Peter Renaday

Peter Renaday
Personal Information
Full Name	Pierre Laurent Renoudet
Also Known As	Peter Laurence Peter Penaday Pete Renaday Peter Renady Peter Reneday Pete Reneday P.I. Renoudet P.L. Renoudet P.L Renoudet Peter Renoudet Pete Renoudet
Date of Birth	June 9, 1935
Place of Birth	New Iberia, Louisiana, U.S.
Date of Death	September 8, 2024 (aged 89)
Place of Death	Burbank, California, U.S.
Family	Florence Daniel (ex-spouse; †)
Nationality	American
Occupation	Actor Voice Actor
Professional Information
Areas Active	Los Angeles
Years Active	1961-2017
Status	Deceased

Peter Renaday (June 9, 1935 - September 8, 2024) was an American actor and voice actor. He is best known for providing the voice of Master Splinter in the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series, as well as voicing Abraham Lincoln in The Hall of Presidents and Henry and Max in Country Bear Jamboree at Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World.

Career

Renaday was born in New Iberia, Louisiana, on June 9, 1935.

In the 1980s, Renaday was cast in the first animated adaptation of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles as Hamato Yoshi/Splinter, the mentor of the eponymous turtles from 1987 until the show's finale in 1996. Renaday would also reprise the role of Splinter during the non-musical spoken portions of the live action TMNT: Coming Out of Their Shells concert event during the inaugural show held and recorded at Radio City Music Hall, though he was not credited on the VHS release in 1990.

Renaday was married to Florence "Flo" Daniel from 1979 until her death on February 18, 2011. She worked as a secretary in the music department of the Walt Disney Studios for 35 years, including as executive secretary to two heads of the department.A coloratura soprano, she also featured as a vocalist on "The Sounds of Christmas" produced by Disneyland Records in 1973, alongside her husband.

On September 8, 2024, Renaday was found dead at his home in Burbank, California; his death appeared to be from natural causes.

Filmography

Live-Action Dubbing

Films

• Errementari: The Blacksmith and the Devil (2017) - Mateo

Anime Dubbing

Anime Films

• Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984) - Additional Voices (Buena Vista Dub)
• My Neighbor Totoro (1988) - Old Farmer (Buena Vista Dub)
• Pom Poko (1994) - Additional Voices
• Howl's Moving Castle (2004) - Additional Voices

Video Game Dubbing

• Rogue Galaxy (2005) - Father Raul
• Dead Rising (2006) - Sean Keanan, Additional Voices
• Ninja Gaiden II (2008) - Dagra Dai
• Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII (2013) - Additional Voices

External Links

• Peter Renaday at the Internet Movie Database
• Peter Renaday at the Anime News Network's encyclopedia