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