Dave Goelz

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Male

Birthday 1946-07-16 (78 years old)

Place of Birth Los Angeles, California, USA

Dave Goelz

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Dave Goelz (born July 16, 1946) is a puppeteer best-known for his association with The Muppets, and in particular with the Muppet character Gonzo. His other Muppet characters include Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, Zoot (the saxophonist of Dr. Teeth and The Electric Mayhem), Beauregard the janitor and Tiny (the humungous chicken in The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland) . He also performed the characters of Boober Fraggle and Uncle Travelling Matt on Fraggle Rock. He also performed the puppetry for various characters, including Sir Didymus and Wiseman's Hat (both voiced by David Shaughnessy) in Labyrinth. Outside of Muppeteering, he is the current voice actor for the Disney character Figment. After Jim Henson died in 1990, Goelz took over puppeteering Waldorf in 1992. Description above from the Wikipedia article Dave Goelz, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia .

Known For

Actor

2024
Inside Out 2

as Mind Cop Frank (voice)

2023
The Muppets Mayhem

as Zoot (voice)

2022
Jerry Nelson: A Celebratory Birthday Animatic

as Zoot (voice) / Boober (voice) / Gonzo (voice) / others (voice)

2022
Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock

as Boober Fraggle (voice)

2021
Dear Earth

as Zoot (voice)

2021
Muppets Haunted Mansion

as Gonzo / Bunsen / Zoot / Beauregard / Waldorf / Chip / Randy Pig

2020
2020
Muppets Now

as Dr. Bunsen Honeydew

2020
Prop Culture

as Himself

2020
Fraggle Rock: Rock On!

as Boober Fraggle / Travelling Matt (voice)

2018
The Muppets Take The O2

as The Great Gonzo / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Zoot / Waldorf / Beauregard / Chip / Himself (voice)

2018
Seth Rogen's Hilarity for Charity

as Gonzo/Waldorf (voice)

2015
Inside Out

as Subconscious Guard Frank (voice)

2015
The Muppets

as The Great Gonzo / Waldorf / Zoot (voice)

2015
Muppet Moments

as The Great Gonzo

2014
Muppets Most Wanted

as The Great Gonzo, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, Zoot, Beauregard, Waldorf

2013
Lady Gaga & the Muppets Holiday Spectacular

as The Great Gonzo, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, Waldorf, Zoot (voice)

2012
The Muppets All-Star Comedy Gala

as Gonzo / Waldorf / Beauregard (voice)

2012
The Secret Policeman's Ball

as Waldorf (voice)

2011
2011
The Muppets

as Gonzo / Honeydew / Zoot / Beauregard / Waldorf (voice)

2008
A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa

as The Great Gonzo / Waldorf / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Zoot (voice)

2008
2008
The Muppets - Studio DC - Almost Live

as Gonzo / Waldorf (voice)

2008
Studio DC: Almost Live

as Gonzo the Great, Zoot, Waldorf, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, Pancake the Water Buffalo

2005
The Muppets' Wizard of Oz

as Tin Thing / Kalidah Critic #2 / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Zoot

2005
Fraggle Rock - Dance Your Cares Away

as Boober Fraggle (voice)

2005
Fraggle Rock - Live by the Rule of the Rock

as Boober Fraggle / Philo / Uncle Travelling Matt (voice)

2003
It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie

as The Great Gonzo / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Waldorf / Zoot (voice)

2002
Kermit's Swamp Years

as Waldorf (voice)

2002
I Love Muppets

as The Great Gonzo (voice)

1999
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland

as Humongous Chicken (voice)

1999
Muppets from Space

as Gonzo / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Waldorf / The Birdman (voice)

1999
The Very Best of the Muppet Show

as Gonzo / Zoot / Dr Bunsen Honeydew

1999
The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 2

as Gonzo / Zoot / Dr Bunsen Honeydew

1996
Muppet Treasure Island

as The Great Gonzo / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Waldorf / Mudwell the Mudbunny / Zoot (voice)

