Frank Oz
Known for acting · Born 25 May 1944 · 82 · Hereford, Herefordshire, England, UK
221 credits
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.
Known for
Sesame Street
1969
The Muppet Show
1976
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
2002
Death at a Funeral
2007
The Score
2001
Little Shop of Horrors
1986
The Stepford Wives
2004
The Dark Crystal
1982
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
1988
Bowfinger
1999
What About Bob?
1991
In & Out
1997
Acting (194)
2025The Muppet ScriptSelf (archive footage)Film
2025fozzie descuido venga la alegríaFozzieFilm
2024Inside Out 2Mind Cop Dave (voice)Film
2024Jim Henson Idea ManSelfFilm
2024STEVE! (martin) a documentary in 2 piecesSelf - DirectorSeries
2024Disney Legends Award CeremonySelf - HonoreeSeries
2022Obi-Wan KenobiYoda (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)Series
2022LIGHT & MAGICSelf - Yoda Puppeteer (archive footage)Series
2022Jerry Nelson: A Celebratory Birthday AnimaticGrover (voice) / Cookie Monster (voice) / others (voice)Film
2021Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame StreetSelf (archive footage)Film
2021Echoes of ViolenceDanteFilm
2020Jedi Temple ChallengeYoda (voice) · 10 episodesSeries
2020Muppet Guys Talking: A Special Conversation to Honor Jim HensonSelfFilm
2019Knives OutAlan StevensFilm
2019Star Wars: The Rise of SkywalkerYoda (voice)Film
2019Sesame Street: 50 Years and CountingGrover / Cookie Monster / Various CharactersFilm
2018HowardSelf (archive footage)Film
2018The Director and the JediSelfFilm
2017Star Wars: The Last JediYoda (voice)Film
2017Muppet Guys Talking: Secrets Behind the Show the Whole World WatchedSelfFilm
2015Inside OutSubconscious Guard Dave (voice)Film
2015Star Wars: The Force AwakensYoda (archive sound) (uncredited)Film
2015The Late Show with Stephen ColbertSelf - GuestSeries
2015The Great Gilly HopkinsCookie Monster (voice)Film
2015I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney StorySelfFilm
2015StarTalk with Neil deGrasse TysonSelfSeries
2015In Their Own Words: Jim HensonSelf - Friend & Muppet PerformerFilm
2015Sesame Street: Play All Day with Elmo!Film
2015In Their Own WordsSelfSeries
2014Star Wars RebelsYoda (voice) · 2 episodesSeries
2014Jim Henson: Behind the SeamsFilm
2011Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's JourneySelfFilm
2009Jim Henson: His Sesame Street StoryFilm
2009Jim Henson's Tales from MuppetlandFilm
2007Reflections of 'The Dark Crystal'SelfFilm
2006A Sesame Street Christmas CarolBert (voice) (archive footage)Film
2006Sesame Street: Elmo's Potty TimeGrover (voice)Film
2006Best Ever Muppet MomentsSelfFilm
2006Treasures Untold: The Making of Disney's 'The Little Mermaid'SelfFilm
2006The Sound of the SquidSquidFilm
2005Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the SithYoda (voice)Film
2005Zathura: A Space AdventureRobot (voice)Film
2004Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars TrilogySelfFilm
2004The Story of Star WarsYoda (archive footage)Film
2004When Star Wars Ruled the WorldSelfFilm
2004Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On!Cookie Monster / Bert / Grover (voice)Film
2004KulturplatzSelfSeries
2004Sesame Street: Cookie Monster's Best BitesCookie Monster (voice)Film
2004Jim Henson: Commercials and ExperimentsFilm
2004Muppet History 101Film
2004Muppet Music MomentsSelfFilm
2004Sesame Street: A Celebration of Me, GroverGrover (voice) (archive footage)Film
2003Muppets Magic from 'The Ed Sullivan Show!'Muppet PerformerFilm
2003Sesame Street: Let's Eat! Funny Food SongsGrover / Cookie Monster (voice)Film
2002Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the ClonesYoda (voice)Film
2002I Love MuppetsSelfFilm
