Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles voice actor Peter Renaday has died, aged 89.
Renaday was the voice of Master Splinter in the original popular animated show broadcast from 1987 to 1996.
Friend and co-star Townsend Coleman, who voiced Michelangelo in the series, announced Renaday’s death on social media.
He wrote: “Pete was one of the most genuine, salt of the earth people I have ever known and I will miss him dearly.
“I had the privilege of visiting with him a month ago and he was as vibrant as ever, at 89 just as endearingly silly, smart and talented as I’ve always known him to be. Ugh, this is hard… a Disney legend and our dear Master Splinter – rest well, my sweet friend.”
Folks, I’m devastated this morning to learn of the passing yesterday of our dear sensei, Peter Renaday. Pete was one of the most genuine, salt of the earth people I have ever known and I will miss him dearly. I had the privilege of visiting with him a month ago and he was as… pic.twitter.com/B1KsTX9kaN
— Townsend Coleman (@IBTALKN) September 10, 2024
TMZ reported that Renaday was found unresponsive after police were called to his home at his home in Burbank, California for a welfare check last Sunday (September 8).
His career spanned more than six decades, with roles in nearly 200 films and TV shows including Disney animated films in the 1970s and 1980s such as The Aristocats, The Rescuers and The Black Cauldron.
Renaday’s TV credits included Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo, Transformers, The Real Ghostbusters and Batman: The Animated Series.
He was married to Florence “Flo” Daniel – who worked as Walt Disney Studios’ music department secretary for 35 years – from 1979 until her death in 2011.
Renaday also voiced the animatronic Abraham Lincoln at Walt Disney World’s Hall Of Presidents in Florida.
Meanwhile, it was recently announced that a sequel to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem has been confirmed for 2026.
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