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{{Infobox actor
:''This article is about the actor. For other uses, see [[Frank Welker]].''
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|hbyears= 1969-today
|hbyears= [[1969]]-[[2001]]
|characters= [[Scooby-Doo (character)|Scooby-Doo]]<br />[[Fred Jones]]<br />[[Dynomutt]]<br />[[Jabberjaw]]<br />[[Barney Rubble]]<br />[[Tom Cat]]<br />[[Jerry Mouse]]
|wbyears= [[2002]]-present
|characters= [[Scooby-Doo (character)|Scooby-Doo]]<br />[[Fred Jones]]<br />[[Dynomutt]]<br />[[Jabberjaw (character)|Jabberjaw]]<br />[[Tom Cat]]<br />[[Jerry Mouse]]<br />[[Barney Rubble]]<br />[[Bogg]]<br />[[Flooky]]<br />[[Top Troll]]<br />[[Tooter Shellby]]<br />[[Orbitty]]<br />[[Don Coyote]]<br />[[McWolf]]<br />[[Mr. Dinkley]]<br />[[Astro]]<br />[[Magilla Gorilla (character)|Magilla Gorilla]]<br />[[Frank Welker (character)|Himself]]<br />[[Robopup (character)|Robopup]]<br />[[Higgins]]<br />[[Mr. Conroy]]<br />[[Casmer Codwaller|Chickenstein/Casmer Codwaller]]<br />[[Dinkley 2000]]<br />[[Bruce Wormsley]]
|image2= [[File:Frank Welker WNSD cameo.png|300px]]
|caption2= Welker lookalike on ''[[What's New, Scooby-Doo?]]''
|image3= [[File:Frank Welker (character).png|300px]]
|caption3= Welker guesting on ''[[Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?]]''
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'''Franklin Wendell "Frank" Welker''' is an American voice actor and former stand-up comedian. His most prolific roles for [[Hanna-Barbera]] (H-B) are [[Fred Jones]] and [[Scooby-Doo (character)|Scooby-Doo]] since 1969 and 2002, respectively. He has also been [[Wonder Dog]], [[Marvin White]], [[Dynomutt]], [[Jabberjaw]], the [[Shmoo]], [[Orbitty]], [[Barney Rubble]], [[Tom Cat]], [[Jerry Mouse]], and [[McWolf]]. He was also [[Fangface]] on [[Ruby-Spears]]' ''[[Fangface (TV series)|Fangface]]''.
'''Franklin Wendell "Frank" Welker''' is an American voice actor and former stand-up comedian. His most prolific roles for [[Hanna-Barbera]] (H-B) are [[Fred Jones]] and [[Scooby-Doo (character)|Scooby-Doo]] since [[1969]] and [[2002]], respectively. He has also been [[Wonder Dog]], [[Marvin White]], [[Dynomutt]], [[Jabberjaw (character)|Jabberjaw]], the [[Shmoo]], [[Orbitty]], [[Barney Rubble]], [[Tom Cat]], [[Jerry Mouse]], and [[McWolf]]. He was also [[Fangface]] on [[Ruby-Spears]]' ''[[Fangface (TV series)|Fangface]]''.
 
He was interviewed in [[2021]] for [[The CW]]'s ''[[Scooby-Doo, Where Are You Now!]]''


==History with Hanna-Barbera==
==History with Hanna-Barbera==
Welker was doing a Friskies dog food commercial when he was informed by the casting agent's fiancé that she was casting for ''[[Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!]]''<ref name="Yahoo">Alter, Ethan (September 13, 2019). [https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/scooby-doo-frank-welker-interview-50th-anniversary-130048355.html "'Scooby-Doo' at 50: Original cartoon voice talks spinoffs, pot jokes and who's the gang's stealth MVP"]. ''Yahoo''. Retrieved April 27, 2020.</ref> He initially went into read for Scooby-Doo, but was told not to worry,<ref name="Yahoo" /> as that went to H-B veteran [[Don Messick]]. He also wanted to audition for [[Shaggy Rogers]], who he found more appealing than the "guy in an ascot." [[Casey Kasem]] also came into audition for Fred, but Hanna-Barbera preferred the actors in the opposite roles.<ref name="Yahoo" />
Welker was doing a Friskies dog food commercial when he was informed by the casting agent's fiancé that she was casting for ''[[Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! (TV series)|Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!]]''<ref name="Yahoo">Alter, Ethan ([[September 13]], [[2019]]). [https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/scooby-doo-frank-welker-interview-50th-anniversary-130048355.html "'Scooby-Doo' at 50: Original cartoon voice talks spinoffs, pot jokes and who's the gang's stealth MVP"]. ''Yahoo''. Retrieved [[April 27]], [[2020]].</ref> He initially went in to read for Scooby-Doo, but was told not to worry,<ref name="Yahoo" /> as that went to H-B veteran [[Don Messick]]. He also wanted to audition for [[Shaggy Rogers]], who he found more appealing than the "guy in an ascot." [[Casey Kasem]] also came into an audition for Fred, but Hanna-Barbera preferred the actors in the opposite roles.<ref name="Yahoo" />


He was also one of many to audition for [[Scrappy-Doo]], and although he didn't get the part, his ad-lib of the catchphrase, "Puppy power," was approved by [[Joseph Barbera]] and added to the script.<ref>[http://www.newsfromme.com/writings/scrappy-days/4/ Scrappy Days: The Birth of Scrappy Doo and What I Had to Do with It: Chapter Four]. ''News From ME''. Retrieved April 27, 2020.</ref>
He was also one of many to audition for [[Scrappy-Doo]], and although he didn't get the part, his ad-lib of the catchphrase, "Puppy power," was approved by [[Joseph Barbera]] and added to the script.<ref>[[Mark Evanier|Evanier, Mark]] [http://www.newsfromme.com/writings/scrappy-days/4/ Scrappy Days: The Birth of Scrappy Doo and What I Had to Do with It: Chapter Four]. ''News From ME''. Retrieved April 27, 2020.</ref>


