Editing Frank Welker

{{Short description|American actor (born 1946)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name          = Frank Welker
| image         = Frank Welker Photo Op GalaxyCon Raleigh 2023.jpg
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| caption       = Welker at [[GalaxyCon]] Raleigh in 2023
| birth_name    = Franklin Wendell Welker
| birth_date    = {{birth date and age|1946|3|12}}<!-- Any change MUST be reliably sourced or will be reverted. -->
| birth_place   = [[Denver, Colorado]], U.S.
| alma_mater    = [[Santa Monica College]]
| occupation    = Actor
| years_active  = 1967–present
| works         = [[Frank Welker filmography|Full list]]
| website       = {{URL|frankwelker.com}}
}}
'''Franklin Wendell Welker''' (born March 12, 1946)<ref name="About"/><!-- Any change MUST be reliably sourced or will be reverted. --> is an American actor who specializes in [[voice acting]].<ref name="WaPo2020">{{Cite news|title=You don't know his face. But voice actor Frank Welker likely ruled your childhood|last1=Greiving|first1=Tim|language=en-US|newspaper=The Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/scoob-frank-welker-scooby-doo-interview/2020/05/13/9ec23390-93dd-11ea-82b4-c8db161ff6e5_story.html|access-date=2021-06-21|issn=0190-8286|archive-date=January 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210128130826/https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/scoob-frank-welker-scooby-doo-interview/2020/05/13/9ec23390-93dd-11ea-82b4-c8db161ff6e5_story.html|url-status=live}}</ref> He began his career in the 1960s, and held around 850 film, television, and video game credits as of 2020,<ref name="WaPo2020"/> making him one of the most prolific voice actors in history. With his films earning a total worldwide box-office gross of $17.4 billion, he is also the fourth-[[List of highest-grossing actors|highest-grossing actor]]{{efn|For all roles, including voice acting and cameos.}} as of 2024.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2011-08-09|title=Frank Welker: the most successful Hollywood actor you've never heard of|url=http://www.theguardian.com/film/2011/aug/09/frank-welker|access-date=2021-04-13|last1=Bradshaw|first1=Peter|website=The Guardian|language=en|archive-date=April 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210414123435/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2011/aug/09/frank-welker|url-status=live}}</ref>

Welker is best known for voicing [[Fred Jones (Scooby-Doo)|Fred Jones]] from the ''[[Scooby-Doo]]'' franchise since its inception in 1969 and later [[Scooby-Doo (character)|the titular character]] himself since 2002. In 2020, Welker reprised the latter role in the animated film ''[[Scoob!]]'', the only original voice actor from the series in the film's cast. Much of his work includes animal and monster vocalizations.

In 2016, he received a Lifetime Achievement [[Emmy Award]].  He was nominated for the [[Children's and Family Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice Performance in an Animated Program]] in 2022.

==Early life==
Franklin Wendell Welker was born on March 12, 1946, in [[Denver, Colorado]].<ref name="About"/><ref>[http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Frank-Welker/ "Frank Welker,"] Behind the Voice Actors, www.behindthevoiceactors.com/</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Hischak|first=Thomas S.|year=2011|title=Disney Voice Actors: A Biographical Dictionary|publisher=[[McFarland & Company]]|page=221|location=Jefferson|language=en|isbn=978-0-7864-6271-1|oclc=793076664|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=e1RTP8thtR0C&pg=PA221|access-date=March 11, 2021}}</ref> His parents were Merrill Welker, a mining engineer, and Lillian.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.legacy.com/amp/obituaries/denverpost/128915798|title = Merrill Welker Obituary (2009) - Denver, CO - Denver Post|website = [[Legacy.com]]}}</ref>

He moved to [[California]] and attended [[Santa Monica College]] in [[Santa Monica, California]], where he majored in theatrical arts. In 1966, he received honors for his performance as the [[Cowardly Lion]] in the college's theater production of ''[[Adaptations of The Wizard of Oz#Stage adaptations|The Wizard of Oz]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mkbmemorial.com/FWHp/fwhp_smcc.html|title=Two Dorothys, Lion Earn Top Prizes|date=June 8, 1966|publisher=Santa Monica City College Corsair |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071222073317/http://www.mkbmemorial.com/FWHp/fwhp_smcc.html |archive-date=December 22, 2007}}</ref>

