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
Simon & Simon
The Flintstones
Amazing Stories
Robot Chicken
Batman: The Animated Series
Batman: The Brave and the Bold
The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Star Trek: Voyager
Northern Exposure
Superman: The Animated Series
Marvel's Avengers
Family Guy
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Teen Titans Go!
SpongeBob SquarePants
Highway to Heaven
Kim Possible
Looney Tunes Cartoons
Lilo & Stitch: The Series
Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law
Wander Over Yonder
The Wild Thornberrys
All Hail King Julien
Ozzy & Drix
Recess
The Adventures of Puss in Boots
Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo
This Is America, Charlie Brown
Jackie Chan Adventures
Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers
Star Wars Resistance
South Park
Velma
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
The Zeta Project
Totally Spies!
Disney's House of Mouse
Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm
Timon and Pumbaa
Jellystone!
Transformers: Prime
Harts of the West
Zenimation
Beavis and Butt-Head
Dexter's Laboratory
Rags to Riches
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
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Cannonball Run II
Scooby-Doo
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
Toy Story 2
Super Mario Bros.
Species
Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
Recess: Taking the Fifth Grade
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
Caddyshack II
Mirror Mirror
Gremlins
G.I. Joe: Arise, Serpentor, Arise!
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1
The Lion King 1½
Big Hero 6
Alice in Wonderland
Mortal Kombat
My Little Pony: The Movie
Zorro, The Gay Blade
SpaceCamp
Munchies
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
Oliver & Company
Hawaiian Vacation
Poltergeist
Kim Possible: A Sitch In Time
Graveyard Shift
Annabelle's Wish
Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama
Bubble Guppies
Tarzan
Return to Green Acres
Mulan
The Grinch
Beauty and the Beast
Little Giants
Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse
Tremors
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas
Ri¢hie Ri¢h
Deep Blue Sea
Tommy Boy
Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World
Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure
Despicable Me 4
Cats & Dogs
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
The Little Mermaid
The Flintstone Comedy Show
Belle's Tales of Friendship
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey
The Lion King
Stargate
The Golden Child
The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea
The Looney Tunes Show
The Cat in the Hat
The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking
The Powerpuff Girls Movie
The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones
The Scooby-Doo/Dynomutt Hour
Smurfs: The Lost Village
Prehysteria!
The Great Mouse Detective
The Ant Bully
Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker
Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas
The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story
DuckTales: The Movie - Treasure of the Lost Lamp
Leroy & Stitch
101 Dalmatians
Codename: Kids Next Door: Operation Z.E.R.O.
My Neighbor Totoro
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
Heidi's Song
Donkey Kong Country
The Hunchback of Notre Dame II
A Goofy Movie
Return to Never Land
Mulan II
Mighty Ducks the Movie: The First Face-Off
Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers
Cujo
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins
Jimmy Neutron: Attack of the Twonkies
The Indian in the Cupboard
Spawn
Hercules
The Treasure of the Golden Suns
Balto
Aladdin and the King of Thieves
Frankenweenie
Futurama: Bender's Big Score
Josie and the Pussycats
Cinderella II: Dreams Come True
Anaconda
Sonic Underground
Cinderella III: A Twist in Time
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze
Atlantis: Milo's Return
Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas
Sonic the Hedgehog
Futurama: Bender's Game
The Rescuers Down Under
Jim Henson's Little Muppet Monsters
seaQuest DSV
Stitch! The Movie
Mickey's Tale of Two Witches
The Smurfs
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero
The Land Before Time
Dungeons & Dragons
Hägar the Horrible
Futurama
Belle's Magical World
Dave the Barbarian
The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol
Pocahontas
A Saintly Switch
Marsupilami
Josie and the Pussycats in Outer Space
Monster Truck Mater
The Jetsons
The Magic School Bus
Gargoyles: The Heroes Awaken
The Road to El Dorado
Captain N: The Game Master
Transformers: Age of Extinction
The Dukes
Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2
Jimmy Neutron: Operation: Rescue Jet Fusion
CatDog and the Great Parent Mystery
Aladdin
Curious George
Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!
It's Punky Brewster
The Return of Jafar
Trail Mix-Up
The Prince and the Pauper
Rude Dog and the Dweebs
Scooby's Laff-A Lympics
The Further Adventures of SuperTed
The Chipmunk Adventure
Roller Coaster Rabbit
The Super Globetrotters
LEGO Frozen Northern Lights
The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley
DuckTales
Disney Princess Enchanted Tales: Follow Your Dreams
The Berenstain Bears
Garfield and Friends
Curious George
Dalmatian Vacation
Animaniacs: Spooky Stuff
Doug's 1st Movie
The All-New Popeye Hour
Aladdin
Alvin and the Chipmunks
Kangaroo
Scooby-Doo Meets The Addams Family
The Frankenstones
Jimmy Neutron: Win, Lose and Kaboom!
Valley of the Dinosaurs
Be Cool, Scooby-Doo!
What's New Scooby-Doo? Vol. 3: Halloween Boos and Clues
Scooby-Doo and the Alien Invaders
Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island
Fish Police
Wheelie and the Chopper Bunch
Scooby-Doo! Meets the Harlem Globetrotters
The Fantastic Four
Saturday Supercade
101 Dalmatians: The Series
Frozen
The Scooby-Doo Show
What's New, Mr. Magoo?
Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!
The Transformers
The Transformers: The Movie
The Smurfs: The Legend of Smurfy Hollow
The Itsy Bitsy Spider
Scooby-Doo! and the Witch's Ghost
The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat
Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends
Snorks
The New Scooby-Doo Movies
Space Stars
Gravedale High
Kissyfur
Butch Cassidy
The Adventures of Hyperman
The Smurfs
Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins
Mickey's Safety Club: Street Safe, Street Smart
Clerks
Peter Kay's Animated All Star Band: The Official BBC Children in Need Medley
Scoob!
The Robonic Stooges
Aloha Scooby-Doo!
The Adventures of Don Coyote and Sancho Panda
Scooby-Doo! in Where's My Mummy?
The Biskitts
Transformers: Beginnings
Yogi's Space Race
Curious George: A Very Monkey Christmas
The Garfield Show
Dink, the Little Dinosaur
Trollkins
Shnookums and Meat!
3Below: Tales of Arcadia
The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang
Richie Rich
Dinky Dog
What's New, Scooby-Doo? Vol. 7: Ghosts on the Go!
Scooby-Doo! and the Cyber Chase
The New Shmoo
Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters - Predacons Rising
The Tom and Jerry Comedy Show
What's New, Scooby-Doo?
G.I. Joe: The Revenge of Cobra
Lazer Tag Academy
Scooby-Doo! and the Mystery Pups
Scooby-Doo! and Kiss: Rock and Roll Mystery
Scooby-Doo! and the Loch Ness Monster
Curious George: Go West, Go Wild
Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey!
Curious George Swings into Spring
Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster
Tom & Jerry Kids Show
Pink Panther and Sons
Sport Billy
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
Scooby-Doo! and the Robots
Scooby-Doo! WrestleMania Mystery
Shaggy & Scooby-Doo Get a Clue!
Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?
Scooby-Doo! and the Curse of the 13th Ghost
Trick or Treat Scooby-Doo!
Scooby-Doo! Return to Zombie Island
Big Top Scooby-Doo!
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Scooby-Doo! & Batman: The Brave and the Bold
Tom and Jerry Tales
Scooby-Doo! and Krypto, Too!
Buford and the Galloping Ghost
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