Acting
Frank Oz
EN, ES, JA cinema · 185 credits
Born
25 May 1944 (age 82)
Birthplace
Hereford, Herefordshire, England, UK
Also known as Richard Frank Oznowicz
Frank Richard Oznowicz (born May 25, 1944), known professionally as Frank Oz, 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
Filmography
The Muppet Script
as Self (archive footage)
The Muppets Take Scripthatten
Original Film Writer
Inside Out 2
as Mind Cop Dave (voice)
S.P.I.C.
Executive Producer
Fuzzy Head
Executive Producer
Jerry Nelson: A Celebratory Birthday Animatic
as Grover (voice) / Cookie Monster (voice) / others (voice)
Echoes of Violence
as Dante
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
as Self (archive footage)
Knives Out
as Alan Stevens
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
as Yoda (voice)
Sesame Street: 50 Years and Counting
as Grover / Cookie Monster / Various Characters
Howard
as Self (archive footage)
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
as Yoda (voice)
In Their Own Words: Jim Henson
as Self - Friend & Muppet Performer
Inside Out
as Subconscious Guard Dave (voice)
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
as Yoda (archive sound) (uncredited)
The Great Gilly Hopkins
as Cookie Monster (voice)
Death at a Funeral
Director
A Sesame Street Christmas Carol
as Bert (voice) (archive footage)
Sesame Street: Elmo's Potty Time
as Grover (voice)
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
as Yoda (voice)
Zathura: A Space Adventure
as Robot (voice)
Sesame Street: Cookie Monster's Best Bites
as Cookie Monster (voice)
Jim Henson: Commercials and Experiments
2004
Jim Henson: Commercials and Experiments
Actor
The Story of Star Wars
as Yoda (archive footage)
Sesame Street: A Celebration of Me, Grover
as Grover (voice) (archive footage)
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On!
as Cookie Monster / Bert / Grover (voice)
The Stepford Wives
Director
Muppets Magic from 'The Ed Sullivan Show!'
as Muppet Performer
Sesame Street: Let's Eat! Funny Food Songs
as Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
as Yoda (voice)
I Love Muppets
as Self
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)
Monsters, Inc.
as Jeff Fungus (voice)
The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 3
as Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Sam the Eagle / Animal / Wolf
Making "The Score"
as Himself
The Score
Director
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Flowers, Bananas & More!
as Prince Charming (voice)
Muppets from Space
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam the Eagle (voice)
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
as Yoda (voice)
The Very Best of the Muppet Show
as Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Animal / Sam the Eagle
The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 2
as Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Animal / Sam the Eagle
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland
as Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)
CinderElmo
as Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)
Bowfinger
Director
Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!
as Grover / Cookie Monster / Bert (voice)
Blues Brothers 2000
as Warden
The Best of Kermit on Sesame Street
as Grover (voice)
Sesame Street: Elmo Says BOO!
as Bert (voice)
Sesame Street: Quiet Time
as Bert ("Naptime") (voice)
In & Out
Director
Eye of God
Thanks
Sesame Street: Do the Alphabet
as Cookie Monster / Green (voice) (archive footage)
Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas
as Cookie Monster (voice)
Muppet Treasure Island
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Sam the Eagle / Animal (voice), Producer
Muppet Classic Theater
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear (voice)
The World of Jim Henson
as Self / Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
as Bert / Grover (archive footage)
Sesame Street's 25th Birthday: A Musical Celebration
as Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)
Sesame Street Stays Up Late!
as Bert/Grover/Cookie Monster/Uncle Hank(voice)
Innocent Blood
as Pathologist
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), Executive Producer
Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show'
1992
Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show'
as Miss Piggy
Getting Ready to Read
as Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
as Man Putting Money into Donation Bucket (uncredited)
Housesitter
Director
Sesame Street: Elmo's Sing-Along Guessing Game
as Grover(voice)
What About Bob?
