Personal Info
Known Credits
151
Gender
Male
Birthdate
1944-05-25 (81 Y.O)
Place Of Birth
Hereford, Herefordshire, England, UK
Also Known For
Фрэнк Оз
Frank Oz
Biography
Frank Oz born Richard Frank Oznowicz; is a British-born American film director, actor, voice actor and puppeteer who is known for creating and performing the characters Miss Piggy and Fozzie Bear in The Muppet Show and for directing films, including the 1986 Little Shop Of Horrors remake and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. He is also the operator and voice of Yoda in the Star Wars series. ...
Known For
Acting
2024 --
Disney Legends Awards Ceremony
| Self
2024 --
Inside Out 2
| Mind Cop Dave (voice)
2024 --
Jim Henson Idea Man
| Self
2022 --
Jerry Nelson: A Celebratory Birthday Animatic
| Grover (voice) / Cookie Monster (voice) / others (voice)
2021 --
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
| Self (archive footage)
2021 --
Echoes of Violence
| Dante
2020 --
Muppet Guys Talking: A Special Conversation to Honor Jim Henson
| Himself
2019 --
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
| Yoda (voice)
2019 --
Knives Out
| Alan Stevens
2019 --
Sesame Street: 50 Years and Counting
| Cookie Monster
2018 --
Howard
| Self (archive footage)
2018 --
The Director and the Jedi
| Self
2017 --
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
| Yoda (voice)
2017 --
Muppet Guys Talking: Secrets Behind the Show the Whole World Watched
| Himself
2015 --
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
| Yoda (archive sound) (uncredited)
2015 --
The Great Gilly Hopkins
| Cookie Monster (voice)
2015 --
In Their Own Words: Jim Henson
| Self - Friend & Muppet Performer
2015 --
Inside Out
| Subconscious Guard Dave (voice)
2015 --
I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story
| Self
2014 --
Jim Henson: Behind the Seams
|
2011 --
Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey
| Self
2009 --
Jim Henson: His Sesame Street Story
|
2009 --
Jim Henson's Tales from Muppetland
|
2007 --
Reflections of 'The Dark Crystal'
| Himself
2006 --
A Sesame Street Christmas Carol
| Bert (voice) (archive footage)
2006 --
Treasures Untold: The Making of Disney's 'The Little Mermaid'
| Self
2006 --
Sesame Street: Elmo's Potty Time
| Grover (voice)
2006 --
Best Ever Muppet Moments
| Self
2005 --
Zathura: A Space Adventure
| Robot (voice)
2005 --
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
| Yoda (voice)
2004 --
Muppet History 101
|
2004 --
Muppet Music Moments
| Self
2004 --
Jim Henson: Commercials and Experiments
|
2004 --
When Star Wars Ruled the World
| Self
2004 --
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
| Self
2004 --
Sesame Street: A Celebration of Me, Grover
| Grover (voice) (archive footage)
2004 --
The Story of Star Wars
| Yoda (archive footage)
2004 --
Sesame Street: Cookie Monster's Best Bites
| Cookie Monster (voice)
2003 --
Sesame Street: Let's Eat! Funny Food Songs
| Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)
2003 --
Muppets Magic From 'The Ed Sullivan Show!'
| Muppet Performer
2002 --
From Puppets to Pixels: Digital Characters in 'Episode II'
| Self / Yoda
2002 --
Films Are Not Released, They Escape
| Self
2002 --
Sesame Street: Bert & Ernie's Word Play
| Bert / Cookie Monster (credit song) / T-Shirt Salesman / Fat Blue Anything Muppet in Fat Cat (voice) (archive footage)
2002 --
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
| Yoda (voice)
2002 --
I Love Muppets
| Self
2001 --
Monsters, Inc.
| Jeff Fungus (voice)
2001 --
The Beginning: Making Episode I
| Self
2001 --
The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 3
| Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Sam the Eagle / Animal / Wolf
1999 --
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland
| Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)
1999 --
Muppets from Space
| Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam the Eagle (voice)
1999 --
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
| Yoda (voice)
1999 --
The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 2
| Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Animal / Sam the Eagle
1999 --
The Very Best of the Muppet Show
| Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Animal / Sam the Eagle
1999 --
CinderElmo
| Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)
1998 --
The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers'
| Self
1998 --
The Best of Kermit on Sesame Street
| Grover (voice)
1998 --
Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!
| Grover / Cookie Monster / Bert (voice)
1998 --
Blues Brothers 2000
| Warden
1997 --
Sesame Street: Elmo Says BOO!
| Bert (voice)
1997 --
Sesame Street: Quiet Time
| Bert ("Naptime") (voice)
1996 --
Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas
| Cookie Monster (voice)
1996 --
Muppet Treasure Island
| Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Sam the Eagle / Animal (voice)
1996 --
Sesame Street: Do the Alphabet
| Cookie Monster / Green (voice) (archive footage)
1996 --
Sesame Street: Kid's Guide to Life: Learning to Share
| Cookie Monster
1994 --
The World of Jim Henson
| Self / Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear
1994 --
Muppet Classic Theater
| Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear (voice)
1994 --
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
| Bert / Grover (archive footage)
1993 --
Sesame Street: 25 Wonderful Years: A Musical Celebration!
| Grover
1992 --
Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show'
| Miss Piggy
1992 --
The Muppet Christmas Carol
| 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
| Pathologist
1991 --
Muppet*Vision 3D
| Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Sam the Eagle / Construction Worker (voice)
1990 --
The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson
| Self / Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Bert / ... (voice)
1990 --
Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Special
| Miss Piggy (voice)
1990 --
Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music
| Self
1990 --
The Muppets at Walt Disney World
| Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal (voice)
1990 --
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
|
1990 --
Sesame Street: Monster Hits!
