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 g ... ross 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.
Straight Outta Nowhere: Scooby-Doo! Meets Courage the Cowardly Dog
2021
as Scooby-Doo / Fred Jones (voice)
Peter Kay's Animated All Star Band: The Official BBC Children in Need Medley
2009
as Scooby-Doo (voice)
Globehunters: An Around the World in 80 Days Adventure
2002
as Circus Baboon / Security Guard (voice)
The 1st 13th Annual Fancy Anvil Awards Show Program Special: Live in Stereo
2002
as Fred Jones (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Tweety's High Flying Adventure
2000
as Hector the Bulldog / Hugo the Abominable Snowman / Mugsy / Penelope Pussycat (voice)
1995
as Furrball / Gogo Dodo / Byron Basset / Calamity Coyote / Little Beeper / Gremlin / Additional Voices (voice)
1994
as Gogo Dodo / Furrball / Bill Clinton / Ross Perot / Additional Voices (voice)
Tiny Toon Adventures: How I Spent My Vacation
1992
as Uncle Stinky Pig / Byron Basset / Furrball / Little Beeper / Gogo Dodo / Vinnie / Mac Duff / Additional Voices (voice)
Pound Puppies and the Legend of Big Paw
1988
as Bones / Hairball / Reporter / Additional Voices (voice)
Transformers: The Return Of Optimus Prime
1987
as Galvatron / Mixmaster / Rumble / Skywarp / Soundwave / Superion / Wheelie
The Smurfs: 'Tis the Season to Be Smurfy
1987
as Hefty Smurf / Poet Smurf / Wild Smurf / Puppy / Rat (voice)
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as Tooter Shelby/ Occy/ Grandpa Wetworth/ Great Snork Nork/ Finneus
Episodes: 108
First Aired: Sep 15, 1984
as Baby Kermit / Baby Skeeter / Baby Beaker (voice)
Episodes: 107
First Aired: Nov 05, 1984
as Scorch / Steven the Alligator (voice)
Episodes: 105
First Aired: Sep 13, 1997
as Bigtime Beagle / Baggy Beagle / Bubba the Caveduck (voice)
Episodes: 101
First Aired: Sep 18, 1987
The New Adventures of Mighty Mouse and Heckle & Jeckle
as Heckle & Jeckle / Quacula (voice)
Episodes: 96
First Aired: Sep 08, 1979
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero
as Torch (voice) / Wild Bill (voice)
Episodes: 95
First Aired: Sep 12, 1983
as Dynomutt / Jabberjaw / Magic Rabbit / Sooey Pig (voice)
Episodes: 94
First Aired: Sep 10, 1977
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
as Scooby-Doo / Fred Jones (voice)
Episodes: 52
First Aired: Jul 12, 2010
The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
as Goddard / Special Vocal Effects (voice)
Episodes: 47
First Aired: Jul 20, 2002
as McWolf / Dweeble / Wild Mouse / Grunch the Caveman (voice)
Episodes: 39
First Aired: Sep 11, 1993
The Adventures of Don Coyote and Sancho Panda
as Don Coyote / Dapple (voice)
Episodes: 33
First Aired: Sep 16, 1990
Slimer! and the Real Ghostbusters
as Slimer / Ray Stantz (voice)
Episodes: 33
First Aired: Sep 10, 1988
as Fred Jones / Additional Voices / Dynomutt (voice)
Episodes: 32
First Aired: Sep 11, 1976
Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends
as Iceman / Bobby Drake (voice)
Episodes: 24
First Aired: Sep 12, 1981
as Tuk (voice)/ Thork (voice)/ Koda (voice)
Episodes: 21
First Aired: Sep 02, 1985
The Richie Rich/Scooby-Doo Show and Scrappy Too!