==Roles==
==Roles==
===20th century===
===''The Adventures of Don Coyote and Sancho Panda''===
* ''[[Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!]]'' (1969-1970)
* The main role of [[Don Coyote]] in the ''[[The Adventures of Don Coyote and Sancho Panda]]'' TV series (1990-[[1991]]).
** [[Fred Jones]]
** Pink dog ("[[Decoy for a Dognapper]]", 1969)
** [[Charlie (Decoy for a Dognapper)|Charlie]] ("Decoy for a Dognapper", 1969)
** Dolphin ("[[Scooby's Night with a Frozen Fright]]", 1970)
** Seals ("Scooby's Night with a Frozen Fright", 1970)
** [[Hermit of the Hills]] ("[[Jeepers, It's the Creeper]]", 1970)
** Sheep rustler ("[[Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Werewolf]]", 1970)
* ''[[The New Scooby-Doo Movies]]'' (1972-1973)
** Fred Jones
** [[Cleopatra (Wednesday is Missing)|Cleopatra the plant]] ("[[Wednesday is Missing]]", 1972)
** Male housekeeper ("Wednesday is Missing", 1972)
* ''[[Super Friends (1973 TV series)|Super Friends]]'' (1973, credited as Franklin Welker)
** [[Wonder Dog]]
** [[Marvin White]]
** [[Bill (The Power Pirate)|Bill]] ("[[The Power Pirate]]", 1973)
* ''[[The Scooby-Doo Show]]'' (1976-1978)
** Fred Jones
* ''[[Dynomutt, Dog Wonder]]'' (1976-1978)
** [[Dynomutt]]
* ''[[Jabberjaw (TV series)|Jabberjaw]]'' (1976)
** [[Jabberjaw]]
* ''[[Laff-A-Lympics (TV series)|Laff-A-Lympics]]'' (1977-1978)
** Dynomutt
** Jabberjaw
** [[Magic Rabbit]]
** [[Sooey Pig]]
** [[Tinker]]
** [[Yakky Doodle]]
* ''[[Fangface (TV series)|Fangface]]'' (1978-1980)
** [[Fangface]]
* ''[[The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang]]'' (1980-1981)
** [[Mr. Cool]]
** Brontosaurus ("[[King for a Day]]", 1980)
** [[Rock]] ("King for a Day", 1980)
** [[Uncle Horatio]] ("[[Bye Bye, Blackbeard]]", 1980)
** News editor ("[[Westward Whoa!]]", 1980)
** Judge Morris's henchman ("[[You'll Never Get Witch]]", 1980)
** Guards ("[[The 20,000 Drachma Pyramid]]", 1980)
** Dragon ("[[Gone with the Wand]]", 1980)
* ''[[Laverne & Shirley (TV series)|Laverne & Shirley]]'' (1981)
** Zarkon's superior ("[[Invasion of the Booby Hatchers]]", 1981)
** [[Chungo]] ("[[Jungle Jumpers]]" (1981)
* ''[[Teen Wolf (TV series)|Teen Wolf]]'' (1986-1987)
** [[Valor]] (1986)
** [[Daisy]]
** [[Mr. Maconi]] (replacing [[Kenneth Mars]])
** [[Mr. Conroy (Grampa's in the Doghouse)|Mr. Conroy]] ("[[Grampa's in the Doghouse]]", 1986)
** [[Tiny]] ("Grampa's in the Doghouse", 1986)
** Kittens ("Grampa's in the Doghouse", 1986)
** Newscaster ("[[The Beast Within]]", 1986)
** Baby ("[[Up a Family Tree]]", 1986)
** Brush salesman ("Up a Family Tree", 1986)
** [[Dell Davies]] ("[[Wolf Pride]]", 1986)
** Teacher ("Wolf of My Dreams", 1986)
** [[Fangs]] ("[[Leader of the Pack]]", 1986)
** [[Edmund Preston]] ("[[The All-American Wolf]]", 1986)
** [[Frank Johnson]] ("[[Under My Spell]]", 1986)
** [[Herman Mitchell]] ("Under My Spell", 1986)
** [[Rubbish]] ("[[Teen Wolf Punks Out]]", 1986)
** Toy dog ("Teen Wolf Punks Out", 1986)
** Toy store owner ("Teen Wolf Punks Out", 1986)
** [[Mr. Dimwitty]] ("[[Teen Wolf's Curse]]", 1987)
** [[Bink]] ("[[Toot Toot, Tut Tut and All That Rot]]", 1987)
** [[Billy Bob]] ("[[Down on the Farm]]", 1987)
** [[Mr. Brody]] ("Down on the Farm", 1987)
* ''[[Popeye and Son]]''
** Shelly's father ("[[The Girl from Down Under]]", 1987)
** Walrus ("The Girl from Down Under", 1987)
** Dolphin ("The Girl from Down Under", 1987)
* ''[[Tom & Jerry Kids]]'' (1990-1994)
** [[Tom Cat]]
** [[Jerry Mouse]]
* ''[[Johnny Bravo (TV series)|Johnny Bravo]]'' (1997)
** Fred Jones ("[[Bravo Dooby-Doo]]", 1997)
** [[Speed Buggy]] ("Bravo Dooby-Doo", 1997)
* ''[[Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island]]'' (1998) - Fred Jones
* ''[[Scooby-Doo! and the Witch's Ghost]]'' (1999) - Fred Jones
* ''[[Scooby-Doo and the Alien Invaders]]'' (2000) - Fred Jones


===21st century===
===''Buford and the Galloping Ghost''===
* ''[[Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase]]'' (2001) - Fred Jones, lion, Cyber Fred
* The main roles of [[Buford]] and [[Nugget Nose]] in ''[[Buford and the Galloping Ghost]]'' ([[1978]]).
* ''[[Tom and Jerry: The Magic Ring]]'' (2002) - Jerry Mouse
 
* ''[[Scooby-Doo (film)|Scooby-Doo]]'' (2002) - creatures
===''Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels''===
* ''[[Scooby-Doo! and the Legend of the Vampire]]'' (2003) - Scooby-Doo, Fred Jones
* Role(s) in ''[[Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels]]'' undetermined (1977-[[1980]])
* ''[[Scooby-Doo! and the Monster of Mexico]]'' (2003) - Scooby-Doo, Fred Jones, skunk
 
* ''[[What's New, Scooby-Doo?]]'' (2002-2006)
===''CB Bears''===
** Scooby-Doo
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** Fred Jones
* [[Cool Cat]] and [[Wiley Fox]] in the episode "[[The King and His Jokers]]" ([[1977]]).
** Doctor ("[[There's No Creature Like Snow Creature]]", 2002, uncredited)
* Carnival worker and ringmaster in the episode "[[The Carnival Caper]]" (1977).
* ''[[Scooby-Doo! and the Loch Ness Monster]]'' (2004) - Scooby-Doo, Fred Jones, [[Lachlan Haggart]]
 
* ''[[Tom and Jerry: Blast Off to Mars]]'' (2005) - [[Spike (Tom and Jerry)|Spike]], [[Ubu]]
===''The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley''===
* ''[[Aloha, Scooby-Doo!]]'' (2005) - Scooby-Doo, Fred Jones, Wiki-Tiki
* The main roles of [[Sheldon]] and [[Crusty]] in the ''[[The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley]]'' TV series (1988).
* ''[[An Evening with the Scooby Gang]]'' (2005) - Scooby-Doo, Fred Jones, interviewer/monster
 
