Birthday

1944-05-25

Birthplace

Hereford, Herefordshire, England, UK

Gender

Male

Known For

Acting

Frank Oz

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.

Acting Credits

The Blues Brothers

Corrections Officer

Monsters, Inc.

Jeff Fungus (voice)

Trading Places

Corrupt Cop

Muppets from Space

Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam the Eagle (voice)

Return of the Jedi

Yoda (voice)

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

Yoda (voice)

Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones

Yoda (voice)

The Empire Strikes Back

Yoda (Voice)

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

Yoda (voice)

The Muppet Movie

Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam the Eagle / Doc Hopper's Men / Marvin Suggs / Swedish Chef (hands) / Motorcycle Guy (voice)

Zathura: A Space Adventure

Robot (voice)

Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!

(archive footage) (voice)

The Muppets Take Manhattan

Miss Piggy / Fozzie / Animal / Bert / Cookie Monster / Ocean Breeze Soap Board Member / Sam the Eagle (voice)

Of Muppets & Men

Self

Spies Like Us

Test Monitor

A Sesame Street Christmas Carol

Bert (voice) (archive footage)

A Muppet Family Christmas

Miss Piggy / Fozzy Bear / Animal / Sam the Eagle / Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster

Innocent Blood

Pathologist

The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson

Self / Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Bert / Sam the Eagle (voice)

I Love Liberty

Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear (voice)

Follow That Bird

Cookie Monster / Bert / Grover / Additional Muppets (voice)

Henson's Place: The Man Behind the Muppets

Frank Oz (self)

The Great Muppet Caper

Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Sam the Eagle / Animal (voice)

Films Are Not Released, They Escape

Self

Sesame Street: Learning About Letters

Cookie Monster/Bert/Grover/Princess Penelope (voice)

The Muppet Revue

Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy (voice)

Muppet Video: Rowlf's Rhapsodies with the Muppets

Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear (voice)

Muppet Treasures

Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Animal

The Muppet Musicians of Bremen

Rat (voice)

The Muppets at Walt Disney World

Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal (voice)

Tales from Muppetland: The Frog Prince

Gawain (voice)

Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey

Self

Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and the Muppets

Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Gramps (voice)

Free to Be... a Family

Miss Piggy (voice)

The Muppets Go Hollywood

Various Muppets

The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show

Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal (voice)

The World of 'The Dark Crystal'

Self

The Great Santa Claus Switch

Thig / Skippity / Hoppity / Boppity / Snerf (voice)

The Muppets on Puppets

Self

Reflections of 'The Dark Crystal'

Self

50 Years of Television: A Golden Celebration

Miss Piggy

Howard

Self (archive footage)

Children's Songs and Stories with the Muppets

Miss Piggy (voice)

Sesame Street: Elmo Says BOO!

Bert (voice)

Sesame Street: Sing Along

Jerry Nelson: A Celebratory Birthday Animatic

Grover (voice) / Cookie Monster (voice) / others (voice)

Sesame Street Pitch Reel

Scoop / Beautiful Day Monster (voice)

Hip Hip Parade!

Fozzie Bear

Muppet Picker Upper

Sam the Eagle (voice)

Sesame Street: Elmo's Potty Time

Grover (voice)

The Very Best of the Muppet Show

Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Animal / Sam the Eagle

The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 2

Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Animal / Sam the Eagle

Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Bert / Cookie Monster / Grover (voice)

The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 3

Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Sam the Eagle / Animal / Wolf

The Paperwork Explosion

Sesame Street: Do the Alphabet

Cookie Monster / Green (voice) (archive footage)

Sesame Street: Cookie Monster's Best Bites

Cookie Monster (voice)

Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!

Grover / Cookie Monster / Bert (voice)

I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story

Self

Jim Henson: Commercials and Experiments

Muppet History 101

Muppet Music Moments

Self

Jim Henson: Behind the Seams

Jim Henson's Tales from Muppetland

Jim Henson: His Sesame Street Story

Inside Out 2

Mind Cop Dave (voice)

Muppets Magic from 'The Ed Sullivan Show!'

Muppet Performer

When Star Wars Ruled the World

Self

In Their Own Words: Jim Henson

Self - Friend & Muppet Performer

Time Piece

Messenger boy

Jim Henson Idea Man

Self

Inside Out

Subconscious Guard Dave (voice)

An American Werewolf in London

Mr. Collins

Return of the Ewok

Yoda (voice)

Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy

Self

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Yoda (archive sound) (uncredited)

SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back

Yoda

The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland

Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)

The Beginning: Making Episode I

Self

Miss Piggy's Hollywood

Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear

Disney Legends Awards Ceremony

Self

Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas

Cookie Monster (voice)

Hey, You're as Funny as Fozzie Bear

Fozzie Bear (voice)

Christmas Eve on Sesame Street

Bert / Cookie Monster / Grover (voice)

CinderElmo

Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)

Out to Lunch

Bert / Cookie Monster / Grover (voice)

The Story of Star Wars

Yoda (archive footage)

An Evening with Jim Henson and Frank Oz

Self

Muppet Treasure Island

Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Sam the Eagle / Animal (voice)

The Great Gilly Hopkins

Cookie Monster (voice)

Sesame Street: Monster Hits!

Cookie Monster (voice) / Grover (voice) / Clancy (voice)

Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas

Chuck (voice)

Muppet Classic Theater

Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear (voice)

Star Wars: The Last Jedi

Yoda (voice)

The Muppets Go to the Movies

Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam Eagle

John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together

Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal (voice)

Muppet Guys Talking: Secrets Behind the Show the Whole World Watched

Self

From Puppets to Pixels: Digital Characters in 'Episode II'

Self / Yoda

The Director and the Jedi

Self

The Orson Welles Show

Self / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam Eagle (voice)

Sesame Street: 25 Wonderful Years: A Musical Celebration!

Grover

Muppet Video: The Kermit and Piggy Story

Miss Piggy (voice)

Knives Out

Alan Stevens

Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi

Self

Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music

Self

Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie

Bert/Grover/Cookie Monster (voice)

Muppet Side Splitter

Grump (voice)

Labyrinth

The Wiseman

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Yoda (voice)

The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers'

Self

Sesame Street: Kid's Guide to Life: Learning to Share

Cookie Monster

Hey Cinderella!

Stepsister #1 / Splurge (voice)

Big Bird in China

Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)

The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years

Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Sam the Eagle / Bert / Animal / Grover / Cookie Monster / Marvin Suggs (voice)

I Love Muppets

Self

The World of Jim Henson

Self / Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear

Best Ever Muppet Moments

Self

Blues Brothers 2000

Warden

The Best of Ernie and Bert

Bert

Muppet Guys Talking: A Special Conversation to Honor Jim Henson

Self

Julie on Sesame Street

Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Special

Miss Piggy (voice)

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)

Sesame Street: 50 Years and Counting

Cookie Monster

Sesame Street: Bert & Ernie's Word Play

Bert / Cookie Monster (credit song) / T-Shirt Salesman / Fat Blue Anything Muppet in Fat Cat (voice) (archive footage)

Sesame Street: Quiet Time

Bert ("Naptime") (voice)

Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & Stories

Bert / Grover (Bedtime Stories and Songs) / Cookie Monster (Bedtime Stories and Songs) / Tallest and Smallest People (Bedtime Stories & Songs) (voice)