Peter Renaday (born Pierre Laurent Renoudet; June 9, 1935 â September 8, 2024) was an American actor. During a career spanning some six decades, Renaday worked in television, film, theme parks, radio, and theatre. He is best known for providing the voice of Splinter 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 '.
Renaday was born 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 would also reprise the role of Splinter during the non-musical spoken portions of the live action ' concert event during the inaugural show held and recorded at Radio City Music Hall 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, at the age of 89 from natural causes.