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Frank Oz

Acting • 1944-05-25 • Hereford, Herefordshire, England, UK

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

Sesame Street

Sesame Street

1969

Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones

Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones

2002

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

2005

The Muppet Show

The Muppet Show

1976

Monsters, Inc.

Monsters, Inc.

2001

The Dark Crystal

The Dark Crystal

1982

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Filmography

2025
The Muppet ScriptFilm
Self (archive footage)
2025
fozzie descuido venga la alegríaFilm
Fozzie
2024
Inside Out 2Film
Mind Cop Dave (voice)
★ 7.5
2024
Jim Henson Idea ManFilm
Self
★ 7.8
2024
STEVE! (martin) a documentary in 2 piecesTV
Self - Director • 1 episodes
★ 7.8
2024
Disney Legends Award CeremonyTV
Self - Honoree • 1 episodes
★ 1.0
2022
Obi-Wan KenobiTV
Yoda (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited) • 1 episodes
★ 7.0
2022
LIGHT & MAGICTV
Self - Yoda Puppeteer (archive footage) • 1 episodes
★ 7.9
2022
Jerry Nelson: A Celebratory Birthday AnimaticFilm
Grover (voice) / Cookie Monster (voice) / others (voice)
2021
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame StreetFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 7.4
2021
Echoes of ViolenceFilm
Dante
★ 5.1
2020
Jedi Temple ChallengeTV
Yoda (voice) • 10 episodes
★ 7.0
2020
Muppet Guys Talking: A Special Conversation to Honor Jim HensonFilm
Self
2019
Knives OutFilm
Alan Stevens
★ 7.8
2019
Star Wars: The Rise of SkywalkerFilm
Yoda (voice)
★ 6.2
2019
Sesame Street: 50 Years and CountingFilm
Grover / Cookie Monster / Various Characters
★ 5.5
2018
HowardFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 6.8
2018
The Director and the JediFilm
Self
★ 7.4
2017
Star Wars: The Last JediFilm
Yoda (voice)
★ 6.7
2017
Muppet Guys Talking: Secrets Behind the Show the Whole World WatchedFilm
Self
★ 8.2
2015
The Late Show with Stephen ColbertTV
Self - Guest • 1 episodes
★ 6.1
2015
Inside OutFilm
Subconscious Guard Dave (voice)
★ 7.9
2015
Star Wars: The Force AwakensFilm
Yoda (archive sound) (uncredited)
★ 7.2
2015
The Great Gilly HopkinsFilm
Cookie Monster (voice)
★ 6.6
2015
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse TysonTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 6.7
2015
I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney StoryFilm
Self
★ 7.4
2015
In Their Own Words: Jim HensonFilm
Self - Friend & Muppet Performer
★ 7.0
2015
In Their Own WordsTV
Self • 1 episodes
2015
Sesame Street: Play All Day with Elmo!Film
2014
Star Wars RebelsTV
Yoda (voice) • 2 episodes
★ 7.7
2014
Jim Henson: Behind the SeamsFilm
2011
Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's JourneyFilm
Self
★ 7.2
2009
Jim Henson: His Sesame Street StoryFilm
★ 2.0
2009
Jim Henson's Tales from MuppetlandFilm
2007
Reflections of 'The Dark Crystal'Film
Self
★ 5.8
2006
A Sesame Street Christmas CarolFilm
Bert (voice) (archive footage)
★ 6.7
2006
Sesame Street: Elmo's Potty TimeFilm
Grover (voice)
★ 7.1
2006
Best Ever Muppet MomentsFilm
Self
★ 6.0
2006
Treasures Untold: The Making of Disney's 'The Little Mermaid'Film
Self
★ 8.0
2006
Plaza Sésamo: Lola aventurasFilm
Grover
2006
The Sound of the SquidFilm
Squid
2005
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the SithFilm
Yoda (voice)
★ 7.5
2005
Zathura: A Space AdventureFilm
Robot (voice)
★ 6.5
2004
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars TrilogyFilm
Self
★ 7.6
2004
The Story of Star WarsFilm
Yoda (archive footage)
★ 7.2
2004
When Star Wars Ruled the WorldFilm
Self
★ 8.8
2004
KulturplatzTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 6.0
2004
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On!Film
Cookie Monster / Bert / Grover (voice)
★ 7.6
2004
Sesame Street: Cookie Monster's Best BitesFilm
Cookie Monster (voice)
2004
Sesame Street: A Celebration of Me, GroverFilm
Grover (voice) (archive footage)
2004
