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