Frank Oz

Biography:

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.

Known For

The Mike Douglas Show

The Dick Cavett Show

Sesame Street

Inside Out 2

Star Wars Rebels

Star Wars: The Last Jedi

Great Performances

The Muppet Show

Inside Out

Monsters, Inc.

Acting

2025

The Muppet Script as Self (archive footage)

2024

Inside Out 2 as Mind Cop Dave (voice)

Jim Henson Idea Man as Self

Disney Legends Awards Ceremony as Self

STEVE! (martin) a documentary in 2 pieces as Self - Director

2022

Jerry Nelson: A Celebratory Birthday Animatic as Grover (voice) / Cookie Monster (voice) / others (voice)

Obi-Wan Kenobi as Yoda (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)

2021

Echoes of Violence as Dante

Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street as Self (archive footage)

2020

Muppet Guys Talking: A Special Conversation to Honor Jim Henson as Himself

Star Wars: Jedi Temple Challenge as Yoda (voice)

2019

Knives Out as Alan Stevens

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker as Yoda (voice)

Sesame Street: 50 Years and Counting as Cookie Monster

2018

Howard as Self (archive footage)

The Director and the Jedi as Self

2017

Star Wars: The Last Jedi as Yoda (voice)

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

2015

I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story as Self

In Their Own Words: Jim Henson as Self - Friend & Muppet Performer

Inside Out as Subconscious Guard Dave (voice)

Star Wars: The Force Awakens as Yoda (archive sound) (uncredited)

The Great Gilly Hopkins as Cookie Monster (voice)

StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson as Self

In Their Own Words as Self

2014

Jim Henson: Behind the Seams

Star Wars Rebels as Yoda (voice)

2011

Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey as Self

2009

Jim Henson's Tales from Muppetland

Jim Henson: His Sesame Street Story

2007

Reflections of 'The Dark Crystal' as Himself

2006

A Sesame Street Christmas Carol as Bert (voice) (archive footage)

Sesame Street: Elmo's Potty Time as Grover (voice)

Best Ever Muppet Moments as Self

Treasures Untold: The Making of Disney's 'The Little Mermaid' as Self

2005

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith as Yoda (voice)

Zathura: A Space Adventure as Robot (voice)

2004

Sesame Street: Cookie Monster's Best Bites as Cookie Monster (voice)

Jim Henson: Commercials and Experiments

Muppet History 101

Muppet Music Moments as Self

When Star Wars Ruled the World as Self

Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy as Self

The Story of Star Wars as Yoda (archive footage)

Sesame Street: A Celebration of Me, Grover as Grover (voice) (archive footage)

Kulturplatz as Self

2003

Muppets Magic From 'The Ed Sullivan Show!' as Muppet Performer

Sesame Street: Let's Eat! Funny Food Songs as Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)

2002

Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones as Yoda (voice)

Films Are Not Released, They Escape as Self

From Puppets to Pixels: Digital Characters in 'Episode II' as Self / Yoda

I Love Muppets as Self

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)

2001

Monsters, Inc. as Jeff Fungus (voice)

The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 3 as Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Sam the Eagle / Animal / Wolf

The Beginning: Making Episode I as Self

1999

Muppets from Space as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam the Eagle (voice)

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace as Yoda (voice)

The Very Best of the Muppet Show as Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Animal / Sam the Eagle

The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 2 as Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Animal / Sam the Eagle

The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland as Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)

CinderElmo as Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)

1998

Sesame Street: Elmopalooza! as Grover / Cookie Monster / Bert (voice)

The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers' as Self

Blues Brothers 2000 as Warden

The Best of Kermit on Sesame Street as Grover (voice)

1997

Sesame Street: Elmo Says BOO! as Bert (voice)

Sesame Street: Quiet Time as Bert ("Naptime") (voice)

1996

Sesame Street: Do the Alphabet as Cookie Monster / Green (voice) (archive footage)

Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas as Cookie Monster (voice)

Muppet Treasure Island as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Sam the Eagle / Animal (voice)

Sesame Street: Kid's Guide to Life: Learning to Share as Cookie Monster

Muppets Tonight as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / George the Janitor

1994

Muppet Classic Theater as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear (voice)

The World of Jim Henson as Self / Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear

Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! as Bert / Grover (archive footage)

1993

Sesame Street: 25 Wonderful Years: A Musical Celebration! as Grover

1992

Innocent Blood as Pathologist

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)

Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show' as Miss Piggy

1991

Muppet*Vision 3D as Sam Eagle / Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear

1990

Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!

