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Actor
Birthday
(Tuesday)
Nationality
Citizenship
United States
Languages
English
Spouse
Kaitlyn Taccone (1996)
Children
1 child: Frankie Welker
Parents
Merrill Welker, Lillian Welker
Education
Santa Monica College
Zodiac Sign
♓ Pisces
Chinese Zodiac
狗 Dog
Name Origin
English < Middle English (frankelein)
Popularity
Tier B -- 68,703 Wikipedia views/month
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Screen debut
First screen credit at age 16
Career
Career spanning 59 years (1962-2021)
Notable
First credit at age 16 -- appeared in first film as a teenager
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Filmography (50)
The Smurfs
TV Series
Scoob!
Scooby-Doo / Pterodactyl (voice)
Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?
Fred Jones / Scooby-Doo (voice)
3Below: Tales of Arcadia
Luug (voice)
Smurfs: The Lost Village
Azrael (voice)
Be Cool, Scooby-Doo!
Fred Jones / Scooby-Doo (voice)
Transformers: Age of Extinction
Galvatron (voice)
Scooby-Doo! Ghastly Goals
Film
The Smurfs: The Legend of Smurfy Hollow
Film
Scooby-Doo and the Spooky Scarecrow
Film
Biography
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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Frequently Asked Questions
How old is Frank Welker?
Frank Welker is 80 years old, born on .
Where was Frank Welker born?
Frank Welker was born in Denver, Colorado, USA.
What movies or shows has Frank Welker been in?
Frank Welker has 50 credits in our database. Notable titles include The Smurfs (2021), Scoob! (2020), Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? (2019), 3Below: Tales of Arcadia (2018), Smurfs: The Lost Village (2017).
What is Frank Welker known for?
Frank Welker is primarily known as an actor. 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…
Where can I find more information about Frank Welker?
You can find more about Frank Welker on IMDB, TMDB, Wikidata. Their full profile and filmography is available on this page.
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