Frank Oz

Known for: Acting

Born: 1944-05-25 (age 82)

From: Hereford, Herefordshire, England, UK

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.

Filmography (190)

MOVIE
fozzie descuido venga la alegría
2025
as Fozzie
MOVIE
The Muppet Script
2025
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 6.0
Disney Legends Awards Ceremony
2024
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.5
Inside Out 2
2024
as Mind Cop Dave (voice)
MOVIE★ 7.9
Jim Henson Idea Man
2024
as Self
TV★ 7.8
STEVE! (martin) a documentary in 2 pieces
2024
as Self - Director
TV★ 7.8
LIGHT & MAGIC
2022
as Self - Yoda Puppeteer (archive footage)
MOVIE
Jerry Nelson: A Celebratory Birthday Animatic
2022
as Grover (voice) / Cookie Monster (voice) / others (voice)
TV★ 7.0
Obi-Wan Kenobi
2022
as Yoda (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 7.4
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
2021
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 5.1
Echoes of Violence
2021
as Dante
TV★ 7.0
Jedi Temple Challenge
2020
as Yoda (voice)
MOVIE
Muppet Guys Talking: A Special Conversation to Honor Jim Henson
2020
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.3
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
2019
as Yoda (voice)
MOVIE★ 7.8
Knives Out
2019
as Alan Stevens
MOVIE★ 5.5
Sesame Street: 50 Years and Counting
2019
as Cookie Monster
MOVIE★ 6.8
Howard
2018
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 7.2
The Director and the Jedi
2018
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.7
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
2017
as Yoda (voice)
MOVIE★ 8.2
Muppet Guys Talking: Secrets Behind the Show the Whole World Watched
2017
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.2
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
2015
as Yoda (archive sound) (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.6
The Great Gilly Hopkins
2015
as Cookie Monster (voice)
MOVIE★ 7.0
In Their Own Words: Jim Henson
2015
as Self - Friend & Muppet Performer
MOVIE
Sesame Street: Play All Day with Elmo!
2015
TV
In Their Own Words
2015
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.9
Inside Out
2015
as Subconscious Guard Dave (voice)
MOVIE★ 7.4
I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story
2015
as Self
TV★ 6.7
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
2015
as Self
TV★ 7.7
Star Wars Rebels
2014
as Yoda (voice)
MOVIE
Jim Henson: Behind the Seams
2014
MOVIE★ 7.2
Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey
2011
as Self
MOVIE★ 2.0
Jim Henson: His Sesame Street Story
2009
MOVIE
Jim Henson's Tales from Muppetland
2009
MOVIE★ 5.8
Reflections of 'The Dark Crystal'
2007
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.7
A Sesame Street Christmas Carol
2006
as Bert (voice) (archive footage)
MOVIE
Treasures Untold: The Making of Disney's 'The Little Mermaid'
2006
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.1
Sesame Street: Elmo's Potty Time
2006
as Grover (voice)
MOVIE
The Sound of the Squid
2006
as Squid
MOVIE★ 6.0
Best Ever Muppet Moments
2006
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.4
Zathura: A Space Adventure
2005
as Robot (voice)
MOVIE★ 7.5
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
2005
as Yoda (voice)
MOVIE
Muppet History 101
2004
MOVIE
Jim Henson: Commercials and Experiments
2004
MOVIE
Muppet Music Moments
2004
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.6
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
2004
as Self
MOVIE★ 8.8
When Star Wars Ruled the World
2004
as Self
TV★ 6.0
Kulturplatz
2004
as Self
MOVIE
Sesame Street: A Celebration of Me, Grover
2004
as Grover (voice) (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 7.2
The Story of Star Wars
2004
as Yoda (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 7.6
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On!
2004
as Cookie Monster / Bert / Grover (voice)
MOVIE
Sesame Street: Cookie Monster's Best Bites
2004
as Cookie Monster (voice)
MOVIE★ 8.5
Muppets Magic from 'The Ed Sullivan Show!'
