Actor Peter Cullen, best known as the booming voice of Optimus Prime in the Transformers franchise, has died at the age of 85. Cullen played the alien robot on the classic 1980s animated series as well as the string of hit live-action movies directed by Michael Bay and starring Shia LaBeouf. Key points and original sources are listed below.

• Actor Peter Cullen, best known as the booming voice of Optimus Prime in the Transformers franchise, has died at the age of 85. TMZ reported the news, which was corroborated by trade publications including The Hollywood Reporter. Cullen passed away peacefully i...S1

• Cullen played the alien robot on the classic 1980s animated series as well as the string of hit live-action movies directed by Michael Bay and starring Shia LaBeouf.S2

• Cullen found humanity in aliens and brought fantasy to life. Peter Cullen Dead: Definitive Voice of Optimus Prime and a Generation’s Eeyore Was 85 Wren GravesS3

• Peter Cullen, the Canadian voice actor who voiced Optimus Prime in the original 1980s Transformers animated series, later reprised the role in the film and TV franchises and also voiced Eeyore in the Winnie the Pooh franchise, among many others, has died. He w...S4

• Peter Cullen died at his home in Los Angeles on WednesdayS5

• Peter Cullen, the voice actor behind the Autobots leader Optimus Prime in “Transformers” and the mopey Eeyore in several “Winnie-the-Pooh” projects, died on Wednesday, his agent Kevin Motley confirmed. He was 85. Cullen passed at his family home in Los Angeles...S6

• Peter Cullen, the voice actor best known for bringing Optimus Prime to life across the “Transformers” franchise, has died at age 85. The ‘Transformers’ Voice Actor Peter Cullen Dead At 85 first appeared on The BlastS7

• Peter Cullen, the legendary voice actor known for voicing Optimus Prime in Transformers, has died.S8