Frank Welker
Acting
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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Filmography of
Frank Welker
Guard (voice)
... 2025
Self (archive footage)
... 2024
Megatron / Mirage / Rumble / Skywarp / Soundwave (voice)
... 2024
Scooby-Doo / Fred Jones (voice)
... 2023
Abu / Joanna (voice) (archive footage)
... 2023
Scooby-Doo / Rudy / Fred / Nefario (voice)
... 2022
Scooby-Doo / Fred Jones / Self
... 2021
Figaro / Butch (voice)
... 2021
Curious George (voice)
... 2021
Scooby-Doo / Fred Jones (voice)
... 2021
Additional Voices (voice)
... 2021
Scooby-Doo / Fred Jones / Monster (voice)
... 2021
Tom / Jerry (voice) (uncredited)
... 2021
Scooby-Doo / Fred Jones (voice)
... 2020
George / Additional Voices (voice)
... 2020
Scooby-Doo / Pterodactyl (voice)
... 2020
George / Philippe (voice)
... 2019
Scooby Doo / Fred Jones (voice)
... 2019
Cave of Wonders (voice)
... 2019
Scooby-Doo / Fred Jones (voice)
... 2019
Scooby-Doo / Fred Jones (voice)
... 2018
Scooby-Doo / Fred Jones (voice)
... 2018
Scooby-Doo / Fred Jones (voice)
... 2017
Megatron (voice)
... 2017
Soundwave (voice)
... 2017
Azrael (voice)
... 2017
Astro (voice)
... 2017
Scooby-Doo / Fred (voice)
... 2017
Sven (voice)
... 2017
Fred Jones / Scooby-Doo (voice)
... 2016
(voices)
... 2016
Scooby-Doo / Fred Jones (voice)
... 2016
Scooby-Doo / Fred Jones (voice)
... 2015
Fred / Scooby-Doo (voice)
... 2015
Fred Jones / Scooby Doo (voice)
... 2015
Scooby-Doo / Fred Jones (voice)
... 2015
Curious George (voice)
... 2015
Mochi (voice) (uncredited)
... 2014
Fred / Scooby-Doo (voice)
... 2014
Galvatron (voice)
... 2014
Scooby-Doo / Fred Jones (voice)
... 2014
Garfield (voice)
... 2014
Fred Jones / Scooby-Doo (voice)
... 2014
... 2014
Self
... 2014
Cat sounds (archive footage; uncredited)
... 2013
Mayor Stevenson / Weather Man (voice)
... 2013
Megatron (voice)
... 2013
Scooby-Doo / Fred Jones (voice)
... 2013
Coco the Coconutty Monkey (voice)
... 2013
Azrael (voice)
... 2013
Scooby-Doo / Fred Jones (voice)
... 2013
Curious George (voice)
... 2013
Scooby-Doo / Fred (voice)
... 2013
Azrael (voice)
... 2013
Fred Jones / Scooby-Doo (voice)
... 2013
Garfield (voice)
... 2013
Curious George/Stig/Flint Quint
... 2013
Mayor Stevenson (voice)
... 2013
Scooby-Doo / Fred Jones / Dynomutt (voice)
... 2012
Fred Jones (voice) (archive footage)
... 2012
Fred Jones / Scooby-Doo (voice)
... 2012
Scooby-Doo / Fred (voice)
... 2012
Sparky (voice) (uncredited)
... 2012
Fred Jones / Scooby-Doo (voice)
... 2012
Mayor Stevenson / Weather Man (voice)
... 2012
Freddie Jones / Scooby-Doo (voice)
... 2012
Fred Jones (voice)
... 2012
Fred Jones / Scooby-Doo (voice) (archive footage)
... 2012
Sonya (voice)
... 2012
Bubble Puppy (voice)
... 2012
Mannequins / Beast (voice)
... 2012
Scooby-Doo / Fred Jones (voice)
... 2012
Scooby-Doo / Fred Jones / Motoshondu (voice) (archive footage)
... 2012
Curious George (voice)
... 2012
Higgens / Bull (voice)
... 2012
... 2011
Azrael (voice)
... 2011
Scooby-Doo / Fred Jones / Msicellaneous Bikers (voice)
... 2011
Scooby-Doo / Fred Jones (voice) (archive footage)
... 2011
Scooby-Doo / Fred Jones (voice) (archive footage)
... 2011
Fred Jones (voice) (archive footage)
... 2011
Azrael (voice)
... 2011
Shockwave / Soundwave (voice)
... 2011
