Difference between revisions of "Frank Welker (actor)"

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** 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]])
* ''[[Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island (film)|Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island]]'' ([[1998]])
** Fred Jones
** Fred Jones
* ''[[Scooby-Doo! and the Witch's Ghost]]'' ([[1999]])
* ''[[Scooby-Doo! and the Witch's Ghost (film)|Scooby-Doo! and the Witch's Ghost]]'' ([[1999]])
** Fred Jones
** Fred Jones
* ''[[Scooby-Doo and the Alien Invaders]]'' ([[2000]])
* ''[[Scooby-Doo and the Alien Invaders (film)|Scooby-Doo and the Alien Invaders]]'' ([[2000]])
** Fred Jones
** Fred Jones


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** Lion
** Lion
** Cyber Fred
** Cyber Fred
* ''[[Tom and Jerry: The Magic Ring]]'' ([[2002]])
* ''[[Tom and Jerry: The Magic Ring (film)|Tom and Jerry: The Magic Ring]]'' ([[2002]])
** Jerry Mouse
** Jerry Mouse
* ''[[Scooby-Doo (film)|Scooby-Doo]]'' (2002)
* ''[[Scooby-Doo (film)|Scooby-Doo]]'' (2002)
** Creatures
** Creatures
* ''[[Scooby-Doo! and the Legend of the Vampire]]'' ([[2003]])
* ''[[Scooby-Doo! and the Legend of the Vampire (film)|Scooby-Doo! and the Legend of the Vampire]]'' ([[2003]])
** Scooby-Doo
** Scooby-Doo
** Fred Jones
** Fred Jones
* ''[[Scooby-Doo! and the Monster of Mexico]]'' (2003)
* ''[[Scooby-Doo! and the Monster of Mexico (film)|Scooby-Doo! and the Monster of the Maxico]]'' (2003)
** Scooby-Doo
** Scooby-Doo
** Fred Jones
** Fred Jones
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** [[Spike (Tom and Jerry)|Spike]]
** [[Spike (Tom and Jerry)|Spike]]
** [[Ubu]]
** [[Ubu]]
* ''[[Aloha, Scooby-Doo!]]'' (2005)
* ''[[Aloha, Scooby-Doo! (film)|Aloha, Scooby-Doo!]]'' (2005)
** Scooby-Doo,
** Scooby-Doo,
** Fred Jones
** Fred Jones
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** Scooby-Doo
** Scooby-Doo
** Fred Jones
** Fred Jones
* ''[[Scooby-Doo! and the Samurai Sword]]'' ([[2009]])
* ''[[Scooby-Doo! and the Samurai Sword (film)|Scooby-Doo! and the Samurai Sword]]'' ([[2009]])
** Scooby-Doo
** Scooby-Doo
** Fred Jones
** Fred Jones
* ''[[Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins]]'' (2009)
* ''[[Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins (film)|Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins]]'' (2009)
** Scooby-Doo
** Scooby-Doo
* ''[[Scooby-Doo! Abracadabra-Doo]]'' ([[2010]])
* ''[[Scooby-Doo! Abracadabra-Doo]]'' ([[2010]])
** Scooby-Doo
** Scooby-Doo
** Fred Jones
** Fred Jones
* ''[[Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster]]'' (2010)
* ''[[Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster (film)|Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster]]'' (2010)
** Scooby-Doo
** Scooby-Doo
* ''[[Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated]]'' (2010-[[2013]])
* ''[[Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated]]'' (2010-[[2013]])
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** Scooby-Doo
** Scooby-Doo
** Fred Jones
** Fred Jones
* ''[[Scooby-Doo! Legend of the Phantosaur]]'' ([[2011]])
