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