Richard Hunt
Acting1951The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
Biography
Richard Hunt (August 17, 1951 – January 7, 1992) was an American puppeteer, best known as a Muppet performer on Sesame Street, The Muppet Show, Fraggle Rock, and other projects for The Jim Henson Company. His roles on The Muppet Show included Scooter, Statler, Janice, Beaker, and Sweetums and characters on Sesame Street included Gladys the Cow, Don Music, and Forgetful Jones.
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Known For
Trading Places
Wilson
The Muppet Movie
Scooter / Statler / Janice / Sweetums / Beaker / Fozzie Bear (assistant) (voice)
Saturday Night Live
King Ploobis’s Right Hand (voice) / Wisss (voice) / Glib (voice)
The Cosby Show
Statler / Blue Frackle / Sandwich (voice)
The Muppets Take Manhattan
Scooter / Statler / Janice / Beaker / Dog (voice)
The Muppet Show
Statler, Scooter / Janice / Beaker / Wayne / Sweetums (voice)
The Great Muppet Caper
Scooter / Statler / Sweetums / Janice / Beaker / Bubba
Sesame Street
Acting History
2024
Jim Henson Idea Man
as Self (archive footage)
2004
Sesame Street: Cookie Monster's Best Bites
as (voice, archive footage)
Muppet Music Moments
as Self
2003
Sesame Street: Let's Eat! Funny Food Songs
as Backup Monster (puppeteer)
2002
Sesame Street: Bert & Ernie's Word Play
as Harry (voice) (archive footage)
1997
Sesame Street: Elmo Says BOO!
as Kermit the Forg / Frazzletone (archive footage)
1994
The World of Jim Henson
as Self (archive footage)
1993
Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration
as Gladys the Cow (voice) (archive footage)
1992
The Muppet Christmas Carol
In Memory Of
1991
Sesame Street: Sing, Hoot & Howl with the Sesame Street Animals
as Gladys the Cow (voice)
1990
The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson
as Scooter / Beaker / Janice (voice)
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
as Gladys the Cow / Forgetful Jones / Don Music (voice)
The Muppets at Walt Disney World
as Scooter / Statler / Janice / Beaker / Tug Monster / Frog (voice)
Sesame Street: Monster Hits!
as Stuie Monster (voice) / Lavender Frazzletone (voice) / Two-Headed Monster (right half) (voice) / Furline Huskie (voice) / Kermit the Frog (voice)
The Earth Day Special
as Crocodile (voice)
The Cosby Show
TVas Statler / Blue Frackle / Sandwich (voice)• 1 eps
1988
Jim Henson: Sing-Along, Dance-Along, Do-Along
as Additional Muppet Performer (voice)
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie
as Placido Flamingo/Additional Muppets (voice)
1987
A Muppet Family Christmas
as Scooter / Janice / Statler / Beaker / Gladys the Cow / Two-Headed Monster / Snowman (voice)
Sesame Street: Sing Along
as Two-Headed Monster (right) (voice)
CBS Summer Playhouse
TVas Del
Fraggle Rock
TVDirector• 1 eps
1986
The Tale of the Bunny Picnic
as Lugsy (voice)
The Christmas Toy
as Belmont (voice)
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
as Beaker / Scooter / Statler / Sweetums / Janice / Two-Headed Monster (Stein) / Tug Monster (voice)
Sesame Street: Learning About Numbers
as Count - assistant / Dip Cat / Orange Gold Tarnish Brother / Ernie - assistant / Honker (voice)
The Oscars
TVas Scooter / Statler• 1 eps
1985
Follow That Bird
as Gladys the Cow / Feathered Friends Owl / Additional Muppets / Grouches (voice)
Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird Stuff
as Camilla the Chicken (voice)
Muppet Video: Rowlf's Rhapsodies with the Muppets
as Scooter (voice)
1984
Oxford Blues
as Larry
The Muppets Take Manhattan
as Scooter / Statler / Janice / Beaker / Dog (voice)
1983
Trading Places
as Wilson
Big Bird in China
as Two-Headed Monster (voice)
Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and the Muppets
as Scooter / Janice / Statler / Bubba (voice)
Fraggle Rock: Live by the Rule of the Rock
as Doozer/ Gunge / Junior Gorg/ Background Fraggles (voice)
Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
as Muppet Performer (voice)
Fraggle Rock
TVas Junior Gorg (himself) / Gunge / Mudwell the Mudbunny / Herkimer Fraggle / The Spiderfly / Gillis Fraggle / Turbo / The Genie / Purple Fragglette / Fire Chief Fraggle / Flex Doozer / Background Fraggles (voice)• 72 eps
1982
The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show
as Scooter / Janice / Beaker (voice)
1981
Of Muppets & Men
as Self
The Muppets Go to the Movies
as Beaker / Janice / Scooter / Sheriff / Statler (voice)
The Great Muppet Caper
as Scooter / Statler / Sweetums / Janice / Beaker / Bubba
1979
The Muppet Movie
as Scooter / Statler / Janice / Sweetums / Beaker / Fozzie Bear (assistant) (voice)
John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together
as Scooter / Statler / Janice / Beaker (voice)
The Muppets Go Hollywood
as Various Muppets
1978
Christmas Eve on Sesame Street
as Ernie (assistant) / Additional Muppets (voice)
1977
Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas
as Charlie / Lizard / George Rabbit (voice)
1976
The Muppet Show
TVas Statler, Scooter / Janice / Beaker / Wayne / Sweetums (voice)• 120 eps
1975
Saturday Night Live
TVas King Ploobis’s Right Hand (voice) / Wisss (voice) / Glib (voice)
1974
Out to Lunch
as Various Muppets (voice)
1972
The Muppet Musicians of Bremen
as Chicken / Additional Muppet Performer (voice)
1971
Tales from Muppetland: The Frog Prince
as Aunt Taminella
1970
The Great Santa Claus Switch
as Bing / Match Frackle (voice)
1969