as Dollar (voice)
Episodes: 21
First Aired: Nov 08, 1980
The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
as Goddard / Phantom #4 / Special Vocal Effects (voice)
Episodes: 5
First Aired: Jul 20, 2002
The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
as Special Vocal Effects (voice)
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Jul 20, 2002
The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
as Goddard / Tubbs / Special Vocal Effects (voice)
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Jul 20, 2002
as Gus Goose / Butch the Bulldog / Lion / Lucifer (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 13, 2001
as Sparky / Yin / Yang / Slushy / Kixx (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 20, 2003
as Tanlined Ice Cream Tourist (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 20, 2003
as Mr. Stenchy: Experiment 254 (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 20, 2003
as Napoleon / Pink Parrot / Security Guard (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 10, 2010
The Mork & Mindy / Laverne & Shirley / Fonz Hour
as Doing (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 25, 1982
Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears
as Griffin / Mervyns (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 14, 1985
Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears
as Flugel / Frog (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 14, 1985
Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears
as Henchman / Horse / Cows (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 14, 1985
Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears
as The Sluggard (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 14, 1985
Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears
as Marquis de Bouillabaisse (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 14, 1985
Adventures from the Book of Virtues
as Sock / The King / Augustine Washington (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 02, 1996
Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law
as Fred Jones / Avenger / Robot (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Dec 30, 2000
Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law
as Avenger / Fed #1 / Juror (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Dec 30, 2000
as President / General Guy / Man #2 / Einstein (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 20, 1995
as Spike (voice) / Slick (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 01, 1980
as Tom's Owner (voice) / Robot Mouse (voice) / Salesman (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 01, 1980
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command
as Bat Creature / Slime Beast / Jessica / Stratoshrike (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 02, 2000
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command
as Epoch / Senator / Phlegmex / Alien Guard (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 02, 2000
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command
as Brain Pod #26 / Grubs / Computer Voice (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 02, 2000
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command
as Additional Binipinardians (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 02, 2000
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command
as Ranger / Tentacled Alien (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 02, 2000
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command
as Maw / Little Maw / Radio Announcer / Tangean Terrorists (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 02, 2000
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command
as Narlzak / Strato-Shrike (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 02, 2000
as Tick-Tock the Crocodile (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 04, 1989
Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
as Councilor 2 (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jul 20, 2018
as Fred Jones / Scooby-Doo / Baron Von Billfold (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Apr 23, 2013
as Creepy Old Man / Skeleton Anteater (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 27, 2006
as Gollyzilla / Scientist #2 / Man in Street? Soldier #1 (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 09, 1995
This Is America, Charlie Brown
as Squanto / Captain Smith / Pilgrim Explorer #2 (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 21, 1988
This Is America, Charlie Brown
as George Mason / James Wilson / Governor Morris (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 21, 1988
This Is America, Charlie Brown
as Alexander Graham Bell / Thomas Edison (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 21, 1988
This Is America, Charlie Brown
as Abraham Lincoln / Theodore Roosevelt (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 21, 1988
The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
as Goddard / Tubbs / Health Inspector / Special Vocal Effects (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jul 20, 2002
The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
as Goddard / Mr. Wuggles / Special Vocal Effects (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jul 20, 2002
The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
as Goddard / Wendel / Special Vocal Effects (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jul 20, 2002
The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
as Goddard / Tubbs / Father / Special Vocal Effects (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jul 20, 2002
The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
as Goddard / Second Guard / Special Vocal Effects (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jul 20, 2002
The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
as Goddard / Mr. Strych / Special Vocal Effects (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jul 20, 2002
The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
as Tubbs / Special Vocal Effects (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jul 20, 2002
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
as Bandit / Professor Erikson (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Aug 26, 1996
Batman: The Brave and the Bold
as Batboy / Fred / Scooby-Doo / Scooby-Doo Batman (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Nov 14, 2008
as Dan Rathmoon / Johnny / Mr. Goldbrick (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 30, 1960
as Barney Rubble / Dino / J. Rocko / Cop (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 30, 1960
The Greatest Adventure: Stories from the Bible
as Soldier (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 11, 1985
as Santa's Little Helper / Mr. Teeny / Hounds (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Dec 17, 1989
as Megatron / Cy-Kill / Barack Obama / Pizzeria Owner (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 20, 2005
as Megatron / Rebellion Leader / Scientist (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 20, 2005
as Dr. Claw / Cybernetics Doctor / Robert Baratheon (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 20, 2005
as Dr. Claw / Indian Chief / The Indian Love Boat Singer (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 20, 2005
as Cluck / Muttski / Kraken / Swat-bots (voice)
Episodes: 0
First Aired: Sep 18, 1993
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