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Franklin Wendell "Frank" Welker is an American voice actor and actor, who has done almost over 800 different character voice roles in animated films, television shows, video games, and commercials.

He is responsible for a broad spectrum of character voices and other vocal effects that have appeared over the last 40 years in American television and motion pictures. He is best known for performing the voice of Fred Jones since 1969 as well as Megatron and Soundwave in various incarnations of the Transformers franchise, and has become the current voice of Scooby-Doo since 2002. He is most notable for providing voices for different animal, monster and creature sounds as well.

He has done numerous voice roles in many Disney films, television shows, and video games, most notably Aladdin, The Little Mermaid, Pocahontas, Brother Bear, Epic Mickey, and more.

Disney Roles

Gallery

Trivia

Welker is listed as the number one "All Time Top 100 Stars at the Box Office", not as a box office draw, but in terms of the total revenue generated by the films he has participated in.
He is real life good friends with voice actor Peter Cullen.
His role as Henry in The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes is one of the select few live action roles he's had.

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1920s—1970s

Disney's Nine Old Men: Milt Kahl • Frank Thomas • Ollie Johnston • Les Clark • John Lounsbery • Marc Davis • Ward Kimball • Eric Larson • Wolfgang Reitherman

Animators: Bill Tytla • Art Babbitt • Lee Blair • Preston Blair • Fred Moore • Shamus Culhane • Cy Young • Don Lusk • Norman Ferguson • Hal King • Jack Hannah • Dick Kinney • Hal Ambro • Ken O'Brien • Judge Whitaker • Bill Justice • Don Bluth • Gary Goldman • Charles A. Nichols • Blaine Gibson • John Ewing • Walt Stanchfield • Rolly Crump • Fred Hellmich • Amby Paliwoda • Wilfred Jackson • Xavier Atencio • Ben Sharpsteen • Earl Hurd • Dale Oliver • Eric Cleworth • David Hand • Fred Spencer • Julius Svendsen • Jack Bradbury • Kenneth Muse • Rudolf Ising • Hugh Harman • Friz Freleng • Walt Kelly • Leo Salkin • John Dehner • Retta Scott • David Swift • Mel Shaw • Jack Cutting • Grant Simmons • Art Stevens • Frank Tashlin • Wathel Rogers • Tyrus Wong • Johnny Cannon • Bernard Wolf
Visual Development, Layout, Background Artists and Character Designers: Gustaf Tenggren • Mary Blair • Marjorie Ralston • Lillian Bounds • Joe Grant • Mel Shaw • Claude Coats • Don DaGradi • John Hench • Eyvind Earle • Ken O'Connor • Thor Putnam • Albert Hurter • John Hubley • Herbert Ryman • Don Griffith • Basil Davidovich • Jack Boyd • Peter Ellenshaw • Ruthie Tompson • Earl Duvall • Retta Davidson • Ub Iwerks • Vance Gerry • Hazel Sewell • James Bodrero • Lance Nolley • Grace Bailey • Maurice Noble • Dale Barnhart • Andy Engman • Eustace Lycett • John Emerson • Joe Hale • Leota Toombs
Storyboard Artists and Writers: Bill Peet • Ralph Wright • Dick Huemer • Floyd Norman • Yale Gracey • Ted Sears • Erdman Penner • Joe Rinaldi • Winston Hibler • Otto Englander • William Cottrell • Bill Berg • Al Bertino • T. Hee • Homer Brightman • Ted Osbourne • Larry Clemmons • Harry Reeves • Jesse Marsh • Chuck Couch • Webb Smith • Dick Sebast
Directors: Clyde Geronimi • Hamilton Luske • Jack Kinney • Ted Berman • Richard Rich • George Scribner • Riley Thomson • Dick Lundy • Jack King • Burt Gillett • James Algar • Bill Roberts • Larry Lansburgh • Richard Irvine
Producers: Walt Disney • Ron Miller • Ken Anderson • Don Duckwall • Perce Pearce • Margaret J. Winkler