1996
Muppet Sing Alongs: Muppet Treasure Island

as The Great Gonzo (voice) (archive footage)

1996
Muppets Tonight

as Gonzo / Dr. Bunsen / Waldorf / Randy / Beauregard / Bill

1995
Rudy Coby: The Coolest Magician on Earth

as Gonzo (as Gonzo The Great)

1994
The World of Jim Henson

as Self (archive footage)

1994
Muppet Classic Theater

as Gonzo / Rizzo the Rat / Randy Pig (voice)

1994
Muppet Sing Alongs: It's Not Easy Being Green

as Gonzo / Wendell / Otto the Octopus / Boober Fraggle (voice)

1994
Secret Life of Toys

as Rugby / Ditz

1992
The Muppet Christmas Carol

as The Great Gonzo as Charles Dickens / Robert Marley / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Betina Cratchit / Rat / Zoot (voice)

1991
Muppet*Vision 3D

as Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / The Great Gonzo / Zoot (voice)

1990
The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson

as The Great Gonzo / Beauregard / Boober Fraggle / ... (voice)

1990
The Muppets at Walt Disney World

as The Great Gonzo / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Beauregard / Zoot (voice)

1990
The Earth Day Special

as Old Frog (voice)

1989
Dog City: The Movie

as Frisky (voice)

1987
A Muppet Family Christmas

as Various Characters (voice)

1987
Down at Fraggle Rock

as Boober Fraggle / Uncle Travelling Matt / Self

1986
The Christmas Toy

as Rugby the Tiger / Ditz (voice)

1986
Labyrinth

as Didymus / The Hat / The Four Guards / Left Door Knocker / Firey 3 (voice)

1986
Fraggles Look For Jobs

as Boober (voice)

1986
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years

as The Great Gonzo / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Beauregard / Zoot / Uncle 'Travelling' Matt Fraggle / Boober Fraggle

1985
Muppet Treasures

as Gonzo / Zoot / Penguin

1985
The Muppet Revue

as Gonzo (voice)

1984
The Bells of Fraggle Rock

as Boober Fraggle / Uncle Travelling Matt (voice)

1984
The Muppets Take Manhattan

as Gonzo / Chester - Rat / Bill - Frog / Zoot / Beauregard / Dog / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Penguin (voice)

1984
The Cosby Show

as The Great Gonzo / Digit (voice)

1983
Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and the Muppets

as Gonzo the Great / Zoot / Lubbock Lou (voice)

1983
Fraggle Rock

as The World's Oldest Fraggle

1983
Fraggle Rock

as Boober / Uncle "Traveling" Matt / Side Bottom / The World's Oldest Fraggle (voice)

1983
Fraggle Rock

as Uncle "Traveling" Matt

1982
The Dark Crystal

as Fizzgig, a Friendly Monster / General, Garthim Master

1982
The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show

as Gonzo / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew (voice)

1981
1981
The Great Muppet Caper

as Gonzo / Beauregard / Zoot / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Lobbuck Lou

1981
The Muppets Go to the Movies

as The Great Gonzo / Joe / Beauregard / Fireman (voice)

1979
John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together

as The Great Gonzo / Zoot / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew (voice)

1979
The Muppet Movie

as The Great Gonzo / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Zoot / Doglion / Iraqian in El Sleezo Cafe / Pig (voice)

1979
The Muppets Go Hollywood

as Various Muppets

1979
The Orson Welles Show

as Gonzo (voice)

1978
An Audience with...

as The Great Gonzo

1977
Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas

as Wendell / Pop-eyed Catfish / Will Possum (voice)

1976
The Muppet Show

as Gonzo / Zoot / Beauregard / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew (voice)

1975
Muppet Picker Upper

as Gonzo (voice)

1975
Saturday Night Live

as Self - Cameo (uncredited)

1961
The Parent Trap

as Teenager (uncredited)

Director

1966
Limbo: The Organized Mind

as Assistant Director

Producer

2022
Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock

as Co-Executive Producer