* ''[[Scooby-Doo! in Where's My Mummy?]]'' (2005) - Scooby-Doo, Fred Jones
===''Dink, the Little Dinosaur''===
* ''[[Scooby-Doo! Pirates Ahoy!]]'' (2006) - Scooby-Doo, Fred Jones
* The main role of [[Scat (Dink)|Scat]] in the ''[[Dink, the Little Dinosaur]]'' TV series ([[1989]]-[[1990]]).
* ''[[Shaggy & Scooby-Doo Get a Clue!]]'' (2006-2008)
 
** Scooby-Doo
===''Dynomutt''===
** Fred Jones
* The main role of [[Dynomutt]] in the ''[[Dynomutt, Dog Wonder]]'' TV series (1976-1978).
* ''[[Chill Out, Scooby-Doo!]]'' (2007) - Scooby-Doo, Fred Jones
 
* ''[[Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin King]]'' (2008) - Scooby-Doo, Fred Jones
===''Fangface''===
* ''[[Scooby-Doo! and the Samurai Sword]]'' (2009) - Scooby-Doo, Fred Jones
* Main role of [[Fangface]] in the ''[[Fangface (TV series)|Fangface]]'' TV series (1978-1980).
* ''[[Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins]]'' (2009) - Scooby-Doo
 
* ''[[Scooby-Doo! Abracadabra-Doo]]'' (2010) - Scooby-Doo, Fred Jones
===''The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang''===
* ''[[Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster]]'' (2010) - Scooby-Doo
* Main role of [[Mr. Cool]] in the ''[[The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang]]'' TV series (1980-[[1981]]).
* ''[[Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated]]'' (2010-2013)
* Brontosaurus and [[Rock]] in the episode "[[King for a Day]]" (1980).
** Scooby-Doo
* [[Uncle Horatio]] in the episode "[[Bye Bye, Blackbeard]]" (1980).
** Fred Jones
* News editor in the episode "[[Westward Whoa!]]" (1980).
** [[Mr. Blake|Barty Blake]]
* Judge Morris's henchman in the episode "[[You'll Never Get Witch]]" (1980).
** [[Fred Jones, Sr.|Freak of Crystal Cove]]
* Guards in the episode "[[The 20,000 Drachma Pyramid]]" (1980).
* ''[[Scooby-Doo! Camp Scare]]'' (2010) - Scooby-Doo, Fred Jones
* Dragon in the episode "[[Gone with the Wand]]" (1980).
* ''[[Scooby-Doo! Legend of the Phantosaur]]'' (2011) - Scooby-Doo, Fred Jones, [[Rebels|misc. bikers]]
 
* ''[[Scooby-Doo! Music of the Vampire]]'' (2012) - Scooby-Doo, Fred Jones
===''Foofur''===
* ''[[Scooby-Doo! Spooky Games]]'' (2012) - Scooby-Doo, Fred Jones
* The main roles of [[Foofur]] and [[Chucky]] in the ''[[Foofur (TV series)|Foofur]]'' TV series ([[1986]]-[[1988]]).
* ''[[Big Top Scooby-Doo!]]'' (2012) - Scooby-Doo, Fred Jones
 
* ''[[Scooby-Doo! Haunted Holidays]]'' (2012) - Scooby-Doo, Fred Jones
===''Jabberjaw''===
* ''[[Scooby-Doo! Mask of the Blue Falcon]]'' (2013) - Scooby-Doo, Fred Jones
* The main role of [[Jabberjaw (character)|Jabberjaw]] in ''[[Jabberjaw (TV series)|Jabberjaw]]'' (1976).
* ''[[Scooby-Doo! Stage Fright]]'' (2013) - Scooby-Doo, Fred Jones
 
* ''[[Scooby-Doo! and the Spooky Scarecrow]]'' (2013) - Scooby-Doo, Fred Jones
===''Jetsons''===
* ''[[Scooby-Doo! Mecha Mutt Menace]]'' (2013) - Scooby-Doo, Fred Jones, presenter
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* ''[[Scooby-Doo! WrestleMania Mystery]]'' (2014) - Scooby-Doo, Fred Jones
* The main role of [[Orbitty]] in ''[[The Jetsons (TV series)|The Jetsons]]'' TV series ([[1985]]).
* ''[[Scooby-Doo! Ghastly Goals!]]'' (2014) - Scooby-Doo, Fred Jones, [[Reynaldo|Eshu]]
* [[Astro]] in the ''[[The Jetsons & WWE: Robo-WrestleMania]]'' DTV film (2017).
* ''[[Scooby-Doo! Frankencreepy]]'' (2014) - Scooby-Doo, Fred Jones, [[Fred Jones|train conductor]]
 
* ''[[Scooby-Doo! Moon Monster Madness]]'' (2015) - Scooby-Doo, Fred Jones
===''Johnny Bravo''===
* ''[[Scooby-Doo! and the Beach Beastie]]'' (2015) - Scooby-Doo, Fred Jones, [[Grafton Brownstone|Aquazilla]] (uncredited))
* Fred Jones and Speed Buggy in the ''[[Johnny Bravo (TV series)|Johnny Bravo]]'' episode "[[Bravo Dooby-Doo]]" [[1997]]).
* ''[[Scooby-Doo! and KISS: Rock and Roll Mystery]]'' (2015) - Scooby-Doo, Fred Jones
 
* ''[[Be Cool, Scooby-Doo!]]'' (2015-2018)
===''The Kwicky Koala Show''===
** Scooby-Doo
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** Fred Jones
** The main role of [[Dirty Dawg (character)|Dirty Dawg]] in the ''[[Dirty Dawg]]'' segments (1981).
* ''[[Scooby-Doo! and WWE: Curse of the Speed Demon]]'' (2016) - Scooby-Doo, Fred Jones
 
* ''[[Scooby-Doo! Shaggy's Showdown]]'' (2017) - Scooby-Doo, Fred Jones
===''Laff-a-Lympics''===
* ''[[Scooby-Doo! & Batman: The Brave and the Bold]]'' (2018) - Scooby-Doo, Fred Jones
* The main roles of Dynomutt, [[Tinker]], [[Yakky Doodle (character)|Yakky Doodle]], [[Magic Rabbit]], [[Sooey Pig]] in ''[[Laff-A-Lympics (TV series)|Laff-A-Lympics]]'' ([[1977]]-1978).
* ''[[Scooby-Doo! and the Gourmet Ghost]]'' (2018) - Scooby-Doo, Fred Jones
* Guest appearances as Jabberjaw in the episodes "[[India and Isreal]]" (1977), "[[Africa and San Francisco]]" (1977), "[[New York and Turkey]]" (1978), and "[[New Orleans and Atlantis]]" (1978).
* ''[[Scooby-Doo! Curse of the 13th Ghost]]'' (2019) - Scooby-Doo, Fred Jones
 
