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| − | '''Franklin W. Welker''' (born [[March 12]], [[1946]]) is an [[United States|American]] [[voice acting|voice actor]]. He is responsible for a broad spectrum of character voices, noises, and other vocal effects that have appeared over the last 40 years in American television and motion pictures. He is listed as the number one "All Time Top 100 Stars at the Box office" in terms of the total revenue the films he has participated in have generated. His work in over 90 films has put him ahead of [[Eddie Murphy]], [[Harrison Ford]], [[Tom Hanks]] and [[Samuel L. Jackson]]. [http://www.the-numbers.com/people/records/]
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| | + | |birthdate= {{birthdate|1946|3|12}} |
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| | + | |first episode= "[[Bart's Dog Gets an "F"]]" |
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| − | == Early life ==
| + | '''Franklin Wendell "Frank" Welker''' (born March 12, 1946) is an American voice actor and actor. He performed the barks of [[Santa's Little Helper]], meows of [[Snowball II]], and many other animal noises. |
| − | Welker was born in [[Denver, Colorado]]. He attended college in [[California]], where he later began his professional career appearing in commercials. While in college he appeared in numerous plays, and developed a [[stand-up comedy]] act which got him started on the concert circuit touring with [[The Righteous Brothers]] and [[Sergio Mendes]]. He continued with stand up, appearing in places including [[Las Vegas]] and [[Lake Tahoe]] as the opening act for headliners like [[Sonny and Cher]], [[Diana Ross]], [[Loretta Lynn]], [[Ann Margaret]] and [[Neil Sedaka]]. | |
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| − | == Acting career == | + | == Credits == |
| − | Welker's first film role was as a bar fight participant in Stan Dragoti’s ''Dirty Little Billy.'' He played a college kid from [[Rutgers University]] in the [[Elvis Presley]] picture ''[[The Trouble with Girls]].'' He later co-starred with [[Don Knotts]] in [[Universal Studios|Universal’s]] ''How to Frame a Figg.'' Welker also participated in two [[Disney]] films, ''[[The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes]]'' and ''[[Now You See Him, Now You Don't]]''.
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| − | His on camera television appearances included ''[[Love American Style]],'' ''[[The Partridge Family]]'' and ''[[The Don Knotts Show]]''. He played a prosecutor in highly acclaimed [[ABC]] special ''The Trial of General Yamashita'' and as Captain Pace beside [[Richard Dreyfuss]]' [[Yossarian]] in [[Paramount Studios|Paramount]] television’s pilot, ''[[Catch-22]].'' He appeared on ''[[Laugh In]]'', ''The [[Dean Martin]] Roast'', ''[[The Mike Douglas Show]]'', ''[[The Tonight Show]]'', ''[[Merv Griffin]]'', ''[[The Smothers Brothers Show]]'', ''The Burns and Schreiber Comedy Hour'' and ''Laugh Trax''. In the latter show, he was a cast member along side [[Jim Staahl]] and [[Howie Mandel]].
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| − | == Voice actor == | + | == See also == |
| − | Welker has been referred to as a "voice acting god" (by [[John DiMaggio]] and [[Billy West]] in the DVD commentary for ''[[Futurama]]'') in [[Hollywood, California|Hollywood]] for the sheer number of voices he has done — over 1,200 — ranging from his work on ''[[Scooby-Doo]]'' to the present day. His voice acting credits include television shows and films such as ''[[Curious George]]'', ''[[Aladdin]]'', ''[[Pocahontas]]'' and [[computer game]]s such as the [[Baldur's Gate series|''Baldur's Gate'' series]], ''[[New Super Mario Bros]]'' and ''[[CarnEvil]]''.
