Birth Day: 1946-03-12
Place of birth: Denver, Colorado, USA
Franklin Wendell Welker (born March 12, 1946) is an American voice actor with an extensive career spanning nearly six decades. As of 2021, Welker holds over 860 film, television, and video game credits, making him one of the most prolific voice actors of all time. With a total worldwide box-office gross of $17.4 billion, he is also the third highest-grossing film voice actor of all time. Welker is best known for voicing Fred Jones in the Scooby-Doo franchise since its inception in 1969, and Scooby-Doo himself since 2002. In 2020, Welker reprised the latter role in the CGI-animated film Scoob!, the only original voice actor from the series in the movie's cast. He has also voiced Oswald the Lucky Rabbit in Epic Mickey and its sequel, Megatron, Galvatron and Soundwave in the Transformers franchise, Shao Kahn and Reptile in the 1995 Mortal Kombat film, Curious George in the Curious George franchise, Garfield on The Garfield Show, Nibbler on Futurama, the titular character in Jabberjaw, Speed Buggy in the Scooby-Doo franchise, Astro and Orbitty on The Jetsons, Mushmouse on Punkin' Puss & Mushmouse, and various characters in The Smurfs as well as numerous animal vocal effects in many works. In 2016, he was honored with an Emmy Award for his lifetime achievement. Description above from the Wikipedia article Frank Welker, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Credits
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As Megatron / Mirage / Rumble / Skywarp / Soundwave (voice)
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As Abu / Joanna (voice) (archive footage)
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As Scooby-Doo / Fred Jones (voice)
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As Scooby-Doo / Rudy / Fred / Nefario (voice)
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As Additional Voices (voice)
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As Scooby-Doo / Fred Jones (voice)
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As Curious George (voice)
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As Figaro / Butch (voice)
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As Tom / Jerry (voice) (uncredited)
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As Scooby-Doo / Fred Jones / Monster (voice)
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As Scooby-Doo / Fred Jones / Self
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As George / Additional Voices (voice)
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As Scooby-Doo / Fred Jones (voice)
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As Scooby-Doo / Pterodactyl (voice)
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As Scooby Doo / Fred Jones (voice)
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As Scooby-Doo / Fred Jones (voice)
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As George / Philippe (voice)
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As Cave of Wonders (voice)
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As Scooby-Doo / Fred Jones (voice)
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As Max / Fred (voice)
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As Scooby-Doo / Fred Jones (voice)
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As Sven (voice)
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As Scooby-Doo / Fred Jones (voice)
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As Astro (voice)
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As Scooby-Doo / Fred Jones (voice)
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As Azrael (voice)
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As Megatron (voice)
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As Fred Jones / Scooby-Doo (voice)
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As Scooby-Doo / Fred Jones (voice)
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As (voices)
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As Fred Jones / Scooby Doo (voice)
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As Fred Jones / Scooby-Doo (voice)
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As Scooby-Doo / Fred Jones (voice)
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As Curious George (voice)
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As Scooby-Doo / Fred Jones (voice)
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As Self
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As Fred Jones / Scooby-Doo (voice)
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As Fred Jones/ Scooby-Doo (voice)
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As Scooby-Doo / Fred Jones (voice)
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As Garfield (voice)
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As Mochi (voice) (uncredited)
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As Galvatron (voice)
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As Scooby-Doo / Fred Jones (voice)
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As Garfield (voice)
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As Megatron (voice)
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As (voices)
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As Azrael (voice)
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As Mayor Stevenson (voice)
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As Scooby-Doo / Fred Jones (voice)
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As Cat sounds (archive footage; uncredited)
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As Azrael (voice)
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As Mayor Stevenson / Weather Man (voice)
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As Curious George/Stig/Flint Quint
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As Scooby-Doo / Fred Jones (voice)
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As Fred Jones / Scooby-Doo (voice)
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As Coco the Coconutty Monkey (voice)
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As Curious George (voice)
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As Fred Jones / Scooby-Doo (voice) (archive footage)
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As Mayor Stevenson / Weather Man (voice)
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As Scooby-Doo / Fred Jones (voice)
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As Fred Jones / Scooby-Doo (voice)
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As Higgens / Bull (voice)
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As Fred Jones (voice)
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As Sparky Frankenstein (voice) (uncredited)
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As Sonya (voice)
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As Scooby-Doo / Fred Jones (voice)
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As Curious George (voice)
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As Freddie Jones / Scooby-Doo (voice)
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As Scooby-Doo / Fred Jones / Dynomutt (voice)
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As Bubble Puppy (voice)
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As T-Rex
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As Mannequins / Beast (voice)
