Frank Oz
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Frank Oz (born Richard Frank Oznowicz; May 25, 1944) is a British-born American film director, actor, voice actor and puppeteer who is known for creating and performing the characters Miss Piggy and Fozzie Bear in The Muppet Show and for directing films, including the 1986 Little Shop Of Horrors remake and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. He is also the operator and voice of Yoda in the Star Wars series. Description above from the Wikipedia article Frank Oz, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia .
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- Born:
- May 25, 1944 In Hereford, Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 125
- First Appeared:
- In the series Sesame Street: Play with Me Sesame
- Latest Project:
- Movie Inside Out 2 2024-06-11
Known For
Filmography
| Series | Sesame Street: Play with Me Sesame | 2025 | |
| Movie | Inside Out 2 | Mind Cop Dave (voice) | 2024-06-11 |
| Movie | Jim Henson Idea Man | Self | 2024-05-18 |
| Movie | Jerry Nelson: A Celebratory Birthday Animatic | Grover (voice) / Cookie Monster (voice) / others (voice) | 2022-07-10 |
| Movie | Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street | Self (archive footage) | 2021-04-23 |
| Movie | Echoes of Violence | Dante | 2021-03-20 |
| Series | Star Wars: Jedi Temple Challenge | Yoda (voice) | 2020-06-10 |
| Movie | Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker | Yoda (voice) | 2019-12-18 |
| Movie | Knives Out | Alan Stevens | 2019-11-27 |
| Movie | Howard | Self (archive footage) | 2018-04-22 |
| Movie | The Director and the Jedi | Self | 2018-03-12 |
| Movie | Star Wars: The Last Jedi | Yoda (voice) | 2017-12-13 |
| Movie | Muppet Guys Talking: Secrets Behind the Show the Whole World Watched | Himself | 2017-03-12 |
| Movie | Inside Out | Subconscious Guard Dave (voice) | 2015-06-17 |
| Movie | I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story | Self | 2015-05-06 |
| Movie | In Their Own Words: Jim Henson | Self - Friend & Muppet Performer | 2015-09-15 |
| Movie | Star Wars: The Force Awakens | Yoda (archive sound) (uncredited) | 2015-12-15 |
| Movie | The Great Gilly Hopkins | Cookie Monster (voice) | 2015-10-05 |
| Movie | Jim Henson: Behind the Seams | 2014-06-21 | |
| Movie | Monsters University | Fungus (voice) | 2013-06-19 |
| Movie | The Muppets | The Snowths (voice) (archive footage) | 2011-11-22 |
| Movie | Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey | Self | 2011-10-21 |
| Movie | Jim Henson's Tales From Muppetland | 2009-07-28 | |
| Movie | Jim Henson: His Sesame Street Story | 2009-12-12 | |
| Movie | Reflections of 'The Dark Crystal' | Himself | 2007-08-01 |
| Movie | A Sesame Street Christmas Carol | Bert (voice) | 2006-12-01 |
| Movie | Best Ever Muppet Moments | Self | 2006-03-11 |
| Movie | Sesame Street: Elmo's Potty Time | Grover (voice) | 2006-08-22 |
| Movie | Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith | Yoda (voice) | 2005-05-17 |
| Movie | Zathura: A Space Adventure | Robot (voice) | 2005-11-06 |
| Movie | The Story of Star Wars | Yoda (archive footage) | 2004-08-18 |
| Movie | Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy | Self | 2004-09-12 |
| Movie | Sesame Street: Cookie Monster's Best Bites | Cookie Monster (voice) | 2004-01-27 |
| Movie | Muppet Music Moments | Self | 2004-11-20 |
| Movie | When Star Wars Ruled the World | Self | 2004-09-18 |
| Movie | Jim Henson: Commercials and Experiments | 2004-11-20 | |
| Movie | Muppet History 101 | 2004-11-21 | |
| Movie | Sesame Street: Let's Eat! Funny Food Songs | Grover / Cookie Monster (voice) | 2003-01-01 |
| Movie | I Love Muppets | Self | 2002-03-31 |
| Movie | Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones | Yoda (voice) | 2002-05-15 |
| Movie | From Puppets to Pixels: Digital Characters in 'Episode II' | Self / Yoda | 2002-11-12 |
| Movie | Films Are Not Released, They Escape | Self | 2002-11-12 |
