Acting
Frank Oz
Born 1944-05-25
Hereford, Herefordshire, England, UK
Department: Acting
Biography
Frank Richard Oznowicz (born May 25, 1944), known professionally as Frank Oz, 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
Prominent works featuring Frank Oz
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Inside Out
2015
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Star Wars: The Force Awakens
2015
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Monsters, Inc.
2001
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The Empire Strikes Back
1980
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Return of the Jedi
1983
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Star Wars: The Last Jedi
2017
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Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
1999
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Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
2005
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Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
2002
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Knives Out
2019
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (226 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | The Muppets Take Scripthatten | Original Film Writer | Movie | 2025 |
 | fozzie descuido venga la alegría | Fozzie | Movie | 2025 |
 | The Muppet Script | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 2025 |
 | Disney Legends Award Ceremony | Self - Honoree | TV Series | 2024 |
 | Inside Out 2 | Mind Cop Dave (voice) | Movie | 2024 |
 | Jim Henson Idea Man | Self | Movie | 2024 |
 | STEVE! (martin) a documentary in 2 pieces | Self - Director | TV Series | 2024 |
 | S.P.I.C. | Executive Producer | Movie | 2023 |
 | Fuzzy Head | Executive Producer | Movie | 2023 |
 | LIGHT & MAGIC | Self - Yoda Puppeteer (archive footage) | TV Series | 2022 |
 | Jerry Nelson: A Celebratory Birthday Animatic | Grover (voice) / Cookie Monster (voice) / others (voice) | Movie | 2022 |
 | Obi-Wan Kenobi | Yoda (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited) | TV Series | 2022 |
 | Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 2021 |
 | Echoes of Violence | Dante | Movie | 2021 |
 | Derek DelGaudio's In & of Itself | Director | Movie | 2020 |
 | Jedi Temple Challenge | Yoda (voice) | TV Series | 2020 |
 | Muppet Guys Talking: A Special Conversation to Honor Jim Henson | Self | Movie | 2020 |
| Muppet Guys Talking: A Special Conversation to Honor Jim Henson | Director | Movie | 2020 |
 | Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker | Yoda (voice) | Movie | 2019 |
 | Knives Out | Alan Stevens | Movie | 2019 |
 | Sesame Street: 50 Years and Counting | Grover / Cookie Monster / Various Characters | Movie | 2019 |
 | Howard | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 2018 |
 | The Director and the Jedi | Self | Movie | 2018 |
 | Star Wars: The Last Jedi | Yoda (voice) | Movie | 2017 |
 | Muppet Guys Talking: Secrets Behind the Show the Whole World Watched | Self | Movie | 2017 |
| Muppet Guys Talking: Secrets Behind the Show the Whole World Watched | Director | Movie | 2017 |
 | Star Wars: The Force Awakens | Yoda (archive sound) (uncredited) | Movie | 2015 |
 | The Great Gilly Hopkins | Cookie Monster (voice) | Movie | 2015 |
 | In Their Own Words: Jim Henson | Self - Friend & Muppet Performer | Movie | 2015 |
 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | Self - Guest | TV Series | 2015 |
 | Sesame Street: Play All Day with Elmo! | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2015 |
 | In Their Own Words | Self | TV Series | 2015 |
 | Inside Out | Subconscious Guard Dave (voice) | Movie | 2015 |
 | I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story | Self | Movie | 2015 |
 | StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson | Self | TV Series | 2015 |
 | Star Wars Rebels | Yoda (voice) | TV Series | 2014 |
| Jim Henson: Behind the Seams | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2014 | |
 | Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey | Self | Movie | 2011 |
| Jim Henson: His Sesame Street Story | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2009 | |
| Jim Henson's Tales from Muppetland | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2009 | |
 | Leverage | Director | TV Series | 2008 |
 | Death at a Funeral | Director | Movie | 2007 |
 | Reflections of 'The Dark Crystal' | Self | Movie | 2007 |
 | A Sesame Street Christmas Carol | Bert (voice) (archive footage) | Movie | 2006 |
| Treasures Untold: The Making of Disney's 'The Little Mermaid' | Self | Movie | 2006 | |
 | Sesame Street: Elmo's Potty Time | Grover (voice) | Movie | 2006 |
| The Sound of the Squid | Squid | Movie | 2006 | |
 | Best Ever Muppet Moments | Self | Movie | 2006 |
 | Zathura: A Space Adventure | Robot (voice) | Movie | 2005 |
 | Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith | Yoda (voice) | Movie | 2005 |
| Muppet History 101 | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2004 | |
| Jim Henson: Commercials and Experiments | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2004 | |
| Muppet Music Moments | Self | Movie | 2004 | |
 | Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy | Self | Movie | 2004 |
 | When Star Wars Ruled the World | Self | Movie | 2004 |
 | Kulturplatz | Self | TV Series | 2004 |
 | Sesame Street: A Celebration of Me, Grover | Grover (voice) (archive footage) | Movie | 2004 |
 | The Story of Star Wars | Yoda (archive footage) | Movie | 2004 |
 | The Stepford Wives | Director | Movie | 2004 |
 | Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On! | Cookie Monster / Bert / Grover (voice) | Movie | 2004 |
 | Sesame Street: Cookie Monster's Best Bites | Cookie Monster (voice) | Movie | 2004 |
 | Muppets Magic from 'The Ed Sullivan Show!' | Muppet Performer | Movie | 2003 |
 | Sesame Street: Let's Eat! Funny Food Songs | Grover / Cookie Monster (voice) | Movie | 2003 |
 | Films Are Not Released, They Escape | Self | Movie | 2002 |
 | From Puppets to Pixels: The Making of Star Wars Episode II | Self / Yoda | Movie | 2002 |
| The Funkhousers | Director | TV Series | 2002 | |
 | 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) | Movie | 2002 |
 | Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones | Yoda (voice) | Movie | 2002 |
 | Sesame Street: Play with Me Sesame | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2002 |
 | I Love Muppets | Self | Movie | 2002 |
 | Making "The Score" | Himself | Movie | 2001 |
 | Monsters, Inc. | Jeff Fungus (voice) | Movie | 2001 |
 | The Beginning: The Making of Star Wars Episode I | Self | Movie | 2001 |
 | The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 3 | Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Sam the Eagle / Animal / Wolf | Movie | 2001 |
 | The Score | Director | Movie | 2001 |
 | Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Flowers, Bananas & More! | Prince Charming (voice) | Movie | 2000 |
 | The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland | Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice) | Movie | 1999 |
 | Bowfinger | Director | Movie | 1999 |
 | Muppets from Space | Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam the Eagle (voice) | Movie | 1999 |
 | Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace | Yoda (voice) | Movie | 1999 |
 | The Very Best of the Muppet Show | Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Animal / Sam the Eagle | Movie | 1999 |
 | The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 2 | Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Animal / Sam the Eagle | Movie | 1999 |
 | Sesame Unpaved | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1999 |
 | CinderElmo | Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice) | Movie | 1999 |
 | The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers' | Self | Movie | 1998 |
 | The Best of Kermit on Sesame Street | Grover (voice) | Movie | 1998 |
 | Sesame Street: Elmopalooza! | Grover / Cookie Monster / Bert (voice) | Movie | 1998 |
 | Blues Brothers 2000 | Warden | Movie | 1998 |
 | Eye of God | Thanks | Movie | 1997 |
 | In & Out | Director | Movie | 1997 |
 | Sesame Street: Elmo Says BOO! | Bert (voice) | Movie | 1997 |
 | Sesame Street: Quiet Time | Bert ("Naptime") (voice) | Movie | 1997 |
 | Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas | Cookie Monster (voice) | Movie | 1996 |
 | Muppets Tonight | Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / George the Janitor | TV Series | 1996 |
 | Muppet Treasure Island | Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Sam the Eagle / Animal (voice) | Movie | 1996 |
| Muppet Treasure Island | Producer | Movie | 1996 |
 | Sesame Street: Do the Alphabet | Cookie Monster / Green (voice) (archive footage) | Movie | 1996 |
 | Sesame Street: Kid's Guide to Life: Learning to Share | Cookie Monster | Movie | 1996 |
 | Orson Welles: The One-Man Band | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1995 |
 | The Indian in the Cupboard | Director | Movie | 1995 |
 | The World of Jim Henson | Self / Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear | Movie | 1994 |
 | Return of the Ewok | Yoda | Movie | 1994 |
 | Muppet Classic Theater | Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear (voice) | Movie | 1994 |
 | Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! | Bert / Grover (archive footage) | Movie | 1994 |
 | Sesame Street Stays Up Late! | Bert/Grover/Cookie Monster/Uncle Hank(voice) | Movie | 1993 |
 | Sesame Street: 25 Wonderful Years: A Musical Celebration! | Grover | Movie | 1993 |
 | Sesame Street's 25th Birthday: A Musical Celebration | Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice) | Movie | 1993 |
| Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show' | Miss Piggy | Movie | 1992 | |
 | 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) | Movie | 1992 |
| The Muppet Christmas Carol | Executive Producer | Movie | 1992 |
 | Home Alone 2: Lost in New York | Man Putting Money into Donation Bucket (uncredited) | Movie | 1992 |
 | Innocent Blood | Pathologist | Movie | 1992 |
 | Getting Ready to Read | Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice) | Movie | 1992 |
 | Housesitter | Director | Movie | 1992 |
 | What About Bob? | Director | Movie | 1991 |
 | Sesame Street: Elmo's Sing-Along Guessing Game | Grover(voice) | Movie | 1991 |
 | The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson | Self / Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Bert / Sam the Eagle (voice) | Movie | 1990 |
 | Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Celebration | Miss Piggy (voice) | Movie | 1990 |
 | Jim Henson's Memorial Service | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1990 |
 | Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music | Self | Movie | 1990 |
 | The Muppets at Walt Disney World | Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal (voice) | Movie | 1990 |
 | Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly! | (archive footage) (voice) | Movie | 1990 |
 | Sesame Street: Monster Hits! | Cookie Monster (voice) / Grover (voice) / Clancy (voice) | Movie | 1990 |
 | 50 Years of Television: A Golden Celebration | Miss Piggy | Movie | 1989 |
 | An Evening with Jim Henson and Frank Oz | Self | Movie | 1989 |
 | Miss Piggy's Hollywood | Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear | Movie | 1989 |
 | The Jim Henson Hour | Fozzie Bear (voice) | TV Series | 1989 |
| The Jim Henson Hour | Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear (voice) | TV Series | 1989 |
 | Sesame Street: 20 Years & Still Counting! 1969-1989 | Self – Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster | Movie | 1989 |
 | Free to Be... a Family | Miss Piggy (voice) | Movie | 1988 |
 | Dirty Rotten Scoundrels | Director | Movie | 1988 |
 | Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie | Bert/Grover/Cookie Monster (voice) | Movie | 1988 |
 | The Best of Ernie and Bert | Bert | Movie | 1988 |
 | Hey, You're as Funny as Fozzie Bear | Fozzie Bear (voice) | Movie | 1988 |
 | A Muppet Family Christmas | Miss Piggy / Fozzy Bear / Animal / Sam the Eagle / Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster | Movie | 1987 |
 | Sesame Street: Sing Along | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1987 |
 | Little Shop of Horrors | Director | Movie | 1986 |
 | Labyrinth | The Wiseman | Movie | 1986 |
 | Sesame Street: Learning About Letters | Cookie Monster/Bert/Grover/Princess Penelope (voice) | Movie | 1986 |
 | The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years | Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Sam the Eagle / Bert / Animal / Grover / Cookie Monster / Marvin Suggs (voice) | Movie | 1986 |
 | 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) | Movie | 1986 |
 | Sesame Street: Learning About Numbers | Grover / Fat Blue Tarnish Brother (voice) | Movie | 1986 |
 | Spies Like Us | Test Monitor | Movie | 1985 |
| Muppet Video: Rowlf's Rhapsodies with the Muppets | Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear (voice) | Movie | 1985 | |
 | Jim Henson's Little Muppet Monsters | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1985 |
 | Follow That Bird | Cookie Monster / Bert / Grover / Additional Muppets (voice) | Movie | 1985 |
 | Muppet Treasures | Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Animal | Movie | 1985 |
 | The Muppet Revue | Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy (voice) | Movie | 1985 |
 | Muppet Video: The Kermit and Piggy Story | Miss Piggy (voice) | Movie | 1985 |
| Muppet Perk-Up | Grump (voice) | Movie | 1985 | |
 | Children's Songs and Stories with the Muppets | Miss Piggy (voice) | Movie | 1985 |
 | The Muppets Take Manhattan | Miss Piggy / Fozzie / Animal / Bert / Cookie Monster / Ocean Breeze Soap Board Member / Sam the Eagle (voice) | Movie | 1984 |
| The Muppets Take Manhattan | Director | Movie | 1984 |
| The Muppets Take Manhattan | Screenplay | Movie | 1984 |
 | Henson's Place: The Man Behind the Muppets | Self | Movie | 1984 |
 | Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi | Self | Movie | 1983 |
 | Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art | Bert / Cookie Monster / Grover (voice) | Movie | 1983 |
 | Trading Places | Corrupt Cop | Movie | 1983 |
 | Big Bird in China | Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice) | Movie | 1983 |
 | Return of the Jedi | Yoda (voice) | Movie | 1983 |
 | Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and the Muppets | Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Gramps (voice) | Movie | 1983 |
 | The World of 'The Dark Crystal' | Self | Movie | 1983 |