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As Fred Jones (voice) (archive footage)
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As Scooby-Doo / Fred Jones / Motoshondu (voice) (archive footage)
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As Fred Jones / Scooby-Doo (voice)
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As Azrael (voice)
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As Shockwave / Soundwave / Barricade (voice)
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As Scooby-Doo / Fred Jones / Msicellaneous Bikers (voice)
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As Megatron
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As Scooby-Doo / Fred Jones (voice) (archive footage)
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As Azrael (voice)
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As Fred Jones (voice) (archive footage)
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As Bullseye (voice)
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As Scooby-Doo / Fred Jones (voice) (archive footage)
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As Nuts (voice)
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As Scooby-Doo / Fred Jones (voice)
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As Bullseye / Buster / The Monkey / Pigeon (voice) (uncredited)
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As Fred Jones / Scooby Doo (voice)
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As Dragon / Animals (voice) (uncredited)
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As Scooby-Doo (voice)
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As Dr. Frankenwagon's Monster (voice)
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As Figaro (voice)
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As Scooby-Doo (voice)
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As Fred Jones / Scooby-Doo (voice)
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As George / Duck / Cow (voice)
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As Soundwave / Devastator / Reedman / Grindor (voice)
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As George (voice)
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As Snortafus
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As Abu (voice) / Lion roars (voice) (archive footage)
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As Scooby-Doo (voice)
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As Momma Dino (voice) (uncredited)
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As Mark Whitacre's Father
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As Garfield / Garzooka / Narrator (voice)
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As Garfield / Delivery Gnome / Prop Boy / Leonard / Jeff (voice)
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As (voices)
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As Animals' vocal effects (voice) (uncredited)
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As Nibbler (voice)
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As Scooby-Doo / Fred Jones (voice)
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As Mr. Uno (uncredited) (Voice)
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As Nibbler / Fleb / Seymour (voice)
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As Megatron
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As Garfield / Keith / Prop Boy / Additional Voices (voice)
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As Lucifer (voice)
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As Fred Jones / Scooby-Doo (voice)
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As (voice)
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As Scooby-Doo / Fred Jones (voice) (archive footage)
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As Rajah / Abu (voice)
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As Fred Jones / Scooby-Doo (voice)
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As Fred Jones / Scooby-Doo (voice)
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As (voice)
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As Scooby-Doo / Fred Jones (voice)
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As Fred Jones / Scooby-Doo / The Centaur (voice)
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As Fred Jones / Scooby-Doo (voice)
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As Frank the Combine (voice) (uncredited)
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As Sparky / Sprout / Mr. Stenchy / Kixx / Hoilo / Slugger (voice)
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As Spindle / Frog / Caterpillar (voice)
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As George (voice)
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As Additional Voices (voice)
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As Goddard (voice)
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As Monty Uno (voice)
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As Spinosaurus (voice)
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As Scooby-Doo / Fred Jones / Wiki-Tiki / Interviewer (voice)
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As Fred Jones / Scooby-Doo (voice)
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As Fred Jones / Scooby-Doo / Interviewer
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As Fred Jones / Scooby-Doo (voice)
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As Professor Otto Allenford (voice)
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As Velociraptor (voice)
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As Abu (voice)
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As Knuckles (voice)
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As Spike (voice)
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As Himself
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As Goddard / Twonkies (voice)
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As (voices)
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As Fred Jones / Scooby-Doo (voice)
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As Goddard (voice)
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As Cri-Kee (voice)
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As Additional Voices (voice)
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As Scooby-Doo / Fred Jones / Lachlan Haggart (voice)
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As Goddard (voice)
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As Additional Voices (voice) (uncredited)
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As Reinaldo Vocal Effects (voice)
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As Goddard / Poultra (voice)
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As Scooby-Doo (voice)
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As Obby / Mantell (voice)
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As Sparky (voice)
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As Animal Vocal Effects (uncredited) (voice)
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As Archbishop / Dying King (voice) (archive footage)
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As Jack's Vocal Effects
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As Additional Voices (voice)
