Frank Oz
149 movies · 12 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 25, 1944 (age 82)
- Place of birth
- Hereford, Herefordshire, England, UK
- Also known as
- Richard Frank Oznowicz
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
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★ 7.9 Inside Out
2015 · Film
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★ 7.2 Star Wars: The Force Awakens
2015 · Film
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★ 7.9 Monsters, Inc.
2001 · Film
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★ 8.4 The Empire Strikes Back
1980 · Film
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★ 7.9 Return of the Jedi
1983 · Film
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★ 6.7 Star Wars: The Last Jedi
2017 · Film
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★ 6.6 Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
1999 · Film
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★ 7.5 Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
2005 · Film
Frank Oz: movies and TV shows
Acting (143)
- 2025 fozzie descuido venga la alegría
as Fozzie
- 2024 Inside Out 2
as Mind Cop Dave (voice)
- 2022 Jerry Nelson: A Celebratory Birthday Animatic
as Grover (voice) / Cookie Monster (voice) / others (voice)
- 2022
- 2021 Echoes of Violence
as Dante
- 2019 Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
as Yoda (voice)
- 2019 Knives Out
as Alan Stevens
- 2019 Sesame Street: 50 Years and Counting
as Grover / Cookie Monster / Various Characters
- 2017 Star Wars: The Last Jedi
as Yoda (voice)
- 2015 Star Wars: The Force Awakens
as Yoda (archive sound) (uncredited)
- 2015 The Great Gilly Hopkins
as Cookie Monster (voice)
- 2015
- 2015 Inside Out
as Subconscious Guard Dave (voice)
- 2014
- 2014
- 2009
- 2009
- 2006 A Sesame Street Christmas Carol
as Bert (voice) (archive footage)
- 2006 Sesame Street: Elmo's Potty Time
as Grover (voice)
- 2005 Zathura: A Space Adventure
as Robot (voice)
- 2005 Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
as Yoda (voice)
- 2004
- 2004
- 2004 Sesame Street: A Celebration of Me, Grover
as Grover (voice) (archive footage)
- 2004 The Story of Star Wars
as Yoda (archive footage)
- 2004 Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On!
as Cookie Monster / Bert / Grover (voice)
- 2004 Sesame Street: Cookie Monster's Best Bites
as Cookie Monster (voice)
- 2003 Muppets Magic from 'The Ed Sullivan Show!'
as Muppet Performer
- 2003 Sesame Street: Let's Eat! Funny Food Songs
as Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)
- 2002 Sesame Street: Bert & Ernie's Word Play
as Bert / Cookie Monster (credit song) / T-Shirt Salesman / Fat Blue Anything Muppet in Fat Cat (voice) (archive footage)
- 2002 Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
as Yoda (voice)
- 2002
- 2001 Monsters, Inc.
as Jeff Fungus (voice)
- 2001 The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 3
as Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Sam the Eagle / Animal / Wolf
- 2000 Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Flowers, Bananas & More!
as Prince Charming (voice)
- 1999 The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland
as Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)
- 1999 Muppets from Space
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam the Eagle (voice)
- 1999 Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
as Yoda (voice)
- 1999 The Very Best of the Muppet Show
as Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Animal / Sam the Eagle
- 1999 The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 2
as Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Animal / Sam the Eagle
- 1999
- 1999 CinderElmo
as Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)
- 1998 The Best of Kermit on Sesame Street
as Grover (voice)
- 1998 Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!
as Grover / Cookie Monster / Bert (voice)
- 1998 Blues Brothers 2000
as Warden
- 1997 Sesame Street: Elmo Says BOO!
as Bert (voice)
- 1997 Sesame Street: Quiet Time
as Bert ("Naptime") (voice)
- 1996 Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas
as Cookie Monster (voice)
- 1996
- 1996 Muppet Treasure Island
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Sam the Eagle / Animal (voice)
- 1996 Sesame Street: Do the Alphabet
as Cookie Monster / Green (voice) (archive footage)
- 1996 Sesame Street: Kid's Guide to Life: Learning to Share
as Cookie Monster
- 1995
- 1994 Return of the Ewok
as Yoda
- 1994 Muppet Classic Theater
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear (voice)
- 1994 Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
as Bert / Grover (archive footage)
- 1993 Sesame Street Stays Up Late!
