Acting · b. 1946 · Denver, Colorado, USA

Frank Welker

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!...

Acting
Plankton: The Movie Lion (voice) (uncredited) 2025 Transformers: 40th Anniversary Event Megatron / Mirage / Rumble / Skywarp / Soundwave (voice) 2024 Not Just a Goof Self (archive footage) 2024 Kung Fu Panda 4 Manta Ray (voice) (uncredited) 2024 Venom: The Last Dance Xenophages (voice) (uncredited) 2024 Scooby-Doo! and Krypto, Too! Scooby-Doo / Fred Jones (voice) 2023 Once Upon a Studio Abu / Joanna (voice) (archive sound) 2023 Meg 2: The Trench T-Rex (voice) (uncredited) 2023 Trick or Treat Scooby-Doo! Scooby-Doo / Rudy / Fred / Nefario (voice) 2022 Hotel Transylvania: Transformania Gigi (voice) (uncredited) 2022 The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild Raptor (voice) (uncredited) 2022 Jurassic World Dominion Giganotosaurus (voice) (uncredited) 2022 Beast Lion (voice) (uncredited) 2022 The Sea Beast Red Bluster (voice) (uncredited) 2022 Strange World Legend (voice) (uncredited) 2022 Scooby-Doo, Where Are You Now! Scooby-Doo / Fred Jones / Self 2021 Mickey's Tale of Two Witches Figaro / Butch (voice) 2021 Curious George: Cape Ahoy Curious George (voice) 2021 Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans Additional Voices (voice) 2021 Scooby-Doo! The Sword and the Scoob Scooby-Doo / Fred Jones / Monster (voice) 2021 Tom & Jerry Tom / Jerry (voice) (uncredited) 2021 Straight Outta Nowhere: Scooby-Doo! Meets Courage the Cowardly Dog Scooby-Doo / Fred Jones (voice) 2021 Encanto Parce (voice) (uncredited) 2021 Scoob! Scooby-Doo / Pterodactyl (voice) 2020 Happy Halloween, Scooby-Doo! Scooby-Doo / Fred Jones (voice) 2020 Curious George: Go West, Go Wild George / Additional Voices (voice) 2020 Sonic the Hedgehog T-Rex (voice) (uncredited) 2020 Scooby-Doo! and the Curse of the 13th Ghost Scooby-Doo / Fred Jones (voice) 2019 Aladdin Cave of Wonders (voice) 2019 Scooby-Doo! Return to Zombie Island Scooby Doo / Fred Jones (voice) 2019
Other Credits
The Return of Swamp Thing Special Sound Effects 1989
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