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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
6.6
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7.7
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Aladdin
7.2
Movie
Jumanji
8.0
TV
The Simpsons
7.7
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Beauty and the Beast
7.1
Movie
Aladdin
6.9
Movie
Independence Day
7.9
Movie
Mulan
6.2
Movie
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
6.2
Movie
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
6.0
Movie
Transformers: Age of Extinction
8.3
TV
Supernatural
6.8
Movie
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
7.1
Movie
Gremlins
6.1
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Transformers: The Last Knight
6.7
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Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
6.8
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Space Jam
6.9
Movie
Pocahontas
Acting credits 744
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Year | Title | Job |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | The Return of Swamp Thing Film | Special Sound Effects |