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