Frank Welker: The Most Important Voice of the 80s
If you watched cartoons in the 1980s, you heard his voice
There are so many cartoons and movies from the 80s that are near and dear to our hearts. We loved the shows, and we loved the characters. But digging behind the scenes a bit, one man stands out as being one of the most important voices of movies and TV in the 80s.
Frank Welker is an American actor and voice actor who has done some iconic voices, including Fred from Scooby-Doo and Megatron from Transformers. He has appeared in hundreds of movies and TV shows and has an Emmy Award for lifetime achievement.
The Growth of 80s Entertainment
The 80s was an explosion of pop culture and it introduced us to so many new cartoons, TV shows, and movies. With all this new content, there needed to be the voice talent to go along with it. Instead of hiring dozens of people, what if you had one guy that could do multiple voices?
That’s what you had in Frank Welker as he is a phenomenally talented man that helps create some of our most beloved characters. It goes a lot farther than that too, as he has provided voices and sound effects for things I guarantee you have watched.
This article will look at his life, his work, and all the amazing shows and movies he has shown up…
