Frank Oz
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Frank Richard Oznowicz (born May 25, 1944), known professionally as Frank Oz, 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
Inside Out (2015)
as Subconscious Guard Dave (voice)
Inside Out 2 (2024)
as Mind Cop Dave (voice)
Monsters, Inc. (2001)
as Jeff Fungus (voice)
Knives Out (2019)
as Alan Stevens
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992)
as Man Putting Money into Donation Bucket (uncredited)
Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017)
as Yoda (voice)
The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
as Yoda (Voice)
Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)
as Yoda (archive sound) (uncredited)
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019)
as Yoda (voice)
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)
as Yoda (voice)
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
as Yoda (voice)
Trading Places (1983)
as Corrupt Cop
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
as Yoda (voice)
Return of the Jedi (1983)
as Yoda (voice)
Zathura: A Space Adventure (2005)
as Robot (voice)
An American Werewolf in London (1981)
as Mr. Collins
Labyrinth (1986)
as The Wiseman
The Blues Brothers (1980)
as Corrections Officer
Spies Like Us (1985)
as Test Monitor
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)
The Dark Crystal (1982)
as Aughra, a Keeper of Secrets / Chamberlain
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)
Muppet Treasure Island (1996)
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Sam the Eagle / Animal (voice)
Jim Henson Idea Man (2024)
as Self
Sesame Street's 25th Birthday: A Musical Celebration (1993)
as Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)
Sesame Street: Let's Eat! Funny Food Songs (2003)
as Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)
Muppet Treasures (1985)
as Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Animal
The Great Muppet Caper (1981)
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam the Eagle / Gramps / Swedish Chef (voice)
The Muppet Introduction (1975)
as Sam the Eagle
Innocent Blood (1992)
as Pathologist
The Royal Variety Performance 1977 (1977)
Actor
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)
Muppets from Space (1999)
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam the Eagle (voice)
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland (1999)
as Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)
Sesame Street: 25 Wonderful Years: A Musical Celebration! (1993)
as Grover
A Muppet Family Christmas (1987)
as Miss Piggy / Fozzy Bear / Animal / Sam the Eagle / Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster
The Muppet Musicians of Bremen (1972)
as Rat (voice)
Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Celebration (1990)
as Miss Piggy (voice)
Sesame Street: Kid's Guide to Life: Learning to Share (1996)
as Cookie Monster
The Great Gilly Hopkins (2015)
as Cookie Monster (voice)
The World of Jim Henson (1994)
as Self / Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear
Kagayake! Gorō Mapetto Geba Geba 90-pun! (1976)
as George the Janitor, Fozzie Bear
Sesame Street: 20 Years & Still Counting! 1969-1989 (1989)
as Self – Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster
Meal Break (1979)
as Grump
Sesame Street: A Celebration of Me, Grover (2004)
as Grover (voice) (archive footage)
Sesame Street: 50 Years and Counting (2019)
as Grover / Cookie Monster / Various Characters
The Beginning: The Making of Star Wars Episode I (2001)
as Self
Sesame Street: Learning About Numbers (1986)
as Grover / Fat Blue Tarnish Brother (voice)
The Orson Welles Show (1979)
as Self / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam Eagle (voice)
Sesame Street: Learning About Letters (1986)
as Cookie Monster/Bert/Grover/Princess Penelope (voice)
Grump Critic (1979)
as Grump
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy (2004)
as Self
Muppet Breakthrough (1983)
as Grump
Sesame Street Stays Up Late! (1993)
as Bert/Grover/Cookie Monster/Uncle Hank(voice)
From Puppets to Pixels: The Making of Star Wars Episode II (2002)
as Self / Yoda
Sesame Street: Elmopalooza! (1998)
as Grover / Cookie Monster / Bert (voice)
Sesame Street: Monster Hits! (1990)
as Cookie Monster (voice) / Grover (voice) / Clancy (voice)
Jim Henson: Commercials and Experiments (2004)
Actor
Follow That Bird (1985)
as Cookie Monster / Bert / Grover / Additional Muppets (voice)
Muppet Classic Theater (1994)
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear (voice)
Out to Lunch (1974)
as Bert / Cookie Monster / Grover (voice)
Muppet Picker Upper (1975)
as Sam the Eagle (voice)
Muppet Video: Rowlf's Rhapsodies with the Muppets (1985)
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear (voice)
Howard (2018)
as Self (archive footage)
Julie Andrews: One Step Into Spring (1978)
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear
An Evening with Jim Henson and Frank Oz (1989)
as Self
Making "The Score" (2001)
as Himself
Just a Few Announcements (1975)
as Sam the Eagle
Muppet Music Moments (2004)
as Self
Sesame Street- Do you know where Ernie lives? (1975)
as Self
Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey (2011)
as Self
Muppet Gimme a Break (1979)
as Grump
Return of the Ewok (1994)
as Yoda
Sesame Street: Elmo's Sing-Along Guessing Game (1991)
as Grover(voice)
The Best of Ernie and Bert (1988)
as Bert
Hip Hip Parade! (1978)
as Fozzie Bear
The Muppet Revue (1985)
as Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy (voice)
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! (1994)
as Bert / Grover (archive footage)
The Muppets Go Hollywood (1979)
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam the Eagle (voice)
Sesame Street Pitch Reel (1969)
as Scoop / Beautiful Day Monster (voice)
Night of 100 Stars (1982)
as Miss Piggy (voice)
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street (2021)
as Self (archive footage)
Let's Have the Dam Break (1979)
