Frank Welker

Acting

Frank Welker

Born
(age 80)
Birthplace
Denver, Colorado, USA
Credits
745 titles

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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Signature work

Known For

Acting credits 744

YearTitleRole
TBA Alvin and the Chipmunks Go to the Movies: Star Wreck Film additional voices
TBA Life With Feather Film Crazylegs Jr., Dragonfly
TBA Yokoso Scooby-Doo! TV Scooby-Doo (voice) (1 ep)
TBA Scooby-Doo: Origins TV Scooby-Doo (voice) (1 ep)
2026 Optimus Prime Awakening Film Megatron / Soundwave (voice)
2025 Straight Outta Nowhere: Scooby-Doo! Meets Courage the Cowardly Dog Film Scooby-Doo / Fred Jones (voice)
2024 Not Just a Goof Film Self (archive footage)
2024 Transformers: 40th Anniversary Event Film Megatron / Mirage / Rumble / Skywarp / Soundwave (voice)
2023 Scooby-Doo! and Krypto, Too! Film Scooby-Doo / Fred Jones (voice)
2023 Once Upon a Studio Film Abu / Joanna (voice) (archive sound)
2023 Velma TV William (voice) (13 ep)
2022 Prancer: A Christmas Tale Film Prancer Vocal Effects (voice)
2022 Trick or Treat Scooby-Doo! Film Scooby-Doo / Rudy / Fred / Nefario (voice)
2021 Saturday Morning All Star Hits! TV Ronnie $elfish (voice) (2 ep)
2021 Scooby-Doo, Where Are You Now! Film Scooby-Doo / Fred Jones / Self
2021 Mickey's Tale of Two Witches Film Figaro / Butch (voice)
2021 Curious George: Cape Ahoy Film Curious George (voice)
2021 Jellystone! TV Fred Jones / Cheese of the Future Narrator (voice), Dexter's Computer / Monkey (voice) (1 ep)
2021 Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans Film Additional Voices (voice)
2021 INVINCIBLE TV Emperor Argall / Viltrumites (voice) (1 ep)
2021 Scooby-Doo! The Sword and the Scoob Film Scooby-Doo / Fred Jones / Monster (voice)
2021 Tom & Jerry Film Tom / Jerry (voice) (uncredited)
2020 Animaniacs TV Male Gallery Member / Ralphus (voice), Ralphicus (voice), Ralph / Vampire (voice), Ralph / Clunko (voice), Ralph (voice), Teamster #1 (voice), Chicken Boo (voice), King (voice), Ralph / Waiter (voice), Priest (voice), Cat (voice), Ralph Yakko (voice), Constable Ralphers / Judge Plotz (voice), 23 & WB Employee / Ralph (voice), Baby Boo (voice), Jackass Monkey / Ralph (voice), Horse (voice) (1 ep)
2020 Happy Halloween, Scooby-Doo! Film Scooby-Doo / Fred Jones (voice)
2020 Curious George: Go West, Go Wild Film George / Additional Voices (voice)
2020 Scoob! Film Scooby-Doo / Pterodactyl (voice)
2020 Looney Tunes Cartoons TV Announcer (voice) (1 ep)
2020 Zenimation TV Abu (voice) (archive footage) (1 ep)
2019 The Rocketeer TV Ambrose / Butch (voice) (43 ep)
2019 The Little Mermaid Live! Film Max (archive footage) (voice)
2019 Curious George: Royal Monkey Film George / Philippe (voice)
2019 Scooby-Doo! Return to Zombie Island Film Scooby Doo / Fred Jones (voice)
2019 Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? TV Fred Jones / Scooby-Doo (voice) (52 ep)
2019 Aladdin Film Cave of Wonders (voice)
2019 Scooby-Doo! and the Curse of the 13th Ghost Film Scooby-Doo / Fred Jones (voice)
2018 3Below: Tales of Arcadia TV Luug (voice) (26 ep)
2018 Star Wars Resistance TV Chelidae (voice) (6 ep)
2018 Scooby-Doo! and the Gourmet Ghost Film Scooby-Doo / Fred Jones (voice)
2018 Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles TV Councilor 2 (voice) (1 ep)
2018 Scooby-Doo! & Batman: The Brave and the Bold Film Scooby-Doo / Fred Jones (voice)
2017 LEGO Scooby-Doo! Blowout Beach Bash Film Scooby-Doo / Fred Jones (voice)
2017 Transformers: The Last Knight Film Megatron (voice)
2017 Smurfs: The Lost Village Film Azrael (voice)
2017 The Jetsons & WWE: Robo-WrestleMania Film Astro (voice)
2017 Scooby-Doo! Shaggy's Showdown Film Scooby-Doo / Fred (voice)
2017 LEGO Frozen Northern Lights Film Sven (voice)
2016 LEGO Frozen Northern Lights TV Sven (voice) (4 ep)
2016 Scooby-Doo! and WWE: Curse of the Speed Demon Film Fred Jones / Scooby-Doo (voice)
2016 Curious George: Garden Discoveries Film (voices)
2016 LEGO Scooby-Doo! Haunted Hollywood Film Scooby-Doo / Fred Jones (voice)
2015 Open Season: Scared Silly Film Animals' Vocal Effects (voice, uncredited)
2015 LEGO Scooby-Doo! Knight Time Terror Film Scooby-Doo / Fred Jones (voice)
2015 Be Cool, Scooby-Doo! TV Fred Jones / Scooby-Doo (voice) (53 ep)
2015 Scooby-Doo! and KISS: Rock and Roll Mystery Film Fred / Scooby-Doo (voice)
2015 Scooby-Doo! and the Beach Beastie Film Fred Jones / Scooby Doo (voice)
2015 Transformers: Robots In Disguise TV Soundwave (voice) (1 ep)
2015 Scooby-Doo! Moon Monster Madness Film Scooby-Doo / Fred Jones (voice)
2015 Curious George 3: Back to the Jungle Film Curious George (voice)
2015 The Adventures of Puss in Boots TV Baby Dragon (voice) (1 ep)
2014 All Hail King Julien TV Grandpa Mort (voice) (1 ep)

Crew credits 1

YearTitleJob
1989 The Return of Swamp Thing Film Special Sound Effects
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