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
Simon & Simon
The Flintstones
Robot Chicken
Batman: The Animated Series
Batman: The Brave and the Bold
The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Kim Possible
Superman: The Animated Series
Star Trek: Voyager
Jackie Chan Adventures
Marvel's Avengers
Northern Exposure
Family Guy
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Futurama
SpongeBob SquarePants
Highway to Heaven
Looney Tunes Cartoons
Lilo & Stitch: The Series
Wander Over Yonder
Ozzy & Drix
The Wild Thornberrys
Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law
All Hail King Julien
Recess
The Adventures of Puss in Boots
Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo
Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers
Star Wars Resistance
Teen Titans Go!
South Park
Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears
Velma
Titan Maximum
Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
The Zeta Project
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero
Transformers: Robots In Disguise
Totally Spies!
Disney's House of Mouse
Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm
Jellystone!
Harts of the West
Zenimation
Beavis and Butt-Head
Dexter's Laboratory
Rags to Riches
Timon and Pumbaa
Generator Rex
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
This Is America, Charlie Brown
Scooby-Doo! and the Mystery Pups
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
Tank Girl
Transformers: The Last Knight
Animaniacs
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Mars Attacks!
Space Jam
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
Toy Story 3
The Informant!
George of the Jungle
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
Species
Super Mario Bros.
Recess: Taking the Fifth Grade
G.I. Joe: The Movie
Shrek
The Smurfs 2
Up the Creek
Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans
101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure
Aladdin
Hudson Hawk
Shrek Forever After
Caddyshack II
Mirror Mirror
Gremlins
G.I. Joe: Arise, Serpentor, Arise!
The Lion King 1½
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1
Big Hero 6
Mortal Kombat
Alice in Wonderland
My Little Pony: The Movie
Zorro, The Gay Blade
SpaceCamp
Munchies
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
Oliver & Company
Hawaiian Vacation
Kim Possible: A Sitch In Time
Poltergeist
Bubble Guppies
Annabelle's Wish
Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama
Graveyard Shift
Tarzan
Return to Green Acres
Beauty and the Beast
Little Giants
Mulan
The Grinch
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
Deep Blue Sea
Tremors
Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse
Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas
Ri¢hie Ri¢h
Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World
Cats & Dogs
Tommy Boy
Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Despicable Me 4
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea
The Golden Child
Stargate
The Lion King
The Little Mermaid
Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey
Belle's Tales of Friendship
The Flintstone Comedy Show
The Cat in the Hat
The Looney Tunes Show
The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking
Prehysteria!
Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas
Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker
The Scooby-Doo/Dynomutt Hour
The Great Mouse Detective
DuckTales: The Movie - Treasure of the Lost Lamp
The Powerpuff Girls Movie
The Ant Bully
Smurfs: The Lost Village
Leroy & Stitch
The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones
The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story
Codename: Kids Next Door: Operation Z.E.R.O.
101 Dalmatians
Heidi's Song
A Goofy Movie
My Neighbor Totoro
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
Donkey Kong Country
The Hunchback of Notre Dame II
Cujo
Jimmy Neutron: Attack of the Twonkies
Return to Never Land
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins
Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers
Mighty Ducks the Movie: The First Face-Off
Mulan II
The Treasure of the Golden Suns
Balto
Hercules
Spawn
The Indian in the Cupboard
Frankenweenie
Futurama: Bender's Big Score
Sonic Underground
Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas
Futurama: Bender's Game
Josie and the Pussycats
Cinderella III: A Twist in Time
Atlantis: Milo's Return
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze
Cinderella II: Dreams Come True
Anaconda
Sonic the Hedgehog
The Land Before Time
Jim Henson's Little Muppet Monsters
Hägar the Horrible
The Smurfs
seaQuest DSV
Mickey's Tale of Two Witches
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero
The Rescuers Down Under
Stitch! The Movie
Dungeons & Dragons
The Jetsons
Aladdin and the King of Thieves
Monster Truck Mater
Josie and the Pussycats in Outer Space
Marsupilami
A Saintly Switch
Belle's Magical World
Pocahontas
The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol
Dave the Barbarian
CatDog and the Great Parent Mystery
Jimmy Neutron: Operation: Rescue Jet Fusion
Transformers: Age of Extinction
Gargoyles: The Heroes Awaken
Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
The Magic School Bus
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2
Aladdin
Captain N: The Game Master
The Road to El Dorado
Curious George
The Dukes
Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!
