Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1944-05-25 (80 years)
- Place of BirthHereford, Herefordshire, England, UK
- Also Known AsФрэнк Озفرانک اوز
Frank Oz
Biography
Frank Oz (born Richard Frank Oznowicz; May 25, 1944) is a British-born American film director, actor, voice actor, and puppetee. 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.
Acting Career
- 2024
Inside Out 2
As: Mind Cop Dave (voice)
- 2022
Jerry Nelson: A Celebratory Birthday Animatic
As: Grover (voice) / Cookie Monster (voice) / others (voice)
- 2021
Echoes of Violence
As: Dante
- 2020
Star Wars: Jedi Temple Challenge
As: Yoda (voice)
- 2019
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
As: Yoda (voice)
- 2019
Knives Out
As: Alan Stevens
- 2019
Sesame Street: 50 Years and Counting
As: Cookie Monster
- 2017
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
As: Yoda (voice)
- 2015
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
As: Yoda (archive sound) (uncredited)
2015The Great Gilly Hopkins
As: Cookie Monster (voice)
- 2015
Inside Out
As: Subconscious Guard Dave (voice)
2014Star Wars Rebels
As: Yoda (voice)
2006Sesame Street: Elmo's Potty Time
As: Grover (voice)
2005Zathura: A Space Adventure
As: Robot (voice)
2005Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
As: Yoda (voice)
2004Sesame Street: Cookie Monster's Best Bites
As: Cookie Monster (voice)
2003Muppets Magic From 'The Ed Sullivan Show!'
As: Muppet Performer
2003Sesame Street: Let's Eat! Funny Food Songs
As: Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)
2002Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
As: Yoda (voice)
- 2001
Monsters, Inc.
As: Jeff Fungus (voice)
1999The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland
As: Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)
1999Muppets from Space
As: Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam the Eagle (voice)
1999Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
As: Yoda (voice)
1999The Very Best of the Muppet Show
As: Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Animal / Sam the Eagle
1999The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 2
As: Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Animal / Sam the Eagle
1999CinderElmo
As: Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)
1998The Best of Kermit on Sesame Street
As: Grover (voice)
1998Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!
As: Grover / Cookie Monster / Bert (voice)
1998Blues Brothers 2000
As: Warden
1997Sesame Street: Elmo Says BOO!
As: Bert (voice)
1997Sesame Street: Quiet Time
As: Bert ("Naptime") (voice)
1996Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas
As: Cookie Monster (voice)
1996Muppets Tonight
As: Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / George the Janitor
1996Muppet Treasure Island
As: Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Sam the Eagle / Animal (voice)
1996Sesame Street: Kid's Guide to Life: Learning to Share
As: Cookie Monster
1994Muppet Classic Theater
As: Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear (voice)
1993Sesame Street: 25 Wonderful Years: A Musical Celebration!
As: Grover
1992The Muppet Christmas Carol
As: 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 (voice)
1992Innocent Blood
As: Pathologist
1991Muppet*Vision 3D
As: Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Sam the Eagle / Construction Worker (voice)
1990Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Special
As: Miss Piggy (voice)
1990The Muppets at Walt Disney World
As: Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal (voice)
1990Sesame Street: Monster Hits!
As: Cookie Monster (voice) / Grover (voice) / Clancy (voice)
198950 Years of Television: A Golden Celebration
As: Miss Piggy
1989Miss Piggy's Hollywood
As: Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear
1988Free to Be... a Family
As: Miss Piggy (voice)
1988Sesame Street | Put Down the Duckie: An All-Star Musical Special
As: Muppet Performer
1988The Best of Ernie and Bert
As: Bert
1988Hey, You're as Funny as Fozzie Bear
As: Fozzie Bear (voice)
1987A Muppet Family Christmas
As: Various Characters (voice)
1986Labyrinth
As: The Wiseman
1986Sesame Street: Learning About Letters
As: Cookie Monster/Bert/Grover/Princess Penelope (voice)
1986The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
As: Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Sam the Eagle / Bert / Animal / Grover / Cookie Monster / Marvin Suggs
1986Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & Stories
As: Bert / Grover (Bedtime Stories and Songs) / Cookie Monster (Bedtime Stories and Songs) / Tallest and Smallest People (Bedtime Stories & Songs) (voice)
1985Spies Like Us
As: Test Monitor
1985Follow That Bird
As: Cookie Monster / Bert / Grover / Additional Muppets (voice)
1985Muppet Treasures
As: Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Animal
1985The Muppet Revue
As: Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy (voice)
1985Muppet Video: The Kermit and Piggy Story
As: Miss Piggy (voice)
1985Children's Songs and Stories with the Muppets
As: Miss Piggy (voice)
1984The Muppets Take Manhattan
As: Miss Piggy / Fozzie / Animal / Bert / Cookie Monster / Ocean Breeze Soap Board Member / Sam the Eagle (voice)
1983Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
As: Bert / Cookie Monster / Grover (voice)
1983Trading Places
As: Corrupt Cop
1983Big Bird in China
As: Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)
- 1983
Return of the Jedi
As: Yoda (voice)
1983Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and the Muppets
As: Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Gramps (voice)
1982The Dark Crystal
As: Aughra, a Keeper of Secrets / Chamberlain
1982The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show
As: Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal (voice)
1982I Love Liberty
As: Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear (voice)
1982Night of 100 Stars
As: Miss Piggy (voice)
1982Return of the Ewok
As: Yoda (voice)
1981Muppet Side Splitter
As: Grump (voice)
1981An American Werewolf in London
As: Mr. Collins
1981The Great Muppet Caper
As: Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Sam the Eagle / Animal (voice)
1981The Muppets Go to the Movies
As: Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam Eagle
1980SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back
As: Yoda
1980The Blues Brothers
As: Corrections Officer
- 1980
The Empire Strikes Back
As: Yoda (Voice)
1979John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together
As: Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal (voice)
1979The Muppet Movie
As: Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam the Eagle / Doc Hopper's Men / Marvin Suggs / Swedish Chef (hands) / Motorcycle Guy (voice)
1979The Muppets Go Hollywood
As: Various Muppets
1978Christmas Eve on Sesame Street
As: Bert / Cookie Monster / Grover (voice)
1978Hip Hip Parade!
As: Fozzie Bear
1978Julie Andrews: One Step Into Spring
As: Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear
1978An Audience with...
As: Miss Piggy
1977Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas
As: Chuck (voice)
1976The Muppet Show
As: Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam Eagle / Marvin Suggs / George the Janitor (voice)
1975Muppet Picker Upper
As: Sam the Eagle (voice)
1975The Muppet Introduction
As: Sam the Eagle
1974Out to Lunch
As: Bert / Cookie Monster / Grover (voice)
1972The Muppet Musicians of Bremen
As: Rat (voice)
1971Tales from Muppetland: The Frog Prince
As: Gawain (voice)
1971Great Performances
As: Miss Piggy (voice)
1970The Great Santa Claus Switch
As: Thig / Skippity / Hoppity / Boppity / Snerf (voice)
1969Sesame Street
As: Bert
1969This Way to Sesame Street
As: Bert
1969Sesame Street Pitch Reel
As: Scoop / Beautiful Day Monster (voice)
1969Hey Cinderella!
As: Stepsister #1 / Splurge (voice)
1965Time Piece
As: Messenger boy