Richard Hunt

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Male

Birthday 1951-08-17

Deathday 1992-01-07 (40 years old)

Place of Birth The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA

Richard Hunt

Biography

Richard Hunt (August 17, 1951 – January 7, 1992) was an American puppeteer, best known as a Muppet performer on Sesame Street, The Muppet Show, Fraggle Rock, and other projects for The Jim Henson Company. His roles on The Muppet Show included Scooter, Statler, Janice, Beaker, and Sweetums and characters on Sesame Street included Gladys the Cow, Don Music, and Forgetful Jones. Description above from the Wikipedia article Richard Hunt, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Actor

2024
Jim Henson Idea Man

as Self (archive footage)

2005
2005
Fraggle Rock - Live by the Rule of the Rock

as Doozer/ Gunge / Junior Gorg/ Background Fraggles (voice)

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

as Backup Monster (puppeteer)

2002
Sesame Street: Bert & Ernie's Word Play

as Harry (voice) (archive footage)

2001
The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 3

as Statler / Scooter / Janice

1999
The Very Best of the Muppet Show

as Statler / Scooter / Janice / Beaker / Sweetums / Gladys

1999
The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 2

as Statler / Scooter / Janice / Beaker / Sweetums / Gladys

1997
Sesame Street: Elmo Says BOO!

as Kermit the Forg / Frazzletone (archive footage)

1994
The World of Jim Henson

as Self (archive footage)

1991
Muppet*Vision 3D

as Beaker / Scooter / Statler / Sweetums / Chuck (voice)

1990
The Muppets at Walt Disney World

as Scooter / Statler / Janice / Beaker (voice)

1990
The Earth Day Special

as Crocodile (voice)

1990
Sesame Street: Monster Hits!

as Stuie Monster (voice) / Lavender Frazzletone (voice) / Two-Headed Monster (right half) (voice) / Furline Huskie (voice) / Kermit the Frog (voice)

1989
1988
Muppet Studios Presents: You're the Director

as Janice / Scooter / Statler (voice)

1988
Jim Henson: Sing-Along, Dance-Along, Do-Along

as Additional Muppet Performer (voice)

1987
A Muppet Family Christmas

as Scooter / Janice / Statler / Beaker / Gladys the Cow / Two-Headed Monster / Snowman (voice)

1987
Down at Fraggle Rock

as Junior Gorg / Self

1987
Sesame Street: Sing Along

as Two-Headed Monster (right) (voice)

1986
The Christmas Toy

as Belmont (voice)

1986
1986
1986
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years

as Beaker / Scooter / Statler / Sweetums / Janice / Two-Headed Monster (Stein) / Tug Monster

1985
Follow That Bird

as Gladys the Cow / Feathered Friends Owl / Additional Muppets / Grouches (voice)

1985
Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird Stuff

as Camilla the Chicken (voice)

1985
Muppet Treasures

as Scooter / Statler / Janice

1984
Oxford Blues

as Larry

1984
The Muppets Take Manhattan

as Scooter / Statler / Janice / Beaker / Dog (voice)

1984
The Cosby Show

as Statler / Blue Frackle / Sandwich (voice)

1983
Trading Places

as Wilson

1983
Big Bird in China

as Two-Headed Monster (voice)

1983
Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and the Muppets

as Scooter / Janice / Statler / Bubba (voice)

1983
Fraggle Rock

as Junior Gorg (himself) / Gunge / Mudwell the Mudbunny / Herkimer Fraggle / The Spiderfly / Gillis Fraggle / Turbo / The Genie / Purple Fragglette / Fire Chief Fraggle / Flex Doozer / Background Fraggles (voice)

1982
The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show

as Scooter / Janice / Beaker (voice)

1981
1981
The Great Muppet Caper

as Scooter / Statler / Sweetums / Janice / Beaker / Bubba

1981
The Muppets Go to the Movies

as Beaker / Janice / Scooter / Sheriff / Statler (voice)

1979
John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together

as Scooter / Statler / Janice / Beaker (voice)

1979
The Muppet Movie

as Scooter / Statler / Janice / Sweetums / Beaker / Fozzie Bear (assistant) (voice)

1979
The Muppets Go Hollywood

as Various Muppets

1978
Christmas Eve on Sesame Street

as Ernie (assistant) / Additional Muppets (voice)

1977
Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas

as Charlie / Lizard / George Rabbit (voice)

1976
The Muppet Show

as Statler, Scooter / Janice / Beaker / Wayne / Sweetums (voice)

1974
Out to Lunch

as Various Muppets (voice)

1972
The Muppet Musicians of Bremen

as Chicken / Additional Muppet Performer (voice)

1970
The Great Santa Claus Switch

as Bing/Match Frackle (voice)

Director

Crew

1992