Bill Doba obit

Long-time WSU football coach 

Bill Doba dies at 85, remembered with great affection

Palouse Posse in 1994, two Rose Bowls, a top 10 team in 2003 among his sterling crimson achievements

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PULLMAN, Wash. – Former Washington State Football Coach Bill Doba passes away at the age of 85.

Doba, a longtime defensive coordinator and five-year head coach of the Cougars (2003-07), worked 19 seasons at the Washington State coaching staff. Doba posted 30 wins including three Apple Cup victories his five seasons leading WSU.

“Coach Doba was a tremendous Coug and an incredible friend and mentor, who we will miss dearly,” WSU Vice President / Director of Athletics Jon Haarlow said. “Our thoughts are with Coach Doba’s loved ones and the entire Cougar family during this difficult time.”

Doba became Washington State’s 30th head football coach December 18, 2002, after serving as a Cougar assistant for 14 years. During that time WSU won two Pacific-10 Conference championships and made four bowl appearances, including two trips to the Rose Bowl. Doba’s appointment was the culmination of 40 years in the coaching profession at the high school and collegiate level.

In 2003, Doba’s first as WSU’s head coach, he won more games than any first-year coach in program history, reaching the 10-win plateau for the third straight season. No other Pacific-10 Conference school had back-to-back-to-back 10-win seasons since the early 1930’s and for the feat, Doba shared Pac-10 Coach-of-the- Year honors with USC’s Pete Carroll.

Doba joined WSU as an assistant coach in 1989 and served as linebacker coach for Mike Price’s Cougar teams for 14 years. His progression toward Price’s replacement as head coach at the end of the 2002 season included being named assistant head coach in 1991 and then defensive coordinator in 1994.

Throughout his tenure as an assistant at WSU, Doba tutored linebackers, including some super stars that went on to play in the National Football League. Mark Fields, Chris Hayes, James Darling, Rob Childs and Steve Gleason are among the NFL linebackers who took their game to the “A” level under Doba’s watchful eye and instruction at WSU. While serving as WSU’s defensive leader from 1994-2002, Doba mentored eight players named first team all conference, six All-Americans, and 2002 Outland Trophy Winner Rien Long.

It is hard to imagine a rookie head coach having more success than Doba did during the 2003 season. The Cougars finished second in the Pac-10 conference and then recorded the biggest bowl victory in the history of the program. WSU’s defeat of Texas in the Holiday Bowl was its first over a top five program since 1988 and without question was the school’s biggest bowl victory in the modern era of college football.

The 2003 Cougars featured a defense that led the nation in takeaways (48) and fumble recoveries (24), and finished second nationally in interceptions (24). WSU was also in the top 10 in pass efficiency defense and rushing defense. Doba’s guidance resulted in a No. 9 national finish in both the Associated Press and the ESPN/USA Today polls.

In 1994, Doba’s first season as defensive coordinator, the Cougs finished second in the nation in total defense, yielding a mere 229 yards per game, and third in rushing and scoring defense. The “Palouse Posse,” spearheaded by all-conference performers in linebacker Mark Fields, defensive end DeWayne Patterson, and defensive tackles Chad Eaton and Don Sasa, capped a 9-3 season by holding Baylor to just 151 yards total offense and three points in an Alamo Bowl victory.

The South Bend, Ind., native’s defensive units have always been highlighted by a penchant for speed and an attacking style. In 2001, the Cougars racked up 40 sacks and grabbed 26 interceptions, second only to national champion Miami. During the Cougars’ run to the roses in 2002, WSU broke the school record for sacks with 55, and led the conference in rushing defense, surrendering just 152 yards on the ground over the final five contests.

Doba entered the college ranks in 1977, joining former ESPN College Gameday host Lee Corso’s staff at Indiana University. He coached outside linebackers for five seasons and spent one season tutoring the quarterbacks and receivers. In 1979, the Hoosiers went 8-4 and knocked off Brigham Young in the Holiday Bowl.

Larry Christenson obit

Phillies World Series Champion 

Larry Christenson dies at 72

The former Phillies pitcher and 1980 World Series champion spent his entire MLB career in Philadelphia.

 

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Larry Christenson, a workhorse pitcher for the Phillies in the 1970s and early 1980s, died unexpectedly Friday while on a fishing trip with family and friends in the state of Washington. He was 72.

A native of Everett, Washington, Christenson was the Phillies’ first-round draft pick in 1972. He pitched for the Phils from 1973 to 1983, spending his entire career in Philadelphia. After his playing days, he settled in the Philadelphia area, became successful in business and was active in local charity work. He was a tireless supporter of Phillies Charities, Inc.

“He was always helping people,” remembered former teammate Larry Bowa. “If you needed him, he was there. If there was a fundraiser, he’d be the guy who got everyone together.”

Christenson made it to the majors at age 19. He was a stalwart on three straight National League East championship teams from 1976 to 1978. Over that span, he went 45-28 with a 3.65 ERA in 616 innings. He won 19 games in 1977. He went 5-1 for the 1980 World Series Champion Phillies, but was limited to 14 starts because of injury.

Christenson was the Phillies’ starting pitcher on May 19, 1979 when the team wore burgundy uniforms. Management had intended to have the team wear the uniforms several times that season, but the Phillies lost to Montreal on the night the uniforms debuted and the players did not like them.

“We wore them once,” Bowa recalled. “After the game, Bull (Greg Luzinski) went upstairs and told (owner Ruly Carpenter) we we’re done wearing them.”

Christenson is forever captured in photographs wearing the burgundy uniform.

“He was a great teammate,” Bowa said. “He was a real good hitter for a pitcher. He had a great personality. He had a way of keeping the clubhouse loose, but he was tough and always prepared to pitch.

“I got along with him great. Sometimes when he gave up a long home run, I’d go to the mound and say, ‘How did you hold that pitch?’ He'd look at me and say, ‘Get the (bleep) out of here.’

“Just a great guy. He will be missed.”

Christenson attended Marysville High School in Marysville, Washington where he was noted more for his basketball than baseball skills. He struck out 143 batters in 72 innings and had an earned run average (ERA) of 0.28 in his senior year.

 

MLB debut

April 13, 1973, for the Philadelphia Phillies

Last MLB appearance

June 3, 1983, for the Philadelphia Phillies

MLB statistics

Win–loss record          83–71

Earned run average     3.79

Strikeouts        781

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Teams

Philadelphia Phillies (1973–1983)

Career highlights and awards

World Series champion (1980)

John Walker obit

John Walker BSC (1943-2026)

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It is with great sadness that we learn that our friend and colleague, John Walker BSC, has died.

John began his career as a trainee at the BBC, working his way through the ranks to become a highly respected cinematographer. Over a long and varied career, he worked across some of British television's best-loved productions, including The Onedin Line, Doctor Who, Miss Marple (Pictured) and Only Fools and Horses, as well as Bergerac, Juliet Bravo, Lovejoy, Wycliffe and Hamish Macbeth.

His work brought him into collaboration with many distinguished directors, including Martin Campbell, Michael Winterbottom and John Glenister.

John was invited to join the British Society of Cinematographers in 1991, becoming part of a community to which he remained a valued colleague and friend.

John is survived by his wife, Mavis Rose Walker, and his children, Wendy and Gareth.

A memorial service will be held at Dunster Tithe Barn on Wednesday 30th September at 1:30pm, followed by a wake at the same venue. A livestream is also being planned for those who are unable to attend in person, and we will circulate a link when further information is available.

Our thoughts are with Mavis, Wendy, Gareth and all of John's family, friends and colleagues at this sad time.

John will be greatly missed.

Jackie Glass obit

Judge Jackie Glass Dead: ‘Swift Justice’ TV Host Was 70

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Judge Jackie Glass, the former Clark County judge who hosted the syndicated court show Swift Justice, has died. She was 70.

Glass died on Friday afternoon in Las Vegas, TMZ reported after Glass’ daughter Rachel Wolfson posted a tribute to her late mother on social media.

“RIP my rock,” wrote Wolfson on Facebook. “I don’t know how I’ll do this life without you, I love you so much mommy Jackie Glass, I’ll see you again someday.”

Judge Glass made headlines in 2008 when she sentenced O.J. Simpson to 33 years in prison for armed robbery in a Las Vegas hotel. Simpson was released on parole in 2017 before dying of cancer in Vegas in 2024.

In 2011, Glass took over for Nancy Grace as host of the small claims court show Swift Justice in Season 2, which moved production from Atlanta to Los Angeles. Glass hosted the syndicated reality series until it ended in April 2012.

Glass is survived by husband, Clark County District Attorney Steve Wolfson, and two daughters.

King Harald V obit

Norway's King Harald V dies at 89 and his son becomes King Haakon VIII

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STAVANGER, Norway — King Harald V of Norway, who went into exile in the United States as a child during the Nazi occupation of his homeland and refused a string of potential brides from the European nobility so he could marry his longtime sweetheart, died Friday. He was 89.

The palace said he died at the National Hospital in Oslo at 6:35 a.m.

Harald was Europe's oldest monarch. The popular king modernized the royal house but refused to follow in the footsteps of other aging monarchs who have abdicated in recent times. His son automatically became King Haakon VIII.

Like other royal houses in Europe, the Norwegian monarchs serve a largely symbolic role, enjoying celebrity status while real power in the democracy of 5.5 million rests with an elected parliament. Harald was crowned after his British-born father, King Olav V, died in January 1991, and reigned during an oil-and-gas-driven economic boom in his country.

"A whole nation is in mourning and the people of Norway are left with a deep sense of gratitude for a long life in the service of Norway," Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre said in a statement. "For more than three decades as monarch, Harald V demonstrated an unwavering faith in the Norwegian people. He helped us to see the best in ourselves — and in one another."

Funeral arrangements were not immediately released.

Royal family fled Norway during World War II

Harald was born in 1937 in Asker, near Oslo, becoming the first Norwegian prince to be born in the country since King Olav IV in 1370. In the following centuries, Norway didn't have a king of its own until Harald's grandfather, Haakon VII, was elected king following the 1905 dissolution of the union between Sweden and Norway.

Harald was 3 years old when the Nazis occupied Norway at the start of World War II. To avoid capture, his mother fled with him and his sisters, Ragnhild and Astrid, first to Sweden and then by boat to the U.S., while Harald's father and grandfather went into exile in Britain with Norway's government.