| Movie | Sesame Street: Bert & Ernie's Word Play | Bert / Cookie Monster (credit song) / T-Shirt Salesman / Fat Blue Anything Muppet in Fat Cat (voice) (archive footage) | 2002-05-31 |
| Movie | The Beginning: Making Episode I | Self | 2001-10-16 |
| Movie | Monsters, Inc. | Jeff Fungus (voice) | 2001-11-01 |
| Movie | The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 2 | Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Animal / Sam the Eagle | 1999-05-17 |
| Movie | CinderElmo | Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice) | 1999-01-01 |
| Movie | The Very Best of the Muppet Show | Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Animal / Sam the Eagle | 1999-05-17 |
| Movie | The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland | Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice) | 1999-10-01 |
| Movie | Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace | Yoda (voice) | 1999-05-19 |
| Movie | Muppets from Space | Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam the Eagle (voice) | 1999-07-14 |
| Movie | Blues Brothers 2000 | Warden | 1998-02-05 |
| Movie | The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers' | Self | 1998-09-08 |
| Movie | Sesame Street: Elmopalooza! | Grover / Cookie Monster / Bert (voice) | 1998-02-20 |
| Movie | Sesame Street: Quiet Time | Bert ("Naptime") (voice) | 1997-04-01 |
| Movie | Sesame Street: Elmo Says BOO! | Bert (voice) (archive footage) | 1997-07-08 |
| Movie | Sesame Street: Kid's Guide to Life: Learning to Share | Cookie Monster | 1996-01-01 |
| Movie | Sesame Street: Do the Alphabet | Cookie Monster / Green (voice) (archive footage) | 1996-02-06 |
| Movie | Muppet Treasure Island | Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Sam the Eagle / Animal (voice) | 1996-02-16 |
| Series | Muppets Tonight | Animal / Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy | 1996-03-08 |
| Movie | Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas | Cookie Monster (voice) | 1996-12-24 |
| Movie | Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! | Bert / Grover (archive footage) | 1994-05-18 |
| Movie | Muppet Classic Theater | Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear (voice) | 1994-09-27 |
| Movie | The World of Jim Henson | Self / Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear | 1994-11-23 |
| Movie | Sesame Street: 25 Wonderful Years: A Musical Celebration! | Grover | 1993-10-29 |
| Movie | Innocent Blood | Pathologist | 1992-09-25 |
| Movie | Home Alone 2: Lost in New York | 1992-11-15 | |
| Movie | The Muppet Christmas Carol | Miss Piggy as Emily Cratchit / Fozzie Bear as Fozziewig / Sam the Eagle as Headmaster of Junior High Graduates / Animal / George the Janitor / Horse and Carriage Driver / Vegetable Salesman (voice) | 1992-12-10 |
| Movie | Sesame Street: Monster Hits! | Cookie Monster (voice) / Grover (voice) / Clancy (voice) | 1990-01-01 |
| Movie | Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly! | 1990-01-01 | |
| Movie | Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Special | Miss Piggy (voice) | 1990-07-01 |
| Movie | Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music | Self | 1990-05-16 |
| Movie | The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson | Self / Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Bert / ... (voice) | 1990-11-21 |
| Series | The Jim Henson Hour | 1989-04-14 | |
| Movie | Hey, You're as Funny as Fozzie Bear | Fozzie Bear (voice) | 1988-06-01 |
| Movie | Sesame Street | Put Down the Duckie: An All-Star Musical Special | Muppet Performer | 1988-10-05 |
| Movie | Free to Be... a Family | Miss Piggy (voice) | 1988-12-14 |
| Movie | A Muppet Family Christmas | Various Characters | 1987-12-16 |
| Movie | Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & Stories | Bert / Grover (Bedtime Stories and Songs) / Cookie Monster (Bedtime Stories and Songs) / Tallest and Smallest People (Bedtime Stories & Songs) (voice) | 1986-01-01 |
| Movie | Sesame Street: Learning About Letters | Cookie Monster/Bert/Grover/Princess Penelope (voice) | 1986-05-12 |