| Cookie Monster (voice) / Grover (voice) / Clancy (voice)
1989 --
50 Years of Television: A Golden Celebration
| Miss Piggy
1989 --
An Evening with Jim Henson and Frank Oz
| Self
1989 --
Miss Piggy's Hollywood
| Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear
1988 --
Free to Be... a Family
| Miss Piggy (voice)
1988 --
Sesame Street | Put Down the Duckie: An All-Star Musical Special
| Muppet Performer
1988 --
The Best of Ernie and Bert
| Bert
1988 --
Hey, You're as Funny as Fozzie Bear
| Fozzie Bear (voice)
1987 --
A Muppet Family Christmas
| Various Characters (voice)
1987 --
Sesame Street: Sing Along
|
1986 --
Labyrinth
| The Wiseman
1986 --
Sesame Street: Learning About Letters
| Cookie Monster/Bert/Grover/Princess Penelope (voice)
1986 --
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
| Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Sam the Eagle / Bert / Animal / Grover / Cookie Monster / Marvin Suggs
1986 --
Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & Stories
| Bert / Grover (Bedtime Stories and Songs) / Cookie Monster (Bedtime Stories and Songs) / Tallest and Smallest People (Bedtime Stories & Songs) (voice)
1985 --
Spies Like Us
| Test Monitor
1985 --
Muppet Video: Rowlf's Rhapsodies with the Muppets
| Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear (voice)
1985 --
Follow That Bird
| Cookie Monster / Bert / Grover / Additional Muppets (voice)
1985 --
Muppet Treasures
| Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Animal
1985 --
Muppet Video: The Kermit and Piggy Story
| Miss Piggy (voice)
1985 --
The Muppet Revue
| Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy (voice)
1985 --
Children's Songs and Stories with the Muppets
| Miss Piggy (voice)
1984 --
The Muppets Take Manhattan
| Miss Piggy / Fozzie / Animal / Bert / Cookie Monster / Ocean Breeze Soap Board Member / Sam the Eagle (voice)
1984 --
Henson's Place: The Man Behind the Muppets
| Frank Oz (self)
1983 --
Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi
| Self
1983 --
Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
| Bert / Cookie Monster / Grover (voice)
1983 --
Trading Places
| Corrupt Cop
1983 --
Big Bird in China
| Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)
1983 --
Return of the Jedi
| Yoda (voice)
1983 --
Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and the Muppets
| Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Gramps (voice)
1983 --
The World of 'The Dark Crystal'
| Himself
1983 --
Muppet Breakthrough
| Grump
1982 --
The Dark Crystal
| Aughra, a Keeper of Secrets / Chamberlain
1982 --
The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show
| Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal (voice)
1982 --
I Love Liberty
| Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear (voice)
1982 --
Night of 100 Stars
| Miss Piggy (voice)
1982 --
Return of the Ewok
| Yoda (voice)
1981 --
Of Muppets & Men
| Self
1981 --
Muppet Side Splitter
| Grump (voice)
1981 --
An American Werewolf in London
| Mr. Collins
1981 --
The Great Muppet Caper
| Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Sam the Eagle / Animal (voice)
1981 --
The Muppets Go to the Movies
| Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam Eagle
1980 --
SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back
| Yoda
1980 --
The Blues Brothers
| Corrections Officer
1980 --
The Empire Strikes Back
| Yoda (Voice)
1979 --
John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together
| Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal (voice)
1979 --
The Muppet Movie
| 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
| Various Muppets
1979 --
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
| Grover / Cookie Monster / Bert (archive footage)
1979 --
The Orson Welles Show
| Self / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam Eagle (voice)
1979 --
Grump Critic
| Grump
1979 --
Meal Break
| Grump
1979 --
Let's Have the Dam Break
| Grump
1979 --
Muppet Gimme a Break
| Grump
1979 --
Muppet Breaker Upper
| Grump / Quongo
1978 --
Christmas Eve on Sesame Street
| Bert / Cookie Monster / Grover (voice)
1978 --
Hip Hip Parade!
| Fozzie Bear
1978 --
Julie Andrews: One Step Into Spring
| Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear
1977 --
The Bob Hope All Star Christmas Comedy Special
| Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear
1977 --
Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas
| Chuck (voice)
1977 --
Sesame Street at Night?
| Grover / Cookie Monster / Bert (voice) (archive footage)
1975 --
Just a Few Announcements
| Sam the Eagle
1975 --
The Muppet Introduction
| Sam the Eagle
1975 --
Muppet Picker Upper
| Sam the Eagle (voice)
1974 --
Out to Lunch
| Bert / Cookie Monster / Grover (voice)
1973 --
Julie on Sesame Street
|
1972 --
The Muppet Musicians of Bremen
| Rat (voice)
1971 --
Tales from Muppetland: The Frog Prince
| Gawain (voice)
1970 --
The Great Santa Claus Switch
| Thig / Skippity / Hoppity / Boppity / Snerf (voice)
1970 --
The Muppets on Puppets
| Self
1969 --
This Way to Sesame Street
| Bert
1969 --
Sesame Street Pitch Reel
| Scoop / Beautiful Day Monster (voice)
1969 --
Hey Cinderella!
| Stepsister #1 / Splurge (voice)
1967 --
The Paperwork Explosion
|
1965 --
Time Piece
| Messenger boy