1980s—present

Renaissance Directors: Rob Minkoff • Roger Allers • Gary Trousdale • Kirk Wise • Chris Sanders • Mark Dindal • John Musker

Story Trust Directors: Ron Clements • Chris Buck • Byron Howard • Don Hall • Chris Williams • Rich Moore • Stephen J. Anderson • Nathan Greno • Fawn Veerasunthorn
Producers: Peter Del Vecho • Clark Spencer • Roy Conli • Dorothy McKim • Don Hahn • Shane Morris
Chief Creative Officer: Jennifer Lee
Associated Figures: Bob Iger • Roy Edward Disney • Michael Eisner • John Lasseter • Ed Catmull • Jeffrey Katzenberg • Bob Chapek
Signature Voice Actors: Jim Cummings • Alan Tudyk • Katie Lowes • John DiMaggio • Maurice LaMarche • Jodi Benson • David Ogden Stiers • Jesse Corti • Paul Briggs • Raymond S. Persi • Phil Johnston • Frank Welker • Bill Farmer • Brian Cummings
Signature Musicians: Robert B. Sherman • Richard M. Sherman • Alan Menken • Kristen Anderson-Lopez • Robert Lopez • Lin-Manuel Miranda • Howard Ashman • Tim Rice • Phil Collins • Stephen Schwartz • Marc Shaiman • Danny Troob
Supervising Animators: Glen Keane • Andreas Deja • Eric Goldberg • Mark Henn • John Pomeroy • Randy Haycock • Dale Baer • Tony Bancroft • Tom Bancroft • Tony Fucile • Anthony DeRosa • Russ Edmonds • Randy Haycock • Bruce W. Smith • Duncan Marjoribanks • Ruben Aquino • Nik Ranieri • Ron Husband • Rick Farmiloe • Tom Sito • Tony Anselmo • Will Finn • Kathy Zielinski
Visual Development & Storyboard Artists: Dean DeBlois • Claire Keane • Brittney Lee • Jin Kim • Shiyoon Kim • Ryan Green

