Caroll Spinney

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Male

Birthday 1933-12-26

Deathday 2019-12-08 (85 years old)

Place of Birth Waltham, Massachusetts, U.S.

Also Known As Caroll Edwin Spinney, Carroll Spinney, Ed Spinney, Carroll Edwin Spinney, Carrol Spinney, Carrol Edwin Spinney, Carol Spinney, Carol Edwin Spinney, Carol E. Spinney, Carrol E. Spinney, Caroll E. Spinney, Carroll E. Spinney, C. Ed Spinney, C. E. Spinney, Edwin Spinney, Carol Ed Spinney, Carroll Ed Spinney, Carrol Ed Spinney, C. Edwin Spinney

Caroll Spinney

Biography

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Caroll Edwin Spinney, sometimes credited as Carroll Spinney or Ed Spinney (December 26, 1933 – December 8, 2019), was an American puppeteer most famous for playing Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch on the children's television show Sesame Street. Description above from the Wikipedia article Caroll Spinney, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Actor

2024
Jim Henson Idea Man

as Self (archive footage)

2022
Jerry Nelson: A Celebratory Birthday Animatic

as Big Bird (voice) / Oscar the Grouch (voice)

2016
Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas

as Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)

2015
In Their Own Words: Jim Henson

as Self - Muppet Performer

2015
I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story

as Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch / Self

2011
Portlandia

as Oscar the Grouch (voice)

2010
2009
Sesame Street: Bedtime with Elmo

as Oscar the Grouch (voice)

2009
2009
Sesame Street: Being Green

as Oscar the Grouch (voice)

2008
Sesame Street: Abby in Wonderland

as Oscar the Grouch as the Grouch of Hearts (voice)

2007
Sesame Street: Elmo's Christmas Countdown

as Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)

2006
A Sesame Street Christmas Carol

as Oscar the Grouch / Big Bird (voice)

2006
1 vs. 100

as Oscar the Grouch

2005
Sesame Street: Big Bird Sings!

as Big Bird (voice)

2004
Sesame Street: A Celebration of Me, Grover

as Big Bird / Oscar (voice)

2003
Sesame Street: Sesame Sings Karaoke

as Big Bird, Oscar the Grouch

2003
Sesame Street 4-D Movie Magic

as Big Bird (voice) / Oscar the Grouch (voice)

2002
Sesame Street: Elmo Visits the Firehouse

as Oscar The Grouch (voice)

2002
Sesame Street: Bert & Ernie's Word Play

as Oscar the Grouch (voice) (archive footage)

2001
Scrubs

as Oscar the Grouch (voice)

1999
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland

as Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)

1999
1999
CinderElmo

as Big Bird (voice)

1999
The West Wing

as Big Bird

1998
Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!

as Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)

1997
Sesame Street: Fiesta!

as Oscar the Grouch (voice)

1997
Sesame Street: Quiet Time

as Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)

1997
Sesame Street: Get Up and Dance

as Big Bird / Oscar (voice)

1996
1996
Sesame Street: Do the Alphabet

as Big Bird (voice)

1996
Sesame Street: Imagine That!

as Oscar the Grouch (voice)

1996
Sesame Street: Elmocize

as Big Bird (voice)

1994
The World of Jim Henson

as Self / Big Bird (archive footage)

1993
Sesame Street Stays Up Late!

as Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)

1993
Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration

as Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)

1993
Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey

as Dog in Pound (uncredited)

1990
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!

as Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch

1990
Sesame Street: Monster Hits!

as Oscar the Grouch (voice)

1988
Wow, You're A Cartoonist!

as Picklepuss / Pop

1988
Big Bird in Japan

as Big Bird (voice)

1987
A Muppet Family Christmas

as Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)

1987
Sesame Street: Sing Along

as Big Bird and Oscar

1986
Sesame Street: Learning About Letters

as Big Bird/Oscar the Grouch (voice)

1986
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years

as Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch

1985
Follow That Bird

as Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch / Bruno the Trashman (voice)

1985
1984
1983
Big Bird in China

as Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)

1981
The Great Muppet Caper

as Oscar the Grouch (voice)

1979
Bob Hope on the Road to China

as Self - as Big Bird (voice)

1979
The Muppet Movie

as Big Bird (voice)

1979
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street

as Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)

1978
A Special Sesame Street Christmas

as Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)

1978
Christmas Eve on Sesame Street

as Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)

1976
The Muppet Show

as Big Bird

1975
Saturday Night Live

as Self - Cameo (uncredited)

1974
Out to Lunch

as Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)

1969
Sesame Street

as Big Bird

1969
Sesame Street

as Oscar the Grouch

1969
Sesame Street

as Bennett Snerf

1969
Sesame Street

as Sam the Robot

1969
Sesame Street

as Cookie Monster

1968
The Dick Cavett Show

as Self - Guest

Writer

1983