Well, he's younger than Megatron by like what, 2 million years?
Frank Wendell Welker (born March 12, 1946) is an American voice actor god and former stand-up comedian (of somewhat less divine quality). During his stand-up career, he famously participated in The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast of George Burns and released a comedy album in 1988, Frank Welker--Almost Sold Out (featuring Answering Machines of the Rich & Famous).
As a voice actor, he's had a notoriously prolific career. Though it is but the tip of the iceberg, some of his most notable roles include Fred Jones (and later Scooby) from the Scooby-Doo franchise, several characters in G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero, Dr. Claw from Inspector Gadget, Oswald the Lucky Rabbit in the Epic Mickey series, the current voice of Garfield, and that parrot that got eaten by the shark in Deep Blue Sea. He has also done nearly all the animal sounds recorded for cartoons, films and television in North America in the last few decades.
Basically, if you haven't seen a cartoon with Frank Welker in it, then that's because you've never seen a cartoon in your entire life.
Biography[]
In 1984, Frank began doing testing for the then-upcoming Transformers show, designed to market the accompanying toys. In the series, he voiced the leader of the Decepticons, Megatron and his fellow Decepticons, Soundwave, Rumble and many others. After Transformers: The Movie came out and saw Megatron be reformatted as Galvatron, Frank replaced that of Leonard Nimoy, using his shouting and loud voice again to portray the character.
Voice roles[]
Transformers: Prime[]
- Megatron
- Soundwave
- Insecticons
- Terrorcon Cliffjumper ("Darkness Rising, Part 2")
- Trooper ("Con Job")
- Terrorcon Skyquake ("Shadowzone")
- Truck Driver ("Legacy")
- Trooper #1 ("Thirst")
- Trooper #2 ("Hurt")
- Unicron (while possessing Megatron in "Predacons Rising")
- Bumblebee (pre-audio-enhanced dialogue)
Transformers: Prime - The Game[]
- Megatron
Transformers: Robots in Disguise[]
- Soundwave
- Grimlock (roar sound effect only)
Transformers: Universe[]
- Megatron