The Super Globetrotters
Rude Dog and the Dweebs
The Return of Jafar
LEGO Frozen Northern Lights
The Chipmunk Adventure
The Prince and the Pauper
Scooby's Laff-A Lympics
Roller Coaster Rabbit
It's Punky Brewster
The Further Adventures of SuperTed
Trail Mix-Up
Alvin and the Chipmunks
Scooby-Doo Meets The Addams Family
The Berenstain Bears
Disney Princess Enchanted Tales: Follow Your Dreams
Doug's 1st Movie
The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley
The Frankenstones
Animaniacs: Spooky Stuff
Kangaroo
The All-New Popeye Hour
Aladdin
Dalmatian Vacation
DuckTales
101 Dalmatians: The Series
What's New Scooby-Doo? Vol. 3: Halloween Boos and Clues
The Scooby-Doo Show
Fish Police
Scooby-Doo and the Alien Invaders
Valley of the Dinosaurs
Jimmy Neutron: Win, Lose and Kaboom!
Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!
Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island
What's New, Mr. Magoo?
Saturday Supercade
The Fantastic Four
Wheelie and the Chopper Bunch
Be Cool, Scooby-Doo!
Scooby-Doo! Meets the Harlem Globetrotters
Frozen
Peter Kay's Animated All Star Band: The Official BBC Children in Need Medley
The Transformers
The Smurfs
Snorks
The New Scooby-Doo Movies
The Smurfs: The Legend of Smurfy Hollow
Gravedale High
Butch Cassidy
The Adventures of Hyperman
Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins
Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends
Scooby-Doo! and the Witch's Ghost
The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat
Transformers: Prime
Clerks
Space Stars
Kissyfur
The Transformers: The Movie
Mickey's Safety Club: Street Safe, Street Smart
The Itsy Bitsy Spider
Garfield and Friends
Dink, the Little Dinosaur
What's New, Scooby-Doo? Vol. 7: Ghosts on the Go!
Curious George: A Very Monkey Christmas
Curious George
Transformers: Beginnings
The Biskitts
Trollkins
Shnookums and Meat!
The Adventures of Don Coyote and Sancho Panda
The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang
Richie Rich
The New Shmoo
Dinky Dog
The Garfield Show
The Robonic Stooges
3Below: Tales of Arcadia
Yogi's Space Race
Scooby-Doo! and the Cyber Chase
Scooby-Doo! in Where's My Mummy?
Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters - Predacons Rising
Aloha Scooby-Doo!
Scoob!
Curious George Swings into Spring
Scooby-Doo! and the Robots
Lazer Tag Academy
Scooby-Doo! & Batman: The Brave and the Bold
Tom & Jerry Kids Show
Scooby-Doo! and the Loch Ness Monster
What's New, Scooby-Doo?
Amazing Stories
Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster
Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey!
Sport Billy
Scooby-Doo! Return to Zombie Island
Scooby-Doo! and the Curse of the 13th Ghost
Tom and Jerry Tales
Buford and the Galloping Ghost
Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?
Scooby-Doo! and Krypto, Too!
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Trick or Treat Scooby-Doo!
Curious George: Go West, Go Wild
Shaggy & Scooby-Doo Get a Clue!
G.I. Joe: The Revenge of Cobra
The Tom and Jerry Comedy Show
Scooby-Doo! and Kiss: Rock and Roll Mystery
Pink Panther and Sons
Scooby-Doo! WrestleMania Mystery
Big Top Scooby-Doo!
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