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Frank Oz

Acting

Born May 25, 1944 · Hereford, Herefordshire, England, UK

Also known as Фрэнк Оз · فرانک اوز · Richard Frank Oznowicz

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Biography

Frank Oz (born Richard Frank Oznowicz; May 25, 1944) is a British-born American film director, actor, voice actor, and puppeteer. 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.

Awards & recognition

  • Great Immigrants Award · 2008
  • Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Comedy Series · 1978
  • Daytime Emmy Award

Filmography50+ titles

Sesame Street: Let's Eat! Funny Food Songs

2003as Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)

Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back

1980as Yoda (Voice)

Sesame Street: Bert & Ernie's Word Play

2002as Bert / Cookie Monster (credit song) / T-Shirt Salesman / Fat Blue Anything Muppet in Fat Cat (voice) (archive footage)

The Muppet Show

1976as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam Eagle / Marvin Suggs / George the Janitor (voice)

Inside Out

2015as Subconscious Guard Dave (voice)

Monsters, Inc.

2001as Jeff Fungus (voice)

Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi

1983as Yoda (voice)

Jim Henson: Idea Man

2024as Self

Light & Magic

2022as Self - Yoda Puppeteer (archive footage)

Knives Out

2019as Alan Stevens

Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy

2004as Self

Star Wars Rebels

2014as Yoda (voice)

The Blues Brothers

1980as Corrections Officer

Derek DelGaudio's In & Of Itself

2020Director

Leverage

2008Director

Inside Out 2

2024as Mind Cop Dave (voice)

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

2005as Yoda (voice)

Christmas Eve on Sesame Street

1978as Bert / Cookie Monster / Grover (voice)

Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street

2021as Self (archive footage)

I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story

2014as Self

The Muppet Christmas Carol

1992as 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)

An American Werewolf in London

1981as Mr. Collins

Labyrinth

1986as The Wiseman

Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens

2015as Yoda (archive sound) (uncredited)

Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey

2011as Self

Trading Places

1983as Corrupt Cop

The Muppet Movie

1979as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam the Eagle / Doc Hopper's Men / Marvin Suggs / Swedish Chef (hands) / Motorcycle Guy (voice)

Sesame Street: Elmo's Potty Time

2006as Grover (voice)

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

1988Director

The Dark Crystal

1982as Aughra, a Keeper of Secrets / Chamberlain

Sesame Street

1969as Bert

Obi-Wan Kenobi

2022as Yoda (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)

Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration

1993as Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)

Little Shop of Horrors

1986Director

Death at a Funeral

2007Director

What About Bob?

1991Director

The Great Muppet Caper

1981as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam the Eagle / Gramps / Swedish Chef (voice)

Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas

1977as Chuck (voice)

Saturday Night Live

1975as The Flood (voice)

Howard

2018as Self (archive footage)

Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi

2017as Yoda (voice)

Sesame Street: Elmo Says BOO!

1997as Bert (voice)

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

1992as Man putting money into donation bucket (uncredited)

The Dick Cavett Show

1968as Self - Guest

StarTalk

2015as Self

The Score

2001Director

Muppet Treasure Island

1996as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Sam the Eagle / Animal (voice)

The World of 'The Dark Crystal'

1983as Self

The Great Gilly Hopkins

2015as Cookie Monster (voice)

Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones

2002as Yoda (voice)