Peter Cullen Net Worth

Peter Cullen Net Worth is
$6 Million

Peter Cullen Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018

Peter Claver Cullen is a Canadian voice actor. He is best known as the original voice of Optimus Prime in the original 1980s Transformers animated series, and most other appearances, as well, and Eeyore in the Winnie-the-Pooh franchise. He also voiced Monterey Jack in Chip '...

Full NamePeter Cullen
Net Worth$6 Million
Date Of BirthJuly 28, 1941
DiedMarch 14, 2008, Canberra, Australia
Place Of BirthMontreal, Canada
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
ProfessionVoice Actor, Actor
EducationNational Theatre School of Canada, Regiopolios College in Kingston Canada
NationalityCanada
ChildrenClay Cullen, Claire Cullen, Pilar E. Cullen, Angus Cullen
ParentsMuriel McCann, Henry L. Cullen
SiblingsLarry Cullen, Michaela Tomlinson, Sonny Cullen
NicknamesPeter Claver Cullen , Peter Cullan
NominationsDaytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer In An Animated Program
MoviesTransformers, Transformers: Age of Extinction, Transformers: Dark of the Moon, Transformers: The Last Knight, The Transformers: The Movie, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, The Tigger Movie, Piglet's Big Movie, Pooh's Heffalump Movie, Springtime with Roo, Gremlins, Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Sea...
TV ShowsTransformers: Prime, The Transformers, Voltron, Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers, Transformers: Rescue Bots, Saber Rider and the Star Sheriffs, DuckTales, The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, Challenge of the GoBots, Dino-Riders, The Pirates of Dark Water, Saturday Supercade, Ghostbusters, My Friends ...
Star SignLeo
#Trademark
1Often provides a deep raspy voice for his characters, most notably Optimus Prime
2The voice of Optimus Prime, the heroic leader of the Autobots on The Transformers (1984)
#Quote
1I always try to make a voice to go with the characteristics - if the guy's a hothead or he's cool, whatever.
2I kind of modeled Optimus Prime's voice out of many people I had known over the years, my family especially.
3The phenomenon of The Transformers (1984) itself is mind-shaking, you know?
4As a young actor, I would be invited to the CBC radio drama department to do voices for different characters, and I found that I could do quite a few of them. I wasn't a visual presence, and I found it easier to construct a voice from the written page.
5I'm always involved with the Aerospace Program and NASA and Goddard Space Flight Center. And if kids feel so inclined, they can log onto NASA and the Optimus Prime Spinoff Award, which we present every year to some of the brilliant young minds that are taking up into the academics of space, science, technology, math.
6I immerse myself right into my character whether or not I'm relating to people live as an actor on stage or whatever.
7My brother was a captain in the Marine Corps and a very big hero in my life.
8I enjoy dramatic narration, of course, because I'm an actor and I started as an actor. But I love things that are a challenge, and I look forward to more work with that in the future. So there's always a sun coming up the following day for me.
9Everybody'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.
#Fact
1Father-in-law of Molly Culver.
2Occasionally provides the narration for movie trailers. Most notably for Batman & Robin (1997) and Spawn (1997).
3Provided the roar of the title character in King Kong (1976), injuring his throat in the process. The experience turned him off of voicing inhuman sounds, though he later made an exception for Predator (1987).
4His older brother, Larry Cullen, was a retired Captain in the United States Marine Corps, and helped inspire the voice of Optimus Prime.
5He was the first actor to voice Nintendo's video game mascot Mario - of Super Mario Brothers - for the Saturday Supercade series.
6Attended and graduated from the National Theater School of Canada in Montreal, Quebec (1963).
7Attended and graduated from Regiopolios-Notre Dame Catholic Secondary School in Kingston, Ontario.
8Stated that of all the roles that he has done, his signature role, Optimus Prime, is his favorite. He described playing Prime in the 2007 film as "slipping into a very old, very comfortable pair of shoes". He explained his preference for the character by saying "making people happy makes me happy".
9Has stated that the voice of legendary American film actor John Wayne had some influence on his choice for the voice of Optimus Prime. However, he clarified in an interview for the 2007 Transformers video game that the inspiration for Prime's voice was actually based on an impression of his older brother's voice -- the authoritative tone he used while serving as an officer with the Marine Corps during the Vietnam War.
10Was 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 Charles Adler and Frank Welker. Cullen once again provided the voice of the heroic Autobot leader Optimus Prime for the films.
11Though he provided vocals for the inhuman alien Predator in the Predator films and the voice of Eeyore in Winnie the Pooh, he is best known for voicing the heroic Autobot leader Optimus Prime on The Transformers (1984) animated series. Though this was originally intended for his character to remain dead after being killed in The Transformers: The Movie (1986), the death caused such a public backlash that the surprised producers brought the character back in two separate episodes of the third season (ultimately saving the world in the second appearance).
12Has been the voice of two characters involved in chicken runs (when two cars drive towards each other). The first was the evil K.A.R.R. in the television series episode Knight Rider: Trust Doesn't Rust (1982). The second was the heroic Autobot leader Optimus Prime on the animated series The Transformers (1984).
13Has four children: Clay Cullen, Angus Cullen, Claire Cullen and Pilar E. Cullen.
14Frequently does voice-overs for commercials, cartoons, movie previews, etc.

