Frank Oz
Acting1944Hereford, Herefordshire, England, UK
Biography
Frank Oz (born Richard Frank Oznowicz; May 25, 1944) 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
Subconscious Guard Dave (voice)
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Yoda (archive sound) (uncredited)
Monsters, Inc.
Jeff Fungus (voice)
The Empire Strikes Back
Yoda (Voice)
Return of the Jedi
Yoda (voice)
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Yoda (voice)
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
Yoda (voice)
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Yoda (voice)
Acting History
2025
The Muppet Script
as Self (archive footage)
fozzie descuido venga la alegría
as Fozzie
LIGHT & MAGIC
TVas Self - Yoda Puppeteer (archive footage)• 1 eps
The Muppets Take Scripthatten
Original Film Writer
2024
Inside Out 2
as Mind Cop Dave (voice)
Jim Henson Idea Man
as Self
STEVE! (martin) a documentary in 2 pieces
TVas Self - Director• 1 eps
2023
Fuzzy Head
Executive Producer
S.P.I.C.
Executive Producer
2022
Jerry Nelson: A Celebratory Birthday Animatic
as Grover (voice) / Cookie Monster (voice) / others (voice)
Obi-Wan Kenobi
TVas Yoda (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)• 1 eps
2021
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
as Self (archive footage)
Echoes of Violence
as Dante
2019
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
as Yoda (voice)
Sesame Street: 50 Years and Counting
as Cookie Monster
Knives Out
as Alan Stevens
2018
The Director and the Jedi
as Self
Howard
as Self (archive footage)
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
TVas Self• 1 eps
2015
Inside Out
as Subconscious Guard Dave (voice)
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
as Yoda (archive sound) (uncredited)
The Great Gilly Hopkins
as Cookie Monster (voice)
In Their Own Words: Jim Henson
as Self - Friend & Muppet Performer
Star Wars Rebels
TVas Yoda (voice)• 2 eps
In Their Own Words
TVas Self
2011
Leverage
TVDirector• 1 eps
2007
2006
Best Ever Muppet Moments
as Self
A Sesame Street Christmas Carol
as Bert (voice) (archive footage)
Sesame Street: Elmo's Potty Time
as Grover (voice)
2005
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
as Yoda (voice)
Zathura: A Space Adventure
as Robot (voice)
2004
The Story of Star Wars
as Yoda (archive footage)
Sesame Street: Cookie Monster's Best Bites
as Cookie Monster (voice)
Sesame Street: A Celebration of Me, Grover
as Grover (voice) (archive footage)
Muppet Music Moments
as Self
The Stepford Wives
Director
2003
Sesame Street: Let's Eat! Funny Food Songs
as Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)
Muppets Magic from 'The Ed Sullivan Show!'
as Muppet Performer
2002
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
as Yoda (voice)
Sesame Street: Bert & Ernie's Word Play
as Bert / Cookie Monster (credit song) / T-Shirt Salesman / Fat Blue Anything Muppet in Fat Cat (voice) (archive footage)
I Love Muppets
as Self
The Funkhousers
TVDirector
2001
Monsters, Inc.
as Jeff Fungus (voice)
The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 3
as Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Sam the Eagle / Animal / Wolf
Making "The Score"
as Himself
The Score
Director
1999
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
as Yoda (voice)
Muppets from Space
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam the Eagle (voice)
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland
as Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)
CinderElmo
as Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)
The Very Best of the Muppet Show
as Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Animal / Sam the Eagle
The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 2
as Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Animal / Sam the Eagle
Bowfinger
Director
1998
Blues Brothers 2000
as Warden
Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!
as Grover / Cookie Monster / Bert (voice)
The Best of Kermit on Sesame Street
as Grover (voice)
1997
Sesame Street: Elmo Says BOO!
as Bert (voice)
Sesame Street: Quiet Time
as Bert ("Naptime") (voice)
In & Out
Director
Eye of God
Thanks
1996
Muppet Treasure Island
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Sam the Eagle / Animal (voice)
Sesame Street: Kid's Guide to Life: Learning to Share
as Cookie Monster
Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas
as Cookie Monster (voice)
Sesame Street: Do the Alphabet
as Cookie Monster / Green (voice) (archive footage)
Muppets Tonight
TVas Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / George the Janitor• 22 eps
The Oscars
TVas Self / Miss Piggy• 1 eps
Muppet Treasure Island
Producer
1995
The Indian in the Cupboard
Director
1994
Muppet Classic Theater
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear (voice)
The World of Jim Henson
as Self / Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
as Bert / Grover (archive footage)
1993
Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration
as Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)
Sesame Street Stays Up Late!
as Bert/Grover/Cookie Monster/Uncle Hank(voice)
1992
Innocent Blood
as Pathologist
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
as Man putting money into donation bucket (uncredited)
The 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)
Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show'
as Miss Piggy
Getting Ready to Read
as Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)
Housesitter
Director
The Muppet Christmas Carol
Executive Producer
1991
Sesame Street: Elmo's Sing-Along Guessing Game
as Grover(voice)
What About Bob?
