Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

176

Gender

Male

Birthday

1944-05-25 (80 years old)

Place of Birth

Hereford, Herefordshire, England, UK

Also Known As

Фрэнк Оз
فرانک اوز

Frank Oz

Biography

Frank Oz (born Richard Frank Oznowicz; May 25, 1944) is a British-born American film director, actor, voice actor, and puppetee. 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

7.9%

Inside Out

Jun 17, 2015

7.3%

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Dec 15, 2015

7.8%

Monsters, Inc.

Nov 1, 2001

8.4%

The Empire Strikes Back

May 20, 1980

7.9%

Return of the Jedi

May 25, 1983

6.8%

Star Wars: The Last Jedi

Dec 13, 2017

6.6%

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

May 19, 1999

7.4%

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

May 17, 2005

6.6%

Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones

May 15, 2002

7.8%

Knives Out

Nov 27, 2019

6.3%

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Dec 18, 2019

7.6%

Inside Out 2

Jun 11, 2024

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Acting

—		Sesame Street: Play with Me Sesame
—		Making "The Score" as Himself
—		Getting Ready to Read as Jim Hensons Muppets

2025

The Muppet Script as Self (archive footage)

2024		Disney Legends Awards Ceremony as Self
2024		Inside Out 2 as Mind Cop Dave (voice)
2024		Jim Henson Idea Man as Self
2024		STEVE! (martin) a documentary in 2 pieces as Self - Director

2022		Jerry Nelson: A Celebratory Birthday Animatic as Grover (voice) / Cookie Monster (voice) / others (voice)
2022		Obi-Wan Kenobi as Yoda (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)

2021		Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street as Self (archive footage)
2021		Echoes of Violence as Dante

2020		Star Wars: Jedi Temple Challenge as Yoda (voice)
2020		Muppet Guys Talking: A Special Conversation to Honor Jim Henson as Himself

2019		Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker as Yoda (voice)
2019		Knives Out as Alan Stevens
2019		Sesame Street: 50 Years and Counting as Cookie Monster

2018		Howard as Self (archive footage)
2018		The Director and the Jedi as Self

2017		Star Wars: The Last Jedi as Yoda (voice)
2017		Muppet Guys Talking: Secrets Behind the Show the Whole World Watched as Himself

2015		Star Wars: The Force Awakens as Yoda (archive sound) (uncredited)
2015		The Great Gilly Hopkins as Cookie Monster (voice)
2015		In Their Own Words: Jim Henson as Self - Friend & Muppet Performer
2015		In Their Own Words as Self
2015		Inside Out as Subconscious Guard Dave (voice)
2015		I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story as Self
2015		StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson as Self

2014		Star Wars Rebels as Yoda (voice)
2014		Jim Henson: Behind the Seams

2011

Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey as Self

2009		Jim Henson: His Sesame Street Story
2009		Jim Henson's Tales from Muppetland

2007

Reflections of 'The Dark Crystal' as Himself

2006		A Sesame Street Christmas Carol as Bert (voice) (archive footage)
2006		Treasures Untold: The Making of Disney's 'The Little Mermaid' as Self
2006		Sesame Street: Elmo's Potty Time as Grover (voice)
2006		Best Ever Muppet Moments as Self

2005		Zathura: A Space Adventure as Robot (voice)
2005		Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith as Yoda (voice)

2004		Muppet History 101
2004		Jim Henson: Commercials and Experiments
2004		Muppet Music Moments as Self
2004		When Star Wars Ruled the World as Self
2004		Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy as Self
2004		Kulturplatz as Self
2004		Sesame Street: A Celebration of Me, Grover as Grover (voice) (archive footage)
2004		The Story of Star Wars as Yoda (archive footage)
2004		Sesame Street: Cookie Monster's Best Bites as Cookie Monster (voice)

2003		Muppets Magic From 'The Ed Sullivan Show!' as Muppet Performer
2003		Sesame Street: Let's Eat! Funny Food Songs as Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)

2002		From Puppets to Pixels: Digital Characters in 'Episode II' as Self / Yoda
2002		Films Are Not Released, They Escape as Self
2002		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)
2002		Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones as Yoda (voice)
2002		I Love Muppets as Self

2001		Monsters, Inc. as Jeff Fungus (voice)
2001		The Beginning: Making Episode I as Self
2001		The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 3 as Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Sam the Eagle / Animal / Wolf

1999		The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland as Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)
1999		Muppets from Space as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam the Eagle (voice)
1999		Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace as Yoda (voice)
1999		The Very Best of the Muppet Show as Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Animal / Sam the Eagle
1999		The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 2 as Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Animal / Sam the Eagle
1999		CinderElmo as Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)

1998		The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers' as Self
1998		The Best of Kermit on Sesame Street as Grover (voice)
1998		Sesame Street: Elmopalooza! as Grover / Cookie Monster / Bert (voice)
1998		Blues Brothers 2000 as Warden

1997		Sesame Street: Elmo Says BOO! as Bert (voice)
1997		Sesame Street: Quiet Time as Bert ("Naptime") (voice)

1996		Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas as Cookie Monster (voice)
1996		Muppets Tonight as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / George the Janitor
1996		Muppet Treasure Island as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Sam the Eagle / Animal (voice)
1996		Sesame Street: Do the Alphabet as Cookie Monster / Green (voice) (archive footage)
1996		Sesame Street: Kid's Guide to Life: Learning to Share as Cookie Monster

1994		The World of Jim Henson as Self / Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear
1994		Muppet Classic Theater as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear (voice)
1994		Sesame Street \| All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! as Bert / Grover (archive footage)

