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[[File:Frank Welker.png|thumb|300px|Welker in the "My Life with Scooby-Doo! Frank Welker's Animated Journey" featurette.]]
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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]] 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]]''.
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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]]''.


==History with Hanna-Barbera==
==History with Hanna-Barbera==
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==Roles==
==Roles==
===20th century===
===20th century===
* ''[[Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!]]'' (1969-1970)
* ''[[Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!]]'' ([[1969]]-[[1970]])
** [[Fred Jones]]
** [[Fred Jones]]
** Pink dog ("[[Decoy for a Dognapper]]", 1969)
** Pink dog ("[[Decoy for a Dognapper]]", 1969)
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** [[Hermit of the Hills]] ("[[Jeepers, It's the Creeper]]", 1970)
** [[Hermit of the Hills]] ("[[Jeepers, It's the Creeper]]", 1970)
** Sheep rustler ("[[Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Werewolf]]", 1970)
** Sheep rustler ("[[Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Werewolf]]", 1970)
* ''[[The New Scooby-Doo Movies]]'' (1972-1973)
* ''[[The New Scooby-Doo Movies]]'' ([[1972]]-[[1973]])
** Fred Jones
** Fred Jones
** [[Cleopatra (Wednesday is Missing)|Cleopatra the plant]] ("[[Wednesday is Missing]]", 1972)
** [[Cleopatra (Wednesday is Missing)|Cleopatra the plant]] ("[[Wednesday is Missing]]", 1972)
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** [[Marvin White]]
** [[Marvin White]]
** [[Bill (The Power Pirate)|Bill]] ("[[The Power Pirate]]", 1973)
** [[Bill (The Power Pirate)|Bill]] ("[[The Power Pirate]]", 1973)
* ''[[The Scooby-Doo Show]]'' (1976-1978)
* ''[[The Scooby-Doo Show]]'' ([[1976]]-[[1978]])
** Fred Jones
** Fred Jones
* ''[[Dynomutt, Dog Wonder]]'' (1976-1978)
* ''[[Dynomutt, Dog Wonder]]'' (1976-1978)
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* ''[[Jabberjaw (TV series)|Jabberjaw]]'' (1976)
* ''[[Jabberjaw (TV series)|Jabberjaw]]'' (1976)
** [[Jabberjaw]]
** [[Jabberjaw]]
* ''[[Fangface (TV series)|Fangface]]'' (1978-1980)
* ''[[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]]
** [[Fangface]]
* ''[[The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang]]'' (1980-1981)
* ''[[The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang]]'' (1980-[[1981]])
** [[Mr. Cool]]
** [[Mr. Cool]]
** Brontosaurus ("[[King for a Day]]", 1980)
** Brontosaurus ("[[King for a Day]]", 1980)
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** Zarkon's superior ("[[Invasion of the Booby Hatchers]]", 1981)
** Zarkon's superior ("[[Invasion of the Booby Hatchers]]", 1981)
** [[Chungo]] ("[[Jungle Jumpers]]" (1981)
** [[Chungo]] ("[[Jungle Jumpers]]" (1981)
* ''[[Teen Wolf (TV series)|Teen Wolf]]'' (1986-1987)
* ''[[Snorks]]'' ([[1984]]-[[1989]])
** [[Tooter Shelby]]
** [[Occy]]
* ''[[Foofur (TV series)|Foofur]]'' ([[1986]]-[[1988]])
** [[Foofur]]
* ''[[Teen Wolf (TV series)|Teen Wolf]]'' (1986-[[1987]])
** [[Valor]] (1986)
** [[Valor]] (1986)
** [[Daisy]]
** [[Daisy]]
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** [[Dell Davies]] ("[[Wolf Pride]]", 1986)
** [[Dell Davies]] ("[[Wolf Pride]]", 1986)
** Teacher ("Wolf of My Dreams", 1986)
** Teacher ("Wolf of My Dreams", 1986)
** [[Fangs]]" ("[[Leader of the Pack]]", 1986)
** [[Fangs]] ("[[Leader of the Pack]]", 1986)
** [[Edmund Preston]] ("[[The All-American Wolf]]", 1986)
** [[Edmund Preston]] ("[[The All-American Wolf]]", 1986)
** [[Frank Johnson]] ("[[Under My Spell]]", 1986)
** [[Frank Johnson]] ("[[Under My Spell]]", 1986)
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** Walrus ("The Girl from Down Under", 1987)
** Walrus ("The Girl from Down Under", 1987)
** Dolphin ("The Girl from Down Under", 1987)
** Dolphin ("The Girl from Down Under", 1987)
* ''[[Tom & Jerry Kids]]'' (1990-1994)
* ''[[Tom & Jerry Kids Show]]'' ([[1990]]-[[1994]])
** [[Tom Cat]]
** [[Tom Cat]]
** [[Jerry Mouse]]
** [[Jerry Mouse]]
* ''[[Johnny Bravo (TV series)|Johnny Bravo]]'' (1997)
* ''[[Johnny Bravo (TV series)|Johnny Bravo]]'' ([[1997]])
** Fred Jones ("[[Bravo Dooby-Doo]]", 1997)
** Fred Jones ("[[Bravo Dooby-Doo]]", 1997)
** [[Speed Buggy]] ("Bravo Dooby-Doo", 1997)
** [[Speed Buggy]] ("Bravo Dooby-Doo", 1997)
* ''[[Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island]]'' (1998) - Fred Jones
* ''[[Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island]]'' ([[1998]])
* ''[[Scooby-Doo! and the Witch's Ghost]]'' (1999) - Fred Jones
** Fred Jones
* ''[[Scooby-Doo and the Alien Invaders]]'' (2000) - Fred Jones
* ''[[Scooby-Doo! and the Witch's Ghost]]'' ([[1999]])
** Fred Jones
* ''[[Scooby-Doo and the Alien Invaders]]'' ([[2000]])
** Fred Jones


