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