{"id":373738,"date":"2026-08-27T22:00:24","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T21:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/peter-cullen-best-known-as-optimus-prime-in-the-transformers-franchise-has-died-at-the-age-of-85\/"},"modified":"2026-08-27T22:00:24","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T21:00:24","slug":"peter-cullen-best-known-as-optimus-prime-in-the-transformers-franchise-has-died-at-the-age-of-85","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/peter-cullen-best-known-as-optimus-prime-in-the-transformers-franchise-has-died-at-the-age-of-85\/","title":{"rendered":"Peter Cullen, best known as Optimus Prime in the Transformers franchise, has died at the age of 85."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/yf11dZsbWLI\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Peter Cullen, best known as Optimus Prime in the Transformers franchise, has died at the age of 85.\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yf11dZsbWLI\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>He voiced the Autobot leader for nearly four decades, from the 1984 animated series through to the recent live-action films. Cullen based the character on his older brother Larry, a US Marine who served in Vietnam and who he called his hero. His family have asked people to remember him by his own words: &quot;be strong enough to be gentle.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>#Transformers #OptimusPrime #PeterCullen #News <\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>Follow ITV News on TikTok https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itvnews?lang=en<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>He voiced the Autobot leader for nearly four decades, from the 1984 animated series through to the recent live-action films. 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