Frank Oz

Frank Oz

Acting

Born May 25, 1944 · Hereford, Herefordshire, England, UK

17 films as director · Active 1982–2020

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…

Known for

Sesame Street

Sesame Street

1969

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

1961

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

1975

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

1975

Great Performances

Great Performances

1971

Great Performances

Great Performances

1971

Monsters, Inc.

Monsters, Inc.

2001

Directed(17)

Derek DelGaudio's In & of Itself

2020Derek DelGaudio's In & of Itself★ 7.6

Muppet Guys Talking: A Special Conversation to Honor Jim Henson

2020Muppet Guys Talking: A Special Conversation to Honor Jim Henson

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

2017Muppet Guys Talking: Secrets Behind the Show the Whole World Watched★ 8.2

Death at a Funeral

2007Death at a Funeral★ 6.9

The Stepford Wives

2004The Stepford Wives★ 5.7

The Score

2001The Score★ 6.7

Bowfinger

1999Bowfinger★ 6.2

In & Out

1997In & Out★ 6.5

The Indian in the Cupboard

1995The Indian in the Cupboard★ 6.5

Housesitter

1992Housesitter★ 6.2

What About Bob?

1991What About Bob?★ 6.9

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

1988Dirty Rotten Scoundrels★ 7.1

Little Shop of Horrors

1986Little Shop of Horrors★ 7.0

The Muppets Take Manhattan

1984The Muppets Take Manhattan★ 6.6

The Dark Crystal

1982The Dark Crystal★ 7.1

Acting(192)

2025fozzie descuido venga la alegríaFozzie

2025The Muppet ScriptSelf (archive footage)

2024Disney Legends Awards CeremonySelf

2024Inside Out 2Mind Cop Dave (voice)

2024Jim Henson Idea ManSelf

2024STEVE! (martin) a documentary in 2 piecesSelf - Director

2022LIGHT & MAGICSelf - Yoda Puppeteer (archive footage)

2022Jerry Nelson: A Celebratory Birthday AnimaticGrover (voice) / Cookie Monster (voice) / others (voice)

2022Obi-Wan KenobiYoda (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)

2021Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame StreetSelf (archive footage)

2021Echoes of ViolenceDante

2020Jedi Temple ChallengeYoda (voice)

2020Muppet Guys Talking: A Special Conversation to Honor Jim HensonSelf

2019Star Wars: The Rise of SkywalkerYoda (voice)

2019Knives OutAlan Stevens

2019Sesame Street: 50 Years and CountingCookie Monster

2018HowardSelf (archive footage)

2018The Director and the JediSelf

2017Star Wars: The Last JediYoda (voice)

2017Muppet Guys Talking: Secrets Behind the Show the Whole World WatchedSelf

2015Star Wars: The Force AwakensYoda (archive sound) (uncredited)

2015The Great Gilly HopkinsCookie Monster (voice)

2015In Their Own Words: Jim HensonSelf - Friend & Muppet Performer

2015The Late Show with Stephen ColbertBert (archive footage)

2015Sesame Street: Play All Day with Elmo!

2015In Their Own WordsSelf

2015Inside OutSubconscious Guard Dave (voice)

2015I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney StorySelf

2015StarTalk with Neil deGrasse TysonSelf

2014Star Wars RebelsYoda (voice)

2014Jim Henson: Behind the Seams

2011Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's JourneySelf

2009Jim Henson: His Sesame Street Story

2009Jim Henson's Tales from Muppetland

2007Reflections of 'The Dark Crystal'Self

2006A Sesame Street Christmas CarolBert (voice) (archive footage)

2006Treasures Untold: The Making of Disney's 'The Little Mermaid'Self

2006Sesame Street: Elmo's Potty TimeGrover (voice)

2006The Sound of the SquidSquid

2006Best Ever Muppet MomentsSelf

2005Zathura: A Space AdventureRobot (voice)

2005Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the SithYoda (voice)

2004Muppet History 101

2004Jim Henson: Commercials and Experiments

2004Muppet Music MomentsSelf

2004Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars TrilogySelf

2004When Star Wars Ruled the WorldSelf

2004KulturplatzSelf

2004Sesame Street: A Celebration of Me, GroverGrover (voice) (archive footage)

2004The Story of Star WarsYoda (archive footage)

2004Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On!Cookie Monster / Bert / Grover (voice)

2004Sesame Street: Cookie Monster's Best BitesCookie Monster (voice)

2003Muppets Magic from 'The Ed Sullivan Show!'Muppet Performer

2003Sesame Street: Let's Eat! Funny Food SongsGrover / Cookie Monster (voice)