* ''[[Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?]]'' (2019-2020)
===''Laverne & Shirley''===
** Scooby-Doo
* The main role of Mr. Cool in the ''[[Laverne & Shirley]]'' TV series (1981-1982).
** Fred Jones
* Zarkon's superior in the ''Laverne & Shirley'' episode "[[Invasion of the Booby Hatchers]]" (1981).
** [[List of unnamed Scooby-Doo characters|Swamp Monster]] ("[[Revenge of the Swamp Monster!]]", 2019, uncredited)
* [[Chungo]] in the ''Laverne & Shirley'' episode "[[Jungle Jumpers]]" (1981).
** Squirrel ("Revenge of the Swamp Monster!", 2019)
 
** Speed Buggy ("[[A Mystery Solving Gang Divided]]", 2019)
===''Monster Tails''===
** [[Magilla Gorilla]] ("[[Peebles' Pet Shop of Terrible Terrors!]]", 2019)
* The main roles of [[Frankenmutt]] and [[Mumfrey]] in the ''[[Monster Tails]]'' TV series (1990).
** [[List of unnamed Scooby-Doo characters|Screaming Skulls of London]] ("[[Elementary, My Dear Shaggy!]]", 2019)
 
** [[List of unnamed Scooby-Doo characters|Security guard]] ("Elementary, My Dear Shaggy!", 2019)
===''Mystery Island''===
** Robot minions ("[[When Urkel-Bots Go Bad!", 2019)
* Main role of [[P.O.P.S.]] in the ''[[Mystery Island]]'' TV series (1977).
** [[Billy Tally]] ("[[The Fastest Fast Food Fiend!]]", 2019)
 
** [[Pete and Pete|Pete]] ("[[Attack of the Weird Al-Osaurus!]]", 2019)
===''Pink Panther and Sons''===
** [[List of unnamed Scooby-Doo characters|Jewelry store owner]] ("[[Now You Sia, Now You Don't!]]", 2019)
* The main roles of [[Rocko]] and [[Finkio]] in the ''[[Pink Panther and Sons]]'' TV series (1984).
** Anchorman ("[[Quit Clowning!]]", 2019)
 
** [[Sam Sheehan]] ("[[Hollywood Knights!]]", 2020)
===''The Pirates of Dark Water''===
** Moving man #2 ("[[Dance Matron of Mayhem!]]", 2020)
* The main role of [[Niddler]] ''[[The Pirates of Dark Water (TV series)|The Pirates of Dark Water]]'' (1990-[[1992]]). Welker replaced and redubbed [[Roddy McDowell]] after the first five episodes.
** Drama teacher "[[The High School Wolfman's Musical Lament!]]", 2020)
 
** [[Zalia Z. Fairchild]] ("[[The Dreaded Remake of Dr. Jekyll & Hyde!]]", 2020)
===''Popeye''===
* ''[[Scooby-Doo! Return to Zombie Island]]'' (2019) - Scooby-Doo, Fred Jones
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* ''[[SCOOB!]]'' (2020) - Scooby-Doo
* Shelly's father in the ''[[Popeye and Son]]'' episode "[[The Girl from Down Under]]" (1987).
* ''[[Happy Halloween, Scooby-Doo!]]'' (2020) - Scooby-Doo, Fred Jones
* Walrus in the ''Popeye and Son'' episode "The Girl from Down Under" (1987).
* ''[[Scooby-Doo! The Sword and the Scoob]]'' (2020) - Scooby-Doo, Fred Jones
* Dolphin in the ''Popeye and Son'' episode "The Girl from Down Under" (1987).
 
===''Richie Rich''===
* The main role of [[Dollar]] in the ''[[Richie Rich (TV series)|Richie Rich]]'' TV series. (1980-1984).
 
===''The Robonic Stooges''===
* Main role of [[Curly Howard]] in ''[[The Robonic Stooges]]'' TV series (1977).
 