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 |alternate names = Frank W. Welker}}'''Franklin Wendell "Frank" Welker''' is an American voice actor and actor, who has done almost over 800 different character voice roles in animated films, television shows, video games, and commercials.
-He is responsible for a broad spectrum of character voices and other vocal effects that have appeared over the last 40 years in American television and motion pictures. He is best known for performing the voice of [[wikipedia:Fred Jones (Scooby-Doo)|Fred Jones]] since [[1969]] as well as [[wikipedia:Megatron|Megatron]] and [[wikipedia:Soundwave (Transformers)|Soundwave]] in various incarnations of the ''[[wikipedia:Transformers|Transformers]]'' franchise, and has become the current voice of [[wikipedia:Scooby-Doo|Scooby-Doo]] since [[2002]]. He is most notable for providing voices for different animal, monsterm and creature sounds as well.
+He is responsible for a broad spectrum of character voices and other vocal effects that have appeared over the last 40 years in American television and motion pictures. He is best known for performing the voice of [[wikipedia:Fred Jones (Scooby-Doo)|Fred Jones]] since [[1969]] as well as [[wikipedia:Megatron|Megatron]] and [[wikipedia:Soundwave (Transformers)|Soundwave]] in various incarnations of the ''[[wikipedia:Transformers|Transformers]]'' franchise, and has become the current voice of [[wikipedia:Scooby-Doo|Scooby-Doo]] since [[2002]]. He is most notable for providing voices for different animal, monster and creature sounds as well.
 He has done numerous voice roles in many [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]] films, television shows, and video games, most notably ''[[Aladdin (1992 film)|Aladdin]]'', ''[[The Little Mermaid]]'', ''[[Pocahontas]]'', ''[[Brother Bear]]'', ''[[Epic Mickey (series)|Epic Mickey]]'', and more.
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 ==Disney Roles==
 <gallery widths="125" captionalign="center" spacing="small" position="center">
-Unknown.jpg|'''[[Humphrey the Bear]]'''<br>([[1988]]–[[1992]])
+Butch.jpg|'''[[Butch the Bulldog]]'''<br>([[1999]]-present)
-Figaro Sitting.png|'''[[Figaro]]'''<br>(1998-present)
-Butch.jpg|'''[[Butch the Bulldog]]'''<br>(1999-present)
 Salty the Seal House of Mouse.jpg|'''[[Salty]]'''<br>([[2000]]–present)
-Aracuanbird.jpg|'''[[The Aracuan Bird]]'''<br>([[2000]]–present)
+Aracuanbird.jpg|'''[[The Aracuan Bird]]'''<br>(2000–present)
--3755.jpg|'''Henry'''<br>(''[[The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes]]''; ''[[Now You See Him, Now You Don't]]'')
+Henry (Frank Waller).jpg|'''Henry'''<br>(''[[The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes]]''; ''[[Now You See Him, Now You Don't]]'')
+Figaro Sitting.png|'''[[Figaro]]'''<br>(1998-present)
 dumbo-clipart-2.gif|'''[[Dumbo (character)|Dumbo]]'''<br>(''[[Who Framed Roger Rabbit]]'')
 Bambi2-disneyscreencaps.com-6355.jpg|'''[[Hunter Dogs]]'''<br>(''[[Bambi II]]'')
+Unknown.jpg|'''[[Humphrey the Bear]]'''<br>([[1988]]–[[1992]])
+.gif|'''[[Louie the Mountain Lion]]'''
 Lucifer.jpg|'''[[Lucifer]]'''<br>(''[[Cinderella II: Dreams Come True]]'' and ''[[Cinderella III: A Twist in Time]]'')
