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Frank Welker

Frank Welker

60 films on Best Blurays41 in 4K18 in HD1 in SD

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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.

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Small role · Directors: Ray Patterson & Don Lusk

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

Small role · Director: Bob Hathcock

Video format: 4K Streaming

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Disney+ 4K Streaming

Best Audio:

1995 US Disney LaserDisc

Small role · Directors: Don Lusk & Paul Sommer

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

Small role · Directors: Roger Allers & Rob Minkoff

Best English-Friendly:

Original Theatrical Version: 35mm scans or 1995 Disney Deluxe Edition CAV LaserDisc box set

Later Versions: Disney 4K Blu-ray

Best Video:

Original Theatrical Version: 35mm scans or 1995 Disney Deluxe Edition CAV LaserDisc box set

Video Notes:

Later Versions: Disney DVD, Blu-ray, and 4K Blu-ray are altered

Best Audio:

Stereo Mix: 35mm scans or 1995 Disney Deluxe Edition CAV LaserDisc box set

5.1 Mix: 1995 Disney Deluxe Edition CAV LaserDisc box set

Small role · Director: Frederik Du Chau

Video format: HD Streaming

Best English-Friendly:

WB DVD

Best Video:

HD on VOD

Small role · Director: Roland Emmerich

Best English-Friendly & Video:

US Lionsgate 15th Anniversary Blu-ray, Australia Via Vision Blu-ray, UK Optimum Ultimate Edition Blu-ray, or Germany Koch Media Blu-ray?

Small role · Directors: John Musker & Ron Clements

Video format: UHD Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Best Video:

Original Theatrical Version: Any of the Disney LaserDiscs or Disney Limited Issue DVD (caveat: Limited Issue DVD has compression issues)

Restored Versions: Disney Platinum Edition DVD or Disney Diamond Edition Blu-ray

3D Restored Version: Disney Diamond Edition 3D Blu-ray

Video Notes:

The 3D Blu-ray has most of the grain kept

The Disney 4K Blu-ray, while improving slightly on resolution, has significant DNR applied; see Blu-ray

Best Audio:

1990 Disney LaserDisc for OG stereo mix

1997 Disney LaserDisc for proper 5.1 mix (caveat: "Part of Your World" instrumental in the end credits is replaced with regular version)

Small role · Director: Ron Underwood

4K · Excellent
Best English-Friendly & Video:

Arrow 4K Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Additional Info:

OOP Arrow LE has a bonus disc

Small role · Director: Renny Harlin

4K · Excellent
Best English-Friendly:

Arrow 4K Blu-ray

Sources: slow.pics (opens in a new tab)

Best Video:

Arrow 4K Blu-ray caps by cinemaniac. Gorgeous upgrade

Additional Info:

Atmos track on Arrow cuts off the end credits music 1 minute before the credits end. 5.1 doesn't have this issue.

Digital 4K appears to be fixed. Could the International WB 4K Blu-ray also be fixed?

Small role · Directors: Tony Bancroft & Barry Cook

Best English-Friendly:

2020 Disney 4K Blu-ray

Best Video:

Digital re-render: 2020 Disney 4K Blu-ray, caveat: no Dolby Vision metadata from 4K Streaming

Original theatrical 35mm render: WOWOW HDTV broadcast

Best Audio:

1999 Disney DVD for original theatrical mix

Small role · Directors: Gary Trousdale & Kirk Wise

Best English-Friendly:

Original Theatrical Version: 35mm scans

Later Versions: Disney 4K Blu-ray

Best Video:

Original Theatrical Version: 35mm scans

Video Notes:

DVD, Blu-ray, and 4K Blu-ray are altered

Best Audio:

1992 Disney LaserDisc or 35mm scans

Audio Notes:

1992 Disney LaserDisc or 35mm scans for OG stereo mix

Small role · Director: Lewis Teague

4K · Disappointing
Best English-Friendly & Video:

StudioCanal 4K Blu-ray

Video Notes:

StudioCanal 4K Blu-ray solid encode but controversial colors by Hiventy

Small role · Director: Tobe Hooper

4K · Excellent
Best English-Friendly, Video & Audio:

Warner Bros 4K Blu-ray

Audio Notes:

4K Blu-ray has both the original Dolby Stereo mix and a 5.1 remix.

Additional Info:

HBO Max Streaming includes the theatrical version with original credits, goofs. 1080p with the 5.1 remix

Small role · Director: Paul W. S. Anderson

4K · Excellent
Best English-Friendly, Video & Audio:

Arrow 4K Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Additional Info:

Arrow includes the original theatrical sound mix in all its glory. All previous releases other than the 1996 AC-3 LaserDisc were tamed relative to the original theatrical DTS track.

The disc is authored by Duplitech, but doesn't exhibit any compression issues, though the image is pretty soft, that's likely just down to the stock used.

Old New Line Video LaserDiscs include an exclusive commentary track.

Small role · Director: Leonard Nimoy

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Paramount 4K Blu-ray

Small role · Director: Tim Burton

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Disney US 4-disc Blu-ray set for both 2D and 3D versions

Small role · Director: Kelly Marcel

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Sony 4K Blu-ray

Small role · Director: George A. Romero

4K · Excellent
Best English-Friendly, Video & Audio:

Shout! Factory 4K Blu-ray

Video Notes:

Old master's magenta grading was dialed back

Audio Notes:

2.0 mix is said to be superior to the other mixes and is likely the original one

Small role · Director: Joe Dante

4K · Excellent
Best English-Friendly & Video:

WB 4K Blu-ray

Best Audio:

1985 WB LaserDisc

Small role · Director: Ang Lee

Video format: UHD Blu-ray

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Fox 4K Blu-Ray

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