Frank Oz
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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.
Known for
Credits
Monsters, Inc. (2001)
as Jeff Fungus (voice)
Inside Out 2 (2024)
as Mind Cop Dave (voice)
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992)
as Man Putting Money into Donation Bucket (uncredited)
Inside Out (2015)
as Subconscious Guard Dave (voice)
Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017)
as Yoda (voice)
Knives Out (2019)
as Alan Stevens
Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)
as Yoda (archive sound) (uncredited)
The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
as Yoda (Voice)
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019)
as Yoda (voice)
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
as Yoda (voice)
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
as Yoda (voice)
Return of the Jedi (1983)
as Yoda (voice)
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)
as Yoda (voice)
Labyrinth (1986)
as The Wiseman
Zathura: A Space Adventure (2005)
as Robot (voice)
Trading Places (1983)
as Corrupt Cop
An American Werewolf in London (1981)
as Mr. Collins
The Blues Brothers (1980)
as Corrections Officer
Muppet Treasure Island (1996)
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Sam the Eagle / Animal (voice)
The Muppet Movie (1979)
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam the Eagle / Doc Hopper's Men / Marvin Suggs / Swedish Chef (hands) / Motorcycle Guy (voice)
The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)
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)
Jim Henson Idea Man (2024)
as Self
The Dark Crystal (1982)
as Aughra, a Keeper of Secrets / Chamberlain
Muppets from Space (1999)
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam the Eagle (voice)
Innocent Blood (1992)
as Pathologist
Spies Like Us (1985)
as Test Monitor
Blues Brothers 2000 (1998)
as Warden
The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984)
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie / Animal / Bert / Cookie Monster / Ocean Breeze Soap Board Member / Sam the Eagle (voice)
The Great Gilly Hopkins (2015)
as Cookie Monster (voice)
The Great Muppet Caper (1981)
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam the Eagle / Gramps / Swedish Chef (voice)
Sesame Street's 25th Birthday: A Musical Celebration (1993)
as Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy (2004)
as Self
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland (1999)
as Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)
Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Celebration (1990)
as Miss Piggy (voice)
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years (1986)
as Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Sam the Eagle / Bert / Animal / Grover / Cookie Monster / Marvin Suggs (voice)
The Beginning: The Making of Star Wars Episode I (2001)
as Self
A Muppet Family Christmas (1987)
as Miss Piggy / Fozzy Bear / Animal / Sam the Eagle / Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster
Howard (2018)
as Self (archive footage)
Sesame Street: Elmopalooza! (1998)
as Grover / Cookie Monster / Bert (voice)
Sesame Street: Kid's Guide to Life: Learning to Share (1996)
as Cookie Monster
Follow That Bird (1985)
as Cookie Monster / Bert / Grover / Additional Muppets (voice)
From Puppets to Pixels: The Making of Star Wars Episode II (2002)
as Self / Yoda
Sesame Street: Let's Eat! Funny Food Songs (2003)
as Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)
The World of Jim Henson (1994)
as Self / Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear
Night of 100 Stars (1982)
as Miss Piggy (voice)
The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson (1990)
as Self / Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Bert / Sam the Eagle (voice)
Muppet Treasures (1985)
as Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Animal
Sesame Street: 20 Years & Still Counting! 1969-1989 (1989)
as Self – Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster
John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together (1979)
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal (voice)
Out to Lunch (1974)
as Bert / Cookie Monster / Grover (voice)