Haakon's refusal to go along with German demands garnered respect among his people.

During their time in the U.S., the Norwegian royals were often guests at the White House. Harald was 6 when he carried out his first official duty, christening new warplanes at a Norwegian air base in Canada.

The family was reunited in Norway in June 1945, shortly after the end of the war in Europe. Harald attended public schools, the Norwegian military college and Oxford University.

Like his father — an Olympic champion sailor in 1928 — Harald loved the sea and sailboats. He represented Norway at several Olympics, and in 1987 he skippered his yacht to gold in the World Championships.

Harald married his longtime sweetheart

As a young man, Harald was urged to find a bride among Europe's noblewomen and princesses. For nine years he shunned a series of prospects, holding out until he finally won his father's permission to marry his longtime sweetheart, Sonja Haraldsen, the daughter of a successful businessman.

King Olav had feared the marriage would weaken Norway's still-young monarchy. Instead, Norwegians greeted the Aug. 29, 1968, wedding with jubilation, and later embraced Sonja as their queen. The couple had two children, Haakon and his older sister, Märtha Louise.

The Norwegian Constitution was altered in 1990 to allow the first born, regardless of gender, to take precedence in the line of succession. However, it was not applied retroactively, meaning that Haakon continued to take precedence over his sister.

When Harald assumed the throne on Jan. 21, 1991, he adopted the same motto his father and grandfather had used: "All for Norway." He spent the next years trying to modernize the monarchy.

"It has been my experience that the monarchy stands strong," he once said. "This is not least because my father and grandfather did most things right. That puts me under pressure, but I take it as a challenge."

Harald won the praise of the country with an emotional speech at a memorial service after a right-wing extremist, Anders Behring Breivik, killed 77 people in bomb and gun attacks in Norway in 2011.

"I remain convinced that the belief in freedom is stronger than fear. I remain convinced in the belief of an open Norwegian democracy and society. I remain convinced in the belief in our ability to live freely and safely in our own country," the king said.

In 2016, Harald gave an unexpected and impassioned speech in support of LGBTQ+ equality, refugees and religious tolerance, saying "Norwegians are girls who love girls, boys who love boys, and girls and boys who love each other." He added that many Norwegians have emigrated from Afghanistan, Pakistan, Poland and other countries and that they "believe in God, Allah, the universe and nothing."

The public speech extolled the diversity of the Scandinavian nation and was viewed on social media by millions.

Recent scandals have put royal family under scrutiny

Scandal and serious allegations have hung over the Norwegian royal family this year. Harald's daughter-in-law, now-Queen Mette-Marit, faced renewed scrutiny over her connections with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. That raised questions over her judgment, though she is not accused of any wrongdoing. Mette-Marit apologized for the situation she put the royal family in, part of a broader apology for all those she had "disappointed."

At around the same time, her eldest son, Marius Borg Høiby, was convicted of rape in a high-profile trial and sentenced to four years in prison. Høiby, Mette-Marit's son from a previous relationship before she met Haakon, has no royal titles or official duties.

In 2022, Harald's daughter Princess Märtha Louise gave up royal duties after raising eyebrows by saying she could communicate with angels and becoming engaged to an American man who identifies as a shaman. They married two years later.

In January 2024, after the abdication of Denmark's Queen Margrethe — his second cousin — Harald said that he stood by the oath he made when ascending the throne: "It lasts for life."

However, he was hospitalized twice on foreign trips after that, including during a 2024 vacation in Malaysia when he was fitted with a pacemaker and during a February 2026 holiday on the Spanish island of Tenerife when he had a skin infection.

Jacques Doucet obit

Jacques Doucet, former voice of the Montreal Expos, dies at 86

Doucet's voice became synonymous with baseball for generations of francophone fans in Quebec

 

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On Oct. 3, 2004, Marc Griffin, an analyst on Montreal Expos radio broadcasts, ended the final report in the baseball club’s history with the words: “Let me remind you of the final score: 1969-2004.”

Today, he could end his report by saying "1940-2026."

Griffin's longtime broadcast partner and mentor Jacques Doucet, known as the "Voice of the Expos" after calling the team’s games for 33 seasons, died Thursday evening at the age of 86.

His daughter Martine confirmed his death on social media Friday. The cause was not disclosed, but Doucet revealed in 2024 that he had Alzheimer’s disease.

“He was certainly a giant, and his loss is immense,” Griffin said in an interview with The Canadian Press on Friday. “His voice was part of our lives for generations. He’s the one who made me fall in love with baseball.''

“His honesty, his frankness, the way he described things… He was in everyone’s living room, so when people ran into him on the street, they felt like he was their buddy. He talked to them every night about what was happening with the Expos. There was a unique bond.''

Tributes poured in for a broadcaster whose voice became synonymous with baseball for generations of francophone fans in Quebec.

“My teacher and mentor left us today,” broadcaster Denis Casavant, who worked alongside Doucet at CKAC and TVA Sports, wrote on X. “Thank you, Jacques, for your generosity and kindness, and especially for the influence you had on my career as a play-by-play announcer. My condolences to his partner Corrie and the entire family.”

RDS baseball broadcaster Alain Usereau said the entire baseball community was mourning Doucet’s death.

“Anyone who has called baseball in Quebec was influenced in one way or another by Jacques,” Usereau wrote on Facebook. “His was the most-listened-to voice of the summer during the Expos years. Thank you for all those wonderful moments he brought us.”

The strike that killed the Montreal Expos' World Series dream in 1994

Quebec Premier Christine Fréchette also paid tribute, saying the province had lost “a voice that left its mark on generations of baseball fans.”

“His legacy will remain very much alive in our memories and in our sporting culture,” she wrote on X.

An uncertain beginning

Born March 8, 1940, in Montreal, Doucet began his career as a sports journalist with The Canadian Press in 1959 and later covered the Expos for Montreal newspaper La Presse when the expansion franchise began playing in 1969.

He initially called about one game a week before becoming the team’s full-time French-language radio play-by-play announcer in 1972, a role he held until the franchise left Montreal after the 2004 season and became the Washington Nationals.

Doucet acknowledged in a 2020 interview with The Canadian Press that he initially wasn’t sure broadcasting was for him.

"I didn’t know if I was going to like it: I knew nothing about the job,” he said. “I was a reporter at La Presse. I was used to writing, not talking."

"I didn’t know whether people would take to me. You can do the best job in the world as a broadcaster, but if people don’t take to you, you won’t last long."

The next 33 years showed he had little reason to worry. Expos fans not only embraced Doucet, but his voice became the soundtrack of baseball for three generations of francophone fans.

Doucet called more than 5,500 Major League Baseball games during his career, including Dennis Martinez’s perfect game for the Expos on July 28, 1991. For years, he also provided French-language broadcasts of Major League Baseball playoff and World Series games.

For Griffin, the departure of the Expos was probably the hardest moment of Doucet’s career. Doucet was also repeatedly passed over for the Ford C. Frick Award, an honour presented by the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y., for excellence in broadcasting.

“The Expos leaving was probably what hurt him the most,” Griffin said. “Because that was 36 years of his life, of passion, of trying to sell his sport, the Expos, of getting everyone to love baseball, which he succeeded in doing.''

Rodger Brulotte, iconic Montreal Expos commentator, dies at age 79

After believing his broadcasting career was over with the departure of the Expos, Doucet received an unexpected call from the Quebec Capitales, then an independent professional baseball team in the Can-Am League.

He called their games from 2006 to 2011 before returning to Major League Baseball broadcasts with TVA Sports, where he called Toronto Blue Jays games and MLB playoff action in French.

His final innings behind the microphone came in September 2022, alongside longtime colleagues Rodger Brulotte, who died in March, and Casavant.

The Blue Jays were scheduled to honour Doucet before Friday’s game against the Seattle Mariners.

Awards galore

Doucet was inducted into the Quebec Baseball Hall of Fame in 2002 and the Expos Hall of Fame the following year. He received the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame’s Jack Graney Award in 2004 and the Quebec National Assembly’s Medal of Honour in 2011.

He was elected to the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame in 2020, though the COVID-19 pandemic and later health problems delayed his formal induction ceremony in St. Marys, Ont., until 2023.

Doucet also played an important role in developing and popularizing the French-language vocabulary used to describe baseball, helping generations of francophone fans follow a sport whose terminology was overwhelmingly English.

He also wrote several books, including Les Secrets du baseball with former major-league pitcher Claude Raymond and Il était une fois les Expos, an extensive history of the franchise co-written with Marc Robitaille.

In 2014, Doucet published his autobiography, Mémoires d’un micro.

Born    March 8, 1940

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Died    August 27, 2026 (aged 86)

Years active     1972–2022

Awards            Montreal Expos Hall of Fame

Sports commentary career

Teams 

Montreal Expos

Québec Capitales

Toronto Blue Jays

Genre  Play-by-play

Sport    Baseball

Employer        

CKAC 730

CHRC 800

TVA Sports

James Walsh obit

James Walsh Dies: Tony-Winning Broadway Producer Of ‘The Heidi Chronicles’ & ‘I’m Not Rappaport’ Was 89

 

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James Walsh, whose many Broadway producing credits in the 1980s and ’90s included the Tony Award-winning productions of 1986’s I’m Not Rappaport starring Judd Hirsch and 1989’s Pulitzer-winning The Heidi Chronicles, died of sepsis Thursday, August 27, in New York City. He was 89.

His death was announced by his wife, the Emmy- and Oscar-winning casting director Juliet Taylor.

Born May 6, 1937, in Antonito, CO, Walsh attended UCLA before beginning his career as a Ford Foundation intern for administration in the arts at the Metropolitan Opera from 1961-1963. He then worked at the Repertory Theatre of Lincoln Center under Robert Whitehead and Elia Kazan, helping to manage their repertory company based in Greenwich Village at the ANTA Theatre while the Vivian Beaumont was still under construction. ANTA productions included such future stars as Faye Dunaway, Jason Robards and Roy Scheider.

