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 Scooby-Doo / Fred Jones (voice)
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As Abu / Joanna (voice) (archive footage)
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As Scooby-Doo / Rudy / Fred / Nefario (voice)
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As Scooby-Doo / Fred Jones / Monster (voice)
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As Scooby-Doo / Fred Jones (voice)
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As Scooby-Doo / Fred Jones / Self
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As Curious George (voice)
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As Figaro / Butch (voice)
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As Additional Voices (voice)
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As Tom / Jerry (voice) (uncredited)
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As Scooby-Doo / Pterodactyl (voice)
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As George / Additional Voices (voice)
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As Scooby-Doo / Fred Jones (voice)
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As Cave of Wonders (voice)
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As George / Philippe (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 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 Scooby-Doo / Fred Jones (voice)
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As Sven (voice)
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As Astro (voice)
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As Azrael (voice)
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As Scooby-Doo / Fred Jones (voice)
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As Megatron (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 (voices)
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As Fred Jones / Scooby-Doo (voice)
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As Curious George (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 Fred Jones / Scooby Doo (voice)
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As Mochi (voice) (uncredited)
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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 Self
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As Galvatron (voice)
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As Garfield (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 Megatron (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 (voices)
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As Mayor Stevenson (voice)
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As Garfield (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 Scooby-Doo / Fred Jones (voice)
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As Azrael (voice)
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As Curious George (voice)
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As Azrael (voice)
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As Mayor Stevenson / Weather Man (voice)
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As Cat sounds (archive footage; uncredited)
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As Fred Jones / Scooby-Doo (voice)
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As Curious George (voice)
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As T-Rex
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As Fred Jones (voice) (archive footage)
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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 Sparky Frankenstein (voice)
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As Higgens / Bull (voice)
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As Sonya (voice)
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As Fred Jones (voice)
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As Mannequins / Beast (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 Fred Jones / Scooby-Doo (voice)
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As Bubble Puppy (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 Scooby-Doo / Fred Jones / Motoshondu (voice) (archive footage)
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As Scooby-Doo / Fred Jones (voice) (archive footage)
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As Bullseye (voice)
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As Fred Jones (voice) (archive footage)
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As Scooby-Doo / Fred Jones / Msicellaneous Bikers (voice)
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As Azrael (voice)
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As Scooby-Doo / Fred Jones (voice) (archive footage)
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As Azrael (voice)
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As Shockwave / Soundwave / Barricade (voice)
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As Bullseye / Buster / The Monkey / Pigeon (voice) (uncredited)
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As Scooby-Doo (voice)
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As Dragon / Animals (voice) (uncredited)
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As Fred / Scooby Doo (voice)
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As Figaro (voice)
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As Scooby-Doo / Fred Jones (voice)
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As Dr. Frankenwagon's Monster (voice)
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As Garfield / Garzooka / Narrator (voice)
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As Scooby-Doo (voice)
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As Snortafus
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As Mark Whitacre's Father
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As Momma Dino (voice) (uncredited)
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As Fred Jones / Scooby-Doo (voice)
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As Abu (voice) / Lion roars (voice) (archive footage)
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As George (voice)
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As 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 Garfield / Delivery Gnome / Prop Boy / Leonard / Jeff (voice)
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As (voices)
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As Mr. Uno (uncredited) (Voice)
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As Nibbler (voice)
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As Scooby-Doo / Fred Jones (voice)
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As Animals' vocal effects (voice) (uncredited)
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As Megatron
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As Lucifer (voice)
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As Nibbler / Fleb / Seymour (voice)
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As Garfield / Keith / Prop Boy / Nerd / Others (voice)
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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 Scooby-Doo / Fred Jones (voice) (archive footage)
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As (voice)
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As Fred Jones / Scooby-Doo (voice)
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As (voice)
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As Fred Jones / Scooby-Doo (voice)
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As Spindle / Frog / Caterpillar (voice)
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As Goddard (voice)
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As Additional Voices (voice)
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As Monty Uno (voice)
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As Sparky / Sprout / Mr. Stenchy / Kixx / Hoilo / Slugger (voice)
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As Scooby-Doo / Fred Jones (voice)
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As Spinosaurus (voice)
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As George (voice)
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As Fred Jones / Scooby-Doo / The Centaur (voice)
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As Frank the combine (voice) (uncredited)
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As Spike (voice)
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As Fred Jones / Scooby-Doo (voice)
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As Velociraptor (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 Abu (voice)
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As Professor Otto Allenford (voice)
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As Knuckles (voice)
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As Reinaldo Vocal Effects (voice)
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As (voices)
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As Goddard (voice)
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As Additional Voices (voice) (uncredited)
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As Goddard / Twonkies (voice)
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As Scooby-Doo / Fred Jones / Lachlan Haggart (voice)
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As Fred Jones / Scooby-Doo (voice)
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As Cri-Kee (voice)
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As Goddard (voice)
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As Additional Voices (voice)
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As Scooby-Doo / Fred (voice)
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As Obby / Mantell (voice)
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As Jack's Vocal Effects
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As Spike (voice)
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As Sparky (voice)
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As Animal Vocal Effects (uncredited) (voice)
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As Scooby-Doo (voice)
