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Welker is best known for his roles as Fred and Scooby-Doo from the ''Scooby-Doo'' franchise, Megatron, Soundwave, and many other characters from the original ''Transformers'', Dr. Claw from ''{{W|Inspector Gadget}}'', Nibbler (both talking and sound effects) from ''Futurama'', and Abu from ''{{W|Aladdin}}''. | Welker is best known for his roles as Fred and Scooby-Doo from the ''Scooby-Doo'' franchise, Megatron, Soundwave, and many other characters from the original ''Transformers'', Dr. Claw from ''{{W|Inspector Gadget}}'', Nibbler (both talking and sound effects) from ''Futurama'', and Abu from ''{{W|Aladdin}}''. | ||
Among others, he is also well known for doing various animal, monster, and alien sound affects used in various animated series and live-action films. He is now the current voice of {{W|Walt Disney Studio}}'s oldest animated star, {{W|Oswald the Lucky Rabbit}}. He was | Among others, he is also well known for doing various animal, monster, and alien sound affects used in various animated series and live-action films. He is now the current voice of {{W|Walt Disney Studio}}'s oldest animated star, {{W|Oswald the Lucky Rabbit}}. He was the voice of [[w:c:jimmyneutron:Goddard|Goddard]] from the [[Nickelodeon]] series and movie ''{{W|The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius}}'', as well as {{W|Garfield}} in ''{{W|The Garfield Show}}''. He is the voice of Bubble Puppy in the {{W|Nick Jr.}} animated preschool TV series ''{{W|Bubble Guppies}}''. He voices George in the movie and TV show ''{{W|Curious George}}''. | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
[[File:Tom Welker.jpg|thumb|260px|Tom Welker?]] | [[File:Tom Welker.jpg|thumb|260px|Tom Welker?]] | ||
*In closing credits of "[[My Pretty Seahorse]]," his first name is mistakenly named as "Tom." | *In the [[Club SpongeBob and My Pretty Seahorse (credits)|closing credits]] of "[[My Pretty Seahorse]]," his first name is mistakenly named as "Tom." | ||
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==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery type="slideshow" position="left" widths="250"> | <gallery type="slideshow" position="left" widths="250"> | ||
The Smoking Peanut 031.png|Clamu | |||
The Smoking Peanut 194.png|Baby oyster | |||
My Pretty Seahorse | My Pretty Seahorse 046.png|Mystery the Seahorse | ||
I Had an Accident | I Had an Accident 195.png|Gorilla | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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==Credits== | ==Credits== | ||
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{{Credit|The Smoking Peanut|Voice of Clamu and Baby | {{Credit|The Smoking Peanut|Voice of Clamu and Baby oyster}} | ||
{{Credit/season|3}} | {{Credit/season|3}} | ||
{{Credit|My Pretty Seahorse|Voice of Mystery}} | {{Credit|My Pretty Seahorse|Voice of Mystery}} | ||
Revision as of 22:37, 9 December 2021
Template:Person Frank Welker (born March 12, 1946; age Template:Age) is a former SpongeBob SquarePants cast member who provided additional voices in the show's early seasons. He voiced Clamu and the baby oyster in the episode "The Smoking Peanut," Mystery the Seahorse in the episode "My Pretty Seahorse," and the gorilla in the episode "I Had an Accident."
He has been referred to by fellow Futurama cast members Billy West and John DiMaggio as a "voice god."
Biography
Welker is an American actor, who for most of his career has specialized as a voice actor. His first major voice role came in 1969 as Fred Jones in the Scooby-Doo franchise. Welker has voiced Fred in almost every series and incarnation of the Scooby-Doo animated franchise (with the exceptions of A Pup Named Scooby-Doo and Scoob!) and has also provided the voice of Scooby-Doo since 2002. As of 2021, Welker is the only original voice actor still in the Scooby-Doo franchise.[1]
Non-SpongeBob discography
Welker is best known for his roles as Fred and Scooby-Doo from the Scooby-Doo franchise, Megatron, Soundwave, and many other characters from the original Transformers, Dr. Claw from Inspector Gadget, Nibbler (both talking and sound effects) from Futurama, and Abu from Aladdin.
Among others, he is also well known for doing various animal, monster, and alien sound affects used in various animated series and live-action films. He is now the current voice of Walt Disney Studio's oldest animated star, Oswald the Lucky Rabbit. He was the voice of Goddard from the Nickelodeon series and movie The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius, as well as Garfield in The Garfield Show. He is the voice of Bubble Puppy in the Nick Jr. animated preschool TV series Bubble Guppies. He voices George in the movie and TV show Curious George.
Trivia
- In the closing credits of "My Pretty Seahorse," his first name is mistakenly named as "Tom."
Gallery
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Clamu
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Baby oyster
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Mystery the Seahorse
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Gorilla
Credits
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