* ''[[Scooby-Doo! Legend of the Phantosaur (film)|Scooby-Doo! Legend of the Phantosaur]]'' ([[2011]])
** Scooby-Doo
** Scooby-Doo
** Fred Jones
** Fred Jones
** [[Rebels|Misc. bikers]]
** [[Rebels|Misc. bikers]]
* ''[[Scooby-Doo! Music of the Vampire]]'' ([[2012]])
* ''[[Scooby-Doo! Music of the Vampire (film)|Scooby-Doo! Music of the Vampire]]'' ([[2012]])
** Scooby-Doo
** Scooby-Doo
** Fred Jones
** Fred Jones
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** Scooby-Doo
** Scooby-Doo
** Fred Jones
** Fred Jones
* ''[[Big Top Scooby-Doo!]]'' (2012)
* ''[[Big Top Scooby-Doo! (film)|Big Top Scooby-Doo!]]'' (2012)
** Scooby-Doo
** Scooby-Doo
** Fred Jones
** Fred Jones
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** Scooby-Doo
** Scooby-Doo
** Fred Jones
** Fred Jones
* ''[[Scooby-Doo! Mask of the Blue Falcon]]'' (2013)
* ''[[Scooby-Doo! Mask of the Blue Falcon (film)|Scooby-Doo! Mask of the Blue Falcon]]'' (2013)
** Scooby-Doo
** Scooby-Doo
** Fred Jones
** Fred Jones
* ''[[Scooby-Doo! Stage Fright]]'' (2013)
* ''[[Scooby-Doo! Stage Fright (film)|Scooby-Doo! Stage Fright]]'' (2013)
** Scooby-Doo
** Scooby-Doo
** Fred Jones
** Fred Jones
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** Fred Jones
** Fred Jones
** Presenter
** Presenter
* ''[[Scooby-Doo! WrestleMania Mystery]]'' ([[2014]])
* ''[[Scooby-Doo! WrestleMania Mystery (film)|Scooby-Doo! WrestleMania Mystery]]'' ([[2014]])
** Scooby-Doo
** Scooby-Doo
** Fred Jones
** Fred Jones
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** Fred Jones
** Fred Jones
** [[Reynaldo|Eshu]]
** [[Reynaldo|Eshu]]
* ''[[Scooby-Doo! Frankencreepy]]'' (2014)
* ''[[Scooby-Doo! Frankencreepy (film)|Scooby-Doo! Frankencreepy]]'' (2014)
** Scooby-Doo
** Scooby-Doo
** Fred Jones
** Fred Jones
** [[Fred Jones|Train conductor]]
** [[Fred Jones|Train conductor]]
* ''[[Scooby-Doo! Moon Monster Madness]]'' ([[2015]])
* ''[[Scooby-Doo! Moon Monster Madness (film)|Scooby-Doo! Moon Monster Madness]]'' ([[2015]])
** Scooby-Doo
** Scooby-Doo
** Fred Jones
** Fred Jones
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** Fred Jones
** Fred Jones
** [[Grafton Brownstone|Aquazilla]] (uncredited)
** [[Grafton Brownstone|Aquazilla]] (uncredited)
* ''[[Scooby-Doo! and Kiss: Rock and Roll Mystery]]'' (2015)
* ''[[Scooby-Doo! and Kiss: Rock and Roll Mystery (film)|Scooby-Doo! and Kiss: Rock and Roll Mystery]]'' (2015)
** Scooby-Doo
** Scooby-Doo
** Fred Jones
** Fred Jones
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** Scooby-Doo
** Scooby-Doo
** Fred Jones
** Fred Jones
* ''[[Lego Scooby-Doo! Haunted Hollywood]]'' ([[2016]])
* ''[[Lego Scooby-Doo! Haunted Hollywood (film)|Lego Scooby-Doo! Haunted Hollywood]]'' ([[2016]])
** Scooby-Doo
** Scooby-Doo
** Fred Jones
** Fred Jones
* ''[[Scooby-Doo! and WWE: Curse of the Speed Demon]]'' (2016)
* ''[[Scooby-Doo! and WWE: Curse of the Speed Demon (film)|Scooby-Doo! and WWE: Curse of the Speed Demon]]'' (2016)
** Scooby-Doo
** Scooby-Doo
** Fred Jones
** Fred Jones
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* ''[[The Jetsons & WWE: Robo-WrestleMania]]'' (2017)
