Frank Oz
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 25, 1944 (age 82)
- Birthplace
- Hereford, Herefordshire, England, UK
Biography
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
Inside Out
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Monsters, Inc.
The Empire Strikes Back
Return of the Jedi
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
Knives Out
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
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Filmography
The Muppet Script
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
fozzie descuido venga la alegría
Movie · as Fozzie
Inside Out 2
Movie · as Mind Cop Dave (voice)
Jim Henson Idea Man
Movie · as Self
STEVE! (martin) a documentary in 2 pieces
TV · as Self - Director · 1 ep
Disney Legends Award Ceremony
TV · as Self - Honoree · 1 ep
Jerry Nelson: A Celebratory Birthday Animatic
Movie · as Grover (voice) / Cookie Monster (voice) / others (voice)
Obi-Wan Kenobi
TV · as Yoda (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited) · 1 ep
LIGHT & MAGIC
TV · as Self - Yoda Puppeteer (archive footage) · 1 ep
Echoes of Violence
Movie · as Dante
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Muppet Guys Talking: A Special Conversation to Honor Jim Henson
Movie · as Self
Jedi Temple Challenge
TV · as Yoda (voice) · 10 eps
Knives Out
Movie · as Alan Stevens
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Movie · as Yoda (voice)
Sesame Street: 50 Years and Counting
Movie · as Grover / Cookie Monster / Various Characters
Howard
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Director and the Jedi
Movie · as Self
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Movie · as Yoda (voice)
Muppet Guys Talking: Secrets Behind the Show the Whole World Watched
Movie · as Self
I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story
Movie · as Self
In Their Own Words: Jim Henson
Movie · as Self - Friend & Muppet Performer
Inside Out
Movie · as Subconscious Guard Dave (voice)
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Movie · as Yoda (archive sound) (uncredited)
The Great Gilly Hopkins
Movie · as Cookie Monster (voice)
Sesame Street: Play All Day with Elmo!
Movie
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
TV · as Self · 1 ep
In Their Own Words
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Jim Henson: Behind the Seams
Movie
Star Wars Rebels
TV · as Yoda (voice) · 2 eps
Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey
Movie · as Self
Jim Henson's Tales from Muppetland
Movie
Jim Henson: His Sesame Street Story
Movie
Reflections of 'The Dark Crystal'
Movie · as Self
A Sesame Street Christmas Carol
Movie · as Bert (voice) (archive footage)
Sesame Street: Elmo's Potty Time
Movie · as Grover (voice)
Best Ever Muppet Moments
Movie · as Self
Treasures Untold: The Making of Disney's 'The Little Mermaid'
Movie · as Self
The Sound of the Squid
Movie · as Squid
Plaza Sésamo: Lola aventuras
Movie · as Grover
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Movie · as Yoda (voice)
Zathura: A Space Adventure
Movie · as Robot (voice)
Sesame Street: Cookie Monster's Best Bites
Movie · as Cookie Monster (voice)
Jim Henson: Commercials and Experiments
Movie
Muppet Music Moments
Movie · as Self
Muppet History 101
Movie
When Star Wars Ruled the World
Movie · as Self
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
Movie · as Self
The Story of Star Wars
Movie · as Yoda (archive footage)
Sesame Street: A Celebration of Me, Grover
Movie · as Grover (voice) (archive footage)
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On!
Movie · as Cookie Monster / Bert / Grover (voice)
Kulturplatz
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Muppets Magic from 'The Ed Sullivan Show!'
Movie · as Muppet Performer
Sesame Street: Let's Eat! Funny Food Songs
Movie · as Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
Movie · as Yoda (voice)
Films Are Not Released, They Escape
Movie · as Self
From Puppets to Pixels: The Making of Star Wars Episode II
Movie · as Self / Yoda
I Love Muppets
Movie · as Self
Sesame Street: Bert & Ernie's Word Play
Movie · as Bert / Cookie Monster (credit song) / T-Shirt Salesman / Fat Blue Anything Muppet in Fat Cat (voice) (archive footage)
Sesame Street: Play with Me Sesame
TV · 26 eps
Monsters, Inc.
Movie · as Jeff Fungus (voice)
The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 3
Movie · as Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Sam the Eagle / Animal / Wolf
The Beginning: The Making of Star Wars Episode I
Movie · as Self
Making "The Score"
Movie · as Himself
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Flowers, Bananas & More!
