Frank Welker
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Franklin Wendell Welker (born March 12, 1946) is an American voice actor with an extensive career spanning nearly six decades. As of 2021, Welker holds over 860 film, television, and video game credits, making him one of the most prolific voice actors of all time. With a total worldwide box-office gross of $17.4 billion, he is also the third highest-grossing film voice actor of all time. Welker is best known for voicing Fred Jones in the Scooby-Doo franchise since its inception in 1969, and Scooby-Doo himself since 2002. In 2020, Welker reprised the latter role in the CGI-animated film Scoob!, the only original voice actor from the series in the movie's cast. He has also voiced Oswald the Lucky Rabbit in Epic Mickey and its sequel, Megatron, Galvatron and Soundwave in the Transformers franchise, Shao Kahn and Reptile in the 1995 Mortal Kombat film, Curious George in the Curious George franchise, Garfield on The Garfield Show, Nibbler on Futurama, the titular character in Jabberjaw, Speed Buggy in the Scooby-Doo franchise, Astro and Orbitty on The Jetsons, Mushmouse on Punkin' Puss & Mushmouse, and various characters in The Smurfs as well as numerous animal vocal effects in many works. In 2016, he was honored with an Emmy Award for his lifetime achievement. Description above from the Wikipedia article Frank Welker, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Overview
Franklin Wendell Welker (born March 12, 1946) is an American voice actor with an extensive career spanning nearly six decades. As of 2021, Welker holds over 860 film, television, and video game credits, making him one of the most prolific voice actors of all time. With a total worldwide box-office gross of $17.4 billion, he is also the third highest-grossing film voice actor of all time. Welker is best known for voicing Fred Jones in the Scooby-Doo franchise since its inception in 1969, and Scooby-Doo himself since 2002. In 2020, Welker reprised the latter role in the CGI-animated film Scoob!, the only original voice actor from the series in the movie's cast. He has also voiced Oswald the Lucky Rabbit in Epic Mickey and its sequel, Megatron, Galvatron and Soundwave in the Transformers franchise, Shao Kahn and Reptile in the 1995 Mortal Kombat film, Curious George in the Curious George franchise, Garfield on The Garfield Show, Nibbler on Futurama, the titular character in Jabberjaw, Speed Buggy in the Scooby-Doo franchise, Astro and Orbitty on The Jetsons, Mushmouse on Punkin' Puss & Mushmouse, and various characters in The Smurfs as well as numerous animal vocal effects in many works. In 2016, he was honored with an Emmy Award for his lifetime achievement. Description above from the Wikipedia article Frank Welker, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Supernatural
The Simpsons
The Flintstones
Amazing Stories
Batman: The Animated Series
Robot Chicken
Simon & Simon
Batman: The Brave and the Bold
The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
Star Trek: Voyager
Marvel's Avengers
Northern Exposure
Family Guy
Kim Possible
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Lilo & Stitch: The Series
SpongeBob SquarePants
Highway to Heaven
Jackie Chan Adventures
Superman: The Animated Series
Looney Tunes Cartoons
Wander Over Yonder
Ozzy & Drix
The Wild Thornberrys
Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law
All Hail King Julien
Clerks
Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo
The Adventures of Puss in Boots
Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers
Jellystone!
Star Wars Resistance
Transformers: Prime
Teen Titans Go!
South Park
Velma
This Is America, Charlie Brown
Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears
Titan Maximum
Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero
Transformers: Robots In Disguise
Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm
Disney's House of Mouse
Totally Spies!
Harts of the West
Zenimation
Rags to Riches
Dexter's Laboratory
The Tom and Jerry Comedy Show
Timon and Pumbaa
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
Generator Rex
Mickey Mouse Clubhouse
Saturday Morning All Star Hits!
Waking Sleeping Beauty
Independence Day
Radioland Murders
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Godzilla
Cars
Once Upon a Studio
Tank Girl
Transformers: The Last Knight
Animaniacs
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Mars Attacks!
Space Jam
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
Toy Story 3
The Informant!
George of the Jungle
The Santa Clause
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
The Back-Up Plan
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Tom & Jerry
Cannonball Run II
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Scooby-Doo
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
Toy Story 2
Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
Species
Recess: Taking the Fifth Grade
Super Mario Bros.
The Rugrats Movie
G.I. Joe: The Movie
Shrek
The Smurfs 2
Up the Creek
101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure
Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans
Aladdin
Shrek Forever After
Hudson Hawk
Mirror Mirror
G.I. Joe: Arise, Serpentor, Arise!
Gremlins
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1
The Lion King 1½
Big Hero 6
Alice in Wonderland
Mortal Kombat
Zorro, The Gay Blade
SpaceCamp
My Little Pony: The Movie
Hawaiian Vacation
Oliver & Company
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
Poltergeist
Kim Possible: A Sitch In Time
Graveyard Shift
Tarzan
Annabelle's Wish
Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama
Caddyshack II
Return to Green Acres
Beauty and the Beast
Mulan
Little Giants
The Grinch
Tremors
Ri¢hie Ri¢h
Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse
Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas
Deep Blue Sea
Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure
Cats & Dogs
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Tommy Boy
Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World
The Little Mermaid
The Flintstone Comedy Show
The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea
Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
The Golden Child
Belle's Tales of Friendship
The Lion King
Stargate
The Cat in the Hat
The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking
The Looney Tunes Show
DuckTales: The Movie - Treasure of the Lost Lamp
Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker
Prehysteria!
