Richard Hunt

Personal Info

Birthday

August 17, 1951

Day of Death

1992-01-07

(40 years old)

Place of Birth

The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Richard Hunt, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Saturday Night Live

The Cosby Show

Trading Places

Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie

The Muppet Show

Getting Ready to Read

The Bob Hope All Star Christmas Comedy Special

The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show

Filmography

2024
Jim Henson Idea Man
as Self (archive footage)
2005
Fraggle Rock: Dance Your Cares Away
as Junior Gorg (voice)
2004
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: Volume 2
as Statler / Scooter / Janice / Beaker / Sweetums / Gladys
The Very Best of the Muppet Show
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)
1991
Muppet*Vision 3D
as Scooter / Beaker / Statler / Sweetums / Chuck (voice)
Sesame Street: Sing, Hoot & Howl with the Sesame Street Animals
as Gladys the Cow (voice)
1990
The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson
as Scooter / Beaker / Janice (voice)
The Muppets at Walt Disney World
as Scooter / Statler / Janice / Beaker / Tug Monster / Frog (voice)
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
as Gladys the Cow / Forgetful Jones / Don Music (voice)
The Earth Day Special
as Crocodile (voice)
Sesame Street: Monster Hits!
as Stuie Monster (voice) / Lavender Frazzletone (voice) / Two-Headed Monster (right half) (voice) / Furline Huskie (voice) / Kermit the Frog (voice)
1989
Miss Piggy's Hollywood
as Statler
1988
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie
as Placido Flamingo/Additional Muppets (voice)
Muppet Studios Presents: You're the Director
as Janice / Scooter / Statler (voice)
Jim Henson: Sing-Along, Dance-Along, Do-Along
as Additional Muppet Performer (voice)
1987
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
Sesame Street: Sing Along
as Two-Headed Monster (right) (voice)
1986
The Christmas Toy
as Belmont (voice)
Fraggles Look For Jobs
as Himself
The Tale of the Bunny Picnic
as Lugsy (voice)
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
as Beaker / Scooter / Statler / Sweetums / Janice / Two-Headed Monster (Stein) / Tug Monster (voice)
1985
Muppet Video: Rowlf's Rhapsodies with the Muppets
as Scooter (voice)
Follow That Bird
as Gladys the Cow / Feathered Friends Owl / Additional Muppets / Grouches (voice)
Muppet Treasures
as Scooter / Statler / Janice
Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird Stuff
as Camilla the Chicken (voice)
Fraggle Rock: Scared Silly
as Junior Gorg (Voice)
Children's Songs and Stories with the Muppets
as Scooter (voice)
1984
Oxford Blues
as Larry
The Muppets Take Manhattan
as Scooter / Statler / Janice / Beaker / Dog (voice)
1983
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)
Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and the Muppets
as Scooter / Janice / Statler / Bubba (voice)
Fraggle Rock: Live by the Rule of the Rock
as Doozer/ Gunge / Junior Gorg/ 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
John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together
as Scooter / Statler / Janice / Beaker (voice)
The Muppet Movie
as Scooter / Statler / Janice / Sweetums / Beaker / Fozzie Bear (assistant) (voice)
The Muppets Go Hollywood
as Various Muppets
1978
Christmas Eve on Sesame Street
as Ernie (assistant) / Additional Muppets (voice)
Julie Andrews: One Step Into Spring
as Scooter
1977
The Bob Hope All Star Christmas Comedy Special
as Scooter
Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas
as Charlie / Lizard / George Rabbit (voice)
1974
Out to Lunch
as Various Muppets (voice)
1972
The Muppet Musicians of Bremen
as Chicken / Additional Muppet Performer (voice)
1970
The Great Santa Claus Switch
as Bing / Match Frackle (voice)