Frank Oz
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Frank Oz (born Richard Frank Oznowicz; May 25, 1944) is a British-born American film director, actor, voice actor and puppeteer who is known for creating and performing the characters Miss Piggy and Fozzie Bear in The Muppet Show and for directing films, including the 1986 Little Shop Of Horrors remake and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. He is also the operator and voice of Yoda in the Star Wars series. Description above from the Wikipedia article Frank Oz, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia .
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- Born:
- May 25, 1944 In Hereford, Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 80
- First Appeared:
- In the series The Academy Awards 1953-03-18
- Latest Project:
- Movie Star Wars: The Last Jedi 2017-12-13
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Star Wars: The Last Jedi | Yoda (voice) | 2017-12-13 |
| Series | Sesame Unpaved | 2017 | |
| Movie | Muppet Guys Talking: Secrets Behind the Show the Whole World Watched | Himself | 2017-03-12 |
| Series | It's an Adventure, Charlie Brown | Unknown | 2016 |
| Movie | I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story | 2015-05-06 | |
| Movie | Inside Out | Subconscious Guard Dave (voice) | 2015-06-09 |
| Movie | Star Wars: The Force Awakens | Yoda (voice) | 2015-12-15 |
| Movie | In Their Own Words: Jim Henson | 2015-09-15 | |
| Movie | The Great Gilly Hopkins | Cookie Monster (voice) | 2015-10-05 |
| Movie | Jim Henson: Behind the Seams | 2014-06-21 | |
| Movie | Monsters University | Fungus (voice) | 2013-06-20 |
| Movie | Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey | Himself | 2011-10-21 |
| Movie | Jim Henson's Tales From Muppetland | 2009-07-28 | |
| Movie | Jim Henson: His Sesame Street Story | 2009-12-12 | |
| Movie | Reflections of 'The Dark Crystal' | Himself | 2007-08-01 |
| Movie | Sesame Street: Elmo's Potty Time | Grover (voice) | 2006-08-22 |
| Movie | Zathura: A Space Adventure | Robot (voice) | 2005-11-06 |
| Movie | Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith | Yoda (Voice) | 2005-05-17 |
| Movie | The Story of Star Wars | Yoda | 2004-08-18 |
| Movie | Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy | Himself | 2004-09-12 |
| Movie | Sesame Street: Cookie Monster's Best Bites | 2004-01-27 | |
| Movie | Jim Henson: Commercials and Experiments | 2004-11-20 | |
| Movie | When Star Wars Ruled the World | Himself | 2004-09-18 |
| Movie | Muppet History 101 | 2004-11-21 | |
| Movie | Muppet Music Moments | 2004-11-20 | |
| Movie | Muppets Magic From 'The Ed Sullivan Show!' | Various Voices | 2003-01-01 |
| Series | Play with Me Sesame | 2002-04-01 | |
| Movie | Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones | Yoda (Voice) | 2002-05-15 |
| Movie | Monsters, Inc. | Jeff Fungus (voice) | 2001-11-01 |
| Movie | The Beginning: Making 'Episode I' | Himself | 2001-02-01 |
| Movie | Sesame Street: CinderElmo | Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice) | 1999-01-01 |
| Movie | Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace | Yoda (voice) | 1999-05-19 |
| Movie | The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland | Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice) | 1999-10-01 |
| Movie | Muppets from Space | Miss Piggy | 1999-07-14 |
| Movie | Elmopalooza | Grover, Cookie Monster, Bert | 1998-02-20 |
| Movie | Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas | Cookie Monster | 1997-09-03 |
| Movie | Sesame Street: Do the Alphabet | Cookie Monster / Green (voice) (archive footage) | 1996-02-06 |
