For other uses, see Frank Welker (disambiguation) .
Frank Welker
Birthname
Franklin Wendell Welker
Also credited as
Franklin Welker
Date of birth
(1946-03-12 ) March 12, 1946 (age 78)
Place of birth
Denver, Colorado, USA
Occupation
Voice actor; Singer
Frank Welker is an American voice actor, specializing in animal and other creature vocal effects. Welker has been involved in many 1980's and 1990's cult cartoons, including Megatron and Soundwave on The Transformers (which he would later reprise for the 2010 series, Transformers: Prime , both co-starring Peter Cullen ), Brain, Doctor Claw and M.A.D. Cat from Inspector Gadget (also starring Don Adams , Cree Summer and Maurice LaMarche ), and Ray Stantz and Slimer on The Real Ghostbusters (also starring Arsenio Hall ). He was also Abu from Aladdin , Fall-Apart Rabbit on Bonkers (also starring Jim Cummings ), and Nibbler in Futurama (starring Billy West , John DiMaggio , Lauren Tom and Phil LaMarr ). Since the 2000s, he has been the voice of Curious George in Curious George (co-starring Jeff Bennett and Rino Romano ) and Garfield in The Garfield Show (also featuring Jason Marsden , Gregg Berger , and Audrey Wasilewski ).
Throughout the history of Scooby-Doo , Welker has provided the voice of Fred Jones in almost every animated incarnation his character appeared in (except for A Pup Named Scooby-Doo , in which a younger version of Fred was played by Carl Steven and Velma , where he instead voices Fred's father ), and has provided the voice of Scooby-Doo since 2002, succeeding Scott Innes . He is the only voice actor to remain throughout the Scooby-Doo franchise since its inception in 1969, the same year his voice acting career began.
Voice roles [ ]
TV series [ ]
Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! [ ]
Main article(s): Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!
Grouped under "Voices".
The New Scooby-Doo Movies [ ]
Main article(s): The New Scooby-Doo Movies
For season 2 , he was credited as Franklin Welker .
The Scooby-Doo Show [ ]
Main article(s): The Scooby-Doo Show
Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo (first series)[ ]
Main article(s): Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo (first series)
Scrappy & Yabba-Doo [ ]
Main article(s): Scrappy & Yabba-Doo (shorts)
The New Scooby-Doo Mysteries [ ]
Main article(s): The New Scooby-Doo Mysteries
A Pup Named Scooby-Doo [ ]
Main article(s): A Pup Named Scooby-Doo
What's New, Scooby-Doo? [ ]
Main article(s): What's New, Scooby-Doo?
As Welker and Casey Kasem are the only two to reprise the roles they originated, they are included in the opening credits. Therefore, any additional roles are uncredited.
Shaggy & Scooby-Doo Get a Clue! [ ]
Main article(s): Shaggy & Scooby-Doo Get a Clue!
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated [ ]
Main article(s): Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
Be Cool, Scooby-Doo! [ ]
Main article(s): Be Cool, Scooby-Doo!
This is the first series to credit Fred's surname.
Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? [ ]
Main article(s): Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?
Velma [ ]
Main article(s): Velma (TV series)
Scooby-Doo! and the Mystery Pups [ ]
Main article(s): Scooby-Doo! and the Mystery Pups
Audio books [ ]
Main article(s): Peter Pan Records
TV specials [ ]
Scooby Goes Hollywood [ ]
Main article(s): Scooby Goes Hollywood
The Scooby-Doo Project [ ]
Main article(s): The Scooby-Doo Project
Night of the Living Doo [ ]
Main article(s): Night of the Living Doo
LEGO Scooby-Doo! Knight Time Terror [ ]
Main article(s): LEGO Scooby-Doo! Knight Time Terror
Television films [ ]
Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School [ ]
Main article(s): Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School
Scooby-Doo and the Reluctant Werewolf [ ]
Main article(s): Scooby-Doo and the Reluctant Werewolf
Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins [ ]
Main article(s): Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins
This was also produced simultaneously as a direct-to-video film.
Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster [ ]
Main article(s): Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster
This was also produced simultaneously as a direct-to-video film.
Direct-to-video films [ ]
Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island [ ]
Main article(s): Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island
This is the first Scooby-Doo to recognise Welker as the voice of Fred.
Scooby-Doo! and the Witch's Ghost [ ]
Main article(s): Scooby-Doo! and the Witch's Ghost
Scooby-Doo and the Alien Invaders [ ]
Main article(s): Scooby-Doo and the Alien Invaders
Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase [ ]
Main article(s): Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase (film)
Scooby-Doo! and the Legend of the Vampire [ ]
Main article(s): Scooby-Doo! and the Legend of the Vampire
Scooby-Doo! and the Monster of Mexico [ ]
Main article(s): Scooby-Doo! and the Monster of Mexico
Role
Scooby-Doo
Fred
Skunk
Scooby-Doo! and the Loch Ness Monster [ ]
Main article(s): Scooby-Doo! and the Loch Ness Monster
Aloha, Scooby-Doo! [ ]
Main article(s): Aloha, Scooby-Doo!
Scooby-Doo! in Where's My Mummy? [ ]
Main article(s): Scooby-Doo! in Where's My Mummy?
Scooby-Doo! Pirates Ahoy! [ ]
Main article(s): Scooby-Doo! Pirates Ahoy!
Chill Out, Scooby-Doo! [ ]
Main article(s): Chill Out, Scooby-Doo!
Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin King [ ]
Main article(s): Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin King
Scooby-Doo! and the Samurai Sword [ ]
Main article(s): Scooby-Doo! and the Samurai Sword
Role
Scooby-Doo
Fred
Kerry Kilpatrick (uncredited)
Mad Dog Hashimoto (uncredited)
Scooby-Doo! Abracadabra-Doo [ ]
Main article(s): Scooby-Doo! Abracadabra-Doo
This is the first DTV film to include Fred's surname.
Role
Scooby-Doo
Fred Jones
Scooby-Doo! Camp Scare [ ]
Main article(s): Scooby-Doo! Camp Scare
Role
Scooby-Doo
Fred Jones
Scooby-Doo! Legend of the Phantosaur [ ]
Main article(s): Scooby-Doo! Legend of the Phantosaur
Scooby-Doo! Music of the Vampire [ ]
Main article(s): Scooby-Doo! Music of the Vampire
Role
Scooby-Doo
Fred Jones
Big Top Scooby-Doo! [ ]
Main article(s): Big Top Scooby-Doo!
Role
Scooby-Doo
Fred Jones
Scooby-Doo! Mask of the Blue Falcon [ ]
Main article(s): Scooby-Doo! Mask of the Blue Falcon
Role
Scooby-Doo
Fred Jones
Dynomutt
Scooby-Doo! Adventures: The Mystery Map [ ]
Main article(s): Scooby-Doo! Adventures: The Mystery Map
Role
Scooby-Doo
Fred Jones
Scooby-Doo! Stage Fright [ ]
Main article(s): Scooby-Doo! Stage Fright
Role
Scooby-Doo
Fred Jones
Scooby-Doo! WrestleMania Mystery [ ]
Main article(s): Scooby-Doo! WrestleMania Mystery
Role
Scooby-Doo
Fred Jones
Scooby-Doo! Frankencreepy [ ]
Main article(s): Scooby-Doo! Frankencreepy
Role
Scooby-Doo
Fred Jones
Scooby-Doo! Moon Monster Madness [ ]
Main article(s): Scooby-Doo! Moon Monster Madness
Role
Scooby-Doo
Fred Jones
Scooby-Doo! and KISS: Rock and Roll Mystery [ ]