2002Films Are Not Released, They EscapeSelf

2002From Puppets to Pixels: The Making of Star Wars Episode IISelf / Yoda

2002Sesame Street: Bert & Ernie's Word PlayBert / Cookie Monster (credit song) / T-Shirt Salesman / Fat Blue Anything Muppet in Fat Cat (voice) (archive footage)

2002Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the ClonesYoda (voice)

2002Sesame Street: Play with Me Sesame

2002I Love MuppetsSelf

2001Making "The Score"Himself

2001Monsters, Inc.Jeff Fungus (voice)

2001The Beginning: The Making of Star Wars Episode ISelf

2001The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 3Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Sam the Eagle / Animal / Wolf

2000Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Flowers, Bananas & More!Prince Charming (voice)

1999The Adventures of Elmo in GrouchlandBert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)

1999Muppets from SpaceMiss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam the Eagle (voice)

1999Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom MenaceYoda (voice)

1999The Very Best of the Muppet ShowFozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Animal / Sam the Eagle

1999The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 2Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Animal / Sam the Eagle

1999Sesame Unpaved

1999CinderElmoBert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)

1998The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers'Self

1998The Best of Kermit on Sesame StreetGrover (voice)

1998Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!Grover / Cookie Monster / Bert (voice)

1998Blues Brothers 2000Warden

1997Sesame Street: Elmo Says BOO!Bert (voice)

1997Sesame Street: Quiet TimeBert ("Naptime") (voice)

1996Sesame Street: Elmo Saves ChristmasCookie Monster (voice)

1996Muppets TonightMiss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / George the Janitor

1996Muppet Treasure IslandMiss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Sam the Eagle / Animal (voice)

1996Sesame Street: Do the AlphabetCookie Monster / Green (voice) (archive footage)

1996Sesame Street: Kid's Guide to Life: Learning to ShareCookie Monster

1995Orson Welles: The One-Man Band

1994The World of Jim HensonSelf / Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear

1994Return of the EwokYoda

1994Muppet Classic TheaterMiss Piggy / Fozzie Bear (voice)

1994Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!Bert / Grover (archive footage)

1993Sesame Street Stays Up Late!Bert/Grover/Cookie Monster/Uncle Hank(voice)

1993Sesame Street: 25 Wonderful Years: A Musical Celebration!Grover

1993Sesame Street Jam: A Musical CelebrationBert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)

1992Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show'Miss Piggy

1992The Muppet Christmas CarolMiss 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)

1992Home Alone 2: Lost in New YorkMan putting money into donation bucket (uncredited)

1992Innocent BloodPathologist

1992Getting Ready to ReadBert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)

1991Sesame Street: Elmo's Sing-Along Guessing GameGrover(voice)

1990The Muppets Celebrate Jim HensonSelf / Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Bert / Sam the Eagle (voice)

1990Disneyland's 35th Anniversary CelebrationMiss Piggy (voice)

1990Jim Henson's Memorial Service

1990Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His MusicSelf

1990The Muppets at Walt Disney WorldMiss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal (voice)

1990Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!(archive footage) (voice)

1990Sesame Street: Monster Hits!Cookie Monster (voice) / Grover (voice) / Clancy (voice)

198950 Years of Television: A Golden CelebrationMiss Piggy

1989An Evening with Jim Henson and Frank OzSelf

1989Miss Piggy's HollywoodMiss Piggy / Fozzie Bear

1989The Jim Henson HourFozzie Bear (voice)

1988Free to Be... a FamilyMiss Piggy (voice)

1988Sesame Street: Put Down the DuckieBert/Grover/Cookie Monster (voice)

1988The Best of Ernie and BertBert

1988Hey, You're as Funny as Fozzie BearFozzie Bear (voice)

1987A Muppet Family ChristmasMiss Piggy / Fozzy Bear / Animal / Sam the Eagle / Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster

1987Sesame Street: Sing Along

1986LabyrinthThe Wiseman

1986Sesame Street: Learning About LettersCookie Monster/Bert/Grover/Princess Penelope (voice)

1986The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 YearsFozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Sam the Eagle / Bert / Animal / Grover / Cookie Monster / Marvin Suggs (voice)

1986Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & StoriesBert / Grover (Bedtime Stories and Songs) / Cookie Monster (Bedtime Stories and Songs) / Tallest and Smallest People (Bedtime Stories & Songs) (voice)

1986Sesame Street: Learning About NumbersGrover / Fat Blue Tarnish Brother (voice)

1985Spies Like UsTest Monitor

1985Muppet Video: Rowlf's Rhapsodies with the MuppetsMiss Piggy / Fozzie Bear (voice)