Bullseye (voice)
... 2011
Scooby-Doo (voice)
... 2010
Fred / Scooby Doo (voice)
... 2010
Dr. Frankenwagon's Monster (voice)
... 2010
Bullseye / Buster / The Monkey / Pigeon (voice) (uncredited)
... 2010
Dragon / Animals (voice) (uncredited)
... 2010
Nuts (voice)
... 2010
Jabberwocky / Bandersnatch / Jubjub / Bayard (additional voice)
... 2010
Scooby-Doo / Fred Jones (voice)
... 2010
Figaro (voice)
... 2010
Scooby-Doo (voice)
... 2009
George (voice)
... 2009
Mark Whitacre's Father
... 2009
Scooby-Doo (voice)
... 2009
Garfield / Garzooka / Narrator (voice)
... 2009
Abu (voice) / Lion roars (voice) (archive footage)
... 2009
George / Duck / Cow (voice)
... 2009
Momma Dino (voice) (uncredited)
... 2009
Soundwave / Devastator / Reedman (voice)
... 2009
Fred / Scooby-Doo (voice)
... 2009
Snortafus
... 2009
... 2008
Nibbler (voice)
... 2008
Scooby-Doo / Fred Jones (voice)
... 2008
Animals' vocal effects (voice) (uncredited)
... 2008
Garfield / Delivery Gnome / Prop Boy / Leonard / Jeff (voice)
... 2008
Garfield / Keith / Prop Boy / Additional Voices (voice)
... 2008
Mr. Uno (uncredited) (Voice)
... 2008
Nibbler / Fleb / Seymour (voice)
... 2007
Megatron (voice)
... 2007
Rajah / Abu (voice)
... 2007
Fred Jones / Scooby-Doo (voice)
... 2007
... 2007
... 2007
Lucifer (voice)
... 2007
Chief / Baby Sasquatch (voice)
... 2007
Scooby-Doo / Fred Jones (voice) (archive footage)
... 2006
Scooby-Doo / Fred Jones (voice)
... 2006
Monty Uno (voice)
... 2006
Spindle / Frog / Caterpillar (voice)
... 2006
Sparky / Sprout / Mr. Stenchy / Kixx / Hoilo / Slugger (voice)
... 2006
Fred Jones / Scooby-Doo / The Centaur (voice)
... 2006
Fred Jones / Scooby-Doo (voice)
... 2006
Goddard (voice)
... 2006
Spinosaurus (voice)
... 2006
George (voice)
... 2006
Additional Voices (voice)
... 2006
Knuckles (voice)
... 2005
Abu (voice)
... 2005
Fred Jones / Scooby-Doo (voice)
... 2005
Fred Jones / Scooby-Doo (voice)
... 2005
Professor Otto Allenford (voice)
... 2005
Scooby-Doo / Fred Jones / Wiki-Tiki / Interviewer (voice)
... 2005
... 2005
Fred Jones / Scooby-Doo / Interviewer
... 2005
Spike (voice)
... 2005
Velociraptor (voice)
... 2005
Goddard / Twonkies (voice)
... 2004
Cri-Kee (voice)
... 2004
Additional Voices (voice) (uncredited)
... 2004
Fred Jones / Scooby-Doo (voice)
... 2004
... 2004
Fred Jones / Scooby-Doo (voice)
... 2004
Additional Voices (voice)
... 2004
Goddard (voice)
... 2004
Fred / Scooby-Doo (voice)
... 2004
Scooby-Doo / Fred Jones / Lachlan Haggart (voice)
... 2004
Goddard (voice)
... 2004
Reinaldo Vocal Effects (voice)
... 2004
Additional Voices (voice)
... 2003
Animal Vocal Effects (uncredited) (voice)
... 2003
Nevins (voice)
... 2003
Scooby-Doo (voice)
... 2003
Goddard (voice)
... 2003
Fred Jones / Scooby-Doo (voice)
... 2003
Sparky (voice)
... 2003
Fred Jones / Scooby-Doo (voice)
... 2003
Spike (voice) (uncredited)
... 2003
Goddard / Poultra (voice)
... 2003
Goddard/Poultra (voice)
... 2003
Archbishop / Dying King (voice) (archive footage)
... 2003
Scooby-Doo / Fred (voice)
... 2003
Additional Voices (voice)
... 2003
Obby / Mantell (voice)
... 2003
Jack's Vocal Effects
... 2003
Circus Baboon / Security Guard (voice)
... 2002
Fred / Scooby-Doo / Headless Snowman (voice)
... 2002
Fred Jones (voice) (archive footage)
... 2002
Fred Jones (voice) (archive footage)