He began his Broadway career as an assistant general manager on 1964’s After the Fall by Arthur Miller, directed by Kazan. Over the next 20 years, with one notable exception, he served as company manager, general manager or assistant manager for such memorable, even seminal, Broadway shows as Miller’s Incident at Vichy (1964), Tartuffe with Hal Holbrook and Salome Jens (1965), Jay Presson Allen’s The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie starring Zoe Caldwell (1968), Arthur Kopit’s Indians starring Stacy Keach, Charles Durning, Raul Julia, Sam Waterston and many others (1969); Julian Barry’s Lenny Bruce bioplay Lenny starring Cliff Gorman (1971); Brian Friel’s The Freedom of the City (1974); Herb Gardner’s Thieves starring Richard Mulligan and Marlo Thomas (1974); I Have a Dream starring Billy Dee Williams as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (1976); Barnum starring Jim Dale and Glenn Close (1980); The Music Man revival with Dick Van Dyke (1980); Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music (1981); and Beth Henley’s The Wake of Jamey Foster starring Anthony Heald and Holly Hunter (1982).

The one notable exception to his management roles from the era was The Watering Place, starring William Devane, Shirley Knight, Vivian Nathan and Ralph Waite. He produced the play by Lyle Kessler that opened — and closed — on March 12, 1969.

When he returned to producing 14 years later, it was with considerably more splash if not immediately greater success: Doonesbury, a high-profile musical with book and lyrics by Garry Trudeau, based on his wildly popular comic strip and with music by Elizabeth Swados, was neither a critical nor commercial success when it opened in 1983. Though it garnered considerable attention, the musical played only 20 previews and 104 performances.

Walsh’s luck would change drastically with his third producing effort: Gardner’s I’m Not Rappaport, the 1985 play directed by Daniel Sullivan and starring Hirsch and Cleavon Little. The play about two elderly men who become unlikely friends as they spend their days together on a park bench was a hit, winning Tony Awards for Best Play, for Hirsch’s performance and for lighting design. (A 1996 film adaptation starred Walter Matthau and Ossie Davis).

Walsh followed up that success with an even more celebrated production: Wendy Wasserstein’s The Heidi Chronicles (1989), a generational touchstone starring Joan Allen, Peter Friedman, Boyd Gaines, Cynthia Nixon and others. The play, about a young feminist who choose to adopt a child on her own, won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and was nominated for six Tonys, winning for Best Play and Best Featured Actor (Gaines).

The early ’90s brought continued success for Walsh, with Broadway productions of Tony-nominated Once on This Island (1990), 1992’s Conversations with My Father, again starring Hirsch along with Tony Shalhoub, Jason Biggs and others; and, also that year, Gregory Mosher’s revival of Tennessee Williams’ A Streetcar Named Desire starring Alec Baldwin, Jessica Lange and Amy Madigan.

Although the starry production was one of the most anticipated shows of the season and proved a major box office success, it received mixed-to-negative critical reviews and no Tony nominations. Lange’s performance would be favorably reappraised over the years, and in 1995 she was Emmy nominated when she starred, along with Baldwin, in a CBS film adaptation of the Broadway production.

Walsh largely retired from the theater following Streetcar, returning briefly in 2003 to produce the musical Never Gonna Dance, a short-lived project based on the 1936 Fred Astaire-Ginger Rogers film Swing Time, starring Noah Racey, Nancy Lemenager, Karen Ziemba and Peter Gerety, with direction by Michael Greif and choreography by Jerry Mitchell.

In addition to Broadway, Walsh produced two notable Off Broadway plays in 1967: Norman Mailer’s The Deer Park and The Beard, Michale McClure’s controversial take on Billy the Kid and Jean Harlow (the playwright and poet would later go on to co-author the song “Mercedes Benz” with Janis Joplin).

Walsh also served on the Board of Governors for the League of American Theaters and Producers and on the Theatre Advisory Board for the American Soviet Theatre Initiative.

In addition to his wife, he is survived by sons Sam Walsh and Jason Walsh.

Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV obit

World's youngest reigning traditional monarch dies aged 34

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A traditional Ugandan ruler named as the world's youngest monarch has died aged 34, his prime minster announced.

Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV became king of Tooro in western Uganda at just three years old in 1995 after the death of his father.

The Tooro kingdom did not disclose the cause of King Oyo's death, but a Ugandan government minister was quoted in local media saying that he had been critically ill and was seeking treatment in the US.

Though Uganda is governed by an elected president and parliament, it has several traditional kingdoms which continue to have significant cultural influence despite not having political power.

Oyo, who Guinness World Records listed as the world's youngest reigning monarch, ruled over more than two million people. He was the 13th monarch of a kingdom that was founded in the early 19th Century.

Announcing his death, Tooro's Prime Minister Calvin Armstrong Rwomiire Akiiki called his passing on Thursday an "immeasurable loss" to the royal family and the people of Tooro.

"I call upon all the people of Tooro to remain united, calm and prayerful during this profoundly difficult time," Akiiki said on Friday. "May His Majesty the King rest in eternal peace."

The Tooro Kingdom follows a hereditary system in selecting its monarch.

Oyo was not officially married, but Akiiki said "the continuity of the Crown is assured".

"His Majesty leaves behind a Prince as his heir, whose identity will be formally revealed at the appropriate time, in accordance with the traditions and customs of Tooro Kingdom," he explained.

When he became king in 1995 a regency, which included the queen mother, was established until Oyo turned 18 when there was an official coronation.

The young king was well respected by his people and according to a report in the Daily Monitor newspaper he promoted causes such as youth empowerment, education and climate conservation, as well as HIV/Aids awareness.

The country's largest and most influential traditional institution, the Buganda Kingdom, said it mourned with the people of Tooro following the death of their monarch, labelling him a valuable figure to Uganda.

Similarly, the Rwenzururu Kingdom also extended its condolences to "all those mourning this great loss", according to local media reports.

Others have also paid their respects to the late king.

The Federation of Uganda Football Associations, honoured King Oyo as a "true friend of the beautiful game", and announced a moment of silence before the kick-off of all matches until 4 September in memory of his "legacy, love, passion and contribution" to the sport.

Government minister Margaret Muhanga described the mood in the kingdom as "sombre... you can't see anyone smiling".

The king was "at the prime of his life", she said in a video shared on social media, "as young as he was, he had an impact on his kingdom".

Muhanga said they would be planting a million trees in his honour during the mourning period, and wants to ask the neighbouring districts in Tooro to do the same.

Uganadan musician Juliana Kanyomozi called it a "very dark day for Tooro", in an Instagram post. "Gone too soon. What a loss!!!!"

Meanwhile, pop star-turned-politician Bobi Wine, called for King Oyo's "soul to rest in eternal peace".

Andrea Eastman obit

Andrea Eastman, Casting Director on ‘The Godfather’ and Former ICM Agent, Dies at 86

As a Paramount exec, she pushed to hire Ali MacGraw for ‘Goodbye, Columbus’ and discovered Jaclyn Smith; later, she managed Sylvester Stallone and repped Barbra Streisand.

 

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Andrea Eastman, who as the head of casting at Paramount Pictures brought Ali MacGraw to Goodbye, Columbus and James Caan to The Godfather before serving as a manager and longtime ICM agent, has died. She was 86.

Eastman died Wednesday in her sleep at her home in Santa Barbara, a family spokesperson told The Hollywood Reporter.

A real straight-shooter, Eastman discovered Jaclyn Smith, got Steven Spielberg and Roy Scheider together for Jaws (1975), managed Sylvester Stallone in his Rocky heyday and talked Rob Reiner into hiring her client — and his best friend — Billy Crystal for When Harry Met Sally … (1989).

With a long stint at ICM in Los Angeles and New York, she also repped and/or managed Barbra Streisand, Burt Reynolds, Peter Boyle, Chevy Chase, Henry Winkler, Jamie Lee Curtis, Christopher Reeve, Katharine Ross, Christopher Plummer, James Brolin, Dustin Hoffman, Dyan Cannon, Gabriel Byrne, Brenda Vaccaro, Richard Gere, Kim Basinger, Kathleen Turner, Stockard Channing, Tony Danza, Wes Craven, Katherine Heigl, Katie Couric, Elle MacPherson, Marshall Brickman and Charlie Rose, among many others over the years.

Eastman fought to cast MacGraw, then a 30-year-old photographer’s assistant and model new to acting, for the role of the younger Jewish-American princess Brenda Patimkin opposite Richard Benjamin as her romantic interest Neil Klugman in Goodbye, Columbus (1969), directed by Larry Peerce.

Natalie Wood had already turned down the part, and the studio had looked at hundreds of other actresses before MacGraw came aboard. (The year the movie hit theaters, MacGraw wed Paramount Studios chief Robert Evans.)

Eastman initiated the casting for Francis Ford Coppola’s The Godfather (1972) and worked with Fred Roos to hire actors for the eventual Oscar winner for best picture.

“You make endless lists when you are a casting director,” she said in 2023. “When you do a movie, you try to think out of the box. For The Godfather, it was endless casting. We worked seven days a week. I was dreaming of Italians all night every night.”

Eastman thought Italian producer Carlo Ponti would make a great Vito Corleone before Godfather author Mario Puzo came up with the idea to cast Marlon Brando.

Caan had excelled in his screen test for the film and was slated to play Michael Corleone opposite the hulking Carmine Caridi as Sonny Corleone (Coppola had offered him the role in a bar). But when Al Pacino was hired to play Michael, Caan was out of the movie.

Caridi “was a big guy but not menacing. He was like a big Saint Bernard,” Eastman said. “Luckily, he’d never formally signed a deal, and Coppola trusted me. He was leaving for Sicily [to scout locations], so he told me, ‘Just cast my fucking movie!’”

After getting Charlie Bluhdorn, head of Paramount parent Gulf + Western, and Evans to sign off on Caan as Sonny and Pacino as Michael, Eastman hurriedly got Caan to sign a contract before someone changed their mind.

“We all worked as a team, but I am responsible for Jimmy Caan getting the part of Sonny,” she said. This era was the happiest time in her career, she often noted, but she would quit the studio in early 1973.

Born on June 15, 1940, Eastman grew up in Westport, Connecticut, where she attended Staples High School. She graduated from Ohio State University and married producer and backgammon expert Bruce Becker; after they divorced, she moved to California.

