Richard Hunt
Known for Acting · 82 credits
- Born
- 1951-08-17
- Died
- 1992-01-07
- Place of birth
- The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
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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Known For
Sesame Street
1969
Saturday Night Live
1975
as King Ploobis’s Right Hand (voice) / Wisss (voice) / Glib (voice)
The Cosby Show
1984
as Statler / Blue Frackle / Sandwich (voice)
The Oscars
1953
as Scooter / Statler
Trading Places
1983
as Wilson
Fraggle Rock
1983
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)
TV Shows (11)
Sesame Street
1969
Saturday Night Live
1975
as King Ploobis’s Right Hand (voice) / Wisss (voice) / Glib (voice)
The Cosby Show
1984
as Statler / Blue Frackle / Sandwich (voice)
The Oscars
1953
as Scooter / Statler
Fraggle Rock
1983
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)
The Muppet Show
1976
as Statler, Scooter / Janice / Beaker / Wayne / Sweetums (voice)
CBS Summer Playhouse
1987
as Del
Fraggle Rock: The Animated Series
1987
Sesame Unpaved
1999
Peter Alexander präsentiert Spezialitäten
1969
as Self
Jim Henson's Little Muppet Monsters
1985
Movies (71)
Trading Places
1983
as Wilson
The Muppet Movie
1979
as Scooter / Statler / Janice / Sweetums / Beaker / Fozzie Bear (assistant) (voice)
Jim Henson Idea Man
2024
as Self (archive footage)
Muppet Treasures
1985
as Scooter / Statler / Janice
The Earth Day Special
1990
as Crocodile (voice)
The Muppets Take Manhattan
1984
as Scooter / Statler / Janice / Beaker / Dog (voice)
The Great Muppet Caper
1981
as Scooter / Statler / Sweetums / Janice / Beaker / Bellhop Rat / Bubba / Gramps / Monster / Singing Food / Cab Driver
The World of Jim Henson
1994
as Self (archive footage)
The Royal Variety Performance 1977
1977
Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird Stuff
1985
as Camilla the Chicken (voice)
Sesame Street 1986 Wrap Party
as Himself
Follow That Bird
1985
as Gladys the Cow / Feathered Friends Owl / Additional Muppets / Grouches (voice)
Oxford Blues
1984
as Larry
A Muppet Family Christmas
1987
as Scooter / Janice / Statler / Beaker / Gladys the Cow / Two-Headed Monster / Snowman (voice)
Down at Fraggle Rock
1987
as Junior Gorg / Self
Out to Lunch
1974
as Various Muppets (voice)
The Muppet Musicians of Bremen
1972
as Chicken / Additional Muppet Performer (voice)
Fraggle Rock: Scared Silly
1985
as Junior Gorg (Voice)
The Muppets Go Hollywood
1979
as Various Muppets
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
1986
as Beaker / Scooter / Statler / Sweetums / Janice / Two-Headed Monster (Stein) / Tug Monster (voice)
The Christmas Toy
1986
as Belmont (voice)
Sesame Street: Let's Eat! Funny Food Songs
2003
as Backup Monster (puppeteer)
Sesame Street- Do you know where Ernie lives?
1975
as Self
Muppet Sing Alongs: Billy Bunny's Animal Songs
1993
Muppet Video: Rowlf's Rhapsodies with the Muppets
1985
as Scooter (voice)
Julie on Sesame Street
1973
as Sully (voice)
Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration
1993
as Gladys the Cow (voice) (archive footage)
Miss Piggy's Hollywood
1989
as Statler
Muppet Music Moments
2004
as Self
Getting Ready to Read
1992
as Two-Headed Monster (voice)
The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson
1990
as Scooter / Beaker / Janice (voice)
The Great Santa Claus Switch
1970
as Bing / Match Frackle (voice)
Sesame Street: Learning About Numbers
1986
as Count - assistant / Dip Cat / Orange Gold Tarnish Brother / Ernie - assistant / Honker (voice)
Jim Henson's Memorial Service
1990
Sesame Street: Monster Hits!
1990
as Stuie Monster (voice) / Lavender Frazzletone (voice) / Two-Headed Monster (right half) (voice) / Furline Huskie (voice) / Kermit the Frog (voice)
The Muppets at Walt Disney World
1990
as Scooter / Statler / Janice / Beaker / Tug Monster / Frog (voice)
The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show
1982
as Scooter / Janice / Beaker (voice)
The Muppets Go to the Movies
1981
as Beaker / Janice / Scooter / Sheriff / Statler (voice)
Muppet History 101
2004
Tales from Muppetland: The Frog Prince
1971
as Aunt Taminella
Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and the Muppets
1983
as Scooter / Janice / Statler / Bubba (voice)
Sesame Street: Sing Along
1987
as Two-Headed Monster (right) (voice)
Julie Andrews: One Step Into Spring
1978
as Scooter
The Tale of the Bunny Picnic
1986
as Lugsy (voice)
Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas
1977
as Charlie / Lizard / George Rabbit (voice)
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie
1988
as Placido Flamingo/Additional Muppets (voice)
The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 2
1999
as Statler / Scooter / Janice / Beaker / Sweetums / Gladys
Fraggle Rock: Dance Your Cares Away
2005
as Junior Gorg (voice)
Big Bird in China
1983
as Two-Headed Monster (voice)
The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 3
2001
as Statler / Scooter / Janice
Sesame Street: Bert & Ernie's Word Play
2002
as Harry (voice) (archive footage)
Fraggles Look For Jobs
1986
as Himself
The Very Best of the Muppet Show
1999
as Statler / Scooter / Janice / Beaker / Sweetums / Gladys
Of Muppets & Men
1981
as Self
John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together
1979
as Scooter / Statler / Janice / Beaker (voice)
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On!
2004
as Forgetful Jones (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Jim Henson's Tales from Muppetland
2009
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
1990
as Gladys the Cow / Forgetful Jones / Don Music (voice)
Sesame Street: Cookie Monster's Best Bites
2004
as (voice, archive footage)
Sesame Street: Elmo Says BOO!
1997
as Kermit the Forg / Frazzletone (archive footage)
Sesame Street: Sing, Hoot & Howl with the Sesame Street Animals
1991
as Gladys the Cow (voice)
Jim Henson: Behind the Seams
2014
Fraggle Rock: Live by the Rule of the Rock
1983
as Doozer/ Gunge / Junior Gorg/ Background Fraggles (voice)
Muppet Video: The Kermit and Piggy Story
1985
Children's Songs and Stories with the Muppets
1985
as Scooter (voice)
Jim Henson: His Sesame Street Story
2009
Christmas Eve on Sesame Street
1978
as Ernie (assistant) / Additional Muppets (voice)
Jim Henson: Sing-Along, Dance-Along, Do-Along
1988
as Additional Muppet Performer (voice)
Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
1983
as Muppet Performer (voice)
Muppet Studios Presents: You're the Director
1988
as Janice / Scooter / Statler (voice)
The Bob Hope All Star Christmas Comedy Special
1977
as Scooter
About Richard Hunt
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Richard Hunt, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia. With 82 credits spanning from 1953 to 2024, Richard Hunt has appeared in 71 films and 11 TV shows.
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- Trading Places (1983) — as Wilson
- The Muppet Movie (1979) — as Scooter / Statler / Janice / Sweetums / Beaker / Fozzie Bear (assistant) (voice)
- Jim Henson Idea Man (2024) — as Self (archive footage)
- Muppet Treasures (1985) — as Scooter / Statler / Janice
- The Earth Day Special (1990) — as Crocodile (voice)
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