Frank Welker, born on March 12, 1946, is an American voice-over artist. Over the past four decades, he has lent his voice to a multitude of characters, sounds, and other vocalizations featured in American television programs and films. He is especially known for his diverse array of non-linguistic vocal contributions, specifically for extraterrestrial beings and animals incapable of human speech.
In Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, Welker provided the voices for Jorak Uln, Sunry, and Handon Guld.
He voiced the character of Mr. Cool in the 1980 animated series The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang, appearing alongside Ron Howard.
By July 2011, Welker's voice work or appearances had been featured in ninety-six films, which collectively grossed over $6.2 billion. He holds the top position on The Numbers.com's "All Time Top 100 Stars at the Box Office" list, with no other actor having a filmography that has earned more in total. Other Star Wars actors appearing on the list include Samuel L. Jackson at #2, John Ratzenberger at #4, Harrison Ford at #6, Warwick Davis at #7, James Earl Jones at #14, Frank Oz at #33, Liam Neeson at #40, Kenny Baker at #52, Christopher Lee at #55, Anthony Daniels at #74, Jon Favreau at #82, and Natalie Portman at #94.
- Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars (video game)
- Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
- Star Wars Resistance — " The Children from Tehar "
- Star Wars Resistance — " Bibo " ·
- Star Wars Resistance — " The New Trooper "
- Star Wars Resistance — " Descent " ·
- Star Wars Resistance — " No Escape: Part 2 "
- Star Wars Resistance — " Into the Unknown "
- Star Wars Resistance — " The Mutiny "