Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
May 25, 1944
Place of Birth:
Hereford, Herefordshire, England, UK
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Frank Oz
Biography
Frank Oz (born Richard Frank Oznowicz; May 25, 1944) is a British-born American film director, actor, voice actor, and puppetee. 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
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | The Muppet Script | Self (archive footage) |
| 2024 | Inside Out 2 | Mind Cop Dave (voice) |
| 2024 | Jim Henson Idea Man | Self |
| 2024 | Disney Legends Awards Ceremony | Self |
| 2022 | Jerry Nelson: A Celebratory Birthday Animatic | Grover (voice) / Cookie Monster (voice) / others (voice) |
| 2021 | Echoes of Violence | Dante |
| 2021 | Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street | Self (archive footage) |
| 2020 | Muppet Guys Talking: A Special Conversation to Honor Jim Henson | Self |
| 2019 | Knives Out | Alan Stevens |
| 2019 | Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker | Yoda (voice) |
| 2019 | Sesame Street: 50 Years and Counting | Cookie Monster |
| 2019 | The Saga: Star Wars with Tommy Wiseau | Yoda (voice) |
| 2018 | Howard | Self (archive footage) |
| 2018 | The Director and the Jedi | Self |
| 2017 | Star Wars: The Last Jedi | Yoda (voice) |
| 2017 | Muppet Guys Talking: Secrets Behind the Show the Whole World Watched | Self |
| 2015 | I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story | Self |
| 2015 | In Their Own Words: Jim Henson | Self - Friend & Muppet Performer |
| 2015 | Inside Out | Subconscious Guard Dave (voice) |
| 2015 | Star Wars: The Force Awakens | Yoda (archive sound) (uncredited) |
| 2015 | The Great Gilly Hopkins | Cookie Monster (voice) |
| 2014 | Jim Henson: Behind the Seams | |
| 2011 | Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey | Self |
| 2009 | Jim Henson's Tales from Muppetland | |
| 2009 | Jim Henson: His Sesame Street Story | |
| 2007 | Reflections of 'The Dark Crystal' | Himself |
| 2006 | A Sesame Street Christmas Carol | Bert (voice) (archive footage) |
| 2006 | Sesame Street: Elmo's Potty Time | Grover (voice) |
| 2006 | Best Ever Muppet Moments | Self |
| 2006 | Treasures Untold: The Making of Disney's 'The Little Mermaid' | Self |
| 2005 | Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith | Yoda (voice) |
| 2005 | Zathura: A Space Adventure | Robot (voice) |
| 2004 | Sesame Street: Cookie Monster's Best Bites | Cookie Monster (voice) |
| 2004 | Jim Henson: Commercials and Experiments | |
| 2004 | Muppet History 101 | |
| 2004 | Muppet Music Moments | Self |
| 2004 | When Star Wars Ruled the World | Self |
| 2004 | Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy | Self |
| 2004 | The Story of Star Wars | Yoda (archive footage) |
| 2004 | Sesame Street: A Celebration of Me, Grover | Grover (voice) (archive footage) |
| 2003 | Muppets Magic From 'The Ed Sullivan Show!' | Muppet Performer |
| 2003 | Sesame Street: Let's Eat! Funny Food Songs | Grover / Cookie Monster (voice) |
| 2002 | Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones | Yoda (voice) |
| 2002 | Films Are Not Released, They Escape | Self |
| 2002 | From Puppets to Pixels: Digital Characters in 'Episode II' | Self / Yoda |
| 2002 | I Love Muppets | Self |
| 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) |
| 2001 | Monsters, Inc. | Jeff Fungus (voice) |
| 2001 | The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 3 | Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Sam the Eagle / Animal / Wolf |
| 2001 | The Beginning: Making Episode I | Self |
| 2001 | Making "The Score" | Himself |
| 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 | The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland | Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice) |
| 1999 | CinderElmo | Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice) |
| 1998 | Sesame Street: Elmopalooza! | Grover / Cookie Monster / Bert (voice) |
| 1998 | The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers' | Self |
| 1998 | Blues Brothers 2000 | Warden |
| 1998 | The Best of Kermit on Sesame Street | Grover (voice) |
| 1997 | Sesame Street: Elmo Says BOO! | Bert (voice) |
| 1997 | Sesame Street: Quiet Time | Bert ("Naptime") (voice) |
| 1996 | Sesame Street: Do the Alphabet | Cookie Monster / Green (voice) (archive footage) |
| 1996 | Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas | Cookie Monster (voice) |
| 1996 | Muppet Treasure Island | Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Sam the Eagle / Animal (voice) |
| 1996 | Sesame Street: Kid's Guide to Life: Learning to Share | Cookie Monster |
| 1994 | Muppet Classic Theater | Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear (voice) |
| 1994 | The World of Jim Henson | Self / Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear |
| 1994 | Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! | Bert / Grover (archive footage) |
| 1993 | Sesame Street: 25 Wonderful Years: A Musical Celebration! | Grover |
| 1992 | Innocent Blood | Pathologist |
| 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 | Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show' | Miss Piggy |
| 1991 | Muppet*Vision 3D | Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Sam the Eagle / Construction Worker |
| 1990 | Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly! | |
| 1990 | The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson | Self / Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Bert / Sam the Eagle (voice) |
| 1990 | The Muppets at Walt Disney World | Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal (voice) |
| 1990 | Sesame Street: Monster Hits! | Cookie Monster (voice) / Grover (voice) / Clancy (voice) |
| 1990 | Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music | Self |
| 1990 | Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Special | Miss Piggy (voice) |
| 1990 | Jim Henson's Memorial Service | |
