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Peter Renaday (September 6, 1935 – September 8, 2024) was an American character actor and voice artist, during a career spanning some six decades he appeared in 200 TV and film roles, as well as worked in radio and stage, and voicing numerous animated films and video games and making appearances at several theme parks. He is best known for providing the voice of Splinter (often referred to as Master Splinter or Sensei) in the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles animated television 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.

Biography

Renaday was born as Pierre Laurent Renoudet in New Iberia, Louisiana, on September 6, 1935.

He made his acting debut in 1965 in TV series Combat!, and in the 1980s, Renaday was cast in the first animated television adaptation of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles as Splinter, a large mutant rat, who serves as the sensei (mentor) and ninjitsu and martial arts trainer 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" June 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 was also featured as a vocalist on "The Sounds of Christmas" produced by Disneyland Records in 1973, alongside her husband.

Renaday died at his home in Burbank, California on September 8, 2024, aged 89; his death appeared to be from natural causes.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

Audio drama

• Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi: Dark Lords of the Sith – Exar Kun
• Adventures in Odyssey – numerous characters (1994–2015)

Theme park attractions

• The Hall of Presidents – Abraham Lincoln
• Country Bear Jamboree – Henry the M.C., Max the Deer
• 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea: Submarine Voyage – Captain Nemo
• The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh – The Narrator (Magic Kingdom, Disneyland and Hong Kong Disneyland versions)
• Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover – Narrator (1994 to 2009)
• Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters - Space Ranger

Albums

• Mickey Mouse Splashdance – Mickey Mouse
• Yankee Doodle Mickey – Mickey Mouse
• The Story and Song of the Haunted Mansion – The Ghost Host (original voice, but replaced by Paul Frees in The Haunted Mansion attraction)

Toys

• The Talking Mickey Mouse – Mickey Mouse

Shorts

• A Distant Thunder – Harold Shenson
• Cellar Doors – Frank
• Dad... Can I Borrow the Car? – Actor
• Obliteration – Doctor
• The Visitant – Narrator

Video

• Terrifying Tales – Additional voices