===21st century===
===21st century===
* ''[[Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase]]'' (2001) - Fred Jones, lion, Cyber Fred
* ''[[Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase]]'' (2001)
* ''[[Tom and Jerry: The Magic Ring]]'' (2002) - Jerry Mouse
** Fred Jones
* ''[[Scooby-Doo (film)|Scooby-Doo]]'' (2002) - creatures
** Lion
* ''[[Scooby-Doo! and the Legend of the Vampire]]'' (2003) - Scooby-Doo, Fred Jones
** Cyber Fred
* ''[[Scooby-Doo! and the Monster of Mexico]]'' (2003) - Scooby-Doo, Fred Jones, skunk
* ''[[Tom and Jerry: The Magic Ring]]'' (2002)
** Jerry Mouse
* ''[[Scooby-Doo (film)|Scooby-Doo]]'' (2002)
** Creatures
* ''[[Scooby-Doo! and the Legend of the Vampire]]'' (2003)
** Scooby-Doo
** Fred Jones
* ''[[Scooby-Doo! and the Monster of Mexico]]'' (2003)
** Scooby-Doo
** Fred Jones
** Skunk
* ''[[What's New, Scooby-Doo?]]'' (2002-2006)
* ''[[What's New, Scooby-Doo?]]'' (2002-2006)
** Scooby-Doo
** Scooby-Doo
** Fred Jones
** Fred Jones
** Doctor ("[[There's No Creature Like Snow Creature]]", 2002, uncredited)
** Doctor ("[[There's No Creature Like Snow Creature]]", 2002, uncredited)
* ''[[Scooby-Doo! and the Loch Ness Monster]]'' (2004) - Scooby-Doo, Fred Jones, [[Lachlan Haggart]]
* ''[[Scooby-Doo! and the Loch Ness Monster]]'' (2004)
* ''[[Tom and Jerry: Blast Off to Mars]]'' (2005) - [[Spike (Tom and Jerry)|Spike]], [[Ubu]]
** Scooby-Doo
* ''[[Aloha, Scooby-Doo!]]'' (2005) - Scooby-Doo, Fred Jones, Wiki-Tiki
** Fred Jones
* ''[[An Evening with the Scooby Gang]]'' (2005) - Scooby-Doo, Fred Jones, interviewer/monster
** [[Lachlan Haggart]]
* ''[[Scooby-Doo! in Where's My Mummy?]]'' (2005) - Scooby-Doo, Fred Jones
* ''[[Tom and Jerry: Blast Off to Mars]]'' (2005)
* ''[[Scooby-Doo! Pirates Ahoy!]]'' (2006) - Scooby-Doo, Fred Jones
** [[Spike (Tom and Jerry)|Spike]]
** [[Ubu]]
* ''[[Aloha, Scooby-Doo!]]'' (2005)
** Scooby-Doo,
** Fred Jones
** Wiki-Tiki
* ''[[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
* ''[[Scooby-Doo! Pirates Ahoy!]]'' (2006)
** Scooby-Doo
** Fred Jones
* ''[[Shaggy & Scooby-Doo Get a Clue!]]'' (2006-2008)
* ''[[Shaggy & Scooby-Doo Get a Clue!]]'' (2006-2008)
** Scooby-Doo
** Scooby-Doo
** Fred Jones
** Fred Jones
* ''[[Chill Out, Scooby-Doo!]]'' (2007) - Scooby-Doo, Fred Jones
* ''[[Chill Out, Scooby-Doo!]]'' (2007)
* ''[[Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin King]]'' (2008) - Scooby-Doo, Fred Jones
** Scooby-Doo
* ''[[Scooby-Doo! and the Samurai Sword]]'' (2009) - Scooby-Doo, Fred Jones
** Fred Jones
* ''[[Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins]]'' (2009) - Scooby-Doo
* ''[[Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin King]]'' (2008)
