Richard Hunt

Aug 17, 1951 - Jan 07, 1992 (40 years old) in The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA

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

The Cosby Show

Statler / Blue Frackle / Sandwich (voice)

Sesame Street

The Muppet Show

Statler, Scooter / Janice / Beaker / Wayne / Sweetums (voice)

Fraggle Rock

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)

Sesame Unpaved

Fraggle Rock: The Animated Series

CBS Summer Playhouse

Del

The Jim Henson Hour

Trading Places

Wilson

Peter Alexander präsentiert Spezialitäten

Self

Credits

Getting Ready to Read Future

Jim Hensons Muppets

★ NR
Jim Henson Idea Man 2024

Self (archive footage)

★ 7.7
Jim Henson: Behind the Seams 2014

★ NR
Jim Henson: His Sesame Street Story 2009

★ 2
Jim Henson's Tales from Muppetland 2009

★ NR
Fraggle Rock: Live by the Rule of the Rock 2005

Doozer/ Gunge / Junior Gorg/ Background Fraggles (voice)

★ NR
Fraggle Rock: Dance Your Cares Away 2005

Junior Gorg (voice)

★ NR
Muppet History 101 2004

★ NR
Muppet Music Moments 2004

Self

★ NR
Sesame Street: Cookie Monster's Best Bites 2004

(voice, archive footage)

★ NR
Sesame Street: Let's Eat! Funny Food Songs 2003

Backup Monster (puppeteer)

★ 10
Sesame Street: Bert & Ernie's Word Play 2002

Harry (voice) (archive footage)

★ 8.5
The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 3 2001

Statler / Scooter / Janice

★ NR
The Very Best of the Muppet Show 1999

Statler / Scooter / Janice / Beaker / Sweetums / Gladys

★ 7
The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 2 1999

Statler / Scooter / Janice / Beaker / Sweetums / Gladys

★ 6
Sesame Street: Elmo Says BOO! 1997

Kermit the Forg / Frazzletone (archive footage)

★ 6.7
The World of Jim Henson 1994

Self (archive footage)

★ 7.3
Muppet Sing Alongs: Billy Bunny's Animal Songs 1993

★ NR
Muppet*Vision 3D 1991

Statler (voice only) / Beaker / Sweetums (voice only)

★ 9.2
Sesame Street: Sing, Hoot & Howl with the Sesame Street Animals 1991

Gladys the Cow (voice)

★ NR
Jim Henson's Memorial Service 1990

★ 10
The Muppets at Walt Disney World 1990

Scooter / Statler / Janice / Beaker (voice)

★ 6.4
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly! 1990

★ 6
The Earth Day Special 1990

Crocodile (voice)

★ 7.6
Sesame Street: Monster Hits! 1990

Stuie Monster (voice) / Lavender Frazzletone (voice) / Two-Headed Monster (right half) (voice) / Furline Huskie (voice) / Kermit the Frog (voice)

★ 6
Miss Piggy's Hollywood 1989

Statler

★ NR
The Jim Henson Hour 1989

★ 8.9
Sesame Street | Put Down the Duckie: An All-Star Musical Special 1988

Muppet Performer

★ 6
Muppet Studios Presents: You're the Director 1988

Janice / Scooter / Statler (voice)

★ NR
Jim Henson: Sing-Along, Dance-Along, Do-Along 1988

Additional Muppet Performer (voice)

★ NR
A Muppet Family Christmas 1987

Scooter / Janice / Statler / Beaker / Gladys the Cow / Two-Headed Monster / Snowman (voice)

★ 6.9
Fraggle Rock: The Animated Series 1987

★ 7
Down at Fraggle Rock 1987

Junior Gorg / Self

★ NR
CBS Summer Playhouse 1987

Del

★ 6.3
Sesame Street: Sing Along 1987

Two-Headed Monster (right) (voice)

★ NR
The Christmas Toy 1986

Belmont (voice)

★ 6.7
Fraggles Look For Jobs 1986

Himself

★ NR
The Tale of the Bunny Picnic 1986

Lugsy (voice)

★ 7
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years 1986

Beaker / Scooter / Statler / Sweetums / Janice / Two-Headed Monster (Stein) / Tug Monster

★ 5
Muppet Video: Rowlf's Rhapsodies with the Muppets 1985

Scooter (voice)

★ NR
Jim Henson's Little Muppet Monsters 1985

★ 8.3
Follow That Bird 1985

Gladys the Cow / Feathered Friends Owl / Additional Muppets / Grouches (voice)

★ 6.3
Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird Stuff 1985

Camilla the Chicken (voice)

★ NR
Muppet Treasures 1985

Scooter / Statler / Janice

★ NR
Muppet Video: The Kermit and Piggy Story 1985

★ 6.7
Children's Songs and Stories with the Muppets 1985

Scooter (voice)

★ NR
The Cosby Show 1984

Statler / Blue Frackle / Sandwich (voice)

★ 7
Oxford Blues 1984

Larry

★ 5.6
The Muppets Take Manhattan 1984

Scooter / Statler / Janice / Beaker / Dog (voice)

★ 6.6
Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art 1983

Muppet Performer (voice)

★ 6.5
Trading Places 1983

Wilson

★ 7.2
Big Bird in China 1983

Two-Headed Monster (voice)

★ 5.8
Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and the Muppets 1983

Scooter / Janice / Statler / Bubba (voice)

★ 6.8
Fraggle Rock 1983

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)

★ 7.4
The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show 1982

Scooter / Janice / Beaker (voice)

★ 8.5
Of Muppets & Men 1981

Self

★ 8
The Great Muppet Caper 1981

Scooter / Statler / Sweetums / Janice / Beaker / Bubba

★ 6.9
The Muppets Go to the Movies 1981

Beaker / Janice / Scooter / Sheriff / Statler (voice)

★ 7.1
John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together 1979

Scooter / Statler / Janice / Beaker (voice)

★ 7
The Muppet Movie 1979

Scooter / Statler / Janice / Sweetums / Beaker / Fozzie Bear (assistant) (voice)

★ 7.2
The Muppets Go Hollywood 1979

Various Muppets

★ 6.3
Christmas Eve on Sesame Street 1978

Ernie (assistant) / Additional Muppets (voice)

★ 7.4
Julie Andrews: One Step Into Spring 1978

Scooter

★ 7
The Bob Hope All Star Christmas Comedy Special 1977

Scooter

★ 6
Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas 1977

Charlie / Lizard / George Rabbit (voice)

★ 6.9
The Muppet Show 1976

Statler, Scooter / Janice / Beaker / Wayne / Sweetums (voice)

★ 8
Out to Lunch 1974

Various Muppets (voice)

★ 6
Julie on Sesame Street 1973

★ 8
The Muppet Musicians of Bremen 1972

Chicken / Additional Muppet Performer (voice)

★ 6.5
The Great Santa Claus Switch 1970

Bing / Match Frackle (voice)

★ 6.3
Sesame Street 1969

★ 7.1
Sesame Unpaved 1969

★ NR
Peter Alexander präsentiert Spezialitäten 1969

Self

★ NR