| 1989 | 50 Years of Television: A Golden Celebration | Miss Piggy |
| 1989 | Miss Piggy's Hollywood | Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear |
| 1989 | An Evening with Jim Henson and Frank Oz | Self |
| 1988 | Free to Be... a Family | Miss Piggy (voice) |
| 1988 | Hey, You're as Funny as Fozzie Bear | Fozzie Bear (voice) |
| 1988 | Sesame Street | Put Down the Duckie: An All-Star Musical Special | Muppet Performer |
| 1988 | The Best of Ernie and Bert | Bert |
| 1987 | A Muppet Family Christmas | Miss Piggy / Fozzy Bear / Animal / Sam the Eagle / Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster |
| 1987 | Sesame Street: Sing Along | |
| 1986 | Sesame Street: Learning About Letters | Cookie Monster/Bert/Grover/Princess Penelope (voice) |
| 1986 | Labyrinth | The Wiseman |
| 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) |
| 1985 | Spies Like Us | Test Monitor |
| 1985 | Follow That Bird | Cookie Monster / Bert / Grover / Additional Muppets (voice) |
| 1985 | The Muppet Revue | Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy (voice) |
| 1985 | Muppet Video: Rowlf's Rhapsodies with the Muppets | Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear (voice) |
| 1985 | Muppet Treasures | Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Animal |
| 1985 | Children's Songs and Stories with the Muppets | Miss Piggy (voice) |
| 1985 | Muppet Video: The Kermit and Piggy Story | Miss Piggy (voice) |
| 1984 | 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) |
| 1983 | Trading Places | Corrupt Cop |
| 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 | Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art | Bert / Cookie Monster / Grover (voice) |
| 1983 | Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi | Self |
| 1983 | Big Bird in China | Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice) |
| 1983 | Muppet Breakthrough | Grump |
| 1982 | I Love Liberty | Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear (voice) |
| 1982 | The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show | Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal (voice) |
| 1982 | Return of the Ewok | Yoda (voice) |
| 1982 | The Dark Crystal | Aughra, a Keeper of Secrets / Chamberlain |
| 1982 | Night of 100 Stars | Miss Piggy (voice) |
| 1981 | Of Muppets & Men | Self |
| 1981 | The Great Muppet Caper | Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Sam the Eagle / Animal (voice) |
| 1981 | An American Werewolf in London | Mr. Collins |
| 1981 | The Muppets Go to the Movies | Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam Eagle |
| 1981 | Muppet Side Splitter | Grump (voice) |
| 1980 | The Blues Brothers | Corrections Officer |
| 1980 | The Empire Strikes Back | Yoda (Voice) |
| 1980 | SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back | Yoda |
| 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 | John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together | Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal (voice) |
| 1979 | The Orson Welles Show | Self / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam Eagle (voice) |
| 1979 | Muppet Breaker Upper | Grump / Quongo |
| 1979 | Muppet Gimme a Break | Grump |
| 1979 | Let's Have the Dam Break | Grump |
| 1979 | Grump Critic | Grump |
| 1979 | Meal Break | Grump |
| 1979 | A Walking Tour of Sesame Street | Grover / Cookie Monster / Bert (archive footage) |
| 1978 | Hip Hip Parade! | Fozzie Bear |
| 1978 | Christmas Eve on Sesame Street | Bert / Cookie Monster / Grover (voice) |
| 1978 | Julie Andrews: One Step Into Spring | Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear |
| 1977 | Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas | Chuck (voice) |
| 1977 | The Bob Hope All Star Christmas Comedy Special | Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear |
| 1977 | Sesame Street at Night? | Grover / Cookie Monster / Bert (voice) (archive footage) |
| 1975 | Muppet Picker Upper | Sam the Eagle (voice) |
| 1975 | Just a Few Announcements | Sam the Eagle |
| 1975 | The Muppet Introduction | Sam the Eagle |
| 1974 | Out to Lunch | Bert / Cookie Monster / Grover (voice) |
| 1973 | Julie on Sesame Street | |
| 1972 | The Muppet Musicians of Bremen | Rat (voice) |
| 1971 | Tales from Muppetland: The Frog Prince | Gawain (voice) |
| 1970 | The Great Santa Claus Switch | Thig / Skippity / Hoppity / Boppity / Snerf (voice) |
| 1970 | The Muppets on Puppets | Self |
| 1969 | Sesame Street Pitch Reel | Scoop / Beautiful Day Monster (voice) |
| 1969 | Hey Cinderella! | Stepsister #1 / Splurge (voice) |
| 1969 | This Way to Sesame Street | Bert |
| 1967 | The Paperwork Explosion | |
| 1965 | Time Piece | Messenger boy |
| Getting Ready to Read | Jim Hensons Muppets |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | STEVE! (martin) a documentary in 2 pieces | Self - Director |
| 2022 | Obi-Wan Kenobi | Yoda (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 2020 | Star Wars: Jedi Temple Challenge | Yoda (voice) |
| 2015 | StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson | Self |
| 2015 | In Their Own Words | Self |
| 2014 | Star Wars Rebels | Yoda (voice) |
| 2004 | Kulturplatz | Self |
| 1996 | Muppets Tonight | Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / George the Janitor |
| 1989 | The Jim Henson Hour | |
| 1985 | Jim Henson's Little Muppet Monsters | |
| 1978 | An Audience with... | Miss Piggy |
| 1976 | The Muppet Show | Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam Eagle / Marvin Suggs / George the Janitor (voice) |
| 1971 | Great Performances | Self |
| 1971 | Great Performances | Miss Piggy (voice) |
| 1969 | Sesame Street | Bert |
| 1969 | Sesame Unpaved | |
| 1969 | Peter Alexander präsentiert Spezialitäten | Self |
| 1968 | The Dick Cavett Show | Self - Guest |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show | Self |
| 1953 | The Oscars | Self |
| Sesame Street: Play with Me Sesame |