Frank Oz
Acting
199
Acting Credits
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Directed
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
Filmography
The Muppet Script
2025
as Self (archive footage)
fozzie descuido venga la alegría
2025
as Fozzie
Inside Out 2
2024
as Mind Cop Dave (voice)
Jim Henson Idea Man
2024
as Self
STEVE! (martin) a documentary in 2 pieces
2024
as Self - Director
Disney Legends Award Ceremony
2024
as Self - Honoree
Jerry Nelson: A Celebratory Birthday Animatic
2022
as Grover (voice) / Cookie Monster (voice) / others (voice)
Obi-Wan Kenobi
2022
as Yoda (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)
LIGHT & MAGIC
2022
as Self - Yoda Puppeteer (archive footage)
Echoes of Violence
2021
as Dante
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
2021
as Self (archive footage)
Muppet Guys Talking: A Special Conversation to Honor Jim Henson
2020
as Self
STAR WARS: Revenge of the Sith Extended Edition
2020
as Yoda (Voice)
Jedi Temple Challenge
2020
as Yoda (voice)
Knives Out
2019
as Alan Stevens
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
2019
as Yoda (voice)
Sesame Street: 50 Years and Counting
2019
as Grover / Cookie Monster / Various Characters
Howard
2018
as Self (archive footage)
The Director and the Jedi
2018
as Self
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
2017
as Yoda (voice)
Muppet Guys Talking: Secrets Behind the Show the Whole World Watched
2017
as Self
I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story
2015
as Self
In Their Own Words: Jim Henson
2015
as Self - Friend & Muppet Performer
Inside Out
2015
as Subconscious Guard Dave (voice)
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
2015
as Yoda (archive sound) (uncredited)
The Great Gilly Hopkins
2015
as Cookie Monster (voice)
Sesame Street: Play All Day with Elmo!
2015
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
2015
as Self
In Their Own Words
2015
as Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self - Guest
Jim Henson: Behind the Seams
2014
Star Wars Rebels
2014
as Yoda (voice)
Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey
2011
as Self
Jim Henson's Tales from Muppetland
2009
Jim Henson: His Sesame Street Story
2009
Reflections of 'The Dark Crystal'
2007
as Self
A Sesame Street Christmas Carol
2006
as Bert (voice) (archive footage)
Sesame Street: Elmo's Potty Time
2006
as Grover (voice)
Best Ever Muppet Moments
2006
as Self
Treasures Untold: The Making of Disney's 'The Little Mermaid'
2006
as Self
The Sound of the Squid
2006
as Squid
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
2005
as Yoda (voice)
Zathura: A Space Adventure
2005
as Robot (voice)
Sesame Street: Cookie Monster's Best Bites
2004
as Cookie Monster (voice)
Jim Henson: Commercials and Experiments
2004
Muppet Music Moments
2004
as Self
Muppet History 101
2004
When Star Wars Ruled the World
2004
as Self
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
2004
as Self
The Story of Star Wars
2004
as Yoda (archive footage)
Sesame Street: A Celebration of Me, Grover
2004
as Grover (voice) (archive footage)
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On!
2004
as Cookie Monster / Bert / Grover (voice)
Kulturplatz
2004
as Self
Muppets Magic from 'The Ed Sullivan Show!'
2003
as Muppet Performer
Sesame Street: Let's Eat! Funny Food Songs
2003
as Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
2002
as Yoda (voice)
Films Are Not Released, They Escape
2002
as Self
From Puppets to Pixels: The Making of Star Wars Episode II
2002
as Self / Yoda
I Love Muppets
2002
as Self
Sesame Street: Bert & Ernie's Word Play
2002
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
2002
Monsters, Inc.
2001
as Jeff Fungus (voice)
The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 3
2001
as Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Sam the Eagle / Animal / Wolf
The Beginning: The Making of Star Wars Episode I
2001
as Self
Making "The Score"
2001
as Himself
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Flowers, Bananas & More!
