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Frank Welker
AKA: Jack Beanstalk · Frank W. Welker · Franklin Welker · Tom Welker · Franklin Wendell Welker
Acting
Born: 1946
Denver, Colorado, USA
145 Global Credits
🔥 2.7 Popularity
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Biography
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.
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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.
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Known For
Velma
William (voice)
2023 · US
Saturday Morning All Star Hits!
Ronnie $elfish (voice)
2021 · US
Jellystone!
Dexter's Computer / Monkey (voice)
2021 · US
INVINCIBLE
Emperor Argall / Viltrumites (voice)
2021 · US
Animaniacs
Ralph (voice)
2020 · US
Looney Tunes Cartoons
Announcer (voice)
2020 · US
Zenimation
Abu (voice) (archive footage)
2020 · US
The Rocketeer
Ambrose / Butch (voice)
2019 · US
Full Credits
| Show / Title | Year | Credit / Role |
|---|---|---|
| Velma | 2023 | William (voice) |
| Saturday Morning All Star Hits! | 2021 | Ronnie $elfish (voice) |
| Jellystone! | 2021 | Dexter's Computer / Monkey (voice) |
| INVINCIBLE | 2021 | Emperor Argall / Viltrumites (voice) |
| Animaniacs | 2020 | Ralph (voice) |
| Looney Tunes Cartoons | 2020 | Announcer (voice) |
| Zenimation | 2020 | Abu (voice) (archive footage) |
| The Rocketeer | 2019 | Ambrose / Butch (voice) |
| Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? | 2019 | Fred Jones / Scooby-Doo (voice) |
| 3Below: Tales of Arcadia | 2018 | Luug (voice) |
| Star Wars Resistance | 2018 | Chelidae (voice) |
| Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | 2018 | Councilor 2 (voice) |
| LEGO Frozen Northern Lights | 2016 | Sven (voice) |
| Be Cool, Scooby-Doo! | 2015 | Fred Jones / Scooby-Doo (voice) |
| Transformers: Robots In Disguise | 2015 | Soundwave (voice) |
| The Adventures of Puss in Boots | 2015 | Baby Dragon (voice) |
| All Hail King Julien | 2014 | Grandpa Mort (voice) |
| Wander Over Yonder | 2013 | Announcer (voice) |
| Marvel's Avengers | 2013 | Odin (voice) |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | 2012 | Monkey Rockwell (voice) |
| The Looney Tunes Show | 2011 | Contributor |
| Bubble Guppies | 2011 | Bubble Puppy (voice) |
| Transformers: Prime | 2010 | Megatron (voice) |
| Pound Puppies | 2010 | Dad / Lackey (voice) |
| Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated | 2010 | Scooby-Doo / Fred Jones (voice) |
| Generator Rex | 2010 | Contributor |
| The Garfield Show | 2009 | Garfield (voice) |
| Titan Maximum | 2009 | Coop (voice) |
| Batman: The Brave and the Bold | 2008 | Batboy / Fred / Scooby-Doo / Scooby-Doo Batman (voice) |
| Kid vs. Kat | 2008 | (voice) |
| Shaggy & Scooby-Doo Get a Clue! | 2006 | Scooby-Doo (voice) |
| Curious George | 2006 | George / Bill's Bunnies (voice) |
| The Emperor's New School | 2006 | Creepy Old Man / Skeleton Anteater (voice) |
| The Zula Patrol | 2005 | Gorga |
| Robot Chicken | 2005 | Dr. Claw / Brain / Billy's Dad (voice) |
| Tarzan | 2003 | Contributor |
| Lilo & Stitch: The Series | 2003 | Experiments (voice) |
| Duck Dodgers | 2003 | Ch'p (voice) |
| Evil Con Carne | 2003 | Boskov (voice) |
| Codename: Kids Next Door | 2002 | Professor XXXL / Defense Array (voice) |
| Ozzy & Drix | 2002 | Dander (voice) |
| What's New, Scooby-Doo? | 2002 | Fred Jones / Scooby-Doo (voice) |
| The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius | 2002 | Goddard / Special Vocal Effects (voice) |
| Kim Possible | 2002 | Monkey Ninjas (voice) |
| The Legend of Tarzan | 2001 | (voice) |
| The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy | 2001 | Boskov |
| Time Squad | 2001 | Contributor |
| Lloyd in Space | 2001 | (voice) |
| The Zeta Project | 2001 | Contributor |
| Disney's House of Mouse | 2001 | Gus Goose / Butch the Bulldog / Lion / Lucifer (voice) |
| Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law | 2000 | Avenger / Fed #1 / Juror (voice) |
| Buzz Lightyear of Star Command | 2000 | Grubs (voice) |
| Static Shock | 2000 | Packard (voice) |
| Jackie Chan Adventures | 2000 | Dai Gui (voice) |
| Clerks | 2000 | Clerks Fan / Cartoon Horse / Bill Clinton (voice) |
| SpongeBob SquarePants | 1999 | Gorilla (voice) |
| Futurama | 1999 | Nibbler (voice) |
| Martial Law | 1998 | Homer (voice) |
| The Wild Thornberrys | 1998 | Mox / Macqaque Wallah (voice) |
| Hercules | 1998 | Pegasus (voice) |
| Cow and Chicken | 1997 | Whale / Squid (voice) |
| 101 Dalmatians Series | 1997 | Scorch / Steven the Alligator (voice) |
| Recess | 1997 | Bluto (voice) |
| Extreme Ghostbusters | 1997 | Ray Stantz (voice) |
