Frank Oz
Acting
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.
TV Shows(22)
STEVE! (martin) a documentary in 2 pieces
Self - Director
2024
LIGHT & MAGIC
Self - Yoda Puppeteer (archive footage)
2022
Obi-Wan Kenobi
Yoda (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)
2022
Jedi Temple Challenge
Yoda (voice)
2020
In Their Own Words
Self
2015
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
Self
2015
Star Wars Rebels
Yoda (voice)
2014
Kulturplatz
Self
2004
Sesame Street: Play with Me Sesame
2002
Sesame Unpaved
1999
Muppets Tonight
Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / George the Janitor
1996
The Jim Henson Hour
1989
Jim Henson's Little Muppet Monsters
1985
An Audience with...
Miss Piggy
1978
The Muppet Show
Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam Eagle / Marvin Suggs / George the Janitor (voice)
1976
Saturday Night Live
The Mighty Favog (voice)
1975
Great Performances
Self
1971
Sesame Street
Bert
1969
Peter Alexander präsentiert Spezialitäten
Self
1969
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest
1968
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
1961
The Oscars
Self
1953
Movies(164)
fozzie descuido venga la alegría
Fozzie
2025
The Muppet Script
Self (archive footage)
2025
Disney Legends Awards Ceremony
Self
2024
Inside Out 2
Mind Cop Dave (voice)
2024
Jim Henson Idea Man
Self
2024
Jerry Nelson: A Celebratory Birthday Animatic
Grover (voice) / Cookie Monster (voice) / others (voice)
2022
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
Self (archive footage)
2021
Echoes of Violence
Dante
2021
Muppet Guys Talking: A Special Conversation to Honor Jim Henson
Self
2020
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Yoda (voice)
2019
Knives Out
Alan Stevens
2019
Sesame Street: 50 Years and Counting
Cookie Monster
2019
Howard
Self (archive footage)
2018
The Director and the Jedi
Self
2018
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Yoda (voice)
2017
Muppet Guys Talking: Secrets Behind the Show the Whole World Watched
Self
2017
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Yoda (archive sound) (uncredited)
2015
The Great Gilly Hopkins
Cookie Monster (voice)
2015
In Their Own Words: Jim Henson
Self - Friend & Muppet Performer
2015
Sesame Street: Play All Day with Elmo!
2015
Inside Out
Subconscious Guard Dave (voice)
2015
I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story
Self
2015
Jim Henson: Behind the Seams
2014
Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey
Self
2011
Jim Henson: His Sesame Street Story
2009
Jim Henson's Tales from Muppetland
2009
Reflections of 'The Dark Crystal'
Self
2007
A Sesame Street Christmas Carol
Bert (voice) (archive footage)
2006
Treasures Untold: The Making of Disney's 'The Little Mermaid'
Self
2006
Sesame Street: Elmo's Potty Time
Grover (voice)
2006
Best Ever Muppet Moments
Self
2006
Zathura: A Space Adventure
Robot (voice)
2005
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Yoda (voice)
2005
Muppet History 101
2004
Jim Henson: Commercials and Experiments
2004
Muppet Music Moments
Self
2004
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
Self
2004
When Star Wars Ruled the World
Self
2004
Sesame Street: A Celebration of Me, Grover
Grover (voice) (archive footage)
2004
The Story of Star Wars
Yoda (archive footage)
2004
Sesame Street: Cookie Monster's Best Bites
Cookie Monster (voice)
2004
Muppets Magic from 'The Ed Sullivan Show!'
Muppet Performer
2003
Sesame Street: Let's Eat! Funny Food Songs
Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)
2003
Films Are Not Released, They Escape
Self
2002
From Puppets to Pixels: Digital Characters in 'Episode II'
Self / Yoda
2002
Sesame Street: Bert & Ernie's Word Play
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
Yoda (voice)
2002
I Love Muppets
Self
2002
Making "The Score"
Himself
2001
Monsters, Inc.
Jeff Fungus (voice)
2001
The Beginning: Making Episode I
Self
2001
The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 3
Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Sam the Eagle / Animal / Wolf
2001
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland
Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)
1999
Muppets from Space
Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam the Eagle (voice)
1999
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
Yoda (voice)
1999
The Very Best of the Muppet Show
Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Animal / Sam the Eagle
1999
The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 2
Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Animal / Sam the Eagle
1999
CinderElmo
Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)
1999
The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers'
Self
1998
The Best of Kermit on Sesame Street
Grover (voice)
1998
Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!
Grover / Cookie Monster / Bert (voice)
1998
Blues Brothers 2000
Warden
1998
Sesame Street: Elmo Says BOO!
Bert (voice)
1997
Sesame Street: Quiet Time
Bert ("Naptime") (voice)
1997
Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas
Cookie Monster (voice)
1996
Muppet Treasure Island
Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Sam the Eagle / Animal (voice)
1996
Sesame Street: Do the Alphabet
Cookie Monster / Green (voice) (archive footage)
1996
Sesame Street: Kid's Guide to Life: Learning to Share
Cookie Monster
1996
The World of Jim Henson
Self / Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear
1994
Return of the Ewok
Yoda
1994
Muppet Classic Theater
Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear (voice)
1994
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
Bert / Grover (archive footage)
1994
Sesame Street Stays Up Late!
Bert/Grover/Cookie Monster/Uncle Hank(voice)
1993
Sesame Street: 25 Wonderful Years: A Musical Celebration!
