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