2002From Puppets to Pixels: The Making of Star Wars Episode IISelf / YodaFilm
2002Sesame Street: Bert & Ernie's Word PlayBert / Cookie Monster (credit song) / T-Shirt Salesman / Fat Blue Anything Muppet in Fat Cat (voice) (archive footage)Film
2002Films Are Not Released, They EscapeSelfFilm
2002Sesame Street: Play with Me Sesame · 26 episodesSeries
2001Monsters, Inc.Jeff Fungus (voice)Film
2001The Beginning: The Making of Star Wars Episode ISelfFilm
2001The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 3Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Sam the Eagle / Animal / WolfFilm
2001Making "The Score"HimselfFilm
2000Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Flowers, Bananas & More!Prince Charming (voice)Film
1999Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom MenaceYoda (voice)Film
1999Muppets from SpaceMiss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam the Eagle (voice)Film
1999The Adventures of Elmo in GrouchlandBert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)Film
1999CinderElmoBert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)Film
1999The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 2Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Animal / Sam the EagleFilm
1999The Very Best of the Muppet ShowFozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Animal / Sam the EagleFilm
1999Sesame Unpaved · 67 episodesSeries
1998Blues Brothers 2000WardenFilm
1998Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!Grover / Cookie Monster / Bert (voice)Film
1998The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers'SelfFilm
1998The Best of Kermit on Sesame StreetGrover (voice)Film
1997Sesame Street: Elmo Says BOO!Bert (voice)Film
1997Sesame Street: Quiet TimeBert ("Naptime") (voice)Film
1996Muppet Treasure IslandMiss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Sam the Eagle / Animal (voice)Film
1996Muppets TonightMiss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / George the Janitor · 34 episodesSeries
1996Sesame Street: Elmo Saves ChristmasCookie Monster (voice)Film
1996Sesame Street: Do the AlphabetCookie Monster / Green (voice) (archive footage)Film
1996Sesame Street: Kid's Guide to Life: Learning to ShareCookie MonsterFilm
1995Orson Welles: The One-Man BandFilm
1994Muppet Classic TheaterMiss Piggy / Fozzie Bear (voice)Film
1994The World of Jim HensonSelf / Miss Piggy / Fozzie BearFilm
1994Return of the EwokYodaFilm
1994Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!Bert / Grover (archive footage)Film
1993Sesame Street's 25th Birthday: A Musical CelebrationBert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)Film
1993Sesame Street: 25 Wonderful Years: A Musical Celebration!GroverFilm
1993Sesame Street Stays Up Late!Bert/Grover/Cookie Monster/Uncle Hank(voice)Film
1992Home Alone 2: Lost in New YorkMan Putting Money into Donation Bucket (uncredited)Film
1992The Muppet Christmas CarolMiss 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)Film
1992Innocent BloodPathologistFilm
1992Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show'Miss PiggyFilm
1992Getting Ready to ReadBert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)Film
1991Sesame Street: Elmo's Sing-Along Guessing GameGrover(voice)Film
1990The Muppets Celebrate Jim HensonSelf / Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Bert / Sam the Eagle (voice)Film
1990The Muppets at Walt Disney WorldMiss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal (voice)Film
1990Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!(archive footage) (voice)Film
1990Sesame Street: Monster Hits!Cookie Monster (voice) / Grover (voice) / Clancy (voice)Film
1990Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His MusicSelfFilm