Grover
1993
Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration
Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)
1993
Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show'
Miss Piggy
1992
The Muppet Christmas Carol
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
Man putting money into donation bucket (uncredited)
1992
Innocent Blood
Pathologist
1992
Getting Ready to Read
Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)
1992
Sesame Street: Elmo's Sing-Along Guessing Game
Grover(voice)
1991
The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson
Self / Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Bert / Sam the Eagle (voice)
1990
Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Special
Miss Piggy (voice)
1990
Jim Henson's Memorial Service
1990
Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music
Self
1990
The Muppets at Walt Disney World
Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal (voice)
1990
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
(archive footage) (voice)
1990
Sesame Street: Monster Hits!
Cookie Monster (voice) / Grover (voice) / Clancy (voice)
1990
50 Years of Television: A Golden Celebration
Miss Piggy
1989
An Evening with Jim Henson and Frank Oz
Self
1989
Miss Piggy's Hollywood
Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear
1989
Free to Be... a Family
Miss Piggy (voice)
1988
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie
Bert/Grover/Cookie Monster (voice)
1988
The Best of Ernie and Bert
Bert
1988
Hey, You're as Funny as Fozzie Bear
Fozzie Bear (voice)
1988
A Muppet Family Christmas
Miss Piggy / Fozzy Bear / Animal / Sam the Eagle / Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster
1987
Sesame Street: Sing Along
1987
Labyrinth
The Wiseman
1986
Sesame Street: Learning About Letters
Cookie Monster/Bert/Grover/Princess Penelope (voice)
1986
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Sam the Eagle / Bert / Animal / Grover / Cookie Monster / Marvin Suggs (voice)
1986
Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & Stories
Bert / Grover (Bedtime Stories and Songs) / Cookie Monster (Bedtime Stories and Songs) / Tallest and Smallest People (Bedtime Stories & Songs) (voice)
1986
Sesame Street: Learning About Numbers
Grover / Fat Blue Tarnish Brother (voice)
1986
Spies Like Us
Test Monitor
1985
Muppet Video: Rowlf's Rhapsodies with the Muppets
Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear (voice)
1985
Follow That Bird
Cookie Monster / Bert / Grover / Additional Muppets (voice)
1985
Muppet Treasures
Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Animal
1985
The Muppet Revue
Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy (voice)
1985
Muppet Video: The Kermit and Piggy Story
Miss Piggy (voice)
1985
Children's Songs and Stories with the Muppets
Miss Piggy (voice)
1985
The Muppets Take Manhattan
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
Frank Oz (self)
1984
Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi
Self
1983
Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Bert / Cookie Monster / Grover (voice)
1983
Trading Places
Corrupt Cop
1983
Big Bird in China
Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)
1983
Return of the Jedi
Yoda (voice)
1983
Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and the Muppets
Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Gramps (voice)
1983
The World of 'The Dark Crystal'
Self
1983
Muppet Breakthrough
Grump
1983
The Dark Crystal
Aughra, a Keeper of Secrets / Chamberlain
1982
The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show
Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal (voice)
1982
I Love Liberty
Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear (voice)
1982
Night of 100 Stars
Miss Piggy (voice)
1982
Of Muppets & Men
Self
1981
Muppet Side Splitter
Grump (voice)
1981
An American Werewolf in London
Mr. Collins
1981
The Great Muppet Caper
Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Sam the Eagle / Animal (voice)
1981
The Muppets Go to the Movies
Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam Eagle
1981
SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back
Self
1980
The Blues Brothers
Corrections Officer
1980
The Empire Strikes Back
Yoda (Voice)
1980
John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together
Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal (voice)
1979
The Muppet Movie
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
Various Muppets
1979
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
Grover / Cookie Monster / Bert (archive footage)
1979
The Orson Welles Show
Self / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam Eagle (voice)
1979
Meal Break
Grump
1979
Grump Critic
Grump
1979
Let's Have the Dam Break
Grump
1979
Muppet Breaker Upper
Grump / Quongo
1979
Muppet Gimme a Break
Grump
1979
Christmas Eve on Sesame Street
Bert / Cookie Monster / Grover (voice)
1978
Hip Hip Parade!
Fozzie Bear
1978
Julie Andrews: One Step Into Spring
Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear
1978
The Vent Event
Fozzie Bear
1978
The Bob Hope All Star Christmas Comedy Special
Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear
1977
Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas
Chuck (voice)
1977
The Royal Variety Performance 1977
1977
Kagayake! Gorō Mapetto Geba Geba 90-pun!
George the Janitor, Fozzie Bear
1976
Sesame Street- Do you know where Ernie lives?
Self
1975
Muppet Picker Upper
Sam the Eagle (voice)
1975
The Muppet Introduction
Sam the Eagle
1975
Just a Few Announcements
Sam the Eagle
1975
Out to Lunch
Bert / Cookie Monster / Grover (voice)
1974
Julie on Sesame Street
1973
The Muppet Musicians of Bremen
Rat (voice)
1972
Tales from Muppetland: The Frog Prince
Gawain (voice)
1971
The Great Santa Claus Switch
Thig / Skippity / Hoppity / Boppity / Snerf (voice)
1970
The Muppets on Puppets
Self
1970
This Way to Sesame Street
Bert
1969
Sesame Street Pitch Reel
Scoop / Beautiful Day Monster (voice)
1969
Hey Cinderella!
Stepsister #1 / Splurge (voice)
1969
The Paperwork Explosion
1967
Time Piece
Messenger boy
1965