Peter Cullen, Canadian voice of Eeyore, Optimus Prime, dead at 85
Peter Cullen, the Canadian voice actor behind Eeyore in Winnie the Pooh and Optimus Prime in the Transformers franchise, died Wednesday at his home in Los Angeles. He was 85.
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- First observed by CurrentWire: BBC News · Aug 27, 2026 at 12:00 PM ET
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Peter Cullen, Canadian voice of Eeyore, Optimus Prime, dead at 85(opens original report in a new tab)BBC NewsTier A
Optimus Prime and Eeyore voice actor Peter Cullen dies(opens original report in a new tab)Cullen voiced the heroic Optimus Prime in the Transformers TV series and then the Hollywood films. — BBC News
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