Frank Oz

Personal Info

Birthday

May 25, 1944

(81 years old)

Place of Birth

Hereford, Herefordshire, England, UK

Also Known As

Фрэнк Оз

فرانک اوز

Richard Frank Oznowicz

Frank Oz

Biography

Frank Oz (born Richard Frank Oznowicz; May 25, 1944) is a British-born American film director, actor, voice actor, and puppetee. He is known for creating and performing the characters Miss Piggy and Fozzie Bear in The Muppet Show and for directing films, including the Little Shop Of Horrors remake and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. He is also the operator and voice of Yoda in the Star Wars franchise.

Known For

Sesame Street

Inside Out 2

Great Performances

Monsters, Inc.

Star Wars Rebels

Inside Out

An Audience with...

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Filmography

2025
fozzie descuido venga la alegría
as Fozzie
The Muppet Script
as Self (archive footage)
2024
Disney Legends Awards Ceremony
as Self
Inside Out 2
as Mind Cop Dave (voice)
Jim Henson Idea Man
as Self
2022
Jerry Nelson: A Celebratory Birthday Animatic
as Grover (voice) / Cookie Monster (voice) / others (voice)
2021
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
as Self (archive footage)
Echoes of Violence
as Dante
2020
Muppet Guys Talking: A Special Conversation to Honor Jim Henson
as Self
2019
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
as Yoda (voice)
The Saga: Star Wars with Tommy Wiseau
as Yoda (voice)
Knives Out
as Alan Stevens
Sesame Street: 50 Years and Counting
as Cookie Monster
2018
Howard
as Self (archive footage)
The Director and the Jedi
as Self
2017
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
as Yoda (voice)
Muppet Guys Talking: Secrets Behind the Show the Whole World Watched
as Self
2015
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
as Yoda (archive sound) (uncredited)
The Great Gilly Hopkins
as Cookie Monster (voice)
In Their Own Words: Jim Henson
as Self - Friend & Muppet Performer
Inside Out
as Subconscious Guard Dave (voice)
I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story
as Self
2011
Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey
as Self
2007
Reflections of 'The Dark Crystal'
as Himself
2006
A Sesame Street Christmas Carol
as Bert (voice) (archive footage)
Treasures Untold: The Making of Disney's 'The Little Mermaid'
as Self
Sesame Street: Elmo's Potty Time
as Grover (voice)
Best Ever Muppet Moments
as Self
2005
Zathura: A Space Adventure
as Robot (voice)
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
as Yoda (voice)
2004
Muppet Music Moments
as Self
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
as Self
When Star Wars Ruled the World
as Self
Sesame Street: A Celebration of Me, Grover
as Grover (voice) (archive footage)
The Story of Star Wars
as Yoda (archive footage)
Sesame Street: Cookie Monster's Best Bites
as Cookie Monster (voice)
2003
Sesame Street: Let's Eat! Funny Food Songs
as Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)
Muppets Magic From 'The Ed Sullivan Show!'
as Muppet Performer
2002
From Puppets to Pixels: Digital Characters in 'Episode II'
as Self / Yoda
Films Are Not Released, They Escape
as Self
Sesame Street: Bert & Ernie's Word Play
as Bert / Cookie Monster (credit song) / T-Shirt Salesman / Fat Blue Anything Muppet in Fat Cat (voice) (archive footage)
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
as Yoda (voice)
I Love Muppets
as Self
2001
Making "The Score"
as Himself
Monsters, Inc.
as Jeff Fungus (voice)
The Beginning: Making Episode I
as Self
The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 3
as Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Sam the Eagle / Animal / Wolf
1999
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland
as Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)
Muppets from Space
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam the Eagle (voice)
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
as Yoda (voice)
The Very Best of the Muppet Show
as Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Animal / Sam the Eagle
The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 2
as Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Animal / Sam the Eagle
CinderElmo
as Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)
1998
The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers'
as Self
The Best of Kermit on Sesame Street
as Grover (voice)
Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!
as Grover / Cookie Monster / Bert (voice)
Blues Brothers 2000
as Warden
1997
Sesame Street: Elmo Says BOO!
as Bert (voice)
Sesame Street: Quiet Time
as Bert ("Naptime") (voice)
1996
Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas
as Cookie Monster (voice)
Muppet Treasure Island
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Sam the Eagle / Animal (voice)
Sesame Street: Do the Alphabet
as Cookie Monster / Green (voice) (archive footage)
Sesame Street: Kid's Guide to Life: Learning to Share
as Cookie Monster
1994
The World of Jim Henson
as Self / Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear
Muppet Classic Theater
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear (voice)
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
as Bert / Grover (archive footage)
1993
Sesame Street: 25 Wonderful Years: A Musical Celebration!
as Grover
1992
Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show'
as Miss Piggy
The Muppet Christmas Carol
as 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
as Pathologist
1991
Muppet*Vision 3D
as Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Sam the Eagle / Construction Worker (voice)
1990
The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson
as Self / Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Bert / Sam the Eagle (voice)
Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Special
as Miss Piggy (voice)
Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music
as Self
The Muppets at Walt Disney World
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal (voice)
Sesame Street: Monster Hits!
as Cookie Monster (voice) / Grover (voice) / Clancy (voice)
1989
50 Years of Television: A Golden Celebration
as Miss Piggy
An Evening with Jim Henson and Frank Oz
as Self
Miss Piggy's Hollywood
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear
1988
Free to Be... a Family
as Miss Piggy (voice)
Sesame Street | Put Down the Duckie: An All-Star Musical Special
as Muppet Performer
The Best of Ernie and Bert
as Bert
Hey, You're as Funny as Fozzie Bear
as Fozzie Bear (voice)
1987
A Muppet Family Christmas
as Miss Piggy / Fozzy Bear / Animal / Sam the Eagle / Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster
1986
Labyrinth
as The Wiseman
Sesame Street: Learning About Letters
as Cookie Monster/Bert/Grover/Princess Penelope (voice)
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
as Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Sam the Eagle / Bert / Animal / Grover / Cookie Monster / Marvin Suggs (voice)
Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & Stories
as Bert / Grover (Bedtime Stories and Songs) / Cookie Monster (Bedtime Stories and Songs) / Tallest and Smallest People (Bedtime Stories & Songs) (voice)
1985
Spies Like Us
as Test Monitor
Muppet Video: Rowlf's Rhapsodies with the Muppets
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear (voice)
Follow That Bird
as Cookie Monster / Bert / Grover / Additional Muppets (voice)
Muppet Treasures
as Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Animal
Muppet Video: The Kermit and Piggy Story
as Miss Piggy (voice)
The Muppet Revue
as Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy (voice)
Children's Songs and Stories with the Muppets
as Miss Piggy (voice)
1984
The Muppets Take Manhattan
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie / Animal / Bert / Cookie Monster / Ocean Breeze Soap Board Member / Sam the Eagle (voice)
Henson's Place: The Man Behind the Muppets
as Frank Oz (self)
1983
Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi
as Self
Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
as Bert / Cookie Monster / Grover (voice)
Trading Places
as Corrupt Cop
Big Bird in China
as Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)
Return of the Jedi
as Yoda (voice)
Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and the Muppets
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Gramps (voice)
The World of 'The Dark Crystal'
as Self
Muppet Breakthrough
as Grump
1982
The Dark Crystal
as Aughra, a Keeper of Secrets / Chamberlain
The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal (voice)
I Love Liberty
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear (voice)
Night of 100 Stars
as Miss Piggy (voice)
Return of the Ewok
as Yoda (voice)
1981
Of Muppets & Men
as Self
Muppet Side Splitter
as Grump (voice)
An American Werewolf in London
as Mr. Collins
The Great Muppet Caper
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Sam the Eagle / Animal (voice)
The Muppets Go to the Movies
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam Eagle
1980
SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back
as Yoda
The Blues Brothers
as Corrections Officer
The Empire Strikes Back
as Yoda (Voice)
1979
John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal (voice)
The Muppet Movie
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam the Eagle / Doc Hopper's Men / Marvin Suggs / Swedish Chef (hands) / Motorcycle Guy (voice)
The Muppets Go Hollywood
as Various Muppets
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
as Grover / Cookie Monster / Bert (archive footage)
The Orson Welles Show
as Self / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam Eagle (voice)
Grump Critic
as Grump
Meal Break
as Grump
Let's Have the Dam Break
as Grump
Muppet Gimme a Break
as Grump
Muppet Breaker Upper
as Grump / Quongo
1978
Christmas Eve on Sesame Street
as Bert / Cookie Monster / Grover (voice)
Hip Hip Parade!
as Fozzie Bear
Julie Andrews: One Step Into Spring
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear
The Vent Event
as Fozzie Bear
1977
The Bob Hope All Star Christmas Comedy Special
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear
Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas
as Chuck (voice)
Sesame Street at Night?
as Grover / Cookie Monster / Bert (voice) (archive footage)
1976
Kagayake! Gorō Mapetto Geba Geba 90-pun!
as George the Janitor, Fozzie Bear
1975
The Muppet Introduction
as Sam the Eagle
Muppet Picker Upper
as Sam the Eagle (voice)
Just a Few Announcements
as Sam the Eagle
1974
Out to Lunch
as Bert / Cookie Monster / Grover (voice)
1972
The Muppet Musicians of Bremen
as Rat (voice)
1971
Tales from Muppetland: The Frog Prince
as Gawain (voice)
1970
The Great Santa Claus Switch
as Thig / Skippity / Hoppity / Boppity / Snerf (voice)
The Muppets on Puppets
as Self
1969
This Way to Sesame Street
as Bert
Sesame Street Pitch Reel
as Scoop / Beautiful Day Monster (voice)
Hey Cinderella!
as Stepsister #1 / Splurge (voice)
1965
Time Piece
as Messenger boy