Frank Oz born Richard Frank Oznowicz; 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.
Known For
Inside Out 2
(2024)
Subconscious Guard Dave (voice)
Inside Out
(2015)
Subconscious Guard Dave (voice)
The Blues Brothers
(1980)
Corrections Officer
Return of the Jedi
(1983)
Yoda (voice)
Labyrinth
(1986)
The Wiseman
Monsters, Inc.
(2001)
Jeff Fungus (voice)
Trading Places
(1983)
Corrupt Cop
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
(2015)
Yoda (archive sound) (uncredited)
Knives Out
(2019)
Alan Stevens
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
(2019)
Yoda (voice)
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
(2017)
Yoda (voice)
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
(2005)
Yoda (voice)
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
(1999)
Yoda (voice)
The Empire Strikes Back
(1980)
Yoda (Voice)
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
(2002)
Yoda (voice)
Zathura: A Space Adventure
(2005)
Robot (voice)
Full Filmography
Acting
Time Piece
(1965)
Messenger boy
The Paperwork Explosion
(1967)
Sesame Street Pitch Reel
(1969)
Scoop / Beautiful Day Monster (voice)
Hey, Cinderella!
(1969)
Stepsister #1 / Splurge (voice)
The Great Santa Claus Switch
(1970)
Thig / Skippity / Hoppity / Boppity / Snerf (voice)
The Muppets on Puppets
(1970)
Himself
Tales from Muppetland: The Frog Prince
(1971)
Gawain
The Muppet Musicians of Bremen
(1972)
Rat
Julie on Sesame Street
(1973)
Out to Lunch
(1974)
Bert / Cookie Monster / Grover (voice)
Just a Few Announcements
(1975)
Sam the Eagle
Muppet Picker Upper
(1975)
Sam the Eagle (voice)
The Muppet Introduction
(1975)
Sam the Eagle
Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas
(1977)
Chuck (voice)
The Bob Hope All Star Christmas Comedy Special
(1977)
Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear
Christmas Eve on Sesame Street
(1978)
Bert / Cookie Monster / Grover (voice)
Hip Hip Parade!
(1978)
Fozzie Bear
The Orson Welles Show
(1979)
Self / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam Eagle (voice)
The Muppet Movie
(1979)
Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam the Eagle / Doc Hopper's Men / Marvin Suggs / Swedish Chef (hands) / Motorcycle Guy (voice)
Meal Break
(1979)
Grump
John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together
(1979)
Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal (voice)
Grump Critic
(1979)
Grump
Let's Have the Dam Break
(1979)
Grump
Muppet Gimme a Break
(1979)
Grump
Muppet Breaker Upper
(1979)
Grump / Quongo
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
(1979)
Grover / Cookie Monster / Bert (archive footage)
The Muppets Go Hollywood
(1979)
Various Muppets
The Empire Strikes Back
(1980)
Yoda (Voice)
The Blues Brothers
(1980)
Corrections Officer
SPFX: The Empire Strikes Back
(1980)
Yoda
The Great Muppet Caper
(1981)
Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Sam the Eagle / Animal (voice)
Of Muppets & Men
(1981)
Self
Muppet Side Splitter
(1981)
Grump (voice)
An American Werewolf in London
(1981)
Mr. Collins / Miss Piggy (archive footage)
The Muppets Go to the Movies
(1981)
Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Animal, Sam Eagle
I Love Liberty
(1982)
Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear (voice)
Return of the Ewok
(1982)
Yoda (voice)
The Dark Crystal
(1982)
Aughra, a Keeper of Secrets / Chamberlain
Night of 100 Stars
(1982)
Miss Piggy (voice)
The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show
(1982)
Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal (voice)
Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
(1983)
Bert / Cookie Monster / Grover (voice)
The World of 'The Dark Crystal'
(1983)
Himself
Big Bird in China
(1983)
Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)
Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi
(1983)
Self
Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and the Muppets
(1983)
Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Gramps (voice)
Trading Places
(1983)
Corrupt Cop
Return of the Jedi
(1983)
Yoda (voice)
Muppet Breakthrough
(1983)
Grump