Main article(s): Scooby-Doo! and KISS: Rock and Roll Mystery
Role
Scooby-Doo
Fred Jones
LEGO Scooby-Doo! Haunted Hollywood [ ]
Main article(s): LEGO Scooby-Doo! Haunted Hollywood
Scooby-Doo! and WWE: Curse of the Speed Demon [ ]
Main article(s): Scooby-Doo! and WWE: Curse of the Speed Demon
Role
Scooby-Doo
Fred Jones
Scooby-Doo! Shaggy's Showdown [ ]
Main article(s): Scooby-Doo! Shaggy's Showdown
Role
Scooby-Doo
Fred Jones
Rodeo MC (uncredited)
LEGO Scooby-Doo! Blowout Beach Bash [ ]
Main article(s): LEGO Scooby-Doo! Blowout Beach Bash
Scooby-Doo! & Batman: The Brave and the Bold [ ]
Main article(s): Scooby-Doo! & Batman: The Brave and the Bold
Role
Scooby-Doo
Fred Jones
Scooby-Doo! and the Gourmet Ghost [ ]
Main article(s): Scooby-Doo! and the Gourmet Ghost
Role
Scooby-Doo
Fred Jones
Scooby-Doo! and the Curse of the 13th Ghost [ ]
Main article(s): Scooby-Doo! and the Curse of the 13th Ghost
Role
Scooby-Doo
Fred Jones
Scooby-Doo! Return to Zombie Island [ ]
Main article(s): Scooby-Doo! Return to Zombie Island
Role
Scooby-Doo
Fred Jones
Happy Halloween, Scooby-Doo! [ ]
Main article(s): Happy Halloween, Scooby-Doo!
Role
Scooby-Doo
Fred Jones
Scooby-Doo! The Sword and the Scoob [ ]
Main article(s): Scooby-Doo! The Sword and the Scoob
Role
Scooby-Doo
Fred Jones
Straight Outta Nowhere: Scooby-Doo! Meets Courage the Cowardly Dog [ ]
Main article(s): Straight Outta Nowhere: Scooby-Doo! Meets Courage the Cowardly Dog
Role
Scooby-Doo
Fred Jones
Trick or Treat Scooby-Doo! [ ]
Main article(s): Trick or Treat Scooby-Doo!
Scooby-Doo! and Krypto, Too! [ ]
Main article(s): Scooby-Doo! and Krypto, Too!
Role
Scooby-Doo
Fred Jones
Video games [ ]
Scooby-Doo! Mystery of the Fun Park Phantom [ ]
Main article(s): Scooby-Doo! Mystery of the Fun Park Phantom
Scooby-Doo! Showdown in Ghost Town [ ]
Main article(s): Scooby-Doo! Showdown in Ghost Town
Scooby-Doo! Phantom of the Knight [ ]
Main article(s): Scooby-Doo! Phantom of the Knight
Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase (PlayStation)[ ]
Main article(s): Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase (PlayStation)
Scooby-Doo! Jinx at the Sphinx [ ]
Main article(s): Scooby-Doo! Jinx at the Sphinx
Scooby-Doo! Activity Challenge [ ]
Main article(s): Scooby-Doo! Activity Challenge
Scooby-Doo! Night of 100 Frights [ ]
Main article(s): Scooby-Doo! Night of 100 Frights
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Mayhem [ ]
Main article(s): Scooby-Doo! Mystery Mayhem
Scooby-Doo! Unmasked [ ]
Main article(s): Scooby-Doo! Unmasked
Scooby-Doo! Who's Watching Who? [ ]
Main article(s): Scooby-Doo! Who's Watching Who?
Scooby-Doo! First Frights [ ]
Main article(s): Scooby-Doo! First Frights
Scooby-Doo! and the Spooky Swamp [ ]
Main article(s): Scooby-Doo! and the Spooky Swamp
Theatrical films [ ]
Scooby-Doo: The Movie [ ]
Main article(s): Scooby-Doo (film)
Role
Demons (credited as "Creature Voices")
SCOOB! [ ]
Main article(s): SCOOB!
