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
| Movie | Star Wars: The Last Jedi | Yoda (voice) | 2017-12-13 |
| Series | Sesame Unpaved | 2017 | |
| Movie | Inside Out | Subconscious Guard Dave (voice) | 2015-06-09 |
| Movie | I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story | 2015-05-06 | |
| Movie | In Their Own Words: Jim Henson | 2015-09-15 | |
| Movie | Star Wars: The Force Awakens | Yoda (voice) | 2015-12-15 |
| Movie | Inside Out | Subconscious Guard Dave | 2015-06-19 |
| Movie | Jim Henson: Behind the Seams | 2014-06-21 | |
| Series | Sonic Boom | Fungus (voice) | 2014-11-08 |
| Movie | Star Tours: The Adventures Continue | Yoda | 2011-05-20 |
| Movie | Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey | Himself | 2011-10-21 |
| Series | Penoza | Cookie Monster / Bert / Grover (voice) | 2010-09-12 |
| Series | Gebak van Krul | Pathologist | 2009-01-03 |
| Movie | Jim Henson's Tales From Muppetland | 2009-07-28 | |
| Movie | Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story | 2007-12-21 | |
| Movie | Reflections of 'The Dark Crystal' | Himself | 2007-08-01 |
| Movie | Sesame Street: Elmo's Potty Time | Grover (voice) | 2006-08-22 |
| Series | Rome | Yoda (Voice) | 2005-08-28 |
| Movie | Zathura: A Space Adventure | Robot (voice) | 2005-11-06 |
| Series | Amar es para siempre | Himself | 2005-09-26 |
| Movie | Born to Fight | 2004-08-05 | |
| Series | LazyTown | Yoda (Voice) | 2004-08-16 |
| Movie | Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy | Himself | 2004-09-12 |
| Movie | Muppet History 101 | 2004-11-21 | |
| Movie | Jim Henson: Commercials and Experiments | 2004-11-20 | |
| Movie | When Star Wars Ruled the World | Himself | 2004-09-18 |
| Movie | Since Otar Left | Unknown | 2003-09-17 |
| 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 | Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace | Yoda (voice) | 1999-05-19 |
| Movie | Muppets from Space | Miss Piggy | 1999-07-14 |
| Movie | The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland | Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice) | 1999-10-01 |
| 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 |
| 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 | 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 | |
| Series | The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air | Yoda (voice) | 1990-09-10 |
| 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 | The World of 'The Dark Crystal' | Himself | 1983-01-09 |
| Movie | Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and the Muppets | Various Muppets | 1983-05-12 |
| Movie | Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art | Bert / Cookie Monster / Grover (voice) | 1983-11-16 |
| Movie | Trading Places | Corrupt Cop | 1983-06-07 |
| 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 | The Muppets Go to the Movies | Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Animal, Sam Eagle | 1981-05-20 |
| Movie | An American Werewolf in London | Mr. Collins / Miss Piggy | 1981-08-21 |
| 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 | John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together | Miss Piggy | 1979-12-05 |
| 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 |
| Series | The Muppet Show | Fozzie Bear | 1976-09-05 |
| Movie | The Muppet Musicians of Bremen | Rat | 1972-01-01 |
| Series | Ein Kessel Buntes | Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Sam the Eagle / Animal (voice) | 1972-01-29 |
| 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 |