Frank Oz
Known for Acting · 192 credits
- Born
- 1944-05-25 (age 82)
- Place of birth
- Hereford, Herefordshire, England, UK
- Also known as
- Фрэнк Оз · فرانک اوز · Richard Frank Oznowicz
Biography
Frank Oz (born Richard Frank Oznowicz; May 25, 1944) 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
TV Shows (23)
Sesame Street
1969
as Bert
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Bert (archive footage)
Saturday Night Live
1975
as The Mighty Favog (voice) / The Flood (voice)
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
Great Performances
1971
as Self / Miss Piggy (voice)
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
as Self - Guest
Star Wars Rebels
2014
as Yoda (voice)
The Oscars
1953
as Self / Miss Piggy
The Jim Henson Hour
1989
as Fozzie Bear (voice) / Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear (voice)
Obi-Wan Kenobi
2022
as Yoda (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)
An Audience with...
1978
as Miss Piggy
Kulturplatz
2004
as Self
Muppets Tonight
1996
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / George the Janitor
The Muppet Show
1976
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam Eagle / Marvin Suggs / George the Janitor (voice)
LIGHT & MAGIC
2022
as Self - Yoda Puppeteer (archive footage)
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
2015
as Self
Sesame Unpaved
1999
STEVE! (martin) a documentary in 2 pieces
2024
as Self - Director
Peter Alexander präsentiert Spezialitäten
1969
as Self
In Their Own Words
2015
as Self
Sesame Street: Play with Me Sesame
2002
Jedi Temple Challenge
2020
as Yoda (voice)
Jim Henson's Little Muppet Monsters
1985
Movies (169)
Inside Out 2
2024
as Mind Cop Dave (voice)
Monsters, Inc.
2001
as Jeff Fungus (voice)
Inside Out
2015
as Subconscious Guard Dave (voice)
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
2017
as Yoda (voice)
Knives Out
2019
as Alan Stevens
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
1992
as Man putting money into donation bucket (uncredited)
The Empire Strikes Back
1980
as Yoda (Voice)
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
2015
as Yoda (archive sound) (uncredited)
Trading Places
1983
as Corrupt Cop
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
2019
as Yoda (voice)
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
2005
as Yoda (voice)
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
1999
as Yoda (voice)
Return of the Jedi
1983
as Yoda (voice)
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
2002
as Yoda (voice)
Zathura: A Space Adventure
2005
as Robot (voice)
Labyrinth
1986
as The Wiseman
The Blues Brothers
1980
as Corrections Officer
An American Werewolf in London
1981
as Mr. Collins
The Dark Crystal
1982
as Aughra, a Keeper of Secrets / Chamberlain
The Muppet Movie
1979
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam the Eagle / Doc Hopper's Men / Marvin Suggs / Swedish Chef (hands) / Motorcycle Guy (voice)
Muppets from Space
1999
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam the Eagle (voice)
Muppet Treasures
1985
as Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Animal
Blues Brothers 2000
1998
as Warden
The Muppet Christmas Carol
1992
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)
Jim Henson Idea Man
2024
as Self
Spies Like Us
1985
as Test Monitor
Muppet Picker Upper
1975
as Sam the Eagle (voice)
Muppet Classic Theater
1994
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear (voice)
Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!
1998
as Grover / Cookie Monster / Bert (voice)
Muppet Treasure Island
1996
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Sam the Eagle / Animal (voice)
The Muppet Introduction
1975
as Sam the Eagle
The Great Muppet Caper
1981
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam the Eagle / Gramps / Swedish Chef (voice)
Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey
2011
as Self
Innocent Blood
1992
as Pathologist
An Evening with Jim Henson and Frank Oz
1989
as Self
The Royal Variety Performance 1977
1977
Sesame Street: Kid's Guide to Life: Learning to Share
1996
as Cookie Monster
A Muppet Family Christmas
1987
as Miss Piggy / Fozzy Bear / Animal / Sam the Eagle / Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster
The Muppets Take Manhattan
1984
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie / Animal / Bert / Cookie Monster / Ocean Breeze Soap Board Member / Sam the Eagle (voice)
Making "The Score"
2001
as Himself
Hip Hip Parade!
1978
as Fozzie Bear
Muppet Side Splitter
1981
as Grump (voice)
The Beginning: The Making of Star Wars Episode I
2001
as Self
The Story of Star Wars
2004
as Yoda (archive footage)
Sesame Street: 25 Wonderful Years: A Musical Celebration!
