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'''Frank Welker''' is known on ''[[Futurama]]'' primarily for providing both the animalistic and speaking voices of [[Nibbler]]. He is famous as a voice actor for his ability to imitate (or invent) nearly every animal sound imaginable. His longest running role is that of Freddy from the Scooby-Doo show, which he has played in most versions and even parodies and cameos. He also played some characters from "Animaniacs". Both [[Billy West]] and [[John DiMaggio]] have referred to him as a "voice acting god" in the commentaries.
{{about|the voice actor|the ''[[Futurama]]'' character|Frank Welker's head}}


He has done over 1,200 voices during his career. He has provided voices for 8 of the original 14 Decepticons in The Transformers, including Megatron and Soundwave, {{sw|Jorak Uln}}, {{sw|Sunry}}, {{sw|Gar (Dantooine)|Gar}}, Swoop Fan & Additional Voices in ''[[Star Wars]]{{sw|Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic|: Knights of the Old Republic}}'', Outpost commander in {{sw|Star Wars: The Clone Wars (video game)|the ''Star Wars: The Clone Wars'' video game}} and {{sw|Pekt}}, {{sw|Sith Master}}, {{sw|Utric Sandov}} in ''{{sw|Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds}}'', as well as {{w|Oswald the Lucky Rabbit}} and the {{w|Phantom Blot}} in ''{{w|Epic Mickey}}''.
'''Franklin W. Welker''' is an [[American]] actor who provides numerous voices on ''[[Futurama]]'', including both the animalistic and speaking voices of [[Nibbler]]. He is famous as a for his ability to imitate (or invent) nearly every animal sound imaginable, and has done over 1,200 voices during his career. His longest running role is that of {{w|Fred Jones (Scoody-Doo)|Freddie}} from ''{{w|Scooby-Doo}}'', which he has played in most versions and even parodies and cameos.  He also played some characters from ''{{w|Animaniacs}}'', and has provided voices for ''{{w|The Transformers (TV series)|Transformers}}'', ''[[The Simpsons]]'', the ''[[Star Trek]]'' franchise, the ''[[Star Wars]]'' franchise, {{w|Oswald the Lucky Rabbit}} and the {{w|Phantom Blot}} in ''{{w|Epic Mickey}}'', and many more productions since the 1960s.


In "[[Lrrreconcilable Ndndifferences]]", he has a cameo as [[Frank Welker's head|his head in a jar]] in the [[Head Museum]].
Both [[Billy West]] and [[John DiMaggio]] have referred to him as a "voice acting god" in the commentaries.  In "[[Lrrreconcilable Ndndifferences]]", he has a cameo as [[Frank Welker's head|his head in a jar]] in the [[Head Museum]].


== Characters voiced ==
== Characters voiced ==
=== Major characters ===
=== Major characters ===
*[[Nibbler]] ([[Nibbler#Appearances|Various]])
*[[Nibbler]] ([[Nibbler#Appearances|Various]])
*[[Seymour Asses]] ([[Jurassic Bark|4ACV07]]/[[Bender's Big Score|BBS]])
*[[Seymour Asses]] ({{es|4ACV07}}/[[Bender's Big Score|BBS]])
*[[Fleb]] ([[Bender's Big Score|BBS]])
*[[Fleb]] ([[Bender's Big Score|BBS]])


=== Recurring characters ===
=== Recurring characters ===
*[[El Chupanibre]] ([[I Second that Emotion|2ACV01]]/[[Teenage Mutant Leela's Hurdles|4ACV09]]/[[Three Hundred Big Boys|4ACV16]])
*[[El Chupanibre]] ({{es|2ACV01}}/{{es|4ACV09}}/{{es|4ACV16}})


=== One-time characters ===
=== One-time characters ===
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*[[Abraham]] {{et|6ACV13}}
*[[Abraham]] {{et|6ACV13}}


== External Links ==
== External Links ==
[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0919798/ See {{PAGENAME}}'s credits at IMDb]
*[http://www.frankwelker.net Frank Welker Homepage]
*{{st|Frank Welker}} at Memory Alpha
*{{s|Frank Welker}} at Wikisimpsons
*{{sw|Frank Welker}} at Wookiepedia


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Revision as of 21:01, 20 July 2011

Frank Welker
Frank Welker.png
ProfessionRecurring voice Actor
Born12 March, 1946
IMDB profilenm0919798
Wikipedia has information unrelated to Futurama
Category of characters voiced by Frank Welker
This article is about the voice actor. For the Futurama character, see Frank Welker's head.

Franklin W. Welker is an American actor who provides numerous voices on Futurama, including both the animalistic and speaking voices of Nibbler. He is famous as a for his ability to imitate (or invent) nearly every animal sound imaginable, and has done over 1,200 voices during his career. His longest running role is that of Freddie from Scooby-Doo, which he has played in most versions and even parodies and cameos. He also played some characters from Animaniacs, and has provided voices for Transformers, The Simpsons, the Star Trek franchise, the Star Wars franchise, Oswald the Lucky Rabbit and the Phantom Blot in Epic Mickey, and many more productions since the 1960s.

Both Billy West and John DiMaggio have referred to him as a "voice acting god" in the commentaries. In "Lrrreconcilable Ndndifferences", he has a cameo as his head in a jar in the Head Museum.

Characters voiced

Major characters

Recurring characters

One-time characters

External Links