Actor

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Transformers: Rescue Bots2011-2016TV SeriesOptimus Prime / Scientist
Transformers: Robots in Disguise2015-2016TV SeriesOptimus Prime
Transformers: Devastation2015Video GameOptimus Prime (voice)
Transformers Universe2014Video GameOptimus Prime (voice)
Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark2014Video GameOptimus Prime (voice)
Transformers: Age of Extinction2014Optimus Prime (voice)
Transformers Prime Beast Hunters: Predacons Rising2013TV MovieOptimus Prime (voice)
Transformers Prime2010-2013TV SeriesOptimus Prime Orion Pax Vehicon Trooper #2 ...
Motorcity2012TV SeriesKainco Scientist
Transformers Prime: The Game2012Video GameOptimus Prime (voice)
Transformers: Fall of Cybertron2012Video GameOptimus Prime (voice)
Transformers: The Ride - 3D2011ShortOptimus Prime (voice)
Transformers: Dark of the Moon2011Optimus Prime (voice)
Transformers: Dark of the Moon2011Video GameOptimus Prime (voice)
Transformers: War for Cybertron2010Video GameOptimus Prime (voice)
Burden2009/IShortThe Voice in the Sky (voice)
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen2009Video GameOptimus Prime (voice)
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen - Decepticons2009Video GameOptimus Prime (voice)
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen2009Optimus Prime (voice)
Tigger & Pooh and a Musical Too2009VideoEeyore (voice)
Knight Rider2009TV SeriesK.A.R.R.
My Friends Tigger & Pooh2007-2008TV SeriesEeyore
My Friends Tigger and Pooh: The Hundred Acre Wood Haunt2008VideoEeyore (voice)
My Friends Tigger and Pooh - Super Sleuth Christmas Movie2007TV MovieEeyore (voice)
Transformers: Beginnings2007Video shortOptimus Prime (voice)
Transformers: Decepticons2007Video GameOptimus Prime (voice)
Transformers: The Game2007Video GameOptimus Prime (voice)
Transformers2007Optimus Prime (voice)
Winnie the Pooh: Wonderful Word Adventure2006Video shortEeyore (voice)
IGPX: Immortal Grand Prix2005-2006TV SeriesNarrator
Pooh's Heffalump Halloween Movie2005VideoEeyore (voice)
Megas XLR2004-2005TV SeriesZanzoar / Klaar
Pooh's Heffalump Movie2005Eeyore (voice)
Winnie the Pooh: Springtime with Roo2004VideoEeyore (voice)
Winnie the Pooh: 123s2004Video shortEeyore (voice)
Sing Along Songs: Sing a Song with Pooh Bear and Piglet Too2003Video short
Piglet's Big Movie2003Eeyore (voice)
House of Mouse2001-2002TV SeriesEeyore
Winnie the Pooh: A Very Merry Pooh Year2002Eeyore (voice)
Treasure Planet2002Captain Nathaniel Flint (voice, uncredited)
Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse2001VideoEeyore (voice)
The Book of Pooh: Stories from the Heart2001VideoEeyore (voice)
The Book of Pooh2001TV SeriesEeyore
Places of Mystery2000TV SeriesNarrator
The Tigger Movie2000Eeyore (voice)
Winnie the Pooh Friendship: Pooh Wishes1999Video shortEeyore (voice)
Winnie the Pooh: A Valentine for You1999TV MovieEeyore (voice)
A Winnie the Pooh Thanksgiving1998Video shortEeyore (voice)
Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin1997VideoEeyore (voice)
The Savage Dragon1995-1996TV SeriesBasher
Boo to You Too! Winnie the Pooh1996TV ShortEeyore (voice)
Hardball1994TV SeriesFox Announcer
Winnie the Pooh Playtime: Detective Tigger1994VideoEeyore (voice)
The Addams Family1993TV SeriesBiggis the Barn Kid
Bonkers1993TV SeriesMackey McSlime / Snowman
The Pirates of Dark Water1991-1993TV SeriesMantus
Tom & Jerry Kids Show1990-1993TV Series
Winnie the Pooh & Christmas Too1991TV ShortEeyore (voice)