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As Nevins (voice)
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As Scooby-Doo / Fred (voice)
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As Spike (voice) (uncredited)
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As Goddard (voice)
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As Fred Jones / Scooby-Doo (voice)
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As Whole Lotta Monkeys (voice)
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As Fred / Scooby-Doo (voice)
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As Lucifer / Bruno / Pom Pom (voice)
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As Achilles & Djali (voice)
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As Fred / Scooby-Doo / Headless Snowman (voice)
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As Additional Voices (voice)
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As Fred Jones (voice) (archive footage)
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As Fred Jones (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)
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As Fred Jones (voice) (archive footage)
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As Creature Voices (voice)
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As Nana II / Octopus (voice)
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As Circus Baboon / Security Guard (voice)
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As Jerry (Voice)
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As Dino / Monkey / Elevator Guy (voice)
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As Abominable Snowman
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As Fred Jones / Jabberjaw (voice)
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As Reggie (voice)
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As Sacred Cow (voice)
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As (voice)
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As (voice)
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As Goddard / Poultra (voice)
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As Fred Jones (voice) (archive footage)
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As Fred Jones (voice)
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As Buddy (voice)
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As Max the Dog (voice)
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As Bessie the Sea Monster (voice)
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As Hector the Bulldog / Hugo the Abominable Snowman / Mugsy / Penelope Pussycat (voice)
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As Altivo (voice)
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As Woof / Ace (voice)
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As Werewolf Vocal Effects (voice)
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As Petey (uncredited)
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As Grubs / Self Destruct / Ranger #1 / Cadet Flam (voice)
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As The Mayor (voice)
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As Fred Jones (voice)
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As Fred Jones (voice) (archive footage)
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As Fred Jones (voice)
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As Max (voice)
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As Fred Jones (voice)
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As The Python (voice)
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As Monkey
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As Sabor (voice) (uncredited)
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As Max (voice)
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As Bullseye / Buster (voice) (uncredited)
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As Various (voice)
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As Fred (voice)
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As Herman Melville (voice)
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As Fred Jones (voice)
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As Bull Connor / Chihuahua (voice)
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As Pegasus (voice) (archive sound)
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As The Monster (voice)
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As Parrot Sounds (voice)
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As Fred Jones / Additional Voices (voice)
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As Sultan (voice)
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As Turkey / Figaro (voice)
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As Scorch / Steven the Aligator (voice)
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As Professor XXXL / Chimpy (voice)
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As Sultan (voice)
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As Bad Baboon / Deer / Porcupine / Mandrill (voice)
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As Creature Vocals (voice)
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As Fred Jones (voice)
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As Ayden (voice)
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As Boss Duck (voice)
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As Spike / Monkeys / Scar Snout (voice) (uncredited)
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As Flit (voice) (uncredited)
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As Khan / Cri-Kee (voice)
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As Special Vocal Effects (voice)
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As Ned the Elephant (Voice)
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As Buddy (voice)
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As Anaconda (voice) (uncredited)
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As Farley Wink (voice)
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As Chameleon (voice)
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As Phillippe / Sultan (voice)
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As Catzilla, Mouse
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As Debit (voice)
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As The Devil Malebolgia (voice)
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As Baby Bird (voice)
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As Abu / Rajah / Fazahl (voice)
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As Various (voice) (archive footage)
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As Assassimon (voice) (uncredited)
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As Various Martians (voice)
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As Pudge (voice)
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As (voice)
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As Stinky / Elmo / Bloo's Owner (voice)
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As Tickles (voice)
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As Special Vocal Effects (voice)
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As President / General / Guy / Man #2 / Einstein (voice)
