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