Caroll Spinney

Acting • 1933-12-26 • Waltham, Massachusetts, USA

Caroll Edwin Spinney (sometimes credited as Carroll Spinney or Ed Spinney; December 26, 1933 – December 9, 2019) was an American puppeteer most famous for playing Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch on the children's television show Sesame Street.

Known For

7.1

Sesame Street

1969

6.4

Follow That Bird

1985

7.7

Christmas Eve on Sesame Street

1978

6.9

A Muppet Family Christmas

1987

9.1

Big Bird in Japan

1988

6.0

Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas

1996

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Filmography

2022
Jerry Nelson: A Celebratory Birthday AnimaticFilm
Big Bird (voice) / Oscar the Grouch (voice)
2021
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame StreetFilm
Self
★ 7.4
2019
Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary CelebrationFilm
Self / Big Bird
★ 9.3
2019
Sesame Street: 50 Years and CountingFilm
Big Bird / Various Characters
★ 5.5
2018
Mister Rogers: It's You I LikeFilm
Self
★ 7.8
2016
Once Upon a Sesame Street ChristmasFilm
Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)
★ 6.6
2015
I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney StoryFilm
Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch / Self
★ 7.4
2015
In Their Own Words: Jim HensonFilm
Self - Muppet Performer
★ 7.0
2015
Sesame Street: Play All Day with Elmo!Film
Big Bird/Oscar
2013
Drew: The Man Behind the PosterFilm
Self
★ 7.0
2012
Sesame Street: Elmo's Magic NumbersFilm
Big Bird
2012
Sesame Street: Singing with the StarsFilm
Big Bird (voice)
2011
PortlandiaTV
Oscar the Grouch (voice) • 1 episodes
★ 6.9
2011
Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's JourneyFilm
Self
★ 7.2
2011
Michael Bublé: A Michael Bublé ChristmasFilm
Oscar the Grouch
★ 6.5
2011
Sesame Street: Wild Words and Outdoor AdventuresFilm
Big Bird
2010
Sesame Street: The Best Pet in the WorldFilm
Big Bird
2009
Night at the Museum: Battle of the SmithsonianFilm
Oscar the Grouch (voice)
★ 6.2
2009
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: All About FacesFilm
Oscar The Grouch (voice)
★ 6.0
2009
Sesame Street: Bedtime with ElmoFilm
Oscar the Grouch (voice)
★ 6.0
2009
Jim Henson: His Sesame Street StoryFilm
★ 2.0
2009
Sesame Street: Elmo and Friends: The Letter Quest and Other Magical TalesFilm
Big Bird
2009
Sesame Street: Being GreenFilm
Oscar the Grouch (voice)
2008
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Summer VacationFilm
Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)
★ 6.0
2008
Sesame Street: Abby in WonderlandFilm
Oscar the Grouch as the Grouch of Hearts (voice)
2008
Sesame Street: Old School Vol. 3 (1979-1984)Film
Big Bird
2008
Sesame Street: Old School Vol. 2 (1974-1979)Film
Big Bird
2008
Sesame Street: Old School Vol. 1 (1969-1974)Film
Big Bird
2008
One World, One Sky: Big Bird’s AdventureFilm
Big Bird
2007
Elmo's Christmas CountdownFilm
Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)
★ 6.2
2007
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: What Makes You Happy?Film
Big Bird
★ 7.0
2006
1 vs. 100TV
Oscar the Grouch • 7 episodes
★ 5.7
2006
A Sesame Street Christmas CarolFilm
Oscar the Grouch / Big Bird (voice)
★ 6.7
2005
The Colbert ReportTV
Big Bird (uncredited) • 1 episodes
★ 7.0
2005
Sesame Street: Big Bird Sings!Film
Big Bird (voice)
★ 10.0
2004
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On!Film
Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)
★ 7.6
2004
Sesame Street: A Celebration of Me, GroverFilm
Big Bird / Oscar (voice)
2004
Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?Film
Big Bird / Oscar
2004
Sesame Street: Cookie Monster's Best BitesFilm
Big Bird (voice)
2003
Sesame Street: Kid's Guide to Life: Big Bird Gets LostFilm
Big Bird / Oscar (voice)
★ 6.0
2003
Sesame Street: Sesame Sings KaraokeFilm
Big Bird, Oscar the Grouch
★ 0.5
2002
Sesame Street: Bert & Ernie's Word PlayFilm
Oscar the Grouch (voice) (archive footage)
★ 8.2
2002
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Happy Holidays!Film
★ 7.3
2002
Sesame Street: Elmo Visits the FirehouseFilm
Oscar The Grouch (voice)
★ 10.0
2001
ScrubsTV
Oscar the Grouch (voice) • 1 episodes
★ 8.2
2001
Sesame Street: Elmo's Musical Adventure: The Story of Peter and the WolfFilm
Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)
★ 7.0
2001
Sesame Street: Kids' Favorite Songs 2Film
Big Bird (voice)
★ 4.0
2000
Sesame Street: Elmo's WorldFilm
Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch ("Music" segment)
★ 8.0
2000
Sesame Street: Let's Make MusicFilm
Big Bird / Oscar
★ 6.0
1999
The West WingTV
Big Bird (voice) • 1 episodes
★ 8.3
1999
The Adventures of Elmo in GrouchlandFilm
Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)
★ 6.2
1999
CinderElmoFilm
Big Bird (voice)
★ 6.3
1999
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland: Sing and PlayFilm
Big Bird/Oscar the Grouch (archive footage)
★ 9.0
1999
