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