Frank Oz
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Frank Oz (born Richard Frank Oznowicz; May 25, 1944) 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Frank Oz, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia .
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- Born:
- May 25, 1944 In Hereford, Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 74
- First Appeared:
- In the movie Time Piece 1965-05-07
- Latest Project:
- Movie Echoes of Violence 2021-03-20
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Echoes of Violence | Dante | 2021-03-20 |
| Movie | Knives Out | Alan Stevens | 2019-11-27 |
| Movie | Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker | Yoda (voice) | 2019-12-18 |
| Movie | Howard | Self (archive footage) | 2018-04-22 |
| Movie | Star Wars: The Last Jedi | Yoda (voice) | 2017-12-13 |
| Movie | I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story | Self | 2015-05-06 |
| Movie | Inside Out | Subconscious Guard Dave (voice) | 2015-06-17 |
| Movie | The Great Gilly Hopkins | Cookie Monster (voice) | 2015-10-05 |
| Movie | Star Wars: The Force Awakens | Yoda (archive sound) (uncredited) | 2015-12-15 |
| Movie | Monsters University | Fungus (voice) | 2013-06-19 |
| Movie | The Muppets | The Snowths (voice) (archive footage) | 2011-11-22 |
| Movie | Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey | Self | 2011-10-21 |
| Movie | Reflections of 'The Dark Crystal' | Himself | 2007-08-01 |
| Movie | Best Ever Muppet Moments | Self | 2006-03-11 |
| Movie | Sesame Street: Elmo's Potty Time | Grover (voice) | 2006-08-22 |
| Movie | A Sesame Street Christmas Carol | Bert (voice) | 2006-12-01 |
| Movie | Zathura: A Space Adventure | Robot (voice) | 2005-11-06 |
| Movie | Sesame Street: Cookie Monster's Best Bites | Cookie Monster (voice) | 2004-01-27 |
| Movie | The Story of Star Wars | Yoda (archive footage) | 2004-08-18 |
| Movie | When Star Wars Ruled the World | Self | 2004-09-18 |
| Movie | Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy | Self | 2004-09-12 |
| Movie | Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones | Yoda (voice) | 2002-05-15 |
| Movie | From Puppets to Pixels: Digital Characters in 'Episode II' | Self / Yoda | 2002-11-12 |
| Movie | The Beginning: Making Episode I | Self | 2001-10-16 |
| Movie | Monsters, Inc. | Jeff Fungus (voice) | 2001-11-01 |
| Movie | CinderElmo | Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice) | 1999-01-01 |
| Movie | Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace | Yoda (voice) | 1999-05-19 |
| Movie | The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland | Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice) | 1999-10-01 |
| Movie | Muppets from Space | Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam the Eagle (voice) | 1999-07-14 |
| Movie | Blues Brothers 2000 | Warden | 1998-02-05 |
| Movie | Sesame Street: Elmopalooza! | Grover / Cookie Monster / Bert (voice) | 1998-02-20 |
| Movie | Sesame Street: Elmo Says BOO! | Bert (voice) (archive footage) | 1997-07-08 |
| Movie | Sesame Street: Do the Alphabet | Cookie Monster / Green (voice) (archive footage) | 1996-02-06 |
| Movie | Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas | Cookie Monster (voice) | 1996-12-24 |
| Movie | Muppet Treasure Island | Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Sam the Eagle / Animal (voice) | 1996-02-16 |
| Movie | Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! | Bert / Grover (archive footage) | 1994-05-18 |
| Movie | Muppet Classic Theater | Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear (voice) | 1994-09-27 |
| Movie | Innocent Blood | Pathologist | 1992-09-25 |
| Movie | Home Alone 2: Lost in New York | 1992-11-15 | |
| Movie | The Muppet Christmas Carol | 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) | 1992-12-10 |
| Movie | Sesame Street: Monster Hits! | Cookie Monster (voice) / Grover (voice) / Clancy (voice) | 1990-01-01 |
| Movie | Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly! | 1990-01-01 | |
| Series | The Jim Henson Hour | 1989-04-14 | |
| Movie | Hey, You're as Funny as Fozzie Bear | Fozzie Bear (voice) | 1988-06-01 |
| Movie | A Muppet Family Christmas | Various Characters | 1987-12-16 |
| Movie | Labyrinth | The Wiseman | 1986-06-27 |
| Movie | Spies Like Us | Test Monitor | 1985-12-06 |
| Movie | Henson's Place: The Man Behind the Muppets | Frank Oz (self) | 1984-01-01 |
| Movie | The Muppets Take Manhattan | Miss Piggy / Fozzie / Animal / Bert / Cookie Monster / Ocean Breeze Soap Board Member / Sam the Eagle (voice) | 1984-06-27 |
| Movie | The World of 'The Dark Crystal' | Himself | 1983-01-09 |
| Movie | Big Bird in China | Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice) | 1983-05-29 |
| Movie | Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art | Bert / Cookie Monster / Grover (voice) | 1983-11-16 |
| Movie | Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi | Self | 1983-11-21 |
| Movie | Night of 100 Stars | Miss Piggy (voice) | 1982-03-08 |
| Movie | Return of the Ewok | Yoda (voice) | 1982-01-01 |
| Movie | The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show | Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal (voice) | 1982-09-17 |
| Movie | The Dark Crystal | Aughra, a Keeper of Secrets / Chamberlain | 1982-12-17 |
| Movie | The Great Muppet Caper | Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Sam the Eagle / Animal (voice) | 1981-06-26 |
| Movie | The Muppets Go to the Movies | Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam Eagle | 1981-05-20 |
| Movie | An American Werewolf in London | Mr. Collins / Miss Piggy (archive footage) | 1981-08-21 |
| Movie | The Empire Strikes Back | Yoda (Voice) | 1980-05-20 |
| Movie | The Blues Brothers | Corrections Officer | 1980-06-16 |
| Movie | SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back | Yoda | 1980-09-22 |
| Movie | The Orson Welles Show | Self / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam Eagle (voice) | 1979-02-01 |
| Movie | The Muppets Go Hollywood | Various Muppets | 1979-05-16 |
| Movie | The Muppet Movie | Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam the Eagle / Doc Hopper's Men / Marvin Suggs / Swedish Chef (hands) / Motorcycle Guy (voice) | 1979-06-22 |
| Movie | Christmas Eve on Sesame Street | Bert / Cookie Monster / Grover (voice) | 1978-12-03 |
| Movie | Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas | Chuck (voice) | 1977-12-04 |
| Series | The Muppet Show | Fozzie Bear | 1976-09-05 |
| Movie | Out to Lunch | Bert / Cookie Monster / Grover (voice) | 1974-12-10 |
| Movie | The Great Santa Claus Switch | Thig/Skippity/Hoppity/Boppity/Snerf (voice) | 1970-12-05 |
| Movie | The Muppets on Puppets | Himself | 1970-01-05 |
| Movie | Hey Cinderella! | Stepsister #1/Splurge (voice) | 1969-03-16 |
| Movie | Time Piece | Messenger boy | 1965-05-07 |