===''Scooby-Doo''===
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* The main role of [[Fred Jones]] in the ''[[Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! (TV series)|Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!]]'' TV series ([[1969]]-[[1970]]).
* Pink dog and [[Charlie (Decoy for a Dognapper)|Charlie]] in the Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! episode "Decoy for a Dognapper" (1969).
* [[Hermit of the Hills]] in the ''Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!'' episode "[[Jeepers, It's the Creeper]]" (1970).
* Dolphin and seals in the ''Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!'' episode "[[Scooby's Night with a Frozen Fright]]" (1970).
* Sheep rustler in the ''Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!'' episode "[[Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Werewolf]]" (1970).
* The main role of Fred Jones in ''[[The New Scooby-Doo Movies]]'' TV series ([[1972]]-[[1973]]).
* [[Cleopatra (Scooby-Doo Meets the Addams Family)|Cleopatra the plant]] and male housekeeper in ''The New Scooby-Doo Movies'' episode "[[Scooby-Doo Meets the Addams Family]]" (1972).
* The main role of Fred Jones in ''[[The Scooby-Doo Show]]'' TV series ([[1976]]-[[1978]]).
* The main role of Fred Jones in the ''[[Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo]]'' TV series ([[1979]]).
* The main role of Fred Jones in the ''[[Scooby Goes Hollywood]]'' TV special (1979).
* Guest appearances of Fred Jones in ''[[The New Scooby-Doo Mysteries]]'' episodes "[[Happy Birthday, Scooby-Doo]]," ([[1984]])
* Spider in the ''[[A Pup Named Scooby-Doo]]'' episode "[[Snow Place Like Home]]" (1988).
* [[Robopup (character)|Robopup]], [[Higgins]], and [[Mr. Conroy]] in the ''A Pup Named Scooby-Doo'' episode "[[Robopup]]" (1988).
* [[Casmer Codwaller|Chickenstein/Casmer Codwaller]] and [[Eddy Jones]] in the ''A Pup Named Scooby-Doo'' episode "[[Chickenstein Lives]]" ([[1989]]).
* [[Dinkley 2000]], [[Bruce Wormsley]], and [[Mr. Dinkley]] in the ''A Pup Named Scooby-Doo'' episode "[[The Computer Walks Among Us]]" (1989).
* Fred Jones in the DTV film ''[[Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island (film)|Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island]]'' ([[1998]]).
* Fred Jones in the DTV film ''[[Scooby-Doo! and the Witch's Ghost (film)|Scooby-Doo! and the Witch's Ghost]]'' ([[1999]]).
* Fred Jones in the DTV film ''[[Scooby-Doo and the Alien Invaders (film)|Scooby-Doo and the Alien Invaders]]'' ([[2000]]).
* Fred Jones, lion, and Cyber Fred in the DTV film ''[[Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase (film)|Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase]]'' ([[2001]]).
* [[Scooby-Doo (character)|Scooby-Doo]] and Fred Jones in the DTV film ''[[Scooby-Doo! and the Legend of the Vampire (film)|Scooby-Doo! and the Legend of the Vampire]]'' ([[2003]]).
* Scooby-Doo, Fred Jones, and skunk in the DTV film ''[[Scooby-Doo! and the Monster of Mexico (film)|Scooby-Doo! and the Monster of the Mexico]]'' (2003).
* Main roles of Scooby-Doo and Fred Jones in ''[[What's New, Scooby-Doo?]]'' (2002-[[2006]])
* Doctor (uncredited) in the ''What's New, Scooby-Doo? episode "[[There's No Creature Like Snow Creature]]" (2002).
* Scooby-Doo, Fred Jones, and Lachlan Haggart in the DTV film ''[[Scooby-Doo! and the Loch Ness Monster (film)|Scooby-Doo! and the Loch Ness Monster]]'' ([[2004]]).
* Scooby-Doo, Fred Jones, and Wiki-Tiki in the ''[[Aloha, Scooby-Doo! (film)|Aloha, Scooby-Doo!]]'' DTV film (2005).
* Scooby-Doo, Fred Jones, and interviewer/monster (monster uncredited) in the ''[[An Evening with the Scooby Gang]]'' DVD short (2005).
* Scooby-Doo and Fred Jones in the ''[[Scooby-Doo! in Where's My Mummy? (film)|Scooby-Doo! in Where's My Mummy?]]'' DTV film (2005).
* Scooby-Doo and Fred Jones in the ''[[Scooby-Doo! Pirates Ahoy! (film)|Scooby-Doo! Pirates Ahoy!]]'' DTV film (2006).
* The main roles of Scooby-Doo and Fred Jones in the ''[[Shaggy & Scooby-Doo Get a Clue!]]'' TV series (2006-[[2008]]).
* Scooby-Doo and Fred Jones in the ''[[Chill Out, Scooby-Doo! (film)|Chill Out, Scooby-Doo!]]'' DTV film ([[2007]]).
* Scooby-Doo and Fred Jones in the ''[[Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin King (film)|Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin King]]'' DTV film (2008).
* Scooby-Doo and Fred Jones in the ''[[Scooby-Doo! and the Samurai Sword (film)|Scooby-Doo! and the Samurai Sword]]'' DTV film ([[2009]]).
* Scooby-Doo in the ''[[Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins (film)|Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins]]'' TV film (2009).
* Scooby-Doo and Fred Jones in the ''[[Scooby-Doo! Abracadabra-Doo]]'' DTV film ([[2010]]).
* Scooby-Doo in the ''[[Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster (film)|Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster]]'' TV film (2010).
* The main roles of Scooby-Doo and Fred Jones in the ''[[Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated]]'' TV series (2010-[[2013]]).
* [[Mr. Blake|Barty Blake]]
* [[Fred Jones, Sr.|Freak of Crystal Cove]]
* Scooby-Doo and Fred Jones in the ''[[Scooby-Doo! Camp Scare (film)|Scooby-Doo! Camp Scare]]'' DTV film (2010).
* Scooby-Doo and Fred Jones in the ''[[Scooby-Doo! Legend of the Phantosaur (film)|Scooby-Doo! Legend of the Phantosaur]]'' DTV film ([[2011]]).
* Scooby-Doo, and Fred Jones, [[Rebels|misc. bikers]] in the ''[[Scooby-Doo! Music of the Vampire (film)|Scooby-Doo! Music of the Vampire]]'' DTV film ([[2012]]).
* Scooby-Doo and Fred Jones in the ''[[Scooby-Doo! Spooky Games]]'' DTV short film (2012).
* Scooby-Doo and Fred Jones in the ''[[Big Top Scooby-Doo! (film)|Big Top Scooby-Doo!]]'' DTV film (2012).
* Scooby-Doo and Fred Jones in the ''[[Scooby-Doo! Haunted Holidays]]'' DTV short film (2012).
* Scooby-Doo and Fred Jones in the ''[[Scooby-Doo! Mask of the Blue Falcon (film)|Scooby-Doo! Mask of the Blue Falcon]]'' DTV film (2013).
* Scooby-Doo and Fred Jones in the ''[[Scooby-Doo! Stage Fright (film)|Scooby-Doo! Stage Fright]]'' DTV film (2013).
* Scooby-Doo and Fred Jones in the ''[[Scooby-Doo! and the Spooky Scarecrow]]'' DTV short film (2013).
* Scooby-Doo, Fred Jones, presenter in the ''[[Scooby-Doo! Mecha Mutt Menace]]'' DTV short film (2013).
* Scooby-Doo and Fred Jones in the ''[[Scooby-Doo! WrestleMania Mystery (film)|Scooby-Doo! WrestleMania Mystery]]'' DTV film ([[2014]]).
* Scooby-Doo, Fred Jones, [[Reynaldo|Eshu]] in the ''[[Scooby-Doo! Ghastly Goals!]]'' DTV short film (2014).
* Scooby-Doo, Fred Jones, and [[Fred Jones|train conductor]] in the ''[[Scooby-Doo! Frankencreepy (film)|Scooby-Doo! Frankencreepy]]'' DTV film (2014).
* Scooby-Doo and Fred Jones in the ''[[Scooby-Doo! Moon Monster Madness (film)|Scooby-Doo! Moon Monster Madness]]'' DTV film ([[2015]]).
* Scooby-Doo, Fred Jones, and [[Grafton Brownstone|Aquazilla]] (uncredited) in the ''[[Scooby-Doo! and the Beach Beastie]]'' DTV short film (2015).
* Scooby-Doo and Fred Jones in the ''[[Scooby-Doo! and Kiss: Rock and Roll Mystery (film)|Scooby-Doo! and Kiss: Rock and Roll Mystery]]'' DTV film (2015).
* The main roles of Scooby-Doo and Fred Jones in the ''[[Be Cool, Scooby-Doo!]]'' TV series (2015-[[2018]]).
* Scooby-Doo and Fred Jones in the ''[[Lego Scooby-Doo! Knight Time Terror]]'' TV special (2015).
* Scooby-Doo and Fred Jones in the DTV film ''[[Lego Scooby-Doo! Haunted Hollywood (film)|Lego Scooby-Doo! Haunted Hollywood]]'' ([[2016]]).
* Scooby-Doo and Fred Jones in the DTV film ''[[Scooby-Doo! and WWE: Curse of the Speed Demon (film)|Scooby-Doo! and WWE: Curse of the Speed Demon]]'' (2016).
* Scooby-Doo and Fred Jones in the DTV film ''[[Scooby-Doo! Shaggy's Showdown]]'' ([[2017]]).
* Scooby-Doo and Fred Jones in the ''[[Lego Scooby-Doo! Blowout Beach Bash (film)|Lego Scooby-Doo! Blowout Beach]]'' DTV film (2017)
* Scooby-Doo and Fred Jones in the ''[[Scooby-Doo! & Batman: The Brave and the Bold]]'' DTV film (2018).
* Scooby-Doo and Fred Jones in the ''[[Scooby-Doo! and the Gourmet Ghost]]'' DTV film (2018).
* Scooby-Doo and Fred Jones in the ''[[Scooby-Doo! and the Curse of the 13th Ghost]]'' DTV film ([[2019]]).
* The main roles of Scooby-Doo and Fred Jones in the ''[[Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?]]'' TV series (2019-[[2020]]).
* [[List of unnamed Scooby-Doo characters|Swamp Monster]] and squirrel (both uncredited) in the ''Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?'' episode "[[Revenge of the Swamp Monster!]]" (2019).
* Speed Buggy in the ''Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?'' episode "[[A Mystery Solving Gang Divided]]" (2019).
* [[Magilla Gorilla (character)|Magilla Gorilla]] in the ''Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?'' episode "[[Peebles' Pet Shop of Terrible Terrors!]]" (2019).
* [[List of unnamed Scooby-Doo characters|Screaming Skulls of London]] and [[List of unnamed Scooby-Doo characters|security guard]] in the ''Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?'' episode "[[Elementary, My Dear Shaggy!]]" (2019).
* Robot minions in the ''Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?'' episode "[[When Urkel-Bots Go Bad!" (2019).
* [[Bill Tally]] in the ''Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?'' episode "[[The Fastest Fast Food Fiend!]]" (2019).
* [[Pete and Pete|Pete]] in the ''Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?'' episode "[[Attack of the Weird Al-Osaurus!]]" (2019).
* [[List of unnamed Scooby-Doo characters|Jewelry store owner]] in the ''Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?'' episode "[[Now You Sia, Now You Don't!]]" (2019).
* [[List of unnamed Scooby-Doo characters|Anchorman]] in the ''Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?'' episode "[[Quit Clowning!]]," (2019).
* [[Sam Sheehan]] in the ''Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?'' episode "[[Hollywood Knights!]]" (2020).
* Moving man #2 in the ''Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?'' episode "[[Dance Matron of Mayhem!]]" (2020).
* Drama teacher in the ''Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?'' episode "[[The High School Wolfman's Musical Lament!]]" (2020).
* [[Zalia Z. Fairchild]] in the ''Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?'' episode "[[The Dreaded Remake of Jekyll & Hyde!]]" (2020).
* [[Frank Welker (character)|Himself]] in the ''Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?'' episode "[[A Haunt of a Thousand Voices!]]" (2021).
* Scooby-Doo and Fred Jones in the ''[[Scooby-Doo! Return to Zombie Island]]'' DTV film (2019).
* Scooby-Doo in the ''[[Scoob! (film)|Scoob!]]'' theatrical film (2020).
* Scooby-Doo and Fred Jones in the ''[[Happy Halloween, Scooby-Doo!]]'' DTV film (2020).
* Scooby-Doo and Fred Jones in the ''[[Scooby-Doo! The Sword and the Scoob]]'' DTV film ([[2021]]).
* Scooby-Doo and Fred Jones in the ''[[Straight Outta Nowhere: Scooby-Doo! Meets Courage the Cowardly Dog]]'' DTV film (2021).
* Scooby-Doo, Fred Jones, Jabberjaw, and [[Great Gazoo]] in the ''[[Scooby-Doo, Where Are You Now!]]'' TV special (2021).
* Scooby-Doo in ''Cartoon Network Special Edition: NBA All-Star Slam Dunk Contest'' TV special ([[2022]]).
* Scooby-Doo and Fred Jones in the ''[[Trick or Treat Scooby-Doo!]]'' DTV film (2022).
* The glorified main role of [[William Jones]] in the ''[[Velma]]'' TV series ([[2023]]-[[2024]]).
* Scooby-Doo in ''Cartoon Network Special Edition: NBA All-Star Slam Dunk Contest'' TV special (2023).
* Scooby-Doo and Fred Jones in the ''[[Scooby-Doo! and Krypto, Too!]]'' DTV film (2023).
* The main role of Scooby-Doo in the cancelled ''[[Scooby-Doo! and the Mystery Pups]]'' TV series, which was announced in 2024.
 
