Franklin Wendell Welker (born 12 March 1946, Denver, Colorado) is a well-known American voice actor. His first role was Fred Jones in Scooby Doo Where Are You! in 1969, a role that he continues to this day, and he has been doing character voices for many other studios besides Hanna-Barbera, as well as the current voice of Scooby-Doo after Don Messick's death in 1997. He's known for doing very convincing animal voices in various animated series and movies.
Hanna-Barbera Voice Roles[]
1960s[]
1970s[]
- The New Scooby-Doo Movies: Fred Jones
- SuperFriends: Marvin White, Wonder Dog, Toyman
- Wheelie and the Chopper Bunch: Wheelie and Chopper
- Partridge Family 2200 A.D.: Orbit, Veenie
- Dynomutt, Dog Wonder: Dynomutt
- Jabberjaw: Jabberjaw
- The Robonic Stooges: Curly Howard
- Yogi's Space Race: Jabberjaw, Buford, Nugget Nose, Captain Good/Phantom Phink, Clean Kat/Sinister Sludge
- The New Shmoo: Shmoo
- The Super Globetrotters: Crime Globe
1980s[]
- The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang: Mr. Cool
- Richie Rich: Dollar the Dog
- Trollkins: Bogg Swampley, Flooky
- The Kwicky Koala Show: Dirty Dawg
- Smurfs: Hefty Smurf, Peewit, Poet Smurf, Clockwork Smurf
- The Little Rascals: Mechman and Judge #2 in "Science Fair and Foul", Captain Muscles' TV announcer in "The Zero Hero", other supporting voices
- Pac-Man: Chomp-Chomp, Morris
- The Amazing Bunjee Venture: Bunjee
- Snorks: Occy, Tooter
- The Return of the Bunjee: Bunjee
- The Jetsons: Orbitty
- Challenge of the GoBots: Scooter
- Star Fairies: Lavender, the Vanity, the Puppy
- Top Cat and the Beverly Hills Cats: Ratsputin, Dobey
- The Good, the Bad, and Huckleberry Hound: Bob, Chief, Judge Tumbleweed Flopner
- Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School: Matches, Papa Werewolf, Well Dweller
- Scooby-Doo and the Reluctant Werewolf: Crunch
- Yogi and the Invasion of the Space Bears: DAX Nova
- SuperFriends: Mr. Mxyzptlk, Darkseid, Kalibak
- The Little Troll Prince: Prag #2
- Wildfire: Mudlusk
1990s[]
- Yo Yogi!: Peter Potamus
- SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron: Dr. Viper
- Rick Moranis in Gravedale High: Frankentyke, J.P. Ghastly III, additional voices
- Dexter's Laboratory: Monkey ("Dial M for Monkey"), Infraggable Krunk ("Justice Friends"), additional voices
- Fish Police: Doc Croaker, Mussels Marinara
- The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest: Jeremiah Surd