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