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