Frank Oz

Frank Richard Oznowicz (born May 25, 1944), known professionally as Frank Oz, 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.

Born

May 25, 1944

Hereford, Herefordshire, England, UK

Known For

Acting

Movies

169 acting

26 crew

Popularity

2.1

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Known For

Inside Out

2015

as Subconscious Guard Dave (voice)

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

1992

as Man Putting Money into Donation Bucket (uncredited)

Inside Out 2

2024

as Mind Cop Dave (voice)

Monsters, Inc.

2001

as Jeff Fungus (voice)

Star Wars: The Last Jedi

2017

as Yoda (voice)

Knives Out

2019

as Alan Stevens

The Empire Strikes Back

1980

as Yoda (Voice)

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

2015

as Yoda (archive sound) (uncredited)

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

2019

as Yoda (voice)

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

2005

as Yoda (voice)

Inside Out

2015 • as Subconscious Guard Dave (voice)

★ 7.9

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

1992 • as Man Putting Money into Donation Bucket (uncredited)

★ 6.8

Inside Out 2

2024 • as Mind Cop Dave (voice)

★ 7.5

Monsters, Inc.

2001 • as Jeff Fungus (voice)

★ 7.9

Star Wars: The Last Jedi

2017 • as Yoda (voice)

★ 6.7

Knives Out

2019 • as Alan Stevens

★ 7.8

The Empire Strikes Back

1980 • as Yoda (Voice)

★ 8.4

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

2015 • as Yoda (archive sound) (uncredited)

★ 7.2

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

2019 • as Yoda (voice)

★ 6.2

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

2005 • as Yoda (voice)

★ 7.5

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

1999 • as Yoda (voice)

★ 6.6

Return of the Jedi

1983 • as Yoda (voice)

★ 7.9

Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones

2002 • as Yoda (voice)

★ 6.6

Trading Places

1983 • as Corrupt Cop

★ 7.2

An American Werewolf in London

1981 • as Mr. Collins

★ 7.4

Labyrinth

1986 • as The Wiseman

★ 7.3

The Blues Brothers

1980 • as Corrections Officer

★ 7.7

Zathura: A Space Adventure

2005 • as Robot (voice)

★ 6.5

The Muppet Christmas Carol

1992 • 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)

★ 7.5

The Dark Crystal

1982 • as Aughra, a Keeper of Secrets / Chamberlain

★ 7.2

Blues Brothers 2000

1998 • as Warden

★ 5.3

The Muppet Movie

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

★ 7.2

Muppet Treasure Island

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

★ 6.7

Spies Like Us

1985 • as Test Monitor

★ 6.2

Innocent Blood

1992 • as Pathologist

★ 6.2

Muppets from Space

1999 • as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam the Eagle (voice)

★ 6.1

The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland

1999 • as Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)

★ 6.2

The Great Muppet Caper

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

★ 6.9

The Great Gilly Hopkins

2015 • as Cookie Monster (voice)

★ 6.6

The Muppets Take Manhattan

1984 • as Miss Piggy / Fozzie / Animal / Bert / Cookie Monster / Ocean Breeze Soap Board Member / Sam the Eagle (voice)

★ 6.6

Jim Henson Idea Man

2024 • as Self

★ 7.8

Sesame Street's 25th Birthday: A Musical Celebration

1993 • as Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)

★ 7.0

Sesame Street: Let's Eat! Funny Food Songs

2003 • as Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)

★ 10.0

Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy

2004 • as Self

★ 7.6

A Muppet Family Christmas

1987 • as Miss Piggy / Fozzy Bear / Animal / Sam the Eagle / Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster

★ 6.9

Follow That Bird

1985 • as Cookie Monster / Bert / Grover / Additional Muppets (voice)

★ 6.4

The Muppets Go Hollywood

1979 • as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam the Eagle (voice)

★ 6.2

The Beginning: The Making of Star Wars Episode I

2001 • as Self

★ 7.3

The Muppet Musicians of Bremen

1972 • as Rat (voice)

★ 6.9

Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street

2021 • as Self (archive footage)

★ 7.4

Howard

2018 • as Self (archive footage)

★ 6.8

The Muppets at Walt Disney World

1990 • as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal (voice)

★ 6.6

Sesame Street Stays Up Late!

1993 • as Bert/Grover/Cookie Monster/Uncle Hank(voice)

★ 7.0

Sesame Street: 20 Years & Still Counting! 1969-1989

1989 • as Self – Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster

★ 7.2

The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson

1990 • as Self / Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Bert / Sam the Eagle (voice)

★ 6.8

Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On!

2004 • as Cookie Monster / Bert / Grover (voice)

★ 7.6

Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey

2011 • as Self

★ 7.2

The World of Jim Henson

1994 • as Self / Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear

★ 7.4

Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas

1977 • as Chuck (voice)

★ 6.9

Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas

1996 • as Cookie Monster (voice)

★ 6.0

The Director and the Jedi

2018 • as Self

★ 7.4

Sesame Street: Kid's Guide to Life: Learning to Share

1996 • as Cookie Monster

Sesame Street: 25 Wonderful Years: A Musical Celebration!

