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