2003
as Muppet Performer
MOVIE★ 10.0
Sesame Street: Let's Eat! Funny Food Songs
2003
as Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)
MOVIE★ 6.0
Films Are Not Released, They Escape
2002
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.8
From Puppets to Pixels: Digital Characters in 'Episode II'
2002
as Self / Yoda
MOVIE★ 8.2
Sesame Street: Bert & Ernie's Word Play
2002
as Bert / Cookie Monster (credit song) / T-Shirt Salesman / Fat Blue Anything Muppet in Fat Cat (voice) (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 6.6
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
2002
as Yoda (voice)
TV★ 5.5
Sesame Street: Play with Me Sesame
2002
MOVIE★ 6.3
I Love Muppets
2002
as Self
MOVIE
Making "The Score"
2001
as Himself
MOVIE★ 7.9
Monsters, Inc.
2001
as Jeff Fungus (voice)
MOVIE★ 7.3
The Beginning: Making Episode I
2001
as Self
MOVIE
The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 3
2001
as Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Sam the Eagle / Animal / Wolf
MOVIE★ 5.0
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Flowers, Bananas & More!
2000
as Prince Charming (voice)
MOVIE★ 6.3
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland
1999
as Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)
MOVIE★ 6.1
Muppets from Space
1999
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam the Eagle (voice)
MOVIE★ 6.6
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
1999
as Yoda (voice)
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Very Best of the Muppet Show
1999
as Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Animal / Sam the Eagle
MOVIE★ 6.0
The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 2
1999
as Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Animal / Sam the Eagle
TV
Sesame Unpaved
1999
MOVIE★ 6.3
CinderElmo
1999
as Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)
MOVIE★ 6.5
The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers'
1998
as Self
MOVIE★ 9.0
The Best of Kermit on Sesame Street
1998
as Grover (voice)
MOVIE★ 6.1
Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!
1998
as Grover / Cookie Monster / Bert (voice)
MOVIE★ 5.3
Blues Brothers 2000
1998
as Warden
MOVIE★ 6.4
Sesame Street: Elmo Says BOO!
1997
as Bert (voice)
MOVIE★ 6.0
Sesame Street: Quiet Time
1997
as Bert ("Naptime") (voice)
MOVIE★ 6.0
Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas
1996
as Cookie Monster (voice)
TV★ 7.4
Muppets Tonight
1996
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / George the Janitor
MOVIE★ 6.7
Muppet Treasure Island
1996
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Sam the Eagle / Animal (voice)
MOVIE★ 6.0
Sesame Street: Do the Alphabet
1996
as Cookie Monster / Green (voice) (archive footage)
MOVIE
Sesame Street: Kid's Guide to Life: Learning to Share
1996
as Cookie Monster
MOVIE★ 6.6
Orson Welles: The One-Man Band
1995
MOVIE★ 7.4
The World of Jim Henson
1994
as Self / Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear
MOVIE★ 5.0
Return of the Ewok
1994
as Yoda
MOVIE★ 6.9
Muppet Classic Theater
1994
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear (voice)
MOVIE★ 7.0
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
1994
as Bert / Grover (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 7.0
Sesame Street Stays Up Late!
1993
as Bert/Grover/Cookie Monster/Uncle Hank(voice)
MOVIE★ 7.3
Sesame Street: 25 Wonderful Years: A Musical Celebration!
1993
as Grover
MOVIE★ 7.0
Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration
1993
as Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)
MOVIE★ 6.0
Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show'
1992
as Miss Piggy
MOVIE★ 7.4
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)
MOVIE★ 6.8
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
1992
as Man putting money into donation bucket (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.2
Innocent Blood
1992
as Pathologist
MOVIE
Getting Ready to Read
1992
as Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)
MOVIE★ 4.0
Sesame Street: Elmo's Sing-Along Guessing Game
1991
as Grover(voice)
MOVIE★ 6.8
The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson
1990
as Self / Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Bert / Sam the Eagle (voice)
MOVIE★ 6.0
Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Celebration
1990
as Miss Piggy (voice)
MOVIE★ 10.0
Jim Henson's Memorial Service
1990
MOVIE★ 10.0
Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music
1990
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.6
The Muppets at Walt Disney World
1990
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal (voice)
MOVIE★ 6.0
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
1990
as (archive footage) (voice)
MOVIE★ 6.0
Sesame Street: Monster Hits!