1993 • as Grover

★ 7.3

Return of the Ewok

1994 • as Yoda

★ 5.2

The Muppet Introduction

1975 • as Sam the Eagle

A Sesame Street Christmas Carol

2006 • as Bert (voice) (archive footage)

★ 6.7

Sesame Street: Elmo's Sing-Along Guessing Game

1991 • as Grover(voice)

★ 4.0

The Orson Welles Show

1979 • as Self / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam Eagle (voice)

★ 8.0

Sesame Street: Learning About Letters

1986 • as Cookie Monster/Bert/Grover/Princess Penelope (voice)

★ 7.0

Sesame Street: Learning About Numbers

1986 • as Grover / Fat Blue Tarnish Brother (voice)

★ 10.0

Christmas Eve on Sesame Street

1978 • as Bert / Cookie Monster / Grover (voice)

★ 7.7

Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!

1994 • as Bert / Grover (archive footage)

★ 7.0

Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Celebration

1990 • as Miss Piggy (voice)

★ 6.0

The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 3

2001 • as Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Sam the Eagle / Animal / Wolf

Sesame Street: A Celebration of Me, Grover

2004 • as Grover (voice) (archive footage)

Big Bird in China

1983 • as Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)

★ 6.0

From Puppets to Pixels: The Making of Star Wars Episode II

2002 • as Self / Yoda

★ 6.8

Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie

1988 • as Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)

★ 6.8

Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

1983 • as Bert / Cookie Monster / Grover (voice)

★ 6.6

Night of 100 Stars

1982 • as Miss Piggy (voice)

★ 5.8

The World of 'The Dark Crystal'

1983 • as Self

★ 6.7

Jim Henson's Memorial Service

1990

★ 10.0

Sesame Street: Cookie Monster's Best Bites

2004 • as Cookie Monster (voice)

Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & Stories

1986 • as Bert / Grover (Bedtime Stories and Songs) / Cookie Monster (Bedtime Stories and Songs) / Tallest and Smallest People (Bedtime Stories & Songs) (voice)

The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show

1982 • as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal (voice)

★ 8.2

SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back

1980 • as Self

★ 8.2

Sesame Street: 50 Years and Counting

2019 • as Grover / Cookie Monster / Various Characters

★ 5.5

Reflections of 'The Dark Crystal'

2007 • as Self

★ 5.8

Muppet Guys Talking: Secrets Behind the Show the Whole World Watched

2017 • as Self

★ 8.2

Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and the Muppets

1983 • as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Gramps (voice)

★ 6.7

Sesame Street: Monster Hits!

1990 • as Cookie Monster (voice) / Grover (voice) / Clancy (voice)

★ 6.0

Sesame Street: Quiet Time

1997 • as Bert ("Naptime") (voice)

★ 6.0

John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together

1979 • as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal (voice)

★ 7.1

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Muppet Video: Rowlf's Rhapsodies with the Muppets

1985 • as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear (voice)

★ 9.0

The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years

1986 • as Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Sam the Eagle / Bert / Animal / Grover / Cookie Monster / Marvin Suggs (voice)

★ 6.1

The Story of Star Wars

2004 • as Yoda (archive footage)

★ 7.2

Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi

1983 • as Self

★ 8.8

Sesame Street: Elmo Says BOO!

1997 • as Bert (voice)

★ 6.4

When Star Wars Ruled the World

2004 • as Self

★ 8.8

CinderElmo

1999 • as Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)

★ 6.3

Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!

1998 • as Grover / Cookie Monster / Bert (voice)

★ 6.1

I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story

2015 • as Self

★ 7.4

The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers'

1998 • as Self

★ 6.5

Muppet Treasures

1985 • as Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Animal

★ 7.2

Sesame Street- Do you know where Ernie lives?

1975 • as Self

The Muppets on Puppets

1970 • as Self / Various Characters

★ 7.0

Julie Andrews: One Step Into Spring

1978 • as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear

★ 7.0

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The Royal Variety Performance 1977

1977

Jerry Nelson: A Celebratory Birthday Animatic

2022 • as Grover (voice) / Cookie Monster (voice) / others (voice)

Best Ever Muppet Moments

2006 • as Self

★ 6.0

Tales from Muppetland: The Frog Prince

1971 • as Gawain (voice)

★ 7.0

Sesame Street: Elmo's Potty Time

2006 • as Grover (voice)

★ 7.1

Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music

1990 • as Self

★ 9.0

The Muppets Go to the Movies

1981 • as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Sam the Eagle (voice)

★ 7.0

Sesame Street: Do the Alphabet

1996 • as Cookie Monster / Green (voice) (archive footage)

★ 6.0

Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!

