Peter Renaday — best known as the original voice of Master Splinter on the “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” animated TV show — has died, TMZ has learned.
Law enforcement tells TMZ cops did a welfare check at Peter’s Burbank home Sunday after receiving a call, and they found him dead inside. The death appears to be natural and isn’t being handled as a medical examiner case.
Peter had a hugely successful career spanning several films, TV shows, and video games over nearly 6 decades.
Peter’s most famous work was voicing Master Splinter in the 1987 animated adaptation of “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” … which ran until the show’s finale in 1996.
He later reprised his role as Splinter for the non-musical spoken parts of the live-action “TMNT: Coming Out of Their Shells” concert event, which was recorded at Radio City Music Hall in 1990.
Other major voice roles included Abraham Lincoln in “The Hall of Presidents” — along with Henry and Max in the “Country Bear Jamboree” attractions in the Disney Parks.
On the personal front, Renaday was married to Florence “Flo” Daniel — who worked as Walt Disney Studio’s music department secretary for 35 years — from 1979 until her death in 2011.
He was 89.
RIP
