Frank Oz

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Male

Birthday 1944-05-25 (80 years old)

Place of Birth Hereford, Herefordshire, England, UK

Also Known As 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

Actor

2024
Inside Out 2

as Mind Cop Dave (voice)

2022
Jerry Nelson: A Celebratory Birthday Animatic

as Grover (voice) / Cookie Monster (voice) / others (voice)

2022
Obi-Wan Kenobi

as Yoda (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)

2021
2021
2019
Knives Out

as Alan Stevens

2018
Howard

as Self (archive footage)

2017
Star Wars: The Last Jedi

as Yoda (voice)

2015
Star Wars: The Force Awakens

as Yoda (archive sound) (uncredited)

2015
The Great Gilly Hopkins

as Cookie Monster (voice)

2015
In Their Own Words: Jim Henson

as Self - Friend & Muppet Performer

2015
Inside Out

as Subconscious Guard Dave (voice)

2014
Star Wars Rebels

as Yoda (voice)

2006
2005
2004
Sesame Street: A Celebration of Me, Grover

as Grover (voice) (archive footage)

2004
The Story of Star Wars

as Yoda (archive footage)

2004
2004
Kulturplatz

as Self

2003
Sesame Street: Let's Eat! Funny Food Songs

as Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)

2002
Sesame Street: Bert & Ernie's Word Play

as Bert / Cookie Monster (credit song) / T-Shirt Salesman / Fat Blue Anything Muppet in Fat Cat (voice) (archive footage)

2002
2001
Monsters, Inc.

as Jeff Fungus (voice)

2001
The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 3

as Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Sam the Eagle / Animal / Wolf

1999
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland

as Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)

1999
Muppets from Space

as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam the Eagle (voice)

1999
The Very Best of the Muppet Show

as Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Animal / Sam the Eagle

1999
The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 2

as Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Animal / Sam the Eagle

1999
CinderElmo

as Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)

1998
Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!

as Grover / Cookie Monster / Bert (voice)

1998
1997
1997
Sesame Street: Quiet Time

as Bert ("Naptime") (voice)

1996
Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas

as Cookie Monster (voice)

1996
Muppet Treasure Island

as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Sam the Eagle / Animal (voice)

1996
Sesame Street: Do the Alphabet

as Cookie Monster / Green (voice) (archive footage)

1996
Muppets Tonight

as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / George the Janitor

1994
The World of Jim Henson

as Self / Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear

1994
Muppet Classic Theater

as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear (voice)

1992
The Muppet Christmas Carol

as 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

as Pathologist

1991
Muppet*Vision 3D

as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Sam the Eagle / Construction Worker (voice)

1990
The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson

as Self / Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Bert / ... (voice)

1990
1990
The Muppets at Walt Disney World

as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal (voice)

1990
Sesame Street: Monster Hits!

as Cookie Monster (voice) / Grover (voice) / Clancy (voice)

1989
Miss Piggy's Hollywood

as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear

1988
Free to Be... a Family

as Miss Piggy (voice)

1988
1987
A Muppet Family Christmas

as Various Characters (voice)

1986
Labyrinth

as The Wiseman

1986
Sesame Street: Learning About Letters

as Cookie Monster/Bert/Grover/Princess Penelope (voice)

1986
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years

as Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Sam the Eagle / Bert / Animal / Grover / Cookie Monster / Marvin Suggs

1986
Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & Stories

as Bert / Grover (Bedtime Stories and Songs) / Cookie Monster (Bedtime Stories and Songs) / Tallest and Smallest People (Bedtime Stories & Songs) (voice)

1985
Spies Like Us

as Test Monitor

1985
Muppet Video: Rowlf's Rhapsodies with the Muppets

as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear (voice)

1985
Follow That Bird

as Cookie Monster / Bert / Grover / Additional Muppets (voice)

1985
Muppet Treasures

as Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Animal

1985
The Muppet Revue

as Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy (voice)

1984
The Muppets Take Manhattan

as Miss Piggy / Fozzie / Animal / Bert / Cookie Monster / Ocean Breeze Soap Board Member / Sam the Eagle (voice)

1983
Trading Places

as Corrupt Cop

1983
Big Bird in China

as Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)

1983
Return of the Jedi

as Yoda (voice)

1983
Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and the Muppets

as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Gramps (voice)

1983
1982
The Dark Crystal

as Aughra, a Keeper of Secrets / Chamberlain

1982
The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show

as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal (voice)

1982
I Love Liberty

as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear (voice)

1982
Night of 100 Stars

as Miss Piggy (voice)

1982
Return of the Ewok

as Yoda (voice)

1981
1981
Muppet Side Splitter

as Grump (voice)

1981
The Great Muppet Caper

as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Sam the Eagle / Animal (voice)

1981
The Muppets Go to the Movies

as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam Eagle

1980
The Blues Brothers

as Corrections Officer

1980
The Empire Strikes Back

as Yoda (Voice)

1979
John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together

as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal (voice)

1979
The Muppet Movie

as 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

as Various Muppets

1979
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street

as Grover / Cookie Monster / Bert (archive footage)

1979
The Orson Welles Show

as Self / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam Eagle (voice)

1979
Grump Critic

as Grump

1979
Meal Break

as Grump

1979
Muppet Breaker Upper

as Grump / Quongo

1978
Christmas Eve on Sesame Street

as Bert / Cookie Monster / Grover (voice)

1978
Hip Hip Parade!

as Fozzie Bear

1978
Julie Andrews: One Step Into Spring

as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear

1978
An Audience with...

as Miss Piggy

1977
1976
The Muppet Show

as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam Eagle / Marvin Suggs / George the Janitor (voice)

1975
Muppet Picker Upper

as Sam the Eagle (voice)

1975
Just a Few Announcements

as Sam the Eagle

1975
The Muppet Introduction

as Sam the Eagle

1974
Out to Lunch

as Bert / Cookie Monster / Grover (voice)

1971
1971
Great Performances

as Miss Piggy (voice)

1970
The Great Santa Claus Switch

as Thig/Skippity/Hoppity/Boppity/Snerf (voice)

1970
1969
Sesame Street Pitch Reel

as Scoop / Beautiful Day Monster (voice)

1969
Hey Cinderella!

as Stepsister #1 / Splurge (voice)

1969
1968
The Dick Cavett Show

as Self - Guest

1965
Time Piece

as Messenger boy

1953
The Oscars

as Self

Director

2008
Leverage

as Director

2007
Death at a Funeral

as Director

2004
The Stepford Wives

as Director

2002
The Funkhousers

as Director

2001
The Score

as Director

1999
Bowfinger

as Director

1997
In & Out

as Director

1992
Housesitter

as Director

1991
What About Bob?

as Director

1991
Muppet*Vision 3D

as Director

1988
1986
1982
The Dark Crystal

as Director

Producer

2023
S.P.I.C.

as Executive Producer

1996
1992
The Muppet Christmas Carol

as Executive Producer

1981

Crew

1997
Eye of God

as Thanks

1979
The Muppet Movie

as Creative Consultant

1978
Christmas Eve on Sesame Street

as Creative Consultant

Writer

1984

Camera

1965
Run, Run

as Director of Photography