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As Archbishop / Dying King (voice) (archive footage)
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As Nevins (voice)
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As Additional Voices (voice)
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As Fred Jones / Scooby-Doo (voice)
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As Goddard (voice)
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As Whole Lotta Monkeys (voice)
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As Fred Jones (voice) (archive footage)
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As Achilles & Djali (voice)
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As Jerry (Voice)
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As Fred Jones (voice) (archive footage)
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As Lucifer / Bruno / Pom Pom (voice)
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As Additional Voices (voice)
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As Nana II / Octopus (voice)
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As Fred Jones (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)
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As Creature Voices (voice)
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As Fred / Scooby-Doo / Headless Snowman (voice)
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As Fred / Scooby-Doo (voice)
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As Goddard / Poultra (voice)
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As Fred Jones / Jabberjaw (voice)
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As Buddy (voice)
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As Dino / Monkey / Elevator Guy (voice)
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As Fred Jones (voice) (archive footage)
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As Reggie (voice)
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As Abominable Snowman
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As Sacred Cow (voice)
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As Fred Jones (voice)
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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 Mayor (voice)
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As Bees / Frogs (voice)
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As Altivo (voice)
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As Circus Baboon / Security Guard (voice)
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As Bessie the Sea Monster (voice)
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As Grubs / Self Destruct / Ranger #1 / Cadet Flam (voice)
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As Max the Dog (voice)
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As Fred Jones (voice)
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As Woof / Ace (voice)
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As The Python (voice)
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As Petey (uncredited)
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As Hector the Bulldog / Hugo the Abominable Snowman / Mugsy / Penelope Pussycat (voice)
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As Fred Jones (voice) (archive footage)
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As Werewolf Vocal Effects (voice)
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As Bull Connor / Chihuahua (voice)
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As Turkey / Figaro (voice)
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As Sabor (voice) (uncredited)
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As The Monster (voice)
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As Parrot Noises (voice)
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As Max (voice)
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As Sultan (voice)
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As Monkey
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As Herman Melville (voice)
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As Pegasus (voice) (archive sound)
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As Various (voice)
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As Fred (voice)
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As Fred Jones (voice)
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As Bullseye / Buster (voice) ( uncredited)
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As Fred Jones / Additional Voices (voice)
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As Fred Jones (voice)
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As Sultan (voice)
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As Professor XXXL / Chimpy (voice)
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As Flit (voice) (uncredited)
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As Khan / Cri-Kee (voice)
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As Creature Vocals (voice)
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As Scorch / Steven the Aligator (voice)
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As Ayden (voice)
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As Boss Duck (voice)
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As Bad Baboon / Deer / Porcupine / Mandrill (voice)
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As Spike / Monkeys / Scar Snout (voice) (uncredited)
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As Debit (voice)
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As Phillippe / Sultan (voice)
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As Special Vocal Effects (voice)
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As Anaconda (voice)
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As Buddy (voice)
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As The Devil Malebolgia (voice)
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As Catzilla, Mouse
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As Ned the Elephant (Voice)
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As Farley Wink (voice)
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As Runt / Scout / Mr. Squeak (voice)
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As Various Martians (voice)
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As Bronx (voice)
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As Assassimon (voice) (uncredited)
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As Chameleon (voice)
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As Tickles (voice)
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As Various (voice) (archive footage)
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As Special Vocal Effects (voice)
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As Stinky / Elmo / Bloo's Owner (voice)
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As Pudge (voice)
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As Abu / Rajah / Fazahl (voice)
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As President / General / Guy / Man #2 / Einstein (voice)
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As (voice)
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As Baby Bird (voice)
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As Charles the Dog (voice)
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As Special Vocal Effects (voice)
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As Special Vocal Effects (voice)
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As Grizzly Bear (voice)
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As Mayor Simmons / Narrator (voice)
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As Special Vocal Effects (voice)
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As Shao Kahn / Reptile (voice)
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As Bigfoot (voice)
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As Deer (voice) (uncredited)
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As Flit (voice)
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As Narrator (voice)
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As Abu (voice)
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As Alien Sil (voice)
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As Velociraptor (voice)
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As Furrball / Gogo Dodo / Byron Basset / Calamity Coyote / Little Beeper / Gremlin / Additional Voices (voice)
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As Mastadge (voice)
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As Additional Voices (voice)
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As Special Vocal Effects
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As Self (archive footage)
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As Abu the Monkey (voice)
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As Self
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As Barney Rubble / Dino (voice)
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As Additional Voices (voice)
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As Reindeer Voices (voice)
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As Additional Voice Overs (voice)
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As Phurba (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 Animation Vocal Sound Effects (voice)
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As Horror (voice)
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As Special Vocal Effects (voice)
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As Barney Rubble
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As Barney Rubble / Dino / J. Rocko (voice)
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As Creatures (voice)
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As Barney Rubble (voice)
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As Special Vocal Effects (voice)
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As Snipe / Replicants
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As Bear / Beaver (voice)
