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