1993
as Grover
Night of 100 Stars
1982
as Miss Piggy (voice)
Muppet Video: Rowlf's Rhapsodies with the Muppets
1985
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear (voice)
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland
1999
as Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
2004
as Self
Out to Lunch
1974
as Bert / Cookie Monster / Grover (voice)
The Great Gilly Hopkins
2015
as Cookie Monster (voice)
The Orson Welles Show
1979
as Self / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam Eagle (voice)
The Muppet Musicians of Bremen
1972
as Rat (voice)
Grump Critic
1979
as Grump
Follow That Bird
1985
as Cookie Monster / Bert / Grover / Additional Muppets (voice)
The World of Jim Henson
1994
as Self / Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear
Sesame Street: Let's Eat! Funny Food Songs
2003
as Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)
Sesame Street: A Celebration of Me, Grover
2004
as Grover (voice) (archive footage)
Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Celebration
1990
as Miss Piggy (voice)
The Best of Ernie and Bert
1988
as Bert
Muppet Music Moments
2004
as Self
Meal Break
1979
as Grump
From Puppets to Pixels: The Making of Star Wars Episode II
2002
as Self / Yoda
Muppet Breakthrough
1983
as Grump
Free to Be... a Family
1988
as Miss Piggy (voice)
Sesame Street: Learning About Letters
1986
as Cookie Monster/Bert/Grover/Princess Penelope (voice)
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
1986
as Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Sam the Eagle / Bert / Animal / Grover / Cookie Monster / Marvin Suggs (voice)
Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration
1993
as Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)
Let's Have the Dam Break
1979
as Grump
The Muppets Go Hollywood
1979
as Various Muppets
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
1979
as Grover / Cookie Monster / Bert (archive footage)
Just a Few Announcements
1975
as Sam the Eagle
Sesame Street- Do you know where Ernie lives?
1975
as Self
Julie Andrews: One Step Into Spring
1978
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear
Return of the Ewok
1994
as Yoda
Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi
1983
as Self
The Muppet Revue
1985
as Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy (voice)
Kagayake! Gorō Mapetto Geba Geba 90-pun!
1976
as George the Janitor, Fozzie Bear
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
2021
as Self (archive footage)
Sesame Street: Monster Hits!
1990
as Cookie Monster (voice) / Grover (voice) / Clancy (voice)
fozzie descuido venga la alegría
2025
as Fozzie
SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back
1980
as Self
Of Muppets & Men
1981
as Self
Sesame Street: Do the Alphabet
1996
as Cookie Monster / Green (voice) (archive footage)
I Love Liberty
1982
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear (voice)
Sesame Street: Play All Day with Elmo!
2015
Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show'
1992
as Miss Piggy
The Muppet Script
2025
as Self (archive footage)
Howard
2018
as Self (archive footage)
Sesame Street: Elmo's Sing-Along Guessing Game
1991
as Grover(voice)
Jim Henson's Memorial Service
1990
Sesame Street Pitch Reel
1969
as Scoop / Beautiful Day Monster (voice)
Jim Henson: Commercials and Experiments
2004
Sesame Street: Learning About Numbers
1986
as Grover / Fat Blue Tarnish Brother (voice)
The Muppets at Walt Disney World
1990
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal (voice)
I Love Muppets
2002
as Self
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
1994
as Bert / Grover (archive footage)
Muppet Breaker Upper
1979
as Grump / Quongo
The Director and the Jedi
2018
as Self
Getting Ready to Read
1992
as Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)
Sesame Street Stays Up Late!
1993
as Bert/Grover/Cookie Monster/Uncle Hank(voice)
Disney Legends Awards Ceremony
2024
as Self
Sesame Street: 50 Years and Counting
2019
as Cookie Monster
Muppet History 101
2004
The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show
1982
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal (voice)
The Muppets Go to the Movies
1981
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam Eagle
The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson
1990
as Self / Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Bert / Sam the Eagle (voice)
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie
1988
as Bert/Grover/Cookie Monster (voice)
Muppet Gimme a Break
1979
as Grump
The Vent Event
1978
as Fozzie Bear
Hey Cinderella!
1969
as Stepsister #1 / Splurge (voice)
Tales from Muppetland: The Frog Prince
1971
as Gawain (voice)
Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and the Muppets
1983
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Gramps (voice)
Echoes of Violence
2021
as Dante
Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas
1977
as Chuck (voice)
Jerry Nelson: A Celebratory Birthday Animatic
2022
as Grover (voice) / Cookie Monster (voice) / others (voice)
Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas
1996
as Cookie Monster (voice)
Films Are Not Released, They Escape
2002
as Self
When Star Wars Ruled the World
2004
as Self
The Great Santa Claus Switch
1970
as Thig / Skippity / Hoppity / Boppity / Snerf (voice)
About Frank Oz
Frank Oz (born Richard Frank Oznowicz; May 25, 1944) 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. With 192 credits spanning from 1953 to 2025, Frank Oz has appeared in 169 films and 23 TV shows.
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Most Popular Frank Oz Movies
- Inside Out 2 (2024) — as Mind Cop Dave (voice)
- Monsters, Inc. (2001) — as Jeff Fungus (voice)
- Inside Out (2015) — as Subconscious Guard Dave (voice)
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017) — as Yoda (voice)
- Knives Out (2019) — as Alan Stevens
Where to Watch Frank Oz Films
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