Caroll Spinney
Acting1933Waltham, Massachusetts, U.S.
Biography
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Caroll Edwin Spinney, sometimes credited as Carroll Spinney or Ed Spinney (born December 26, 1933), was an American puppeteer most famous for playing Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch on the children's television show Sesame Street.
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Known For
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
Oscar the Grouch (voice)
Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey
Dog in Pound (uncredited)
The Muppet Movie
Big Bird (voice)
The West Wing
Big Bird
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
The Muppet Show
Big Bird
The Great Muppet Caper
Oscar the Grouch (voice)
Sesame Street
Oscar the Grouch
Acting History
Future
Sesame Street: Ernie's Little Lie
as Big Bird
Sesame Street 1986 Wrap Party
as Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch
2022
Jerry Nelson: A Celebratory Birthday Animatic
as Big Bird (voice) / Oscar the Grouch (voice)
2021
2019
Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration
as Self / Big Bird
Sesame Street: 50 Years and Counting
as Big Bird
2018
2016
Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas
as Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)
2015
I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story
as Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch / Self
In Their Own Words: Jim Henson
as Self - Muppet Performer
Sesame Street: Play All Day with Elmo!
as Big Bird/Oscar
Portlandia
TVas Oscar the Grouch (voice)• 1 eps
2013
2012
Sesame Street: Singing with the Stars
as Big Bird (voice)
Sesame Street: Elmo's Magic Numbers
as Big Bird
Saturday Night Live
TVas Self - Cameo (uncredited)• 1 eps
2011
Michael Bublé: A Michael Bublé Christmas
as Oscar the Grouch
2010
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: All about Faces
as Oscar The Grouch (voice)
2009
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
as Oscar the Grouch (voice)
Sesame Street: Being Green
as Oscar the Grouch (voice)
Sesame Street: Bedtime with Elmo
as Oscar the Grouch (voice)
Scrubs
TVas Oscar the Grouch (voice)• 1 eps
2008
One World, One Sky: Big Bird’s Adventure
as Big Bird
Sesame Street: Abby in Wonderland
as Oscar the Grouch as the Grouch of Hearts (voice)
Sesame Street: Old School Vol. 2 (1974-1979)
as Big Bird
Sesame Street: Old School Vol. 1 (1969-1974)
as Big Bird
Sesame Street: Old School Vol. 3 (1979-1984)
as Big Bird
2007
Elmo's Christmas Countdown
as Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)
2006
A Sesame Street Christmas Carol
as Oscar the Grouch / Big Bird (voice)
1 vs. 100
TVas Oscar the Grouch
2005
Sesame Street: Big Bird Sings!
as Big Bird (voice)
2004
Sesame Street: A Celebration of Me, Grover
as Big Bird / Oscar (voice)
Sesame Street: Cookie Monster's Best Bites
as Big Bird (voice)
Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?
as Big Bird / Oscar
The West Wing
TVas Big Bird• 1 eps
2003
Sesame Street: Sesame Sings Karaoke
as Big Bird, Oscar the Grouch
Sesame Street: Kid's Guide to Life: Big Bird Gets Lost
as Big Bird / Oscar (voice)
2002
Sesame Street: Elmo Visits the Firehouse
as Oscar The Grouch (voice)
Sesame Street: Bert & Ernie's Word Play
as Oscar the Grouch (voice) (archive footage)
2001
Sesame Street: Elmo's Musical Adventure: The Story of Peter and the Wolf
as Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)
Sesame Street: Kids' Favorite Songs 2
as Big Bird (voice)
2000
Sesame Street: Let's Make Music
as Big Bird / Oscar
Sesame Street: Elmo's World
as Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch ("Music" segment)
1999
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland
as Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)
Sesame Street: Kids' Favorite Songs
as Big Bird (voice)
CinderElmo
as Big Bird (voice)
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland: Sing and Play
as Big Bird/Oscar the Grouch (archive footage)
1998
Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!
as Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)
1997
Sesame Street: Get Up and Dance
as Big Bird / Oscar (voice)
Sesame Street: Fiesta!
as Oscar the Grouch (voice)
Sesame Street: Quiet Time
as Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Sillier at the Movies
as Oscar the Grouch (voice)
1996
Sesame Street: Kid's Guide to Life: Learning to Share
as Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch
Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas
as Big Bird (voice)
Sesame Street: Do the Alphabet
as Big Bird (voice)
Sesame Street: Imagine That!
as Oscar the Grouch (voice)
Sesame Street: Elmocize
as Big Bird (voice)
1994
The World of Jim Henson
as Self / Big Bird (archive footage)
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
as Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)
1993
Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey
as Dog in Pound (uncredited)
Sesame Street: 25 Wonderful Years: A Musical Celebration!
as Big Bird and Oscar
Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration
as Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)
Sesame Street Stays Up Late!
as Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)
1992
Getting Ready to Read
as Big Bird / Oscar (voice)
1991
Sesame Street: Sing, Hoot & Howl with the Sesame Street Animals
as Big Bird (voice)
1990
The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson
as Big Bird (voice)
Sesame Street: Monster Hits!
as Oscar the Grouch (voice)
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
as Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)
1988
Big Bird in Japan
as Big Bird (voice)
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie
as Big Bird/Oscar the Grouch/Bruno the Trashman (voice)
Wow, You're A Cartoonist!
as Picklepuss / Pop
1987
A Muppet Family Christmas
as Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)
Sesame Street: Sing Along
as Big Bird and Oscar
Sesame Street: Big Bird's Story Time
as Big Bird
1986
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
as Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)
Sesame Street: Learning About Letters
as Big Bird/Oscar the Grouch (voice)
Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & Stories
as Big Bird (voice)
Sesame Street: Learning About Numbers
as Big Bird (voice)
1985
Follow That Bird
as Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch / Bruno the Trashman (voice)
Night of 100 Stars II
as Big Bird
1984
Henson's Place: The Man Behind the Muppets
as Caroll Spinney (self)
1983
Big Bird in China
as Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)
Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
as Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)
Big Bird in China
Story
1981
The Great Muppet Caper
as Oscar the Grouch (voice)
1979
Bob Hope on the Road to China
as Self - as Big Bird (voice)
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
as Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)
The Muppet Movie
as Big Bird (voice)
The Muppet Show
TVas Big Bird• 1 eps
1978
Christmas Eve on Sesame Street
as Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)
A Special Sesame Street Christmas
as Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)
1977
Sesame Street at Night?
as Big Bird (voice) (archive footage)
1974
Out to Lunch
as Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)
1971
The Dick Cavett Show
TVas Self - Guest• 1 eps
1969
This Way to Sesame Street
as Big Bird
Sesame Street
TVas Oscar the Grouch• 2750 eps