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