1990Disneyland's 35th Anniversary CelebrationMiss Piggy (voice)Film
1990Jim Henson's Memorial ServiceFilm
1989The Jim Henson HourFozzie Bear (voice), Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear (voice)Series
1989Sesame Street: 20 Years & Still Counting! 1969-1989Self – Bert / Grover / Cookie MonsterFilm
198950 Years of Television: A Golden CelebrationMiss PiggyFilm
1989An Evening with Jim Henson and Frank OzSelfFilm
1989Miss Piggy's HollywoodMiss Piggy / Fozzie BearFilm
1988Free to Be... a FamilyMiss Piggy (voice)Film
1988Sesame Street: Put Down the DuckieBert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)Film
1988Hey, You're as Funny as Fozzie BearFozzie Bear (voice)Film
1988The Best of Ernie and BertBertFilm
1987A Muppet Family ChristmasMiss Piggy / Fozzy Bear / Animal / Sam the Eagle / Bert / Grover / Cookie MonsterFilm
1987Sesame Street: Sing AlongFilm
1986LabyrinthThe WisemanFilm
1986The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 YearsFozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Sam the Eagle / Bert / Animal / Grover / Cookie Monster / Marvin Suggs (voice)Film
1986Sesame Street: Learning About LettersCookie Monster/Bert/Grover/Princess Penelope (voice)Film
1986Sesame Street: Learning About NumbersGrover / Fat Blue Tarnish Brother (voice)Film
1986Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & StoriesBert / Grover (Bedtime Stories and Songs) / Cookie Monster (Bedtime Stories and Songs) / Tallest and Smallest People (Bedtime Stories & Songs) (voice)Film
1985Spies Like UsTest MonitorFilm
1985Follow That BirdCookie Monster / Bert / Grover / Additional Muppets (voice)Film
1985Muppet Video: The Kermit and Piggy StoryMiss Piggy (voice)Film
1985Muppet TreasuresFozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / AnimalFilm
1985Jim Henson's Little Muppet Monsters · 13 episodesSeries
1985Children's Songs and Stories with the MuppetsMiss Piggy (voice)Film
1985The Muppet RevueFozzie Bear / Miss Piggy (voice)Film
1985Muppet Video: Rowlf's Rhapsodies with the MuppetsMiss Piggy / Fozzie Bear (voice)Film
1985Muppet Perk-UpGrump (voice)Film
1984The Muppets Take ManhattanMiss Piggy / Fozzie / Animal / Bert / Cookie Monster / Ocean Breeze Soap Board Member / Sam the Eagle (voice)Film
1984Henson's Place: The Man Behind the MuppetsSelfFilm
1983Return of the JediYoda (voice)Film
1983Trading PlacesCorrupt CopFilm
1983Classic Creatures: Return of the JediSelfFilm
1983Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and the MuppetsMiss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Gramps (voice)Film
1983The World of 'The Dark Crystal'SelfFilm
1983Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of ArtBert / Cookie Monster / Grover (voice)Film
1983Big Bird in ChinaBert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)Film
1983Muppet BreakthroughGrumpFilm
1982The Dark CrystalAughra, a Keeper of Secrets / ChamberlainFilm
1982The Fantastic Miss Piggy ShowMiss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal (voice)Film
1982Night of 100 StarsMiss Piggy (voice)Film
1982I Love LibertyMiss Piggy / Fozzie Bear (voice)Film
1981An American Werewolf in LondonMr. CollinsFilm
1981The Great Muppet CaperMiss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam the Eagle / Gramps / Swedish Chef (voice)Film
1981The Muppets Go to the MoviesMiss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Sam the Eagle (voice)Film
1981Of Muppets & MenSelfFilm
1981Muppet Side SplitterGrump (voice)Film
1980The Empire Strikes BackYoda (Voice)Film
1980The Blues BrothersCorrections OfficerFilm
1980SP FX: The Empire Strikes BackSelfFilm
1979The Muppet MovieMiss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam the Eagle / Doc Hopper's Men / Marvin Suggs / Swedish Chef (hands) / Motorcycle Guy (voice)Film
