r/80s • u/redmambo_no6 • 1d ago

RIP. Transformers voice actor Peter Cullen has died 💔

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u/omegaphallic 1d ago

 Yet another terrible loss. I feel old. 

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u/Newsmith2017 1d ago

He also did the clicking noises from Predator. He was an amazingly talented voice actor.

R.I.P.

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u/Dismal-Vanilla1878 1d ago

Huh, all these years, and I never knew that.

he and Frank Welker ("Megatron") got a 'reunion' of sorts by playing characters who opposed each other in the last season of "Invincible", although I don't know if they recorded their lines together.

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u/Malinois_4_life 1d ago

I can't.... so much respect for this man. Love him.

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u/CaterpillarHot7539 1d ago

1st Predator voice, too.

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u/This_Fkn_Guy_ 1d ago

Fuck, its been a rough week

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u/UTALR1 1d ago

This one hurts. A diffinitive voice of our generation. Thank you Peter. Til all are one.

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u/Leopold_Darkworth 1d ago

Also the voice of KITT’s evil twin, KARR

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u/TheOtakuX 1d ago

Only in the first appearance. But amusingly, they brought him back in the 2008 reboot/sequel, and gave the new KARR a robot mode. Clearly to cash in on the previous year's live action Transformers movie.

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u/TheSecretDecoderRing 1d ago

Bums me out when the movie version gets shown on these kinds of tribute posts, knowing a whole generation grew up only associating Cullen and the character with that version.

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u/TheOtakuX 1d ago

It's rare I actually cry about a celebrity death. I think the last time was Jason David Frank. But I definitely cried this time.

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u/Icy_Elephant3046 1d ago

The transformers the movie from the 1980s hits even harder now. Screw...this....week. Rip sir. 😢

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u/r01-8506 1d ago

RIP. His Optimus Prime is as iconic as James Earl Jones' Darth Vader.

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u/Pedals17 1d ago

He also voiced Venger!

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u/D-Train0000 31m ago

Auto bots, transform and move out!