the live-action film versions Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009) and Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011). The others being Charlie Adler and Frank Welker. Cullen once again provided the voice of the heroic Autobot leader Optimus Prime for the films.
  • Quotes
    Everybody's going to approach a character differently, depending upon what they bring to it on their own intellectual level or their feelings from their heart and soul.
    • The voice of Optimus Prime, the heroic leader of the Autobots on The Transformers (1984)

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