* ''[[Scooby-Doo! Abracadabra-Doo]]'' (2010) - Scooby-Doo, Fred Jones
** Scooby-Doo
* ''[[Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster]]'' (2010) - Scooby-Doo
** Fred Jones
* ''[[Scooby-Doo! and the Samurai Sword]]'' (2009)
** Scooby-Doo
** Fred Jones
* ''[[Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins]]'' (2009)
** Scooby-Doo
* ''[[Scooby-Doo! Abracadabra-Doo]]'' (2010)
** Scooby-Doo
** Fred Jones
* ''[[Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster]]'' (2010)
** Scooby-Doo
* ''[[Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated]]'' (2010-2013)
* ''[[Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated]]'' (2010-2013)
** Scooby-Doo
** Scooby-Doo
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** [[Mr. Blake|Barty Blake]]
** [[Mr. Blake|Barty Blake]]
** [[Fred Jones, Sr.|Freak of Crystal Cove]]
** [[Fred Jones, Sr.|Freak of Crystal Cove]]
* ''[[Scooby-Doo! Camp Scare]]'' (2010) - Scooby-Doo, Fred Jones
* ''[[Scooby-Doo! Camp Scare]]'' (2010)
* ''[[Scooby-Doo! Legend of the Phantosaur]]'' (2011) - Scooby-Doo, Fred Jones, [[Rebels|misc. bikers]])
** Scooby-Doo
* ''[[Scooby-Doo! Music of the Vampire]]'' (2012) - Scooby-Doo, Fred Jones
** Fred Jones
* ''[[Scooby-Doo! Spooky Games]]'' (2012) - Scooby-Doo, Fred Jones
* ''[[Scooby-Doo! Legend of the Phantosaur]]'' (2011)
* ''[[Big Top Scooby-Doo!]]'' (2012) - Scooby-Doo, Fred Jones
** Scooby-Doo
* ''[[Scooby-Doo! Haunted Holidays]]'' (2012) - Scooby-Doo, Fred Jones
** Fred Jones
* ''[[Scooby-Doo! Mask of the Blue Falcon]]'' (2013) - Scooby-Doo, Fred Jones
** [[Rebels|misc. bikers]]
* ''[[Scooby-Doo! Stage Fright]]'' (2013) - Scooby-Doo, Fred Jones
* ''[[Scooby-Doo! Music of the Vampire]]'' (2012)
* ''[[Scooby-Doo! and the Spooky Scarecrow]]'' (2013) - Scooby-Doo, Fred Jones
** Scooby-Doo
* ''[[Scooby-Doo! Mecha Mutt Menace]]'' (2013) - Scooby-Doo, Fred Jones, presenter
** Fred Jones
* ''[[Scooby-Doo! WrestleMania Mystery]]'' (2014) - Scooby-Doo, Fred Jones
* ''[[Scooby-Doo! Spooky Games]]'' (2012)
* ''[[Scooby-Doo! Ghastly Goals!]]'' (2014) - Scooby-Doo, Fred Jones, [[Reynaldo|Eshu]]
** Scooby-Doo
* ''[[Scooby-Doo! Frankencreepy]]'' (2014) - Scooby-Doo, Fred Jones, [[Fred Jones|train conductor]]
** Fred Jones
* ''[[Scooby-Doo! Moon Monster Madness]]'' (2015) - Scooby-Doo, Fred Jones
* ''[[Big Top Scooby-Doo!]]'' (2012)
* ''[[Scooby-Doo! and the Beach Beastie]]'' (2015) - Scooby-Doo, Fred Jones, [[Grafton Brownstone|Aquazilla]] (uncredited))
** Scooby-Doo
* ''[[Scooby-Doo! and KISS: Rock and Roll Mystery]]'' (2015) - Scooby-Doo, Fred Jones
** Fred Jones
* ''[[Scooby-Doo! Haunted Holidays]]'' (2012)
** Scooby-Doo
** Fred Jones
* ''[[Scooby-Doo! Mask of the Blue Falcon]]'' (2013)
