Peter Cullen

Peter Claver Cullen (born July 28, 1941) is a Canadian voice actor, known as the voice of Eeyore in the Winnie-the-Pooh franchise, Optimus Prime and Ironhide in the original Transformers series, and the narrator in both of the original American Voltron series. Cullen reprised his role as Optimus Prime in Michael Bay's live-action Transformers film series and the War for Cybertron video game. He was once again cast as Optimus Prime for the new TV series, Prime in 2010.

Early life

Cullen was born to Henry L. Cullen and Muriel McCann in Montreal, Quebec. He is a member of the first graduating class of the National Theatre School of Canada, which graduated in 1963., National Theatre School of Canada His brother, Larry Cullen, was a retired Captain in the United States Marine Corps, and helped inspired the voice of Optimus Prime, Larry died in March 2011 at age 70.Hidalgo, Pablo. Transformers Vault: The Complete Transformers Universe Showcasing Rare Collectibles and Memorabilia, Abrams, 2011, Foreward by Peter Cullen, page 7

Career

1960s - 1970s

Cullen has played Coran, Stride the Tiger Fighter, and King Alfor in the Lion Voltron series, the transforming spaceship/robot Ramrod 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 series, KARR in Knight Rider, Antor and Bomba,...
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