===''Snorks''===
* The main roles of [[Tooter Shellby]] and [[Occy]] in the ''[[Snorks]]'' TV series (1984-[[1989]]).
 
===''Star Fairies''===
* [[Lavender]] in the ''[[Star Fairies]]'' TV special ([[1985]]).
 
===''Tom and Jerry''===
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* The main roles of [[Tom Cat]] and [[Jerry Mouse]] in the ''[[Tom & Jerry Kids]]'' TV series (1990-[[1994]])
* Jerry Mouse in the ''[[Tom and Jerry: The Magic Ring (film)|Tom and Jerry: The Magic Ring]]'' DTV film ([[2002]]).
* [[Spike (Tom and Jerry)|Spike]] and [[Ubu]] in the ''[[Tom and Jerry: Blast Off to Mars (film)|Tom and Jerry: Blast Off to Mars]]'' DTV film (2005).
 
===''Super Friends''===
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* The main roles of [[Marvin White]] and [[Wonder Dog]] in the ''[[Super Friends (1973 TV series)|Super Friends]]'' (1973). He was credited as Franklin Welker.
* [[Bill (The Power Pirate)|Bill]] in the ''Super Friends'' episode "[[The Power Pirate]]." (1973).
 
===''Teen Wolf''===
* [[Valor]] and [[Daisy]] in the ''[[Teen Wolf]]'' episode "[[Teen Wolf's Family Secret]]" (1986).
* Valor, Daisy, [[Mr. Conroy (Grampa's in the Doghouse)|Mr. Conroy]], [[Tiny]], and kittens in the ''Teen Wolf'' episode "[[Grampa's in the Doghouse]]" (1986).
* Valor in the ''Teen Wolf'' episode "[[The Werewolf Buster]]" (1986).
* Valor in the ''Teen Wolf'' episode "[[Shopworn Wolf]]" (1986).
* Valor, Daisy, and [[Mayor Maconi]] in the ''Teen Wolf'' episode "[[The Beast Within]]" (1986). (replacing [[Kenneth Mars]])
* Baby, Valor, Daisy, and brush salesman in the ''Teen Wolf'' episode "[[Up a Family Tree]]" (1986).
* [[Dell Davies]] and Mayor Maconi in the ''Teen Wolf'' episode "[[Wolf Pride]]" (1986).
* Teacher in the ''Teen Wolf'' episode "Wolf of My Dreams" (1986).
* Mayor Maconi, [[Fangs]], and Valor in the ''Teen Wolf'' episode "[[Leader of the Pack]]" (1986).
* [[Edmund Preston]], Valor, and Mayor Maconi in the ''Teen Wolf'' episode "[[The All American Werewolf]]" (1986).
* [[Frank Johnson]] and [[Herman Mitchell]] in the ''Teen Wolf'' episode "[[Under My Spell]]" (1986).
* [[Rubbish]], toy dog, and toy store owner in the ''Teen Wolf'' episode "[[Teen Wolf Punks Out]]" (1986).
* [[Mr. Dimwitty]] in the ''Teen Wolf'' episode "[[Teen Wolf's Curse]]" (1987).
* [[Bink]] in the ''Teen Wolf'' episode "[[Toot Toot, Tut Tut and All That Rot]]" (1987).
* [[Billy Bob]] and [[Mr. Brody]] in the ''Teen Wolf'' episode "[[Down on the Farm (Teen Wolf)|Down on the Farm]]" (1987).
* Mayor Maconi in the ''Teen Wolf'' episode "[[Diary of a Mad Werewolf]]" (1987).
 
