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== Biography ==
'''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.
'''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.


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)|''Star Wars: The Clone Wars'' (video game)}} and {{sw|Pekt}}, {{sw|Sith Master}}, {{sw|Utric Sandov}} in ''{{sw|Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds}}'', & Oswald the Lucky Rabbit and The Shadow Blot in Epic Mickey.
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}}''.


In "[[Lrrreconcilable Ndndifferences]]", he has a cameo as [[Frank Welker's head|his head in a jar]] in the [[Head Museum]].
In "[[Lrrreconcilable Ndndifferences]]", he has a cameo as [[Frank Welker's head|his head in a jar]] in the [[Head Museum]].

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Frank Welker
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ProfessionVoice Actor
Born12 March, 1946
IMDB profilenm0919798
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Category of characters voiced by Frank Welker

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.

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, Jorak Uln, Sunry, Gar, Swoop Fan & Additional Voices in Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, Outpost commander in the Star Wars: The Clone Wars video game and Pekt, Sith Master, Utric Sandov in Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds, as well as Oswald the Lucky Rabbit and the Phantom Blot in Epic Mickey.

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

See Frank Welker's credits at IMDb