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{{about|the voice actor|the ''[[Futurama]]'' character|Frank Welker's head}}
 
'''Franklin Wendell "Frank" Welker''' is an [[American]] actor who provides numerous voices on ''[[Futurama]]'', including both the animalistic and speaking voices of [[Nibbler]]. He is famous as an actor 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 the ''{{w|Transformers}}'' franchise, ''[[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]].
 
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]].


==Biography==
== Characters voiced ==
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=== Major characters ===
*[[Nibbler]] ([[Nibbler#Episodes and films in which Nibbler speaks|various episodes]])
*[[Seymour Asses]] {{et|4ACV07|BBS|7ACV23}}
*[[Fleb]] {{et|BBS}}


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=== Recurring characters ===
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*[[El Chupanibre]] {{et|2ACV01|4ACV09|4ACV16}}


==Characters Voiced==
=== One-time characters ===
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*Man-eating anteaters {{et|2ACV16}}
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*[[Golf Caddy]] {{et|4ACV16}}
===Recurring Characters===
*[[Abraham]] {{et|6ACV13}}
===One-Time Characters===
*[[Fry's cuckoo]] {{et|6ACV26}}
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*[[Santa's Little Helper]] ([[Simpsorama]])
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*[[Snowball II]] {{cameo}}
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*[[Mr. Teeny]]
*[[Philip J. Fry|Fry]]


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== External links ==
Format Example:
*[http://www.frankwelker.net Frank Welker Homepage]
*'''Fortune-Telling Robot''', gives advice to help Fry find Bender [[Godfellas|(3ACV20)]]
*{{st|Frank Welker}} at Memory Alpha
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*{{s|Frank Welker}} at Wikisimpsons
*{{sw|Frank Welker}} at Wookieepedia


==External Links==
{{voice actors}}
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[[Category:Star Wars]]
[[Category:The Simpsons]]
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Latest revision as of 20:44, 18 June 2017

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 Wendell "Frank" Welker is an American actor who provides numerous voices on Futurama, including both the animalistic and speaking voices of Nibbler. He is famous as an actor 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 the Transformers franchise, 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

Voice actors
Main cast John DiMaggio • David Herman • Maurice LaMarche • Phil LaMarr • Tress MacNeille • Katey Sagal • Lauren Tom • Billy West
Supporting cast Phil Hendrie • Tom Kenny • Dawnn Lewis • Kath Soucie • Frank Welker
Two or more appearances Pamela Anderson • Dan Castellaneta • David X. Cohen • Coolio • Al Gore • Gary Gygax • Seth MacFarlane • Stephen Hawking • Rich Little • Lucy Liu • Nichelle Nichols • Leonard Nimoy • Bumper Robinson • Sarah Silverman • Nicole St. John • George Takei
One appearance Hank Aaron • Ad-Rock • Buzz Aldrin • Sergio Aragonés • Beatrice Arthur • Hank Azaria • Bob Barker • Roseanne Barr • Beck • Larry Bird • Jeff Cesario • Dick Clark • Emilia Clarke • David Cross • Mike D • Snoop Dogg • Donovan • Nora Dunn • Chris Elliott • Craig Ferguson • Jonathan Frakes • John Goodman • Matt Groening • Mark Hamill • Estelle Harris • Jan Hooks • Penn Jillette • Walter Koenig • Russ Leatherman • Karen Maruyama • Mark Mothersbaugh • Brittany Murphy • Conan O'Brien • Bob Odenkirk • Patton Oswalt • Suzie Plakson • Ron Popeil • Parker Posey • Katee Sackhoff • Claudia Schiffer • William Shatner • Pauly Shore • Patrick Stewart • Tara Strong • Todd Susman • Wanda Sykes • Bob Uecker • Dan Vebber • Robert Wagner • Burt Ward • Adam West • Sigourney Weaver
Uncredited/Other Paul D. Calder • Nancy Cartwright • Susie Geiser • Charlie Schlatter • Phil Hartman • Danny Jacobs • Byrne Offutt • Danik Thomas • Synthesiser
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