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As Charles the Dog (voice)
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As Special Vocal Effects (voice)
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As Bronx (voice)
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As Runt / Scout / Mr. Squeak (voice)
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As Flit (voice)
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As Grizzly Bear (voice)
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As Velociraptor (voice)
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As Abu (voice) (uncredited)
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As Special Vocal Effects (voice)
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As Narrator (voice)
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As Meat
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As Mayor Simmons / Narrator (voice)
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As dino / saber tooth cat
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As Bigfoot (voice)
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As Furrball / Gogo Dodo / Byron Basset / Calamity Coyote / Little Beeper / Gremlin / Additional Voices (voice)
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As Special Vocal Effects (voice)
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As Deer (voice) (uncredited)
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As Alien Sil (voice)
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As Shao Kahn / Reptile (voice)
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As Phurba (voice)
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As Barney Rubble / Dino (voice)
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As Additional Voices (voice)
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As Additional Voices (voice)
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As Special Vocal Effects (voice)
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As Gogo Dodo / Furrball / Bill Clinton / Ross Perot / Additional Voices (voice)
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As Muttski / Additional Voices (voice)
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As Horror (voice)
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As Self
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As Additional Voice Overs (voice)
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As Reindeer Voices (voice)
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As Animation Vocal Sound Effects (voice)
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As Abu the Monkey (voice)
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As Mastadge (voice)
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As Special Vocal Effects
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As Self (archive footage)
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As Special vocal effects (voice)
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As Bear / Beaver (voice)
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As Barney Rubble / Dino / J. Rocko (voice)
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As Barney Rubble
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As Snipe / Replicants
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As Creatures (voice)
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As Dinosaurs (voice)
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As Special Vocal Effects (voice)
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As Barney Rubble (voice)
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As Baby Oopsiy Daisy
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As The Itsy Bitsy Spider (voice)
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As Brain / Dr. Claw / M.A.D. Cat / Santa Claus (voice)
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As Whiskers (voice) (uncredited)
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As Scarlett's Vocal (voice)
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As Maxwell
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As Grizz / Waffles / Chainsaw (voice)
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As Big Ed / Swamp Beast / Projectionist (voice)
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As Uncle Stinky Pig / Byron Basset / Furrball / Little Beeper / Gogo Dodo / Vinnie / Mac Duff / Additional Voices (voice)
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As Abu / Cave of Wonders / Rajah (voice)
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As Rahzar / Tokka (voice)
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As Alien Gen. Suitor (voice) (uncredited)
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As Bunny the Dog (voice)
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As Barney Rubble (voice)
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As Santa Claus (voice)
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As Farnsworth/ Jebediah/ Rollo/ Perky/ Eagle/ Jeepers/ Big Wolf
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As Sharak / Kodo / Podo / Ruh (voice)
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As The Devil/Station/Evil Easter Bunny (voice) (uncredited)
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As Lorenzo / Gunner (voice)
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As Footstool (voice)
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As Scoota (voice)
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As Fat Guy - Rameet (voice)
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As Giant Bat (voice)
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As Squeep / Grungees (voice)
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As Graboids (uncredited)
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As Mohawk (voice)
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As Additional Voices (voice)
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As Archbishop / Dying King (voice)
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As Slimer / Hefty Smurf / Baby Kermit (voice)
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As Bull (voice)
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As Arnold (voice)
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As Joanna (voice)
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As Bront / Tyrannix (voices)
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As Additional Voices (voice)
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As Max (voice)
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As Principal / Al / Snert / Kvaak / Narrator
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As Batso (voice)
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As Dagwood Bumstead / Mr. Ferguson (voice)
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As Zero / Otto (voice)
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As Mendelsen (voice)
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As Dumbo (voice) (uncredited)
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As Bones / Hairball / Reporter / Additional Voices (voice)
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As The Gopher (voice)
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As Demon Angela Voice (Uncredited)
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As Alfonso / Mr. Nilsson (voice)
