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Caroll Edwin Spinney, sometimes credited as Carroll Spinney or Ed Spinney (December 26, 1933 – December 8, 2019), was an American puppeteer most famous for playing Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch on the children's television show Sesame Street.
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Known For
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
(2009)
Oscar the Grouch (voice)
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland
(1999)
Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)
Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey
(1993)
Dog in Pound (uncredited)
The Muppet Movie
(1979)
Big Bird (voice)
Follow That Bird
(1985)
Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch / Bruno the Trashman (voice)
The Great Muppet Caper
(1981)
Oscar the Grouch (voice)
Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey
(2011)
Self
Night of 100 Stars II
(1985)
Big Bird
Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!
(1998)
Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)
A Muppet Family Christmas
(1987)
Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)
Sesame Street All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
(1994)
Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch
Full Filmography
Acting
Julie on Sesame Street
(1973)
Out to Lunch
(1974)
Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)
Christmas Eve on Sesame Street
(1978)
Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice) (as Carroll Spinney)
A Special Sesame Street Christmas
(1978)
Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch
The Muppet Movie
(1979)
Big Bird (voice)
Bob Hope on the Road to China
(1979)
Self - as Big Bird (voice)
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
(1979)
Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)
The Great Muppet Caper
(1981)
Oscar the Grouch (voice)
Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
(1983)
Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)
Big Bird in China
(1983)
Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)
Henson's Place: The Man Behind the Muppets
(1984)
Caroll Spinney (self)
Follow That Bird
(1985)
Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch / Bruno the Trashman (voice)
Night of 100 Stars II
(1985)
Big Bird
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
(1986)
Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch
Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & Stories
(1986)
Big Bird (voice)
Sesame Street: Learning About Letters
(1986)
Big Bird/Oscar the Grouch (voice)
A Muppet Family Christmas
(1987)
Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)
Sesame Street: Sing Along
(1987)
Big Bird and Oscar
Big Bird in Japan
(1988)
Big Bird (voice)
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie: An All-Star Musical Special
(1988)
Oscar
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
(1990)
Big Bird
Sesame Street: Monster Hits!
(1990)
Oscar the Grouch (voice)
Sesame Street: Sing, Hoot & Howl with the Sesame Street Animals
(1991)
Big Bird
Sesame Street: 25 Wonderful Years: A Musical Celebration!
(1993)
Big Bird and Oscar
Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration
(1993)
Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)
Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey
(1993)
Dog in Pound (uncredited)
The World of Jim Henson
(1994)
Self (archive footage)
Sesame Street All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
(1994)
Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch
Sesame Street: Do the Alphabet
(1996)
Big Bird (voice)
Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas
(1996)
Big Bird (voice)
Sesame Street: Elmocize
(1996)
Big Bird (voice)
Sesame Street: Kid's Guide to Life: Learning to Share
(1996)
Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch
Sesame Street: Imagine That!
(1996)
Oscar the Grouch (voice)
Sesame Street: Get Up and Dance
(1997)
Big Bird / Oscar (voice)
Sesame Street: Fiesta!
(1997)
Oscar the Grouch (voice)
Sesame Street: Quiet Time
(1997)
Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Sillier at the Movies
(1997)
Oscar the Grouch (voice)
Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!
(1998)
Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland
(1999)
Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)
CinderElmo
(1999)
Big Bird (voice)
Sesame Street: Kids' Favorite Songs
(1999)
Big Bird (voice)
Sesame Street: Kids' Favorite Songs 2
(2001)
Big Bird (voice)
Sesame Street: Bert & Ernie's Word Play
(2002)
Oscar the Grouch (voice) (archive footage)
Sesame Street: Elmo Visits the Firehouse
(2002)
Oscar The Grouch (voice)
Sesame Street: Kid's Guide to Life: Big Bird Gets Lost
(2003)
Big Bird
Sesame Street: Sesame Sings Karaoke
(2003)
Big Bird, Oscar the Grouch
Sesame Street 4-D Movie Magic
(2003)
Big Bird (voice) / Oscar the Grouch (voice)
Sesame Street: Big Bird Sings!
(2005)
Big Bird (voice)
A Sesame Street Christmas Carol
(2006)
Oscar the Grouch / Big Bird (voice)
Sesame Street: Elmo's Christmas Countdown
(2007)
Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: What Makes You Happy?
(2007)
Big Bird
Sesame Street: Old School Vol. 1 (1969-1974)
(2008)
Big Bird
Sesame Street: Old School Vol. 2 (1974-1979)
(2008)
Big Bird
Sesame Street: Old School Vol. 3 (1979-1984)
(2008)
Big Bird
Sesame Street: Abby in Wonderland
(2008)
Oscar the Grouch as the Grouch of Hearts (voice)
One World, One Sky: Big Bird’s Adventure
(2008)
Big Bird
Jim Henson: His Sesame Street Story
(2009)
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
(2009)
Oscar the Grouch (voice)
Sesame Street: Bedtime with Elmo
(2009)
Oscar the Grouch (voice)
Sesame Street: Being Green
(2009)
Oscar the Grouch (voice)
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: All about Faces
(2010)
Oscar The Grouch (voice)
Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey
(2011)
Self
Sesame Street: Elmo's Magic Numbers
(2012)
I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story
(2015)
Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch / Self
In Their Own Words: Jim Henson
(2015)
Self - Muppet Performer
Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas
(2016)
Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)
Mister Rogers: It's You I Like
(2018)
Self
Sesame Street: 50th Anniversary Celebration!
(2019)
Self / Big Bird
Sesame Street: 50 Years and Counting
(2019)
Big Bird
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
(2021)
Self
Jerry Nelson: A Celebratory Birthday Animatic
(2022)
Big Bird (voice) / Oscar the Grouch (voice)
Writing