Dave Goelz
83 movies · 17 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Jul 16, 1946 (age 80)
- Place of birth
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Also known as
- David Goelz
Biography
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Dave Goelz (born July 16, 1946) is a puppeteer best-known for his association with The Muppets, and in particular with the Muppet character Gonzo. His other Muppet characters include Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, Zoot (the saxophonist of Dr. Teeth and The Electric Mayhem), Beauregard the janitor and Tiny (the humungous chicken in The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland) . He also performed the characters of Boober Fraggle and Uncle Travelling Matt on Fraggle Rock. He also performed the puppetry for various characters, including Sir Didymus and Wiseman's Hat (both voiced by David Shaughnessy) in Labyrinth. Outside of Muppeteering, he is the current voice actor for the Disney character Figment. After Jim Henson died in 1990, Goelz took over puppeteering Waldorf in 1992.
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Known for
Dave Goelz: movies and TV shows
Acting (99)
- 2026 The Muppet Show
as Gonzo / Zoot / Waldorf / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew (voice)
- 2025 The First Snow of Fraggle Rock
as Boober Fraggle / Uncle Travelling Matt / World's Oldest Fraggle (voice)
- 2024 Inside Out 2
as Mind Cop Frank (voice)
- 2023
- 2022 Jerry Nelson: A Celebratory Birthday Animatic
as Zoot (voice) / Boober (voice) / Gonzo (voice) / others (voice)
- 2022
- 2021 Dear Earth
as Zoot (voice)
- 2021 Muppets Haunted Mansion
as Gonzo / Bunsen / Zoot / Beauregard / Waldorf / Chip / Randy Pig
- 2020
- 2020 The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II
as The Muppets Puppeteer
- 2020
- 2019
- 2018 Seth Rogen's Hilarity for Charity
as Gonzo / Waldorf (voice)
- 2015
- 2015 Inside Out
as Subconscious Guard Frank (voice)
- 2015
- 2014 Muppets Most Wanted
as The Great Gonzo, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, Zoot, Beauregard, Waldorf
- 2013 Robbie Williams - One Night At the Palladium
as Gonzo the Great / Waldorf
- 2013 Lady Gaga & the Muppets Holiday Spectacular
as The Great Gonzo, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, Waldorf, Zoot (voice)
- 2012 The Muppets All-Star Comedy Gala
as Gonzo / Waldorf / Beauregard (voice)
- 2012 The Secret Policeman's Ball
as Waldorf (voice)
- 2011 Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade
as Waldorf (voice)
- 2011 The Muppets
as Gonzo / Honeydew / Zoot / Beauregard / Waldorf (voice)
- 2009
- 2008 A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa
as The Great Gonzo / Waldorf / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Zoot (voice)
- 2008 Studio DC: Almost Live · TV
as Gonzo / Zoot / Waldorf / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Pancake (voice) · 2 episodes
- 2008 The Muppets: Classical Chicken
as The Great Gonzo
- 2008 The Muppets - Studio DC - Almost Live
as Gonzo / Waldorf (voice)
- 2005 The Great Gonzo: A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Weirdo
as Gonzo the Great, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, Waldorf
- 2005 The Muppets' Wizard of Oz
as Tin Thing / Kalidah Critic #2 / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Zoot
- 2005
- 2005 Fraggle Rock: Dance Your Cares Away
as Boober Fraggle (voice)
- 2004 Weezer: Video Capture Device - Treasures from the Vault 1991-2002
as Gonzo / Waldorf ("Keep Fishin")
- 2002 It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie
as The Great Gonzo / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Waldorf / Zoot (voice)
- 2002 Kermit's Swamp Years
as Waldorf (voice)
- 2002 Weezer and the Muppets Go Fishin'
as Gonzo
- 2002 I Love Muppets
as The Great Gonzo (voice)
- 2001 The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 3
as Gonzo / Beauregard
- 2000 Bear in the Big Blue House: A Berry Bear Christmas
as Jack the Dog
- 1999 The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland
as Humongous Chicken (voice)
- 1999 Muppets from Space
as Gonzo / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Waldorf / The Birdman (voice)
- 1999 The Very Best of the Muppet Show
as Gonzo / Zoot / Dr Bunsen Honeydew
- 1999 The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 2
as Gonzo / Zoot / Dr Bunsen Honeydew
- 1996
- 1996 Muppet Treasure Island
as The Great Gonzo / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Waldorf / Mudwell the Mudbunny / Zoot (voice)