| Muppet Breakthrough | Grump | Movie | 1983 | |
 | The Dark Crystal | Aughra, a Keeper of Secrets / Chamberlain | Movie | 1982 |
| The Dark Crystal | Director | Movie | 1982 |
 | The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show | Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal (voice) | Movie | 1982 |
 | I Love Liberty | Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear (voice) | Movie | 1982 |
 | Night of 100 Stars | Miss Piggy (voice) | Movie | 1982 |
 | Of Muppets & Men | Self | Movie | 1981 |
 | Muppet Side Splitter | Grump (voice) | Movie | 1981 |
 | An American Werewolf in London | Mr. Collins | Movie | 1981 |
 | The Great Muppet Caper | Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam the Eagle / Gramps / Swedish Chef (voice) | Movie | 1981 |
| The Great Muppet Caper | Producer | Movie | 1981 |
 | The Muppets Go to the Movies | Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Sam the Eagle (voice) | Movie | 1981 |
 | SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back | Self | Movie | 1980 |
 | The Blues Brothers | Corrections Officer | Movie | 1980 |
 | The Empire Strikes Back | Yoda (Voice) | Movie | 1980 |
 | John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together | Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal (voice) | Movie | 1979 |
 | The Muppet Movie | Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam the Eagle / Doc Hopper's Men / Marvin Suggs / Swedish Chef (hands) / Motorcycle Guy (voice) | Movie | 1979 |
| The Muppet Movie | Creative Consultant | Movie | 1979 |
 | The Muppets Go Hollywood | Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam the Eagle (voice) | Movie | 1979 |
 | A Walking Tour of Sesame Street | Grover / Cookie Monster / Bert (archive footage) | Movie | 1979 |
 | The Orson Welles Show | Self / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam Eagle (voice) | Movie | 1979 |
 | Meal Break | Grump | Movie | 1979 |
 | Grump Critic | Grump | Movie | 1979 |
 | Let's Have the Dam Break | Grump | Movie | 1979 |
| Muppet Breaker Upper | Grump / Quongo | Movie | 1979 | |
| Muppet Gimme a Break | Grump | Movie | 1979 | |
 | Christmas Eve on Sesame Street | Bert / Cookie Monster / Grover (voice) | Movie | 1978 |
| Christmas Eve on Sesame Street | Creative Consultant | Movie | 1978 |
 | Hip Hip Parade! | Fozzie Bear | Movie | 1978 |
 | Julie Andrews: One Step Into Spring | Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear | Movie | 1978 |
| The Vent Event | Fozzie Bear | Movie | 1978 | |
 | An Audience with... | Miss Piggy | TV Series | 1978 |
| The Bob Hope All Star Christmas Comedy Special | Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear | Movie | 1977 | |
 | Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas | Chuck (voice) | Movie | 1977 |
| The Royal Variety Performance 1977 | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1977 | |
 | The Muppet Show | Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam Eagle / Marvin Suggs / George the Janitor (voice) | TV Series | 1976 |
 | Kagayake! Gorō Mapetto Geba Geba 90-pun! | George the Janitor, Fozzie Bear | Movie | 1976 |
 | Sesame Street- Do you know where Ernie lives? | Self | Movie | 1975 |
 | Saturday Night Live | The Mighty Favog (voice) | TV Series | 1975 |
| Saturday Night Live | The Flood (voice) | TV Series | 1975 |
 | Muppet Picker Upper | Sam the Eagle (voice) | Movie | 1975 |
 | The Muppet Introduction | Sam the Eagle | Movie | 1975 |
 | Just a Few Announcements | Sam the Eagle | Movie | 1975 |
 | Out to Lunch | Bert / Cookie Monster / Grover (voice) | Movie | 1974 |
 | Julie on Sesame Street | Bert/ Cookie Monster/ Grover (voice) | Movie | 1973 |
 | The Muppet Musicians of Bremen | Rat (voice) | Movie | 1972 |
 | Tales from Muppetland: The Frog Prince | Gawain (voice) | Movie | 1971 |
 | Great Performances | Self | TV Series | 1971 |
| Great Performances | Miss Piggy (voice) | TV Series | 1971 |
 | The Great Santa Claus Switch | Thig / Skippity / Hoppity / Boppity / Snerf (voice) | Movie | 1970 |
 | The Muppets on Puppets | Self / Various Characters | Movie | 1970 |
 | Sesame Street | Bert | TV Series | 1969 |
 | This Way to Sesame Street | Bert | Movie | 1969 |
 | Sesame Street Pitch Reel | Scoop / Beautiful Day Monster (voice) | Movie | 1969 |
 | Hey Cinderella! | Stepsister #1 / Splurge (voice) | Movie | 1969 |
| Peter Alexander präsentiert Spezialitäten | Self | TV Series | 1969 | |
 | The Dick Cavett Show | Self - Guest | TV Series | 1968 |
 | The Paperwork Explosion | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1967 |
 | Run, Run | Director of Photography | Movie | 1965 |
 | Time Piece | Messenger Boy | Movie | 1965 |
 | The Mike Douglas Show | Self | TV Series | 1961 |
 | The Wonderful World of Disney | Miss Piggy (voice) | TV Series | 1954 |
 | The Oscars | Self | TV Series | 1953 |
| The Oscars | Miss Piggy | TV Series | 1953 |