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|name =Frank Welker | |name =Frank Welker | ||
|character =[[Godzilla/TriStar|Godzilla]], [[Krystalak]], [[Obsidius]],[[Nanotech Creature]],[[Chameleon]],[[Armillaria]], | |character =[[Godzilla/TriStar|Godzilla]], [[Krystalak]], [[Obsidius]], [[Nanotech Creature]], [[Chameleon]], [[Armillaria]], various ''[[Pacific Rim]]'' kaiju | ||
|birthday =March 12, 1946 | |birthday =March 12, 1946 | ||
|birthplace =Denver, Colorado, [[United States]] | |birthplace =Denver, Colorado, [[United States]] | ||
|first =''The Trouble With Girls'' | |first =''[[wikipedia:The Trouble with Girls (film)|The Trouble With Girls]]'' (1969) | ||
|notable =''Transformers'' | |notable =''[[wikipedia:The Transformers (TV series)|The Transformers]]'' (TV 1984-1987) | ||
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'''Franklin Wendell "Frank" Welker''' is a prolific [[United States|American]] voice actor. He is best known for performing the voices of the characters Fred Jones and Scooby-Doo in the ''Scooby-Doo'' franchise, and Megatron in the ''Transformers'' franchise since each series' conception. Welker also frequently provides animal vocalizations for various films and television series, including the vocalizations for the [[Godzilla/TriStar|Godzilla]] from the [[1998]] | {{Need sources}} | ||
'''Franklin Wendell "Frank" Welker''' is a prolific [[United States|American]] voice actor. He is best known for performing the voices of the characters Fred Jones and Scooby-Doo in the ''Scooby-Doo'' franchise, and Megatron in the ''Transformers'' franchise since each series' conception. Welker also frequently provides animal vocalizations for various films and television series, including the vocalizations for the [[Godzilla/TriStar|Godzilla]] from the [[1998]] [[Godzilla (1998 film)|film]]<ref name="AWN"/> and various kaiju in ''[[Pacific Rim]]''.{{Citation needed}} | |||
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==Selected filmography== | ==Selected filmography== | ||
*''[[Rebirth of Mothra III]]'' (1998) as [[Desghidorah]] [stock vocalizations, uncredited]{{Citation needed}} | |||
*''[[Rebirth of Mothra III]]'' ( | *''[[Godzilla (1998 film)|GODZILLA]]'' (1998) as [[Godzilla/TriStar|Godzilla]] / [[Baby Zilla|Baby Godzilla]] [vocalizations]<ref name="AWN">{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112190549/https://www.awn.com/animationworld/frank-welker-master-many-voices|title=Frank Welker: Master of Many Voices|author=Miller, Bob|date=1 April 2000|work=Animation World Network}}</ref> | ||
*''[[Godzilla (1998 film)|GODZILLA]]'' ( | *''[[Godzilla: The Series]]'' (TV 1998-2000) as [[Godzilla/Godzilla: The Series|Godzilla]] / [[Nanotech Creature]] / [[Chameleon]] / [[Armillaria]] [stock vocalizations, uncredited] | ||
*''[[Godzilla: The Series]]'' (1998- | *''[[Godzilla 2000: Millennium]]'' (1999) as [[Godzilla/Godzilla 2000|Godzilla]] [American version; stock vocalizations, uncredited] | ||
*''[[Godzilla 2000: Millennium]]'' ( | *''[[Godzilla: Final Wars]]'' (2004) as [[Zilla]] [stock vocalizations, uncredited] | ||
*''[[Godzilla: Final Wars]]'' ( | *''Always: Sunset on Third Street 2'' (2007) as [[Third Street Godzilla|Godzilla]] [stock vocalizations, uncredited] | ||
*''Always: Sunset on Third Street 2'' ( | *''[[Godzilla: Unleashed]]'' ([[2007]]) as [[Obsidius]] / [[Krystalak]] [stock vocalizations, uncredited] | ||
*''[[ | *''[[Pacific Rim]]'' ([[2013]]) as various kaiju [stock vocalizations, uncredited]{{Citation needed}} | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*According to Simon Strange, all monster sound effects for ''[[Godzilla: Unleashed]]'' were provided to [[Atari]] and [[Pipeworks]] by [[Toho]], and the developers themselves did not knowingly sample stock sound effects from other actors.{{Citation needed}} [[Obsidius]] and [[Krystalak]]'s roars happened to both be stock sound effects performed by Frank Welker for productions such as ''The Land Before Time'', and like all other roars in the game were provided by Toho. | *According to Simon Strange, all monster sound effects for ''[[Godzilla: Unleashed]]'' were provided to [[Atari]] and [[Pipeworks]] by [[Toho]], and the developers themselves did not knowingly sample stock sound effects from other actors.{{Citation needed}} [[Obsidius]] and [[Krystalak]]'s roars happened to both be stock sound effects performed by Frank Welker for productions such as ''The Land Before Time'', and like all other roars in the game were provided by Toho. |
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Franklin Wendell "Frank" Welker is a prolific American voice actor. He is best known for performing the voices of the characters Fred Jones and Scooby-Doo in the Scooby-Doo franchise, and Megatron in the Transformers franchise since each series' conception. Welker also frequently provides animal vocalizations for various films and television series, including the vocalizations for the Godzilla from the 1998 film[1] and various kaiju in Pacific Rim.[citation needed]
Selected filmography
- Rebirth of Mothra III (1998) as Desghidorah [stock vocalizations, uncredited][citation needed]
- GODZILLA (1998) as Godzilla / Baby Godzilla [vocalizations][1]
- Godzilla: The Series (TV 1998-2000) as Godzilla / Nanotech Creature / Chameleon / Armillaria [stock vocalizations, uncredited]
- Godzilla 2000: Millennium (1999) as Godzilla [American version; stock vocalizations, uncredited]
- Godzilla: Final Wars (2004) as Zilla [stock vocalizations, uncredited]
- Always: Sunset on Third Street 2 (2007) as Godzilla [stock vocalizations, uncredited]
- Godzilla: Unleashed (2007) as Obsidius / Krystalak [stock vocalizations, uncredited]
- Pacific Rim (2013) as various kaiju [stock vocalizations, uncredited][citation needed]
Trivia
- According to Simon Strange, all monster sound effects for Godzilla: Unleashed were provided to Atari and Pipeworks by Toho, and the developers themselves did not knowingly sample stock sound effects from other actors.[citation needed] Obsidius and Krystalak's roars happened to both be stock sound effects performed by Frank Welker for productions such as The Land Before Time, and like all other roars in the game were provided by Toho.
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