Peter Cullen, the legendary voice actor and heart and soul of Optimus Prime has died. Frankly, this is an appaling week for losing our childhood favourites. He died Wednesday. The death announcements at this point are being staggered so nobody gets overshadowed. in a few weeks, That's Hayden, Dolly, Tim, and Peter. its easy for voice actors to be underappreciated, but let us make no bones about it., for millions of us Peters voice on Optimus Prime's lips was a safe and aspirant version of a compassionate leader. Hasbro tried to kill Prime off in 87. He survived until 2026. RIP Peter.