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