==Career==
===Voice-acting career===
[[File:Frank Welker Headshot 2016.jpg|thumb|Welker in 2016]]

Welker began his career as a [[Stand-up comedy|stand-up comedian]] and [[Impressionist (entertainment)|impressionist]] in 1967,<ref name="About">{{cite web | url=https://www.frankwelker.com/about-me | title=About Frank }}</ref> before transitioning to on-screen acting and later voice acting.<ref name="Kinane, Ruth">{{cite web|author=Kinane, Ruth|date=August 22, 2018|title=From Scooby-Doo's Fred to Garfield: How legendary voice actor Frank Welker brought the characters to life|url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/news/from-scooby-doo%E2%80%99s-fred-to-garfield-how-legendary-voice-actor-frank-welker-brought-the-characters-to-life/ar-BBMhTUn|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200731200601/https://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/news/from-scooby-doo%E2%80%99s-fred-to-garfield-how-legendary-voice-actor-frank-welker-brought-the-characters-to-life/ar-BBMhTUn|archive-date=July 31, 2020|access-date=April 18, 2020|publisher=MSN}}</ref> His first voice-over role was in a commercial for [[Friskies]] cat food. The producer's girlfriend recommended he audition for [[Hanna-Barbera]] during the casting of ''[[Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!]]''. Welker initially auditioned for the titular character (and, according to [[Casey Kasem]], the role of [[Shaggy Rogers]], as well)<ref name="Sigesmund">Sigesmund, B.J. "[http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=NWEC&p_theme=nwec&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0F4BAF4268CEB598&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM The Inside Dope]." ''[[Newsweek]]''. June 14, 2002. Available at ''[[Lexis-Nexis]]''.</ref> but instead won the role of [[Fred Jones (Scooby-Doo)|Fred Jones]] in 1969.<ref name="awn">{{cite web|url=http://www.awn.com/mag/issue5.01/5.01pages/millerwelker.php3|title=Frank Welker: Master of Many Voices, Bob Miller, ANIMATION WORLD MAGAZINE, ISSUE 5.01|date=April 2000|access-date=March 4, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120304174100/http://www.awn.com/mag/issue5.01/5.01pages/millerwelker.php3|archive-date=March 4, 2012|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref> 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]],'' ''[[Scoob!]], and [[Velma (TV series)|Velma]]'', the latter in which he portrayed Fred’s father) and has also provided the voice of [[Scooby-Doo (character)|Scooby-Doo]] since 2002. With the death of [[Casey Kasem]] in 2014, Welker is the only original voice actor still in the ''[[Scooby-Doo]]'' franchise.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://scoobyaddicts.com/Interviews.aspx?id=2&name=Frank|title=Frank Welker|website=scoobyaddicts.com|access-date=2016-12-14|archive-date=March 17, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160317101136/http://scoobyaddicts.com/Interviews.aspx?id=2&name=Frank|url-status=live}}</ref>

His next major character voice was for [[Wendy, Marvin and Wonder Dog|Wonder Dog]] (which was inspired by Scooby-Doo) and [[Wendy, Marvin and Wonder Dog|Marvin White]] on the 1973 series ''[[Super Friends (1973 TV series)|Super Friends]]'' (also produced by Hanna-Barbera). That same year, he played Pudge and Gabby on [[DePatie-Freleng Enterprises]]' animated series ''[[Bailey's Comets]]''. Welker continued to provide voices for many characters for Hanna-Barbera for several years, which include ''[[Jabberjaw]]'', ''[[Dynomutt, Dog Wonder]]'', and the Shmoo in ''[[The New Fred and Barney Show]]'' and its spin-off, ''[[The Flintstones Comedy Show]]''. Frank Welker described the voice he used for the Shmoo as "a bubble voice" (one he later used for [[Gogo Dodo]] in ''[[Tiny Toon Adventures]]'').

