Frank Oz
Known for
Acting
Life
Born 1944 (age 82)
Born in
Hereford, Herefordshire, England, UK
Credits
View on IMDb149 acting credits
Biography
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
Inside Out
17 Jun 2015
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
15 Dec 2015
Monsters, Inc.
01 Nov 2001
The Empire Strikes Back
20 May 1980
Return of the Jedi
25 May 1983
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
13 Dec 2017
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
19 May 1999
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
17 May 2005
Photos
Filmography
2025
- fozzie descuido venga la alegríaas Fozzie
2024
- Inside Out 2as Mind Cop Dave (voice)
2022
- Jerry Nelson: A Celebratory Birthday Animaticas Grover (voice)
- Obi-Wan Kenobias Yoda (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)1 episode
2021
- Echoes of Violenceas Dante
2020
- Jedi Temple Challengeas Yoda (voice)10 episodes
2019
- Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalkeras Yoda (voice)
- Knives Outas Alan Stevens
- Sesame Street: 50 Years and Countingas Grover
2017
- Star Wars: The Last Jedias Yoda (voice)
2015
- Star Wars: The Force Awakensas Yoda (archive sound) (uncredited)
- The Great Gilly Hopkinsas Cookie Monster (voice)
- Sesame Street: Play All Day with Elmo!
- Inside Outas Subconscious Guard Dave (voice)
2014
- Star Wars Rebelsas Yoda (voice)2 episodes
- Jim Henson: Behind the Seams
2006
- A Sesame Street Christmas Carolas Bert (voice) (archive footage)
- Sesame Street: Elmo's Potty Timeas Grover (voice)
- The Sound of the Squidas Squid
2005
- Zathura: A Space Adventureas Robot (voice)
- Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sithas Yoda (voice)
2004
- Muppet History 101
- Jim Henson: Commercials and Experiments
- Sesame Street: A Celebration of Me, Groveras Grover (voice) (archive footage)
- The Story of Star Warsas Yoda (archive footage)
- Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On!as Cookie Monster
- Sesame Street: Cookie Monster's Best Bitesas Cookie Monster (voice)
2003
- Muppets Magic from 'The Ed Sullivan Show!'as Muppet Performer
- Sesame Street: Let's Eat! Funny Food Songsas Grover
2002
- Sesame Street: Bert & Ernie's Word Playas Bert
- Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clonesas Yoda (voice)
- Sesame Street: Play with Me Sesame26 episodes
2001
- Monsters, Inc.as Jeff Fungus (voice)
- The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 3as Fozzie Bear
2000
- Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Flowers, Bananas & More!as Prince Charming (voice)
1999
- The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchlandas Bert
- Muppets from Spaceas Miss Piggy
- Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menaceas Yoda (voice)
- The Very Best of the Muppet Showas Fozzie Bear
- The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 2as Fozzie Bear
- Sesame Unpaved67 episodes
- CinderElmoas Bert
1998
- The Best of Kermit on Sesame Streetas Grover (voice)
- Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!as Grover
- Blues Brothers 2000as Warden
1997
- Sesame Street: Elmo Says BOO!as Bert (voice)
- Sesame Street: Quiet Timeas Bert ("Naptime") (voice)
1996
- Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmasas Cookie Monster (voice)
- Muppets Tonightas Miss Piggy34 episodes
- Muppet Treasure Islandas Miss Piggy
- Sesame Street: Do the Alphabetas Cookie Monster
- Sesame Street: Kid's Guide to Life: Learning to Shareas Cookie Monster
1994
- Return of the Ewokas Yoda
- Muppet Classic Theateras Miss Piggy
- Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!as Bert
1993
1992
- Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show'as Miss Piggy
- The Muppet Christmas Carolas Miss Piggy as Emily Cratchit
- Home Alone 2: Lost in New Yorkas Man Putting Money into Donation Bucket (uncredited)
- Innocent Bloodas Pathologist