Henson's Place: The Man Behind the Muppets
(1984)
Frank Oz (self)
The Muppets Take Manhattan
(1984)
Miss Piggy / Fozzie / Animal / Bert / Cookie Monster / Ocean Breeze Soap Board Member / Sam the Eagle (voice)
The Muppet Revue
(1985)
Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy (voice)
Follow That Bird
(1985)
Cookie Monster / Bert / Grover / Additional Muppets (voice)
Children's Songs and Stories with the Muppets
(1985)
Miss Piggy (voice)
Spies Like Us
(1985)
Test Monitor
Muppet Video: The Kermit and Piggy Story
(1985)
Miss Piggy (voice)
Muppet Treasures
(1985)
Fozzie Bear (voice)
Muppet Video: Rowlf's Rhapsodies with the Muppets
(1985)
Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear (voice)
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
(1986)
Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Sam the Eagle / Bert / Animal / Grover / Cookie Monster / Marvin Suggs
Sesame Street: Learning About Letters
(1986)
Cookie Monster/Bert/Grover/Princess Penelope (voice)
Labyrinth
(1986)
The Wiseman
Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & Stories
(1986)
Bert / Grover (Bedtime Stories and Songs) / Cookie Monster (Bedtime Stories and Songs) / Tallest and Smallest People (Bedtime Stories & Songs) (voice)
A Muppet Family Christmas
(1987)
Various Characters
Sesame Street: Sing Along
(1987)
Free to Be... a Family
(1988)
Miss Piggy (voice)
The Best of Ernie and Bert
(1988)
Bert
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie: An All-Star Musical Special
(1988)
Muppet Performer
Hey, You're as Funny as Fozzie Bear
(1988)
Fozzie Bear (voice)
An Evening with Jim Henson and Frank Oz
(1989)
Self
50 Years of Television: A Golden Celebration
(1989)
Miss Piggy
Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Special
(1990)
Miss Piggy (voice)
Sesame Street: Monster Hits!
(1990)
Cookie Monster (voice) / Grover (voice) / Clancy (voice)
The Muppets at Walt Disney World
(1990)
Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal (voice)
The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson
(1990)
Self / Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Bert / ... (voice)
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
(1990)
Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music
(1990)
Self
Muppet*Vision 3-D
(1991)
Fozzie Bear
The Muppet Christmas Carol
(1992)
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)
Innocent Blood
(1992)
Pathologist
Sesame Street: 25 Wonderful Years: A Musical Celebration!
(1993)
Grover
The World of Jim Henson
(1994)
Self
Muppet Classic Theater
(1994)
Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear (voice)
Sesame Street All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
(1994)
Bert / Grover (archive footage)
Muppet Treasure Island
(1996)
Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Sam the Eagle / Animal (voice)
Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas
(1996)
Cookie Monster (voice)
Sesame Street: Do the Alphabet
(1996)
Cookie Monster / Green (voice) (archive footage)
Sesame Street: Kid's Guide to Life: Learning to Share
(1996)
Cookie Monster
Sesame Street: Elmo Says BOO!
(1997)
Bert (voice) (archive footage)
Sesame Street: Quiet Time
(1997)
Bert ("Naptime") (voice)
Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!
(1998)
Grover / Cookie Monster / Bert (voice)
The Best of Kermit on Sesame Street
(1998)
Grover (voice)
The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers'
(1998)
Self
Blues Brothers 2000
(1998)
Warden
CinderElmo
(1999)
Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland
(1999)
Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)
Muppets from Space
(1999)
Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam the Eagle (voice)
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
(1999)
Yoda (voice)
The Very Best of the Muppet Show
(1999)
Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Animal / Sam the Eagle
The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 2
(1999)
Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Animal / Sam the Eagle
The Beginning: Making 'Episode I'
(2001)
Self
Monsters, Inc.