Widget, the World Watcher1990-1991TV SeriesRooney Kangaroo / Gdunu / Bob the Poacher
The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh1988-1991TV SeriesEeyore / Wooster
In Living Color1991TV Series
The Little Engine That Could1991Video shortPete / The Cave (voice)
Adventures of the Gummi Bears1988-1990TV SeriesGritty Gummi / Kerwin the Conqueror / Knight
Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers1989-1990TV SeriesMonterey Jack Mepps Officer Kirby ...
The Adventures of Don Coyote and Sancho Panda1990TV SeriesAdditional Voices
TaleSpin1990TV SeriesOctopus / Walrus Captain
Vytor: The Starfire Champion1989TV MovieMyzor / Chief Eldor (voice)
Hägar the Horrible1989TV ShortHägar (voice)
Fantastic Max1988-1989TV SeriesAdditional Voices
Chip 'n' Dale's Rescue Rangers to the Rescue1989TV MovieMonterey Jack Officer Kirby Officer Muldoon ... (voice)
The Smurfs1982-1989TV SeriesAdditional Voices / Gluttonous / Zues / ...
Rude Dog and the Dweebs1989TV SeriesWinston / Herman (voice)
ABC Weekend Specials1983-1989TV SeriesRobert's Father / Yukon 'Yukie' Pete / Earless / ...
Dino-Riders in the Ice Age1989Video short voice
Superman1988TV SeriesThe Hunter
The New Yogi Bear Show1988TV SeriesAdditional Voices
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles1988TV SeriesSmash / Park Mugger #1
Yogi & the Invasion of the Space Bears1988TV MovieRanger Roubideux (voice)
Saber Rider and the Star Sheriffs1987-1988TV SeriesNarrator / Ramrod / Nemesis / ...
Mickey's 60th Birthday1988TV MovieSorcerer (voice)
The Flintstone Kids1986-1988TV SeriesAdditional Voices
BraveStarr1987-1988TV SeriesDoctor Wt'sn / Hackman / Doctor Watson
Rockin' with Judy Jetson1988TV MovieGruff / Commander Comsat / Bouncer (voice)
Dino-Riders1988TV SeriesGunner / Antor / Bomba
DuckTales1987-1988TV SeriesAdmiral Grimitz / Bankjob Beagle / King Blowhard / ...
Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light1987TV SeriesCindarr / Knight / Northalian / ...
Foofur1986-1987TV SeriesBaby
The Transformers1984-1987TV SeriesOptimus Prime Ironhide Streetwise ...
The Little Wizards1987TV SeriesVarious Characters (voice)
DuckTales: The Treasure of the Golden Suns1987TV MovieAdmiral Grimitz (voice)
The Real Ghostbusters1987TV SeriesDoctor Destructo / Police Officer
Transformers: The Return of Optimus Prime1987VideoOptimus Prime (voice)
Predator1987The Predator (voice, uncredited)
G.I. Joe: The Movie1987VideoZandar Nemesis Enforcer Scientist (voice)
Sectaurs1986TV Mini-SeriesMantor / Skito / Toxid
Rambo1986TV SeriesSergeant Havoc
Ghostbusters1986TV SeriesEddie Spenser Jr. / Brat-A-Rat / Haunter / ...
Pound Puppies1986TV SeriesCaptain Slaughter / Slaughtar
My Little Pony 'n Friends1986TV SeriesCaptain Crabnasty
G.I. Joe1985-1986TV SeriesZandar Airborne Mr. C ...
G.I. Joe: Arise, Serpentor, Arise!1986TV MovieZandar (voice)
Transformers: Five Faces of Darkness1986VideoOptimus Prime (voice)
Jonny Quest1986TV SeriesPatch
The Transformers: The Movie1986Optimus Prime Ironhide (voice)
My Little Pony: The Movie1986Grundle Ahgg (voice)
GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords1986Pincher / Tombstone / Stones (voice)
Heathcliff: The Movie1986voice
Moon Dreamers1986TV Series
Noah's Ark1986Video shortJapheth (voice)
Rainbow Brite1984-1986TV SeriesMurky Dismal / Narrator / Monstromurk / ...
Rainbow Brite: San Diego Zoo Adventure1986Video shortMurky Dismal (voice, uncredited)
Voltron: Fleet of Doom1986VideoHutch / Commander James Hawkins / Coran / ... (voice)
Bigfoot and the Muscle Machines1985VideoArthur Ravenscroft (voice)
