Frank Oz
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
May 25, 1944 (82 years old)
Place of Birth
Hereford, Herefordshire, England, UK
Biography
Frank Oz (born Richard Frank Oznowicz; May 25, 1944) is a British-born American film director, actor, voice actor, and puppeteer. He is known for creating and performing the characters Miss Piggy and Fozzie Bear in The Muppet Show and for directing films, including the Little Shop Of Horrors remake and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. He is also the operator and voice of Yoda in the Star Wars franchise.
Known For
| 2025 | The Muppet ScriptSelf (archive footage) | |
| 2025 | fozzie descuido venga la alegríaFozzie | |
| 2024 | Inside Out 2Mind Cop Dave (voice) | |
| 2024 | Jim Henson Idea ManSelf | |
| 2024 | Disney Legends Awards CeremonySelf | |
| 2024 | STEVE! (martin) a documentary in 2 piecesSelf - Director | |
| 2022 | Jerry Nelson: A Celebratory Birthday AnimaticGrover (voice) / Cookie Monster (voice) / others (voice) | |
| 2022 | Obi-Wan KenobiYoda (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| 2022 | LIGHT & MAGICSelf - Yoda Puppeteer (archive footage) | |
| 2021 | Echoes of ViolenceDante | |
| 2021 | Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame StreetSelf (archive footage) | |
| 2020 | Muppet Guys Talking: A Special Conversation to Honor Jim HensonSelf | |
| 2020 | Jedi Temple ChallengeYoda (voice) | |
| 2019 | Knives OutAlan Stevens | |
| 2019 | Star Wars: The Rise of SkywalkerYoda (voice) | |
| 2019 | Sesame Street: 50 Years and CountingCookie Monster | |
| 2018 | HowardSelf (archive footage) | |
| 2018 | The Director and the JediSelf | |
| 2017 | Star Wars: The Last JediYoda (voice) | |
| 2017 | Muppet Guys Talking: Secrets Behind the Show the Whole World WatchedSelf | |
| 2015 | I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney StorySelf | |
| 2015 | In Their Own Words: Jim HensonSelf - Friend & Muppet Performer | |
| 2015 | Inside OutSubconscious Guard Dave (voice) | |
| 2015 | Star Wars: The Force AwakensYoda (archive sound) (uncredited) | |
| 2015 | The Great Gilly HopkinsCookie Monster (voice) | |
| 2015 | Sesame Street: Play All Day with Elmo! | |
| 2015 | StarTalk with Neil deGrasse TysonSelf | |
| 2015 | In Their Own WordsSelf | |
| 2014 | Jim Henson: Behind the Seams | |
| 2014 | Star Wars RebelsYoda (voice) | |
| 2011 | Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's JourneySelf | |
| 2009 | Jim Henson's Tales from Muppetland | |
| 2009 | Jim Henson: His Sesame Street Story | |
| 2007 | Reflections of 'The Dark Crystal'Self | |
| 2006 | A Sesame Street Christmas CarolBert (voice) (archive footage) | |
| 2006 | Sesame Street: Elmo's Potty TimeGrover (voice) | |
| 2006 | Best Ever Muppet MomentsSelf | |
| 2006 | Treasures Untold: The Making of Disney's 'The Little Mermaid'Self | |
| 2005 | Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the SithYoda (voice) | |
| 2005 | Zathura: A Space AdventureRobot (voice) | |
| 2004 | Sesame Street: Cookie Monster's Best BitesCookie Monster (voice) | |
| 2004 | Jim Henson: Commercials and Experiments | |
| 2004 | Muppet History 101 | |
| 2004 | Muppet Music MomentsSelf | |
| 2004 | When Star Wars Ruled the WorldSelf | |
| 2004 | Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars TrilogySelf | |
| 2004 | The Story of Star WarsYoda (archive footage) | |
| 2004 | Sesame Street: A Celebration of Me, GroverGrover (voice) (archive footage) | |
| 2004 | KulturplatzSelf | |
| 2003 | Muppets Magic from 'The Ed Sullivan Show!'Muppet Performer | |
| 2003 | Sesame Street: Let's Eat! Funny Food SongsGrover / Cookie Monster (voice) | |
| 2002 | Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the ClonesYoda (voice) | |
