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