In summer 1968, she was working as an assistant for $150 a week for Paramount head of casting Joyce Selznick when the niece of Gone With the Wind producer David O. Selznick was fired. Eastman, then 28, took her place and made $300 a week.

She first spotted Smith when both were in the audience at the stage musical Hallelujah, Baby! “She was gorgeous,” Eastman said in an interview last year. “I walked up to her and gave her my card. She looked at me like, ‘Who is this person? She’s my age.’ And then I brought her in and she met Charlie Bluhdorn and Bob Evans and we put her under contract.” (Smith would play as a wedding guest in Goodbye, Columbus.)

Eastman’s tenure at Paramount also saw the release of such notable films as True Grit (1969), Downhill Racer (1969), the box office sensation (and MacGraw-starring) Love Story (1970), Catch 22 (1970), T.R. Baskin (1971) and Play It Again, Sam (1972).

She said she quit Paramount when Frank Yablans, who had recently replaced Stanley R. Jaffe as studio chief, threatened to fire her if she attended the 1973 Academy Awards, where The Godfather was nominated for 11 Oscars.

She took a job at double her previous salary as an agent at International Famous Agency; her clients back then included Ross, Boyle, Curtis, Benjamin and Paula Prentiss.

She left to become Stallone’s manager, and that led to her agreeing in 1977 to form a joint personal management company with Jeff Wald, Ron DiBlasio and Herb Nanas. But soon after introducing Stallone to Wald, she was told by DiBlasio that “we don’t want to go forward with you, Jeff’s going to have his own company,” she recalled in 2023.

She said she was offered $25,000 but turned that down, and she would file a $1 million suit against Wald and DiBlasio for damages. She formed her own company, Andrea Eastman Management, before joining ICM in 1983.

She said Spielberg offered Scheider the role of police chief Martin Brody in Jaws at one of her dinner parties and that Reiner gave Crystal his script to When Harry Met Sally at one of her weddings. Later, she convinced Streisand to appear in an unglamorous role in Meet the Frockers (2004).

Eastman moved to Bozeman, Montana, full-time in 2005 and retired from ICM in 2010.

Her husbands also included attorney Richard Wilsker and producer Paul N. Lazarus III (Westworld, Capricorn One).

In the 2022 Paramount+ miniseries The Offer, Eastman was portrayed by Stephanie Koenig. She said she did not appreciate that she and Godfather producer Al Ruddy were depicted as having a one-night stand when it fact they had love affair that lasted more than a year.

She established a sanctuary in Montana near Big Sky Resort dedicated to rescuing, rehabilitating and sheltering maltreated, abandoned and abused horses and dogs, and her impact as an animal advocate was chronicled in Jill Rappaport’s 2004 book, People We Know, Horses They Love.

In the late 1990s, she enlisted Robert Redford’s help in getting the nation’s first state initiative to ban the slaughter of horses for human consumption passed.

She spent three months in 2020 at the Beverly Hills Hotel recovering from open-heart surgery. Her late golden retriever had the run of the place, which was operating at a limited capacity during COVID, and a kids picture book written from the pooch’s perspective, Trooper at the Beverly Hills Hotel, was published in 2022.

After some tough early years in Hollywood, Eastman proved to be as tough as they come. “One of the things [you learn] being an agent is you don’t give up,” she said in 2014. “You never take no for an answer.”

Peter Cullen obit

Peter Cullen Dies: Voice Of Optimus Prime In ‘Transformers’ Was 85

 

He was not on the list.

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, voiced Eeyore in the Winnie the Pooh franchise and was the announcer for the Smothers Brothers TV show, among scores of others, has died. He was 85.

His agent Kevin Motley told Deadline that Cullen died Wednesday in Los Angeles but did not provide a cause of death.

“Peter Cullen passed away peacefully, surrounded by his loving family – and held in the hearts of his many friends and countless fans worldwide,” Motley said in a statement. “His family asks that you honor his remarkable legacy by serving your communities and leading others with compassion, integrity, and loyalty and always remember ‘be strong enough to be gentle.'”

Cullen racked up more than 200 credits during a career that spanned more than 60 years. Along with his Transformers and Winnie the Pooh work, Cullen lent his voice to the toon series The Smurfs, DuckTales, Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers, Ghostbusters, Voltron: Defender of the Universe, Alvin & the Chipmunks, Donkey Kong, Heathcliff & the Cadillac Cats, Dragon’s Lair, The Addams Family, Dungeons & Dragons, Gummi Bears, Rainbow Brite, Saber Rider and the Star Sheriffs, BraveStarr, The Savage Dragon, Widget, the World Watcher, the early-’80s Spider-Man, multiple G.I. Joe iterations and dozens more.

Born on July 28, 1941, in Montreal, Cullen began his career in Canadian radio and got his big break when he was tapped as an announcer for the groundbreaking late-1960s comedy/variety series The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour. Mixing humor and music with politics and the counterculture, the show was a hit with fans but not networks censors.

From there, Cullen would work consistently for the next five-plus decades. He was a regular on the hit CBS variety series The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour from its 1971 launch to 1974, following with stints on variety shows fronted by Wolfman Jack and the Hudson Brothers during the genre’s heyday.

By the late 1970s, Cullen had pivoted mainly to voicing animation projects. His first brush with signature character Optimus Prime, the heroic leader of the shape-shifting Autobots, was in the syndicated 1984 series Transformers. He played the role based on the Hasbro toy line for the show’s entire four-season run that ended in 1987.

Although he moved on to voice characters in scores of others TV series, specials and movies, Cullen hardly was done with Prime. Two decades later, Michael Bay resurrected the franchise with Transformers, the big-budget 2007 film and brought Cullen back as the voice of its main nonhuman character. The Paramount Pictures movie was an international smash, leading to a multi-film gold mine that is among the highest-grossing franchises in Hollywood history.

Actor

 

    J.K. Simmons and Steven Yeun in Invincible (2021)

    Invincible

    8.7

    TV Series

        Thaedus (voice)

        2023–2026

    The Masked Singer (2019)

    The Masked Singer

    5.8

    TV Series

        Optimus Prime (voice)

        2024

    Fortnite: Chapter 4 (2023)

    Fortnite: Chapter 4

    6.4

    Video Game

        Optimus Prime (voice)

        2023

    Ron Perlman, Michelle Yeoh, Peter Cullen, Pete Davidson, Colman Domingo, David Sobolov, Tongayi Chirisa, Dominique Fishback, Anthony Ramos, and Liza Koshy in Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (2023)

    Transformers: Rise of the Beasts

    6.0

        Optimus Prime (voice)

        2023

    Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2018)

    Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

    6.0

    TV Series

        Councilor 1 (voice)

        2019–2020

    Crystal Crisis

    Video Game

        Narrator (voice)

        2019

    John Cena, Hailee Steinfeld, and Dylan O'Brien in Bumblebee (2018)

    Bumblebee

    6.7

        Optimus Prime (voice)

        2018

    Transformers: Power of the Primes (2018)

    Transformers: Power of the Primes

    6.2

    TV Mini Series

        Optimus Prime (voice)

        2018

    Transformers: Titans Return (2017)

    Transformers: Titans Return

    5.9

    TV Mini Series

        Optimus Prime (voice)

        2017–2018

    Transformers: Autobots Alliance (2018)

    Transformers: Autobots Alliance

    7.2

    Short

        Optimus Prime (voice)

        2018

    Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2014)

    Transformers: Robots in Disguise

    6.0

    TV Series

        Optimus Prime (voice)

        2015–2017

    Anthony Hopkins, Mark Wahlberg, Erik Aadahl, Jim Carter, Peter Cullen, Laura Haddock, and Isabela Merced in Transformers: The Last Knight (2017)

    Transformers: The Last Knight

    5.2

        Optimus Prime (voice)

        2017

    Loretta Devine, Lara Jill Miller, Robbie Rist, and Natalia Rosminati in Doc McStuffins: Pet Rescue/Baby/Ultimate Safari/Arctic Rescue/Toy Hospital (2012)

    Doc McStuffins: Pet Rescue/Baby/Ultimate Safari/Arctic Rescue/Toy Hospital

    6.5

    TV Series

        Eeyore (voice)

        2017

    Lacey Chabert, Jason Marsden, Maurice LaMarche, Steve Blum, D.C. Douglas, Parvesh Cheena, Shannon McKain, Elan Garfias, and Imari Williams in Transformers: Rescue Bots (2011)

    Transformers: Rescue Bots

    6.6

    TV Series

        Optimus PrimeScientist (voice)

        2011–2016

    Disney Magical World 2 (2015)

    Disney Magical World 2

    7.4

    Video Game

        Eeyore (voice)

        2015

    Transformers: Devastation (2015)

    Transformers: Devastation

    7.2

    Video Game

        Optimus Prime (voice)

        2015

    Transformers Universe (2014)

    Transformers Universe

    6.0

    Video Game

        Optimus Prime (voice)

        2014

    Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (2014)

    Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark

    5.6

    Video Game

        Optimus Prime (voice)

        2014

    Mark Wahlberg, Peter Cullen, Nicola Peltz Beckham, and Jack Reynor in Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014)

    Transformers: Age of Extinction

    5.6

        Optimus Prime (voice)

        2014

    Transformers Prime Beast Hunters: Predacons Rising (2013)

    Transformers Prime Beast Hunters: Predacons Rising

    7.5

    TV Movie

        Optimus Prime (voice)

        2013

    Transformers Prime (2010)

    Transformers Prime

    8.1

    TV Series

        Optimus PrimeOrion PaxNemesis Prime (voice) ...

