Richard Hunt

Biography:

Richard Hunt (August 17, 1951 – January 7, 1992) was an American puppeteer, best known as a Muppet performer on Sesame Street, The Muppet Show, Fraggle Rock, and other projects for The Jim Henson Company. His roles on The Muppet Show included Scooter, Statler, Janice, Beaker, and Sweetums and characters on Sesame Street included Gladys the Cow, Don Music, and Forgetful Jones.

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Known For

The Cosby Show

Sesame Street

The Muppet Show

Fraggle Rock

Sesame Unpaved

Fraggle Rock: The Animated Series

CBS Summer Playhouse

Trading Places

Peter Alexander präsentiert Spezialitäten

Follow That Bird

Acting

2024

Jim Henson Idea Man as Self (archive footage)

2014

Jim Henson: Behind the Seams

2009

Jim Henson: His Sesame Street Story

Jim Henson's Tales from Muppetland

2005

Fraggle Rock: Dance Your Cares Away as Junior Gorg (voice)

Fraggle Rock: Live by the Rule of the Rock as Doozer/ Gunge / Junior Gorg/ Background Fraggles (voice)

2004

Muppet History 101

Muppet Music Moments as Self

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

2003

Sesame Street: Let's Eat! Funny Food Songs as Backup Monster (puppeteer)

2002

Sesame Street: Bert & Ernie's Word Play as Harry (voice) (archive footage)

2001

The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 3 as Statler / Scooter / Janice

1999

The Very Best of the Muppet Show as Statler / Scooter / Janice / Beaker / Sweetums / Gladys

The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 2 as Statler / Scooter / Janice / Beaker / Sweetums / Gladys

1997

Sesame Street: Elmo Says BOO! as Kermit the Forg / Frazzletone (archive footage)

1994

The World of Jim Henson as Self (archive footage)

1993

Muppet Sing Alongs: Billy Bunny's Animal Songs

1991

Sesame Street: Sing, Hoot & Howl with the Sesame Street Animals as Gladys the Cow (voice)

Muppet*Vision 3D as Statler (voice only) / Beaker / Sweetums (voice only)

1990

Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!

Sesame Street: Monster Hits! as Stuie Monster (voice) / Lavender Frazzletone (voice) / Two-Headed Monster (right half) (voice) / Furline Huskie (voice) / Kermit the Frog (voice)

The Muppets at Walt Disney World as Scooter / Statler / Janice / Beaker (voice)

The Earth Day Special as Crocodile (voice)

Jim Henson's Memorial Service

1989

Miss Piggy's Hollywood as Statler

The Jim Henson Hour

1988

Jim Henson: Sing-Along, Dance-Along, Do-Along as Additional Muppet Performer (voice)

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

Muppet Studios Presents: You're the Director as Janice / Scooter / Statler (voice)

1987

Sesame Street: Sing Along as Two-Headed Monster (right) (voice)

A Muppet Family Christmas as Scooter / Janice / Statler / Beaker / Gladys the Cow / Two-Headed Monster / Snowman (voice)

Down at Fraggle Rock as Junior Gorg / Self

Fraggle Rock: The Animated Series

CBS Summer Playhouse as Del

1986

The Christmas Toy as Belmont (voice)

The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years as Beaker / Scooter / Statler / Sweetums / Janice / Two-Headed Monster (Stein) / Tug Monster

The Tale of the Bunny Picnic as Lugsy (voice)

Fraggles Look For Jobs as Himself

1985

Follow That Bird as Gladys the Cow / Feathered Friends Owl / Additional Muppets / Grouches (voice)

Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird Stuff as Camilla the Chicken (voice)

Muppet Treasures as Scooter / Statler / Janice

Muppet Video: Rowlf's Rhapsodies with the Muppets as Scooter (voice)

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

Muppet Video: The Kermit and Piggy Story

Jim Henson's Little Muppet Monsters

1984

The Muppets Take Manhattan as Scooter / Statler / Janice / Beaker / Dog (voice)

Oxford Blues as Larry

The Cosby Show as Statler / Blue Frackle / Sandwich (voice)

1983

Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and the Muppets as Scooter / Janice / Statler / Bubba (voice)

Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art as Muppet Performer (voice)

Trading Places as Wilson

Big Bird in China as Two-Headed Monster (voice)

Fraggle Rock as Junior Gorg (himself) / Gunge / Mudwell the Mudbunny / Herkimer Fraggle / The Spiderfly / Gillis Fraggle / Turbo / The Genie / Purple Fragglette / Fire Chief Fraggle / Flex Doozer / Background Fraggles (voice)

1982

The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show as Scooter / Janice / Beaker (voice)

1981

Of Muppets & Men as Self

The Great Muppet Caper as Scooter / Statler / Sweetums / Janice / Beaker / Bubba

The Muppets Go to the Movies as Beaker / Janice / Scooter / Sheriff / Statler (voice)

1979

The Muppet Movie as Scooter / Statler / Janice / Sweetums / Beaker / Fozzie Bear (assistant) (voice)

The Muppets Go Hollywood as Various Muppets

John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together as Scooter / Statler / Janice / Beaker (voice)

1978

Christmas Eve on Sesame Street as Ernie (assistant) / Additional Muppets (voice)