** Scooby-Doo
** Fred Jones
* ''[[Scooby-Doo! Stage Fright]]'' (2013)
** Scooby-Doo
** Fred Jones
* ''[[Scooby-Doo! and the Spooky Scarecrow]]'' (2013)
** Scooby-Doo
** Fred Jones
* ''[[Scooby-Doo! Mecha Mutt Menace]]'' (2013)
** Scooby-Doo
** Fred Jones
** Presenter
* ''[[Scooby-Doo! WrestleMania Mystery]]'' (2014)
** Scooby-Doo
** Fred Jones
* ''[[Scooby-Doo! Ghastly Goals!]]'' (2014)
** Scooby-Doo
** Fred Jones, [[Reynaldo|Eshu]]
* ''[[Scooby-Doo! Frankencreepy]]'' (2014)
** Scooby-Doo
** Fred Jones
** [[Fred Jones|Train conductor]]
* ''[[Scooby-Doo! Moon Monster Madness]]'' (2015)
** Scooby-Doo
** Fred Jones
* ''[[Scooby-Doo! and the Beach Beastie]]'' (2015)
** Scooby-Doo
** Fred Jones
** [[Grafton Brownstone|Aquazilla]] (uncredited)
* ''[[Scooby-Doo! and KISS: Rock and Roll Mystery]]'' (2015)
** Scooby-Doo
** Fred Jones
* ''[[Be Cool, Scooby-Doo!]]'' (2015-2018)
* ''[[Be Cool, Scooby-Doo!]]'' (2015-2018)
** Scooby-Doo
** Scooby-Doo
** Fred Jones
** Fred Jones
* ''[[Scooby-Doo! and WWE: Curse of the Speed Demon]]'' (2016) - Scooby-Doo, Fred Jones
* ''[[Scooby-Doo! and WWE: Curse of the Speed Demon]]'' (2016)
* ''[[Scooby-Doo! Shaggy's Showdown]]'' (2017) - Scooby-Doo, Fred Jones
** Scooby-Doo
* ''[[Scooby-Doo! & Batman: The Brave and the Bold]]'' (2018) - Scooby-Doo, Fred Jones
** Fred Jones
* ''[[Scooby-Doo! and the Gourmet Ghost]]'' (2018) - Scooby-Doo, Fred Jones
* ''[[Scooby-Doo! Shaggy's Showdown]]'' (2017)
* ''[[Scooby-Doo! Curse of the 13th Ghost]]'' (2019) - Scooby-Doo, Fred Jones
** Scooby-Doo
** Fred Jones
* ''[[Scooby-Doo! & Batman: The Brave and the Bold]]'' (2018)
** Scooby-Doo
** Fred Jones
* ''[[Scooby-Doo! and the Gourmet Ghost]]'' (2018)
** Scooby-Doo
** Fred Jones
* ''[[Scooby-Doo! Curse of the 13th Ghost]]'' (2019)
** Scooby-Doo
** Fred Jones
* ''[[Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?]]'' (2019-2020)
* ''[[Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?]]'' (2019-2020)
** Scooby-Doo
** Scooby-Doo
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** Squirrel ("Revenge of the Swamp Monster!", 2019)
** Squirrel ("Revenge of the Swamp Monster!", 2019)
** Speed Buggy ("[[A Mystery Solving Gang Divided]]", 2019)
** Speed Buggy ("[[A Mystery Solving Gang Divided]]", 2019)
** [[Magilla Gorilla]] ("[[Peebles' Pet Shop of Terrible Terrors!]]")
** [[Magilla Gorilla]] ("[[Peebles' Pet Shop of Terrible Terrors!]]", 2019)
** [[List of unnamed Scooby-Doo characters|Screaming Skulls of London]] ("[[Elementary, My Dear Shaggy!]]", 2019)
** [[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)
** [[List of unnamed Scooby-Doo characters|Security guard]] ("Elementary, My Dear Shaggy!", 2019)
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** Drama teacher "[[The High School Wolfman's Musical Lament!]]", 2020)