| Movie | Labyrinth | The Wiseman | 1986-06-27 |
| Movie | Spies Like Us | Test Monitor | 1985-12-06 |
| Movie | Muppet Video: The Kermit and Piggy Story | Miss Piggy (voice) | 1985-04-16 |
| Movie | Follow That Bird | Cookie Monster / Bert / Grover / Additional Muppets (voice) | 1985-08-02 |
| Series | Jim Henson's Little Muppet Monsters | 1985-09-14 | |
| Movie | The Muppets Take Manhattan | Miss Piggy / Fozzie / Animal / Bert / Cookie Monster / Ocean Breeze Soap Board Member / Sam the Eagle (voice) | 1984-06-27 |
| Movie | Henson's Place: The Man Behind the Muppets | Frank Oz (self) | 1984-01-01 |
| Movie | Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and the Muppets | Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Gramps (voice) | 1983-05-12 |
| Movie | Return of the Jedi | Yoda (voice) | 1983-05-25 |
| Movie | The World of 'The Dark Crystal' | Himself | 1983-01-09 |
| Movie | Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art | Bert / Cookie Monster / Grover (voice) | 1983-11-16 |
| Movie | Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi | Self | 1983-11-21 |
| Movie | Big Bird in China | Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice) | 1983-05-29 |
| Movie | Trading Places | Corrupt Cop | 1983-06-07 |
| Movie | Return of the Ewok | Yoda (voice) | 1982-01-01 |
| Movie | Night of 100 Stars | Miss Piggy (voice) | 1982-03-08 |
| Movie | The Dark Crystal | Aughra, a Keeper of Secrets / Chamberlain | 1982-12-17 |
| Movie | I Love Liberty | Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear (voice) | 1982-03-21 |
| Movie | The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show | Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal (voice) | 1982-09-17 |
| Movie | The Muppets Go to the Movies | Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam Eagle | 1981-05-20 |
| Movie | The Great Muppet Caper | Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Sam the Eagle / Animal (voice) | 1981-06-26 |
| Movie | Of Muppets & Men | Self | 1981-10-31 |
| Movie | An American Werewolf in London | Mr. Collins / Miss Piggy (archive footage) | 1981-08-21 |
| Movie | The Empire Strikes Back | Yoda (Voice) | 1980-05-20 |
| Movie | The Blues Brothers | Corrections Officer | 1980-06-16 |
| Movie | SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back | Yoda | 1980-09-22 |
| Movie | The Orson Welles Show | Self / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam Eagle (voice) | 1979-02-01 |
| Movie | A Walking Tour of Sesame Street | Grover / Cookie Monster / Bert (archive footage) | 1979-03-01 |
| Movie | The Muppets Go Hollywood | Various Muppets | 1979-05-16 |
| Movie | The Muppet Movie | Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam the Eagle / Doc Hopper's Men / Marvin Suggs / Swedish Chef (hands) / Motorcycle Guy (voice) | 1979-06-22 |
| Movie | John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together | Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal (voice) | 1979-12-05 |
| Movie | Christmas Eve on Sesame Street | Bert / Cookie Monster / Grover (voice) | 1978-12-03 |
| Movie | Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas | Chuck (voice) | 1977-12-04 |
| Series | The Muppet Show | Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam Eagle / Marvin Suggs / George the Janitor (voice) | 1976-09-05 |
| Movie | Out to Lunch | Bert / Cookie Monster / Grover (voice) | 1974-12-10 |
| Movie | Julie on Sesame Street | 1973-11-23 | |
| Movie | The Muppet Musicians of Bremen | Rat (voice) | 1972-04-26 |
| Movie | Tales from Muppetland: The Frog Prince | Gawain (voice) | 1971-05-12 |
| Movie | The Muppets on Puppets | Himself | 1970-01-05 |
| Movie | The Great Santa Claus Switch | Thig/Skippity/Hoppity/Boppity/Snerf (voice) | 1970-12-05 |
| Movie | Hey Cinderella! | Stepsister #1/Splurge (voice) | 1969-03-16 |
| Movie | Sesame Street Pitch Reel | Scoop / Beautiful Day Monster (voice) | 1969-09-01 |
| Series | Sesame Street | Bert | 1969-11-10 |
| Series | Sesame Unpaved | 1969-11-10 | |
| Movie | Time Piece | Messenger boy | 1965-05-07 |