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Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
August 17, 1951
Place of Birth:
The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
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Richard Hunt
Biography
Richard Hunt (August 17, 1951 – January 7, 1992) was an American puppeteer, best known as a Muppet performer on Sesame Street, The Muppet Show, Fraggle Rock, and other projects for The Jim Henson Company. His roles on The Muppet Show included Scooter, Statler, Janice, Beaker, and Sweetums and characters on Sesame Street included Gladys the Cow, Don Music, and Forgetful Jones.
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Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Jim Henson Idea Man | Self (archive footage) |
| 2014 | Jim Henson: Behind the Seams | |
| 2009 | Jim Henson: His Sesame Street Story | |
| 2009 | Jim Henson's Tales from Muppetland | |
| 2005 | Fraggle Rock: Dance Your Cares Away | Junior Gorg (voice) |
| 2005 | Fraggle Rock: Live by the Rule of the Rock | Doozer/ Gunge / Junior Gorg/ Background Fraggles (voice) |
| 2004 | Muppet History 101 | |
| 2004 | Muppet Music Moments | Self |
| 2004 | Sesame Street: Cookie Monster's Best Bites | (voice, archive footage) |
| 2003 | Sesame Street: Let's Eat! Funny Food Songs | Backup Monster (puppeteer) |
| 2002 | Sesame Street: Bert & Ernie's Word Play | Harry (voice) (archive footage) |
| 2001 | The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 3 | Statler / Scooter / Janice |
| 1999 | The Very Best of the Muppet Show | Statler / Scooter / Janice / Beaker / Sweetums / Gladys |
| 1999 | The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 2 | Statler / Scooter / Janice / Beaker / Sweetums / Gladys |
| 1997 | Sesame Street: Elmo Says BOO! | Kermit the Forg / Frazzletone (archive footage) |
| 1994 | The World of Jim Henson | Self (archive footage) |
| 1993 | Muppet Sing Alongs: Billy Bunny's Animal Songs | |
| 1991 | Sesame Street: Sing, Hoot & Howl with the Sesame Street Animals | Gladys the Cow (voice) |
| 1991 | Muppet*Vision 3D | Beaker / Scooter / Statler / Sweetums / Chuck |
| 1990 | Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly! | |
| 1990 | Sesame Street: Monster Hits! | Stuie Monster (voice) / Lavender Frazzletone (voice) / Two-Headed Monster (right half) (voice) / Furline Huskie (voice) / Kermit the Frog (voice) |
| 1990 | The Muppets at Walt Disney World | Scooter / Statler / Janice / Beaker / Tug Monster / Frog (voice) |
| 1990 | The Earth Day Special | Crocodile (voice) |
| 1990 | Jim Henson's Memorial Service | |
| 1990 | The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson | Scooter / Beaker / Janice (voice) |
| 1989 | Miss Piggy's Hollywood | Statler |
| 1988 | Jim Henson: Sing-Along, Dance-Along, Do-Along | Additional Muppet Performer (voice) |
| 1988 | Sesame Street | Put Down the Duckie: An All-Star Musical Special | Muppet Performer |
| 1988 | Muppet Studios Presents: You're the Director | Janice / Scooter / Statler (voice) |
| 1987 | Sesame Street: Sing Along | Two-Headed Monster (right) (voice) |
| 1987 | A Muppet Family Christmas | Scooter / Janice / Statler / Beaker / Gladys the Cow / Two-Headed Monster / Snowman (voice) |
| 1987 | Down at Fraggle Rock | Junior Gorg / Self |
| 1986 | The Christmas Toy | Belmont (voice) |
| 1986 | The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years | Beaker / Scooter / Statler / Sweetums / Janice / Two-Headed Monster (Stein) / Tug Monster (voice) |
| 1986 | The Tale of the Bunny Picnic | Lugsy (voice) |
| 1986 | Fraggles Look For Jobs | Himself |
| 1985 | Follow That Bird | Gladys the Cow / Feathered Friends Owl / Additional Muppets / Grouches (voice) |
| 1985 | Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird Stuff | Camilla the Chicken (voice) |
| 1985 | Muppet Video: Rowlf's Rhapsodies with the Muppets | Scooter (voice) |
| 1985 | Muppet Treasures | Scooter / Statler / Janice |
| 1985 | Children's Songs and Stories with the Muppets | Scooter (voice) |
| 1985 | Muppet Video: The Kermit and Piggy Story | |
| 1984 | The Muppets Take Manhattan | Scooter / Statler / Janice / Beaker / Dog (voice) |
| 1984 | Oxford Blues | Larry |
| 1983 | Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and the Muppets | Scooter / Janice / Statler / Bubba (voice) |
| 1983 | Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art | Muppet Performer (voice) |
| 1983 | Trading Places | Wilson |
| 1983 | Big Bird in China | Two-Headed Monster (voice) |
| 1982 | The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show | Scooter / Janice / Beaker (voice) |
| 1981 | Of Muppets & Men | Self |
| 1981 | The Great Muppet Caper | Scooter / Statler / Sweetums / Janice / Beaker / Bubba |
| 1981 | The Muppets Go to the Movies | Beaker / Janice / Scooter / Sheriff / Statler (voice) |
| 1979 | The Muppet Movie | Scooter / Statler / Janice / Sweetums / Beaker / Fozzie Bear (assistant) (voice) |
| 1979 | The Muppets Go Hollywood | Various Muppets |
| 1979 | John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together | Scooter / Statler / Janice / Beaker (voice) |
| 1978 | Christmas Eve on Sesame Street | Ernie (assistant) / Additional Muppets (voice) |
| 1978 | Julie Andrews: One Step Into Spring | Scooter |
| 1977 | The Bob Hope All Star Christmas Comedy Special | Scooter |
| 1977 | Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas | Charlie / Lizard / George Rabbit (voice) |
| 1974 | Out to Lunch | Various Muppets (voice) |
| 1973 | Julie on Sesame Street | |
| 1972 | The Muppet Musicians of Bremen | Chicken / Additional Muppet Performer (voice) |
| 1970 | The Great Santa Claus Switch | Bing / Match Frackle (voice) |
| Getting Ready to Read | Jim Hensons Muppets |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | The Jim Henson Hour | |
| 1987 | Fraggle Rock: The Animated Series | |
| 1987 | CBS Summer Playhouse | Del |
| 1985 | Jim Henson's Little Muppet Monsters | |
| 1984 | The Cosby Show | Statler / Blue Frackle / Sandwich (voice) |
| 1983 | Fraggle Rock | Junior Gorg (himself) / Gunge / Mudwell the Mudbunny / Herkimer Fraggle / The Spiderfly / Gillis Fraggle / Turbo / The Genie / Purple Fragglette / Fire Chief Fraggle / Flex Doozer / Background Fraggles (voice) |
| 1976 | The Muppet Show | Statler, Scooter / Janice / Beaker / Wayne / Sweetums (voice) |
| 1969 | Sesame Street | |
| 1969 | Sesame Unpaved | |
| 1969 | Peter Alexander präsentiert Spezialitäten | Self |