===''Trollkins''===
* The main roles of [[Bogg]], [[Flooky]], and [[Top Troll]] in the ''[[Trollkins]]'' TV series (1981).
 
===''Wheelie and the Chopper Bunch''===
* The main roles of [[Wheelie]] and [[Chopper (Wheelie)|Chopper]] in the ''[[Wheelie and the Chopper Bunch]]'' TV series (1974).
 
===''Wildfire''===
* The main role of [[Mudlusk]] in the ''[[Wildfire]]'' TV series ([[1986]]).
 
===''Yogi Bear''===
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* The main roles of Jabberjaw, Buford, Nugget Nose, and [[Phantom Phink|Captain Good/Phantom Phink]], and [[Sinister Sludge|Clean Kat/Sinister Sludge]] in the ''[[Yogi's Space Race]]'' TV series (1978).
* [[Captain Portside]] in the ''[[Yogi Bear (segments)|Yogi Bear]]'' episode "[[Bear Cruise]]" (1988).
* [[Ninja Raccoon]] in the ''Yogi Bear'' episode "[[Attack of the Ninja Raccoon]]" (1988).
* Ninja Raccoon in the ''Yogi Bear'' episode "[[In Search of the Ninja Raccoon]]" (1988).
* Ninja Raccoon in the ''Yogi Bear'' episode "[[Ninja Raccoon, The Final Shogun]]" (1988).
* [[Dax Nova]] in the ''[[Yogi and the Invasion of the Space Bears (film)|Yogi and the Invasion of the Space Bears]]'' TV film (1988).
* Fred Jones in the ''[[Jellystone!]]'' episode "[[Frankenhooky]]." ([[2024]]).


==Other roles==
==Other roles==
Welker has done a multitude of voice roles for cult Saturday morning cartoons (or just any day of the week) of the '80s and '90s, which include Megatron/Galvatron and Soundwave on ''The Transformers'', Doctor Claw on ''Inspector Gadget'', Slimer on ''The Real Ghostbusters'', Fall Apart Rabbit on ''Bonkers'', and Abu on ''Aladdin'', and Mr. Plotz, Runt, Ralph the Guard, Buttons on ''Animaniacs''. [[Tom Ruegger]], the creator of ''Animaniacs'', influenced the casting of Welker for Ralph, in particular, because of Welker playing [[Dimwittie]] in ''[[The New Scooby-Doo Mysteries]]''.<ref>[[Tom Ruegger|Ruegger, Tom]] (October 29, 2017). [https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-animanicast-a-podcast-dedicated-to-the-animaniacs/e/52030011/ "63a Animanicast #63a with Animaniacs Creator Tom Ruegger"]. ''Animanicast''. Retrieved April 27, 2020.</ref> He also acted as Santa's Little Helper and Snowball II and Nibbler in prime-time animated sitcoms, ''The Simpsons'' and ''Futurama'', respectively. He is also the voice of Garfield the Cat and Curious George in TV shows and movies since the 2000s.
Welker has done a multitude of voice roles for Saturday morning cartoons (or just any day of the week) of the '80s and '90s, which include Megatron/Galvatron and Soundwave on ''The Transformers'', Doctor Claw on ''Inspector Gadget'', Slimer on ''The Real Ghostbusters'', Fall Apart Rabbit on ''Bonkers'', and Abu on ''Aladdin'', and Mr. Plotz, Runt, Ralph the Guard, Buttons on ''Animaniacs''. [[Tom Ruegger]], the creator of ''Animaniacs'', influenced the casting of Welker for Ralph, in particular, because of Welker playing [[Dimwittie]] in ''[[The New Scooby-Doo Mysteries]]''.<ref>[[Tom Ruegger|Ruegger, Tom]] (October 29, 2017). [https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-animanicast-a-podcast-dedicated-to-the-animaniacs/e/52030011/ "63a Animanicast #63a with Animaniacs Creator Tom Ruegger"]. ''Animanicast''. Retrieved April 27, 2020.</ref> He also acted as Santa's Little Helper and Snowball II and Nibbler in prime-time animated sitcoms, ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and ''[[Futurama]]'', respectively. He is also the voice of Garfield the Cat and Curious George in TV shows and movies since the 2000s.
 
He has also had on-camera roles largely from the '60s to the '80s, playing opposite Elvis Presley in ''The Trouble with Girls'', and [[Don Knotts]] in ''How to Frame a Figg'', and played [[Don Messick]]'s rival in an episode of ''The Duck Factory''.


He has also had on-camera roles largely from the '60s to the '80s, playing opposite Elvis Presley in ''The Trouble with Girls'', and [[Don Knotts (celebrity voice)|Don Knotts]] in ''How to Frame a Figg'', and played [[Don Messick]]'s rival in an episode of ''The Duck Factory''.
For his role in the live-action Transformers films, he once again voiced Soundwave and Ravage in the second movie, ''Transformers: Revenge of The Fallen''. He would reprise as Soundwave again in ''Transformers: Dark of the Moon'', as well taking on the roles of Shockwave and Barricade. He returned as Galvatron and Megatron, in ''Transformers: Age of Extinction'' and ''Transformers: The Last Knight'', respectively.