- Getting Ready to Readas Bert
1991
- Sesame Street: Elmo's Sing-Along Guessing Gameas Grover(voice)
1990
- Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Celebrationas Miss Piggy (voice)
- Jim Henson's Memorial Service
- The Muppets at Walt Disney Worldas Miss Piggy
- Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!as (archive footage) (voice)
- Sesame Street: Monster Hits!as Cookie Monster (voice)
1989
- 50 Years of Television: A Golden Celebrationas Miss Piggy
- Miss Piggy's Hollywoodas Miss Piggy
- The Jim Henson Houras Miss Piggy1 episode
1988
- Free to Be... a Familyas Miss Piggy (voice)
- Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckieas Bert
- The Best of Ernie and Bertas Bert
- Hey, You're as Funny as Fozzie Bearas Fozzie Bear (voice)
1987
- A Muppet Family Christmasas Miss Piggy
- Sesame Street: Sing Along
1986
- Labyrinthas The Wiseman
- Sesame Street: Learning About Lettersas Cookie Monster
- The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Yearsas Fozzie Bear
- Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & Storiesas Bert
- Sesame Street: Learning About Numbersas Grover
1985
- Spies Like Usas Test Monitor
- Muppet Video: Rowlf's Rhapsodies with the Muppetsas Miss Piggy
- Jim Henson's Little Muppet Monsters13 episodes
- Follow That Birdas Cookie Monster
- Muppet Treasuresas Fozzie Bear
- The Muppet Revueas Fozzie Bear
- Muppet Video: The Kermit and Piggy Storyas Miss Piggy (voice)
- Muppet Perk-Upas Grump (voice)
- Children's Songs and Stories with the Muppetsas Miss Piggy (voice)
1984
- The Muppets Take Manhattanas Miss Piggy
1983
- Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Artas Bert
- Trading Placesas Corrupt Cop
- Big Bird in Chinaas Bert
- Return of the Jedias Yoda (voice)
- Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and the Muppetsas Miss Piggy
- Muppet Breakthroughas Grump
1982
- The Dark Crystalas Aughra, a Keeper of Secrets
- The Fantastic Miss Piggy Showas Miss Piggy
- I Love Libertyas Miss Piggy
- Night of 100 Starsas Miss Piggy (voice)
1981
- Muppet Side Splitteras Grump (voice)
- An American Werewolf in Londonas Mr. Collins
- The Great Muppet Caperas Miss Piggy
- The Muppets Go to the Moviesas Miss Piggy
1980
- The Blues Brothersas Corrections Officer
- The Empire Strikes Backas Yoda (Voice)
1979
- John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Togetheras Miss Piggy
- The Muppet Movieas Miss Piggy
- The Muppets Go Hollywoodas Miss Piggy
- A Walking Tour of Sesame Streetas Grover
- Meal Breakas Grump
- Grump Criticas Grump
- Let's Have the Dam Breakas Grump
- Muppet Breaker Upperas Grump
- Muppet Gimme a Breakas Grump
1978
- Christmas Eve on Sesame Streetas Bert
- Hip Hip Parade!as Fozzie Bear
- Julie Andrews: One Step Into Springas Miss Piggy
- The Vent Eventas Fozzie Bear
- An Audience with...as Miss Piggy1 episode
1977
- The Bob Hope All Star Christmas Comedy Specialas Miss Piggy
- Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmasas Chuck (voice)
- The Royal Variety Performance 1977
1976
- The Muppet Showas Miss Piggy120 episodes
- Kagayake! Gorō Mapetto Geba Geba 90-pun!as George the Janitor, Fozzie Bear
1975
- Saturday Night Liveas The Flood (voice)1 episode
- Muppet Picker Upperas Sam the Eagle (voice)
- The Muppet Introductionas Sam the Eagle
- Just a Few Announcementsas Sam the Eagle
1974
- Out to Lunchas Bert
1973
- Julie on Sesame Streetas Bert
1972
- The Muppet Musicians of Bremenas Rat (voice)
1971
- Tales from Muppetland: The Frog Princeas Gawain (voice)
- Great Performancesas Miss Piggy (voice)1 episode
1970
- The Great Santa Claus Switchas Thig
1969
- Sesame Streetas Bert3667 episodes
- This Way to Sesame Streetas Bert
- Sesame Street Pitch Reelas Scoop
- Hey Cinderella!as Stepsister #1
1965
- Time Pieceas Messenger Boy
1954
- The Wonderful World of Disneyas Miss Piggy (voice)1 episode
1953
- The Oscarsas Miss Piggy1 episode