Streaming films [ ]
SCOOB! Holiday Haunt [ ]
Main article(s): SCOOB! Holiday Haunt
Direct-to-video short films [ ]
Scooby-Doo! Spooky Games [ ]
Main article(s): Scooby-Doo! Spooky Games
Role
Scooby-Doo
Fred Jones
Scooby-Doo! Haunted Holidays [ ]
Main article(s): Scooby-Doo! Haunted Holidays
Role
Scooby-Doo
Fred Jones
Scooby-Doo! and the Spooky Scarecrow [ ]
Main article(s): Scooby-Doo! and the Spooky Scarecrow
Role
Scooby-Doo
Fred Jones
Scooby-Doo! Mecha Mutt Menace [ ]
Main article(s): Scooby-Doo! Mecha Mutt Menace
Role
Scooby-Doo
Fred Jones
Scooby-Doo! Ghastly Goals! [ ]
Main article(s): Scooby-Doo! Ghastly Goals!
Role
Scooby-Doo
Fred Jones
Eshu
Scooby-Doo! and the Beach Beastie [ ]
Main article(s): Scooby-Doo! and the Beach Beastie
Role
Scooby-Doo
Fred Jones
Commercials [ ]
Kellogg's [ ]
Main article(s): Kellogg's
For "Cinnamon Marshmallow Scooby-Doo! (Funny Bones Marshmallow)."
Template:Kellogg's
Uncredited.
For Eggo pancakes.
For "Cinnamon Marshmallow Scooby-Doo!"
Title
Role
"Ordering from waitress"
Scooby-Doo
Fruit Roll-Ups [ ]
Main article(s): Fruit Roll-Ups
Uncredited.
State Farm [ ]
Main article(s): State Farm (insurance company)
Uncredited.
Webshorts [ ]
LEGO/Stoopid Buddy Stoodios [ ]
Main article(s): LEGO Scooby-Doo! , Stoopid Buddy Stoodios
Uncredited.
Voice roles for Scooby-Doo in other media [ ]
Laff-a-Lympics was a show highlighted by Scooby-Doo ('s involvement), so that doesn't count.
Dynomutt, Dog Wonder [ ]
Main article(s): The Scooby-Doo/Dynomutt Hour
Johnny Bravo [ ]
Main article(s): Johnny Bravo
Although not an official Scooby-Doo production, this is technically the first time Welker is recognised as the voice of Fred.
Family Guy [ ]
Looney Tunes: Back in Action [ ]
"The Official BBC Children in Need Medley" [ ]
Main article(s): The Official BBC Children in Need Medley
Batman: The Brave and the Bold [ ]
Supernatural [ ]
Teen Titans GO! [ ]
Jellystone [ ]
Episode
Role
Frankenhooky
Fred
Songs performed [ ]
Scooby-Doo! Stage Fright [ ]
Main article(s): Scooby-Doo! Stage Fright
Gallery [ ]
Notes and trivia [ ]
Cameo
He's also appeared on-screen, with none other than Elvis Presley in the film The Trouble with Girls , which also co-starred Nicole Jaffe and Vincent Price .
While Welker failed his audition for Scrappy-Doo , his adlib of "Puppy power!" proved successful according to Joseph Barbera ,[1] becoming his most popular catchphrase.
Welker also adlibbed Fred's catchphrase "Hold the phone."[2]
In DC Comics ' Scooby-Doo! story Who's Who in Scooby-Doo , Welker is the namesake of an art museum worker who turns out to be the culprit.
In the What's New, Scooby-Doo? episode A Scooby-Doo Valentine , he had a non-speaking cameo as the real identity behind a Hollywood extra pretending to be an evil Fred.
Due to the end credits alphabetising the actors by last name on Shaggy & Scooby-Doo Get a Clue! , Welker is listed last, despite playing one of the main characters. This is fixed for Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated , but the same exception isn't applied to the Welker's main role(s) of Be Cool, Scooby-Doo! , where Welker's first role is Fred, then Scooby.
Perhaps due in part to his role as the sheep rustler from the Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! episode Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Werewolf , Capstone 's Scooby-Doo! Encyclopedia named the sheep rustler after him.
References [ ]