Frank Oz
May 25, 1944 (81 years old) in Hereford, Herefordshire, England, UK
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.
Known For
Inside Out 2
Mind Cop Dave (voice)
Sesame Street
Bert
Great Performances
Self
Monsters, Inc.
Jeff Fungus (voice)
Inside Out
Subconscious Guard Dave (voice)
Star Wars Rebels
Yoda (voice)
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
Man putting money into donation bucket (uncredited)
LIGHT & MAGIC
Self - Yoda Puppeteer (archive footage)
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Yoda (voice)
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Yoda (voice)
Credits
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Getting Ready to Read FutureJim Hensons Muppets★ NR -
★ 5.5 -
Fozzie★ NR -
The Muppet Script 2025Self (archive footage)★ NR -
Self★ 2 -
Inside Out 2 2024Mind Cop Dave (voice)★ 7.6 -
Jim Henson Idea Man 2024Self★ 7.7 -
Self - Director★ 7.7 -
LIGHT & MAGIC 2022Self - Yoda Puppeteer (archive footage)★ 7.7 -
Grover (voice) / Cookie Monster (voice) / others (voice)★ NR -
Obi-Wan Kenobi 2022Yoda (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)★ 7 -
Self (archive footage)★ 7.5 -
Echoes of Violence 2021Dante★ 5.1 -
Yoda (voice)★ 7 -
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Yoda (voice)★ 6.3 -
Yoda (voice)★ 9
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Knives Out 2019Alan Stevens★ 7.8 -
Cookie Monster★ NR -
Howard 2018Self (archive footage)★ 6.9 -
Self★ 7.2 -
Yoda (voice)★ 6.8 -
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Yoda (archive sound) (uncredited)★ 7.3 -
Cookie Monster (voice)★ 6.6 -
Self - Friend & Muppet Performer★ 7 -
In Their Own Words 2015Self★ NR -
Inside Out 2015Subconscious Guard Dave (voice)★ 7.9 -
Self★ 7.4 -
Star Wars Rebels 2014Yoda (voice)★ 7.7 -
★ NR
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Self★ 7.2 -
★ 2
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★ NR
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Himself★ 5.8 -
Bert (voice) (archive footage)★ 6.2 -
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Grover (voice)★ 7.1 -
Self★ 6 -
Robot (voice)★ 6.4 -
Yoda (voice)★ 7.5 -
Muppet History 101 2004★ NR
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★ NR
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Muppet Music Moments 2004Self★ NR
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Self★ 7.7 -
Self★ 8.8 -
Grover (voice) (archive footage)★ NR -
Yoda (archive footage)★ 7.1 -
Cookie Monster (voice)★ NR -
Muppet Performer★ 7 -
Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)★ 10 -
Self★ 5 -
Self / Yoda★ 6.5 -
Bert / Cookie Monster (credit song) / T-Shirt Salesman / Fat Blue Anything Muppet in Fat Cat (voice) (archive footage)★ 8.5 -
Yoda (voice)★ 6.6 -
I Love Muppets 2002Self★ 6.3 -
Making "The Score" 2001Himself★ NR -
Monsters, Inc. 2001Jeff Fungus (voice)★ 7.8 -
Self★ 7.3 -
Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Sam the Eagle / Animal / Wolf★ NR
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Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)★ 6.4 -
Muppets from Space 1999Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam the Eagle (voice)★ 6.1 -
Yoda (voice)★ 6.6 -
Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Animal / Sam the Eagle★ 7 -
Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Animal / Sam the Eagle★ 6 -
CinderElmo 1999Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)★ 6 -
Self★ 5 -
Grover (voice)★ NR -
Grover / Cookie Monster / Bert (voice)★ 5.8 -
Blues Brothers 2000 1998Warden★ 5.3 -
Bert (voice)★ 6.7 -
Bert ("Naptime") (voice)★ 6 -
Cookie Monster (voice)★ 5.9 -
Muppets Tonight 1996Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / George the Janitor★ 7.5 -
Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Sam the Eagle / Animal (voice)★ 6.7 -
Cookie Monster / Green (voice) (archive footage)★ 6 -
Cookie Monster★ NR -
Self / Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear★ 7.3 -
Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear (voice)★ 6.9 -
Bert / Grover (archive footage)★ 7 -
Grover★ 7.3 -
Miss Piggy★ 6
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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)★ 7.4 -
Man putting money into donation bucket (uncredited)★ 6.8 -
Innocent Blood 1992Pathologist★ 6.2 -
Muppet*Vision 3D 1991Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Sam the Eagle / Construction Worker (voice)★ 10 -
Self / Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Bert / Sam the Eagle (voice)★ 7 -
Miss Piggy (voice)★ 6 -
★ 10 -
Self★ 10 -
Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal (voice)★ 6.6 -
★ 6 -
Cookie Monster (voice) / Grover (voice) / Clancy (voice)★ 6 -
Miss Piggy★ NR -
Self★ 10 -
Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear★ NR -
The Jim Henson Hour 1989★ 8.8 -
Miss Piggy (voice)★ 9.3 -
Muppet Performer★ 6 -
Bert★ NR -
Fozzie Bear (voice)★ 6 -
Miss Piggy / Fozzy Bear / Animal / Sam the Eagle / Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster★ 7 -
★ NR -
Labyrinth 1986The Wiseman★ 7.3 -
Cookie Monster/Bert/Grover/Princess Penelope (voice)★ NR -
Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Sam the Eagle / Bert / Animal / Grover / Cookie Monster / Marvin Suggs (voice)★ 7.5 -
Bert / Grover (Bedtime Stories and Songs) / Cookie Monster (Bedtime Stories and Songs) / Tallest and Smallest People (Bedtime Stories & Songs) (voice)★ NR -
Spies Like Us 1985Test Monitor★ 6.2 -
Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear (voice)★ NR
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★ 8.3 -
Follow That Bird 1985Cookie Monster / Bert / Grover / Additional Muppets (voice)★ 6.3 -
Muppet Treasures 1985Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Animal★ NR -
The Muppet Revue 1985Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy (voice)★ NR -
Miss Piggy (voice)★ 6.7 -
Miss Piggy (voice)★ NR -
Miss Piggy / Fozzie / Animal / Bert / Cookie Monster / Ocean Breeze Soap Board Member / Sam the Eagle (voice)★ 6.6 -
Frank Oz (self)★ 6.7 -
Self★ 8.5 -
Bert / Cookie Monster / Grover (voice)★ 6.5 -
Trading Places 1983Corrupt Cop★ 7.2 -
Big Bird in China 1983Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)★ 5.8 -
Return of the Jedi 1983Yoda (voice)★ 7.9 -
Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Gramps (voice)★ 6.8 -
Self★ 6.6 -
Muppet Breakthrough 1983Grump★ NR
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The Dark Crystal 1982Aughra, a Keeper of Secrets / Chamberlain★ 7.1 -
Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal (voice)★ 8.5 -
I Love Liberty 1982Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear (voice)★ NR -
Night of 100 Stars 1982Miss Piggy (voice)★ 6.7 -
Return of the Ewok 1982Yoda (voice)★ 6.3 -
Of Muppets & Men 1981Self★ 8 -
Muppet Side Splitter 1981Grump (voice)★ NR -
Mr. Collins★ 7.4 -
Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Sam the Eagle / Animal (voice)★ 6.9 -
Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam Eagle★ 7.2 -
Yoda★ 8.6 -
The Blues Brothers 1980Corrections Officer★ 7.7 -
Yoda (Voice)★ 8.4 -
Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal (voice)★ 7 -
The Muppet Movie 1979Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam the Eagle / Doc Hopper's Men / Marvin Suggs / Swedish Chef (hands) / Motorcycle Guy (voice)★ 7.2 -
Various Muppets★ 6.3 -
Grover / Cookie Monster / Bert (archive footage)★ NR -
Self / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam Eagle (voice)★ NR -
Grump★ NR
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Meal Break 1979Grump★ NR
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Grump Critic 1979Grump★ NR
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Muppet Breaker Upper 1979Grump / Quongo★ NR
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Muppet Gimme a Break 1979Grump★ NR
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Bert / Cookie Monster / Grover (voice)★ 7.4 -
Hip Hip Parade! 1978Fozzie Bear★ NR -
Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear★ 7 -
The Vent Event 1978Fozzie Bear★ NR
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Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear★ 6
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Chuck (voice)★ 6.9 -
Grover / Cookie Monster / Bert (voice) (archive footage)★ NR -
The Muppet Show 1976Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam Eagle / Marvin Suggs / George the Janitor (voice)★ 8 -
George the Janitor, Fozzie Bear★ NR
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Muppet Picker Upper 1975Sam the Eagle (voice)★ NR -
Sam the Eagle★ NR -
Sam the Eagle★ NR
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Out to Lunch 1974Bert / Cookie Monster / Grover (voice)★ 6 -
★ 8 -
Rat (voice)★ 6.5 -
Gawain (voice)★ 6.7 -
Great Performances 1971Self★ 5.5 -
Thig / Skippity / Hoppity / Boppity / Snerf (voice)★ 6.3 -
Self★ 8 -
Sesame Street 1969Bert★ 7.1 -
Sesame Unpaved 1969★ NR -
Bert★ NR -
Scoop / Beautiful Day Monster (voice)★ NR -
Hey Cinderella! 1969Stepsister #1 / Splurge (voice)★ 7 -
Self★ NR
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★ NR -
Time Piece 1965Messenger boy★ 7.3 -
The Oscars 1953Self★ 7.1