... 2002
Whole Lotta Monkeys (voice)
... 2002
Creature Voices (voice)
... 2002
Fred Jones (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)
... 2002
Jerry (Voice)
... 2002
Lucifer / Bruno / Pom Pom (voice)
... 2002
Nana II / Octopus (voice)
... 2002
Achilles & Djali (voice)
... 2002
Dino / Monkey / Elevator Guy (voice)
... 2002
Goddard / Poultra (voice)
... 2001
Abominable Snowman (voice)
... 2001
Fred Jones / Jabberjaw (voice)
... 2001
Fred Jones (voice)
... 2001
Fred Jones (voice) (archive footage)
... 2001
Sacred Cow (voice)
... 2001
(voice)
... 2001
Buddy (voice)
... 2001
(voice)
... 2001
Reggie (voice)
... 2001
Woof / Ace (voice)
... 2000
Bessie the Sea Monster (voice)
... 2000
Max the Dog (voice)
... 2000
Fred Jones (voice)
... 2000
Fred Jones (voice)
... 2000
Fred Jones (voice)
... 2000
Hector the Bulldog / Hugo the Abominable Snowman / Mugsy / Penelope Pussycat (voice)
... 2000
The Mayor (voice)
... 2000
Werewolf Vocal Effects (voice)
... 2000
The Python (voice)
... 2000
Grubs / Self Destruct / Ranger #1 / Cadet Flam (voice)
... 2000
Altivo (voice)
... 2000
Fred Jones (voice) (archive footage)
... 2000
Additional Voices (voice)
... 2000
Max (voice)
... 2000
Various (voice)
... 1999
Fred Jones (voice)
... 1999
Turkey / Figaro (voice)
... 1999
Bullseye / Buster (voice) (uncredited)
... 1999
Fred (voice)
... 1999
The Monster (voice)
... 1999
Sultan (voice)
... 1999
Pegasus (voice) (archive sound)
... 1999
... 1999
Max (voice)
... 1999
Parrot Sounds (voice)
... 1999
Sabor (voice) (uncredited)
... 1999
Fred Jones / Additional Voices (voice)
... 1999
Herman Melville (voice)
... 1999
Bull Connor / Chihuahua (voice)
... 1999
Spike / Monkeys / Scar Snout (voice) (uncredited)
... 1998
Professor XXXL / Chimpy (voice)
... 1998
Scorch
... 1998
Bad Baboon / Deer / Porcupine / Mandrill (voice)
... 1998
Fred Jones (voice)
... 1998
Boss Duck (voice)
... 1998
Scorch / Steven the Aligator (voice)
... 1998
Flit (voice) (uncredited)
... 1998
Khan / Additional Voices (voice)
... 1998
Creature Vocals (voice)
... 1998
Ayden (voice)
... 1998
Sultan (voice)
... 1998
Debit (voice)
... 1997
Catzilla / Mouse (voice) (uncredited)
... 1997
Phillippe / Sultan (voice)
... 1997
Special Vocal Effects (voice)
... 1997
Ned the Elephant (Voice)
... 1997
The Devil Malebolgia (voice)
... 1997
Lion/Little Monkey/Shep/Tooki Tooki Bird/Gorilla sound effects(voice) (uncredited)
... 1997
Buddy (voice)
... 1997
Anaconda (voice) (uncredited)
... 1997
Chameleon (voice)
... 1997
Farley Wink (voice)
... 1997
Various Martians (voice)
... 1996
Charles the Dog (voice)
... 1996
Pudge (voice)
... 1996
Tickles (voice)
... 1996
Assassimon (voice) (uncredited)
... 1996
Runt / Scout / Mr. Squeak (voice)
... 1996
Special Vocal Effects (voice)
... 1996
Baby Bird (voice)
... 1996
Abu / Rajah / Fazahl (voice)
... 1996
Bronx (voice)
... 1996
... 1996
Stinky / Elmo / Bloo's Owner (voice)
... 1996
President / General / Guy / Man #2 / Einstein (voice)
... 1996
Various (voice) (archive footage)
... 1996
Special Vocal Effects (voice)
... 1996
Grizzly Bear (voice)
... 1995
Abu (voice) (uncredited)
... 1995
Shao Kahn / Reptile (voice)
... 1995
Special Vocal Effects (voice)
... 1995
Alien Sil (voice)
... 1995
Flit (voice)
... 1995
Mayor Simmons / Narrator (voice)
... 1995
