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