1985Jim Henson's Little Muppet Monsters

1985Follow That BirdCookie Monster / Bert / Grover / Additional Muppets (voice)

1985Muppet TreasuresFozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Animal

1985The Muppet RevueFozzie Bear / Miss Piggy (voice)

1985Muppet Video: The Kermit and Piggy StoryMiss Piggy (voice)

1985Muppet Perk-UpGrump (voice)

1985Children's Songs and Stories with the MuppetsMiss Piggy (voice)

1984The Muppets Take ManhattanMiss Piggy / Fozzie / Animal / Bert / Cookie Monster / Ocean Breeze Soap Board Member / Sam the Eagle (voice)

1984Henson's Place: The Man Behind the MuppetsFrank Oz (self)

1983Classic Creatures: Return of the JediSelf

1983Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of ArtBert / Cookie Monster / Grover (voice)

1983Trading PlacesCorrupt Cop

1983Big Bird in ChinaBert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)

1983Return of the JediYoda (voice)

1983Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and the MuppetsMiss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Gramps (voice)

1983The World of 'The Dark Crystal'Self

1983Muppet BreakthroughGrump

1982The Dark CrystalAughra, a Keeper of Secrets / Chamberlain

1982The Fantastic Miss Piggy ShowMiss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal (voice)

1982I Love LibertyMiss Piggy / Fozzie Bear (voice)

1982Night of 100 StarsMiss Piggy (voice)

1981Of Muppets & MenSelf

1981Muppet Side SplitterGrump (voice)

1981An American Werewolf in LondonMr. Collins

1981The Great Muppet CaperMiss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam the Eagle / Gramps / Swedish Chef (voice)

1981The Muppets Go to the MoviesMiss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam Eagle

1980SP FX: The Empire Strikes BackSelf

1980The Blues BrothersCorrections Officer

1980The Empire Strikes BackYoda (Voice)

1979John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas TogetherMiss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal (voice)

1979The Muppet MovieMiss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam the Eagle / Doc Hopper's Men / Marvin Suggs / Swedish Chef (hands) / Motorcycle Guy (voice)

1979The Muppets Go HollywoodVarious Muppets

1979A Walking Tour of Sesame StreetGrover / Cookie Monster / Bert (archive footage)

1979The Orson Welles ShowSelf / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam Eagle (voice)

1979Let's Have the Dam BreakGrump

1979Grump CriticGrump

1979Meal BreakGrump

1979Muppet Breaker UpperGrump / Quongo

1979Muppet Gimme a BreakGrump

1978Christmas Eve on Sesame StreetBert / Cookie Monster / Grover (voice)

1978Hip Hip Parade!Fozzie Bear

1978Julie Andrews: One Step Into SpringMiss Piggy / Fozzie Bear

1978The Vent EventFozzie Bear

1978An Audience with...Miss Piggy

1977The Bob Hope All Star Christmas Comedy SpecialMiss Piggy / Fozzie Bear

1977Emmet Otter's Jug-Band ChristmasChuck (voice)

1977The Royal Variety Performance 1977

1976The Muppet ShowMiss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam Eagle / Marvin Suggs / George the Janitor (voice)

1976Kagayake! Gorō Mapetto Geba Geba 90-pun!George the Janitor, Fozzie Bear

1975Sesame Street- Do you know where Ernie lives?Self

1975Saturday Night LiveThe Mighty Favog (voice)

1975Muppet Picker UpperSam the Eagle (voice)

1975Just a Few AnnouncementsSam the Eagle

1975The Muppet IntroductionSam the Eagle

1974Out to LunchBert / Cookie Monster / Grover (voice)

1973Julie on Sesame StreetBert/ Cookie Monster/ Grover (voice)

1972The Muppet Musicians of BremenRat (voice)

1971Tales from Muppetland: The Frog PrinceGawain (voice)

1971Great PerformancesSelf

1970The Great Santa Claus SwitchThig / Skippity / Hoppity / Boppity / Snerf (voice)

1970The Muppets on PuppetsSelf

1969Sesame StreetBert

1969This Way to Sesame StreetBert

1969Sesame Street Pitch ReelScoop / Beautiful Day Monster (voice)

1969Hey Cinderella!Stepsister #1 / Splurge (voice)

1969Peter Alexander präsentiert SpezialitätenSelf

1968The Dick Cavett ShowSelf - Guest

1967The Paperwork Explosion

1965Time PieceMessenger boy

1961The Mike Douglas ShowSelf

1953The OscarsSelf

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