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| − | In the ''[[Transformers]]'' television series, he voiced eight of the original 14 [[Decepticon]]s as well as the Autobots Mirage and Trailbreaker. With the release of the animated film in 1986, he took on the role of the Autobot Wheelie and afterwards, took over the role of [[Galvatron]], (which Welker had originated) from [[Leonard Nimoy]]. Having already provided the screams for Nimoy's character [[Spock|Mr. Spock]] in ''[[Star Trek III: The Search for Spock]]'', this marked the second time he had inherited a role from Nimoy.
| + | == External links == |
| | + | *{{IMDb|name/nm0919798/}} |
| | + | *{{Wikipedialink}} |
| | + | *{{Infosphere|Frank Welker}} |
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| − | Welker did more live action movies during the 1990s. Among his work includes vocal effects for the character of Sil in ''[[Species (film)|Species]]'', [[Goro (Mortal Kombat)|Goro]] in 1995's ''[[Mortal Kombat (film)|Mortal Kombat]]'', [[the Devil]] in 1985's ''[[The Golden Child]]'', and [[Malebolgia]] in 1997's ''[[Spawn (film)|Spawn]]''. Welker also provided the voice (both speaking and non-speaking) of [[Nibbler (Futurama)|Nibbler]] in the cartoon TV series ''[[Futurama (TV series)|Futurama]]'' and was also the voice of Snot Tiger in the 2006 Walt Disney animated film ''[[The Fox and the Hound 2]]''.
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| − | As of 2002, Welker is the voice of both [[Fred Jones]] and Scooby Doo. This includes the most recent ''[[What's New, Scooby-Doo?]]'', and the series-based spinoff, ''[[Shaggy & Scooby-Doo Get a Clue!]]''.
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| − | His most recent character is [[Garfield]] in ''[[Garfield Gets Real]]'', the first in a series of new Garfield [[DVD]]s.
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| − | == ''Transformers'' ==
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| − | In the 1980s, Welker voiced many recurring characters in the ''Transformers'' animated series, most famously Decepticon leader [[Megatron]] and the echoing, monotone [[Soundwave (Transformers)|Soundwave]]. Welker was asked to audition to reprise his original role of Megatron in the [[Transformers (film)|live action Transformers movie]]. Apparently due to conflict in schedules, Welker never met with the producers or director [[Michael Bay]]. Bay, however, had Welker send him a couple of recorded lines and concluded Welker's Megatron did not fit his new interpretation of the character. Eventually, the role was voiced by [[Hugo Weaving]]. Although this did not occur in the film itself, Welker reunited with ''Transformers'' costar [[Peter Cullen]] in ''[[Transformers: The Game]]'', with both returning to voice their signature roles. His voice can also be heard in the [[Wal-Mart]] edition of the ''Transformers'' DVD on the ''Transformers Beginnings'' disc.
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| − | Welker also returned to two of his most famous ''Transformers'' roles when he portrayed Megatron and Soundwave as part of a spoof in the third season episode of ''[[Robot Chicken]]'', aired shortly after the release of the live action film. | |
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| − | == Partial filmography ==
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| − | * ''[[Final Destination 3]]'' - Martians
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| − | * ''[[101 Dalmatians: The Series]]'' - Thunderbolt, Steven, Scorch, Cynde
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| − | * ''[[ABC Weekend Special]]'' - [[O. G. Readmore]]
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| − | * ''[[Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius]]'' - Goddard
