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Acting

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Gender

Male

Birthday

1951-08-17

Deathday

1992-01-07 (40 years old)

Place of Birth

The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA

Richard Hunt

Biography

Richard Hunt (August 17, 1951 – January 7, 1992) was an American puppeteer, best known as a Muppet performer on Sesame Street, The Muppet Show, Fraggle Rock, and other projects for The Jim Henson Company. His roles on The Muppet Show included Scooter, Statler, Janice, Beaker, and Sweetums and characters on Sesame Street included Gladys the Cow, Don Music, and Forgetful Jones.

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Acting

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Getting Ready to Read as Jim Hensons Muppets

2024

Jim Henson Idea Man as Self (archive footage)

2014

Jim Henson: Behind the Seams

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

2005		Fraggle Rock: Live by the Rule of the Rock as Doozer/ Gunge / Junior Gorg/ Background Fraggles (voice)
2005		Fraggle Rock: Dance Your Cares Away as Junior Gorg (voice)

2004		Muppet History 101
2004		Muppet Music Moments as Self
2004		Sesame Street: Cookie Monster's Best Bites as (voice, archive footage)

2003

Sesame Street: Let's Eat! Funny Food Songs as Backup Monster (puppeteer)

2002

Sesame Street: Bert & Ernie's Word Play as Harry (voice) (archive footage)

2001

The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 3 as Statler / Scooter / Janice

1999		The Very Best of the Muppet Show as Statler / Scooter / Janice / Beaker / Sweetums / Gladys
1999		The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 2 as Statler / Scooter / Janice / Beaker / Sweetums / Gladys

1997

Sesame Street: Elmo Says BOO! as Kermit the Forg / Frazzletone (archive footage)

1994

The World of Jim Henson as Self (archive footage)

1993

Muppet Sing Alongs: Billy Bunny's Animal Songs

1991		Muppet*Vision 3D as Statler (voice only) / Beaker / Sweetums (voice only)
1991		Sesame Street: Sing, Hoot & Howl with the Sesame Street Animals as Gladys the Cow (voice)

1990		Jim Henson's Memorial Service
1990		The Muppets at Walt Disney World as Scooter / Statler / Janice / Beaker (voice)
1990		Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
1990		The Earth Day Special as Crocodile (voice)
1990		Sesame Street: Monster Hits! as Stuie Monster (voice) / Lavender Frazzletone (voice) / Two-Headed Monster (right half) (voice) / Furline Huskie (voice) / Kermit the Frog (voice)

1989		Miss Piggy's Hollywood as Statler
1989		The Jim Henson Hour

1988		Sesame Street \| Put Down the Duckie: An All-Star Musical Special as Muppet Performer
1988		Muppet Studios Presents: You're the Director as Janice / Scooter / Statler (voice)
1988		Jim Henson: Sing-Along, Dance-Along, Do-Along as Additional Muppet Performer (voice)

1987		A Muppet Family Christmas as Scooter / Janice / Statler / Beaker / Gladys the Cow / Two-Headed Monster / Snowman (voice)
1987		Fraggle Rock: The Animated Series
1987		Down at Fraggle Rock as Junior Gorg / Self
1987		CBS Summer Playhouse as Del
1987		Sesame Street: Sing Along as Two-Headed Monster (right) (voice)

1986		The Christmas Toy as Belmont (voice)
1986		Fraggles Look For Jobs as Himself
1986		The Tale of the Bunny Picnic as Lugsy (voice)
1986		The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years as Beaker / Scooter / Statler / Sweetums / Janice / Two-Headed Monster (Stein) / Tug Monster

1985		Muppet Video: Rowlf's Rhapsodies with the Muppets as Scooter (voice)
1985		Jim Henson's Little Muppet Monsters
1985		Follow That Bird as Gladys the Cow / Feathered Friends Owl / Additional Muppets / Grouches (voice)
1985		Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird Stuff as Camilla the Chicken (voice)
1985		Muppet Treasures as Scooter / Statler / Janice
1985		Muppet Video: The Kermit and Piggy Story
1985		Children's Songs and Stories with the Muppets as Scooter (voice)

1984		The Cosby Show as Statler / Blue Frackle / Sandwich (voice)
1984		Oxford Blues as Larry
1984		The Muppets Take Manhattan as Scooter / Statler / Janice / Beaker / Dog (voice)

1983		Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art as Muppet Performer (voice)
1983		Trading Places as Wilson
1983		Big Bird in China as Two-Headed Monster (voice)
1983		Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and the Muppets as Scooter / Janice / Statler / Bubba (voice)
1983		Fraggle Rock as Junior Gorg (himself) / Gunge / Mudwell the Mudbunny / Herkimer Fraggle / The Spiderfly / Gillis Fraggle / Turbo / The Genie / Purple Fragglette / Fire Chief Fraggle / Flex Doozer / Background Fraggles (voice)

1982

The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show as Scooter / Janice / Beaker (voice)

1981		Of Muppets & Men as Self
1981		The Great Muppet Caper as Scooter / Statler / Sweetums / Janice / Beaker / Bubba
1981		The Muppets Go to the Movies as Beaker / Janice / Scooter / Sheriff / Statler (voice)

1979		John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together as Scooter / Statler / Janice / Beaker (voice)
1979		The Muppet Movie as Scooter / Statler / Janice / Sweetums / Beaker / Fozzie Bear (assistant) (voice)
1979		The Muppets Go Hollywood as Various Muppets

1978		Christmas Eve on Sesame Street as Ernie (assistant) / Additional Muppets (voice)
1978		Julie Andrews: One Step Into Spring as Scooter

1977		The Bob Hope All Star Christmas Comedy Special as Scooter
1977		Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas as Charlie / Lizard / George Rabbit (voice)

1976

The Muppet Show as Statler, Scooter / Janice / Beaker / Wayne / Sweetums (voice)

1974

Out to Lunch as Various Muppets (voice)

1973

Julie on Sesame Street

1972

The Muppet Musicians of Bremen as Chicken / Additional Muppet Performer (voice)

1970

The Great Santa Claus Switch as Bing / Match Frackle (voice)

1969		Sesame Street
1969		Sesame Unpaved
1969		Peter Alexander präsentiert Spezialitäten as Self

Crew

1992

The Muppet Christmas Carol as In Memory Of

Directing

1988

Jim Henson: Sing-Along, Dance-Along, Do-Along as Director

1983

Fraggle Rock as Director