1990
as Cookie Monster (voice) / Grover (voice) / Clancy (voice)
MOVIE★ 9.0
50 Years of Television: A Golden Celebration
1989
as Miss Piggy
MOVIE★ 10.0
An Evening with Jim Henson and Frank Oz
1989
as Self
MOVIE
Miss Piggy's Hollywood
1989
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear
TV★ 8.9
The Jim Henson Hour
1989
as Fozzie Bear (voice)
MOVIE★ 8.8
Free to Be... a Family
1988
as Miss Piggy (voice)
MOVIE★ 6.8
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie
1988
as Bert/Grover/Cookie Monster (voice)
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Best of Ernie and Bert
1988
as Bert
MOVIE★ 6.0
Hey, You're as Funny as Fozzie Bear
1988
as Fozzie Bear (voice)
MOVIE★ 6.9
A Muppet Family Christmas
1987
as Miss Piggy / Fozzy Bear / Animal / Sam the Eagle / Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster
MOVIE★ 6.0
Sesame Street: Sing Along
1987
MOVIE★ 7.3
Labyrinth
1986
as The Wiseman
MOVIE★ 7.0
Sesame Street: Learning About Letters
1986
as Cookie Monster/Bert/Grover/Princess Penelope (voice)
MOVIE★ 6.2
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
1986
as Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Sam the Eagle / Bert / Animal / Grover / Cookie Monster / Marvin Suggs (voice)
MOVIE
Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & Stories
1986
as Bert / Grover (Bedtime Stories and Songs) / Cookie Monster (Bedtime Stories and Songs) / Tallest and Smallest People (Bedtime Stories & Songs) (voice)
MOVIE★ 10.0
Sesame Street: Learning About Numbers
1986
as Grover / Fat Blue Tarnish Brother (voice)
MOVIE★ 6.2
Spies Like Us
1985
as Test Monitor
MOVIE★ 9.0
Muppet Video: Rowlf's Rhapsodies with the Muppets
1985
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear (voice)
TV★ 8.3
Jim Henson's Little Muppet Monsters
1985
MOVIE★ 6.4
Follow That Bird
1985
as Cookie Monster / Bert / Grover / Additional Muppets (voice)
MOVIE★ 6.5
Muppet Treasures
1985
as Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Animal
MOVIE
The Muppet Revue
1985
as Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy (voice)
MOVIE★ 6.8
Muppet Video: The Kermit and Piggy Story
1985
as Miss Piggy (voice)
MOVIE★ 8.0
Children's Songs and Stories with the Muppets
1985
as Miss Piggy (voice)
MOVIE★ 6.6
The Muppets Take Manhattan
1984
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie / Animal / Bert / Cookie Monster / Ocean Breeze Soap Board Member / Sam the Eagle (voice)
MOVIE★ 6.9
Henson's Place: The Man Behind the Muppets
1984
as Frank Oz (self)
MOVIE★ 8.9
Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi
1983
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.6
Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
1983
as Bert / Cookie Monster / Grover (voice)
MOVIE★ 7.2
Trading Places
1983
as Corrupt Cop
MOVIE★ 6.0
Big Bird in China
1983
as Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)
MOVIE★ 7.9
Return of the Jedi
1983
as Yoda (voice)
MOVIE★ 6.7
Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and the Muppets
1983
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Gramps (voice)
MOVIE★ 6.7
The World of 'The Dark Crystal'
1983
as Self
MOVIE
Muppet Breakthrough
1983
as Grump
MOVIE★ 7.1
The Dark Crystal
1982
as Aughra, a Keeper of Secrets / Chamberlain
MOVIE★ 7.8
The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show
1982
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal (voice)
MOVIE
I Love Liberty
1982
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear (voice)
MOVIE★ 5.8
Night of 100 Stars
1982
as Miss Piggy (voice)
MOVIE★ 6.8