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| − | * ''[[Aladdin (1992 film)|Aladdin]]'', ''[[The Return of Jafar]]'' and ''[[Aladdin and the King of Thieves]]'' - Abu
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| − | * [[Aladdin (TV series)|''Aladdin'' (TV series)]] - Abu, Xerxes, additional voices
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| − | * ''[[Animaniacs]]'' - [[Rita and Runt|Runt]], [[Flavio and Marita|Flavio Hippo]], [[Buttons and Mindy|Buttons]], [[Ralph the Guard]], [[Thaddeus Plotz]], and [[Chicken Boo]], occasional segment narration
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| − | * ''[[Bonkers (TV series)|Bonkers]]'' - Fall-Apart Rabbit, Toots, Roderick the Toon Radio, Toon Handbag, Cadet Quark, Elmo, additional voices
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| − | * ''The Burns and Schreiber Comedy Hour'' - Regular Cast Member
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| − | * ''[[Buzz Lightyear of Star Command]]'' - Grubs
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| − | * ''[[Captain N: The Game Master]]'' - Game Boy (Seasons 2 & 3)
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| − | * ''[[Cats Don't Dance]]'' - Farley Wink
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| − | * ''[[Challenge of the Gobots]]'' - Scooter, Zeemon, Blaster, Rest-Q
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| − | * ''[[Challenge of the Superfriends]]''- The Toyman
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| − | * ''[[Clay Fighter 63 1/3]]'' - Blob, Icky Bod Clay, Lockjaw Pooch and the Zappa Yow Yow Boyz
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| − | * ''[[Cro]]'' - Gogg, Bobb, Earle, Big Red
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| − | * ''[[Curious George (film)|Curious George]]'' - voice of George
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| − | * ''[[Dexter's Laboratory]]'' - Monkey, Quackor, The Infraggible Krunk and Mr. Luzinsky
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| − | * ''[[The Don Knotts Show]]'' - Regular Cast Member
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| − | * ''[[DuckTales]]'' - [[Beagle Boys|Bigtime and Baggy Beagle]], [[Bubba the Caveduck|Bubba]], Tootsie and [[Poe De Spell]]
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| − | * ''[[Dungeons & Dragons Animated Series|Dungeons & Dragons]]'' - Uni and Tiamat
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| − | * ''[[Dynomutt, Dog Wonder]]'' - Dynomutt, the dog wonder
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| − | * ''[[The Fairly Oddparents]]'' - Doidle, Dinkledog, The Sewer Gator
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| − | * ''[[Fangface]]'' - Fangs/Fangface
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| − | * ''[[Fangface|Fangface and Fangpuss]]'' - Fangs/Fangface, Baby Fangs/Fangpuss
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| − | * ''[[Futurama (TV series)|Futurama]]'' - [[Nibbler (Futurama)|Nibbler]], both talking and non-talking versions, [[Seymour(Futurama)|Seymour]], and numerous other animal and humanoid voices
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| − | * ''[[G.I. Joe]]'' - Copperhead, Flash, Freedom, Junkyard, Polly, Short-Fuse, Timber, Torch, and Wild Bill
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| − | * ''[[Garfield and Friends]]'' - Booker, Sheldon, Bo, Mort, Fred Duck, Dr. Garbanzo Bean
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| − | * ''[[Gargoyles (TV series)|Gargoyles]]'' - [[Manhattan Clan#Bronx|Bronx]] and Baby Alex
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| − | * ''[[Goof Troop]]'' - Waffles and Chainsaw
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| − | * ''[[Gremlins]]'' - Stripe and other Mogwai and Gremlins
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| − | * ''[[Gremlins 2: The New Batch]]'' - Mohawk, Daffy, Lenny, George, and other Gremlins.