| 2002 | Films Are Not Released, They EscapeSelf | |
| 2002 | From Puppets to Pixels: Digital Characters in 'Episode II'Self / Yoda | |
| 2002 | I Love MuppetsSelf | |
| 2002 | Sesame Street: Bert & Ernie's Word PlayBert / Cookie Monster (credit song) / T-Shirt Salesman / Fat Blue Anything Muppet in Fat Cat (voice) (archive footage) | |
| 2002 | Sesame Street: Play with Me Sesame | |
| 2001 | Monsters, Inc.Jeff Fungus (voice) | |
| 2001 | The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 3Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Sam the Eagle / Animal / Wolf | |
| 2001 | The Beginning: Making Episode ISelf | |
| 2001 | Making "The Score"Himself | |
| 1999 | Muppets from SpaceMiss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam the Eagle (voice) | |
| 1999 | Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom MenaceYoda (voice) | |
| 1999 | The Very Best of the Muppet ShowFozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Animal / Sam the Eagle | |
| 1999 | The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 2Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Animal / Sam the Eagle | |
| 1999 | The Adventures of Elmo in GrouchlandBert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice) | |
| 1999 | CinderElmoBert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice) | |
| 1999 | Sesame Unpaved | |
| 1998 | Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!Grover / Cookie Monster / Bert (voice) | |
| 1998 | The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers'Self | |
| 1998 | Blues Brothers 2000Warden | |
| 1998 | The Best of Kermit on Sesame StreetGrover (voice) | |
| 1997 | Sesame Street: Elmo Says BOO!Bert (voice) | |
| 1997 | Sesame Street: Quiet TimeBert ("Naptime") (voice) | |
| 1996 | Sesame Street: Do the AlphabetCookie Monster / Green (voice) (archive footage) | |
| 1996 | Sesame Street: Elmo Saves ChristmasCookie Monster (voice) | |
| 1996 | Muppet Treasure IslandMiss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Sam the Eagle / Animal (voice) | |
| 1996 | Sesame Street: Kid's Guide to Life: Learning to ShareCookie Monster | |
| 1996 | Muppets TonightMiss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / George the Janitor | |
| 1994 | Muppet Classic TheaterMiss Piggy / Fozzie Bear (voice) | |
| 1994 | The World of Jim HensonSelf / Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear | |
| 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 | |
| 1993 | Sesame Street Jam: A Musical CelebrationBert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice) | |
| 1993 | Sesame Street Stays Up Late!Bert/Grover/Cookie Monster/Uncle Hank(voice) | |
| 1992 | Innocent BloodPathologist | |
| 1992 | The Muppet Christmas CarolMiss 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 | Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show'Miss Piggy | |
| 1992 | Getting Ready to ReadBert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice) | |
| 1992 | Home Alone 2: Lost in New YorkMan putting money into donation bucket (uncredited) | |
| 1991 | Sesame Street: Elmo's Sing-Along Guessing GameGrover(voice) | |
| 1990 | Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!(archive footage) (voice) | |
| 1990 | The Muppets Celebrate Jim HensonSelf / Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Bert / Sam the Eagle (voice) | |
| 1990 | The Muppets at Walt Disney WorldMiss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal (voice) | |
| 1990 | Sesame Street: Monster Hits!Cookie Monster (voice) / Grover (voice) / Clancy (voice) | |
| 1990 | Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His MusicSelf | |
| 1990 | Disneyland's 35th Anniversary SpecialMiss Piggy (voice) | |
| 1990 | Jim Henson's Memorial Service | |
