Tributes Celebrate Peter Cullen Following his Passing

08/31/26

It has been several days since legendary voice actor Peter Cullen passed away at the age of 85.  Cullen left an incredible legacy and affected people over many generations.  The enormity of that impact is partly illustrated by the enormous number of online tributes that have been posted about Mr. Cullen.  I've embedded a series of them below.

The Official Transformers Facebook Page posted the following:

 
Hasbro also posted on its Instagram Page:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A post shared by @hasbro

The Official Paramount Pictures Facebook also recognized Mr. Cullen:

Popular Special Effects Company Industrial Light & Magic also posted:

Disney also posted a dedication to him with a picture of Eeyore, who Cullen voiced for decades.  I cannot embed the post but you can see it here.  The post says in part "We are devastated to hear of Peter Cullen's passing. Cullen was an iconic voice actor and defined generations of many childhoods..."

Even the Universal Orlando Resort posted their own recognition of Cullen:

Prime Video also posted about Cullen's passing, honoring him in part for his recent role in Invincible.

The Actor Union SAG-AFTRA also recognized Cullen:

Even the Paley Center for Media posted about Cullen's passing:

As a nod to his voice over work on Toonami, Adult Swim posted a scene featuring Cullen narrating:

The Official Voltron Facebook page also paid respects to Cullen.  The actor had narrated the opening of the original Voltron cartoon also played Coran, King Alfor and Karp.

 
A few of Cullen's fellow G1 castmates also posted dedications including:
 
Gregg Berger posted a photo of him with Cullen and Nolan North at a panel (the embed doesn't work but you can see it here).
 
Paul Eiding posted a photo of him with Peter Cullen and Sue Blu:
 
Dan Gilvezan posted a photo of him with Peter Cullen and Frank Welker:
 
 
Neil Ross posted a photo of himself with Cullen and a lovely tribute:
 
 
Voice actors from other shows including Transformers Prime also posted about Cullen including:
 
Steve Blum posted a wonderful tribute to Cullen on Facebook:
 
 
Tania Gunadi posted a photo with Cullen and Arcee voice actor Sumalee Montano:
David Kaye (whose Transformers credits stretch across multiple shows) posted a photo of him with Cullen on Instagram:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A post shared by David Kaye (@dkayevo)

 
Josh Keaton posted about working with one of his childhood heroes:
Other notable entertainment figures also posted about Cullen's passing.
 
Celebrated composer Bear McCreary posted
Jim Cummings (known for Winnie the Pooh) posted a tribute of his own:
 
 
Composer Vince DiCola, best known to Transformers fans as the artist who created the score for Transformers: The Movie posted on X:
Long time Transformers writer Simon Furman posted some wonderful words about Cullen:
Robots in Disguise Optimus Prime voice actor Neil Kaplan also posted his sentiments:
 
Voice actor and fellow Transformers fan Daniel Ross posted his own dedication recalling working alongside Cullen on the 2007 Transformers movie video game.
 
 
Star Wars actress Emily Swallow posted a wonderfully fun video of her in between Peter Cullen and Frank Welker riffing off of each other as she tries not to break:
EliasToufexis whose credits include The Expanse and Star Trek Discovery (among many, many video games) directed Cullen once and wrote:
Of course, the tributes above are just the tip of the iceberg.  News sites, entertainment sites and legions of fans have posted their thoughts on Cullen as well.  It is wonderful to see how well loved he was by generations of fans.  I expect we will continue to see folks posting about Cullen for weeks to come.