as Bert/Grover/Cookie Monster/Uncle Hank(voice)
- 1993
- 1993 Sesame Street's 25th Birthday: A Musical Celebration
as Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)
- 1992 Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show'
as Miss Piggy
- 1992 The Muppet Christmas Carol
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)
- 1992 Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
as Man Putting Money into Donation Bucket (uncredited)
- 1992 Innocent Blood
as Pathologist
- 1992 Getting Ready to Read
as Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)
- 1991 Sesame Street: Elmo's Sing-Along Guessing Game
as Grover(voice)
- 1990 Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Celebration
as Miss Piggy (voice)
- 1990
- 1990 The Muppets at Walt Disney World
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal (voice)
- 1990 Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
as (archive footage) (voice)
- 1990 Sesame Street: Monster Hits!
as Cookie Monster (voice) / Grover (voice) / Clancy (voice)
- 1989 50 Years of Television: A Golden Celebration
as Miss Piggy
- 1989 Miss Piggy's Hollywood
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear
- 1989
- 1988 Free to Be... a Family
as Miss Piggy (voice)
- 1988 Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie
as Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)
- 1988 The Best of Ernie and Bert
as Bert
- 1988 Hey, You're as Funny as Fozzie Bear
as Fozzie Bear (voice)
- 1987 A Muppet Family Christmas
as Miss Piggy / Fozzy Bear / Animal / Sam the Eagle / Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster
- 1987
- 1986 Labyrinth
as The Wiseman
- 1986 Sesame Street: Learning About Letters
as Cookie Monster/Bert/Grover/Princess Penelope (voice)
- 1986 The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
as Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Sam the Eagle / Bert / Animal / Grover / Cookie Monster / Marvin Suggs (voice)
- 1986 Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & Stories
as Bert / Grover (Bedtime Stories and Songs) / Cookie Monster (Bedtime Stories and Songs) / Tallest and Smallest People (Bedtime Stories & Songs) (voice)
- 1986 Sesame Street: Learning About Numbers
as Grover / Fat Blue Tarnish Brother (voice)
- 1985 Spies Like Us
as Test Monitor
- 1985 Muppet Video: Rowlf's Rhapsodies with the Muppets
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear (voice)
- 1985
- 1985 Follow That Bird
as Cookie Monster / Bert / Grover / Additional Muppets (voice)
- 1985 Muppet Treasures
as Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Animal
- 1985 The Muppet Revue
as Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy (voice)
- 1985 Muppet Video: The Kermit and Piggy Story
as Miss Piggy (voice)
- 1985 Muppet Perk-Up
as Grump (voice)
- 1985 Children's Songs and Stories with the Muppets
as Miss Piggy (voice)
- 1984 The Muppets Take Manhattan
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie / Animal / Bert / Cookie Monster / Ocean Breeze Soap Board Member / Sam the Eagle (voice)
- 1983 Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
as Bert / Cookie Monster / Grover (voice)
- 1983 Trading Places
as Corrupt Cop
- 1983 Big Bird in China
as Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)
- 1983 Return of the Jedi
as Yoda (voice)
- 1983 Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and the Muppets
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Gramps (voice)
- 1983 Muppet Breakthrough
as Grump
- 1982 The Dark Crystal
as Aughra, a Keeper of Secrets / Chamberlain
- 1982 The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal (voice)
- 1982 I Love Liberty
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear (voice)
- 1982 Night of 100 Stars
as Miss Piggy (voice)
- 1981 Muppet Side Splitter
as Grump (voice)
- 1981 An American Werewolf in London
as Mr. Collins
- 1981 The Great Muppet Caper
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam the Eagle / Gramps / Swedish Chef (voice)
- 1981 The Muppets Go to the Movies
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Sam the Eagle (voice)
- 1980 The Blues Brothers
as Corrections Officer
- 1980 The Empire Strikes Back
as Yoda (Voice)
- 1979 John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal (voice)
- 1979 The Muppet Movie
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam the Eagle / Doc Hopper's Men / Marvin Suggs / Swedish Chef (hands) / Motorcycle Guy (voice)
- 1979 The Muppets Go Hollywood
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam the Eagle (voice)
- 1979 A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
as Grover / Cookie Monster / Bert (archive footage)
- 1979 Meal Break
as Grump
- 1979 Grump Critic
as Grump
- 1979 Let's Have the Dam Break
as Grump
- 1979 Muppet Breaker Upper
as Grump / Quongo
- 1979 Muppet Gimme a Break
as Grump
- 1978 Christmas Eve on Sesame Street
as Bert / Cookie Monster / Grover (voice)
- 1978 Hip Hip Parade!
