Frank Oz
Actor · Director · WriterFrank Oz (born Richard Frank Oznowicz; May 25, 1944) is a British-born American film director, actor, voice actor, and puppeteer. He is known for creating and performing the characters Miss Piggy and Fozzie Bear in The Muppet Show and for directing films, including the Little Shop Of Horrors remake and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. He is also the operator and voice of Yoda in the Star Wars franchise.
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KNOWN FOR
FILMOGRAPHY
ACTOR169
The Muppet Script
2025
Self (archive footage)
fozzie descuido venga la alegría
2025
Fozzie
Inside Out 2
2024
Mind Cop Dave (voice)
Jim Henson Idea Man
2024
Self
Disney Legends Awards Ceremony
2024
Self
Jerry Nelson: A Celebratory Birthday Animatic
2022
Grover (voice) / Cookie Monster (voice) / others (voice)
Echoes of Violence
2021
Dante
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
2021
Self (archive footage)
Muppet Guys Talking: A Special Conversation to Honor Jim Henson
2020
Self
Knives Out
2019
Alan Stevens
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
2019
Yoda (voice)
Sesame Street: 50 Years and Counting
2019
Cookie Monster
Howard
2018
Self (archive footage)
The Director and the Jedi
2018
Self
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
2017
Yoda (voice)
Muppet Guys Talking: Secrets Behind the Show the Whole World Watched
2017
Self
I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story
2015
Self
In Their Own Words: Jim Henson
2015
Self - Friend & Muppet Performer
Inside Out
2015
Subconscious Guard Dave (voice)
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
2015
Yoda (archive sound) (uncredited)
The Great Gilly Hopkins
2015
Cookie Monster (voice)
Sesame Street: Play All Day with Elmo!
2015
- Jim Henson: Behind the Seams
Jim Henson: Behind the Seams
2014
Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey
2011
Self
- Jim Henson's Tales from Muppetland
Jim Henson's Tales from Muppetland
2009
- Jim Henson: His Sesame Street Story
Jim Henson: His Sesame Street Story
2009
Reflections of 'The Dark Crystal'
2007
Self
A Sesame Street Christmas Carol
2006
Bert (voice) (archive footage)
Sesame Street: Elmo's Potty Time
2006
Grover (voice)
Best Ever Muppet Moments
2006
Self
- Treasures Untold: The Making of Disney's 'The Little Mermaid'
Treasures Untold: The Making of Disney's 'The Little Mermaid'
2006
Self
- The Sound of the Squid
The Sound of the Squid
2006
Squid
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
2005
Yoda (voice)
Zathura: A Space Adventure
2005
Robot (voice)
Sesame Street: Cookie Monster's Best Bites
2004
Cookie Monster (voice)
- Jim Henson: Commercials and Experiments
Jim Henson: Commercials and Experiments
2004
- Muppet History 101
Muppet History 101
2004
- Muppet Music Moments
Muppet Music Moments
2004
Self
When Star Wars Ruled the World
2004
Self
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
2004
Self
The Story of Star Wars
2004
Yoda (archive footage)
Sesame Street: A Celebration of Me, Grover
2004
Grover (voice) (archive footage)
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On!
2004
Cookie Monster / Bert / Grover (voice)
Muppets Magic from 'The Ed Sullivan Show!'
2003
Muppet Performer
Sesame Street: Let's Eat! Funny Food Songs
2003
Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
2002
Yoda (voice)
Films Are Not Released, They Escape
2002
Self
From Puppets to Pixels: Digital Characters in 'Episode II'
2002
Self / Yoda
I Love Muppets
2002
Self
Sesame Street: Bert & Ernie's Word Play
2002
Bert / Cookie Monster (credit song) / T-Shirt Salesman / Fat Blue Anything Muppet in Fat Cat (voice) (archive footage)
Monsters, Inc.
2001
Jeff Fungus (voice)
The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 3
2001
Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Sam the Eagle / Animal / Wolf
The Beginning: Making Episode I
2001
Self
Making "The Score"
2001
Himself
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Flowers, Bananas & More!
