Frank Welker

Frank Welker

1946-03-12

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Frank Welker, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Also appears in

How the Grinch Stole Christmas

How the Grinch Stole Christmas

6.8

The Lion King

The Lion King

8.3

Big Hero 6

Big Hero 6

7.7

Toy Story 2

Toy Story 2

7.6

Toy Story 3

Toy Story 3

7.8

Transformers: Age of Extinction

Transformers: Age of Extinction

5.9

The Santa Clause

The Santa Clause

6.5

Mulan

Mulan

7.9

Beauty and the Beast

Beauty and the Beast

7.7

Transformers: The Last Knight

Transformers: The Last Knight

6.1

Shrek Forever After

Shrek Forever After

6.4

The Lion King 1½

The Lion King 1½

6.6

The Little Mermaid

The Little Mermaid

7.3

Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas

Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas

6.2

Gremlins

Gremlins

7.1

Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs

Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs

6.8

Aladdin

Aladdin

7.7

Raiders of the Lost Ark

Raiders of the Lost Ark

7.9

Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted

Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted

6.6

The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol

The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol

6.7