1993

Sesame Street: 25 Wonderful Years: A Musical Celebration! as Grover

1992		Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show' as Miss Piggy
1992		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)
1992		Innocent Blood as Pathologist

1991

Muppet*Vision 3D as Sam Eagle / Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear

1990		The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson as Self / Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Bert / ... (voice)
1990		Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Special as Miss Piggy (voice)
1990		Jim Henson's Memorial Service
1990		Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music as Self
1990		The Muppets at Walt Disney World as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal (voice)
1990		Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
1990		Sesame Street: Monster Hits! as Cookie Monster (voice) / Grover (voice) / Clancy (voice)

1989		50 Years of Television: A Golden Celebration as Miss Piggy
1989		An Evening with Jim Henson and Frank Oz as Self
1989		Miss Piggy's Hollywood as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear
1989		The Jim Henson Hour

1988		Free to Be... a Family as Miss Piggy (voice)
1988		Sesame Street \| Put Down the Duckie: An All-Star Musical Special as Muppet Performer
1988		The Best of Ernie and Bert as Bert
1988		Hey, You're as Funny as Fozzie Bear as Fozzie Bear (voice)

1987		A Muppet Family Christmas as Various Characters (voice)
1987		Sesame Street: Sing Along

1986		Labyrinth as The Wiseman
1986		Sesame Street: Learning About Letters as Cookie Monster/Bert/Grover/Princess Penelope (voice)
1986		The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years as Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Sam the Eagle / Bert / Animal / Grover / Cookie Monster / Marvin Suggs
1986		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)

1985		Spies Like Us as Test Monitor
1985		Muppet Video: Rowlf's Rhapsodies with the Muppets as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear (voice)
1985		Jim Henson's Little Muppet Monsters
1985		Follow That Bird as Cookie Monster / Bert / Grover / Additional Muppets (voice)
1985		Muppet Treasures as Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Animal
1985		Muppet Video: The Kermit and Piggy Story as Miss Piggy (voice)
1985		The Muppet Revue as Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy (voice)
1985		Children's Songs and Stories with the Muppets as Miss Piggy (voice)

1984		The Muppets Take Manhattan as Miss Piggy / Fozzie / Animal / Bert / Cookie Monster / Ocean Breeze Soap Board Member / Sam the Eagle (voice)
1984		Henson's Place: The Man Behind the Muppets as Frank Oz (self)

1983		Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi as Self
1983		Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art as Bert / Cookie Monster / Grover (voice)
1983		Trading Places as Corrupt Cop
1983		Big Bird in China as Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)
1983		Return of the Jedi as Yoda (voice)
1983		Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and the Muppets as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Gramps (voice)
1983		The World of 'The Dark Crystal' as Himself
1983		Muppet Breakthrough as Grump

1982		The Dark Crystal as Aughra, a Keeper of Secrets / Chamberlain
1982		The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal (voice)
1982		I Love Liberty as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear (voice)
1982		Night of 100 Stars as Miss Piggy (voice)
1982		Return of the Ewok as Yoda (voice)

1981		Of Muppets & Men as Self
1981		Muppet Side Splitter as Grump (voice)
1981		An American Werewolf in London as Mr. Collins
1981		The Great Muppet Caper as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Sam the Eagle / Animal (voice)
1981		The Muppets Go to the Movies as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam Eagle

1980		SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back as Yoda
1980		The Blues Brothers as Corrections Officer
1980		The Empire Strikes Back as Yoda (Voice)

1979		John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal (voice)
1979		The Muppet Movie as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam the Eagle / Doc Hopper's Men / Marvin Suggs / Swedish Chef (hands) / Motorcycle Guy (voice)
1979		The Muppets Go Hollywood as Various Muppets
1979		A Walking Tour of Sesame Street as Grover / Cookie Monster / Bert (archive footage)
1979		The Orson Welles Show as Self / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam Eagle (voice)
1979		Let's Have the Dam Break as Grump
1979		Grump Critic as Grump
1979		Meal Break as Grump
1979		Muppet Breaker Upper as Grump / Quongo
1979		Muppet Gimme a Break as Grump

1978		Christmas Eve on Sesame Street as Bert / Cookie Monster / Grover (voice)
1978		Hip Hip Parade! as Fozzie Bear
1978		Julie Andrews: One Step Into Spring as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear
1978		An Audience with... as Miss Piggy

1977		The Bob Hope All Star Christmas Comedy Special as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear
1977		Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas as Chuck (voice)
1977		Sesame Street at Night? as Grover / Cookie Monster / Bert (voice) (archive footage)

1976

The Muppet Show as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam Eagle / Marvin Suggs / George the Janitor (voice)

1975		Muppet Picker Upper as Sam the Eagle (voice)
1975		Just a Few Announcements as Sam the Eagle
1975		The Muppet Introduction as Sam the Eagle

1974

Out to Lunch as Bert / Cookie Monster / Grover (voice)

1973

Julie on Sesame Street

1972

The Muppet Musicians of Bremen as Rat (voice)

1971		Tales from Muppetland: The Frog Prince as Gawain (voice)
1971		Great Performances as Self
1971		Great Performances as Miss Piggy (voice)

1970		The Great Santa Claus Switch as Thig / Skippity / Hoppity / Boppity / Snerf (voice)
1970		The Muppets on Puppets as Self

1969		Sesame Street as Bert
1969		Sesame Unpaved
1969		This Way to Sesame Street as Bert
1969		Sesame Street Pitch Reel as Scoop / Beautiful Day Monster (voice)
1969		Hey Cinderella! as Stepsister #1 / Splurge (voice)
1969		Peter Alexander präsentiert Spezialitäten as Self