In 1978, he played the title character on ''[[Fangface]]'' and later in its spin-off, ''Fangface and Fangpuss'', and also voiced [[Heckle and Jeckle]] and [[Quacula]] on ''[[The New Adventures of Mighty Mouse and Heckle & Jeckle]]'', and [[Spike and Tyke (characters)|Spike]], [[Spike and Tyke (characters)|Tyke]], [[Droopy]], [[Big Bad Wolf#MGM/Tex Avery's Big Bad Wolf|Slick Wolf]] and [[Barney Bear]] on ''[[The Tom and Jerry Comedy Show]]''.

During the 1980s and 1990s, Welker became a very busy voice actor, providing the voice for many popular cartoon characters in multiple TV series, including Uni on ''[[Dungeons & Dragons (TV series)|Dungeons & Dragons]]''; Brain, Doctor Claw, and M.A.D. Cat on ''[[Inspector Gadget (1983 TV series)|Inspector Gadget]]''; [[Mister Mxyzptlk]], [[Darkseid]], and [[Kalibak]] on ''[[Super Friends: The Legendary Super Powers Show]]''; [[Iceman (Marvel Comics)|Iceman]] & various characters on ''[[Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends]]''; [[Kermit the Frog|Baby Kermit]], [[Beaker (Muppet)|Baby Beaker]] and various other characters on [[Muppet Babies (1984 TV series)|Muppet Babies]]; [[Wild Bill (G.I. Joe)|Wild Bill]], [[Torch (G.I. Joe)|Dreadnok Torch]], and various ''[[G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero|G.I. Joe]]'' heroes and villains; Scooter on [[Challenge of the GoBots]]; [[Ray Stantz]] and [[Slimer]] in ''[[The Real Ghostbusters]]''; the villainous Dr. Jeremiah Surd on ''[[The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest]]''; [[Bubba the Caveduck]] and two of the [[Beagle Boys]] (Bigtime & Baggie) on ''[[DuckTales (1987 TV series)|DuckTales]]''; multiple voices on ''[[The Smurfs (1981 TV series)|The Smurfs]]'', including Hefty Smurf, Poet Smurf, and Peewit; and various characters on ''[[Captain Planet and the Planeteers]]''.

He also voiced various characters on ''[[The Simpsons]]'', such as [[Santa's Little Helper]], [[Simpson family#Snowball II|Snowball II]], and various other animals from 1991 to his departure from the show in 2002. Welker provided both the speaking voice and animal sounds for [[Nibbler (Futurama)|Nibbler]] on Matt Groening's ''[[Futurama]]''. He provided the voices for Mr. Plotz, Runt, Ralph the Guard, Buttons, and other characters on ''[[Animaniacs]]'', Gogo Dodo, Furball, Beeper, and others on ''[[Tiny Toon Adventures]]'', [[Hector the Bulldog]] on ''[[The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries]]'', and [[Tom Cat]], [[Jerry Mouse]], and McWolf, the main antagonist to Droopy and his nephew Dripple on ''[[Tom & Jerry Kids]]'' and ''[[Droopy, Master Detective]]''.

He also voiced [[Gus Goose]], [[Salty the Seal]], [[Figaro (Disney)|Figaro]], [[Pegasus (Disney)|Pegasus]] from ''[[Hercules (1997 film)|Hercules]]'', [[List of Disney's Aladdin characters#Abu|Abu]] the Monkey from ''Aladdin'', "[[Aracuan Bird]]" & Cri-Kee from ''Mulan'' in the ''[[House of Mouse]]'' from 2001 to 2003.

