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:
- 112
- First Appeared:
- In the series Sesame Street: Play with Me Sesame
- Latest Project:
- Movie Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street 2021-04-23
Known For
Filmography
| Series | Sesame Street: Play with Me Sesame | 2025 | |
| Movie | Echoes of Violence | Dante | 2021-03-20 |
| Movie | Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street | Self (archive footage) | 2021-04-23 |
| Series | Star Wars: Jedi Temple Challenge | Yoda | 2020-06-10 |
| Movie | Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker | Yoda (voice) | 2019-12-18 |
| Movie | Knives Out | Alan Stevens | 2019-11-27 |
| Movie | The Director and the Jedi | Self | 2018-03-12 |
| Movie | Howard | Self (archive footage) | 2018-04-22 |
| 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 | I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story | 2015-05-06 | |
| Movie | Inside Out | Subconscious Guard Dave (voice) | 2015-06-09 |
| Movie | In Their Own Words: Jim Henson | Self - Friend & Muppet Performer | 2015-09-15 |
| Movie | The Great Gilly Hopkins | Cookie Monster (voice) | 2015-10-05 |
| Movie | Star Wars: The Force Awakens | Yoda (archive sound) (uncredited) | 2015-12-15 |
| 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 | Best Ever Muppet Moments | Self | 2006-03-11 |
| Movie | Sesame Street: Elmo's Potty Time | Grover (voice) | 2006-08-22 |
| Movie | A Sesame Street Christmas Carol | Bert (voice) | 2006-12-01 |
| 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 | 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 | 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: Volume 2 | Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Animal / Sam the Eagle | 1999-05-17 |
| Movie | Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace | Yoda (voice) | 1999-05-19 |
| Movie | The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland | Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice) | 1999-10-01 |
| 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: Elmo Says BOO! | Bert (voice) (archive footage) | 1997-07-08 |
| Movie | Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas | Cookie Monster (voice) | 1996-12-24 |
| Series | Muppets Tonight | Animal / Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy | 1996-03-08 |
| 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 |
| 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 | 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: Sing Yourself Silly! | 1990-01-01 | |
| Movie | Sesame Street: Monster Hits! | Cookie Monster (voice) / Grover (voice) / Clancy (voice) | 1990-01-01 |
| 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 | Sesame Street: Sing Along | 1987-01-01 | |
| Movie | A Muppet Family Christmas | Various Characters | 1987-12-16 |
| Movie | Labyrinth | The Wiseman | 1986-06-27 |
| Series | Jim Henson's Little Muppet Monsters | 1985-09-14 | |
| Movie | Follow That Bird | Cookie Monster / Bert / Grover / Additional Muppets (voice) | 1985-08-02 |
| Movie | Spies Like Us | Test Monitor | 1985-12-06 |
| Movie | Henson's Place: The Man Behind the Muppets | Frank Oz (self) | 1984-01-01 |
| 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 | Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and the Muppets | Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Gramps (voice) | 1983-05-12 |
| Movie | The World of 'The Dark Crystal' | Himself | 1983-01-09 |
| Movie | Return of the Jedi | Yoda (voice) | 1983-05-25 |
| Movie | Trading Places | Corrupt Cop | 1983-06-07 |
| Movie | Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi | Self | 1983-11-21 |
| Movie | Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art | Bert / Cookie Monster / Grover (voice) | 1983-11-16 |
| Movie | Big Bird in China | Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice) | 1983-05-29 |
| Movie | Return of the Ewok | Yoda (voice) | 1982-01-01 |
| Movie | The Dark Crystal | Aughra, a Keeper of Secrets / Chamberlain | 1982-12-17 |
| Movie | The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show | Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal (voice) | 1982-09-17 |
| Movie | Night of 100 Stars | Miss Piggy (voice) | 1982-03-08 |
| 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 | 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 | SPFX: The Empire Strikes Back | Yoda | 1980-09-22 |
| Movie | A Walking Tour of Sesame Street | Grover / Cookie Monster / Bert (archive footage) | 1979-03-01 |
| Movie | The Orson Welles Show | Self / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam Eagle (voice) | 1979-02-01 |
| Movie | The Muppets Go Hollywood | Various Muppets | 1979-05-16 |
| Movie | John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together | Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal (voice) | 1979-12-05 |
| 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 | 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 | 1972-04-26 |
| Movie | Tales from Muppetland: The Frog Prince | Gawain | 1971-05-12 |
| Movie | The Great Santa Claus Switch | Thig / Skippity / Hoppity / Boppity / Snerf (voice) | 1970-12-05 |
| Movie | The Muppets on Puppets | Himself | 1970-01-05 |
| Movie | Hey, Cinderella! | Stepsister #1 / Splurge (voice) | 1969-03-16 |
| Series | Sesame Street | Bert | 1969-11-10 |
| Series | Sesame Unpaved | 1969-11-10 |