2000
Prince Charming (voice)
Muppets from Space
1999
Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam the Eagle (voice)
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
1999
Yoda (voice)
The Very Best of the Muppet Show
1999
Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Animal / Sam the Eagle
The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 2
1999
Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Animal / Sam the Eagle
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland
1999
Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)
CinderElmo
1999
Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)
Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!
1998
Grover / Cookie Monster / Bert (voice)
The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers'
1998
Self
Blues Brothers 2000
1998
Warden
The Best of Kermit on Sesame Street
1998
Grover (voice)
Sesame Street: Elmo Says BOO!
1997
Bert (voice)
Sesame Street: Quiet Time
1997
Bert ("Naptime") (voice)
Sesame Street: Do the Alphabet
1996
Cookie Monster / Green (voice) (archive footage)
Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas
1996
Cookie Monster (voice)
Muppet Treasure Island
1996
Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Sam the Eagle / Animal (voice)
Sesame Street: Kid's Guide to Life: Learning to Share
1996
Cookie Monster
Orson Welles: The One-Man Band
1995
Muppet Classic Theater
1994
Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear (voice)
The World of Jim Henson
1994
Self / Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
1994
Bert / Grover (archive footage)
Return of the Ewok
1994
Yoda
Sesame Street: 25 Wonderful Years: A Musical Celebration!
1993
Grover
Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration
1993
Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)
Sesame Street Stays Up Late!
1993
Bert/Grover/Cookie Monster/Uncle Hank(voice)
Innocent Blood
1992
Pathologist
The Muppet Christmas Carol
1992
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)
- Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show'
Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show'
1992
Miss Piggy
Getting Ready to Read
1992
Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
1992
Man putting money into donation bucket (uncredited)
Sesame Street: Elmo's Sing-Along Guessing Game
1991
Grover(voice)
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
1990
(archive footage) (voice)
The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson
1990
Self / Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Bert / Sam the Eagle (voice)
The Muppets at Walt Disney World
1990
Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal (voice)
Sesame Street: Monster Hits!
1990
Cookie Monster (voice) / Grover (voice) / Clancy (voice)
Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music
1990
Self
Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Celebration
1990
Miss Piggy (voice)
Jim Henson's Memorial Service
1990
50 Years of Television: A Golden Celebration
1989
Miss Piggy
Miss Piggy's Hollywood
1989
Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear
An Evening with Jim Henson and Frank Oz
1989
Self
Free to Be... a Family
1988
Miss Piggy (voice)
Hey, You're as Funny as Fozzie Bear
1988
Fozzie Bear (voice)
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie
1988
Bert/Grover/Cookie Monster (voice)
The Best of Ernie and Bert
1988
Bert
A Muppet Family Christmas
1987
Miss Piggy / Fozzy Bear / Animal / Sam the Eagle / Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster
Sesame Street: Sing Along
1987
Sesame Street: Learning About Letters
1986
Cookie Monster/Bert/Grover/Princess Penelope (voice)
Labyrinth
1986
The Wiseman
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
1986
Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Sam the Eagle / Bert / Animal / Grover / Cookie Monster / Marvin Suggs (voice)
Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & Stories
1986
Bert / Grover (Bedtime Stories and Songs) / Cookie Monster (Bedtime Stories and Songs) / Tallest and Smallest People (Bedtime Stories & Songs) (voice)
Sesame Street: Learning About Numbers
1986
Grover / Fat Blue Tarnish Brother (voice)
Spies Like Us
1985
Test Monitor
Follow That Bird
1985
Cookie Monster / Bert / Grover / Additional Muppets (voice)
The Muppet Revue
1985
Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy (voice)
- Muppet Video: Rowlf's Rhapsodies with the Muppets
Muppet Video: Rowlf's Rhapsodies with the Muppets
1985
Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear (voice)
Muppet Treasures
1985
Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Animal