Muppet Music MomentsFilm
Self
2004
Jim Henson: Commercials and ExperimentsFilm
2004
Muppet History 101Film
2003
Muppets Magic from 'The Ed Sullivan Show!'Film
Muppet Performer
★ 8.5
2003
Sesame Street: Let's Eat! Funny Food SongsFilm
Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)
★ 10.0
2003
Star Wars: Storm in the GlassFilm
Cheburan Visarionych
★ 9.0
2002
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the ClonesFilm
Yoda (voice)
★ 6.6
2002
I Love MuppetsFilm
Self
★ 6.3
2002
From Puppets to Pixels: The Making of Star Wars Episode IIFilm
Self / Yoda
★ 6.8
2002
Sesame Street: Bert & Ernie's Word PlayFilm
Bert / Cookie Monster (credit song) / T-Shirt Salesman / Fat Blue Anything Muppet in Fat Cat (voice) (archive footage)
★ 8.2
2002
Sesame Street: Play with Me SesameTV
★ 5.5
2002
Films Are Not Released, They EscapeFilm
Self
★ 6.0
2001
Monsters, Inc.Film
Jeff Fungus (voice)
★ 7.9
2001
The Beginning: The Making of Star Wars Episode IFilm
Self
★ 7.3
2001
The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 3Film
Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Sam the Eagle / Animal / Wolf
2001
Making "The Score"Film
Himself
2000
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Flowers, Bananas & More!Film
Prince Charming (voice)
★ 5.0
1999
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom MenaceFilm
Yoda (voice)
★ 6.6
1999
Muppets from SpaceFilm
Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam the Eagle (voice)
★ 6.1
1999
The Adventures of Elmo in GrouchlandFilm
Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)
★ 6.2
1999
CinderElmoFilm
Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)
★ 6.3
1999
The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 2Film
Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Animal / Sam the Eagle
★ 6.7
1999
The Very Best of the Muppet ShowFilm
Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Animal / Sam the Eagle
★ 7.0
1999
Sesame UnpavedTV
1998
Blues Brothers 2000Film
Warden
★ 5.3
1998
Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!Film
Grover / Cookie Monster / Bert (voice)
★ 6.1
1998
The Best of Kermit on Sesame StreetFilm
Grover (voice)
★ 9.0
1998
The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers'Film
Self
★ 6.5
1997
Sesame Street: Elmo Says BOO!Film
Bert (voice)
★ 6.4
1997
Sesame Street: Quiet TimeFilm
Bert ("Naptime") (voice)
★ 6.0
1996
Muppet Treasure IslandFilm
Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Sam the Eagle / Animal (voice)
★ 6.7
1996
Muppets TonightTV
Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / George the Janitor • 34 episodes
★ 7.5
1996
Sesame Street: Elmo Saves ChristmasFilm
Cookie Monster (voice)
★ 6.0
1996
Sesame Street: Do the AlphabetFilm
Cookie Monster / Green (voice) (archive footage)
★ 6.0
1996
Sesame Street: Kid's Guide to Life: Learning to ShareFilm
Cookie Monster
1995
Orson Welles: The One-Man BandFilm
★ 6.7
1994
Muppet Classic TheaterFilm
Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear (voice)
★ 7.0
1994
The World of Jim HensonFilm
Self / Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear
★ 7.4
1994
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!Film
Bert / Grover (archive footage)
★ 7.0
1994
Return of the EwokFilm
Yoda
★ 5.2
1993
Sesame Street's 25th Birthday: A Musical CelebrationFilm
Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)
★ 7.0
1993
Sesame Street: 25 Wonderful Years: A Musical Celebration!Film
Grover
★ 7.3
1993
Sesame Street Stays Up Late!Film
Bert/Grover/Cookie Monster/Uncle Hank(voice)
★ 7.0
1992
Home Alone 2: Lost in New YorkFilm
Man Putting Money into Donation Bucket (uncredited)
★ 6.8
1992
The Muppet Christmas CarolFilm
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)
★ 7.5
1992
Innocent BloodFilm
Pathologist
★ 6.2
1992
Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show'Film
Miss Piggy
★ 6.0
1992
Getting Ready to ReadFilm
Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)
1991
Sesame Street: Elmo's Sing-Along Guessing GameFilm
Grover(voice)
