Frank Oz | Favlog Movies

Frank Oz

Frank Oz

Personal Info

Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1944-05-25 (81 years old)
Place of Birth
Hereford, Herefordshire, England, UK

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

Acting

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

Crew

(2023)
S.P.I.C.
Executive Producer
(2023)
Fuzzy Head
Executive Producer
(2020)
Derek DelGaudio's In & of Itself
Director
(2020)
Muppet Guys Talking: A Special Conversation to Honor Jim Henson
Director
(2017)
Muppet Guys Talking: Secrets Behind the Show the Whole World Watched
Director
(2007)
Death at a Funeral
Director
(2004)
The Stepford Wives
Director
(2001)
The Score
Director
(1999)
Bowfinger
Director
(1997)
In & Out
Director
(1997)
Eye of God
Thanks
(1996)
Muppet Treasure Island
Producer
(1995)
The Indian in the Cupboard
Director
(1992)
Housesitter
Director
(1992)
The Muppet Christmas Carol
Executive Producer
(1991)
What About Bob?
Director
(1991)
Muppet*Vision 3D
Director
(1988)
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Director
(1986)
Little Shop of Horrors
Director
(1984)
The Muppets Take Manhattan
Screenplay, Director
(1982)
The Dark Crystal
Director
(1981)
The Great Muppet Caper
Producer
(1979)
The Muppet Movie
Creative Consultant
(1978)
Christmas Eve on Sesame Street
Creative Consultant
(1965)
Run, Run
Director of Photography