Frank Welker
American actor (born 1946)
Biography
Franklin Wendell Welker (born March 12, 1946) is an American actor. He began his career in the 1960s, and held around 850 film, television, and video game credits as of 2020, making him one of the most prolific voice actors in history. With his films earning a total worldwide box-office gross of $17.4 billion, he is also amongst the highest-grossing actors as of 2024.
Welker voiced Fred Jones from the Scooby-Doo franchise since its inception in 1969 and later Scooby-Doo himself since 2002. In 2020, Welker reprised the latter role in the animated film Scoob!, the only original voice actor from the series in the film's cast.
Besides Scooby-Doo, he voiced Megatron, Soundwave and several characters in the Transformers franchise. Aside from those, he also voiced Garfield from the Garfield franchise since 2007, as well as several characters and creatures in Matt Groening's animated sci-fi sitcom Futurama, including Nibbler.
In 2016, he received a Lifetime Achievement Emmy Award. He was nominated for the Children's and Family Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice Performance in an Animated Program in 2022.
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Family
- Spouse(s)
- Kaitlyn Taccone
- Children
- Frankie Welker
- Parents
- Merrill WelkerLillian Welker
Quick answers about Frank Welker
- How old is Frank Welker?
- Frank Welker is 80 years old (born March 12, 1946).
- When is Frank Welker's birthday?
- Frank Welker was born on March 12, 1946.
- Where was Frank Welker born?
- Frank Welker was born in Denver.
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- Frank Welker's zodiac sign is Pisces.
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- Frank Welker is a citizen of United States.
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- Frank Welker is known as actor, voice actor.
- Who has Frank Welker been married to?
- According to Wikidata, Frank Welker's spouse is or was Kaitlyn Taccone.
- How many children does Frank Welker have?
- Wikidata lists 1 child of Frank Welker.