 Returntoneverland458.jpg|'''[[Octopus (Peter Pan)|The Octopus]]'''<br>(''[[Return to Never Land]]'')
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 Steven2.jpg|'''[[Steven]]'''<br>(''101 Dalmatians: The Series'')
 Cydne.PNG|'''[[Cydne]]'''<br>(''101 Dalmatians: The Series'')
+Jungle_Cubs croc.jpg|'''[[The Croc]]'''<br>(''[[Jungle Cubs]]'')
 Mad_Dog.png|'''[[Dog (The Black Cauldron)|Dog]]'''<br>(''[[The Black Cauldron]]'')
 Hen Wen.jpg|'''[[Hen Wen]]'''<br>(''The Black Cauldron'')
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 _1298140299777_full.jpg|'''[[Glut the Shark]]'''<br>(''[[The Little Mermaid]]'')
 PhantomBlot.jpg|'''[[Phantom Blot|The Phantom Blot]]'''<br>(''Epic Mickey'')
+Talespin - 104 - mommy for a day Video - Rediff Videos2.jpg|'''[[Henry (TaleSpin)|Henry]]'''<br>(''[[TaleSpin]]'')
 Mcleach8.jpg|'''[[Percival McLeach]]'''<br>(''[[The Rescuers Down Under]]''; singing voice)
 Downunder 614.jpg|'''[[Joanna the Goanna]]'''<br>(''[[The Rescuers Down Under]]'')
+Lilliput Gooney.jpg|'''[[Lilliput (Darkwing Duck)|Lilliput]]'''<br>(''[[Darkwing Duck]]'')
 Jan152.gif|'''[[Sultan (Beauty and the Beast)|Sultan]]'''<br>(''[[Beauty and the Beast]]'')
 Phillippe.jpg|'''[[Philippe]]'''<br>(''[[Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas]]'')
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 Char 6415-1-.jpg|'''[[Chainsaw (Goof Troop)|Chainsaw]]'''<br>(''Goof Troop'')
 Patent Leather Goof.jpg|'''Patent Leather Goof'''<br>(''Goof Troop'')
+Gilbert the clown.jpg|'''Giblet the Clown'''<br>(''Goof Troop'')
+Wernher Von Goof.jpg|'''Wernher Von Goof'''<br>(''Goof Troop'')
 Abudisney.jpeg|'''[[Abu]]'''<br>(''[[Aladdin (1992 film)|Aladdin]]'')
 Aladdin150.jpg|'''[[Rajah]]'''<br>(''Aladdin'')
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 Fall_Apart_Rabbit.jpg|'''[[Fall-Apart Rabbit]]'''<br>(''[[Bonkers]]'')
 Toots.jpg|'''[[Toots]]'''<br>(''[[Bonkers]]'')
+Jack snowflake .jpg|'''[[Jack Skellington]]'''<br>(''[[The Nightmare Before Christmas]]''; early animation test only)
+Nedtheelephant.png|'''[[Ned the Elephant]]'''<br>(''Timon & Pumbaa'')
+Bartholomew.png|'''[[Bartholomew (Timon & Pumbaa)|Bartholomew]]'''<br>(''Timon & Pumbaa'')
+Pumbaa's Uncle Ernie.png|'''[[Uncle Ernie]]'''<br>(''Timon & Pumbaa'')
+Cricket.jpg|'''Cricket'''<br>(''Timon & Pumbaa'')
+Tarsier.jpg|'''[[The Tarsier|Tarsier]]'''<br>(''Timon & Pumbaa'')
+Ghost timon and pumbaa.jpg|'''Ghost'''<br>(''Timon & Pumbaa'')
+Mansion owner.jpg|'''Mansion Owner'''<br>(''Timon & Pumbaa'')
+Early bird.jpg|'''Early Bird'''<br>(''Timon & Pumbaa'')
+image Big_foot.jpg|'''[[Bigfoot]]'''<br>(''[[A Goofy Movie]]'')
 Flit_Transparent.png|'''[[Flit]]'''<br>(''[[Pocahontas (film)|Pocahontas]]'' franchise)
 Chameleon.jpg|'''[[Chameleon]]'''<br>(''[[Mighty Ducks (TV series)|Mighty Ducks]]'')
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 Bronx.jpg|'''[[Bronx]]'''<br>(''[[Gargoyles]]'')
 Boudicca2.jpg|'''[[Boudicca]]'''<br>(''Gargoyles'')
-Bartholomew.png|'''[[Bartholomew (Timon & Pumbaa)|Bartholomew]]'''<br>(''Timon & Pumbaa'')
+Antoinette1.jpg|'''[[Antoinette]]'''<br>(''[[Quack Pack]]'')
+The Claw.jpg|'''[[The Claw]]'''<br>(''Quack Pack'')
 Djali HOND.jpg|'''[[Djali]]'''<br>(''[[The Hunchback of Notre Dame II]]'')
