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Franklin Wendell "Frank" Welker (born March 12, 1946) is an American actor who specializes in voice acting. He is one of the highest-grossing actors in Hollywood.
His first notable voice role was Fred Jones in Scooby-Doo, Where Are You?, a role he has reprised in most subsequent spin-offs and adaptations (he is also the current voice of Scooby-Doo himself as of 2002). His range extends to such varied characters as Slimer from The Real Ghostbusters, Megatron from Transformers, Abu the Monkey from Disney's Aladdin, Hefty Smurf from The Smurfs, Curious George in the film and TV series of the same name, Dr. Claw and Brain on Inspector Gadget, Santa's Little Helper (the dog) on The Simpsons, and of course, Santa Claus in multiple Christmas productions.
Voice roles in Christmas specials
Hanna-Barbera
| Production | Year | Character(s) |
|---|---|---|
| "The Nutcracker Scoob" | 1981 | Fred Jones Winslow Nickelby Snowball Nickelby's lawyer |
| The Smurfs' Christmas Special | 1982 | Hefty Smurf |
| Christmas Comes to Pac-Land | 1982 | Chomp-Chomp Reindeer Morris |
| "A Jetson Christmas Carol" | 1985 | The Ghost of Christmas Present Orbitty Young Mr. Spacely |
| 'Tis the Season to Be Smurfy | 1987 | Hefty Smurf Poet Smurf Wild Smurf Puppy Rat |
| A Flintstone Family Christmas | 1993 | Barney Rubble |
| A Flintstones' Christmas Carol | 1994 | Barney Rubble Dino |
Warner Bros.
| Production | Year | Character(s) |
|---|---|---|
| "It's a Wonderful Tiny Toons Christmas Special" | 1992 | Furball |
| "'Twas the Day Before Christmas" | 1993 | Ralph the Guard Thaddeus Plotz |
| "A Christmas Plotz" | 1993 | Ralph the Guard Thaddeus Plotz |
| "A Pinky and the Brain Christmas" | 1995 | Bill Clinton |
| "In Arms Way" | 1995 | Santa |
| "Noel (Animaniacs)" | 1996 | Captain Ahab |
| "The American Revolution - Part I" | 1998 | Father Time Bill Clinton |
| A Scooby-Doo Christmas | 2002 | Scooby-Doo Fred Jones |
| Scooby-Doo: Haunted Holidays | 2012 | Scooby-Doo Fred Jones |
Other Christmas specials
| Production | Year | Character(s) |
|---|---|---|
| A Chipmunk Christmas | 1981 | Santa Claus Doctor |
| Ziggy's Gift | 1982 | Ziggy's dog Cat Turkeys |
| "Xmas Marks the Spot" | 1986 | Dr. Raymond Stantz Slimer Santa Claus |
| A Wish For Wings That Work | 1991 | Santa Claus |
| Inspector Gadget Saves Christmas | 1992 | Brain Dr. Claw Santa Claus |
| A Goof Troop Christmas: Have Yourself a Goofy Little Christmas | 1992 | Waffles Chainsaw The bear |
| "Miracle at the 34th Precinct" | 1993 | Fall-Apart Rabbit |
| A Hollywood Hounds Christmas | 1994 | Muttski Additional voices |
| Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas | 1997 | Phillipe the Horse Sultan the Dog |
| Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas | 1999 | Turkey Figaro |
| "The Kongo Bongo Festival of Lights" | 1999 | Krusha |
| How the Grinch Stole Christmas | 2000 | Max |
| "Holly Jolly Jimmy" | 2003 | Goddard |
| "Caroling Capers" | 2009 | Garfield |
| "Home for the Holidays" | 2010 | Garfield Jon's Dad |
| The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol | 2011 | Azrael |
External links
- Frank Welker at the Internet Movie Database