Furrball / Gogo Dodo / Byron Basset / Calamity Coyote / Little Beeper / Gremlin / Additional Voices (voice)
... 1995
Narrator (voice)
... 1995
Bigfoot (voice)
... 1995
Special Vocal Effects (voice)
... 1995
Deer (voice) (uncredited)
... 1995
dino / saber tooth cat
... 1995
Velociraptor (voice)
... 1995
Special Vocal Effects (voice)
... 1994
Muttski / Additional Voices (voice)
... 1994
Self (archive footage)
... 1994
Horror (voice)
... 1994
Barney Rubble / Dino (voice)
... 1994
Reindeer Voices (voice)
... 1994
Additional Voice Overs (voice)
... 1994
Mastadge (voice)
... 1994
Special Vocal Effects
... 1994
Animation Vocal Sound Effects (voice)
... 1994
Additional Voices (voice)
... 1994
Phurba (voice)
... 1994
... 1994
Additional Voices (voice)
... 1994
Thaddeus Plotz / Bob Hope / Chicken Boo / George Bailey / Prof. Kingsfield
... 1994
Abu the Monkey (voice)
... 1994
Gogo Dodo / Furrball / Bill Clinton / Ross Perot / Additional Voices (voice)
... 1994
Barney Rubble (voice)
... 1993
Barney Rubble / Dino / J. Rocko (voice)
... 1993
Meat
... 1993
Baby Oopsiy Daisy
... 1993
Dinosaurs (voice)
... 1993
Creatures (voice)
... 1993
Special vocal effects (voice)
... 1993
Snipe / Replicants
... 1993
Bear / Beaver (voice)
... 1993
Barney Rubble (voice)
... 1993
Special Vocal Effects (voice)
... 1993
Grizz / Waffles / Chainsaw (voice)
... 1992
Brain / Dr. Claw / M.A.D. Cat / Santa Claus (voice)
... 1992
Abu / Cave of Wonders / Rajah (voice)
... 1992
Big Ed / Swamp Beast / Projectionist (voice)
... 1992
Scarlett's Vocal (voice)
... 1992
The Itsy Bitsy Spider (voice)
... 1992
Maxwell (voice)
... 1992
Whiskers (voice) (uncredited)
... 1992
Uncle Stinky Pig / Byron Basset / Furrball / Little Beeper / Gogo Dodo / Vinnie / Mac Duff / Additional Voices (voice)
... 1992
Santa Claus (voice)
... 1991
Scoota (voice)
... 1991
Footstool (voice)
... 1991
Alien Gen. Suitor (voice) (uncredited)
... 1991
Barney Rubble (voice)
... 1991
The Devil/Station/Evil Easter Bunny (voice) (uncredited)
... 1991
Sharak / Kodo / Podo / Ruh (voice)
... 1991
Bunny the Dog (voice)
... 1991
Lorenzo / Gunner (voice)
... 1991
Rahzar / Tokka (voice)
... 1991
Farnsworth/ Jebediah/ Rollo/ Perky/ Eagle/ Jeepers/ Big Wolf
... 1991
Joanna (voice)
... 1990
Archbishop / Dying King (voice)
... 1990
Giant Bat (voice)
... 1990
Additional Voices (voice)
... 1990
Bull (voice)
... 1990
Mohawk (voice)
... 1990
Squeep / Grungees (voice)
... 1990
Fat Guy - Rameet (voice)
... 1990
Arnold (voice)
... 1990
Slimer / Hefty Smurf / Baby Kermit (voice)
... 1990
Bront / Tyrannix (voices)
... 1990
Graboids (uncredited)
... 1990
Max (voice)
... 1989
Principal / Al / Snert / Kvaak / Narrator
... 1989
Dagwood Bumstead / Mr. Ferguson (voice)
... 1989
Additional Voices (voice)
... 1989
Batso (voice)
... 1989
Big Time Beagle / Megabyte Beagle / M.E.L / Country Twanging Toast Timer (voice)
... 1989
Zero / Otto (voice)
... 1989
Commander Mendelson (voice)
... 1988
Sharptooth (voice) (uncredited)
... 1988
Louie the Sausage Vendor (voice)
... 1988
Crunch (voice)
... 1988
(voice)
... 1988
Squanto (voice)
... 1988
Matches / Papa Werewolf / Well Dweller (voice)
... 1988
Demon Angela Voice (Uncredited)
... 1988
Dino / Fang / Crusher
... 1988
Special Animal Voices (voice)
... 1988
The Gopher (voice)
... 1988
Dumbo (voice) (uncredited)
... 1988