2000
as Prince Charming (voice)
Muppets from Space
1999
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam the Eagle (voice)
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
1999
as Yoda (voice)
The Very Best of the Muppet Show
1999
as Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Animal / Sam the Eagle
The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 2
1999
as Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Animal / Sam the Eagle
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland
1999
as Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)
CinderElmo
1999
as Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)
Sesame Unpaved
1999
Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!
1998
as Grover / Cookie Monster / Bert (voice)
The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers'
1998
as Self
Blues Brothers 2000
1998
as Warden
The Best of Kermit on Sesame Street
1998
as Grover (voice)
Sesame Street: Elmo Says BOO!
1997
as Bert (voice)
Sesame Street: Quiet Time
1997
as Bert ("Naptime") (voice)
Sesame Street: Do the Alphabet
1996
as Cookie Monster / Green (voice) (archive footage)
Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas
1996
as Cookie Monster (voice)
Muppet Treasure Island
1996
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Sam the Eagle / Animal (voice)
Sesame Street: Kid's Guide to Life: Learning to Share
1996
as Cookie Monster
Muppets Tonight
1996
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / George the Janitor
Orson Welles: The One-Man Band
1995
Muppet Classic Theater
1994
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear (voice)
The World of Jim Henson
1994
as Self / Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
1994
as Bert / Grover (archive footage)
Return of the Ewok
1994
as Yoda
Sesame Street: 25 Wonderful Years: A Musical Celebration!
1993
as Grover
Sesame Street's 25th Birthday: A Musical Celebration
1993
as Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)
Sesame Street Stays Up Late!
1993
as Bert/Grover/Cookie Monster/Uncle Hank(voice)
Innocent Blood
1992
as Pathologist
The Muppet Christmas Carol
1992
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'
1992
as Miss Piggy
Getting Ready to Read
1992
as Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
1992
as Man Putting Money into Donation Bucket (uncredited)
Sesame Street: Elmo's Sing-Along Guessing Game
1991
as Grover(voice)
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
1990
as (archive footage) (voice)
The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson
1990
as Self / Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Bert / Sam the Eagle (voice)
The Muppets at Walt Disney World
1990
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal (voice)
Sesame Street: Monster Hits!
1990
as Cookie Monster (voice) / Grover (voice) / Clancy (voice)
Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music
1990
as Self
Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Celebration
1990
as Miss Piggy (voice)
Jim Henson's Memorial Service
1990
50 Years of Television: A Golden Celebration
1989
as Miss Piggy
Miss Piggy's Hollywood
1989
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear
An Evening with Jim Henson and Frank Oz
1989
as Self
Sesame Street: 20 Years & Still Counting! 1969-1989
1989
as Self – Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster
The Jim Henson Hour
1989
as Fozzie Bear (voice)
The Jim Henson Hour
1989
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear (voice)
Free to Be... a Family
1988
as Miss Piggy (voice)
Hey, You're as Funny as Fozzie Bear
1988
as Fozzie Bear (voice)
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie
1988
as Bert/Grover/Cookie Monster (voice)
The Best of Ernie and Bert
1988
as Bert
A Muppet Family Christmas
1987
as Miss Piggy / Fozzy Bear / Animal / Sam the Eagle / Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster
Sesame Street: Sing Along
1987
Sesame Street: Learning About Letters
1986
as Cookie Monster/Bert/Grover/Princess Penelope (voice)
Labyrinth
1986
as The Wiseman
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
1986
as Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Sam the Eagle / Bert / Animal / Grover / Cookie Monster / Marvin Suggs (voice)
Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & Stories
1986
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
1986
as Grover / Fat Blue Tarnish Brother (voice)
Spies Like Us
1985
as Test Monitor
Follow That Bird
1985
as Cookie Monster / Bert / Grover / Additional Muppets (voice)
The Muppet Revue
1985
as Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy (voice)
