Frank Oz

Characters played by Frank Oz

Career Overview

Frank Oz has 206 screen credits in a career dating back to 1953. Their work spans 12 cinematic universes — most prominently Star Wars with 8 titles. Signature works include Sesame Street, Monsters, Inc., The Empire Strikes Back. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

male

Known Credits

206

Birth Date

1944-05-25

Birth Place

Hereford, Herefordshire, England, UK

Known For

• 

  Sesame Street
• 

  Monsters, Inc.
• 

  The Empire Strikes Back
• 

  Return of the Jedi
• 

  The Muppet Show
• 

  Jim Henson Idea Man

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 12 universes

• Star Wars (8 titles)
• Muppets Classic (3 titles)
• Inside Out (2 titles)
• Muppet Guys Talking Collection (2 titles)
• The Blues Brothers (2 titles)
• Knives Out (1 titles)
• Benoit Blanc Mysteries (1 titles)
• Jumanji (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• Mark Hamill (3 collaborations)
• Anthony Daniels (3 collaborations)
• Roscoe Orman (2 collaborations)
• Martin P. Robinson (2 collaborations)
• John Ratzenberger (2 collaborations)
• Laraine Newman (2 collaborations)
• Harrison Ford (2 collaborations)
• Carrie Fisher (2 collaborations)
• Billy Dee Williams (2 collaborations)
• David Prowse (2 collaborations)

Credits

• writing (2 credits)

  • The Muppets Take Scripthatten

    original film writer

    writing
    2025
  • The Muppets Take Manhattan

    screenplay

    writing
    1984

• actors (179 credits)

  • fozzie descuido venga la alegría

    Fozzie

    actor

    actors
    2025
  • The Muppet Script

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2025
  • 2024 Disney Legends Awards Ceremony

    Self - Honoree

    actor

    actors
    2024
  • Inside Out 2

    Mind Cop Dave (voice)

    actor

    actors
    2024
  • Jim Henson Idea Man

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2024
  • Jerry Nelson: A Celebratory Birthday Animatic

    Grover (voice) / Cookie Monster (voice) / others (voice)

    actor

    actors
    2022
  • Obi-Wan Kenobi

    - Part III (2022) ... Yoda (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited) actor actors
    2022
  • Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2021
  • Echoes of Violence

    Dante

    actor

    actors
    2021
  • Muppet Guys Talking: A Special Conversation to Honor Jim Henson

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2020
  • Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

    Yoda (voice)

    actor

    actors
    2019
  • Knives Out

    Alan Stevens

    actor

    actors
    2019
  • Sesame Street: 50 Years and Counting

    Grover / Cookie Monster / Various Characters

    actor

    actors
    2019
  • Howard

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2018
  • The Director and the Jedi

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2018
  • Star Wars: The Last Jedi

    Yoda (voice)

    actor

    actors
    2017
  • Muppet Guys Talking: Secrets Behind the Show the Whole World Watched

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2017
  • Star Wars: The Force Awakens

    Yoda (archive sound) (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    2015
  • The Great Gilly Hopkins

    Cookie Monster (voice)

    actor

    actors
    2015
  • In Their Own Words: Jim Henson

    Self - Friend & Muppet Performer

    actor

    actors
    2015
  • Sesame Street: Play All Day with Elmo!

    actor

    actors
    2015
  • Inside Out

    Subconscious Guard Dave (voice)

    actor

    actors
    2015
  • I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2015
  • Jim Henson: Behind the Seams

    actor

    actors
    2014
  • Star Wars Rebels

    - Shroud of Darkness (2016) ... Yoda (voice) actor actors

    - Path of the Jedi (2015) ... Yoda (voice) actor actors
    2014
  • Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2011
  • Jim Henson: His Sesame Street Story

    actor

    actors
    2009
  • Jim Henson's Tales from Muppetland

    actor

    actors
    2009
  • Reflections of 'The Dark Crystal'

