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