Bones / Hairball / Reporter / Additional Voices (voice)
... 1988
Alfonso / Mr. Nilsson (voice)
... 1988
Hefty Smurf / Poet Smurf / Wild Smurf / Puppy / Rat (voice)
... 1987
... 1987
Merkin (voice)
... 1987
Bopper / Real Ghost / Yapper (voice)
... 1987
Galvatron / Mixmaster / Rumble / Skywarp / Soundwave / Superion / Wheelie
... 1987
Dan Rathmoon / Johnny / Mr. Goldbrick (voice)
... 1987
Galvatron
... 1987
Bigtime Beagle / Penguin Leader (voice)
... 1987
Igor (voice)
... 1987
Torch / Wild Bill (voice)
... 1987
Jukebox (voice) (uncredited)
... 1987
Sophie / Native Chief / Baby Penguin / Additional Voices (voice)
... 1987
Dagwood Bumstead (voice)
... 1987
Special Vocal Effects (voice)
... 1987
M.C. (voice)
... 1987
Muchie (voice)
... 1987
Roman Soldier (voice)
... 1987
... 1987
The Thing (voice)
... 1986
Junkyard / Polly / Torch / Wild Bill (voice)
... 1986
Galvatron
... 1986
Soundwave / Megatron / Rumble / Frenzy / Wheelie (voice)
... 1986
Toby the Dog / Felicia the Cat (voice) (uncredited)
... 1986
Bushwoolie # 3 / Grundle (voice)
... 1986
Special Vocal Effects
... 1986
Scooter (voice)
... 1986
Megatron / Soundwave
... 1986
Additional Voices (voice)
... 1986
Soldier (voice)
... 1986
Howler / Catgut / Snichey (voice)
... 1985
Puppy / Lavender / Vanity (voice)
... 1985
... 1985
Alien (voice)
... 1985
Cat / Troll (Voice)
... 1985
Bunjee (voice)
... 1985
Hefty Smurf (voice)
... 1985
Roberon / Sound-Off / Additional Voices
... 1985
Fred Jones (voice)
... 1984
Antik / Traw (voice)
... 1984
Self (uncredited)
... 1984
Short-Fuse / Torch / Wild Bill / Junkyard (voice)
... 1984
Special Vocal Effects (voice)
... 1984
Stripe / Mogwai / Gremlins (voice)
... 1984
Spock's Screams
... 1984
Hefty Smurf / Poet Smurf / Smurfberry Bird (voice)
... 1984
Champ (voice)
... 1984
Chuck (voice)
... 1984
Bunjee (voice)
... 1984
Baby Boo (voice)
... 1983
Hefty Smurf (voice)
... 1983
Rock 'n Roll / Short-Fuse / Wild Bill / Timber (voice)
... 1983
Patchitt
... 1983
Cujo (voice; uncredited)
... 1983
(voice)
... 1983
Soldier
... 1983
Chomp Chomp
... 1982
Ziggy's Dog / Cat / Turkeys (voice)
... 1982
Schnoddle/Hootie (voice)
... 1982
Additional Dialogue Replacement (voice)
... 1982
Max / Waiter / Additional voices
... 1982
Hefty Smurf (voice)
... 1982
Santa Claus / Doctor (voice)
... 1981
Reporter Dog / Lawyer (voice)
... 1981
Dino (voice)
... 1981
Hefty Smurf (Voice)
... 1981
Finrock (voice)
... 1981
Narrator
... 1981
Special Vocal Effects (voice) (uncredited)
... 1981
Caesar / Ken (voice)
... 1980
Creepy / Mother Pterodactyl
... 1980
Hector (voice)
... 1980
Fred Jones (voice)
... 1979
Black Cat / Nice Man / Dog (voice)
... 1979
Baby Alligator (voice)
... 1978
Bamm-Bamm Rubble (voice)
... 1978
Jabberjaw (voice)
... 1978
Fairy Godmother / Additional Voices
... 1976
Jack, Fairy Godmother, Prince (Voice) / Additional Voices
... 1976
Special Vocal Effects (voice)
... 1975
Father / Groundhog / Beaver / Mole (voice)
... 1975
Magua / Soldier (voice)
... 1975
Charlie the Singer (voice)
... 1975
Charlie the Singer (voice)
... 1974
(voice)
... 1974
Fred Jones (voice)
... 1973
McWatt
... 1973
Young Punk
... 1972
Fred Jones / Housekeeping man / Vulture / Cleopatra (Voice)
... 1972
... 1972
Prentiss Gates
... 1971
... 1969
Rutgers
... 1969
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