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