        2010–2013

    Alien vs. Predator: Evolution (2013)

    Alien vs. Predator: Evolution

    6.5

    Video Game

        The PredatorBerserker PredatorMaster Predator (voice)

        2013

    Motorcity (2012)

    Motorcity

    7.4

    TV Series

        Kainco Scientist (voice)

        2012

    Transformers Prime: The Game (2012)

    Transformers Prime: The Game

    7.3

    Video Game

        Optimus Prime (voice)

        2012

    Transformers: Fall of Cybertron (2012)

    Transformers: Fall of Cybertron

    8.4

    Video Game

        Optimus Prime (voice)

        2012

    Frank Welker in Transformers: The Ride - 3D (2011)

    Transformers: The Ride - 3D

    7.7

    Video

        Optimus Prime (voice)

        2011

    Peter Cullen, Shia LaBeouf, and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley in Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011)

    Transformers: Dark of the Moon

    6.2

        Optimus Prime (voice)

        2011

    Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011)

    Transformers: Dark of the Moon

    6.0

    Video Game

        Optimus Prime (voice)

        2011

    Claire's Flowers (2011)

    Claire's Flowers

    Video

        Narrator

        2011

    Transformers Prime: Ultimate Decepticons (2010)

    Transformers Prime: Ultimate Decepticons

        Optimus Prime

        2010

    Transformers: War for Cybertron (2010)

    Transformers: War for Cybertron

    8.1

    Video Game

        Optimus Prime (voice)

        2010

    Super Duper Super Sleuths (2010)

    Super Duper Super Sleuths

    5.8

    Video

        Eeyore (voice)

        2010

    My Friends Tigger & Pooh (2007)

    My Friends Tigger & Pooh

    5.5

    TV Series

        Eeyore (voice)

        2007–2010

    BURDEN, the Sci-Fi Action Superhero short film by Director Michael David Lynch.

    Burden

    6.5

    Short

        The Voice in the Sky

        2009

    Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009)

    Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

    6.0

    Video Game

        Optimus Prime (voice)

        2009

    Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen - Decepticons (2009)

    Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen - Decepticons

    7.4

    Video Game

        Optimus Prime (voice)

        2009

    Peter Cullen, Shia LaBeouf, and Megan Fox in Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009)

    Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

    6.0

        Optimus Prime (voice)

        2009

    Tigger & Pooh and a Musical Too (2009)

    Tigger & Pooh and a Musical Too

    5.2

    Video

        Eeyore (voice)

        2009

    Justin Bruening in Knight Rider (2008)

    Knight Rider

    5.6

    TV Series

        K.A.R.R. (voice)

        2009

    My Friends Tigger & Pooh: The Hundred Acre Wood Haunt (2008)

    My Friends Tigger & Pooh: The Hundred Acre Wood Haunt

    6.8

    Video

        Eeyore (voice)

        2008

    My Friends Tigger and Pooh - Super Sleuth Christmas Movie (2007)

    My Friends Tigger and Pooh - Super Sleuth Christmas Movie

    5.4

    TV Movie

        Eeyore (voice)

        2007

    Transformers: Beginnings (2007)

    Transformers: Beginnings

    6.0

    Video

        Optimus Prime (voice)

        2007

    Transformers: Autobots (2007)

    Transformers: Autobots

    7.2

    Video Game

        Optimus Prime (voice)

        2007

    Transformers: Decepticons (2007)

    Transformers: Decepticons

    7.5

    Video Game

        Optimus Prime (voice)

        2007

    Transformers: The Game (2007)

    Transformers: The Game

    5.6

    Video Game

        Optimus Prime (voice)

        2007

    Peter Cullen, Josh Duhamel, Shia LaBeouf, Mark Ryan, Hugo Weaving, and Megan Fox in Transformers (2007)

    Transformers

    7.1

        Optimus Prime (voice)

        2007

    Dave Bossert in Winnie the Pooh: Shapes & Sizes (2006)

    Winnie the Pooh: Shapes & Sizes

    7.5

    Video

        Eeyore (voice)

        2006

    Winnie the Pooh: Wonderful Word Adventure (2006)

    Winnie the Pooh: Wonderful Word Adventure

    6.9

    Video

        Eeyore (voice)

        2006

    IGPX: Immortal Grand Prix (2005)

    IGPX: Immortal Grand Prix

    7.3

    TV Series

        Narrator (voice: English version)

        2005–2006

    Pooh's Heffalump Halloween Movie (2005)

    Pooh's Heffalump Halloween Movie

    6.3

    Video

        Eeyore (voice)

        2005

    Pooh's Heffalump Movie (2005)

    Pooh's Heffalump Movie

    6.4

        Eeyore (voice)

        2005

    Growing Up with Winnie the Pooh (2004)

    Growing Up with Winnie the Pooh

    7.5

    TV Series

        Eeyore (voice)

        2005

    Winnie the Pooh's Rumbly Tumbly Adventure (2005)

    Winnie the Pooh's Rumbly Tumbly Adventure

    5.8

    Video Game

        Eeyore (voice)

        2005

    Megas XLR (2004)

    Megas XLR

    8.1

    TV Series

        KlaarZanzoar (voice)

        2004

    Jim Cummings and John Fiedler in The Book of Pooh (2001)

    The Book of Pooh

    6.3

    TV Series

        Eeyore (voice)

        2001–2004

    Winnie the Pooh: ABC's Discovering Letters and Words (2004)

    Winnie the Pooh: ABC's Discovering Letters and Words

    7.1

    Video

        Eeyore (voice)

        2004

    Winnie the Pooh: 123s (2004)

    Winnie the Pooh: 123s

    8.0

    Video

        Eeyore (voice)

        2004

    Jim Cummings, Ken Sansom, Nicole Ruiz, Jimmy Bennett, and Raleigh Shuck in Winnie the Pooh: Springtime with Roo (2004)

    Winnie the Pooh: Springtime with Roo

    6.3

    Video

        Eeyore (voice)

        2004

    Wayne Allwine, Tony Anselmo, Bill Farmer, Tress MacNeille, and Russi Taylor in House of Mouse (2001)

    House of Mouse

    7.5

    TV Series

        Eeyore (voice)

        2001–2003

    Disney Sing-Along Songs: Sing a Song with Pooh Bear and Piglet Too! (2003)

    Disney Sing-Along Songs: Sing a Song with Pooh Bear and Piglet Too!

    6.8

    Video

        Eeyore (voice)

        2003

    Piglet's Big Game (2003)

    Piglet's Big Game

    6.7

    Video Game

        Eeyore (voice)

        2003

    Jim Cummings and John Fiedler in Piglet's Big Movie (2003)

    Piglet's Big Movie

    6.2

        Eeyore (voice)

        2003

    The Tigger Movie Read-Along DVD (2002)

    The Tigger Movie Read-Along DVD

    8.2

    Video

        Eeyore (voice)

        2002

    Jim Cummings and John Fiedler in Winnie the Pooh: A Very Merry Pooh Year (2002)

    Winnie the Pooh: A Very Merry Pooh Year

    6.6

    Video

        Eeyore (voice)

        2002

    Treasure Planet (2002)

    Treasure Planet

    7.2

        Captain Nathaniel Flint (voice, uncredited)

        2002

    Disney's Pooh's Party Game: In Search of the Treasure (2001)

    Disney's Pooh's Party Game: In Search of the Treasure

    5.3

    Video Game

        Eeyore (voice)

        2001

    Toonami: Advanced Robotics (2001)

    Toonami: Advanced Robotics

    4.9

    Music Video

        Narrator (voice)

        2001

    Robby Benson, Wayne Allwine, Tony Anselmo, Corey Burton, Bill Farmer, Kyle Menke, Mark Moseley, Russi Taylor, Carolyn Gardner, and Paigie Sparkletasia in House of Mouse (2001)

    Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse

    6.6

    Video

        Eeyore (voice)

        2001

    Peter Cullen, Jim Cummings, and John Fiedler in The Book of Pooh: Stories from the Heart (2001)

    The Book of Pooh: Stories from the Heart

    6.2

    Video

        Eeyore (voice)

        2001

    Places of Mystery (2000)

    Places of Mystery

    TV Series

        Narrator

        2000

    Jim Cummings in Winnie the Pooh: Sing a Song with Tigger (2000)

    Winnie the Pooh: Sing a Song with Tigger

    7.9

    Video

        Eeyore (voice)

        2000

    Promo Poster

    The Tigger Movie

    6.4

        Eeyore (voice)

        2000

    Winnie the Pooh: A Valentine for You (1999)

    Winnie the Pooh: A Valentine for You

    7.0

    TV Short

        Eeyore (voice)

        1999

    A Winnie the Pooh Thanksgiving (1998)

    A Winnie the Pooh Thanksgiving

    6.8

    TV Movie

        Eeyore (voice)

        1998

    Winnie the Pooh Friendship: Three Cheers for Eeyore & Rabbit (1998)

    Winnie the Pooh Friendship: Three Cheers for Eeyore & Rabbit

    8.9

    Video

        Eeyore (voice)

        1998

    Peter Cullen, Jim Cummings, John Fiedler, Ken Sansom, and Paul Winchell in Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin (1997)

    Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin

    7.0

    Video

        Eeyore (voice)

        1997

    Winnie the Pooh Friendship: Clever Little Piglet (1997)

    Winnie the Pooh Friendship: Clever Little Piglet

    8.0

    Video

        Eeyore

        1997

    Winnie the Pooh Friendship: Pooh Wishes (1997)

    Winnie the Pooh Friendship: Pooh Wishes

    7.7

    Video

        Eeyore (voice)

        1997

    The Savage Dragon (1995)

    The Savage Dragon

    6.5

    TV Series

        BludgeonBasher

        1995–1996

    Jim Cummings and John Fiedler in Boo to You Too! Winnie the Pooh (1996)

    Boo to You Too! Winnie the Pooh

    7.3

    TV Short

        Eeyore (voice)

        1996

    Winnie the Pooh Playtime: Happy Pooh Day (1996)

    Winnie the Pooh Playtime: Happy Pooh Day

    7.8

    Video

        Eeyore

        1996

    Winnie the Pooh Playtime: Fun 'N Games (1995)

    Winnie the Pooh Playtime: Fun 'N Games

    7.8

    Video

        Eeyore

        1995

    Winnie the Pooh Un-Valentine's Day (1995)

    Winnie the Pooh Un-Valentine's Day

    6.9

    Video

        Eeyore (voice)

        1995

    Alexandra Wentworth, Chris Browning, Dann Florek, Bruce Greenwood, Adam Hendershott, Steve Hytner, Phill Lewis, Rose Marie, Joe Rogan, Mike Starr, and Sholom Gelt in Hardball (1994)

    Hardball

    5.7

    TV Series

        Fox Announcer

        1994

    Winnie the Pooh Learning: Helping Others (1994)

    Winnie the Pooh Learning: Helping Others

    7.8

    Video

        Eeyore

        1994

    Winnie the Pooh Learning: Sharing & Caring (1994)

