T. Peter Rannells

Thomas Peter Rannells (born August 11, 1952) known as , also credited as Tom Rannells during the 1970s-90s, is a Canadian comedian, actor, voice actor and director who has worked in numerous live-action and animated films and TV series.

Early Life and Career
Born in and raised in, Peter started off as an amateur comedian while attending the. During one of his last performances prior to graduating, he was discovered by Tony A. Goldhagen, the producer of the cult classic 1970s sketch comedy series The Kentucky Fried Hour. He became part of the original cast of the series, which was originally taped at the studios in  for the U.S. RKO Network.

Film and Television
Shortly after the original 1973-1975 run of The Kentucky Fried Hour ended, Peter moved to where he originated the role of Boris Keller on The Emergency Room, the RKO Network's long-running soap opera. He played the role from 1977 until 1982. Afterwards, he acted in small roles (including a bit part in a episode of Automan) and did voice work for several childrens' cartoons, including various roles in Linkits, which like The Kentucky Fried Hour and The Emergency Room aired on the RKO Network. Peter did not take part in the 1977-1979 revival of The Kentucky Fried Hour due to scheduling conflicts.

In the early-to-mid-1990s, he was commuting between and  before permanently making his home in Toronto in 1997. In Toronto, he continued his television work. He mainly chose bit parts and walk-on roles but also participated in other shows.

Voice Direction
T. Peter Rannells has been doing voice direction work since 1998, when he did voice direction for the second season of 's Squeak! The Mouse Show. He was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for his work on the series, which was his fourth project to air on the RKO Network. Starting in 2019, he is working as the voice director for the Somni Media/Seagrounds/ series Eckhart: Welcome to the Island!.

Theater
In 2013, Peter moved to,. There, he joined the company of the Charlottetown Family Theater Company, where he reunited with fellow Linkits cast-mate Maura Seoige. He has used his comedy and multimedia expertise to perform in several productions for the company.