| I Am Weasel | 1997 | Whale / Squid (voice) |
| Johnny Bravo | 1997 | Fred Jones / Speed Buggy (voice) |
| Jungle Cubs | 1996 | Contributor |
| Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm | 1996 | Creature (voice) |
| Captain Simian & the Space Monkeys | 1996 | Apax (voice) |
| Road Rovers | 1996 | Shag / Muzzle (voice) |
| Superman: The Animated Series | 1996 | Scientist (voice) |
| The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest | 1996 | Contributor |
| Dexter's Laboratory | 1996 | Krunk (voice) |
| Nash Bridges | 1996 | Contributor |
| Freakazoid! | 1995 | Mr. Chubbikins (voice) |
| Pinky and the Brain | 1995 | Contributor |
| The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries | 1995 | Hector (voice) |
| Timon and Pumbaa | 1995 | Contributor |
| The Mask: Animated Series | 1995 | Milo (voice) |
| What a Cartoon! | 1995 | Dino / Older Baby / Cat Siren (voice) |
| Star Trek: Voyager | 1995 | Alien Creature (voice) |
| Gargoyles | 1994 | Bronx (voice) |
| Aladdin | 1994 | Abu (voice) |
| Marsupilami | 1993 | Meat (voice) |
| seaQuest DSV | 1993 | Darwin (voice) |
| Droopy, Master Detective | 1993 | McWolf / Dweeble / Wild Mouse / Grunch the Caveman (voice) |
| Bonkers | 1993 | Fall Apart Rabbit (voice) |
| Mighty Max | 1993 | Contributor |
| Goof Troop | 1992 | Waffles (voice) |
| Darkwing Duck | 1991 | Contributor |
| The Pirates of Dark Water | 1991 | Niddler (voice) |
| Get a Life | 1990 | Spewey (voice) |
| Captain Planet and the Planeteers | 1990 | Suchi / Dolphins (voice) |
| Tiny Toon Adventures | 1990 | Furrball / Byron Basset (voice) |
| TaleSpin | 1990 | Additional Voices (voice) |
| Bobby's World | 1990 | Roger (voice) |
| Tom & Jerry Kids Show | 1990 | Tom / Jerry / McWolf (voice) |
| Northern Exposure | 1990 | Special Dog Effects (voice) |
| The Simpsons | 1989 | Monkeys / Princess (voice) |
| Captain N: The Game Master | 1989 | Gameboy (voice) |
| Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers | 1989 | Tick-Tock the Crocodile (voice) |
| Garfield and Friends | 1988 | Bo / Booker / Sheldon (voice) |
| Kissyfur | 1988 | Contributor |
| Little Wizards | 1987 | Various Characters (voice) |
| DuckTales | 1987 | Bigtime Beagle / Baggy Beagle / Bubba the Caveduck (voice) |
| Bionic Six | 1987 | Mechanic / Glove / Chopper (voices) |
| Lazer Tag Academy | 1986 | Andrew Jaren |
| The Real Ghostbusters | 1986 | Ray Stantz / Slimer (voice) |
| Wildfire | 1986 | Contributor |
| The Centurions | 1986 | Contributor |
| Amazing Stories | 1985 | Greibble (voice) |
| Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears | 1985 | Henchman / Horse / Cows (voice) |
| It's Punky Brewster | 1985 | Contributor |
| The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians | 1985 | Darkseid / Kalibak (voice) |
| Muppet Babies | 1984 | Baby Kermit / Baby Skeeter / Baby Beaker (voice) |
| Challenge of the GoBots | 1984 | Contributor |
| The Transformers | 1984 | Megatron (voice) / Soundwave (voice) |
| Highway to Heaven | 1984 | Contributor |
| Snorks | 1984 | Tooter Shelby/ Occy/ Grandpa Wetworth/ Great Snork Nork/ Finneus |
| Super Friends: The Legendary Super Powers Show | 1984 | Contributor |
| Alvin and the Chipmunks | 1983 | (voice) |
| Dungeons & Dragons | 1983 | Uni (voice) |
| The Biskitts | 1983 | Contributor |
| G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero | 1983 | Torch / Wild Bill (voice) |
| Monchhichis | 1983 | Patchitt (voice) |
| Inspector Gadget | 1983 | Contributor |
| Space Stars | 1981 | Cosmo / Blip (voice) |
| Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends | 1981 | Iceman / Bobby Drake (voice) |
| The Smurfs | 1981 | Hefty Smurf (voice) |
| The Flintstone Comedy Show | 1980 | Shmoo / Rockjaw |
| The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang | 1980 | Contributor |
| Mighty Man and Yukk | 1979 | Yukk |
| Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo | 1979 | Fred Jones (voice) |
| The New Shmoo | 1979 | Contributor |
| Challenge of the Super Friends | 1978 | Contributor |
| The All-New Popeye Hour | 1978 | Dinky |
| The Fantastic Four | 1978 | H.E.R.B.I.E. (voice) |
| Scooby's All-Stars | 1977 | Dynomutt / Jabberjaw / Magic Rabbit / Sooey Pig (voice) |
| The Robonic Stooges | 1977 | Curly / Narrator / Ludwig Lillyput |
| Super Friends | 1973 | Toyman (voice) |
| The New Scooby-Doo Movies | 1972 | Fred Jones (voice) |
| The Partridge Family | 1970 | Sioux |
| Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! | 1969 | Fred Jones (voice) |
| Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In | 1968 | Self |
| The Jetsons | 1962 | Orbitty (voice) |