as Grump
The Muppets at Walt Disney World (1990)
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal (voice)
Muppet Side Splitter (1981)
as Grump (voice)
SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
as Self
Muppet Breaker Upper (1979)
as Grump / Quongo
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)
The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers' (1998)
as Self
fozzie descuido venga la alegría (2025)
as Fozzie
Muppet Guys Talking: Secrets Behind the Show the Whole World Watched (2017)
as Self
Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas (1996)
as Cookie Monster (voice)
The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson (1990)
as Self / Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Bert / Sam the Eagle (voice)
Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas (1977)
as Chuck (voice)
Muppet Perk-Up (1985)
as Grump (voice)
Tales from Muppetland: The Frog Prince (1971)
as Gawain (voice)
The Director and the Jedi (2018)
as Self
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years (1986)
as Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Sam the Eagle / Bert / Animal / Grover / Cookie Monster / Marvin Suggs (voice)
A Sesame Street Christmas Carol (2006)
as Bert (voice) (archive footage)
The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show (1982)
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal (voice)
The Story of Star Wars (2004)
as Yoda (archive footage)
The Very Best of the Muppet Show (1999)
as Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Animal / Sam the Eagle
Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi (1983)
as Self
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly! (1990)
as (archive footage) (voice)
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie (1988)
as Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)
Sesame Street: Elmo Says BOO! (1997)
as Bert (voice)
Henson's Place: The Man Behind the Muppets (1984)
as Self
Treasures Untold: The Making of Disney's 'The Little Mermaid' (2006)
as Self
Sesame Street: Sing Along (1987)
Actor
Christmas Eve on Sesame Street (1978)
as Bert / Cookie Monster / Grover (voice)
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
The Muppets Go to the Movies (1981)
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Sam the Eagle (voice)
I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story (2015)
as Self
Children's Songs and Stories with the Muppets (1985)
as Miss Piggy (voice)
Sesame Street: Elmo's Potty Time (2006)
as Grover (voice)
Getting Ready to Read (1992)
as Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)
Sesame Street: Play All Day with Elmo! (2015)
Actor
The Great Santa Claus Switch (1970)
as Thig / Skippity / Hoppity / Boppity / Snerf (voice)
Big Bird in China (1983)
as Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)
Time Piece (1965)
as Messenger Boy
Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music (1990)
as Self
In Their Own Words: Jim Henson (2015)
as Self - Friend & Muppet Performer
Films Are Not Released, They Escape (2002)
as Self
The Bob Hope All Star Christmas Comedy Special (1977)
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear
Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (1983)
as Bert / Cookie Monster / Grover (voice)
The World of 'The Dark Crystal' (1983)
as Self
Free to Be... a Family (1988)
as Miss Piggy (voice)
John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together (1979)
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal (voice)
Best Ever Muppet Moments (2006)
as Self
Muppet Guys Talking: A Special Conversation to Honor Jim Henson (2020)
as Self
The Muppet Script (2025)
as Self (archive footage)
I Love Liberty (1982)
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear (voice)
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)
Muppets Magic from 'The Ed Sullivan Show!' (2003)
as Muppet Performer
Sesame Street: Do the Alphabet (1996)
as Cookie Monster / Green (voice) (archive footage)
Jim Henson: Behind the Seams (2014)
Actor
Sesame Street: Quiet Time (1997)
as Bert ("Naptime") (voice)
Orson Welles: The One-Man Band (1995)
Actor
The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 2 (1999)
as Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Animal / Sam the Eagle
This Way to Sesame Street (1969)
as Bert
Reflections of 'The Dark Crystal' (2007)
as Self
Julie on Sesame Street (1973)
as Bert/ Cookie Monster/ Grover (voice)
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street (1979)
as Grover / Cookie Monster / Bert (archive footage)
Jim Henson's Memorial Service (1990)
Actor
Sesame Street: Cookie Monster's Best Bites (2004)
as Cookie Monster (voice)
The Best of Kermit on Sesame Street (1998)
as Grover (voice)
Miss Piggy's Hollywood (1989)
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Flowers, Bananas & More! (2000)
as Prince Charming (voice)
Muppet Video: The Kermit and Piggy Story (1985)
as Miss Piggy (voice)
Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show' (1992)
as Miss Piggy
When Star Wars Ruled the World (2004)
as Self
Echoes of Violence (2021)
as Dante
Of Muppets & Men (1981)
as Self
50 Years of Television: A Golden Celebration (1989)
as Miss Piggy
CinderElmo (1999)
as Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)
The Paperwork Explosion (1967)
Actor
Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and the Muppets (1983)
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Gramps (voice)
The Muppets on Puppets (1970)
as Self / Various Characters
Jerry Nelson: A Celebratory Birthday Animatic (2022)
as Grover (voice) / Cookie Monster (voice) / others (voice)
Jim Henson's Tales from Muppetland (2009)
Actor
Hey Cinderella! (1969)
as Stepsister #1 / Splurge (voice)
Hey, You're as Funny as Fozzie Bear (1988)
as Fozzie Bear (voice)
Muppet History 101 (2004)
Actor
I Love Muppets (2002)
as Self
Jim Henson: His Sesame Street Story (2009)
Actor
The Vent Event (1978)
as Fozzie Bear
The Sound of the Squid (2006)
as Squid