** Drama teacher "[[The High School Wolfman's Musical Lament!]]", 2020)
** [[Zalia Z. Fairchild]] ("[[The Dreaded Remake of Dr. Jekyll & Hyde!]]", 2020)
** [[Zalia Z. Fairchild]] ("[[The Dreaded Remake of Dr. Jekyll & Hyde!]]", 2020)
* ''[[Scooby-Doo! Return to Zombie Island]]'' (2019) - Scooby-Doo, Fred Jones
** [[Frank Welker (character)|Himself]] ("[[A Haunt of a Thousand Voices!]]")
* ''[[SCOOB!]]'' (2020) - Scooby-Doo
* ''[[Scooby-Doo! Return to Zombie Island]]'' (2019)
* ''[[Happy Halloween, Scooby-Doo!]]'' (2020) - Scooby-Doo, Fred Jones
** Scooby-Doo
* ''[[Scooby-Doo! The Sword and the Scoob]]'' (2020) - Scooby-Doo, Fred Jones
** Fred Jones
* ''[[SCOOB!]]'' (2020)
**  Scooby-Doo
* ''[[Happy Halloween, Scooby-Doo!]]'' (2020)
** Scooby-Doo
** Fred Jones
* ''[[Scooby-Doo! The Sword and the Scoob]]'' (2021)
** Scooby-Doo
** Fred Jones
* ''[[Straight Outta Nowhere: Scooby-Doo! Meets Courage the Cowardly Dog]]'' (2021)
** Scooby-Doo
** Fred Jones


==Other roles==
==Other roles==
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He also did the voice of Megatron in the live-action films ''Transformers: Age of Extinction'' and ''Transformers: The Last Knight''.
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.]]
[[File:Frank Welker WNSD cameo.png|thumb|Frank Welker cameo in ''[[What's New, Scooby-Doo?]]'']]
==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.
* 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.
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* 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 (Blu-ray)|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!]]"


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Jetsons actors]]
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[[Category:Tom and Jerry actors]]
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Revision as of 07:17, 29 September 2021

Template:Infobox actor 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.

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 into 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 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

20th century

21st century

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.[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.

He also did the voice of Megatron in the live-action films Transformers: Age of Extinction and Transformers: The Last Knight.

Frank Welker cameo in What's New, Scooby-Doo?

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. ^ 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.