Director
1990
The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson
as Self / Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Bert / Sam the Eagle (voice)
Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Special
as Miss Piggy (voice)
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
as (archive footage) (voice)
The Muppets at Walt Disney World
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal (voice)
Sesame Street: Monster Hits!
as Cookie Monster (voice) / Grover (voice) / Clancy (voice)
1989
50 Years of Television: A Golden Celebration
as Miss Piggy
Miss Piggy's Hollywood
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear
1988
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie
as Bert/Grover/Cookie Monster (voice)
Hey, You're as Funny as Fozzie Bear
as Fozzie Bear (voice)
The Best of Ernie and Bert
as Bert
Free to Be... a Family
as Miss Piggy (voice)
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Director
1987
A Muppet Family Christmas
as Miss Piggy / Fozzy Bear / Animal / Sam the Eagle / Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster
1986
Labyrinth
as The Wiseman
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
as Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Sam the Eagle / Bert / Animal / Grover / Cookie Monster / Marvin Suggs (voice)
Sesame Street: Learning About Letters
as Cookie Monster/Bert/Grover/Princess Penelope (voice)
Sesame Street: Learning About Numbers
as Grover / Fat Blue Tarnish Brother (voice)
Sesame 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)
Little Shop of Horrors
Director
1985
Follow That Bird
as Cookie Monster / Bert / Grover / Additional Muppets (voice)
Muppet Video: Rowlf's Rhapsodies with the Muppets
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear (voice)
Spies Like Us
as Test Monitor
Muppet Video: The Kermit and Piggy Story
as Miss Piggy (voice)
Muppet Treasures
as Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Animal
The Muppet Revue
as Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy (voice)
Children's Songs and Stories with the Muppets
as Miss Piggy (voice)
Great Performances
TVas Self / Miss Piggy (voice)• 1 eps
1984
The Muppets Take Manhattan
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie / Animal / Bert / Cookie Monster / Ocean Breeze Soap Board Member / Sam the Eagle (voice)
Henson's Place: The Man Behind the Muppets
as Frank Oz (self)
The Muppets Take Manhattan
Screenplay
The Muppets Take Manhattan
Director
1983
Trading Places
as Corrupt Cop
Big Bird in China
as Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)
Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and the Muppets
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Gramps (voice)
Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
as Bert / Cookie Monster / Grover (voice)
Muppet Breakthrough
as Grump
Return of the Jedi
as Yoda (voice)
1982
The Dark Crystal
as Aughra, a Keeper of Secrets / Chamberlain
The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal (voice)
Night of 100 Stars
as Miss Piggy (voice)
I Love Liberty
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear (voice)
The Dark Crystal
Director
1981
The Muppets Go to the Movies
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam Eagle
Of Muppets & Men
as Self
Muppet Side Splitter
as Grump (voice)
An American Werewolf in London
as Mr. Collins
The Great Muppet Caper
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Sam the Eagle / Animal (voice)
The Great Muppet Caper
Producer
1980
The Empire Strikes Back
as Yoda (Voice)
The Blues Brothers
as Corrections Officer
1979
The Muppet Movie
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam the Eagle / Doc Hopper's Men / Marvin Suggs / Swedish Chef (hands) / Motorcycle Guy (voice)
John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal (voice)
The Muppets Go Hollywood
as Various Muppets
The Orson Welles Show
as Self / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam Eagle (voice)
Muppet Gimme a Break
as Grump
Muppet Breaker Upper
as Grump / Quongo
Grump Critic
as Grump
Let's Have the Dam Break
as Grump
Meal Break
as Grump
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
as Grover / Cookie Monster / Bert (archive footage)
The Mike Douglas Show
TVas Self• 1 eps
The Muppet Movie
Creative Consultant
1978
Christmas Eve on Sesame Street
as Bert / Cookie Monster / Grover (voice)
The Vent Event
as Fozzie Bear
Julie Andrews: One Step Into Spring
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear
Hip Hip Parade!
as Fozzie Bear
Christmas Eve on Sesame Street
Creative Consultant
1977
Sesame Street at Night?
as Grover / Cookie Monster / Bert (voice) (archive footage)
Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas
as Chuck (voice)
The Bob Hope All Star Christmas Comedy Special
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear
1976
Kagayake! Gorō Mapetto Geba Geba 90-pun!
as George the Janitor, Fozzie Bear
The Muppet Show
TVas Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam Eagle / Marvin Suggs / George the Janitor (voice)• 120 eps
1975
Muppet Picker Upper
as Sam the Eagle (voice)
The Muppet Introduction
as Sam the Eagle
Just a Few Announcements
as Sam the Eagle
Saturday Night Live
TVas The Mighty Favog (voice) / The Flood (voice)• 1 eps
1974
Out to Lunch
as Bert / Cookie Monster / Grover (voice)
1972
The Muppet Musicians of Bremen
as Rat (voice)
1971
Tales from Muppetland: The Frog Prince
as Gawain (voice)
The Dick Cavett Show
TVas Self - Guest• 1 eps
1970
The Muppets on Puppets
as Self
The Great Santa Claus Switch
as Thig / Skippity / Hoppity / Boppity / Snerf (voice)
1969
Sesame Street Pitch Reel
as Scoop / Beautiful Day Monster (voice)
This Way to Sesame Street
as Bert
Hey Cinderella!
as Stepsister #1 / Splurge (voice)
Sesame Street
TVas Bert• 3166 eps
1965
Time Piece
as Messenger boy
Run, Run
Director of Photography