| 1989 | 50 Years of Television: A Golden CelebrationMiss Piggy | |
| 1989 | Miss Piggy's HollywoodMiss Piggy / Fozzie Bear | |
| 1989 | An Evening with Jim Henson and Frank OzSelf | |
| 1989 | The Jim Henson Hour | |
| 1988 | Free to Be... a FamilyMiss Piggy (voice) | |
| 1988 | Hey, You're as Funny as Fozzie BearFozzie Bear (voice) | |
| 1988 | Sesame Street: Put Down the DuckieBert/Grover/Cookie Monster (voice) | |
| 1988 | The Best of Ernie and BertBert | |
| 1987 | A Muppet Family ChristmasMiss Piggy / Fozzy Bear / Animal / Sam the Eagle / Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster | |
| 1987 | Sesame Street: Sing Along | |
| 1986 | Sesame Street: Learning About LettersCookie Monster/Bert/Grover/Princess Penelope (voice) | |
| 1986 | LabyrinthThe Wiseman | |
| 1986 | The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 YearsFozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Sam the Eagle / Bert / Animal / Grover / Cookie Monster / Marvin Suggs (voice) | |
| 1986 | Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & StoriesBert / Grover (Bedtime Stories and Songs) / Cookie Monster (Bedtime Stories and Songs) / Tallest and Smallest People (Bedtime Stories & Songs) (voice) | |
| 1986 | Sesame Street: Learning About NumbersGrover / Fat Blue Tarnish Brother (voice) | |
| 1985 | Spies Like UsTest Monitor | |
| 1985 | Follow That BirdCookie Monster / Bert / Grover / Additional Muppets (voice) | |
| 1985 | The Muppet RevueFozzie Bear / Miss Piggy (voice) | |
| 1985 | Muppet Video: Rowlf's Rhapsodies with the MuppetsMiss Piggy / Fozzie Bear (voice) | |
| 1985 | Muppet TreasuresFozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Animal | |
| 1985 | Children's Songs and Stories with the MuppetsMiss Piggy (voice) | |
| 1985 | Muppet Video: The Kermit and Piggy StoryMiss Piggy (voice) | |
| 1985 | Jim Henson's Little Muppet Monsters | |
| 1984 | The Muppets Take ManhattanMiss Piggy / Fozzie / Animal / Bert / Cookie Monster / Ocean Breeze Soap Board Member / Sam the Eagle (voice) | |
| 1984 | Henson's Place: The Man Behind the MuppetsFrank Oz (self) | |
| 1983 | Trading PlacesCorrupt Cop | |
| 1983 | Return of the JediYoda (voice) | |
| 1983 | Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and the MuppetsMiss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Gramps (voice) | |
| 1983 | The World of 'The Dark Crystal'Self | |
| 1983 | Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of ArtBert / Cookie Monster / Grover (voice) | |
| 1983 | Classic Creatures: Return of the JediSelf | |
| 1983 | Big Bird in ChinaBert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice) | |
| 1983 | Muppet BreakthroughGrump | |
| 1982 | I Love LibertyMiss Piggy / Fozzie Bear (voice) | |
| 1982 | The Fantastic Miss Piggy ShowMiss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal (voice) | |
| 1982 | The Dark CrystalAughra, a Keeper of Secrets / Chamberlain | |
| 1982 | Night of 100 StarsMiss Piggy (voice) | |
| 1981 | Of Muppets & MenSelf | |
| 1981 | The Great Muppet CaperMiss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Sam the Eagle / Animal (voice) | |
| 1981 | An American Werewolf in LondonMr. Collins | |
| 1981 | The Muppets Go to the MoviesMiss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam Eagle | |
| 1981 | Muppet Side SplitterGrump (voice) | |
| 1980 | The Blues BrothersCorrections Officer | |
| 1980 | The Empire Strikes BackYoda (Voice) | |
| 1980 | SP FX: The Empire Strikes BackYoda | |
| 1979 | The Muppet MovieMiss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam the Eagle / Doc Hopper's Men / Marvin Suggs / Swedish Chef (hands) / Motorcycle Guy (voice) | |
| 1979 | The Muppets Go HollywoodVarious Muppets | |