Galtar and the Golden Lance1985TV SeriesAdditional Voices
Robotix1985TV SeriesBoltar / Nemesis / Spiro (1985) (voice)
Robotix1985Video voice
Dungeons & Dragons1983-1985TV SeriesVenger / The Darkling
Alvin & the Chipmunks1984-1985TV Series
Challenge of the GoBots1984-1985TV SeriesTank / Spoiler / Pincher / ...
Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer1985Murky Dismal / Castle Monster / Glitterbot / ... (voice)
The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians1985TV SeriesFelix Faust
Muppet Babies1985TV SeriesAdditional voices
The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo1985TV SeriesSandy / Maldor the Malevolent
The Jetsons1985TV SeriesJupiter Juggernaut
Voltron: Defender of the Universe1984-1985TV SeriesNarrator / Coran / Hutch / ...
It's Your Birthday Party with Rainbow Brite and Friends1985VideoMurky (voice)
Pink Panther and Sons1984TV SeriesAdditional Voices
Robo Force: The Revenge of Nazgar1984TV MovieCoptor / Vulgar (voice)
Snorks1984TV SeriesAdditional Voices
Three's a Crowd1984TV SeriesAirline Captain / Sports Announcer / TV Actor
Gallavants1984Antonim (voice)
Dragon's Lair1984TV SeriesBertram
The New Scooby-Doo Mysteries1984TV SeriesAdditional Voices
Gremlins1984Mogwai Gremlins (voice)
My Little Pony1984TV MovieGrundle Ahgg Captain Crabnasty (voice, uncredited)
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind1984General (voice, uncredited)
Voyage of the Rock Aliens19841359 (voice)
Heathcliff & the Catillac Cats1984TV SeriesAdditional Voices (voice)
Deck the Halls with Wacky Walls1983TV MovieBig Blue (voice)
The Biskitts1983TV SeriesScratch / Fang / Dog Foot
Pac-Man1982-1983TV SeriesSour Puss
Saturday Supercade1983TV SeriesMario
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero1983TV Mini-SeriesRamar / Airborne
Monchhichis1983TV SeriesShreeker / Snitchitt / Gonker
The Puppy's Further Adventures1983TV SeriesLucky (1983) (voice)
The Dukes1983TV Series
Christmas Comes to PacLand1982TV MovieSour Puss / Santa Claus (voice)
Heidi's Song1982Gruffle (voice)
Knight Rider1982TV SeriesK.A.R.R.
The Little Rascals1982TV SeriesOfficer Ed / Pete the Pup
Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends1981-1982TV SeriesCrusher Hogan Hulk Mysterio
The Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Puppy Hour1982TV SeriesLucky (voice)
Pac Preview Party1982TV MoviePete the Pup / Lucky (voice)
Meatballs and Spaghetti1982TV Series voice
Spider-Man1981-1982TV SeriesRed Skull / The Stuntman
The Kwicky Koala Show1981TV SeriesBristletooth
Goldie Gold and Action Jack1981TV SeriesAdditional Voices
Trollkins1981TV SeriesAdditional Voices
The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show1979TV SeriesBrandon Brewster / Mighty Man (1979) (voice)
Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo1979TV SeriesAdditional Voices (voice)
Ringo1978TV Movie
The Wolfman Jack Show1976TV Series
King Kong1976King Kong (voice, uncredited)
The Twelve Tasks of Asterix1976Bureaucrat on Swing / Iris / Prefect (English version, voice, uncredited)
Down Home Country1975TV SeriesLuke Warm
The Bobbie Gentry Show1974TV SeriesAnnouncer (uncredited)
The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour1971-1972TV SeriesVarious Characters
Tiki Tiki1971voice, as Peter Cullan
Zut!1970TV Series
Comedy Café1970TV Series
Prologue1970/IAllen
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour1967-1968TV SeriesAnnouncer
The Buddies1967TV SeriesCommander Bi Bi Latuque
Transformers: The Last Knight2017post-productionOptimus Prime (voice)

