Peter Renaday (June 9, 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, Henry and Max in Country Bear Jamboree at Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World, and Easy Pete in Fallout: New Vegas.

Biography

Renaday was born as Pierre Laurent Renoudet in New Iberia, Louisiana, on June 9, 1935. He made his acting debut in 1965 in television 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 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, at the age of 89.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

Audio drama

Theme park attractions

Albums

Toys

Shorts

Video