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2007
  • A Sesame Street Christmas Carol

    Bert (voice) (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2006
  • Treasures Untold: The Making of Disney's 'The Little Mermaid'

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2006
  • Sesame Street: Elmo's Potty Time

    Grover (voice)

    actor

    actors
    2006
  • Best Ever Muppet Moments

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2006
  • Zathura: A Space Adventure

    Robot (voice)

    actor

    actors
    2005
  • Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

    Yoda (voice)

    actor

    actors
    2005
  • Muppet History 101

    actor

    actors
    2004
  • Jim Henson: Commercials and Experiments

    actor

    actors
    2004
  • Muppet Music Moments

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2004
  • Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2004
  • When Star Wars Ruled the World

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2004
  • Sesame Street: A Celebration of Me, Grover

    Grover (voice) (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2004
  • The Story of Star Wars

    Yoda (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2004
  • Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On!

    Cookie Monster / Bert / Grover (voice)

    actor

    actors
    2004
  • Sesame Street: Cookie Monster's Best Bites

    Cookie Monster (voice)

    actor

    actors
    2004
  • Sesame Street: Let's Eat! Funny Food Songs

    Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)

    actor

    actors
    2003
  • Muppets Magic from 'The Ed Sullivan Show!'

    Muppet Performer

    actor

    actors
    2003
  • From Puppets to Pixels: The Making of Star Wars Episode II

    Self / Yoda

    actor

    actors
    2002
  • Films Are Not Released, They Escape

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2002
  • Sesame Street: Bert & Ernie's Word Play

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

    actor

    actors
    2002
  • Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones

    Yoda (voice)

    actor

    actors
    2002
  • I Love Muppets

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2002
  • Making "The Score"

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    2001
  • Monsters, Inc.

    Jeff Fungus (voice)

    actor

    actors
    2001
  • The Beginning: The Making of Star Wars Episode I

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2001
  • The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 3

    Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Sam the Eagle / Animal / Wolf

    actor

    actors
    2001
  • Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Flowers, Bananas & More!

    Prince Charming (voice)

    actor

    actors
    2000
  • The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland

    Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)

    actor

    actors
    1999
  • Muppets from Space

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

    actor

    actors
    1999
  • Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

    Yoda (voice)

    actor

    actors
    1999
  • The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 2

    Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Animal / Sam the Eagle

    actor

    actors
    1999
  • The Very Best of the Muppet Show

    Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Animal / Sam the Eagle

    actor

    actors
    1999
  • CinderElmo

    Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)

    actor

    actors
    1999
  • The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers'

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1998
  • The Best of Kermit on Sesame Street

    Grover (voice)

    actor

    actors
    1998
  • Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!

    Grover / Cookie Monster / Bert (voice)

    actor

    actors
    1998
  • Blues Brothers 2000

    Warden

    actor

    actors
    1998
  • Sesame Street: Elmo Says BOO!

    Bert (voice)

    actor

    actors
    1997
  • Sesame Street: Quiet Time

    Bert ("Naptime") (voice)

    actor

    actors
    1997
  • Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas

    Cookie Monster (voice)

    actor

    actors
    1996
  • Muppet Treasure Island

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

    actor

    actors
    1996
  • Sesame Street: Do the Alphabet

    Cookie Monster / Green (voice) (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    1996
  • Sesame Street: Kid's Guide to Life: Learning to Share

    Cookie Monster

    actor

    actors
    1996
  • Orson Welles: The One-Man Band

    actor

    actors
    1995
  • The World of Jim Henson

    Self / Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear

    actor

    actors
    1994
  • Return of the Ewok

    Yoda

    actor

    actors
    1994
  • Muppet Classic Theater

    Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear (voice)

    actor

    actors
    1994
  • Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!

    Bert / Grover (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    1994
  • Sesame Street Stays Up Late!