| Series | Muppets Tonight | 1996-03-08 | |
| Movie | Muppet Treasure Island | Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Sam the Eagle / Animal (voice) | 1996-02-16 |
| Movie | Innocent Blood | Pathologist | 1992-09-25 |
| Movie | The Muppet Christmas Carol | Miss Piggy as Emily Cratchit / Fozzie Bear as Fozziewig / Sam the Eagle / Animal / George the Janitor | 1992-12-10 |
| Movie | Muppet*Vision 3-D | Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Sam the Eagle (voice) | 1991-05-16 |
| Movie | Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly! | 1990-01-01 | |
| Movie | The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson | Himself, various voices | 1990-11-21 |
| Movie | The Muppets at Walt Disney World | Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal | 1990-05-06 |
| Series | The Jim Henson Hour | 1989-04-14 | |
| Movie | A Muppet Family Christmas | Various Characters | 1987-12-16 |
| Movie | Follow That Bird | Cookie Monster / Bert / Grover (voice) | 1985-08-02 |
| Movie | Spies Like Us | Test Monitor | 1985-12-06 |
| Series | Jim Henson's Little Muppet Monsters | 1985-09-14 | |
| Movie | Henson's Place: The Man Behind the Muppets | Frank Oz | 1984-01-01 |
| Movie | The Muppets Take Manhattan | Miss Piggy / Fozzie / Animal / Bert / Cookie Monster / Ocean Breeze Soap Board Member / Sam the Eagle (voice) | 1984-06-27 |
| Movie | Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and the Muppets | Various Muppets | 1983-05-12 |
| Movie | Return of the Jedi | Yoda (voice) | 1983-05-23 |
| Movie | The World of 'The Dark Crystal' | Himself | 1983-01-09 |
| Movie | Trading Places | Corrupt Cop | 1983-06-07 |
| Movie | Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art | Bert / Cookie Monster / Grover (voice) | 1983-11-16 |
| Movie | Return of the Ewok | Yoda (voice) | 1982-01-01 |
| Movie | The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show | Miss Piggy | 1982-09-17 |
| Movie | The Dark Crystal | Aughra, A Keeper Of Secrets / Chamberlain | 1982-12-17 |
| Movie | Of Muppets & Men: The Making of the Muppet Show | Himself | 1981-01-01 |
| Movie | The Muppets Go to the Movies | Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Animal, Sam Eagle | 1981-05-20 |
| Movie | An American Werewolf in London | Mr. Collins / Miss Piggy | 1981-08-21 |
| Movie | The Great Muppet Caper | Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Animal | 1981-06-26 |
| Movie | The Blues Brothers | Corrections Officer | 1980-06-17 |
| Movie | The Empire Strikes Back | Yoda (Voice) | 1980-05-20 |
| Movie | SPFX: The Empire Strikes Back | Yoda | 1980-09-22 |
| Movie | The Muppets Go Hollywood | Various Muppets | 1979-05-16 |
| Movie | The Muppet Movie | Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam the Eagle / Doc Hopper's Men / Marvin Suggs (uncredited) / Swedish Chef (hands) (uncredited) / Motorcycle Guy (uncredited) (voice) | 1979-06-22 |
| Movie | John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together | Miss Piggy | 1979-12-05 |
| Movie | Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas | Chuck (voice) | 1977-12-17 |
| Series | The Muppet Show | Fozzie Bear | 1976-09-05 |
| Movie | The Muppet Musicians of Bremen | Rat | 1972-01-01 |
| Movie | Tales from Muppetland: The Frog Prince | Gawain | 1971-05-12 |
| Movie | The Muppets on Puppets | Himself | 1970-01-05 |
| Movie | The Great Santa Claus Switch | Thig / Skippity / Hoppity / Boppity / Snerf (voice) | 1970-12-05 |
| Series | Sesame Street | Bert | 1969-11-10 |
| Movie | The Paperwork Explosion | 1967-01-01 | |
| Movie | Time Piece | Messenger boy | 1965-05-07 |
| Series | The Academy Awards | Unknown | 1953-03-18 |