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| − | * ''[[Hercules: The Animated Series]]'' - Pegasus, Additional Voices
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| − | * ''[[Inspector Gadget]]'' - [[Brain (Inspector Gadget)|Brain]], [[Doctor Claw]], and Mad Cat
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| − | * ''[[Jabberjaw]]'' - Jabberjaw
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| − | * ''[[The Jetsons]]'' - Orbity (Seasons 2 & 3, 1984-1987)
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| − | * ''[[Jim Henson's Muppet Babies]]'' - Kermit, Beaker, and Skeeter (1985-1990)
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| − | * ''[[The Land Before Time]]''
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| − | ** ''[[The Land Before Time III: The Time of the Great Giving]]'' - [[Velociraptor]]
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| − | ** ''[[The Land Before Time IV: Journey Through the Mists]]'' - [[List of The Land Before Time characters#Tickles|Tickles]]
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| − | * ''[[The Pagemaster]]'' - Voice of Horror, Dragon, Parrot
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| − | * ''[[The Pirates of Dark Water]]'' - Niddler, Dark Dweller, Morpho, Lugg Brother #2
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| − | * ''[[Pocahontas (1995 film)|Pocahontas]]'' - Flit
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| − | * ''[[Rambo and the Forces of Freedom|Rambo: The Force of Freedom]]'' - Mad Dog
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| − | * ''[[The Real Ghostbusters]]'' - Ray Stantz, Samhaine, The Bogeyman and [[Slimer]]
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| − | * ''[[Roger Rabbit]]''
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| − | ** ''[[Roller Coaster Rabbit]]'' - Bull
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| − | ** ''[[Trail Mix-Up]]'' - Beaver / Bear
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| − | * ''[[SeaQuest DSV]]'' - voice of Darwin the Dolphin
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| − | * ''[[Scooby-Doo]]'' - [[Fred Jones (fictional character)|Freddy Jones]] (1969-present) and Scooby-Doo (for the 2002 series ''What's New, Scooby-Doo?'')
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| − | * ''[[Scooby's All-Star Laff-a-Lympics]]''- Tinker, Yakky Doodle, Magic Rabbit, Sooey Pig, Dynomutt
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| − | * ''[[The Simpsons]]'' - [[Santa's Little Helper]] and [[Snowball (The Simpsons)|Snowball II]], among others
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| − | * ''[[The Smurfs]]'' - Clockwork Smurf, Hefty Smurf, Peewit, Poet Smurf, Puppy
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| − | * ''[[The Snorks]]'' - Occy, Tooter
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| − | * ''Spawn'' - [[Malebolgia]]
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| − | * ''[[Species (film)|Species]]'' - Alien Sil's vocal effects
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| − | * ''[[Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends]]'' - [[Iceman (comics)|Bobby Drake/Iceman]], [[Flash Thompson]], Ms. Lion ([[Firestar]]'s pet Dog)
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| − | * ''[[SpongeBob Squarepants]]'' - Giant clams, misc. voices.
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| − | * ''[[Stargate (film)|Stargate]]'' - mastadge pack animal
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| − | * ''[[Superfriends: The Legendary Super Powers Show]]'' - [[Darkseid]], [[Kalibak]], [[Mr Mxyzptlk]], [[Dollmaker]]
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| − | * ''[[Swat Kats: The Radical Squadron]]'' - [[Dr. Viper]]
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| − | * ''[[The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians]]'' - [[Darkseid]], [[Kalibak]], [[Mr. Mxyzptlk]]
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| − | * ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze]]'' - [[Tokka and Rahzar]]
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| − | * ''[[Tiny Toon Adventures]]'' - [[Gogo Dodo]], [[Little Beeper]], [[Calamity Coyote]], and [[Furrball]]
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| − | * ''[[Transformers (TV series)|Transformers]]'' - [[Megatron]], [[Galvatron]], Soundwave, [[Trailbreaker]], [[Mirage (Transformers)|Mirage]], [[Teletraan II]], [[Ravage (Transformers)|Ravage]], [[Rumble (Transformers)|Rumble]], [[Frenzy (Transformers)|Frenzy]], [[Laserbeak]], [[Skywarp]], and many others
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| − | * ''[[Wheelie and the Chopper Bunch]]'' - Wheelie and Chopper
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| − | * ''[[Mortal Kombat (film)|Mortal Kombat]]'' - Voice of [[Shao Kahn]] (provided vocal effects for [[Goro (Mortal Kombat)|Goro]])
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| − | * ''[[Yogi's Great Escape]]'' - Bopper, Yapper, the Real Ghost
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| − | * ''[[Mars Attacks!]]'' -Martians
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Frank Welker at the Internet Movie Database
Frank Welker at Wikipedia
Frank Welker at the Infosphere