1990 • as (archive footage) (voice)

★ 6.0

Orson Welles: The One-Man Band

1995

★ 6.7

Sesame Street: Sing Along

1987

★ 6.0

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Muppet Music Moments

2004 • as Self

The Very Best of the Muppet Show

1999 • as Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Animal / Sam the Eagle

★ 7.0

I Love Liberty

1982 • as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear (voice)

In Their Own Words: Jim Henson

2015 • as Self - Friend & Muppet Performer

★ 7.0

Out to Lunch

1974 • as Bert / Cookie Monster / Grover (voice)

★ 8.0

Sesame Street: Bert & Ernie's Word Play

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

★ 8.2

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Jim Henson: Commercials and Experiments

2004

The Great Santa Claus Switch

1970 • as Thig / Skippity / Hoppity / Boppity / Snerf (voice)

★ 6.1

Sesame Street: Play All Day with Elmo!

2015

The Muppet Script

2025 • as Self (archive footage)

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Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show'

1992 • as Miss Piggy

★ 6.0

Julie on Sesame Street

1973 • as Bert/ Cookie Monster/ Grover (voice)

★ 7.3

Muppet Classic Theater

1994 • as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear (voice)

★ 7.0

Free to Be... a Family

1988 • as Miss Piggy (voice)

★ 8.8

Miss Piggy's Hollywood

1989 • as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear

Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Flowers, Bananas & More!

2000 • as Prince Charming (voice)

★ 5.0

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The Bob Hope All Star Christmas Comedy Special

1977 • as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear

★ 6.0

50 Years of Television: A Golden Celebration

1989 • as Miss Piggy

★ 9.0

I Love Muppets

2002 • as Self

★ 6.3

Making "The Score"

2001 • as Himself

Children's Songs and Stories with the Muppets

1985 • as Miss Piggy (voice)

★ 7.2

An Evening with Jim Henson and Frank Oz

1989 • as Self

★ 10.0

Kagayake! Gorō Mapetto Geba Geba 90-pun!

1976 • as George the Janitor, Fozzie Bear

The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 2

1999 • as Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Animal / Sam the Eagle

★ 6.7

Henson's Place: The Man Behind the Muppets

1984 • as Self

★ 6.9

A Walking Tour of Sesame Street

1979 • as Grover / Cookie Monster / Bert (archive footage)

Films Are Not Released, They Escape

2002 • as Self

★ 6.0

Muppet Picker Upper

1975 • as Sam the Eagle (voice)

★ 6.0

Muppets Magic from 'The Ed Sullivan Show!'

2003 • as Muppet Performer

★ 8.5

Getting Ready to Read

1992 • as Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)

The Best of Ernie and Bert

1988 • as Bert

★ 7.0

Sesame Street Pitch Reel

1969 • as Scoop / Beautiful Day Monster (voice)

★ 9.0

Muppet Video: The Kermit and Piggy Story

1985 • as Miss Piggy (voice)

★ 6.8

Hey Cinderella!

1969 • as Stepsister #1 / Splurge (voice)

★ 7.4

Hey, You're as Funny as Fozzie Bear

1988 • as Fozzie Bear (voice)

★ 6.0

Muppet Guys Talking: A Special Conversation to Honor Jim Henson

2020 • as Self

Let's Have the Dam Break

1979 • as Grump

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Jim Henson: Behind the Seams

2014

This Way to Sesame Street

1969 • as Bert

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Muppet Gimme a Break

1979 • as Grump

movie

Jim Henson's Tales from Muppetland

2009

Grump Critic

1979 • as Grump

Of Muppets & Men

1981 • as Self

★ 6.8

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Treasures Untold: The Making of Disney's 'The Little Mermaid'

2006 • as Self

★ 8.0

The Best of Kermit on Sesame Street

1998 • as Grover (voice)

★ 9.0

fozzie descuido venga la alegría

2025 • as Fozzie

Time Piece

1965 • as Messenger Boy

★ 7.2

Just a Few Announcements

1975 • as Sam the Eagle

Hip Hip Parade!

1978 • as Fozzie Bear

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Jim Henson: His Sesame Street Story

2009

★ 2.0

Muppet Side Splitter

1981 • as Grump (voice)

Meal Break

1979 • as Grump

Echoes of Violence

2021 • as Dante

★ 5.1

The Muppet Revue

1985 • as Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy (voice)

★ 10.0

The Paperwork Explosion

1967

★ 5.0

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Muppet History 101

2004

movie

Muppet Breaker Upper

1979 • as Grump / Quongo

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Muppet Breakthrough

1983 • as Grump

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The Vent Event

1978 • as Fozzie Bear

movie

Muppet Perk-Up

1985 • as Grump (voice)

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The Sound of the Squid

2006 • as Squid

Frank Oz

Known For

Inside Out

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

Inside Out 2

Monsters, Inc.

Star Wars: The Last Jedi

Knives Out

The Empire Strikes Back

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

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