    Winnie the Pooh Learning: Sharing & Caring

    8.0

    Video

        Eeyore

        1994

    Winnie the Pooh Playtime: Detective Tigger (1994)

    Winnie the Pooh Playtime: Detective Tigger

    7.7

    Video

        Eeyore (voice)

        1994

    The Addams Family (1992)

    The Addams Family

    7.0

    TV Series

        The Big as a Barn Kid (voice)

        1993

    Bonkers (1993)

    Bonkers

    6.7

    TV Series

        SnowmanMackey McSlime (voice)

        1993

    The Pirates of Dark Water (1991)

    The Pirates of Dark Water

    8.2

    TV Series

        Mantus (voice)

        1991–1993

    Tom & Jerry Kids Show (1990)

    Tom & Jerry Kids Show

    6.3

    TV Series

        Additional Voices

        1990–1992

    Jonah (1992)

    Jonah

    7.5

    Video

        Ninevite King (voice)

        1992

    The Greatest Adventure: Stories from the Bible (1985)

    The Greatest Adventure: Stories from the Bible

    7.6

    TV Series

        JaphethNinevite King (voice)

        1985–1992

    My Little Pony Tales (1992)

    My Little Pony Tales

    6.4

    TV Series

        GrundleAhggCaptain Crabnasty (voice, uncredited)

        1992

    Jim Cummings, John Fiedler, and Paul Winchell in Winnie the Pooh and Christmas Too (1991)

    Winnie the Pooh and Christmas Too

    7.3

    TV Movie

        Eeyore (voice)

        1991

    Widget, the World Watcher (1990)

    Widget, the World Watcher

    6.8

    TV Series

        Bob the PoacherRooney KangarooGdunu (voice)

        1990–1991

    Jim Cummings, John Fiedler, and Ken Sansom in The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1988)

    The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh

    7.6

    TV Series

        EeyoreMayor Prairie DogThe Man on TV (voice) ...

        1988–1991

    Jim Carrey, Damon Wayans, David Alan Grier, Keenen Ivory Wayans, Kelly Coffield Park, Kim Coles, Tommy Davidson, T'Keyah Crystal Keymáh, Kim Wayans, and Shawn Wayans in In Living Color (1990)

    In Living Color

    8.2

    TV Series

        Blond Long Hair Guy

        1991

    The Little Engine That Could (1991)

    The Little Engine That Could

    7.0

    Video

        PeteThe Cave (voice)

        1991

    Gummi Bears (1985)

    Gummi Bears

    7.5

    TV Series

        Gritty GummiKerwin the ConquerorKnight (voice)

        1988–1990

    Corey Burton and Tress MacNeille in Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers (1989)

    Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers

    7.5

    TV Series

        Monterey JackMeppsOfficer Kirby ...

        1989–1990

    The Adventures of Don Coyote and Sancho Panda (1990)

    The Adventures of Don Coyote and Sancho Panda

    6.9

    TV Series

        Additional Voices

        1990

    Ed Gilbert and R.J. Williams in TaleSpin (1990)

    TaleSpin

    7.5

    TV Series

        OctopusWalrus Captain (voice)

        1990

    Robotix (1990)

    Robotix

    6.5

    Video

        BoltarNemesisSpiro (voice)

        1990

    Dino-Riders in the Ice Age (1989)

    Dino-Riders in the Ice Age

    6.7

    Video

        (voice)

        1989

    Dixie's Diner (1989)

    Dixie's Diner

    8.3

    TV Short

        (voice)

        1989

    Hägar the Horrible (1989)

    Hägar the Horrible

    6.7

    TV Short

        Hägar (voice)

        1989

    Fantastic Max (1988)

    Fantastic Max

    6.9

    TV Series

        Additional Voices

        1988–1989

    Corey Burton, Peter Cullen, Jim Cummings, and Tress MacNeille in Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers (1989)

    Chip 'n' Dale's Rescue Rangers to the Rescue

    7.6

    TV Movie

        Monterey JackOfficer KirbyOfficer Muldoon (voice) ...

        1989

    Lucille Bliss, Danny Goldman, Don Messick, and Alan Oppenheimer in The Smurfs (1981)

    The Smurfs

    7.2

    TV Series

        Additional VoicesMarsh MonsterGluttonous ...

        1981–1989

    Greg Berg, Cam Clarke, Townsend Coleman, Barry Gordon, Rob Paulsen, and Hal Rayle in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987)

    Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

    7.9

    TV Series

        Additional VoicesSmashPark Mugger #1

        1988–1989

    Rude Dog and the Dweebs (1989)

    Rude Dog and the Dweebs

    6.6

    TV Series

        WinstonHerman (voice)

        1989

    ABC Weekend Specials (1977)

    ABC Weekend Specials

    7.8

    TV Series

        Yukon 'Yukie' PeteEarlessLong John Silver (voice) ...

        1983–1989

    Vytor: The Starfire Champion (1989)

    Vytor: The Starfire Champion

    6.6

    TV Movie

        MyzorChief Eldor (voice)

        1989

    Dino-Riders (1988)

    Dino-Riders

    7.1

    TV Series

        Mind-ZeiGunnerAntor (voice) ...

        1988

    Yogi & the Invasion of the Space Bears (1988)

    Yogi & the Invasion of the Space Bears

    6.0

    TV Movie

        Ranger Roubideux (voice)

        1988

    Superman (1988)

    Superman

    7.0

    TV Series

        The Hunter (voice)

        1988

    The New Yogi Bear Show (1988)

    The New Yogi Bear Show

    6.5

    TV Series

        Additional Voices

        1988

    Rockin' with Judy Jetson (1988)

    Rockin' with Judy Jetson

    6.2

    TV Movie

        GruffCommander ComsatBouncer (voice)

        1988

    Saber Rider and the Star Sheriffs (1987)

    Saber Rider and the Star Sheriffs

    8.4

    TV Series

        NarratorRamrodNemesis (voice) ...

        1987–1988

    Mickey's 60th Birthday (1988)

    Mickey's 60th Birthday

    7.0

    TV Movie

        Sorcerer (voice)

        1988

    The Flintstone Kids (1986)

    The Flintstone Kids

    5.8

    TV Series

        Additional Voices

        1986–1988

    Charlie Adler, Pat Fraley, and Ed Gilbert in BraveStarr (1987)

    BraveStarr

    7.1

    TV Series

        Doctor Wt'snDoctor WatsonMr. Fogg (voice)

        1987–1988

    Russi Taylor and Alan Young in DuckTales (1987)

    DuckTales

    8.0

    TV Series

        Admiral GrimitzBankjob BeagleJoaquin Slowly (voice) ...

        1987–1988

    Power Masters (1987)

    Power Masters

    TV Series

        Narrator

        1987

    Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light (1987)

    Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light

    7.6

    TV Series

        CindarrKnightGorge (voice) ...

        1987

    Foofur (1986)

    Foofur

    5.9

    TV Series

        Baby (voice)

        1986–1987

    Peter Cullen in Transformers (1984)

    Transformers

    8.0

    TV Series

        Optimus PrimeIronhideStreetwise ...

        1984–1987

    The Little Wizards (1987)

    The Little Wizards

    6.9

    TV Series

        Various Characters (voice)

        1987–1988

    Tony Anselmo, Peter Cullen, Joan Gerber, Terence Harrison, Ron Jones, Jymn Magon, Terence McGovern, Patricia Parris, Hal Smith, Bruce Talkington, Alan Young, and Mark Zaslove in DuckTales: Treasure of the Golden Suns (1987)

    DuckTales: Treasure of the Golden Suns

    TV Movie

        Admiral GrimmitzJoaquin Slowly

        1987

    My Little Pony (1986)

    My Little Pony

    5.8

    TV Series

        Additional VoicesCaptain Crabnasty

        1986–1987

    The Real Ghostbusters (1986)

    The Real Ghostbusters

    7.6

    TV Series

        Doctor DestructoPolice Officer (voice, uncredited)

        1987

    Arnold Schwarzenegger in Predator (1987)

    Predator

    7.8

        The Predator (voice, uncredited)

        1987

    G.I. Joe: The Movie (1987)

    G.I. Joe: The Movie

    7.0

    Video

        ZandarNemesis Enforcer (voice)

        1987

    Sesame Street (1969)

    Sesame Street

    8.1

    TV Series

        Narrator (uncredited)

        1987

    Moon Dreamers (1986)

    Moon Dreamers

    7.0

    TV Series

        Additional Voices

        1986

    Rainbow Brite (1984)

    Rainbow Brite

    6.9

    TV Series

        Murky DismalNarratorMonstromurk (voice) ...

        1984–1986

    Voltron: Fleet of Doom (1986)

    Voltron: Fleet of Doom

    7.1

    Video

        HutchCommander James HawkinsCoran (voice) ...

        1986

    Rambo (1986)

    Rambo

    6.3

    TV Series

        Sergeant Havoc (voice)

        1986

    Ghostbusters (1986)

    Ghostbusters

    6.3

    TV Series

        Eddie Spenser Jr.Brat-A-RatHaunter (voice) ...

        1986

    Transformers: The Return of Optimus Prime (1986)

    Transformers: The Return of Optimus Prime

    8.1

    Video

        Optimus Prime (voice)

        1986

    Pound Puppies (1985)

    Pound Puppies

    6.4

    TV Series

        Captain SlaughterOwner of Bark and Growl CafeSlaughtar (voice)

        1986

    G.I. Joe: Arise, Serpentor, Arise! (1986)

    G.I. Joe: Arise, Serpentor, Arise!

    7.7

    TV Movie

        Zandar (voice)

        1986

    John Ritter, Tom Selleck, Jim Henson, Greg Berg, Barbara Billingsley, Dave Coulier, Peter Cullen, Stan Lee, Katie Leigh, Jeffrey Scott, Laurie O'Brien, Russi Taylor, Frank Welker, and Lon Zimmet in Muppet Babies (1984)

    Muppet Babies

    7.5

    TV Series

        Additional voicesSor-ElbowSmoggy the Bear ...

        1985–1986

    G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero (1985)

    G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero

    7.7

    TV Series

        ZandarAirborneCobra Trooper #1 (voice) ...

