Acting
Dave Goelz
EN, JA cinema · 94 credits
Born
16 July 1946 (age 80)
Birthplace
Los Angeles, California, USA
Also known as David Goelz
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
Filmography
The Muppet Show
as Gonzo / Zoot / Waldorf / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew (voice)
Fraggle Rock: A Holiday Gift
as Boober / Uncle Travelling Matt (voice), Executive Producer
The First Snow of Fraggle Rock
as Boober Fraggle / Uncle Travelling Matt / World's Oldest Fraggle (voice), Co-Executive Producer
Inside Out 2
as Mind Cop Frank (voice)
Jerry Nelson: A Celebratory Birthday Animatic
as Zoot (voice) / Boober (voice) / Gonzo (voice) / others (voice)
Dear Earth
2021
Dear Earth
as Zoot (voice)
Muppets Haunted Mansion
as Gonzo / Bunsen / Zoot / Beauregard / Waldorf / Chip / Randy Pig
The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II
as The Muppets Puppeteer
Seth Rogen's Hilarity for Charity
as Gonzo / Waldorf (voice)
The Muppets Take The O2
2018
The Muppets Take The O2
as The Great Gonzo / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Zoot / Waldorf / Beauregard / Chip / Himself (voice)
Inside Out
as Subconscious Guard Frank (voice)
Muppets Most Wanted
as The Great Gonzo, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, Zoot, Beauregard, Waldorf
Lady Gaga & the Muppets Holiday Spectacular
as The Great Gonzo, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, Waldorf, Zoot (voice)
Robbie Williams - One Night At the Palladium
as Gonzo the Great / Waldorf
The Muppets All-Star Comedy Gala
as Gonzo / Waldorf / Beauregard (voice)
The Secret Policeman's Ball
as Waldorf (voice)
The Muppets
as Gonzo / Honeydew / Zoot / Beauregard / Waldorf (voice)
Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade
as Waldorf (voice)
A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa
as The Great Gonzo / Waldorf / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Zoot (voice)
The Muppets - Studio DC - Almost Live
as Gonzo / Waldorf (voice)
The Muppets: Classical Chicken
as The Great Gonzo
Fraggle Rock: Dance Your Cares Away
as Boober Fraggle (voice)
The Muppets' Wizard of Oz
as Tin Thing / Kalidah Critic #2 / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Zoot
The Great Gonzo: A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Weirdo
as Gonzo the Great, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, Waldorf
Weezer: Video Capture Device - Treasures from the Vault 1991-2002
as Gonzo / Waldorf ("Keep Fishin")
Kermit's Swamp Years
as Waldorf (voice)
I Love Muppets
as The Great Gonzo (voice)
It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie
as The Great Gonzo / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Waldorf / Zoot (voice)
The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 3
as Gonzo / Beauregard
Muppets from Space
as Gonzo / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Waldorf / The Birdman (voice)
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland
as Humongous Chicken (voice)
The Very Best of the Muppet Show
as Gonzo / Zoot / Dr Bunsen Honeydew
The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 2
as Gonzo / Zoot / Dr Bunsen Honeydew
Muppet Treasure Island
as The Great Gonzo / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Waldorf / Mudwell the Mudbunny / Zoot (voice)
Muppet Sing Alongs: Treasure Island
as The Great Gonzo (voice) (archive footage)
Rudy Coby: The Coolest Magician on Earth
as Gonzo (as Gonzo The Great)
Muppet Classic Theater
as Gonzo / Rizzo the Rat / Randy Pig (voice)
Muppet Sing Alongs: It's Not Easy Being Green
as Gonzo / Wendell / Otto the Octopus / Boober Fraggle (voice)
The World of Jim Henson
as Self (archive footage)
The Muppet Christmas Carol
as The Great Gonzo as Charles Dickens / Robert Marley / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Betina Cratchit / Rat / Zoot (voice)
The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson
as The Great Gonzo / Beauregard / Boober Fraggle / Zoot (voice)
The Muppets at Walt Disney World
as The Great Gonzo / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Beauregard / Zoot / Frog (voice)
Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Celebration
as Gonzo (voice)
The Earth Day Special
as Old Frog (voice)
The Song of the Cloud Forest
as Milton (voice)
Dog City
as Frisky (voice)
Muppet Studios Presents: You're the Director
1988
Muppet Studios Presents: You're the Director
as Gonzo (voice)
A Muppet Family Christmas
as Gonzo / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Zoot / Beauregard / Boober Fraggle
Down at Fraggle Rock
as Boober Fraggle / Uncle Travelling Matt / Self
The Christmas Toy
as Rugby the Tiger / Ditz (voice)
Labyrinth
as Didymus / The Hat / The Four Guards / Left Door Knocker / Firey 3 (voice)
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
as The Great Gonzo / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Beauregard / Zoot / Uncle 'Travelling' Matt Fraggle / Boober Fraggle (voice)
Fraggles Look For Jobs
as Boober (voice)
Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird Stuff
as Gonzo (voice)
The Muppet Revue
as Gonzo (voice)
Muppet Video: Rowlf's Rhapsodies with the Muppets
1985
Muppet Video: Rowlf's Rhapsodies with the Muppets
as Gonzo (voice)
Children's Songs and Stories with the Muppets
as Gonzo (voice)
Muppet Treasures
as Gonzo / Zoot / Penguin
Fraggle Rock: Scared Silly
as Boober Fraggle / Uncle Travelling Matt (voice)
The Muppets Take Manhattan
as Gonzo / Chester - Rat / Bill - Frog / Zoot / Beauregard / Dog / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Penguin (voice)
The Bells of Fraggle Rock
as Boober Fraggle / Uncle Travelling Matt (voice)
Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and the Muppets
as Gonzo the Great / Zoot / Lubbock Lou (voice)
Fraggle Rock: Live by the Rule of the Rock
as Boober Fraggle / Philo / Uncle Travelling Matt (voice)
The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show
as Gonzo / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew (voice)
The Dark Crystal
as Fizzgig, a Friendly Monster / General, Garthim Master
Of Muppets & Men
as Self
The Great Muppet Caper
as The Great Gonzo / Beauregard / Zoot / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Lobbuck Lou / Singing Food (voice)
The Muppets Go to the Movies
as The Great Gonzo / Joe / Beauregard / Fireman (voice)
The Muppet Movie
as The Great Gonzo / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Zoot / Doglion / Iraqian in El Sleezo Cafe / Pig (voice)
The Muppets Go Hollywood
as The Great Gonzo / Zoot / Pig (voice)
John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together
as The Great Gonzo / Zoot / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew (voice)
The Orson Welles Show
as Gonzo (voice)
Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas
as Wendell / Pop-eyed Catfish / Will Possum (voice)
Muppet Picker Upper
as Gonzo (voice)
Limbo: The Organized Mind
Assistant Director
The Parent Trap
as Teenager (uncredited)