Of Muppets & Men
1981
as Self
MOVIE
Muppet Side Splitter
1981
as Grump (voice)
MOVIE★ 7.4
An American Werewolf in London
1981
as Mr. Collins
MOVIE★ 6.9
The Great Muppet Caper
1981
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam the Eagle / Gramps / Swedish Chef (voice)
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Muppets Go to the Movies
1981
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam Eagle
MOVIE★ 8.3
SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back
1980
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.7
The Blues Brothers
1980
as Corrections Officer
MOVIE★ 8.4
The Empire Strikes Back
1980
as Yoda (Voice)
MOVIE★ 7.2
John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together
1979
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal (voice)
MOVIE★ 7.2
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)
MOVIE★ 6.2
The Muppets Go Hollywood
1979
as Various Muppets
MOVIE
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
1979
as Grover / Cookie Monster / Bert (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 8.0
The Orson Welles Show
1979
as Self / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam Eagle (voice)
MOVIE
Let's Have the Dam Break
1979
as Grump
MOVIE
Meal Break
1979
as Grump
MOVIE
Grump Critic
1979
as Grump
MOVIE
Muppet Breaker Upper
1979
as Grump / Quongo
MOVIE
Muppet Gimme a Break
1979
as Grump
MOVIE★ 7.5
Christmas Eve on Sesame Street
1978
as Bert / Cookie Monster / Grover (voice)
MOVIE
Hip Hip Parade!
1978
as Fozzie Bear
MOVIE★ 7.0
Julie Andrews: One Step Into Spring
1978
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear
MOVIE
The Vent Event
1978
as Fozzie Bear
TV★ 5.3
An Audience with...
1978
as Miss Piggy
MOVIE★ 6.0
The Bob Hope All Star Christmas Comedy Special
1977
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear
MOVIE★ 6.9
Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas
1977
as Chuck (voice)
MOVIE
The Royal Variety Performance 1977
1977
TV★ 8.0
The Muppet Show
1976
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam Eagle / Marvin Suggs / George the Janitor (voice)
MOVIE
Kagayake! Gorō Mapetto Geba Geba 90-pun!
1976
as George the Janitor, Fozzie Bear
MOVIE
Sesame Street- Do you know where Ernie lives?
1975
as Self
TV★ 6.9
Saturday Night Live
1975
as The Mighty Favog (voice)
MOVIE★ 6.0
Muppet Picker Upper
1975
as Sam the Eagle (voice)
MOVIE
The Muppet Introduction
1975
as Sam the Eagle
MOVIE
Just a Few Announcements
1975
as Sam the Eagle
MOVIE★ 8.0
Out to Lunch
1974
as Bert / Cookie Monster / Grover (voice)
MOVIE★ 7.3
Julie on Sesame Street
1973
as Bert/ Cookie Monster/ Grover (voice)
MOVIE★ 6.4
The Muppet Musicians of Bremen
1972
as Rat (voice)
MOVIE★ 6.8
Tales from Muppetland: The Frog Prince
1971
as Gawain (voice)
TV★ 6.1
Great Performances
1971
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.1
The Great Santa Claus Switch
1970
as Thig / Skippity / Hoppity / Boppity / Snerf (voice)
MOVIE★ 8.0
The Muppets on Puppets
1970
as Self
TV★ 7.1
Sesame Street
1969
as Bert
MOVIE
This Way to Sesame Street
1969
as Bert
MOVIE★ 9.0
Sesame Street Pitch Reel
1969
as Scoop / Beautiful Day Monster (voice)
MOVIE★ 7.0
Hey Cinderella!
1969
as Stepsister #1 / Splurge (voice)
TV
Peter Alexander präsentiert Spezialitäten
1969
as Self
TV★ 6.8
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
as Self - Guest
MOVIE★ 5.0
The Paperwork Explosion
1967
MOVIE★ 7.1
Time Piece
1965
as Messenger boy
TV★ 5.8
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
TV★ 7.0
The Oscars
1953
as Self