Sesame Street: Kids' Favorite SongsFilm
Big Bird (voice)
★ 5.0
1999
Sesame UnpavedTV
1998
Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!Film
Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)
★ 6.1
1997
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Sillier at the MoviesFilm
Oscar the Grouch (voice)
★ 10.0
1997
Sesame Street: Get Up and DanceFilm
Big Bird / Oscar (voice)
★ 10.0
1997
Sesame Street: Fiesta!Film
Oscar the Grouch (voice)
★ 5.7
1997
Sesame Street: Quiet TimeFilm
Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)
★ 6.0
1996
Sesame Street: Elmo Saves ChristmasFilm
Big Bird (voice)
★ 6.0
1996
Sesame Street: ElmocizeFilm
Big Bird (voice)
★ 8.0
1996
Sesame Street: Do the AlphabetFilm
Big Bird (voice)
★ 6.0
1996
Sesame Street: Imagine That!Film
Oscar the Grouch (voice)
1996
Sesame Street: Kid's Guide to Life: Learning to ShareFilm
Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch
1994
The World of Jim HensonFilm
Self / Big Bird (archive footage)
★ 7.4
1994
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!Film
Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)
★ 7.0
1993
Homeward Bound: The Incredible JourneyFilm
Dog in Pound (uncredited)
★ 7.0
1993
Sesame Street's 25th Birthday: A Musical CelebrationFilm
Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)
★ 7.0
1993
Sesame Street: 25 Wonderful Years: A Musical Celebration!Film
Big Bird and Oscar
★ 7.3
1993
Sesame Street Stays Up Late!Film
Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)
★ 7.0
1992
Getting Ready to ReadFilm
Big Bird / Oscar (voice)
1991
Sesame Street: Sing, Hoot & Howl with the Sesame Street AnimalsFilm
Big Bird (voice)
★ 3.0
1990
The Muppets Celebrate Jim HensonFilm
Big Bird (voice)
★ 6.8
1990
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!Film
Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)
★ 6.0
1990
Jim Henson's Memorial ServiceFilm
★ 10.0
1990
Sesame Street: Monster Hits!Film
Oscar the Grouch (voice)
★ 6.0
1989
Sesame Street: 20 Years & Still Counting! 1969-1989Film
Self – Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch
★ 7.2
1988
Big Bird in JapanFilm
Big Bird (voice)
★ 9.1
1988
Sesame Street: Put Down the DuckieFilm
Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch / Bruno the Trashman (voice)
★ 6.8
1988
Wow, You're A Cartoonist!Film
Picklepuss / Pop
★ 10.0
1987
A Muppet Family ChristmasFilm
Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)
★ 6.9
1987
Sesame Street: Sing AlongFilm
Big Bird and Oscar
★ 6.0
1987
Sesame Street: Big Bird's Story TimeFilm
Big Bird
1986
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 YearsFilm
Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)
★ 6.1
1986
Sesame Street: Learning About NumbersFilm
Big Bird (voice)
★ 10.0
1986
Sesame Street: Learning About LettersFilm
Big Bird/Oscar the Grouch (voice)
★ 7.0
1986
Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & StoriesFilm
Big Bird (voice)
1985
Follow That BirdFilm
Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch / Bruno the Trashman (voice)
★ 6.4
1985
Night of 100 Stars IIFilm
Big Bird
★ 6.8
1984
Henson's Place: The Man Behind the MuppetsFilm
Self
★ 6.9
1983
Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of ArtFilm
Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)
★ 6.6
1983
Big Bird in ChinaFilm
Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)
★ 6.0
1982
E.T. the Extra-TerrestrialFilm
Big Bird (archive voice) (uncredited)
★ 7.5
1981
The Great Muppet CaperFilm
Oscar the Grouch (voice)
★ 6.9
1979
The Muppet MovieFilm
Big Bird (voice)
★ 7.2
1979
Presenting Susan AntonTV
★ 10.0
1979
Bob Hope on the Road to ChinaFilm
Self - Big Bird (voice)
1979
A Walking Tour of Sesame StreetFilm
Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)
1978
Christmas Eve on Sesame StreetFilm
Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)
★ 7.7
1978
A Special Sesame Street ChristmasFilm
Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)
★ 6.7
1978
NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of DisneyFilm
Big Bird
★ 7.0
1976
The Muppet ShowTV
Big Bird • 1 episodes
★ 8.0
1976
Bob Hope's World of ComedyFilm
Self
1975
Saturday Night LiveTV
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
★ 6.9
1975
Saturday Night LiveTV
Big Bird (voice) (uncredited) • 1 episodes
★ 6.9
1975
Sesame Street- Do you know where Ernie lives?Film
Self
1974
Out to LunchFilm
Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)
★ 8.0
1973
Julie on Sesame StreetFilm
Big Bird/ Oscar the Grouch (voice)
★ 7.3
1969
Sesame StreetTV
Cookie Monster • 3118 episodes
★ 7.1
1969
Sesame StreetTV
Sam the Robot • 3248 episodes
★ 7.1
1969
Sesame StreetTV
Big Bird • 3656 episodes
★ 7.1
1969
Sesame StreetTV
Bennett Snerf • 3248 episodes
★ 7.1
1969
Sesame StreetTV
Oscar the Grouch • 3248 episodes
★ 7.1
1969
Peter Alexander präsentiert SpezialitätenTV
Self • 1 episodes
1969
This Way to Sesame StreetFilm
Big Bird
1968
The Dick Cavett ShowTV
Self - Guest • 1 episodes
★ 6.8