Movie · as Prince Charming (voice)
Muppets from Space
Movie · as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam the Eagle (voice)
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
Movie · as Yoda (voice)
The Very Best of the Muppet Show
Movie · as Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Animal / Sam the Eagle
The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 2
Movie · as Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Animal / Sam the Eagle
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland
Movie · as Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)
CinderElmo
Movie · as Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)
Sesame Unpaved
TV · 67 eps
Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!
Movie · as Grover / Cookie Monster / Bert (voice)
The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers'
Movie · as Self
Blues Brothers 2000
Movie · as Warden
The Best of Kermit on Sesame Street
Movie · as Grover (voice)
Sesame Street: Elmo Says BOO!
Movie · as Bert (voice)
Sesame Street: Quiet Time
Movie · as Bert ("Naptime") (voice)
Sesame Street: Do the Alphabet
Movie · as Cookie Monster / Green (voice) (archive footage)
Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas
Movie · as Cookie Monster (voice)
Muppet Treasure Island
Movie · as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Sam the Eagle / Animal (voice)
Sesame Street: Kid's Guide to Life: Learning to Share
Movie · as Cookie Monster
Muppets Tonight
TV · as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / George the Janitor · 34 eps
Orson Welles: The One-Man Band
Movie
Muppet Classic Theater
Movie · as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear (voice)
The World of Jim Henson
Movie · as Self / Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
Movie · as Bert / Grover (archive footage)
Return of the Ewok
Movie · as Yoda
Sesame Street: 25 Wonderful Years: A Musical Celebration!
Movie · as Grover
Sesame Street's 25th Birthday: A Musical Celebration
Movie · as Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)
Sesame Street Stays Up Late!
Movie · as Bert/Grover/Cookie Monster/Uncle Hank(voice)
Innocent Blood
Movie · as Pathologist
The Muppet Christmas Carol
Movie · 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)
Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show'
Movie · as Miss Piggy
Getting Ready to Read
Movie · as Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
Movie · as Man Putting Money into Donation Bucket (uncredited)
Sesame Street: Elmo's Sing-Along Guessing Game
Movie · as Grover(voice)
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
Movie · as (archive footage) (voice)
The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson
Movie · as Self / Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Bert / Sam the Eagle (voice)
The Muppets at Walt Disney World
Movie · as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal (voice)
Sesame Street: Monster Hits!
Movie · as Cookie Monster (voice) / Grover (voice) / Clancy (voice)
Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music
Movie · as Self
Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Celebration
Movie · as Miss Piggy (voice)
Jim Henson's Memorial Service
Movie
50 Years of Television: A Golden Celebration
Movie · as Miss Piggy
Miss Piggy's Hollywood
Movie · as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear
An Evening with Jim Henson and Frank Oz
Movie · as Self
Sesame Street: 20 Years & Still Counting! 1969-1989
Movie · as Self – Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster
The Jim Henson Hour
TV · as Fozzie Bear (voice), Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear (voice) · 1 ep
Free to Be... a Family
Movie · as Miss Piggy (voice)
Hey, You're as Funny as Fozzie Bear
Movie · as Fozzie Bear (voice)
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie
Movie · as Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)
The Best of Ernie and Bert
Movie · as Bert
A Muppet Family Christmas
Movie · as Miss Piggy / Fozzy Bear / Animal / Sam the Eagle / Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster
Sesame Street: Sing Along
Movie
Sesame Street: Learning About Letters
Movie · as Cookie Monster/Bert/Grover/Princess Penelope (voice)
Labyrinth
Movie · as The Wiseman
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
Movie · as Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Sam the Eagle / Bert / Animal / Grover / Cookie Monster / Marvin Suggs (voice)
Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & Stories
Movie · as Bert / Grover (Bedtime Stories and Songs) / Cookie Monster (Bedtime Stories and Songs) / Tallest and Smallest People (Bedtime Stories & Songs) (voice)
Sesame Street: Learning About Numbers
Movie · as Grover / Fat Blue Tarnish Brother (voice)
Spies Like Us
Movie · as Test Monitor
Follow That Bird
Movie · as Cookie Monster / Bert / Grover / Additional Muppets (voice)
The Muppet Revue
Movie · as Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy (voice)
Muppet Video: Rowlf's Rhapsodies with the Muppets
