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Frank Welker
Welker at GalaxyCon Raleigh in 2023
Born
Franklin Wendell Welker
(1946-03-12) March 12, 1946 (age 78)
Denver, Colorado, U.S.
Alma mater
Santa Monica College
Occupation
Voice actor
Years active
1967–present
Works
Full list
Website
frankwelker.com
Franklin Wendell Welker (born March 12, 1946)[1] is an American voice actor.[2] He began his career in the 1960s, and holds over 860 film, television, and video game credits as of 2023, making him one of the most prolific voice actors in history. With his films earning a total worldwide box-office gross of $17.4 billion, he is also the third-highest-grossing actor[a] as of 2011.[3]
Welker is best known for voicing Fred Jones in the Scooby-Doo franchise since its inception in 1969, and the title protagonist himself since 2002. In 2020, Welker reprised the latter role in the animated film Scoob!, the only original voice actor from the series in the movie's cast. He has also voiced Baby Kermit in the original Muppet Babies, Oswald the Lucky Rabbit in Epic Mickey and its sequel; Megatron, Galvatron, Soundwave, and various characters in the Transformers franchise; Santa's Little Helper and Snowball II on The Simpsons; 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 1980s revival of The Jetsons; and various characters in The Smurfs. Much of his work includes animal and monster vocalizations.
In 2016, he received a Lifetime Achievement Emmy Award. He was nominated for the Children's and Family Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice Performance in an Animated Program in 2022.
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^Greiving, Tim. "You don't know his face. But voice actor Frank Welker likely ruled your childhood". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Archived from the original on January 28, 2021. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
^Bradshaw, Peter (August 9, 2011). "Frank Welker: the most successful Hollywood actor you've never heard of". The Guardian. Archived from the original on April 14, 2021. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
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