The Ant Bully
Smurfs: The Lost Village
The Scooby-Doo/Dynomutt Hour
The Great Mouse Detective
The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story
Leroy & Stitch
Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas
The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones
The Powerpuff Girls Movie
Donkey Kong Country
Codename: Kids Next Door: Operation Z.E.R.O.
A Goofy Movie
Heidi's Song
The Hunchback of Notre Dame II
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
My Neighbor Totoro
101 Dalmatians
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers
Cujo
Return to Never Land
Jimmy Neutron: Attack of the Twonkies
Mighty Ducks the Movie: The First Face-Off
Mulan II
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins
Frankenweenie
Hercules
Futurama: Bender's Big Score
Balto
The Indian in the Cupboard
Aladdin and the King of Thieves
Spawn
The Treasure of the Golden Suns
Futurama: Bender's Game
Sonic the Hedgehog
Josie and the Pussycats
Anaconda
Cinderella III: A Twist in Time
Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas
Despicable Me 4
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze
Cinderella II: Dreams Come True
Sonic Underground
Mickey's Tale of Two Witches
Jim Henson's Little Muppet Monsters
Stitch! The Movie
The Rescuers Down Under
Atlantis: Milo's Return
seaQuest DSV
The Smurfs
Bubble Guppies
Hägar the Horrible
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero
The Land Before Time
Futurama
Pocahontas
Monster Truck Mater
The Jetsons
The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol
Dave the Barbarian
Josie and the Pussycats in Outer Space
Scooby-Doo and the Alien Invaders
Belle's Magical World
Marsupilami
Jimmy Neutron: Operation: Rescue Jet Fusion
The Dukes
Gargoyles: The Heroes Awaken
The Magic School Bus
Aladdin
CatDog and the Great Parent Mystery
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2
Transformers: Age of Extinction
Curious George
Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
The Road to El Dorado
Captain N: The Game Master
It's Punky Brewster
The Further Adventures of SuperTed
The Return of Jafar
The Super Globetrotters
Scooby's Laff-A Lympics
LEGO Frozen Northern Lights
The Prince and the Pauper
Trail Mix-Up
The Chipmunk Adventure
Roller Coaster Rabbit
Rude Dog and the Dweebs
Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!
Doug's 1st Movie
Alvin and the Chipmunks
The Frankenstones
Kangaroo
Garfield and Friends
The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley
Dalmatian Vacation
Disney Princess Enchanted Tales: Follow Your Dreams
Aladdin
The All-New Popeye Hour
Scooby-Doo Meets The Addams Family
Animaniacs: Spooky Stuff
DuckTales
The Berenstain Bears
Scooby-Doo! Meets the Harlem Globetrotters
Dungeons & Dragons
What's New, Mr. Magoo?
Frozen
Wheelie and the Chopper Bunch
What's New Scooby-Doo? Vol. 3: Halloween Boos and Clues
The Scooby-Doo Show
Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island
101 Dalmatians: The Series
Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!
The Fantastic Four
Valley of the Dinosaurs
Saturday Supercade
Fish Police
Jimmy Neutron: Win, Lose and Kaboom!
The Smurfs
The New Scooby-Doo Movies
Kissyfur
The Transformers: The Movie
The Transformers
Snorks
Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends
The Adventures of Hyperman
Peter Kay's Animated All Star Band: The Official BBC Children in Need Medley
Space Stars
Gravedale High
Scooby-Doo! and the Witch's Ghost
Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins
Mickey's Safety Club: Street Safe, Street Smart
The Itsy Bitsy Spider
The Smurfs: The Legend of Smurfy Hollow
Butch Cassidy
Trollkins
Scooby-Doo! in Where's My Mummy?
Dinky Dog
The Garfield Show
Curious George: A Very Monkey Christmas
Richie Rich
Scooby-Doo! and the Cyber Chase
The Biskitts
Shnookums and Meat!
What's New, Scooby-Doo? Vol. 7: Ghosts on the Go!
The Adventures of Don Coyote and Sancho Panda
Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters - Predacons Rising
Aloha Scooby-Doo!
Transformers: Beginnings
Dink, the Little Dinosaur
Yogi's Space Race
3Below: Tales of Arcadia
The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang
The New Shmoo
Curious George
Scoob!
The Robonic Stooges
Lazer Tag Academy
Scooby-Doo! and Kiss: Rock and Roll Mystery
Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?
Scooby-Doo! and Krypto, Too!
Tom & Jerry Kids Show
Scooby-Doo! and the Loch Ness Monster
Scooby-Doo! and the Mystery Pups
What's New, Scooby-Doo?
G.I. Joe: The Revenge of Cobra
Sport Billy
Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey!
Pink Panther and Sons
Curious George: Go West, Go Wild
Scooby-Doo! & Batman: The Brave and the Bold
Scooby-Doo! and the Robots
Buford and the Galloping Ghost
Scooby-Doo! WrestleMania Mystery
Scooby-Doo! and the Curse of the 13th Ghost
Shaggy & Scooby-Doo Get a Clue!
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster
Tom and Jerry Tales
Curious George Swings into Spring
Trick or Treat Scooby-Doo!
Scooby-Doo! Return to Zombie Island
Big Top Scooby-Doo!
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