Children's Songs and Stories with the Muppets
1985
Miss Piggy (voice)
Muppet Video: The Kermit and Piggy Story
1985
Miss Piggy (voice)
- Muppet Perk-Up
Muppet Perk-Up
1985
Grump (voice)
The Muppets Take Manhattan
1984
Miss Piggy / Fozzie / Animal / Bert / Cookie Monster / Ocean Breeze Soap Board Member / Sam the Eagle (voice)
Henson's Place: The Man Behind the Muppets
1984
Frank Oz (self)
Trading Places
1983
Corrupt Cop
Return of the Jedi
1983
Yoda (voice)
Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and the Muppets
1983
Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Gramps (voice)
The World of 'The Dark Crystal'
1983
Self
Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
1983
Bert / Cookie Monster / Grover (voice)
Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi
1983
Self
Big Bird in China
1983
Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)
- Muppet Breakthrough
Muppet Breakthrough
1983
Grump
I Love Liberty
1982
Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear (voice)
The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show
1982
Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal (voice)
The Dark Crystal
1982
Aughra, a Keeper of Secrets / Chamberlain
Night of 100 Stars
1982
Miss Piggy (voice)
Of Muppets & Men
1981
Self
The Great Muppet Caper
1981
Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam the Eagle / Gramps / Swedish Chef (voice)
An American Werewolf in London
1981
Mr. Collins
The Muppets Go to the Movies
1981
Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam Eagle
Muppet Side Splitter
1981
Grump (voice)
The Blues Brothers
1980
Corrections Officer
The Empire Strikes Back
1980
Yoda (Voice)
SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back
1980
Self
The Muppet Movie
1979
Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam the Eagle / Doc Hopper's Men / Marvin Suggs / Swedish Chef (hands) / Motorcycle Guy (voice)
The Muppets Go Hollywood
1979
Various Muppets
John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together
1979
Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal (voice)
The Orson Welles Show
1979
Self / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam Eagle (voice)
- Muppet Breaker Upper
Muppet Breaker Upper
1979
Grump / Quongo
- Muppet Gimme a Break
Muppet Gimme a Break
1979
Grump
- Let's Have the Dam Break
Let's Have the Dam Break
1979
Grump
- Grump Critic
Grump Critic
1979
Grump
- Meal Break
Meal Break
1979
Grump
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
1979
Grover / Cookie Monster / Bert (archive footage)
Hip Hip Parade!
1978
Fozzie Bear
Christmas Eve on Sesame Street
1978
Bert / Cookie Monster / Grover (voice)
Julie Andrews: One Step Into Spring
1978
Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear
- The Vent Event
The Vent Event
1978
Fozzie Bear
Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas
1977
Chuck (voice)
- The Bob Hope All Star Christmas Comedy Special
The Bob Hope All Star Christmas Comedy Special
1977
Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear
The Royal Variety Performance 1977
1977
- Kagayake! Gorō Mapetto Geba Geba 90-pun!
Kagayake! Gorō Mapetto Geba Geba 90-pun!
1976
George the Janitor, Fozzie Bear
Muppet Picker Upper
1975
Sam the Eagle (voice)
- Just a Few Announcements
Just a Few Announcements
1975
Sam the Eagle
The Muppet Introduction
1975
Sam the Eagle
Sesame Street- Do you know where Ernie lives?
1975
Self
Out to Lunch
1974
Bert / Cookie Monster / Grover (voice)
Julie on Sesame Street
1973
Bert/ Cookie Monster/ Grover (voice)
The Muppet Musicians of Bremen
1972
Rat (voice)
Tales from Muppetland: The Frog Prince
1971
Gawain (voice)
The Great Santa Claus Switch
1970
Thig / Skippity / Hoppity / Boppity / Snerf (voice)
The Muppets on Puppets
1970
Self
Sesame Street Pitch Reel
1969
Scoop / Beautiful Day Monster (voice)
Hey Cinderella!
1969
Stepsister #1 / Splurge (voice)
This Way to Sesame Street
1969
Bert
The Paperwork Explosion
1967
Time Piece
1965
Messenger boy
DIRECTOR15
Derek DelGaudio's In & of Itself
2020
Director
Muppet Guys Talking: A Special Conversation to Honor Jim Henson
2020
Director
Muppet Guys Talking: Secrets Behind the Show the Whole World Watched
2017
Director
Death at a Funeral
2007
Director
The Stepford Wives
2004
Director
The Score
2001
Director
Bowfinger
1999
Director
In & Out
1997
Director
The Indian in the Cupboard
1995
Director
Housesitter
1992
Director
What About Bob?
1991
Director
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
1988
Director
Little Shop of Horrors
1986
Director
The Muppets Take Manhattan
1984
Director
The Dark Crystal
1982
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