Movie · as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear (voice)
Muppet Treasures
Movie · as Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Animal
Children's Songs and Stories with the Muppets
Movie · as Miss Piggy (voice)
Muppet Video: The Kermit and Piggy Story
Movie · as Miss Piggy (voice)
Muppet Perk-Up
Movie · as Grump (voice)
Jim Henson's Little Muppet Monsters
TV · 13 eps
The Muppets Take Manhattan
Movie · as Miss Piggy / Fozzie / Animal / Bert / Cookie Monster / Ocean Breeze Soap Board Member / Sam the Eagle (voice)
Henson's Place: The Man Behind the Muppets
Movie · as Self
Trading Places
Movie · as Corrupt Cop
Return of the Jedi
Movie · as Yoda (voice)
Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and the Muppets
Movie · as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Gramps (voice)
The World of 'The Dark Crystal'
Movie · as Self
Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Movie · as Bert / Cookie Monster / Grover (voice)
Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi
Movie · as Self
Big Bird in China
Movie · as Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)
Muppet Breakthrough
Movie · as Grump
I Love Liberty
Movie · as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear (voice)
The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show
Movie · as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal (voice)
The Dark Crystal
Movie · as Aughra, a Keeper of Secrets / Chamberlain
Night of 100 Stars
Movie · as Miss Piggy (voice)
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Movie · as Grover (archive voice) (uncredited)
Of Muppets & Men
Movie · as Self
The Great Muppet Caper
Movie · as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam the Eagle / Gramps / Swedish Chef (voice)
An American Werewolf in London
Movie · as Mr. Collins
The Muppets Go to the Movies
Movie · as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Sam the Eagle (voice)
Muppet Side Splitter
Movie · as Grump (voice)
The Blues Brothers
Movie · as Corrections Officer
The Empire Strikes Back
Movie · as Yoda (Voice)
SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back
Movie · as Self
The Muppet Movie
Movie · as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam the Eagle / Doc Hopper's Men / Marvin Suggs / Swedish Chef (hands) / Motorcycle Guy (voice)
The Muppets Go Hollywood
Movie · as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam the Eagle (voice)
John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together
Movie · as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal (voice)
The Orson Welles Show
Movie · as Self / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam Eagle (voice)
Muppet Breaker Upper
Movie · as Grump / Quongo
Muppet Gimme a Break
Movie · as Grump
Let's Have the Dam Break
Movie · as Grump
Meal Break
Movie · as Grump
Grump Critic
Movie · as Grump
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
Movie · as Grover / Cookie Monster / Bert (archive footage)
Hip Hip Parade!
Movie · as Fozzie Bear
Christmas Eve on Sesame Street
Movie · as Bert / Cookie Monster / Grover (voice)
Julie Andrews: One Step Into Spring
Movie · as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear
The Vent Event
Movie · as Fozzie Bear
An Audience with...
TV · as Miss Piggy · 1 ep
Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas
Movie · as Chuck (voice)
The Bob Hope All Star Christmas Comedy Special
Movie · as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear
The Royal Variety Performance 1977
Movie
Kagayake! Gorō Mapetto Geba Geba 90-pun!
Movie · as George the Janitor, Fozzie Bear
The Muppet Show
TV · as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam Eagle / Marvin Suggs / George the Janitor (voice) · 120 eps
Muppet Picker Upper
Movie · as Sam the Eagle (voice)
The Muppet Introduction
Movie · as Sam the Eagle
Just a Few Announcements
Movie · as Sam the Eagle
Sesame Street- Do you know where Ernie lives?
Movie · as Self
Saturday Night Live
TV · as The Mighty Favog (voice), The Flood (voice) · 10 eps
Out to Lunch
Movie · as Bert / Cookie Monster / Grover (voice)
Julie on Sesame Street
Movie · as Bert/ Cookie Monster/ Grover (voice)
The Muppet Musicians of Bremen
Movie · as Rat (voice)
Tales from Muppetland: The Frog Prince
Movie · as Gawain (voice)
Great Performances
TV · as Self, Miss Piggy (voice) · 1 ep
The Muppets on Puppets
Movie · as Self / Various Characters
The Great Santa Claus Switch
Movie · as Thig / Skippity / Hoppity / Boppity / Snerf (voice)
Sesame Street Pitch Reel
Movie · as Scoop / Beautiful Day Monster (voice)
Hey Cinderella!
Movie · as Stepsister #1 / Splurge (voice)
This Way to Sesame Street
Movie · as Bert
Sesame Street
TV · as Bert/Cookie Monster/Grover · 3656 eps
Peter Alexander präsentiert Spezialitäten
TV · as Self · 2 eps
The Dick Cavett Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
The Paperwork Explosion
Movie
Time Piece
Movie · as Messenger Boy
The Mike Douglas Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Wonderful World of Disney
TV · as Miss Piggy (voice) · 1 ep
The Oscars
TV · as Self, Miss Piggy · 1 ep