| 1979 | John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas TogetherMiss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal (voice) | |
| 1979 | The Orson Welles ShowSelf / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam Eagle (voice) | |
| 1979 | Muppet Breaker UpperGrump / Quongo | |
| 1979 | Muppet Gimme a BreakGrump | |
| 1979 | Meal BreakGrump | |
| 1979 | Grump CriticGrump | |
| 1979 | Let's Have the Dam BreakGrump | |
| 1979 | A Walking Tour of Sesame StreetGrover / Cookie Monster / Bert (archive footage) | |
| 1978 | Hip Hip Parade!Fozzie Bear | |
| 1978 | Christmas Eve on Sesame StreetBert / Cookie Monster / Grover (voice) | |
| 1978 | Julie Andrews: One Step Into SpringMiss Piggy / Fozzie Bear | |
| 1978 | The Vent EventFozzie Bear | |
| 1978 | An Audience with...Miss Piggy | |
| 1977 | Emmet Otter's Jug-Band ChristmasChuck (voice) | |
| 1977 | The Bob Hope All Star Christmas Comedy SpecialMiss Piggy / Fozzie Bear | |
| 1977 | The Royal Variety Performance 1977 | |
| 1976 | Kagayake! Gorō Mapetto Geba Geba 90-pun!George the Janitor, Fozzie Bear | |
| 1976 | The Muppet ShowMiss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam Eagle / Marvin Suggs / George the Janitor (voice) | |
| 1975 | Muppet Picker UpperSam the Eagle (voice) | |
| 1975 | The Muppet IntroductionSam the Eagle | |
| 1975 | Just a Few AnnouncementsSam the Eagle | |
| 1975 | Sesame Street- Do you know where Ernie lives?Self | |
| 1975 | Saturday Night LiveThe Mighty Favog (voice) | |
| 1975 | Saturday Night LiveThe Flood (voice) | |
| 1974 | Out to LunchBert / Cookie Monster / Grover (voice) | |
| 1973 | Julie on Sesame Street | |
| 1972 | The Muppet Musicians of BremenRat (voice) | |
| 1971 | Tales from Muppetland: The Frog PrinceGawain (voice) | |
| 1971 | Great PerformancesSelf | |
| 1971 | Great PerformancesMiss Piggy (voice) | |
| 1970 | The Muppets on PuppetsSelf | |
| 1970 | The Great Santa Claus SwitchThig / Skippity / Hoppity / Boppity / Snerf (voice) | |
| 1969 | Sesame Street Pitch ReelScoop / Beautiful Day Monster (voice) | |
| 1969 | Hey Cinderella!Stepsister #1 / Splurge (voice) | |
| 1969 | This Way to Sesame StreetBert | |
| 1969 | Sesame StreetBert | |
| 1969 | Peter Alexander präsentiert SpezialitätenSelf | |
| 1968 | The Dick Cavett ShowSelf - Guest | |
| 1967 | The Paperwork Explosion | |
| 1965 | Time PieceMessenger boy | |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas ShowSelf | |
| 1953 | The OscarsSelf | |
| 1953 | The OscarsMiss Piggy |
| 2023 | S.P.I.C.Executive Producer | |
| 2023 | Fuzzy HeadExecutive Producer | |
| 1996 | Muppet Treasure IslandProducer | |
| 1992 | The Muppet Christmas CarolExecutive Producer | |
| 1981 | The Great Muppet CaperProducer |
| 2020 | Derek DelGaudio's In & of ItselfDirector | |
| 2020 | Muppet Guys Talking: A Special Conversation to Honor Jim HensonDirector | |
| 2017 | Muppet Guys Talking: Secrets Behind the Show the Whole World WatchedDirector | |
| 2008 | LeverageDirector | |
| 2007 | Death at a FuneralDirector | |
| 2004 | The Stepford WivesDirector | |
| 2002 | The FunkhousersDirector | |
| 2001 | The ScoreDirector | |
| 1999 | BowfingerDirector | |
| 1997 | In & OutDirector | |
| 1995 | The Indian in the CupboardDirector | |
| 1992 | HousesitterDirector | |
| 1991 | What About Bob?Director | |
| 1988 | Dirty Rotten ScoundrelsDirector | |
| 1986 | Little Shop of HorrorsDirector | |
| 1984 | The Muppets Take ManhattanDirector | |
| 1982 | The Dark CrystalDirector |
| 2025 | The Muppets Take ScripthattenOriginal Film Writer | |
| 1984 | The Muppets Take ManhattanScreenplay |
| 1997 | Eye of GodThanks | |
| 1979 | The Muppet MovieCreative Consultant | |
| 1978 | Christmas Eve on Sesame StreetCreative Consultant |