Muppet Video: Rowlf's Rhapsodies with the Muppets
1985
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear (voice)
Muppet Treasures
1985
as Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Animal
Children's Songs and Stories with the Muppets
1985
as Miss Piggy (voice)
Muppet Video: The Kermit and Piggy Story
1985
as Miss Piggy (voice)
Muppet Perk-Up
1985
as Grump (voice)
Jim Henson's Little Muppet Monsters
1985
The Muppets Take Manhattan
1984
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
1984
as Self
Trading Places
1983
as Corrupt Cop
Return of the Jedi
1983
as Yoda (voice)
Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and the Muppets
1983
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Gramps (voice)
The World of 'The Dark Crystal'
1983
as Self
Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
1983
as Bert / Cookie Monster / Grover (voice)
Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi
1983
as Self
Big Bird in China
1983
as Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)
Muppet Breakthrough
1983
as Grump
I Love Liberty
1982
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear (voice)
The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show
1982
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal (voice)
The Dark Crystal
1982
as Aughra, a Keeper of Secrets / Chamberlain
Night of 100 Stars
1982
as Miss Piggy (voice)
Of Muppets & Men
1981
as Self
The Great Muppet Caper
1981
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam the Eagle / Gramps / Swedish Chef (voice)
An American Werewolf in London
1981
as Mr. Collins
The Muppets Go to the Movies
1981
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Sam the Eagle (voice)
Muppet Side Splitter
1981
as Grump (voice)
The Blues Brothers
1980
as Corrections Officer
The Empire Strikes Back
1980
as Yoda (Voice)
SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back
1980
as Self
The Muppet Movie
1979
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
1979
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam the Eagle (voice)
John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together
1979
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal (voice)
The Orson Welles Show
1979
as Self / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam Eagle (voice)
Muppet Breaker Upper
1979
as Grump / Quongo
Muppet Gimme a Break
1979
as Grump
Let's Have the Dam Break
1979
as Grump
Meal Break
1979
as Grump
Grump Critic
1979
as Grump
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
1979
as Grover / Cookie Monster / Bert (archive footage)
Hip Hip Parade!
1978
as Fozzie Bear
Christmas Eve on Sesame Street
1978
as Bert / Cookie Monster / Grover (voice)
Julie Andrews: One Step Into Spring
1978
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear
The Vent Event
1978
as Fozzie Bear
An Audience with...
1978
as Miss Piggy
Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas
1977
as Chuck (voice)
The Bob Hope All Star Christmas Comedy Special
1977
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear
The Royal Variety Performance 1977
1977
Kagayake! Gorō Mapetto Geba Geba 90-pun!
1976
as George the Janitor, Fozzie Bear
The Muppet Show
1976
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam Eagle / Marvin Suggs / George the Janitor (voice)
Muppet Picker Upper
1975
as Sam the Eagle (voice)
The Muppet Introduction
1975
as Sam the Eagle
Just a Few Announcements
1975
as Sam the Eagle
Sesame Street- Do you know where Ernie lives?
1975
as Self
Saturday Night Live
1975
as The Mighty Favog (voice)
Saturday Night Live
1975
as The Flood (voice)
Out to Lunch
1974
as Bert / Cookie Monster / Grover (voice)
Julie on Sesame Street
1973
as Bert/ Cookie Monster/ Grover (voice)
The Muppet Musicians of Bremen
1972
as Rat (voice)
Tales from Muppetland: The Frog Prince
1971
as Gawain (voice)
Great Performances
1971
as Self
Great Performances
1971
as Miss Piggy (voice)
The Muppets on Puppets
1970
as Self / Various Characters
The Great Santa Claus Switch
1970
as Thig / Skippity / Hoppity / Boppity / Snerf (voice)
Sesame Street Pitch Reel
1969
as Scoop / Beautiful Day Monster (voice)
Hey Cinderella!
1969
as Stepsister #1 / Splurge (voice)
This Way to Sesame Street
1969
as Bert
Sesame Street
1969
as Bert/Cookie Monster/Grover
Peter Alexander präsentiert Spezialitäten
1969
as Self
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
as Self - Guest
The Paperwork Explosion
1967
Time Piece
1965
as Messenger Boy
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
as Miss Piggy (voice)
The Oscars
1953
as Self
The Oscars
1953
as Miss Piggy