1979The Muppets Go HollywoodMiss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam the Eagle (voice)Film
1979John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas TogetherMiss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal (voice)Film
1979The Orson Welles ShowSelf / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam Eagle (voice)Film
1979Muppet Breaker UpperGrump / QuongoFilm
1979Muppet Gimme a BreakGrumpFilm
1979Let's Have the Dam BreakGrumpFilm
1979Grump CriticGrumpFilm
1979Meal BreakGrumpFilm
1979A Walking Tour of Sesame StreetGrover / Cookie Monster / Bert (archive footage)Film
1978Christmas Eve on Sesame StreetBert / Cookie Monster / Grover (voice)Film
1978An Audience with...Miss PiggySeries
1978Julie Andrews: One Step Into SpringMiss Piggy / Fozzie BearFilm
1978Hip Hip Parade!Fozzie BearFilm
1978The Vent EventFozzie BearFilm
1977Emmet Otter's Jug-Band ChristmasChuck (voice)Film
1977The Bob Hope All Star Christmas Comedy SpecialMiss Piggy / Fozzie BearFilm
1977The Royal Variety Performance 1977Film
1976The Muppet ShowMiss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam Eagle / Marvin Suggs / George the Janitor (voice) · 120 episodesSeries
1976Kagayake! Gorō Mapetto Geba Geba 90-pun!George the Janitor, Fozzie BearFilm
1975Saturday Night LiveThe Mighty Favog (voice) · 10 episodes, The Flood (voice)Series
1975Muppet Picker UpperSam the Eagle (voice)Film
1975Just a Few AnnouncementsSam the EagleFilm
1975The Muppet IntroductionSam the EagleFilm
1975Sesame Street- Do you know where Ernie lives?SelfFilm
1974Out to LunchBert / Cookie Monster / Grover (voice)Film
1973Julie on Sesame StreetBert/ Cookie Monster/ Grover (voice)Film
1972The Muppet Musicians of BremenRat (voice)Film
1971Great PerformancesSelf, Miss Piggy (voice)Series
1971Tales from Muppetland: The Frog PrinceGawain (voice)Film
1970The Great Santa Claus SwitchThig / Skippity / Hoppity / Boppity / Snerf (voice)Film
1970The Muppets on PuppetsSelf / Various CharactersFilm
1969Sesame StreetBert/Cookie Monster/Grover · 3656 episodesSeries
1969Hey Cinderella!Stepsister #1 / Splurge (voice)Film
1969Sesame Street Pitch ReelScoop / Beautiful Day Monster (voice)Film
1969This Way to Sesame StreetBertFilm
1969Peter Alexander präsentiert SpezialitätenSelf · 2 episodesSeries
1968The Dick Cavett ShowSelf - GuestSeries
1967The Paperwork ExplosionFilm
1965Time PieceMessenger BoyFilm
1961The Mike Douglas ShowSelfSeries
1954The Wonderful World of DisneyMiss Piggy (voice)Series
1953The OscarsSelf, Miss PiggySeries
Camera (1)
1965Run, RunDirector of PhotographyFilm
Crew (3)
1997Eye of GodThanksFilm
1979The Muppet MovieCreative ConsultantFilm
1978Christmas Eve on Sesame StreetCreative ConsultantFilm
Directing (16)
2020Derek DelGaudio's In & of ItselfDirectorFilm
2020Muppet Guys Talking: A Special Conversation to Honor Jim HensonDirectorFilm
2017Muppet Guys Talking: Secrets Behind the Show the Whole World WatchedDirectorFilm
2008LeverageDirectorSeries
2007Death at a FuneralDirectorFilm
2004The Stepford WivesDirectorFilm
2002The FunkhousersDirectorSeries
2001The ScoreDirectorFilm
1999BowfingerDirectorFilm
1997In & OutDirectorFilm
1995The Indian in the CupboardDirectorFilm
1992HousesitterDirectorFilm
1991What About Bob?DirectorFilm
1988Dirty Rotten ScoundrelsDirectorFilm
1986Little Shop of HorrorsDirectorFilm
1982The Dark CrystalDirectorFilm
Production (5)
2023Fuzzy HeadExecutive ProducerFilm
2023S.P.I.C.Executive ProducerFilm
1996Muppet Treasure IslandProducerFilm
1992The Muppet Christmas CarolExecutive ProducerFilm
1981The Great Muppet CaperProducerFilm
Writing (2)
2025The Muppets Take ScripthattenOriginal Film WriterFilm
1984The Muppets Take ManhattanScreenplay, DirectorFilm