as Fozzie Bear
- 1978 Julie Andrews: One Step Into Spring
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear
- 1978 The Vent Event
as Fozzie Bear
- 1977 The Bob Hope All Star Christmas Comedy Special
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear
- 1977 Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas
as Chuck (voice)
- 1977
- 1976 The Muppet Show · TV
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam Eagle / Marvin Suggs / George the Janitor (voice) · 120 episodes
- 1976 Kagayake! Gorō Mapetto Geba Geba 90-pun!
as George the Janitor, Fozzie Bear
- 1975 Muppet Picker Upper
as Sam the Eagle (voice)
- 1975 The Muppet Introduction
as Sam the Eagle
- 1975 Just a Few Announcements
as Sam the Eagle
- 1974 Out to Lunch
as Bert / Cookie Monster / Grover (voice)
- 1973 Julie on Sesame Street
as Bert/ Cookie Monster/ Grover (voice)
- 1972 The Muppet Musicians of Bremen
as Rat (voice)
- 1971 Tales from Muppetland: The Frog Prince
as Gawain (voice)
- 1970 The Great Santa Claus Switch
as Thig / Skippity / Hoppity / Boppity / Snerf (voice)
- 1969
- 1969 This Way to Sesame Street
as Bert
- 1969 Sesame Street Pitch Reel
as Scoop / Beautiful Day Monster (voice)
- 1969 Hey Cinderella!
as Stepsister #1 / Splurge (voice)
- 1967
- 1965 Time Piece
as Messenger Boy
- 1954
Behind the camera (27)
- 2025 The Muppets Take Scripthatten
Original Film Writer
- 2023 S.P.I.C.
Executive Producer
- 2023 Fuzzy Head
Executive Producer
- 2020 Derek DelGaudio's In & of Itself
Director
- 2020
- 2017
- 2008
- 2007 Death at a Funeral
Director
- 2004 The Stepford Wives
Director
- 2002
- 2001 The Score
Director
- 1999 Bowfinger
Director
- 1997 Eye of God
Thanks
- 1997 In & Out
Director
- 1996 Muppet Treasure Island
Producer
- 1995 The Indian in the Cupboard
Director
- 1992 The Muppet Christmas Carol
Executive Producer
- 1992 Housesitter
Director
- 1991 What About Bob?
Director
- 1988 Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Director
- 1986 Little Shop of Horrors
Director
- 1984 The Muppets Take Manhattan
Director, Screenplay
- 1982 The Dark Crystal
Director
- 1981 The Great Muppet Caper
Producer
- 1979 The Muppet Movie
Creative Consultant
- 1978 Christmas Eve on Sesame Street
Creative Consultant
- 1965 Run, Run
Director of Photography
Talk shows and appearances (48)
- 2025
- 2024 Disney Legends Award Ceremony
1 episode
- 2024
- 2024
- 2022 LIGHT & MAGIC
1 episode
- 2021
- 2020 Jedi Temple Challenge
10 episodes
- 2018
- 2018
- 2015
- 2015 The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
1 episode
- 2015 In Their Own Words
1 episode
- 2015
- 2015 StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
1 episode
- 2011
- 2007
- 2006
- 2006
- 2004
- 2004
- 2004
- 2004 Kulturplatz
1 episode
- 2002
- 2002
- 2002
- 2001
- 2001
- 1998
- 1994
- 1990
- 1990
- 1989
- 1989
- 1984
- 1983
- 1983
- 1981
- 1980
- 1979
- 1978 An Audience with...
1 episode
- 1975
- 1975 Saturday Night Live
11 episodes
- 1971 Great Performances
2 episodes
- 1970
- 1969 Peter Alexander präsentiert Spezialitäten
2 episodes
- 1968 The Dick Cavett Show
1 episode
- 1961 The Mike Douglas Show
1 episode
- 1953 The Oscars
2 episodes