Welker has also created the vocal effects for many animals and creatures in films, including [[List of Disney's Aladdin characters#Abu|Abu the monkey]], [[List of Disney's Aladdin characters#Rajah|Rajah the tiger]], and [[List of Disney's Aladdin characters#Tiger God (Cave of Wonders)|the Cave of Wonders]] in ''[[Aladdin (1992 Disney film)|Aladdin]]'' (1992), its two sequels, [[Aladdin (animated TV series)|the television series]], and the [[Aladdin (2019 film)|remake]] (2019), [[Arnold Ziffel|Arnold the Pig]] in the television film ''[[Return to Green Acres]]'' (1990), the whales in ''[[Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home]]'', [[Shao Kahn]] and [[Reptile (Mortal Kombat)|Reptile]] in the [[Mortal Kombat (1995 film)|Mortal Kombat movie]] (1995), the Martians in [[Tim Burton]]'s ''[[Mars Attacks!]]'' (1996), and the penguins in ''[[Mr. Popper's Penguins (film)|Mr. Popper's Penguins]]'' (2011). He performed [[Spock]]'s screams in ''[[Star Trek III: The Search for Spock]]'' (1984) and voiced The Thing in ''[[The Golden Child]]'' (1986), Jinx the robot in ''[[SpaceCamp]]'' (1986), Totoro in the 2005 English version of [[Studio Ghibli]]'s film ''[[My Neighbor Totoro]]'' (1988), Alien Sil in ''[[Species (film)|Species]]'' (1995), [[Malebolgia]] in ''[[Spawn (1997 film)|Spawn]]'' (1997), and [[Gargamel]]'s cat Azrael in [[Sony Pictures Animation]]'s [[The Smurfs (film series)|live action/animated film versions of ''The Smurfs'']].

In 2006, he began voicing [[Curious George|George]] in the popular children's series ''[[Curious George (TV series)|Curious George]]''. He also voiced George in [[Curious George (film)|the animated film of the same name]] that same year. In 2007, Welker became the new voice of [[Garfield (character)|Garfield]], following [[Bill Murray]]'s departure from the role, and succeeding the original actor [[Lorenzo Music]], who died in 2001 (Welker and Music had previously worked together on ''[[The Real Ghostbusters]]'' and the original ''[[Garfield and Friends]]''). Welker voiced Garfield in ''[[Garfield Gets Real]]'' (2007), ''[[Garfield's Fun Fest]]'' (2008), ''[[Garfield's Pet Force]]'' (2009), and on the series ''[[The Garfield Show]]'', which ran from 2008 to 2016. In 2011, he provided the voice of [[Batman]] in a ''[[Scooby-Doo]]'' crossover segment of the ''[[Batman: The Brave and the Bold]]'' episode, "Bat-Mite Presents: Batman's Strangest Cases!". In the same episode, he also voiced Batboy, the classic [[Mad (magazine)|''Mad'' Magazine]] Batman spoof, originally created by [[Wally Wood]].

Welker did the meowing of [[Puss in Boots (Shrek)|Puss in Boots]], including in ''[[Shrek 2]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-08-01 |title=Small Screen: Voice-over acting nice work if you can get it |url=https://www.timescolonist.com/entertainment/small-screen-voice-over-acting-nice-work-if-you-can-get-it-4664534 |access-date=2024-12-09 |website=Times Colonist |language=en}}</ref> 

Welker has also provided voices for many video game characters, most notably [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]]'s [[Oswald the Lucky Rabbit]] and [[Phantom Blot#In other media|The Shadow Blot]] in ''[[Epic Mickey]]'' and its sequel ''[[Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two]]'',<ref>[http://www.gametrailers.com/videos/ua2qi8/epic-mickey-2--the-power-of-two-warren-spector-extended-cut Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two - Warren Spector Extended Cut] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150128132422/http://www.gametrailers.com/videos/ua2qi8/epic-mickey-2--the-power-of-two-warren-spector-extended-cut |date=January 28, 2015 }}, Game Trailers TV, March 26, 2012</ref> as well as Zurvan, also called the Ancient One, on ''[[StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm]]''. He also provided the voice of the mad mage [[Xzar]] for the ''[[Baldur's Gate]]'' video game series, and reprised his role from ''[[Avengers Assemble (TV series)|Avengers Assemble]]'' as [[Odin (comics)|Odin]] for ''[[Lego Marvel's Avengers]]''.