 Shep.jpg|'''[[Shep]]'''<br>(''[[George of the Jungle]]'')
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 Sparky.jpg|'''[[Sparky (Frankenweenie)|Sparky]]'''<br>(''[[Frankenweenie]]'')
 Frankenweenie seamonsters.png|'''[[Sea Creatures]]'''<br>(''Frankenweenie'')
-Antoinette1.jpg|'''[[Antoinette]]'''<br>(''[[Quack Pack]]'')
-The Claw.jpg|'''[[The Claw]]'''<br>(''Quack Pack'')
 Knuckles26.png|'''[[Knuckles]]'''<br>(''Quack Pack'')
-Jungle_Cubs croc.jpg|'''[[The Croc]]'''<br>(''[[Jungle Cubs]]'')
-Nedtheelephant.png|'''[[Ned the Elephant]]'''<br>(''Timon & Pumbaa'')
 Char 79257.jpg|'''Lion'''<br>(''[[Daisy Bothers Minnie]]'')
-Lilliput Gooney.jpg|'''[[Lilliput (Darkwing Duck)|Lilliput]]'''<br>(''[[Darkwing Duck]]'')
 terrafirmieking.png|'''[[Terra-Firmie King]]'''
 dtr-snow-monster.gif|'''[[Snow Monster]]'''
-Talespin - 104 - mommy for a day Video - Rediff Videos2.jpg|'''[[Henry (TaleSpin)|Henry]]'''<br>(''[[TaleSpin]]'')
 Scud.jpg|'''[[Scud]]'''<br>(''[[Toy Story]]'')
-image Big_foot.jpg|'''[[Bigfoot]]'''<br>(''[[A Goofy Movie]]'')
 Meat.jpg|'''Meat'''<br>(''[[The Shnookums and Meat Funny Cartoon Show]]'')
-.gif|'''[[Louie the Mountain Lion]]'''
 Dewey's Consiounce.jpg|[[Huey, Dewey, and Louie|Dewey]]'s Conscience (angry)
 Quack Pack Episode 28 The Boy Who Cried Ghost - YouTube42.jpg|'''[[Werewolf]]'''<br>(''[[Quack Pack]]'')
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 Li'l burb.jpg|'''[[Little Helper]]'''<br>(''[[DuckTales]]'')
 Mater-&-ghostlight-screamin-banshee.jpg|'''[[Screamin' Banshee|The Screamin' Banshee]]'''<br>(''[[Mater and the Ghostlight]]'')
-Jack snowflake .jpg|'''[[Jack Skellington]]'''<br>(''[[The Nightmare Before Christmas]]''; early animation test only)
 Epcot-kitchen-kabaret-ham-eggz.jpg|'''[[Hamm & Eggz|Mr. Eggz]]'''
 Gompers_appearance.png|'''[[Gompers|Gompers the goat]]'''<br>(''[[Gravity Falls]]'')
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 Char_79260.jpg|'''[[Dinah the Dachshund]]'''
 char_79259.jpg|'''[[Mr. Pettibone]]'''<br>(''[[Mickey Mouse Clubhouse]]'')
-Pumbaa's Uncle Ernie.png|'''[[Uncle Ernie]]'''<br>(''Timon & Pumbaa'')
-Cricket.jpg|'''Cricket'''<br>(''Timon & Pumbaa'')
-Tarsier.jpg|'''[[The Tarsier|Tarsier]]'''<br>(''Timon & Pumbaa'')
-Ghost timon and pumbaa.jpg|'''Ghost'''<br>(''Timon & Pumbaa'')
-Mansion owner.jpg|'''Mansion Owner'''<br>(''Timon & Pumbaa'')
-Early bird.jpg|'''Early Bird'''<br>(''Timon & Pumbaa'')
 Thumper-personnage-1001-pattes-05.jpg|'''[[Thumper (A Bug's Life)|Thumper]]'''<br>(''[[A Bug's Life]]'')
 Bugs-life-disneyscreencaps_com-9982.jpg|'''[[Bird (A Bug's Life)|Bird]]'''<br>(''A Bug's Life'')
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 Ice Monster.jpg|'''Ice Monster'''
 Armageddon Souffle.jpg|'''Armageddon Souffle'''
-Wernher Von Goof.jpg|'''Wernher Von Goof'''<br>(''Goof Troop'')
 Tarpax.jpg|'''Tarpax'''
 Slime Beast.jpg|'''Slime Beast'''
 Senator Phlegmex.jpg|'''Senator Phlegmex'''
 Lettuce Monster.jpg|'''Lettuce Monster'''
-Gilbert the clown.jpg|'''Giblet the Clown'''<br>(''Goof Troop'')
 Crom Cruach.jpg|'''Crom Cruach'''
 Archie.jpg|'''Archie'''
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 [[Category:Star Wars Resistance]]
+[[Category:Playhouse Disney]]