    Bert/Grover/Cookie Monster/Uncle Hank(voice)

    actor

    actors
    1993
  • Sesame Street's 25th Birthday: A Musical Celebration

    Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)

    actor

    actors
    1993
  • Sesame Street: 25 Wonderful Years: A Musical Celebration!

    Grover

    actor

    actors
    1993
  • Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show'

    Miss Piggy

    actor

    actors
    1992
  • The Muppet Christmas Carol

    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 (

    actor

    actors
    1992
  • Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

    Man Putting Money into Donation Bucket (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1992
  • Innocent Blood

    Pathologist

    actor

    actors
    1992
  • Getting Ready to Read

    Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)

    actor

    actors
    1992
  • Sesame Street: Elmo's Sing-Along Guessing Game

    Grover(voice)

    actor

    actors
    1991
  • The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson

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

    actor

    actors
    1990
  • Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Celebration

    Miss Piggy (voice)

    actor

    actors
    1990
  • Jim Henson's Memorial Service

    actor

    actors
    1990
  • Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1990
  • The Muppets at Walt Disney World

    Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal (voice)

    actor

    actors
    1990
  • Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!

    (archive footage) (voice)

    actor

    actors
    1990
  • Sesame Street: Monster Hits!

    Cookie Monster (voice) / Grover (voice) / Clancy (voice)

    actor

    actors
    1990
  • 50 Years of Television: A Golden Celebration

    Miss Piggy

    actor

    actors
    1989
  • An Evening with Jim Henson and Frank Oz

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1989
  • Miss Piggy's Hollywood

    Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear

    actor

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

    Self – Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster

    actor

    actors
    1989
  • Free to Be... a Family

    Miss Piggy (voice)

    actor

    actors
    1988
  • Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie

    Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)

    actor

    actors
    1988
  • The Best of Ernie and Bert

    Bert

    actor

    actors
    1988
  • Hey, You're as Funny as Fozzie Bear

    Fozzie Bear (voice)

    actor

    actors
    1988
  • A Muppet Family Christmas

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

    actor

    actors
    1987
  • Sesame Street: Sing Along

    actor

    actors
    1987
  • Labyrinth

    The Wiseman

    actor

    actors
    1986
  • Sesame Street: Learning About Letters

    Cookie Monster/Bert/Grover/Princess Penelope (voice)

    actor

    actors
    1986
  • The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years

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

    actor

    actors
    1986
  • Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & Stories

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

    actor

    actors
    1986
  • Sesame Street: Learning About Numbers

    Grover / Fat Blue Tarnish Brother (voice)

    actor

    actors
    1986
  • Spies Like Us

    Test Monitor

    actor

    actors
    1985
  • Muppet Video: Rowlf's Rhapsodies with the Muppets

    Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear (voice)

    actor

    actors
    1985
  • Muppet Treasures

    Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Animal

    actor

    actors
    1985
  • The Muppet Revue

    Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy (voice)

    actor

    actors
    1985
  • Muppet Video: The Kermit and Piggy Story

    Miss Piggy (voice)

    actor

    actors
    1985
  • Muppet Perk-Up

    Grump (voice)

    actor

    actors
    1985
  • Children's Songs and Stories with the Muppets

    Miss Piggy (voice)

    actor

    actors
    1985
  • The Muppets Take Manhattan

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

    actor

    actors
    1984
  • Henson's Place: The Man Behind the Muppets

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1984
  • Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1983
  • Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

    Bert / Cookie Monster / Grover (voice)

    actor

    actors
    1983
  • Trading Places

    Corrupt Cop

    actor

    actors
    1983
  • Big Bird in China

    Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)

    actor

    actors
    1983
  • Return of the Jedi

    Yoda (voice)

    actor

    actors
    1983
  • Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and the Muppets

    Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Gramps (voice)

    actor

    actors
    1983
  • The World of 'The Dark Crystal'

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1983
  • Muppet Breakthrough