Soundtrack

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Tigger & Pooh and a Musical Too2009Video performer: "One Big Happy Family", "Just a Few Simple Rules", "One Big Happy Family Reprise"
Pooh's Heffalump Halloween Movie2005Video performer: "Trick "R" Treating With Our Friends", "Trick "R" Treating With Our Friends Finale"
Pooh's Heffalump Movie2005performer: "The Horribly Hazardous Heffalumps!"
Winnie the Pooh: Springtime with Roo2004Video performer: "We're Huntin' Eggs Today', "Easter Day With You', "The Way It Must Be Done", "Easter Day With You' Finale - as Eeyore
Piglet's Big Movie2003performer: "Sing Ho for the Life of a Bear" Expotition March, "With a Few Good Friends" Reprise
Winnie the Pooh: A Very Merry Pooh Year2002performer: "Auld Lang Syne", "Jingle Bells"
The Tigger Movie2000performer: "The Wonderful Thing about Tiggers", "Someone Like Me", "The Whoop-de-Dooper-Bounce", "Pooh's Lullabee", "Round My Family Tree", "How to Be a Tigger"
DuckTales1987TV Series 1 episode

Music Department

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Predator1987special vocalization

Miscellaneous

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Bizarre Dinosaurs2009TV Movie documentary narrator

Self

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Made in Hollywood: Teen Edition2014TV SeriesHimself
Made in Hollywood2014TV SeriesHimself
Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards 20142014TV SpecialOptimus Prime (voice)
Making of Transformers the Ride 3D2012TV Movie documentaryHimself
Attack of the Show!2011TV SeriesHimself - Voice Actor, Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Hub Exclusive: G.I. Joe Renegades & Transformers Prime2010TV Short documentaryHimself - Interviewee
The Human Factor: Exacting Revenge of the Fallen2009Video documentaryHimself
Ed & Vern's Rock Store2008Documentary shortHimself (voice)
Their War2007Video documentaryHimself
Knight Rider: Under the Hood - 'Knight Rider' Season 1 DVD2004Video documentary short
Enemy at the Gates: Through the Crosshairs2001Video documentary shortNarrator (voice)
Making 'The Score'2001Video documentary shortNarrator (voice)
I Love 1980's2001TV Series documentaryHimself
Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend2000Video documentary shortNarrator
Making 'Hamlet'1996Video documentaryNarrator
HBO First Look1996TV Series documentaryNarrator
The Richard Pryor Special?1977TV SpecialDrunken Bar Patron
The Hudson Brothers Razzle Dazzle Show1974TV SeriesHimself - Regular
The Sonny Comedy Revue1974TV SeriesHimself / Various
The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour1972-1974TV SeriesHimself / Various Characters / Announcer / ...
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour1967TV SeriesHimself - Announcer

Archive Footage

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Transformers Prime2012TV SeriesOptimus Prime
Voltron: Defender of the Universe2011Video GameNarrator
The Angry Video Game Nerd2009TV SeriesOptimus Prime
Very Merry Christmas Sing Along Songs2003VideoEeyore
Winnie the Pooh: Seasons of Giving1999VideoEeyore

Won Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
2016BTVA People's Choice Voice Acting AwardBehind the Voice Actors AwardsBest Vocal Ensemble in a New Television SeriesTransformers: Robots in Disguise (2015)
2016BTVA Television Voice Acting AwardBehind the Voice Actors AwardsBest Vocal Ensemble in a New Television SeriesTransformers: Robots in Disguise (2015)
2014BTVA Special/DVD Voice Acting AwardBehind the Voice Actors AwardsBest Vocal Ensemble in a TV Special/Direct-to-DVD Title or Theatrical ShortTransformers Prime Beast Hunters: Predacons Rising (2013)
2012BTVA Television Voice Acting AwardBehind the Voice Actors AwardsBest Male Lead Vocal Performance in a Television SeriesTransformers Prime (2010)

Nominated Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
2014BTVA Special/DVD Voice Acting AwardBehind the Voice Actors AwardsBest Male Vocal Performance in a TV Special/Direct-to-DVD Title or Theatrical ShortTransformers Prime Beast Hunters: Predacons Rising (2013)
2014BTVA Television Voice Acting AwardBehind the Voice Actors AwardsBest Vocal Ensemble in a Television Series - Action/DramaTransformers Prime (2010)
2013BTVA Video Game Voice Acting AwardBehind the Voice Actors AwardsBest Vocal Ensemble in a Video GameTransformers: Fall of Cybertron (2012)
2013BTVA Television Voice Acting AwardBehind the Voice Actors AwardsBest Vocal Ensemble in a Television Series - Action/DramaTransformers Prime (2010)
2013BTVA Television Voice Acting AwardBehind the Voice Actors AwardsBest Vocal Ensemble in a New Television SeriesTransformers: Rescue Bots (2011)
2012BTVA Feature Film Voice Acting AwardBehind the Voice Actors AwardsBest Vocal Ensemble in a Feature FilmTransformers: Dark of the Moon (2011)
2011Daytime EmmyDaytime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Performer in an Animated ProgramTransformers Prime (2010)

Known for movies

Source
IMDB Wikipedia

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