(2001)
Jeff Fungus (voice)
The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 3
(2001)
Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Sam the Eagle / Animal / Wolf
Films Are Not Released, They Escape
(2002)
Self
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
(2002)
Yoda (voice)
From Puppets to Pixels: Digital Characters in 'Episode II'
(2002)
Self / Yoda
I Love Muppets
(2002)
Self
Sesame Street: Bert & Ernie's Word Play
(2002)
Bert / Cookie Monster (credit song) / T-Shirt Salesman / Fat Blue Anything Muppet in Fat Cat (voice) (archive footage)
Muppets Magic From 'The Ed Sullivan Show!'
(2003)
Muppet Performer
Sesame Street: Let's Eat! Funny Food Songs
(2003)
Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)
The Story of Star Wars
(2004)
Yoda (archive footage)
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
(2004)
Self
When Star Wars Ruled the World
(2004)
Self
Jim Henson: Commercials and Experiments
(2004)
Sesame Street: Cookie Monster's Best Bites
(2004)
Cookie Monster (voice)
Muppet History 101
(2004)
Muppet Music Moments
(2004)
Self
Zathura: A Space Adventure
(2005)
Robot (voice)
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
(2005)
Yoda (voice)
Treasures Untold: The Making of Disney's 'The Little Mermaid'
(2006)
Self
Best Ever Muppet Moments
(2006)
Self
A Sesame Street Christmas Carol
(2006)
Bert (voice)
Sesame Street: Elmo's Potty Time
(2006)
Grover (voice)
Reflections of 'The Dark Crystal'
(2007)
Himself
Jim Henson: His Sesame Street Story
(2009)
Jim Henson's Tales From Muppetland
(2009)
Star Tours: The Adventures Continue
(2011)
Yoda
Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey
(2011)
Self
Jim Henson: Behind the Seams
(2014)
The Great Gilly Hopkins
(2015)
Cookie Monster (voice)
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
(2015)
Yoda (archive sound) (uncredited)
In Their Own Words: Jim Henson
(2015)
Self - Friend & Muppet Performer
Inside Out
(2015)
Subconscious Guard Dave (voice)
I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story
(2015)
Self
Muppet Guys Talking: Secrets Behind the Show the Whole World Watched
(2017)
Himself
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
(2017)
Yoda (voice)
The Director and the Jedi
(2018)
Self
Howard
(2018)
Self (archive footage)
Sesame Street: 50 Years and Counting
(2019)
Cookie Monster
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
(2019)
Yoda (voice)
Knives Out
(2019)
Alan Stevens
Muppet Guys Talking: A Special Conversation to Honor Jim Henson
(2020)
Himself
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
(2021)
Self (archive footage)
Echoes of Violence
(2021)
Dante
Jerry Nelson: A Celebratory Birthday Animatic
(2022)
Grover (voice) / Cookie Monster (voice) / others (voice)
Inside Out 2
(2024)
Subconscious Guard Dave (voice)
Jim Henson Idea Man
(2024)
Self
Muppets & Magic: Celebrating 70 Years of Jim Henson
(2024)
Animal (voice)
Camera
Production
The Great Muppet Caper
(1981)
Producer
The Muppet Christmas Carol
(1992)
Executive Producer
Muppet Treasure Island
(1996)
Producer
Directing
The Dark Crystal
(1982)
Director
The Muppets Take Manhattan
(1984)
Director
Little Shop of Horrors
(1986)
Director
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
(1988)
Director
Muppet*Vision 3-D
(1991)
Director
What About Bob?
(1991)
Director
Housesitter
(1992)
Director
The Indian in the Cupboard
(1995)
Director
In & Out
(1997)
Director
Bowfinger
(1999)
Director
The Score
(2001)
Director
The Stepford Wives
(2004)
Director
Death at a Funeral
(2007)
Director
Muppet Guys Talking: Secrets Behind the Show the Whole World Watched
(2017)
Director
Muppet Guys Talking: A Special Conversation to Honor Jim Henson
(2020)
Director
Derek DelGaudio's In & of Itself
(2020)
Director
Writing