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