★ 4.0
1990
The Muppets Celebrate Jim HensonFilm
Self / Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Bert / Sam the Eagle (voice)
★ 6.8
1990
The Muppets at Walt Disney WorldFilm
Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal (voice)
★ 6.6
1990
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!Film
(archive footage) (voice)
★ 6.0
1990
Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His MusicFilm
Self
★ 9.0
1990
Jim Henson's Memorial ServiceFilm
★ 10.0
1990
Sesame Street: Monster Hits!Film
Cookie Monster (voice) / Grover (voice) / Clancy (voice)
★ 6.0
1990
Disneyland's 35th Anniversary CelebrationFilm
Miss Piggy (voice)
★ 6.0
1989
The Jim Henson HourTV
Fozzie Bear (voice) • 1 episodes
★ 9.0
1989
The Jim Henson HourTV
Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear (voice) • 1 episodes
★ 9.0
1989
Sesame Street: 20 Years & Still Counting! 1969-1989Film
Self – Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster
★ 7.2
1989
50 Years of Television: A Golden CelebrationFilm
Miss Piggy
★ 9.0
1989
An Evening with Jim Henson and Frank OzFilm
Self
★ 10.0
1989
Miss Piggy's HollywoodFilm
Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear
1988
Free to Be... a FamilyFilm
Miss Piggy (voice)
★ 8.8
1988
Sesame Street: Put Down the DuckieFilm
Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)
★ 6.8
1988
Hey, You're as Funny as Fozzie BearFilm
Fozzie Bear (voice)
★ 6.0
1988
The Best of Ernie and BertFilm
Bert
★ 7.0
1987
A Muppet Family ChristmasFilm
Miss Piggy / Fozzy Bear / Animal / Sam the Eagle / Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster
★ 6.9
1987
Sesame Street: Sing AlongFilm
★ 6.0
1986
LabyrinthFilm
The Wiseman
★ 7.3
1986
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 YearsFilm
Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Sam the Eagle / Bert / Animal / Grover / Cookie Monster / Marvin Suggs (voice)
★ 6.1
1986
Sesame Street: Learning About NumbersFilm
Grover / Fat Blue Tarnish Brother (voice)
★ 10.0
1986
Sesame Street: Learning About LettersFilm
Cookie Monster/Bert/Grover/Princess Penelope (voice)
★ 7.0
1986
Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & StoriesFilm
Bert / Grover (Bedtime Stories and Songs) / Cookie Monster (Bedtime Stories and Songs) / Tallest and Smallest People (Bedtime Stories & Songs) (voice)
1985
Spies Like UsFilm
Test Monitor
★ 6.2
1985
Follow That BirdFilm
Cookie Monster / Bert / Grover / Additional Muppets (voice)
★ 6.4
1985
Jim Henson's Little Muppet MonstersTV
★ 8.8
1985
Muppet Video: The Kermit and Piggy StoryFilm
Miss Piggy (voice)
★ 6.8
1985
Muppet TreasuresFilm
Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Animal
★ 7.2
1985
The Muppet RevueFilm
Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy (voice)
★ 10.0
1985
Children's Songs and Stories with the MuppetsFilm
Miss Piggy (voice)
★ 7.2
1985
Muppet Video: Rowlf's Rhapsodies with the MuppetsFilm
Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear (voice)
★ 9.0
1985
Muppet Perk-UpFilm
Grump (voice)
1984
The Muppets Take ManhattanFilm
Miss Piggy / Fozzie / Animal / Bert / Cookie Monster / Ocean Breeze Soap Board Member / Sam the Eagle (voice)
★ 6.6
1984
Henson's Place: The Man Behind the MuppetsFilm
Self
★ 6.9
1983
Return of the JediFilm
Yoda (voice)
★ 7.9
1983
Trading PlacesFilm
Corrupt Cop
★ 7.2
1983
Classic Creatures: Return of the JediFilm
Self
★ 8.8
1983
Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and the MuppetsFilm
Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Gramps (voice)
★ 6.7
1983
The World of 'The Dark Crystal'Film
Self
★ 6.7
1983
Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of ArtFilm
Bert / Cookie Monster / Grover (voice)
★ 6.6
1983
Big Bird in ChinaFilm
Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)
★ 6.0
1983
Muppet BreakthroughFilm
Grump
1982
E.T. the Extra-TerrestrialFilm
Grover (archive voice) (uncredited)
★ 7.5
1982
The Dark CrystalFilm
Aughra, a Keeper of Secrets / Chamberlain
★ 7.2
1982
The Fantastic Miss Piggy ShowFilm
Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal (voice)
★ 8.2
1982
Night of 100 StarsFilm
Miss Piggy (voice)
★ 5.8
1982
I Love LibertyFilm
Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear (voice)
1981
An American Werewolf in LondonFilm
Mr. Collins
★ 7.4
1981
The Great Muppet CaperFilm
Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam the Eagle / Gramps / Swedish Chef (voice)
★ 6.9
1981
The Muppets Go to the MoviesFilm
Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Sam the Eagle (voice)
★ 7.0
1981
Of Muppets & MenFilm
Self
★ 6.8
1981
Muppet Side SplitterFilm
Grump (voice)
1980
The Empire Strikes BackFilm
Yoda (Voice)
★ 8.4
1980
The Blues BrothersFilm
Corrections Officer
★ 7.7
1980
SP FX: The Empire Strikes BackFilm
Self
★ 8.2
1979
The Muppet MovieFilm
Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam the Eagle / Doc Hopper's Men / Marvin Suggs / Swedish Chef (hands) / Motorcycle Guy (voice)
★ 7.2
1979
The Muppets Go HollywoodFilm
Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam the Eagle (voice)
★ 6.2
1979
John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas TogetherFilm
Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal (voice)
★ 7.1
1979
The Orson Welles ShowFilm
Self / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam Eagle (voice)
★ 8.0
1979
A Walking Tour of Sesame StreetFilm
Grover / Cookie Monster / Bert (archive footage)
1979
Muppet Gimme a BreakFilm
Grump
1979
Let's Have the Dam BreakFilm
Grump
1979
Meal BreakFilm
Grump
1979
Grump CriticFilm
Grump
1979
Muppet Breaker UpperFilm
Grump / Quongo
1978
Christmas Eve on Sesame StreetFilm
Bert / Cookie Monster / Grover (voice)
★ 7.7
1978
An Audience with...TV
Miss Piggy • 1 episodes
★ 5.3
1978
Julie Andrews: One Step Into SpringFilm
Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear
★ 7.0
1978
The Vent EventFilm
Fozzie Bear
1978
Hip Hip Parade!Film
Fozzie Bear
1977
Emmet Otter's Jug-Band ChristmasFilm
Chuck (voice)
★ 6.9
1977
The Bob Hope All Star Christmas Comedy SpecialFilm
Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear
★ 6.0
1977
The Royal Variety Performance 1977Film
1976
The Muppet ShowTV
Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam Eagle / Marvin Suggs / George the Janitor (voice) • 120 episodes
★ 8.0
1976
Kagayake! Gorō Mapetto Geba Geba 90-pun!Film
George the Janitor, Fozzie Bear
1975
Saturday Night LiveTV
The Mighty Favog (voice) • 10 episodes
★ 6.9
1975
Saturday Night LiveTV
The Flood (voice) • 1 episodes
★ 6.9
1975
Muppet Picker UpperFilm
Sam the Eagle (voice)
★ 6.0
1975
The Muppet IntroductionFilm
Sam the Eagle
1975
Just a Few AnnouncementsFilm
Sam the Eagle
1975
Sesame Street- Do you know where Ernie lives?Film
Self
1974
Out to LunchFilm
Bert / Cookie Monster / Grover (voice)
★ 8.0
1973
Julie on Sesame StreetFilm
Bert/ Cookie Monster/ Grover (voice)
★ 7.3
1972
The Muppet Musicians of BremenFilm
Rat (voice)
★ 6.9
1971
Great PerformancesTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 6.1
1971
Great PerformancesTV
Miss Piggy (voice) • 1 episodes
★ 6.1
1971
Tales from Muppetland: The Frog PrinceFilm
Gawain (voice)
★ 7.0
1970
The Great Santa Claus SwitchFilm
Thig / Skippity / Hoppity / Boppity / Snerf (voice)
★ 6.1
1970
The Muppets on PuppetsFilm
Self / Various Characters
★ 7.0
1969
Sesame StreetTV
Bert/Cookie Monster/Grover • 3656 episodes
★ 7.1
1969
Hey Cinderella!Film
Stepsister #1 / Splurge (voice)
★ 7.4
1969
Sesame Street Pitch ReelFilm
Scoop / Beautiful Day Monster (voice)
★ 9.0
1969
Peter Alexander präsentiert SpezialitätenTV
Self • 2 episodes
1969
This Way to Sesame StreetFilm
Bert
1968
The Dick Cavett ShowTV
Self - Guest • 1 episodes
★ 6.8
1967
The Paperwork ExplosionFilm
★ 5.0
1965
Time PieceFilm
Messenger Boy
★ 7.2
1961
The Mike Douglas ShowTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 5.8
1954
The Wonderful World of DisneyTV
Miss Piggy (voice) • 1 episodes
★ 7.9
1953
The OscarsTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 7.1
1953
The OscarsTV
Miss Piggy • 1 episodes
★ 7.1