Director
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
as (archive footage) (voice)
The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson
as Self / Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Bert / Sam the Eagle (voice)
The Muppets at Walt Disney World
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal (voice)
Sesame Street: Monster Hits!
as Cookie Monster (voice) / Grover (voice) / Clancy (voice)
Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Celebration
as Miss Piggy (voice)
Miss Piggy's Hollywood
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear
Sesame Street: 20 Years & Still Counting! 1969-1989
as Self – Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster
Free to Be... a Family
as Miss Piggy (voice)
Hey, You're as Funny as Fozzie Bear
as Fozzie Bear (voice)
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie
as Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)
A Muppet Family Christmas
as Miss Piggy / Fozzy Bear / Animal / Sam the Eagle / Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster
Sesame Street: Learning About Letters
as Cookie Monster/Bert/Grover/Princess Penelope (voice)
Labyrinth
as The Wiseman
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
as Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Sam the Eagle / Bert / Animal / Grover / Cookie Monster / Marvin Suggs (voice)
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)
Sesame Street: Learning About Numbers
as Grover / Fat Blue Tarnish Brother (voice)
Spies Like Us
as Test Monitor
Follow That Bird
as Cookie Monster / Bert / Grover / Additional Muppets (voice)
The Muppet Revue
as Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy (voice)
Muppet Video: Rowlf's Rhapsodies with the Muppets
1985
Muppet Video: Rowlf's Rhapsodies with the Muppets
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear (voice)
Muppet Treasures
as Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Animal
Children's Songs and Stories with the Muppets
as Miss Piggy (voice)
Muppet Video: The Kermit and Piggy Story
as Miss Piggy (voice)
Muppet Perk-Up
1985
Muppet Perk-Up
as Grump (voice)
The Muppets Take Manhattan
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie / Animal / Bert / Cookie Monster / Ocean Breeze Soap Board Member / Sam the Eagle (voice), Screenplay, Director
Trading Places
as Corrupt Cop
Return of the Jedi
as Yoda (voice)
Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and the Muppets
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Gramps (voice)
Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
as Bert / Cookie Monster / Grover (voice)
Big Bird in China
as Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)
I Love Liberty
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear (voice)
The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal (voice)
The Dark Crystal
as Aughra, a Keeper of Secrets / Chamberlain, Director
Night of 100 Stars
as Miss Piggy (voice)
Of Muppets & Men
as Self
The Great Muppet Caper
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam the Eagle / Gramps / Swedish Chef (voice), Producer
An American Werewolf in London
as Mr. Collins
The Muppets Go to the Movies
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Sam the Eagle (voice)
Muppet Side Splitter
as Grump (voice)
The Blues Brothers
as Corrections Officer
The Empire Strikes Back
as Yoda (Voice)
The Muppet Movie
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam the Eagle / Doc Hopper's Men / Marvin Suggs / Swedish Chef (hands) / Motorcycle Guy (voice), Creative Consultant
The Muppets Go Hollywood
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam the Eagle (voice)
John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal (voice)
The Orson Welles Show
as Self / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam Eagle (voice)
Muppet Breaker Upper
1979
Muppet Breaker Upper
as Grump / Quongo
Meal Break
as Grump
Grump Critic
as Grump
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
as Grover / Cookie Monster / Bert (archive footage)
Hip Hip Parade!
as Fozzie Bear
Christmas Eve on Sesame Street
as Bert / Cookie Monster / Grover (voice), Creative Consultant
Julie Andrews: One Step Into Spring
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear
The Vent Event
1978
The Vent Event
as Fozzie Bear
Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas
as Chuck (voice)
The Bob Hope All Star Christmas Comedy Special
1977
The Bob Hope All Star Christmas Comedy Special
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear
Kagayake! Gorō Mapetto Geba Geba 90-pun!
as George the Janitor, Fozzie Bear
Muppet Picker Upper
as Sam the Eagle (voice)
The Muppet Introduction
as Sam the Eagle
Just a Few Announcements
as Sam the Eagle
Out to Lunch
as Bert / Cookie Monster / Grover (voice)
Julie on Sesame Street
as Bert/ Cookie Monster/ Grover (voice)
The Muppet Musicians of Bremen
as Rat (voice)
Tales from Muppetland: The Frog Prince
as Gawain (voice)
The Muppets on Puppets
as Self / Various Characters
The Great Santa Claus Switch
as Thig / Skippity / Hoppity / Boppity / Snerf (voice)
Sesame Street Pitch Reel
as Scoop / Beautiful Day Monster (voice)
Hey Cinderella!
as Stepsister #1 / Splurge (voice)
Time Piece
as Messenger Boy
Run, Run
Director of Photography