Frank Welker | |
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Welker in 2023 | |
| Born | Franklin Wendell Welker March 12, 1946 |
| Other names | Frank W. Welker |
| Occupation | Voice actor |
| Years active | 1967–present |
| Notable work | Scooby-Doo Jabberjaw The Powerpuff Girls Garfield The Real Ghostbusters Inspector Gadget |
| Website | www |
Franklin Wendell Welker (born March 12, 1946) is an American actor. Known for his prolific voice over work, he has done over 800 different voice roles in various animated films, television shows, video games and commercials. He is best known for doing animal sounds and monster sounds too, and he's known for being the voice of Scooby Doo since 2002 and the current voice of Fred Jones the beginning of the Scooby Doo franchise since 1969. Welker is one of the highest-grossing actors in Hollywood.
| Year | Title | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | The Trouble with Girls | Rutgers | |
| 1969 | The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes | Henry Farthington | |
| 1971 | How to Frame a Figg | Prentiss Gates | |
| 1972 | Now You See Him, Now You Don't | Myles | |
| 1972 | Dirty Little Billy | Young punk | |
| 1976 | Once Upon a Girl | Additional Voices | |
| 1981 | Raiders of the Lost Ark | Special vocal effects | |
| 1981 | Zorro, The Gay Blade | Narrator | |
| 1981 | The Looney, Looney, Looney Bugs Bunny Movie | Lawyer/Interviewing Dog | |
| 1982 | Heidi's Song | Schnoodie/Hootie | |
| 1984 | Gallavants | Antik/Traw | |
| 1984 | Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind | Gol | 2005 Disney Dub |
| 1984 | Up the Creek | Chuck the Wonder Dog | |
| 1984 | Star Trek III: The Search for Spock | Spock (screaming voice) | |
| 1984 | Gremlins | Stripe/Mogwai/Gremlins | |
| 1984 | Cannonball Run II | Special vocal effects | |
| 1985 | Robotix | Bront, Tyrannix | |
| 1985 | Robotman & Friends | Roberon/Sound-Off/Additional voices | |
| 1985 | Cat's Eye | Special vocal effects | |
| 1985 | Explorers | Special vocal effects | |
| 1985 | My Science Project | Aliens | |
| 1985 | Rose Petal Place: Real Friends | Seymour/Horace | |
| 1985 | The Pound Puppies | Howler/Catgut/Snichey | |
| 1985 | The GLO Friends Save Christmas | Glo Sluggerbug/Christmas Elf | |
| 1990 | DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp | Additional Voices | |
| 1990 | The Rescuers Down Under | Joanna and Additional Special Vocal Effects | |
| 1991 | Beauty and the Beast | Footstool/Wolves | Voice |
| 1991 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze | Tokka and Razor | Voice |
| 1992 | Aladdin | Abu, Rajah and the Cave of Wonders | Voice |
| 1993 | Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey | Birdzilla/Raccoon/SKunk/Owl/Coyotes/Bear Cubs/Bear/Mountain Lion/Porcupine | |
| 1993 | Happily Ever After | Batso | |
| 1994 | The Lion King | Additional Voices | |
| 1994 | The Santa Clause | Reindeer vocal effects | |
| 1994 | Stargate | Voice of the mastage | |
| 1994 | The Pagemaster | Horror/Parrot/Raven/Dragon | |
| 1995 | A Goofy Movie | Bigfoot | Voice |
| 1995 | Gordy | Narrator | Voice |
| 1995 | Pocahontas | Flit | Voice |
| 1995 | Toy Story | RC/Scud/Buster | Voice |
| 1995 | Jumanji | Animal vocal effects | |
| 1996 | Dunston Checks In | Special vocal effects | Voice |
| 1996 | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | Baby bird | Voice |
| 1996 | Space Jam | Charles the Dog | Voice |
| 1996 | Mars Attacks! | Martians | Voice |
| 1998 | A Bug's Life | The Bird | Voice |
| 1998 | Jane Austen's Mafia! | Various animal vocal effects | |
| 1998 | Quest for Camelot | Ayden | |
| 1998 | Godzilla | Zilla | Voice |
| 1998 | The Rugrats Movie | The Wolf and Spike | Voice |
| 1999 | Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas | Turkey and Figaro | Voice |
| 2000 | The Tigger Movie | Bees and Frogs | Voice |
| 2000 | Tweety's High-Flying Adventure | Mugsy and Hugo the Abominable Snowman and Hector the Bulldog | Voice |
| 2000 | How the Grinch Stole Christmas | Max | Voice |
| 2000 | The Emperor's New Groove | Dragonfly/Black Jaguars | Voice |
| 2001 | Shrek | Dragon | Voice |
| 2002 | Return to Never Land | Nana 2 | |
| 2002 | Tom and Jerry: The Magic Ring | Jerry/Tyke/Old Man | Voice |
| 2002 | The Hunchback of Notre Dame II | Achilles/Djali | Voice Direct-to-video |
| 2002 | Eight Legged Freaks | Consuela and other spiders' vocal effects | |
| 2003 | Stitch! The Movie | Sparky | Voice |
| 2003 | Looney Tunes: Back in Action | Ralph the Security Guard/Barnyard Dog | Voice |
| 2004 | Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers | Additional Voices | |
| 2005 | Tom and Jerry: Blast Off to Mars | Spike | Voice |
| 2005 | Chicken Little | Bull | Voice |
| 2006 | Curious George | George | Voice |
| 2006 | Bambi II | Dogs | Voice |
| 2006 | Cars | Frank | Voice |
| 2006 | Happy Feet | Killer Whales | Voice |
| 2006 | The Land Before Time XII: The Great Day of the Flyers | Spinosaurus | Voice |
| 2006 | Night at the Museum | Rexy | Voice |
| 2007 | TMNT | Monsters | Voice |
| 2009 | Garfield's Pet Force | Garfield, additional voices Narrator |
Voice |
| 2009 | Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs | Momma | Voice |
| 2009 | Lego Star Wars: The Quest for R2-D2 | Exogorth | Voice |
| 2009 | Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen | Soundwave, Devastator, Grindor, Reedman & Ravage | Voice |
| 2010 | Alice in Wonderland | Bandersnatch | Voice |
| 2010 | Firebreather | Dragon #1 | Voice |
| 2011 | The Smurfs | Azrael | Voice |
| 2011 | Transformers: Dark of the Moon | Shockwave, Barricade & Soundwave | Voice |
| 2012 | Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted | Sonya | Voice |
| 2012 | The Grey | Wolf sound effects | |
| 2012 | Frankenweenie | Sparky, Giant Sea Monkeys | Voice |
| 2013 | The Smurfs 2 | Azrael | Voice |
| 2014 | Transformers: Age of Extinction | Galvatron | Voice |
| 2019 | Woody's Roundup: The Movie | Bullseye, The Little Critters | Voice Direct-to-video |
| 2020 | Scoob! | Scooby-Doo | Voice |