Frank Welker

Frank Welker (b. 1945) is one of the most prolific cartoon voice actors of the last 30 years, who portrayed Baby Kermit, Baby Beaker, and ( following the departure of Howie Mandel) Baby Skeeter on the Muppet Babies animated series, as well as the adult versions of Kermit and Beaker in Little Muppet Monsters.

His first notable role was Freddddy Jones on Scooby-Doo, a role he has reprised in subsequent spin-offs and adaptations (with the exception of A Pup Named Scooby-Doo and the live-action movies). His range extends to such varied characters as Slimer from The Real Ghostbusters, Megatron from The Transformers, Abu the Monkey in Disney's Aladdin, and Santa's Little Helper (the dog) on The Simpsons.

Welker's ability to mimic animal noises is so uncanny that he's frequently used in live-action movies and TV shows. He voiced the monkey in Raiders of the Lost Ark, Darwin the dolphin on SeaQuest DSV, and the title role in Jim Henson Pictures' Buddy. Other Creature Shop voice roles include dog and puppy barks in 101 Dalmatians and assorted gorillas, a lion, and the Tooki Tooki Bird in George of the Jungle.

Since his colleague Mel Blanc passed away in 1989, Welker has performed Dino the Dinosaur in all new Flintstones projects, and has portrayed Barney Rubble in most projects, with the notable exception of the Post cereal commercials. He also occasionally voices Scooby-Doo in various projects, thus bringing his career full circle.