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.
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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.
Known For
Supernatural
The Simpsons
Batman: The Animated Series
Simon & Simon
The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
Batman: The Brave and the Bold
Animaniacs
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Star Trek: Voyager
Marvel's Avengers
Family Guy
What's New, Scooby-Doo?
Lilo & Stitch: The Series
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Teen Titans Go!
Highway to Heaven
Jackie Chan Adventures
Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law
Superman: The Animated Series
Looney Tunes Cartoons
Kim Possible
All Hail King Julien
Clerks
The Adventures of Puss in Boots
Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers
This Is America, Charlie Brown
Star Wars Resistance
South Park
Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears
Titan Maximum
Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero
Totally Spies!
Velma
Timon & Pumbaa
Jellystone!
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
Godzilla
Cars
Once Upon a Studio
Mars Attacks!
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Space Jam
Transformers: Age of Extinction
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
Toy Story 3
The Informant!
The Santa Clause
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
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
Recess: Taking the Fifth Grade
The Rugrats Movie
Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
G.I. Joe: The Movie
Shrek
The Smurfs 2
Up the Creek
101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure
Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans
Aladdin
Shrek Forever After
Hudson Hawk
Mirror Mirror
G.I. Joe: Arise, Serpentor, Arise!
Gremlins
The Lion King 1½
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1
Big Hero 6
SpaceCamp
My Little Pony: The Movie
Zorro, The Gay Blade
Tarzan
Oliver & Company
Hawaiian Vacation
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
Poltergeist
Kim Possible: A Sitch In Time
Annabelle's Wish
Graveyard Shift
Return to Green Acres
Mulan
Beauty and the Beast
Little Giants
The Grinch
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
Tremors
Deep Blue Sea
Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World
Tommy Boy
Cats & Dogs
Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure
The Flintstone Comedy Show
The Lion King
Caddyshack II
The Little Mermaid
The Golden Child
The Looney Tunes Show
Belle's Tales of Friendship
Stargate
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea
The Cat in the Hat
Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey
Prehysteria!
The Ant Bully
Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker
The Powerpuff Girls Movie
The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story
Leroy & Stitch
The Great Mouse Detective
Smurfs: The Lost Village
The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones
My Neighbor Totoro
A Goofy Movie
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
Transformers: The Last Knight
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
101 Dalmatians
Codename: Kids Next Door - Operation Z.E.R.O.
The Hunchback of Notre Dame II
Mulan II
Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers
Cujo
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins
Mighty Ducks the Movie: The First Face-Off
Return to Never Land
Mortal Kombat
Futurama: Bender's Big Score
The Treasure of the Golden Suns
The Indian in the Cupboard
Spawn
Balto
Frankenweenie
Super Mario Bros.
Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas
Cinderella III: A Twist in Time
Futurama: Bender's Game
Sonic the Hedgehog
Josie and the Pussycats
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze
Despicable Me 4
Cinderella II: Dreams Come True
Sonic Underground
The Land Before Time
Atlantis: Milo's Return
The Rescuers Down Under
Jim Henson's Little Muppet Monsters
The Smurfs
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero
Hägar the Horrible
Stitch! The Movie
Mickey's Tale of Two Witches
Aladdin and the King of Thieves
Pocahontas
Futurama
The Jetsons
The Mayflower Voyagers
Monster Truck Mater
Josie and the Pussycats in Outer Space
Marsupilami
Belle's Magical World
The Road to El Dorado
The Dukes
Aladdin
The Magic School Bus
Gargoyles: The Heroes Awaken
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2
Captain N: The Game Master
Curious George
Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
The Chipmunk Adventure
Rude Dog and the Dweebs
The Super Globetrotters
Trail Mix-Up
It's Punky Brewster
The Return of Jafar
The Prince and the Pauper
Alvin and the Chipmunks
Doug's 1st Movie
seaQuest DSV
Curious George
Disney Princess Enchanted Tales: Follow Your Dreams
The All-New Popeye Hour
The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley
DuckTales
Dungeons & Dragons
Garfield and Friends
The Berenstain Bears
Aladdin
101 Dalmatians: The Series
Valley of the Dinosaurs
The Fantastic Four
Frozen
Wheelie and the Chopper Bunch
Saturday Supercade
Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo
Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!
The Scooby-Doo Show
What's New, Mr. Magoo?
Fish Police
Kissyfur
The Adventures of Hyperman
Gravedale High
The Smurfs
Scooby-Doo! and the Witch's Ghost
Butch Cassidy
The Itsy Bitsy Spider
Snorks
Transformers: Prime
The New Scooby-Doo Movies
Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends
Mickey's Safety Club: Street Safe, Street Smart
Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins
Space Stars
Scoob!
Dink, the Little Dinosaur
Aloha Scooby-Doo!
The Adventures of Don Coyote and Sancho Panda
Dinky Dog
Transformers: Beginnings
Scooby-Doo! in Where's My Mummy?
The New Shmoo
3Below: Tales of Arcadia
Curious George: A Very Monkey Christmas
Yogi's Space Race
The Robonic Stooges
The Biskitts
Trollkins
The Garfield Show
Sport Billy
Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster
Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?
Tom & Jerry Kids Show
Lazer Tag Academy
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
Curious George: Go West, Go Wild
Curious George Swings Into Spring
Tom and Jerry Tales
Buford and the Galloping Ghost
G.I. Joe: The Revenge of Cobra
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Pink Panther and Sons
Amazing Stories
Scooby-Doo! and the Mystery Pups
Production Credits
The Return of Swamp Thing
Toy Story 4
Toy Story 3
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