- 1996 Muppet Sing Alongs: Treasure Island
as The Great Gonzo (voice) (archive footage)
- 1995 Rudy Coby: The Coolest Magician on Earth
as Gonzo (as Gonzo The Great)
- 1994
- 1994 Muppet Classic Theater
as Gonzo / Rizzo the Rat / Randy Pig (voice)
- 1994
- 1994 Muppet Sing Alongs: It's Not Easy Being Green
as Gonzo / Wendell / Otto the Octopus / Boober Fraggle (voice)
- 1992
- 1992 The Muppet Christmas Carol
as The Great Gonzo as Charles Dickens / Robert Marley / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Betina Cratchit / Rat / Zoot (voice)
- 1990 The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson
as The Great Gonzo / Beauregard / Boober Fraggle / Zoot (voice)
- 1990 Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Celebration
as Gonzo (voice)
- 1990
- 1990 The Muppets at Walt Disney World
as The Great Gonzo / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Beauregard / Zoot / Frog (voice)
- 1990 The Earth Day Special
as Old Frog (voice)
- 1989 The Song of the Cloud Forest
as Milton (voice)
- 1989 Miss Piggy's Hollywood
as Gonzo
- 1989 Dog City
as Frisky (voice)
- 1988 Muppet Studios Presents: You're the Director
as Gonzo (voice)
- 1987 A Muppet Family Christmas
as Gonzo / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Zoot / Beauregard / Boober Fraggle
- 1986 The Christmas Toy
as Rugby the Tiger / Ditz (voice)
- 1986 Labyrinth
as Didymus / The Hat / The Four Guards / Left Door Knocker / Firey 3 (voice)
- 1986 Fraggles Look For Jobs
as Boober (voice)
- 1986 The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
as The Great Gonzo / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Beauregard / Zoot / Uncle 'Travelling' Matt Fraggle / Boober Fraggle (voice)
- 1985 Muppet Video: Rowlf's Rhapsodies with the Muppets
as Gonzo (voice)
- 1985
- 1985 Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird Stuff
as Gonzo (voice)
- 1985 Muppet Treasures
as Gonzo / Zoot / Penguin
- 1985 The Muppet Revue
as Gonzo (voice)
- 1985
- 1985 Fraggle Rock: Scared Silly
as Boober Fraggle / Uncle Travelling Matt (voice)
- 1985 Children's Songs and Stories with the Muppets
as Gonzo (voice)
- 1984 The Bells of Fraggle Rock
as Boober Fraggle / Uncle Travelling Matt (voice)
- 1984
- 1984 The Muppets Take Manhattan
as Gonzo / Chester - Rat / Bill - Frog / Zoot / Beauregard / Dog / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Penguin (voice)
- 1983 Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and the Muppets
as Gonzo the Great / Zoot / Lubbock Lou (voice)
- 1983 Fraggle Rock: Live by the Rule of the Rock
as Boober Fraggle / Philo / Uncle Travelling Matt (voice)
- 1983 Fraggle Rock · TV
as Uncle "Traveling" Matt / Boober / Uncle "Traveling" Matt / Side Bottom / The World's Oldest Fraggle (voice) / The World's Oldest Fraggle · 96 episodes
- 1982 The Dark Crystal
as Fizzgig, a Friendly Monster / General, Garthim Master
- 1982 The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show
as Gonzo / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew (voice)
- 1981 The Great Muppet Caper
as The Great Gonzo / Beauregard / Zoot / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Lobbuck Lou / Singing Food (voice)
- 1981 The Muppets Go to the Movies
as The Great Gonzo / Joe / Beauregard / Fireman (voice)
- 1979 John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together
as The Great Gonzo / Zoot / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew (voice)
- 1979 The Muppet Movie
as The Great Gonzo / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Zoot / Doglion / Iraqian in El Sleezo Cafe / Pig (voice)
- 1979 The Muppets Go Hollywood
as The Great Gonzo / Zoot / Pig (voice)
- 1979 The Orson Welles Show
as Gonzo (voice)
- 1978 Julie Andrews: One Step Into Spring
as Gonzo
- 1977
- 1977 Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas
as Wendell / Pop-eyed Catfish / Will Possum (voice)
- 1977
- 1976
- 1976
- 1975 Muppet Picker Upper
as Gonzo (voice)
- 1975 Just a Few Announcements
as Gonzo
- 1969
- 1961 The Parent Trap
as Teenager (uncredited)
Behind the camera (3)
- 2025 The First Snow of Fraggle Rock
Co-Executive Producer
- 2022
- 1966 Limbo: The Organized Mind
Assistant Director
Talk shows and appearances (16)
- 2024
- 2020
- 2020 Prop Culture
1 episode
- 2018
- 2017
- 2009 The Great Debate
6 episodes
- 2007
- 2007
- 2006
- 1994
- 1989 The Jim Henson Hour
12 episodes
- 1987
- 1981
- 1978 An Audience with...
1 episode
- 1975 Saturday Night Live
2 episodes
- 1969