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