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Frank Oz

Actor

Director

Writer

Producer

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Born May 25, 1944

From Hereford, Herefordshire, England, UK

Biography

Frank 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.

Also Known As

Фрэнк Оз فرانک اوز Richard Frank Oznowicz

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2025

fozzie descuido venga la alegría

As Fozzie

2025

2024

Disney Legends Awards Ceremony

As Self

2024

Inside Out 2

As Mind Cop Dave (voice)

2024

Jim Henson Idea Man

As Self

2024

2022

Jerry Nelson: A Celebratory Birthday Animatic

As Grover (voice) / Cookie Monster (voice) / others (voice)

2022

2021

Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street

As Self (archive footage)

2021

Echoes of Violence

As Dante

2021

2020

Muppet Guys Talking: A Special Conversation to Honor Jim Henson

As Self

2020

2019

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

As Yoda (voice)

2019

Knives Out

As Alan Stevens

2019

2018

The Director and the Jedi

As Self

2018

2017

Star Wars: The Last Jedi

As Yoda (voice)

2017

Muppet Guys Talking: Secrets Behind the Show the Whole World Watched

As Self

2017

2015

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

As Yoda (archive sound) (uncredited)

2015

The Great Gilly Hopkins

As Cookie Monster (voice)

2015

In Their Own Words: Jim Henson

As Self - Friend & Muppet Performer

2015

Inside Out

As Subconscious Guard Dave (voice)

2015

I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story

As Self

2015

2014

Jim Henson: Behind the Seams

2014

2011

Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey

As Self

2011

2009

Jim Henson: His Sesame Street Story

2009

2007

Reflections of 'The Dark Crystal'

As Self

2007

2006

A Sesame Street Christmas Carol

As Bert (voice) (archive footage)

2006

Sesame Street: Elmo's Potty Time

As Grover (voice)

2006

2005

Zathura: A Space Adventure

As Robot (voice)

2005

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

As Yoda (voice)

2005

2004

When Star Wars Ruled the World

As Self

2004

Sesame Street: A Celebration of Me, Grover

As Grover (voice) (archive footage)

2004

The Story of Star Wars

As Yoda (archive footage)

2004

Sesame Street: Cookie Monster's Best Bites

As Cookie Monster (voice)

2004

2002

From Puppets to Pixels: Digital Characters in 'Episode II'

As Self / Yoda

2002

Films Are Not Released, They Escape

As Self

2002

Sesame Street: Bert & Ernie's Word Play

As Bert / Cookie Monster (credit song) / T-Shirt Salesman / Fat Blue Anything Muppet in Fat Cat (voice) (archive footage)

2002

Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones

As Yoda (voice)

2002

I Love Muppets

As Self

2002

2001

Making "The Score"

As Himself

2001

Monsters, Inc.

As Jeff Fungus (voice)

2001

The Beginning: Making Episode I

As Self

2001

1999

The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland

As Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)

1999

Muppets from Space

As Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam the Eagle (voice)

1999

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

As Yoda (voice)

1999

CinderElmo

As Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)

1999

1998

The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers'

As Self

1998

Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!

As Grover / Cookie Monster / Bert (voice)

1998

Blues Brothers 2000

As Warden

1998

1996

Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas

As Cookie Monster (voice)

1996

Muppet Treasure Island

As Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Sam the Eagle / Animal (voice)

1996

1994

The World of Jim Henson

As Self / Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear

1994

Return of the Ewok

As Yoda

1994

Muppet Classic Theater

As Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear (voice)

1994

1993

Sesame Street Stays Up Late!

As Bert/Grover/Cookie Monster/Uncle Hank(voice)

1993

Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration

As Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)

1993

1992

The Muppet Christmas Carol

As 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

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

As Man putting money into donation bucket (uncredited)

1992

Innocent Blood

As Pathologist

1992

Getting Ready to Read

As Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)

1992

1990

The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson

As Self / Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Bert / Sam the Eagle (voice)

1990

Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Celebration

As Miss Piggy (voice)

1990

The Muppets at Walt Disney World

As Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal (voice)

1990

1989

50 Years of Television: A Golden Celebration

As Miss Piggy

1989

An Evening with Jim Henson and Frank Oz

As Self

1989

Miss Piggy's Hollywood

As Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear

1989

1988

Free to Be... a Family

As Miss Piggy (voice)

1988

Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie

As Bert/Grover/Cookie Monster (voice)

1988

Hey, You're as Funny as Fozzie Bear

As Fozzie Bear (voice)

1988

1987

A Muppet Family Christmas

As Miss Piggy / Fozzy Bear / Animal / Sam the Eagle / Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster

1987

1986

Labyrinth

As The Wiseman

1986

The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years

As Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Sam the Eagle / Bert / Animal / Grover / Cookie Monster / Marvin Suggs (voice)

1986

1985

Spies Like Us

As Test Monitor

1985

Muppet Video: Rowlf's Rhapsodies with the Muppets

As Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear (voice)

1985

Follow That Bird

As Cookie Monster / Bert / Grover / Additional Muppets (voice)

1985

Muppet Treasures

As Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Animal

1985

Muppet Video: The Kermit and Piggy Story

As Miss Piggy (voice)

1985

1984

The Muppets Take Manhattan

As Miss Piggy / Fozzie / Animal / Bert / Cookie Monster / Ocean Breeze Soap Board Member / Sam the Eagle (voice)