In 2016, Welker received a Lifetime Achievement [[Emmy Award]] at the [[43rd Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thelosangelesbeat.com/2016/04/frank-welker-best-known-as-voice-of-scooby-doo-and-curious-george-to-receive-lifetime-achievement-award-at-the-43rd-annual-daytime-creative-emmy-awards/|title=Frank Welker, Best Known as Voice of Scooby-Doo and Curious George, to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award at The 43rd Annual Daytime Creative Emmy Awards!|first=Jennifer K.|last=Hugus|date=April 27, 2016}}</ref>

===Live-action acting career===
[[File:Frank Welker (49645134238).jpg|thumb|Welker at [[GalaxyCon]] 2020]]
Welker's first on-camera film role was as a college kid from [[Rutgers University]] who befriends [[Elvis Presley]] in ''[[The Trouble with Girls (film)|The Trouble with Girls]]'' (1969). His next film role was in the [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]] film ''[[The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes]]'' (1969), which starred [[Kurt Russell]] (he also appeared in the film's sequel, ''[[Now You See Him, Now You Don't]]'', in 1972). He later co-starred with [[Don Knotts]] in [[Universal Pictures|Universal]]'s ''[[How to Frame a Figg]]'' (1971), appeared in ''[[Dirty Little Billy]]'' (1972), and on ''[[The Paul Lynde Show]]'' (1972).<ref name="awn">{{cite web|url=http://www.awn.com/mag/issue5.01/5.01pages/millerwelker.php3|title=Frank Welker: Master of Many Voices, Bob Miller, ANIMATION WORLD MAGAZINE, ISSUE 5.01|date=April 2000|access-date=March 4, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120304174100/http://www.awn.com/mag/issue5.01/5.01pages/millerwelker.php3|archive-date=March 4, 2012|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

On-camera television appearances included roles on ''[[Laugh-In]]'', ''[[Love, American Style]]'', ''[[The Partridge Family]]'', and ''[[The Don Knotts Show]]''. He played a prosecutor in the highly acclaimed [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] special ''The Trial of General Yamashita'' and as Captain Pace beside [[Richard Dreyfuss]]' [[Yossarian]] in [[Paramount Pictures|Paramount Television's]] pilot ''[[Catch-22#Adaptations|Catch-22]]''. He also appeared on ''[[Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In]]'', ''[[The Mike Douglas Show]]'', ''[[The Tonight Show]]'', ''[[The Merv Griffin Show]]'', ''[[The Smothers Brothers Show]]'', ''The Burns and Schreiber Comedy Hour'', ''Laugh Trax'', and as one of the cast members in the special of ''That Was the Year That Was'' (1985) with [[David Frost]].

Welker also played an on-camera role as a voice actor in a 1984 episode of ''[[Simon & Simon]]''. In ''[[The Duck Factory]]'', he played a rival actor trying to steal the role of Dippy Duck from fellow voice actor Wally Wooster ([[Don Messick]]). In later years, he appeared in [[Steven Soderbergh]]'s film ''[[The Informant!]]'' (2009) as [[Matt Damon]]'s father.

In 1978, Welker appeared on ''[[The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast]]'' to [[George Burns]]. While saluting Burns, he showed his abilities as an impressionist by honoring George Burns with the voices of [[Walter Cronkite]], [[Henry Kissinger]], [[Muhammad Ali]], [[David Frost]], and [[Jimmy Carter]]. In 1987, he performed stand-up comedy on an episode of the short lived TV show ''Keep On Cruisin'''.