The Director and the Jedi (2018)
as Self
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street (2021)
as Self (archive footage)
The Very Best of the Muppet Show (1999)
as Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Animal / Sam the Eagle
The Muppet Introduction (1975)
as Sam the Eagle
Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas (1996)
as Cookie Monster (voice)
The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 2 (1999)
as Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Animal / Sam the Eagle
Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (1983)
as Bert / Cookie Monster / Grover (voice)
Sesame Street: 50 Years and Counting (2019)
as Grover / Cookie Monster / Various Characters
Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey (2011)
as Self
Muppet Classic Theater (1994)
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear (voice)
I Love Muppets (2002)
as Self
The Story of Star Wars (2004)
as Yoda (archive footage)
Sesame Street: Cookie Monster's Best Bites (2004)
as Cookie Monster (voice)
The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers' (1998)
as Self
The Muppets Go Hollywood (1979)
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam the Eagle (voice)
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! (1994)
as Bert / Grover (archive footage)
I Love Liberty (1982)
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear (voice)
SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
as Self
Sesame Street: Elmo's Sing-Along Guessing Game (1991)
as Grover(voice)
The Muppet Script (2025)
as Self (archive footage)
Hip Hip Parade! (1978)
as Fozzie Bear
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On! (2004)
as Cookie Monster / Bert / Grover (voice)
The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 3 (2001)
as Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Sam the Eagle / Animal / Wolf
Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music (1990)
as Self
The Muppet Musicians of Bremen (1972)
as Rat (voice)
Hey Cinderella! (1969)
as Stepsister #1 / Splurge (voice)
Julie on Sesame Street (1973)
as Bert/ Cookie Monster/ Grover (voice)
Sesame Street: Elmo Says BOO! (1997)
as Bert (voice)
Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show' (1992)
as Miss Piggy
I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story (2015)
as Self
Sesame Street: A Celebration of Me, Grover (2004)
as Grover (voice) (archive footage)
CinderElmo (1999)
as Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)
The Orson Welles Show (1979)
as Self / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam Eagle (voice)
The Muppets Go to the Movies (1981)
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Sam the Eagle (voice)
When Star Wars Ruled the World (2004)
as Self
Sesame Street: Play All Day with Elmo! (2015)
Actor
Sesame Street: Learning About Letters (1986)
as Cookie Monster/Bert/Grover/Princess Penelope (voice)
Henson's Place: The Man Behind the Muppets (1984)
as Self
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie (1988)
as Bert/Grover/Cookie Monster (voice)
A Sesame Street Christmas Carol (2006)
as Bert (voice) (archive footage)
50 Years of Television: A Golden Celebration (1989)
as Miss Piggy
Muppet Video: Rowlf's Rhapsodies with the Muppets (1985)
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear (voice)
Return of the Ewok (1994)
as Yoda
Julie Andrews: One Step Into Spring (1978)
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear
The Muppet Revue (1985)
as Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy (voice)
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly! (1990)
as (archive footage) (voice)
Sesame Street: Monster Hits! (1990)
as Cookie Monster (voice) / Grover (voice) / Clancy (voice)
Jim Henson's Memorial Service (1990)
Actor
Free to Be... a Family (1988)
as Miss Piggy (voice)
Sesame Street: Elmo's Potty Time (2006)
as Grover (voice)
Jerry Nelson: A Celebratory Birthday Animatic (2022)
as Grover (voice) / Cookie Monster (voice) / others (voice)
The Muppets at Walt Disney World (1990)
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal (voice)
An Evening with Jim Henson and Frank Oz (1989)
as Self
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Flowers, Bananas & More! (2000)