    Grump

    actor

    actors
    1983
  • The Dark Crystal

    Aughra, a Keeper of Secrets / Chamberlain

    actor

    actors
    1982
  • The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show

    Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal (voice)

    actor

    actors
    1982
  • I Love Liberty

    Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear (voice)

    actor

    actors
    1982
  • Night of 100 Stars

    Miss Piggy (voice)

    actor

    actors
    1982
  • Of Muppets & Men

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1981
  • Muppet Side Splitter

    Grump (voice)

    actor

    actors
    1981
  • An American Werewolf in London

    Mr. Collins

    actor

    actors
    1981
  • The Great Muppet Caper

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

    actor

    actors
    1981
  • The Muppets Go to the Movies

    Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Sam the Eagle (voice)

    actor

    actors
    1981
  • SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1980
  • The Blues Brothers

    Corrections Officer

    actor

    actors
    1980
  • The Empire Strikes Back

    Yoda (Voice)

    actor

    actors
    1980
  • John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together

    Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal (voice)

    actor

    actors
    1979
  • The Muppet Movie

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

    actor

    actors
    1979
  • The Muppets Go Hollywood

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

    actor

    actors
    1979
  • A Walking Tour of Sesame Street

    Grover / Cookie Monster / Bert (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    1979
  • The Orson Welles Show

    Self / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam Eagle (voice)

    actor

    actors
    1979
  • Meal Break

    Grump

    actor

    actors
    1979
  • Grump Critic

    Grump

    actor

    actors
    1979
  • Let's Have the Dam Break

    Grump

    actor

    actors
    1979
  • Muppet Breaker Upper

    Grump / Quongo

    actor

    actors
    1979
  • Muppet Gimme a Break

    Grump

    actor

    actors
    1979
  • Christmas Eve on Sesame Street

    Bert / Cookie Monster / Grover (voice)

    actor

    actors
    1978
  • Hip Hip Parade!

    Fozzie Bear

    actor

    actors
    1978
  • Julie Andrews: One Step Into Spring

    Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear

    actor

    actors
    1978
  • The Vent Event

    Fozzie Bear

    actor

    actors
    1978
  • The Bob Hope All Star Christmas Comedy Special

    Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear

    actor

    actors
    1977
  • Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas

    Chuck (voice)

    actor

    actors
    1977
  • The Royal Variety Performance 1977

    actor

    actors
    1977
  • Sesame Street at Night?

    Grover / Cookie Monster / Bert (voice) (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    1977
  • The Muppet Show

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

    actor

    actors

    - Shirley Bassey (1981) ... Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam Eagle / Marvin Suggs / George the Janitor (voice) actor actors

    - Mac Davis (1981) ... Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam Eagle / Marvin Suggs / George the Janitor (voice) actor actors

    - Chris Langham (1981) ... Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam Eagle / Marvin Suggs / George the Janitor (voice) actor actors

    - Paul Simon (1981) ... Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam Eagle / Marvin Suggs / George the Janitor (voice) actor actors

    - Buddy Rich (1981) ... Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam Eagle / Marvin Suggs / George the Janitor (voice) actor actors
    1976
  • Kagayake! Gorō Mapetto Geba Geba 90-pun!

    George the Janitor, Fozzie Bear

    actor

    actors
    1976
  • Sesame Street- Do you know where Ernie lives?

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1975
  • Muppet Picker Upper

    Sam the Eagle (voice)

    actor

    actors
    1975
  • The Muppet Introduction

    Sam the Eagle

    actor

    actors
    1975
  • Just a Few Announcements

    Sam the Eagle

    actor

    actors
    1975
  • Saturday Night Live

    - Lily Tomlin/James Taylor (1976) ... The Mighty Favog (voice) actor actors

    - Madeline Kahn with Carly Simon (1976) ... The Mighty Favog (voice) actor actors

    - Raquel Welch with Phoebe Snow and John Sebastian (1976) ... The Mighty Favog (voice) actor actors

    - Elliott Gould with Anne Murray (1976) ... The Mighty Favog (voice) actor actors

