Frank Oz
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Frank Oz (born Richard Frank Oznowicz; May 25, 1944) is a British-born American film director, actor, voice actor and puppeteer who is known for creating and performing the characters Miss Piggy and Fozzie Bear in The Muppet Show and for directing films, including the 1986 Little Shop Of Horrors remake and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. He is also the operator and voice of Yoda in the Star Wars series. Description above from the Wikipedia article Frank Oz, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia .
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- Born:
- May 25, 1944 In Hereford, Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 71
- First Appeared:
- In the series The Academy Awards 1953-03-18
- Latest Project:
- Movie Star Wars: The Last Jedi 2017-12-13
Known For
Filmography
| Series | Sesame Unpaved | 2017 | |
| Movie | Star Wars: The Last Jedi | Yoda (voice) | 2017-12-13 |
| Series | Out to Lunch | Unknown | 2016 |
| Movie | Inside Out | Subconscious Guard Dave (voice) | 2015-06-09 |
| Movie | Inside Out | Subconscious Guard Dave | 2015-06-19 |
| Movie | I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story | 2015-05-06 | |
| Movie | Star Wars: The Force Awakens | Yoda (voice) | 2015-12-15 |
| Movie | In Their Own Words: Jim Henson | 2015-09-15 | |
| Movie | Jim Henson: Behind the Seams | 2014-06-21 | |
| Movie | Monsters University | Fungus (voice) | 2013-06-20 |
| Movie | Star Tours: The Adventures Continue | Yoda | 2011-05-20 |
| Movie | Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey | Himself | 2011-10-21 |
| Series | Black Widow | Cookie Monster / Bert / Grover (voice) | 2010-09-12 |
| Movie | Jim Henson's Tales From Muppetland | 2009-07-28 | |
| Movie | Reflections of 'The Dark Crystal' | Himself | 2007-08-01 |
| Movie | Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story | 2007-12-21 | |
| Movie | Sesame Street: Elmo's Potty Time | Grover (voice) | 2006-08-22 |
| Movie | Zathura: A Space Adventure | Robot (voice) | 2005-11-06 |
| Series | Rome | Yoda (Voice) | 2005-08-28 |
| Series | Amar es para siempre | Himself | 2005-09-26 |
| Series | LazyTown | Yoda (Voice) | 2004-08-16 |
| Movie | Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy | Himself | 2004-09-12 |
| Movie | Born to Fight | 2004-08-05 | |
| Movie | When Star Wars Ruled the World | Himself | 2004-09-18 |
| Movie | Muppet History 101 | 2004-11-21 | |
| Movie | Jim Henson: Commercials and Experiments | 2004-11-20 | |
| Movie | The Beginning: Making 'Episode I' | Himself | 2001-02-01 |
| Movie | Monsters, Inc. | Jeff Fungus (voice) | 2001-11-01 |
| Movie | Nurse Betty | 2000-09-08 | |
| Movie | Sesame Street: CinderElmo | Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice) | 1999-01-01 |
| Movie | The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland | Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice) | 1999-10-01 |
| Movie | Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace | Yoda (voice) | 1999-05-19 |
| Movie | Muppets from Space | Miss Piggy | 1999-07-14 |
| Movie | Elmopalooza | Grover, Cookie Monster, Bert | 1998-02-20 |
| Series | Jonathan Creek | Yoda (Voice) | 1997-05-09 |
| Movie | Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas | Cookie Monster | 1997-09-03 |
| Movie | Muppet Treasure Island | Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Sam the Eagle / Animal (voice) | 1996-02-16 |
| Series | Night Stand with Dick Dietrick | Miss Piggy / Fozzie / Animal / Bert / Cookie Monster / Ocean Breeze Soap Board Member / Sam the Eagle (voice) | 1995-09-16 |
| Movie | Innocent Blood | Pathologist | 1992-09-25 |
| Movie | The Muppet Christmas Carol | 1992-12-10 | |
| Movie | Muppet*Vision 3-D | Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Sam the Eagle (voice) | 1991-05-16 |
| Movie | Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly! | 1990-01-01 | |
| Movie | The Muppets at Walt Disney World | Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal | 1990-05-06 |
| Movie | A Muppet Family Christmas | Various Characters | 1987-12-16 |
| Series | Jim Henson's Little Muppet Monsters | 1985-09-14 | |
| Movie | Spies Like Us | Test Monitor | 1985-12-06 |
| Movie | Henson's Place: The Man Behind the Muppets | Frank Oz | 1984-01-01 |
| Movie | Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and the Muppets | Various Muppets | 1983-05-12 |
| Movie | The World of 'The Dark Crystal' | Himself | 1983-01-09 |
| Movie | Trading Places | Corrupt Cop | 1983-06-07 |
| Movie | Return of the Jedi | Yoda (voice) | 1983-05-23 |
| Movie | Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art | Bert / Cookie Monster / Grover (voice) | 1983-11-16 |
| Movie | The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show | Miss Piggy | 1982-09-17 |
| Movie | The Dark Crystal | Aughra, A Keeper Of Secrets / Chamberlain | 1982-12-17 |
| Movie | An American Werewolf in London | Mr. Collins / Miss Piggy | 1981-08-21 |
| Movie | The Muppets Go to the Movies | Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Animal, Sam Eagle | 1981-05-20 |
| Movie | The Great Muppet Caper | Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Animal | 1981-06-26 |
| Movie | The Blues Brothers | Corrections Officer | 1980-06-17 |
| Movie | SPFX: The Empire Strikes Back | Yoda | 1980-09-22 |
| Movie | The Muppets Go Hollywood | Various Muppets | 1979-05-16 |
| Movie | The Muppet Movie | Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam the Eagle / Doc Hopper's Men / Marvin Suggs (uncredited) / Swedish Chef (hands) (uncredited) / Motorcycle Guy (uncredited) (voice) | 1979-05-31 |
| Movie | John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together | Miss Piggy | 1979-12-05 |
| Series | The Muppet Show | Fozzie Bear | 1976-09-05 |
| Movie | The Muppet Musicians of Bremen | Rat | 1972-01-01 |
| Movie | Tales from Muppetland: The Frog Prince | Gawain | 1971-05-12 |
| Movie | The Muppets on Puppets | Himself | 1970-01-05 |
| Movie | The Great Santa Claus Switch | Thig / Skippity / Hoppity / Boppity / Snerf (voice) | 1970-12-05 |
| Movie | Fail-Safe | Bert | 1964-10-07 |
| Movie | Shinobi no Mono | Unknown | 1962-12-01 |
| Series | Passport to Danger | Himself, various voices | 1954-04-01 |
| Series | The Academy Awards | Unknown | 1953-03-18 |