as Prince Charming (voice)
Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi (1983)
as Self
Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas (1977)
as Chuck (voice)
Sesame Street: Do the Alphabet (1996)
as Cookie Monster / Green (voice) (archive footage)
Sesame Street- Do you know where Ernie lives? (1975)
as Self
Sesame Street: Sing Along (1987)
Actor
The Great Santa Claus Switch (1970)
as Thig / Skippity / Hoppity / Boppity / Snerf (voice)
Jim Henson: Commercials and Experiments (2004)
Actor
Sesame Street Stays Up Late! (1993)
as Bert/Grover/Cookie Monster/Uncle Hank(voice)
Treasures Untold: The Making of Disney's 'The Little Mermaid' (2006)
as Self
Muppet Guys Talking: Secrets Behind the Show the Whole World Watched (2017)
as Self
The Bob Hope All Star Christmas Comedy Special (1977)
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear
Muppet Guys Talking: A Special Conversation to Honor Jim Henson (2020)
as Self
The Royal Variety Performance 1977 (1977)
Actor
Big Bird in China (1983)
as Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)
Christmas Eve on Sesame Street (1978)
as Bert / Cookie Monster / Grover (voice)
Meal Break (1979)
as Grump
Sesame Street: 25 Wonderful Years: A Musical Celebration! (1993)
as Grover
Muppet Video: The Kermit and Piggy Story (1985)
as Miss Piggy (voice)
The Best of Kermit on Sesame Street (1998)
as Grover (voice)
Of Muppets & Men (1981)
as Self
Sesame Street: Learning About Numbers (1986)
as Grover / Fat Blue Tarnish Brother (voice)
Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and the Muppets (1983)
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Gramps (voice)
Kagayake! Gorō Mapetto Geba Geba 90-pun! (1976)
as George the Janitor, Fozzie Bear
Making "The Score" (2001)
as Himself
Sesame Street: Quiet Time (1997)
as Bert ("Naptime") (voice)
The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show (1982)
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal (voice)
Best Ever Muppet Moments (2006)
as Self
This Way to Sesame Street (1969)
as Bert
Muppet Picker Upper (1975)
as Sam the Eagle (voice)
Grump Critic (1979)
as Grump
Tales from Muppetland: The Frog Prince (1971)
as Gawain (voice)
Echoes of Violence (2021)
as Dante
Sesame Street Pitch Reel (1969)
as Scoop / Beautiful Day Monster (voice)
Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & Stories (1986)
as Bert / Grover (Bedtime Stories and Songs) / Cookie Monster (Bedtime Stories and Songs) / Tallest and Smallest People (Bedtime Stories & Songs) (voice)
Jim Henson's Tales from Muppetland (2009)
Actor
Miss Piggy's Hollywood (1989)
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear
Orson Welles: The One-Man Band (1995)
Actor
Sesame Street: Bert & Ernie's Word Play (2002)
as Bert / Cookie Monster (credit song) / T-Shirt Salesman / Fat Blue Anything Muppet in Fat Cat (voice) (archive footage)
Just a Few Announcements (1975)
as Sam the Eagle
Muppets Magic from 'The Ed Sullivan Show!' (2003)
as Muppet Performer
The Best of Ernie and Bert (1988)
as Bert
Muppet Music Moments (2004)
as Self
Children's Songs and Stories with the Muppets (1985)
as Miss Piggy (voice)
Time Piece (1965)
as Messenger Boy
Jim Henson: His Sesame Street Story (2009)
Actor
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street (1979)
as Grover / Cookie Monster / Bert (archive footage)
Muppet Breakthrough (1983)
as Grump
Muppet Gimme a Break (1979)
as Grump
Getting Ready to Read (1992)
as Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)
fozzie descuido venga la alegría (2025)
as Fozzie
Films Are Not Released, They Escape (2002)
as Self
The Muppets on Puppets (1970)
as Self / Various Characters
Let's Have the Dam Break (1979)
as Grump
In Their Own Words: Jim Henson (2015)
as Self - Friend & Muppet Performer
Muppet Breaker Upper (1979)
as Grump / Quongo
The World of 'The Dark Crystal' (1983)
as Self
Jim Henson: Behind the Seams (2014)
Actor
Reflections of 'The Dark Crystal' (2007)
as Self
Muppet History 101 (2004)
Actor
The Vent Event (1978)
as Fozzie Bear
The Paperwork Explosion (1967)
Actor
Hey, You're as Funny as Fozzie Bear (1988)
as Fozzie Bear (voice)
Muppet Side Splitter (1981)
as Grump (voice)
Muppet Perk-Up (1985)
as Grump (voice)
The Sound of the Squid (2006)
as Squid