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Frank Welker

Frank Welker

178 movies on Netflix

Biography

Frank Welker is an American actor who began his career in 1967 as an impressionist and stand-up comedian, then moved into on-screen acting and later voice acting. Born in Denver, he won the role of Fred Jones on Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! in 1969 and voiced Fred across much of the franchise, later taking on Scooby-Doo himself in 2002 and returning for Scoob! (2020). He also voiced Megatron, Soundwave, and other characters in the Transformers franchise, with film work that includes The Transformers: The Movie (1986) and Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014), and voiced or created sounds for Aladdin (1992), The Golden Child (1986), and Spawn (1997). Other roles include George in Curious George (2006), and he became the voice of Garfield in 2007. He received a Lifetime Achievement Emmy Award in 2016 and a Children's and Family Emmy nomination in 2022.

80years old

Turns 81 on March 12in 151 days

  • Born Denver
  • Star sign: PiscesThe sign runs February 19 to March 20
  • Also credited as Franklin Wendell Welker

Movie Career

Films
178
Career span
54 years1969 to 2023

Genres

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  1. Getting ready for a role

    Welker returned to the parts of Megatron and Soundwave in 2010, voicing both in the series Transformers: Prime. For Prime, he changed Megatron's voice a great deal from his Generation 1 version, making it sound more sinister.

  2. First role

    In The Trouble with Girls (1969), Welker played a college student from Rutgers University who becomes friends with Elvis Presley. It was his first film role on camera.

  3. Early training

    Welker studied theatrical arts at Santa Monica College in Santa Monica, California. In 1966, the college gave him honors for playing the Cowardly Lion in its production of The Wizard of Oz.

Frank Welker movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Aladdin1992 Adventure, Animation, Comedyas Abu / Cave of Wonders / Rajahvoice

    IMDb rating 8.0506K votes

  2. Transformers: Age of Extinction2014 Action, Adventure, Sci-Fias Galvatronvoice

    IMDb rating 5.6354K votes

  3. Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island1998as Fred Jonesvoice

    IMDb rating 7.722K votes

  4. Scooby-Doo! and the Loch Ness Monster2004as Scooby-Doo / Fred / Lachlan Haggartvoice

    IMDb rating 6.67.3K votes

  5. Pocahontas1995as Flitvoice

    IMDb rating 6.7220K votes

  6. The Transformers: The Movie1986as Soundwave / Megatron / Rumble / Frenzy / Wheelievoice

    IMDb rating 7.245K votes

  7. The Road to El Dorado2000as Altivovoice

    IMDb rating 6.9121K votes

  8. The Lion King1994as Lions Roarsvoice

    IMDb rating 8.51.3M votes

Most often with

Ray Patterson directed seven of these films, Ron Clements four and Mark A.Z. Dippé four. Jeff Bennett appears in 50 of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Jeff Bennett, 50 films togetherSee the 50 films with Jeff BennettGrey Griffin, 44 films togetherSee the 44 films with Grey GriffinJim Cummings, 31 films togetherSee the 31 films with Jim CummingsRob Paulsen, 30 films togetherSee the 30 films with Rob PaulsenMatthew Lillard, 27 films togetherSee the 27 films with Matthew LillardTress MacNeille, 22 films togetherSee the 22 films with Tress MacNeilleRay PattersonDirector, 7 filmsSee the 7 films by Ray PattersonRon ClementsDirector, 4 filmsSee the 4 films by Ron ClementsMark A.Z. DippéDirector, 4 filmsSee the 4 films by Mark A.Z. Dippé

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Box office

What Frank Welker's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$7.1 billion

56 of the 178 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 178 films: 56 worldwide figure; 5 us gross only; 70 never in cinemas; 47 figure not found.

  • 56Worldwide figure
  • 5US gross only
  • 70Never in cinemas
  • 47Figure not found

Top grosser

Transformers: Age of Extinction2014as Galvatron (voice)$1.1 billion

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 61% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Transformers: Age of Extinction2014as Galvatron (voice)
    $1.1B15.5% of the total
  2. 2
    The Lion King1994as Lions Roars (voice)
    $763M10.7% of the total
  3. 3
    The Smurfs2011as Azrael (voice)
    $564M7.9% of the total
  4. 4
    Aladdin1992as Abu / Cave of Wonders / Rajah (voice)
    $504M7.1% of the total
  5. 5
    Beauty and the Beast1991as Footstool (voice)
    $425M6.0% of the total
  6. 6
    Pocahontas1995as Flit (voice)
    $346M4.9% of the total
  7. 7
    The Hunchback of Notre Dame1996as Baby Bird (voice)
    $325M4.6% of the total
  8. 8
    Mulan1998as Khan / Additional Voices (voice)
    $304M4.3% of the total
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989), $223 millionThe Little Mermaid (1989), $211 millionSmurfs: The Lost Village (2017), $197 millionStargate (1994), $197 millionDeep Blue Sea (1999), $165 millionAnaconda (1997), $137 millionThe Cat in the Hat (2003), $134 millionReturn to Never Land (2002), $110 millionPlanet 51 (2009), $105 millionKangaroo Jack (2003), $88.9 millionSpawn (1997), $87.8 millionThe Land Before Time (1988), $84.7 millionFrankenweenie (2012), $81.5 millionJimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (2001), $80.9 millionSinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas (2003), $80.8 millionThe Golden Child (1986), $79.8 million

$2.8 billionfrom the other 48 films with a worldwide figure, 39% of the total

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