1984

Henson's Place: The Man Behind the Muppets

As Frank Oz (self)

1984

1983

Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi

As Self

1983

Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

As Bert / Cookie Monster / Grover (voice)

1983

Trading Places

As Corrupt Cop

1983

Big Bird in China

As Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)

1983

Return of the Jedi

As Yoda (voice)

1983

Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and the Muppets

As Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Gramps (voice)

1983

The World of 'The Dark Crystal'

As Self

1983

Muppet Breakthrough

As Grump

1983

1982

The Dark Crystal

As Aughra, a Keeper of Secrets / Chamberlain

1982

The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show

As Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal (voice)

1982

1981

Of Muppets & Men

As Self

1981

Muppet Side Splitter

As Grump (voice)

1981

An American Werewolf in London

As Mr. Collins

1981

The Great Muppet Caper

As Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam the Eagle / Gramps / Swedish Chef (voice)

1981

The Muppets Go to the Movies

As Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam Eagle

1981

1980

SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back

As Self

1980

The Blues Brothers

As Corrections Officer

1980

The Empire Strikes Back

As Yoda (Voice)

1980

1979

John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together

As Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal (voice)

1979

The Muppet Movie

As Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam the Eagle / Doc Hopper's Men / Marvin Suggs / Swedish Chef (hands) / Motorcycle Guy (voice)

1979

The Muppets Go Hollywood

As Various Muppets

1979

A Walking Tour of Sesame Street

As Grover / Cookie Monster / Bert (archive footage)

1979

The Orson Welles Show

As Self / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam Eagle (voice)

1979

Meal Break

As Grump

1979

Grump Critic

As Grump

1979

Let's Have the Dam Break

As Grump

1979

1978

Christmas Eve on Sesame Street

As Bert / Cookie Monster / Grover (voice)

1978

Hip Hip Parade!

As Fozzie Bear

1978

Julie Andrews: One Step Into Spring

As Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear

1978

The Vent Event

As Fozzie Bear

1978

1977

The Bob Hope All Star Christmas Comedy Special

As Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear

1977

Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas

As Chuck (voice)

1977

1976

Kagayake! Gorō Mapetto Geba Geba 90-pun!

As George the Janitor, Fozzie Bear

1976

1975

Sesame Street- Do you know where Ernie lives?

As Self

1975

Muppet Picker Upper

As Sam the Eagle (voice)

1975

Just a Few Announcements

As Sam the Eagle

1975

The Muppet Introduction

As Sam the Eagle

1975

1974

Out to Lunch

As Bert / Cookie Monster / Grover (voice)

1974

1973

Julie on Sesame Street

1973

1972

The Muppet Musicians of Bremen

As Rat (voice)

1972

1971

Tales from Muppetland: The Frog Prince

As Gawain (voice)

1971

1970

The Great Santa Claus Switch

As Thig / Skippity / Hoppity / Boppity / Snerf (voice)

1970

The Muppets on Puppets

As Self

1970

1969

This Way to Sesame Street

As Bert

1969

Sesame Street Pitch Reel

As Scoop / Beautiful Day Monster (voice)

1969

Hey Cinderella!

As Stepsister #1 / Splurge (voice)

1969

1967

The Paperwork Explosion

1967

1965

Time Piece

As Messenger boy

1965

Performance

Frank Oz

Photos

fozzie descuido venga la alegría

Disney Legends Awards Ceremony

Inside Out 2

Jim Henson Idea Man

Jerry Nelson: A Celebratory Birthday Animatic

Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street

Echoes of Violence

Muppet Guys Talking: A Special Conversation to Honor Jim Henson

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Knives Out

The Director and the Jedi

Star Wars: The Last Jedi

Muppet Guys Talking: Secrets Behind the Show the Whole World Watched

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

The Great Gilly Hopkins

In Their Own Words: Jim Henson

Inside Out

I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story

Jim Henson: Behind the Seams

Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey

Jim Henson: His Sesame Street Story

Reflections of 'The Dark Crystal'

A Sesame Street Christmas Carol

Sesame Street: Elmo's Potty Time

Zathura: A Space Adventure

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

When Star Wars Ruled the World

Sesame Street: A Celebration of Me, Grover

The Story of Star Wars

Sesame Street: Cookie Monster's Best Bites

From Puppets to Pixels: Digital Characters in 'Episode II'

Films Are Not Released, They Escape

Sesame Street: Bert & Ernie's Word Play

Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones

I Love Muppets

Making "The Score"

Monsters, Inc.

The Beginning: Making Episode I

The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland

Muppets from Space

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

CinderElmo

The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers'

Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!

Blues Brothers 2000

Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas

Muppet Treasure Island

The World of Jim Henson

Return of the Ewok

Muppet Classic Theater

Sesame Street Stays Up Late!

Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration

The Muppet Christmas Carol

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

Innocent Blood

Getting Ready to Read

The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson

Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Celebration

The Muppets at Walt Disney World

50 Years of Television: A Golden Celebration

An Evening with Jim Henson and Frank Oz

Miss Piggy's Hollywood

Free to Be... a Family

Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie

Hey, You're as Funny as Fozzie Bear

A Muppet Family Christmas

Labyrinth

The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years

Spies Like Us

Muppet Video: Rowlf's Rhapsodies with the Muppets

Follow That Bird

Muppet Treasures

Muppet Video: The Kermit and Piggy Story

The Muppets Take Manhattan

Henson's Place: The Man Behind the Muppets

Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi

Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art