Peter Cullen (born December 1, 1944) is a Canadian voice actor who is arguably best known as the voice of Optimus Prime and Ironhide, in the original Transformers series and the narrator in both American Voltron series (he would subsequently reprise his role as Optimus in Michael Bay's live-action Transformers film series).
Cullen was born in Montreal, Quebec on July 28 1941. He is a member of the first graduating class of the National Theatre Sc...
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Peter Cullen (born December 1, 1944) is a Canadian voice actor who is arguably best known as the voice of Optimus Prime and Ironhide, in the original Transformers series and the narrator in both American Voltron series (he would subsequently reprise his role as Optimus in Michael Bay's live-action Transformers film series).
Cullen was born in Montreal, Quebec on July 28 1941. He is a member of the first graduating class of the National Theatre School of Canada, which graduated in 1963.
Cullen has three children: Clay, Claire, and Pilar E. Cullen; and one grandchild.
In addition, he has played Coran 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 Winnie-the-Pooh, KARR in Knight Rider, Antor and Bomba, and Gunner, in Dino-Riders, and Mantus in The Pirates of Dark Water. In 1968, he appeared as 'Giles' with Joan Stuart as ...
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