        1985–1986

    Transformers: Five Faces of Darkness (1986)

    Transformers: Five Faces of Darkness

    7.6

    Video

        Optimus Prime (voice)

        1986

    Scott Menville, Don Messick, and Rob Paulsen in The New Adventures of Jonny Quest (1986)

    The New Adventures of Jonny Quest

    7.1

    TV Series

        Patch (voice)

        1986

    The Transformers: The Movie (1986)

    The Transformers: The Movie

    7.2

        Optimus PrimeIronhide (voice)

        1986

    Rainbow Brite: San Diego Zoo Adventure (1986)

    Rainbow Brite: San Diego Zoo Adventure

    7.2

    Video

        Murky Dismal (voice, uncredited)

        1986

    My Little Pony: The Movie (1986)

    My Little Pony: The Movie

    6.0

        GrundleAhgg (voice)

        1986

    Noah's Ark (1986)

    Noah's Ark

    6.8

    Video

        Japheth (voice)

        1986

    Roddy McDowall in GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords (1986)

    GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords

    5.5

        PincherTombstoneStones (voice)

        1986

    Galtar and the Golden Lance (1985)

    Galtar and the Golden Lance

    7.1

    TV Series

        Additional Voices

        1985–1986

    Bigfoot and the Muscle Machines (1985)

    Bigfoot and the Muscle Machines

    6.2

    Video

        Arthur Ravenscroft (voice)

        1985

    It's Your Birthday Party with Rainbow Brite and Friends (1985)

    It's Your Birthday Party with Rainbow Brite and Friends

    8.1

    Video

        Murky (voice)

        1985

    Arthur Burghardt and Dan Gilvezan in Sectaurs (1985)

    Sectaurs

    6.7

    TV Mini Series

        MantorSkitoToxid (voice)

        1985

    Willie Aames, Teddy Field III, Katie Leigh, Don Most, Adam Rich, and Tonia Gayle Smith in Dungeons & Dragons (1983)

    Dungeons & Dragons

    8.1

    TV Series

        VengerThe Darkling (voice)

        1983–1985

    The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo (1985)

    The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo

    7.3

    TV Series

        SandyMaldor the Malevolent (voice)

        1985

    Voltron: Defender of the Universe (1984)

    Voltron: Defender of the Universe

    7.9

    TV Series

        NarratorCoranHutch (voice) ...

        1984–1985

    Alvin & the Chipmunks (1983)

    Alvin & the Chipmunks

    6.6

    TV Series

        (voice)

        1984–1985

    Challenge of the GoBots (1984)

    Challenge of the GoBots

    6.3

    TV Series

        TankSpoilerPincher (voice) ...

        1984–1985

    Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer (1985)

    Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer

    6.8

        Murky DismalCastle MonsterGlitterbot (voice) ...

        1985

    Super Friends (1973)

    Super Friends

    7.2

    TV Series

        Felix Faust (voice)

        1985

    Robotix (1985)

    Robotix

    6.5

    TV Series

        NemesisSphero (voice)

        1985

    Daws Butler, Don Messick, George O'Hanlon, Penny Singleton, Jean Vander Pyl, and Janet Waldo in The Jetsons (1962)

    The Jetsons

    7.0

    TV Series

        Jupiter Juggernaut (voice)

        1985

    Peter Cullen, Soupy Sales, and Judy Strangis in Donkey Kong (1983)

    Donkey Kong

    7.0

    TV Series

        Mario (voice)

        1983–1985

    Heathcliff & the Catillac Cats (1984)

    Heathcliff & the Catillac Cats

    6.6

    TV Series

        Additional VoicesPopMax ...

        1984

    Pink Panther and Sons (1984)

    Pink Panther and Sons

    5.5

    TV Series

        Additional Voices

        1984

    Robo Force: The Revenge of Nazgar (1984)

    Robo Force: The Revenge of Nazgar

    6.2

    TV Movie

        CoptorVulgar (voice)

        1984

    Snorks (1984)

    Snorks

    6.4

    TV Series

        Additional Voices

        1984

    Cabbage Patch Kids: First Christmas (1984)

    Cabbage Patch Kids: First Christmas

    6.8

    TV Movie

        Police (voice)

        1984

    Dragon's Lair (1984)

    Dragon's Lair

    6.5

    TV Series

        BertramWalkerBlunt (voice)

        1984

    Gallavants (1984)

    Gallavants

    6.7

        Antonim (voice)

        1984

    John Ritter, Mary Cadorette, and Robert Mandan in Three's a Crowd (1984)

    Three's a Crowd

    5.7

    TV Series

        Airline CaptainSports AnnouncerTV Actor

        1984

    Lucky Luke (1983)

    Lucky Luke

    7.2

    TV Series

        Additional Voices (voice: English version)

        1984

    The New Scooby-Doo Mysteries (1984)

    The New Scooby-Doo Mysteries

    7.2

    TV Series

        Additional Voices

        1984

    Zach Galligan and Howie Mandel in Gremlins (1984)

    Gremlins

    7.3

        MogwaiGremlins (voice)

        1984

    Craig Sheffer and Pia Zadora in Voyage of the Rock Aliens (1984)

    Voyage of the Rock Aliens

    5.2

        1359 (voice)

        1984

    Deck the Halls with Wacky Walls (1983)

    Deck the Halls with Wacky Walls

    6.6

    TV Movie

        Big Blue (voice)

        1983

    The Biskitts (1983)

    The Biskitts

    6.9

    TV Series

        ScratchFangDog Foot (voice)

        1983

    Mister T (1983)

    Mister T

    5.9

    TV Series

        (voice)

        1983

    Marty Ingels in Pac-Man (1982)

    Pac-Man

    6.0

    TV Series

        Sour Puss (voice)

        1982–1983

    The Little Rascals (1982)

    The Little Rascals

    4.8

    TV Series

        Officer EdPete the PupPete The Pup

        1982–1983

    Monchhichis (1983)

    Monchhichis

    6.4

    TV Series

        ShreekerSnitchittGonker (voice)

        1983

    Saturday Supercade (1983)

    Saturday Supercade

    6.6

    TV Series

        Mario (voice)

        1983

    G.I. Joe: The M.A.S.S. Device (1983)

    G.I. Joe: The M.A.S.S. Device

    7.9

    TV Mini Series

        Dr. Laszlo VandermeerRamarAirborne (voice)

        1983

    The Dukes (1983)

    The Dukes

    5.6

    TV Series

        Foreign agent (voice)

        1983

    Christmas Comes to PacLand (1982)

    Christmas Comes to PacLand

    5.7

    TV Movie

        Sour PussSanta Claus (voice)

        1982

    Heidi's Song (1982)

    Heidi's Song

    6.2

        Gruffle (voice)

        1982

    David Hasselhoff in Knight Rider (1982)

    Knight Rider

    6.9

    TV Series

        K.A.R.R. (voice)

        1982

    Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends (1981)

    Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends

    7.2

    TV Series

        Crusher HoganHulkMysterio (voice)

        1981–1982

    The Puppy's Further Adventures (1982)

    The Puppy's Further Adventures

    7.5

    TV Series

        Lucky (voice)

        1982

    The Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Puppy Hour (1982)

    The Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Puppy Hour

    6.6

    TV Series

        Lucky (voice)

        1982

    Meatballs and Spaghetti (1982)

    Meatballs and Spaghetti

    6.6

    TV Series

        (voice)

        1982

    Spider-Man (1981)

    Spider-Man

    6.8

    TV Series

        Red SkullJack RivenThe Stuntman (voice) ...

        1981–1982

    The Kwicky Koala Show (1981)

    The Kwicky Koala Show

    6.5

    TV Series

        Bristletooth (voice)

        1981

    Goldie Gold and Action Jack (1981)

    Goldie Gold and Action Jack

    7.3

    TV Series

        Additional Voices

        1981

    Trollkins (1981)

    Trollkins

    7.5

    TV Series

        Additional Voices

        1981

    The Ri¢hie Ri¢h/Scooby-Doo Show (1980)

    The Ri¢hie Ri¢h/Scooby-Doo Show

    6.3

    TV Series

        (voice)

        1981

    Plastic Man (1979)

    Plastic Man

    6.4

    TV Series

        (voice)

        1979–1980

    Fred and Barney Meet the Thing (1979)

    Fred and Barney Meet the Thing

    5.4

    TV Series

        The Clunk (voice)

        1979

    Mighty Man and Yukk (1979)

    Mighty Man and Yukk

    6.0

    TV Series

        Brandon Brewster

        1979–1980

    Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo (1979)

    Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo

    6.3

    TV Series

        Additional Voices

        1979–1983

    Carrie Fisher, John Ritter, and Ringo Starr in Ringo (1978)

    Ringo

    6.8

    TV Movie

        1978

    The Wolfman Jack Show (1976)

    The Wolfman Jack Show

    7.8

    TV Series

        1976

    King Kong (1976)

    King Kong

    6.0

        King Kong (voice, uncredited)

        1976

    Down Home Country

    TV Series

        Luke Warm

        1975

    The Bobbie Gentry Show

    6.9

    TV Series

        Announcer (uncredited)

        1974

    Cher, Sonny Bono, and Sonny & Cher in The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour (1971)

    The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour

    7.1

    TV Series

        Various Characters

        1972

    Tiki Tiki (1971)

    Tiki Tiki

    6.6

        (voice, as Peter Cullan)

        1971

    Joan Stuart in Zut! (1970)

    Zut!

