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