    - Candice Bergen with Martha Reeves and The Stylistics (1975) ... The Flood (voice) actor actors
    1975
  • Out to Lunch

    Bert / Cookie Monster / Grover (voice)

    actor

    actors
    1974
  • Julie on Sesame Street

    Bert/ Cookie Monster/ Grover (voice)

    actor

    actors
    1973
  • The Muppet Musicians of Bremen

    Rat (voice)

    actor

    actors
    1972
  • Tales from Muppetland: The Frog Prince

    Gawain (voice)

    actor

    actors
    1971
  • Great Performances

    - The World of Jim Henson (1994) ... Self actor actors

    - Episode 7 (1985) ... Miss Piggy (voice) actor actors
    1971
  • The Great Santa Claus Switch

    Thig / Skippity / Hoppity / Boppity / Snerf (voice)

    actor

    actors
    1970
  • The Muppets on Puppets

    Self / Various Characters

    actor

    actors
    1970
  • Sesame Street

    Bert

    actor

    actors

    - Cookie Monster's Magical Cart (2026) ... Bert actor actors

    - Grover's Play (2026) ... Bert actor actors

    - Elmo's Space Adventure (2026) ... Bert actor actors

    - Cookie Monster's Cookie Cart (2026) ... Bert actor actors

    - Elmo's Magnificent Mini City (2026) ... Bert actor actors
    1969
  • This Way to Sesame Street

    Bert

    actor

    actors
    1969
  • Sesame Street Pitch Reel

    Scoop / Beautiful Day Monster (voice)

    actor

    actors
    1969
  • Hey Cinderella!

    Stepsister #1 / Splurge (voice)

    actor

    actors
    1969
  • The Dick Cavett Show

    - The Muppets with Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Jerry Nelson, Caroll Spinney (1971) ... Self - Guest actor actors
    1968
  • The Paperwork Explosion

    actor

    actors
    1967
  • Time Piece

    Messenger Boy

    actor

    actors
    1965
  • The Mike Douglas Show

    - Episode 7 (1979) ... Self actor actors
    1961
  • The Wonderful World of Disney

    - Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Celebration (1990) ... Miss Piggy (voice) actor actors
    1954
  • The Oscars

    - The 69th Annual Academy Awards (1997) ... Self actor actors
    1953

• production (5 credits)

  • S.P.I.C.

    executive producer

    production
    2023
  • Fuzzy Head

    executive producer

    production
    2023
  • Muppet Treasure Island

    producer

    production
    1996
  • The Muppet Christmas Carol

    executive producer

    production
    1992
  • The Great Muppet Caper

    producer

    production
    1981

• directing (16 credits)

  • Derek DelGaudio's In & of Itself

    director

    directing
    2020
  • Muppet Guys Talking: A Special Conversation to Honor Jim Henson

    director

    directing
    2020
  • Muppet Guys Talking: Secrets Behind the Show the Whole World Watched

    director

    directing
    2017
  • Leverage

    - The Carnival Job (2011) ... director directing
    2008
  • Death at a Funeral

    director

    directing
    2007
  • The Stepford Wives

    director

    directing
    2004
  • The Score

    director

    directing
    2001
  • Bowfinger

    director

    directing
    1999
  • In & Out

    director

    directing
    1997
  • The Indian in the Cupboard

    director

    directing
    1995
  • Housesitter

    director

    directing
    1992
  • What About Bob?

    director

    directing
    1991
  • Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

    director

    directing
    1988
  • Little Shop of Horrors

    director

    directing
    1986
  • The Muppets Take Manhattan

    director

    directing
    1984
  • The Dark Crystal

    director

    directing
    1982

• crew (3 credits)

  • Eye of God

    thanks

    crew
    1997
  • The Muppet Movie

    creative consultant

    crew
    1979
  • Christmas Eve on Sesame Street

    creative consultant

    crew
    1978

• camera (1 credits)

  • Run, Run

    director of photography

    camera
    1965