    TV Series

        1970–1971

    Comedy Café (1970)

    Comedy Café

    TV Series

        1970

    Prologue (1969)

    Prologue

    6.3

        Allen

        1969

    Dick Smothers, Tom Smothers, and Smothers Brothers in The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (1967)

    The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour

    8.0

    TV Series

        Announcer

        1967–1968

    The Buddies (1967)

    The Buddies

    TV Series

        Commander Bi Bi Latuque

        1967

    Shoestring Theatre

    TV Series

        1964

 

Voice Actor - Dubbing

 

    IGPX: Immortal Grand Prix (2005)

    IGPX: Immortal Grand Prix

    7.3

    TV Series

        Narrator (English, 2005 Bang Zoom! Entertainment)

        2005–2006

    GoShogun (1981)

    GoShogun

    6.8

    TV Series

        Narrator (English)

        1981

 

Music Department

 

    Jim Cummings and John Fiedler in The Book of Pooh (2001)

    The Book of Pooh

    6.3

    TV Series

        performer: main title (uncredited)

        2001–2004

    Arnold Schwarzenegger in Predator (1987)

    Predator

    7.8

        special vocalization

        1987

 

Soundtrack

 

    Tigger & Pooh and a Musical Too (2009)

    Tigger & Pooh and a Musical Too

    5.2

    Video

        performer: "One Big Happy Family", "Just a Few Simple Rules", "One Big Happy Family (Reprise)"

        2009

    Pooh's Heffalump Halloween Movie (2005)

    Pooh's Heffalump Halloween Movie

    6.3

    Video

        performer: "Trick "R" Treating With Our Friends", "Trick "R" Treating With Our Friends (Finale)"

        2005

    Pooh's Heffalump Movie (2005)

    Pooh's Heffalump Movie

    6.4

        performer: "The Horribly Hazardous Heffalumps!"

        2005

    Jim Cummings, Ken Sansom, Nicole Ruiz, Jimmy Bennett, and Raleigh Shuck in Winnie the Pooh: Springtime with Roo (2004)

    Winnie the Pooh: Springtime with Roo

    6.3

    Video

        performer: "We're Huntin' Eggs Today', "Easter Day With You', "The Way It Must Be Done", "Easter Day With You' (Finale)

        2004

    Jim Cummings and John Fiedler in Piglet's Big Movie (2003)

    Piglet's Big Movie

    6.2

        performer: "Sing Ho for the Life of a Bear (Expotition March)", "With a Few Good Friends (Reprise)"

        2003

    Jim Cummings and John Fiedler in Winnie the Pooh: A Very Merry Pooh Year (2002)

    Winnie the Pooh: A Very Merry Pooh Year

    6.6

    Video

        performer: "Auld Lang Syne", "Jingle Bells"

        2002

    Promo Poster

    The Tigger Movie

    6.4

        performer: "How to Be a Tigger"

        2000

    Russi Taylor and Alan Young in DuckTales (1987)

    DuckTales

    8.0

    TV Series

        performer: "I Want a Girl (Just Like the Girl That Married Dear Old Dad)", "You're the Flower of My Heart, Sweet Adeline", "Down by the Old Mill Stream", "Rock-a-Bye Baby" (uncredited)

        1987

 

Writer

 

    Peter Cullen in Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark - Behind the Scenes with Peter Cullen (2014)

    Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark - Behind the Scenes with Peter Cullen

    Video

        Writer

        2014

 

Self

 

    Voice Arts® Awards (2019)

    Voice Arts® Awards

    8.6

    TV Special

        Self - Lifetime Achievement Award

        2019

    The Toys That Made Us (2017)

    The Toys That Made Us

    7.9

    TV Series

        Self

        2018

    Made in Hollywood: Teen Edition (2006)

    Made in Hollywood: Teen Edition

    6.5

    TV Series

        Self

        2014–2017

    Robin Baumgarten and Larry Potash in WGN Morning News (1994)

    WGN Morning News

    6.4

    TV Series

        Self - At 'Transformers' Premiere

        2017

    Peter Cullen in The Making of 'Transformers: Devastation' (2015)

    The Making of 'Transformers: Devastation'

    Video

        Self

        2015

    AnimeCons TV (2009)

    AnimeCons TV

    TV Series

        Self

        2015

    Samuel L. Jackson, Mark Wahlberg, and Kylie Erica Mar in Made in Hollywood (2005)

    Made in Hollywood

    4.5

    TV Series

        Self

        2014

    Peter Cullen in Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark - Behind the Scenes with Peter Cullen (2014)

    Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark - Behind the Scenes with Peter Cullen

    Video

        Self

        2014

    Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards 2014 (2014)

    Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards 2014

    6.2

    TV Special

        Self - Optimus Prime (voice)

        2014

    Beyond the Trailer (2008)

    Beyond the Trailer

    6.8

    TV Series

        Self

        2012

    Making of Transformers the Ride (2012)

    Making of Transformers the Ride

    7.4

    TV Movie

        Self

        2012

    Peter Cullen in The Making of Transformers: Fall of Cybertron (2011)

    The Making of Transformers: Fall of Cybertron

    Video

        Self

        2011

    Attack of the Show! (2005)

    Attack of the Show!

    7.8

    TV Series

        Self - Voice Actor, Transformers: Dark of the Moon

        2011

    Hub Exclusive: G.I. Joe Renegades & Transformers Prime

    TV Movie

        Self - Interviewee

        2010

    The Human Factor: Exacting Revenge of the Fallen (2009)

    The Human Factor: Exacting Revenge of the Fallen

    7.2

    Video

        Self

        2009

    Bizarre Dinosaurs (2009)

    Bizarre Dinosaurs

    6.5

        Self - Narrator US (voice)

        2009

    Peter Cullen and Frank Welker in The Making of 'Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen - The Game' (2009)

    The Making of 'Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen - The Game'

    Video

        Self

        2009

    Ed & Vern's Rock Store (2008)

    Ed & Vern's Rock Store

    Short

        Self (voice)

        2008

    Their War (2007)

    Their War

    6.1

    Video

        Self

        2007

    Peter Cullen in The Making of 'Transformers: The Game' (2007)

    The Making of 'Transformers: The Game'

    Video

        Self

        2007

    Knight Rider: Under the Hood - 'Knight Rider' Season 1 DVD

    7.9

    Video

        Self

        2004

    Enemy at the Gates: Through the Crosshairs (2002)

    Enemy at the Gates: Through the Crosshairs

    7.3

    Video

        Self - Narrator (voice)

        2002

    Making 'the Score' (2001)

    Making 'the Score'

    6.6

    Video

        Self - Narrator (voice)

        2001

    Tomb Raider: The Secrets of Lara Croft

    7.4

    Video

        Self - Narrator (voice)

        2001

    I Love 1980's (2001)

    I Love 1980's

    6.8

    TV Series

        Self

        2001

    Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend (2000)

    Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend

    6.9

    Video

        Self - Narrator (voice)

        2000

    Making 'Hamlet'

    7.3

    Video

        Self - Narrator

        1996

    HBO First Look (1992)

    HBO First Look

    6.3

    TV Series

        Self - Narrator (voice)

        1996

    Pac Preview Party

    7.3

    TV Special

        Self - Pete the PupSelf - Lucky (voice)

        1982

    Boo! (1980)

    Boo!

    5.0

    TV Special

        Self - Wolfie

        1980

    The Wolfman Jack Show (1976)

    The Wolfman Jack Show

    7.8

    TV Series

        Self - regular cast member

        1976–1977

    The Richard Pryor Special? (1977)

    The Richard Pryor Special?

    7.4

    TV Special

        Self - Drunken Bar Patron

        1977

    Bobby Goldsboro in The Bobby Goldsboro Show (1973)

    The Bobby Goldsboro Show

    5.9

    TV Series

        Self - HelmetSelf - Jonathan RebelSelf - Calvin Calaveras (voice)

        1973–1976

    Lola! (1975)

    Lola!

    6.5

    TV Series

        Self

        1975

    The Sonny Comedy Revue (1974)

    The Sonny Comedy Revue

    3.9

    TV Series

        SelfSelf - Various

        1974

    The Hudson Brothers in The Hudson Brothers Razzle Dazzle Show (1974)

    The Hudson Brothers Razzle Dazzle Show

    6.7

    TV Series

        Self - Regular

        1974

    Cher, Sonny Bono, and Sonny & Cher in The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour (1971)

    The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour

    7.1

    TV Series

        SelfSelf - Various CharactersSelf - Announcer

        1971–1974

    Dick Smothers, Tom Smothers, and Smothers Brothers in The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (1967)

    The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour

    8.0

    TV Series

        Self - Announcer

        1967–1968

 

Archive Footage

 

    WatchMojo (2006)

    WatchMojo

    5.5

    TV Series

        Self - Optimus PrimeSelf (archive footage, voice, archive footage)

        2014–2025

    Linkin Park: Iridescent (SOTS) (2014)

    Linkin Park: Iridescent (SOTS)

    7.7

    Music Video

        Optimus Prime (archive footage)

        2014

    Transformers Prime (2010)

    Transformers Prime

    8.1

    TV Series

        Optimus Prime (archive footage, voice)

        2012

    Voltron: Defender of the Universe (2011)

    Voltron: Defender of the Universe

    7.4

    Video Game

        Narrator (archive footage, voice)

        2011

    Spookier Collection (2011)

    Spookier Collection

    Video

        Eddie Spenser Jr.Lord MayorJoseph (archive footage, voice)

        2011

    James Rolfe in The Angry Video Game Nerd (2004)

    The Angry Video Game Nerd

    8.5

    TV Series

        Optimus Prime (archive sound, uncredited)

        2009

    Winnie the Pooh: Seasons of Giving (1999)

    Winnie the Pooh: Seasons of Giving

    6.7

    Video

        Eeyore (archive footage, voice)

        1999

    Disney Sing-Along Songs: Very Merry Christmas Songs (1988)

    Disney Sing-Along Songs: Very Merry Christmas Songs

    7.6

    Video

        Eeyore (2002 version) (archive footage, voice)

        1988

    Heathcliff: The Movie (1986)

    Heathcliff: The Movie

    5.1

        Pop (archive footage, voice)

        1986

 

And Cullen’s Optimus Prime would be there for all of it, from the 2009 first sequel Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen through Dark of the Moon (2011), Age of Extinction (2014), The Last Knight (2017), spinoff Bumblebee (2018) and Rise of the Beasts (2023). Two of the movies — Dark of the Moon and Age of Extinction — grossed more than $1.1 billion worldwide and remain among the 50 top-grossing pics in cinema history.

Along the way, Cullen would voice Prime in numerous Transformers TV series, video games (including 2023’s Fortnite: Chapter 4), short films and even on a 2024 episode of Fox’s The Masked Singer. Watch — and, importantly, listen to Cullen’s Optimus Prime lend advice to contestants on the singing competition during Season 11.

More recently, Cullen provided the voice of Thaedus in more than a half-dozen episodes of Prime Video’s animated superhero series Invincible from 2023 through this year.

 

Information on survivors or a memorial service was not immediately available.