* ''[[The Jetsons & WWE: Robo-WrestleMania]]'' (2017)
** [[Astro]]
** [[Astro]]
* ''[[Lego Scooby-Doo! Blowout Beach Bash]]'' (2017)
* ''[[Lego Scooby-Doo! Blowout Beach Bash (film)|Lego Scooby-Doo! Blowout Beach]]'' (2017)
** Scooby-Doo
** Scooby-Doo
** Fred Jones
** Fred Jones
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** Scooby-Doo
** Scooby-Doo
** Fred Jones
** Fred Jones
** [[List of unnamed Scooby-Doo characters|Swamp Monster]] ("[[Revenge of the Swamp Monster!]]", 2019, uncredited)
** [[List of unnamed Scooby-Doo characters|Swamp Monster]] ("[[Revenge of the Swamp Monster!]]," 2019, uncredited)
** 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 (character)|Magilla Gorilla]] ("[[Peebles' Pet Shop of Terrible Terrors!]]", 2019)
** [[Magilla Gorilla (character)|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)
** Robot minions ("[[When Urkel-Bots Go Bad!", 2019)
** Robot minions ("[[When Urkel-Bots Go Bad!," 2019)
** [[Bill Tally]] ("[[The Fastest Fast Food Fiend!]]", 2019)
** [[Bill Tally]] ("[[The Fastest Fast Food Fiend!]]," 2019)
** [[Pete and Pete|Pete]] ("[[Attack of the Weird Al-Osaurus!]]", 2019)
** [[Pete and Pete|Pete]] ("[[Attack of the Weird Al-Osaurus!]]," 2019)
** [[List of unnamed Scooby-Doo characters|Jewelry store owner]] ("[[Now You Sia, Now You Don't!]]", 2019)
** [[List of unnamed Scooby-Doo characters|Jewelry store owner]] ("[[Now You Sia, Now You Don't!]]," 2019)
** Anchorman ("[[Quit Clowning!]]", 2019)
** Anchorman ("[[Quit Clowning!]," 2019)
** [[Sam Sheehan]] ("[[Hollywood Knights!]]", 2020)
** [[Sam Sheehan]] ("[[Hollywood Knights!]]," 2020)
** Moving man #2 ("[[Dance Matron of Mayhem!]]", 2020)
** Moving man #2 ("[[Dance Matron of Mayhem!]]," 2020)
** 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 Jekyll & Hyde!]]", 2020)
** [[Zalia Z. Fairchild]] ("[[The Dreaded Remake of Jekyll & Hyde!]]," 2020)
** [[Frank Welker (character)|Himself]] ("[[A Haunt of a Thousand Voices!]]")
** [[Frank Welker (character)|Himself]] ("[[A Haunt of a Thousand Voices!]]," 2021)
* ''[[Scooby-Doo! Return to Zombie Island]]'' (2019)
* ''[[Scooby-Doo! Return to Zombie Island]]'' (2019)
** Scooby-Doo
** Scooby-Doo
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** Fred Jones
** Fred Jones
* ''[[Velma]]'' ([[2023]])
* ''[[Velma]]'' ([[2023]])
** [[William Jones]] (announced)
** [[William Jones]]
* ''[[Scooby-Doo! and the Mystery Pups]]'' ([[2024]])
* ''[[Scooby-Doo! and the Mystery Pups]]'' ([[2024]])
** Scooby-Doo (announced)
** Scooby-Doo (announced)

Revision as of 23:37, 13 February 2023

For the actor's animated namesake, see Frank Welker (character).
Frank Welker (actor)
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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
Orbitty
Don Coyote
McWolf
Astro
Magilla Gorilla
Frank Welker
Frank Welker WNSD cameo.png
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

20th century

21st century

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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