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As (voice)
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As Dino / Fang / Crusher
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As Additional adult voices
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As Crunch (voice)
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As Matches / Papa Werewolf / Well Dweller (voice)
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As Louie the Sausage Vendor (voice)
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As Sharptooth (voice) (uncredited)
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As Dagwood Bumstead (voice)
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As Muchie (voice)
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As Igor (voice)
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As M.C. (voice)
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As Galvatron
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As Jukebox (voice) (uncredited)
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As Torch / Wild Bill (voice)
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As Roman Soldier (voice)
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As Bigtime Beagle / Penguin Leader (voice)
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As Sophie / Native Chief / Baby Penguin / Additional Voices (voice)
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As Galvatron / Mixmaster / Rumble / Skywarp / Soundwave / Superion / Wheelie
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As Special Vocal Effects (voice)
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As Hefty Smurf / Poet Smurf / Wild Smurf / Puppy / Rat (voice)
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As Dan Rathmoon / Johnny / Mr. Goldbrick (voice)
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As Bopper / Real Ghost / Yapper (voice)
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As Merkin (voice)
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As Junkyard / Polly / Torch / Wild Bill (voice)
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As Bushwoolie # 3 / Grundle (voice)
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As Soundwave / Megatron / Rumble / Frenzy / Wheelie (voice)
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As Megatron / Soundwave
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As Toby the Dog / Felicia the Cat (voice) (uncredited)
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As Galvatron
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As Additional Voices (voice)
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As Special Vocal Effects
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As The Thing (voice)
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As Scooter (voice)
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As Soldier (voice)
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As Joe Dalton (Engelsk)
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As Puppy / Lavender / Vanity (voice)
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As Hefty Smurf (voice)
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As Bunjee (voice)
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As Orbitty / Young Mr. Spacely / Teenage Mr. Spacely (voice)
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As Howler / Catgut / Snichey (voice)
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As Alien (voice)
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As Cat / Troll (Voice)
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As Chuck (voice)
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As Fred Jones (voice)
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As Champ (voice)
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As Bunjee (voice)
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As Spock's Screams
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As Stripe / Mogwai / Gremlins (voice)
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As Antik / Traw (voice)
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As Hefty Smurf / Poet Smurf / Smurfberry Bird (voice)
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As Short-Fuse / Torch / Wild Bill / Junkyard (voice)
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As Special Vocal Effects (voice)
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As Baby Boo
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As Soldier
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As (voice)
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As Cujo (voice; uncredited)
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As Rock 'n Roll / Short-Fuse / Wild Bill / Timber (voice)
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As Hefty Smurf (voice)
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As Schnoddle/Hootie (voice)
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As Max / Waiter / Additional voices
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As Additional Dialogue Replacement (voice)
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As Chomp Chomp
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As Hefty Smurf (voice)
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As Santa Claus / Doctor (voice)
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As Narrator
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As Finrock (voice)
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As Reporter Dog / Lawyer (voice)
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As Special Vocal Effects (voice) (uncredited)
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As Dino (voice)
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As Caesar / Ken (voice)
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As Hector (voice)
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As Creepy / Mother Pterodactyl
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As Fred Jones (voice)
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As Black Cat / Nice Man / Dog (voice)
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As Jabberjaw (voice)
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As Baby Alligator (voice)
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As Bamm-Bamm Rubble (voice)
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As Jack, Fairy Godmother, Prince (Voice) / Additional Voices
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As Fairy Godmother / Additional Voices
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As Charlie the Singer (voice)
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As Special Vocal Effects (voice)
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As Father / Groundhog / Beaver / Mole (voice)
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As (voice)
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As Charlie the Singer (voice)
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As Fred Jones (voice)
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As McWatt
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As Young Punk
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As Myles
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As Prentiss Gates
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As Henry
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As Rutgers