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