The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson as Self / Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Bert / ... (voice)

The Muppets at Walt Disney World as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal (voice)

Sesame Street: Monster Hits! as Cookie Monster (voice) / Grover (voice) / Clancy (voice)

Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music as Self

Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Special as Miss Piggy (voice)

Jim Henson's Memorial Service

1989

50 Years of Television: A Golden Celebration as Miss Piggy

Miss Piggy's Hollywood as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear

An Evening with Jim Henson and Frank Oz as Self

The Jim Henson Hour

1988

Free to Be... a Family as Miss Piggy (voice)

Hey, You're as Funny as Fozzie Bear as Fozzie Bear (voice)

Sesame Street | Put Down the Duckie: An All-Star Musical Special as Muppet Performer

The Best of Ernie and Bert as Bert

1987

A Muppet Family Christmas as Various Characters (voice)

Sesame Street: Sing Along

1986

Sesame Street: Learning About Letters as Cookie Monster/Bert/Grover/Princess Penelope (voice)

Labyrinth as The Wiseman

The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years as Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Sam the Eagle / Bert / Animal / Grover / Cookie Monster / Marvin Suggs

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)

1985

Spies Like Us as Test Monitor

Follow That Bird as Cookie Monster / Bert / Grover / Additional Muppets (voice)

The Muppet Revue as Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy (voice)

Muppet Video: Rowlf's Rhapsodies with the Muppets as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear (voice)

Muppet Treasures as Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Animal

Children's Songs and Stories with the Muppets as Miss Piggy (voice)

Muppet Video: The Kermit and Piggy Story as Miss Piggy (voice)

Jim Henson's Little Muppet Monsters

1984

The Muppets Take Manhattan as Miss Piggy / Fozzie / Animal / Bert / Cookie Monster / Ocean Breeze Soap Board Member / Sam the Eagle (voice)

Henson's Place: The Man Behind the Muppets as Frank Oz (self)

1983

Trading Places as Corrupt Cop

Return of the Jedi as Yoda (voice)

Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and the Muppets as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Gramps (voice)

The World of 'The Dark Crystal' as Himself

Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art as Bert / Cookie Monster / Grover (voice)

Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi as Self

Big Bird in China as Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)

Muppet Breakthrough as Grump

1982

I Love Liberty as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear (voice)

The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal (voice)

Return of the Ewok as Yoda (voice)

The Dark Crystal as Aughra, a Keeper of Secrets / Chamberlain

Night of 100 Stars as Miss Piggy (voice)

1981

Of Muppets & Men as Self

The Great Muppet Caper as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Sam the Eagle / Animal (voice)

An American Werewolf in London as Mr. Collins

The Muppets Go to the Movies as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam Eagle

Muppet Side Splitter as Grump (voice)

1980

The Blues Brothers as Corrections Officer

The Empire Strikes Back as Yoda (Voice)

SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back as Yoda

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)

The Muppets Go Hollywood as Various Muppets

John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal (voice)

The Orson Welles Show as Self / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam Eagle (voice)

Muppet Breaker Upper as Grump / Quongo

Muppet Gimme a Break as Grump

Let's Have the Dam Break as Grump

Grump Critic as Grump

Meal Break as Grump

A Walking Tour of Sesame Street as Grover / Cookie Monster / Bert (archive footage)

1978

Hip Hip Parade! as Fozzie Bear

Christmas Eve on Sesame Street as Bert / Cookie Monster / Grover (voice)