===''Transformers''===
In the 1980s, Welker voiced many recurring characters in the original ''[[The Transformers (TV series)|Transformers]]'' animated series. He voiced several [[Decepticon]]s, including the leader [[Megatron]], [[The Transformers (TV series)|Soundwave]], [[The Transformers (TV series)|Skywarp]], [[List of Transformers film series cast and characters#Decepticons|Mixmaster]], Rumble, Frenzy, [[List of Transformers film series cast and characters#Ravage|Ravage]], and [[Ratbat]], as well as [[Autobot]]s [[The Transformers (TV series)|Mirage]], [[The Transformers (TV series)|Trailbreaker]], and Sludge. He took on the role of [[Autobot|Wheelie]] in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' (1986), and in the post-movie episodes took over the role of [[Galvatron]] (from his ''[[Star Trek III: The Search for Spock|Star Trek III]]'' castmate [[Leonard Nimoy]]) and also voiced [[Chromedome (Transformers)|Chromedome]] and [[Pinpointer]].

In 2010, Welker reprised the roles of Megatron and Soundwave in the series ''[[Transformers: Prime]]'' (retitled ''Transformers: Prime – Beast Hunters'' for its third season) and the Transformers: Generation 1 video game ''[[Transformers: Devastation]]''.<ref name="botcon2010hasbro">{{cite web |title=BotCon 2010 Hasbro panel |url=http://mobile.coveritlive.com/mobile.php/option=com_mobile/task=viewaltcast/altcast_code=ec64a5dd5f/start=2 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100706061046/http://mobile.coveritlive.com/mobile.php/option=com_mobile/task=viewaltcast/altcast_code=ec64a5dd5f/start=2 |archive-date=July 6, 2010 |access-date=October 20, 2014 |website=mobile.coveritlive.com}}</ref> In ''Prime'', Welker significantly altered Megatron's voice from his Generation 1 portrayal to sound more sinister. In the 2015 follow-up series ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 TV series)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'', Welker once again reprised his role as Soundwave, who has broken his vow of silence since the events of ''Prime''.

Welker returned to two of his ''Transformers'' roles when he portrayed Megatron and Soundwave as part of a spoof in a third-season episode of ''[[Robot Chicken]]'', which aired shortly after the release of the first installment of [[Transformers (film series)|the live-action film series]]. In the second installment film, ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen]]'' (2009), he joined the voice cast and reprised the roles of Soundwave and Ravage, and also provided the voices for Grindor, Devastator, and Reedman. He again reprised his role as Soundwave, and took on the roles of [[List of Transformers film series cast and characters#Shockwave|Shockwave]] and Barricade, in the third film, ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon]]'' (2011). In ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction]]'' (2014), he reprised his role as Galvatron, albeit with a voice similar to his portrayal of Megatron in ''Transformers: Prime''.

Welker does not voice Megatron in the first three live-action films ([[Hugo Weaving]] was chosen for the role instead). However, he did voice Megatron in the two video games based on the first two films, as well as the theme park attractions at [[Universal Studios Singapore]], [[Universal Studios Hollywood]], and [[Universal Studios Florida]], ''[[Transformers: The Ride]]''. In the fifth installment of the film series, ''[[Transformers: The Last Knight]]'' (2017), he finally reprised the voice of Megatron, once again utilizing his ''Transformers: Prime'' version of the character's voice.

As of 2019, Welker continues to occasionally voice Megatron for various ''Transformers'' media, alternating between his Generation 1 and ''Prime'' portrayals.

== Personal life ==
Welker claims to have dated actress [[Pamela Sue Martin]] and his ''[[Tom & Jerry Kids]]'' and ''[[Droopy, Master Detective]]'' co-star [[Teresa Ganzel]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Let Me Be Frank |url=https://www.frankwelker.com/letmebefrank |access-date= |website=FrankWelker.com |language=}}</ref> He is a good friend of his longtime ''Transformers'' co-star and fellow voice actor [[Peter Cullen]], in contrast to the rivalry of their respective characters.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Frank-Welker/|title=Frank Welker|website=Behind The Voice Actors}}</ref>

A licensed pilot since 2010, Welker flies a [[Beechcraft Bonanza]] B36T from a local general aviation airport in [[Los Angeles County, California]].<ref>[https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N500WP FlightAware information for N500WP owned by Frank Welker]</ref>

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