He also did the voice of Megatron in the live-action films ''Transformers: Age of Extinction'' and ''Transformers: The Last Knight''.
[[File:Frank Welker animated.png|thumb|Frank Welker cameo.]]
==Tributes==
==Tributes==
* The culprit of "Who's Who in Scooby-Doo" in [[DC Comics]]' [[Scooby-Doo (DC Comics)/Issue 74|''Scooby-Doo'' #74]] was named Frank Welker.
* One of the culprits of "Who's Who in Scooby-Doo" in [[DC Comics]]' [[Scooby-Doo (DC Comics)/Issue 74|''Scooby-Doo'' #74]] was named [[Frank Welker (Who's Who in Scooby-Doo)|Frank Welker]].
* The fake Fred in the ''[[What's New, Scooby-Doo?]]'' episode "[[A Scooby-Doo Valentine]]" turns out to be a middle-aged man resembling Welker.
* The fake Fred in the ''[[What's New, Scooby-Doo?]]'' episode "[[A Scooby-Doo Valentine]]" turns out to be a middle-aged man resembling Welker.
* In [[Capstone]]'s ''[[Scooby-Doo! Encyclopedia]]'', they refer to the sheep rustler from the ''[[Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!]]'' episode "[[Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Werewolf]]", as Frank Welker.
* In [[Capstone]]'s ''[[Scooby-Doo! Encyclopedia]]'', they refer to the sheep rustler from the ''Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!'' episode "[[Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Werewolf]]", as Frank Welker.
* "My Life with Scooby-Doo! Frank Welker's Animated Journey", a featurette included on the Blu-ray release of ''[[Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!: The Complete Series (Blu-ray)|Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!: The Complete Series]]''.
* "My Life with Scooby-Doo! Frank Welker's Animated Journey", a featurette included on the Blu-ray release of ''[[Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!: The Complete Series (BD)|Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!: The Complete Series]]''.
* He plays himself in the ''[[Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?]]'' episode "[[A Haunt of a Thousand Voices]]".
* In the theatrical animated film ''[[Scoob! (film)|Scoob!]]'', there is an [[Officer Frank]] and [[Officer North (Scoob!)|Officer North]], the latter of whom is named after [[Daphne Blake]]'s second voice actor, [[Heather North]].
* He plays himself in the ''[[Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?]]'' episode "[[A Haunt of a Thousand Voices!]]"


==References==
==References==
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This article is about the actor. For other uses, see Frank Welker.
Frank Welker
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Years active at Hanna-Barbera 1969-2001
Years active at Warner Bros. 2002-present
Characters played Scooby-Doo
Fred Jones
Dynomutt
Jabberjaw
Tom Cat
Jerry Mouse
Barney Rubble
Bogg
Flooky
Top Troll
Tooter Shellby
Orbitty
Don Coyote
McWolf
Mr. Dinkley
Astro
Magilla Gorilla
Himself
Robopup
Higgins
Mr. Conroy
Chickenstein/Casmer Codwaller
Dinkley 2000
Bruce Wormsley
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Welker lookalike on What's New, Scooby-Doo?
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Welker guesting on Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?

Franklin Wendell "Frank" Welker is an American voice actor and former stand-up comedian. His most prolific roles for Hanna-Barbera (H-B) are Fred Jones and Scooby-Doo since 1969 and 2002, respectively. He has also been Wonder Dog, Marvin White, Dynomutt, Jabberjaw, the Shmoo, Orbitty, Barney Rubble, Tom Cat, Jerry Mouse, and McWolf. He was also Fangface on Ruby-Spears' Fangface.

He was interviewed in 2021 for The CW's Scooby-Doo, Where Are You Now!

History with Hanna-Barbera

Welker was doing a Friskies dog food commercial when he was informed by the casting agent's fiancé that she was casting for Scooby-Doo, Where Are You![1] He initially went in to read for Scooby-Doo, but was told not to worry,[1] as that went to H-B veteran Don Messick. He also wanted to audition for Shaggy Rogers, who he found more appealing than the "guy in an ascot." Casey Kasem also came into an audition for Fred, but Hanna-Barbera preferred the actors in the opposite roles.[1]

He was also one of many to audition for Scrappy-Doo, and although he didn't get the part, his ad-lib of the catchphrase, "Puppy power," was approved by Joseph Barbera and added to the script.[2]

Roles

The Adventures of Don Coyote and Sancho Panda

Buford and the Galloping Ghost

Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels

CB Bears

Main article: CB Bears (TV series)

The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley

Dink, the Little Dinosaur

Dynomutt

Fangface

The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang

Foofur

Jabberjaw

Jetsons

Main article: Jetsons (franchise)

Johnny Bravo

The Kwicky Koala Show

Main article: The Kwicky Koala Show

Laff-a-Lympics

Laverne & Shirley

Monster Tails

Mystery Island

Pink Panther and Sons

The Pirates of Dark Water

Popeye

Main article: Popeye (franchise)
  • Shelly's father in the Popeye and Son episode "The Girl from Down Under" (1987).
  • Walrus in the Popeye and Son episode "The Girl from Down Under" (1987).
  • Dolphin in the Popeye and Son episode "The Girl from Down Under" (1987).

Richie Rich

The Robonic Stooges

Scooby-Doo

Main article: Scooby-Doo (franchise)

Snorks

Star Fairies

Tom and Jerry

Main article: Tom and Jerry (franchise)

Super Friends

Main article: Super Friends (franchise)

Teen Wolf

Trollkins

Wheelie and the Chopper Bunch

Wildfire

Yogi Bear

Main article: Yogi Bear (franchise)

Other roles

Welker has done a multitude of voice roles for Saturday morning cartoons (or just any day of the week) of the '80s and '90s, which include Megatron/Galvatron and Soundwave on The Transformers, Doctor Claw on Inspector Gadget, Slimer on The Real Ghostbusters, Fall Apart Rabbit on Bonkers, and Abu on Aladdin, and Mr. Plotz, Runt, Ralph the Guard, Buttons on Animaniacs. Tom Ruegger, the creator of Animaniacs, influenced the casting of Welker for Ralph, in particular, because of Welker playing Dimwittie in The New Scooby-Doo Mysteries.[3] He also acted as Santa's Little Helper and Snowball II and Nibbler in prime-time animated sitcoms, The Simpsons and Futurama, respectively. He is also the voice of Garfield the Cat and Curious George in TV shows and movies since the 2000s.

He has also had on-camera roles largely from the '60s to the '80s, playing opposite Elvis Presley in The Trouble with Girls, and Don Knotts in How to Frame a Figg, and played Don Messick's rival in an episode of The Duck Factory.

For his role in the live-action Transformers films, he once again voiced Soundwave and Ravage in the second movie, Transformers: Revenge of The Fallen. He would reprise as Soundwave again in Transformers: Dark of the Moon, as well taking on the roles of Shockwave and Barricade. He returned as Galvatron and Megatron, in Transformers: Age of Extinction and Transformers: The Last Knight, respectively.

Tributes

References

  1. ^ a b c Alter, Ethan (September 13, 2019). "'Scooby-Doo' at 50: Original cartoon voice talks spinoffs, pot jokes and who's the gang's stealth MVP". Yahoo. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
  2. ^ Evanier, Mark Scrappy Days: The Birth of Scrappy Doo and What I Had to Do with It: Chapter Four. News From ME. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
  3. ^ Ruegger, Tom (October 29, 2017). "63a Animanicast #63a with Animaniacs Creator Tom Ruegger". Animanicast. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
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