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As Baby Oopsiy Daisy
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As Dinosaurs (voice)
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As Special vocal effects (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 Grizz / Waffles / Chainsaw (voice)
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As Abu / Cave of Wonders / Rajah (voice)
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As Brain / Dr. Claw / M.A.D. Cat / Santa Claus (voice)
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As Maxwell
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As Big Ed / Swamp Beast / Projectionist (voice)
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As Whiskers (voice) (uncredited)
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As Scarlett's Vocal (voice)
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As The Itsy Bitsy Spider (voice)
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As The Devil/Station/Evil Easter Bunny (voice) (uncredited)
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As Tyrannosaurus Rex (voice)
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As Scoota (voice)
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As Footstool (voice)
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As Santa Claus (voice)
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As Rahzar / Tokka (voice)
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As Lorenzo / Gunner (voice)
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As Barney Rubble (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 Bunny the Dog (voice)
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As Giant Bat (voice)
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As Graboids (uncredited)
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As Mohawk (voice)
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As Arnold (voice)
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As Slimer / Hefty Smurf / Baby Kermit (voice)
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As Archbishop / Dying King (voice)
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As Bull (voice)
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As Joanna (voice)
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As Bront / Tyrannix (voices)
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As Fat Guy - Rameet (voice)
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As Additional Voices (voice)
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As Squeep / Grungees (voice)
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As Max (voice)
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As Dagwood Bumstead / Mr. Ferguson (voice)
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As Principal / Al / Snert / Kvaak / Narrator
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As Additional Voices (voice)
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As Zero / Otto (voice)
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As Batso (voice)
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As Sharptooth (voice) (uncredited)
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As Mendelsen (voice)
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As Bones / Hairball / Reporter / Additional Voices (voice)
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As Crunch (voice)
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As Matches / Papa Werewolf / Well Dweller (voice)
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As (voice)
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As Demon Angela (Voice) (Uncredited)
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As Dino / Fang / Crusher
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As Additional adult voices
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As Alfonso / Mr. Nilsson (voice)
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As Gopher
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As Dumbo (voice) (uncredited)
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As Louie the Sausage Vendor (voice)
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As M.C. (voice)
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As Bopper / Real Ghost / Yapper (voice)
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As Torch / Wild Bill (voice)
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As Muchie (voice)
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As Special Vocal Effects (voice)
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As Merkin (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 Galvatron
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As Dagwood Bumstead (voice)
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As Roman Soldier (voice)
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As Bigtime Beagle / Penguin Leader (voice)
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As Dan Rathmoon / Johnny / Mr. Goldbrick (voice)
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As Hefty Smurf / Poet Smurf / Wild Smurf / Puppy / Rat (voice)
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As Igor (voice)
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As Additional Voices (voice)
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As Megatron / Soundwave / Rumble (voice)
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As The Thing (voice)
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As Galvatron
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As Junkyard / Polly / Torch / Wild Bill (voice)
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As Megatron / Soundwave
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As Bushwoolie # 3 / Grundle (voice)
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As Special Vocal Effects
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As Toby the Dog / Felicia the Cat (voice) (uncredited)
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As Scooter (voice)
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As Hefty Smurf (voice)
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As Bunjee (voice)
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As Alien (voice)
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As Howler / Catgut / Snichey (voice)
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As Orbitty / Young Mr. Spacely / Teenage Mr. Spacely (voice)
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As Cat / Troll (Voice)
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As Puppy / Lavender / Vanity (voice)
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As Stripe / Mogwai / Gremlins (voice)
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As Fred Jones (voice)
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As Special Vocal Effects (voice)
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As Spock's Screams
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As Antik / Traw (voice)
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As Short-Fuse / Torch / Wild Bill / Junkyard (voice)
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As Chuck (voice)
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As Hefty Smurf / Poet Smurf / Smurfberry Bird (voice)
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As Bunjee (voice)
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As (voice)
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As Baby Boo
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As Cujo (voice; uncredited)
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As Hefty Smurf (voice)
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As Rock 'n Roll / Short-Fuse / Wild Bill / Timber (voice)
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As Soldier
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As Chomp Chomp
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As Additional Dialogue Replacement (voice)
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As Max / Waiter / Additional voices
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As Hefty Smurf (voice)
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As Finrock (voice)
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As Dino (voice)
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As Santa Claus, doctor (voice)
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As Special Vocal Effects (voice) (uncredited)
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As Reporter Dog / Lawyer (voice)
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As Narrator
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As Creepy / Mother Pterodactyl
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As Hector (voice)
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As Caesar / Ken (voice)
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As Black Cat / Nice Man / Dog (voice)
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As Fred Jones (voice)
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As Bamm-Bamm Rubble (voice)
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As Fairy Godmother / Additional Voices
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As Jack, Fairy Godmother, Prince (Voice) / Additional Voices
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As Special Vocal Effects (voice)
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As Father / Groundhog / Beaver / Mole (voice)
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As Charlie the Singer (voice)
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As Charlie the Singer (voice)
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As (voice)
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As Fred Jones (voice)
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As McWatt
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As Myles
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As Young Punk
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As Prentiss Gates
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As Kyle / Lucky
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As Rutgers
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As Henry