Acting credits
92
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Martin P. Robinson
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 86Series: 7Crew credits: 1
TMDB ID: 226789
IMDb ID: nm0732896
Known for: Acting
Born: March 9, 1954
Age: 72
Place of birth: Dearborn, Michigan, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1969 - 2026
Years active: 58
Average TMDB rating: 6.95
Wikidata: Q2648580
Also known as
Marty Robinson • Martin Robinson
Other jobs
Director (1)
Biography
Martin P. Robinson (born March 9, 1954) is a puppeteer for the Jim Henson Company. He originally built, designed, and performed the puppets for Little Shop of Horrors. He is perhaps best known for his work on Sesame Street. He has performed the characters of Telly Monster, Slimey the Worm, Mr. Snuffleupagus, and Tony The Turtle on the show for more than 20 years. He also performed the character Riff on Allegra's Window, and was an animatronic puppeteer for Leonardo in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. He is the puppeteer responsible for training the puppeteers on Sesame Tree. He was born on March 9, 1954 in Dearborn, Michigan. Graduated from Brookfield East High School, in Brookfield, Wisconsin, suburb of Milwaukee. He was married to Annie Evans on August 9, 2008 on the set of Sesame Street, in the Kaufman Astoria Studios in Queens, NY.
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Martin P. Robinson.
as Supporting Muppet Performer
The Muppet Show
2026 • Movie
as Mr. Snuffleupagus / Telly Monster
Cookie Monster's Bake Sale: Back to School
2024 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Jim Henson Idea Man
2024 • Movie
as Sesame Street Puppet Performer / Puppet Captain
Oscar's Handmade Halloween
2023 • Movie
as Telly Monster
Elmo's Mindfulness Spectacular
2023 • Movie
as Telly Monster (voice)
Jerry Nelson: A Celebratory Birthday Animatic
2022 • Movie
as Self
Sesame Street: 50 Years of Sunny Days
2021 • Movie
as Telly Monster (voice)
Sesame Street: Elmo's Playdate
2020 • Movie
When You Wish Upon a Pickle: A Sesame Street Special
2018 • Movie
as Hot Pink Muppet Elf (voice)
Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas
2016 • Movie
Director
The Adventures of Liverwurst Girl
2015 • Movie
as Telly
Sesame Street: M is for Mystery
2014 • Movie
as Fluffy
Sesame Street: Elmo's Magic Numbers
2012 • Movie
Sesame Street: Singing with the Stars
2012 • Movie
as Self
Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey
2011 • Movie
as Telly (voice)
Sesame Street: Elmo's Shape Adventure
2011 • Movie
Sesame Street: Wild Words and Outdoor Adventures
2011 • Movie
as Telly Monster
Sesame Street: The Best Pet in the World
2010 • Movie
Sesame Street: Elmo and Friends: The Letter Quest and Other Magical Tales
2009 • Movie
as Telly Monster (voice)
Sesame Street: Bedtime with Elmo
2009 • Movie
as Telly (voice)
Sesame Street: Being Green
2009 • Movie
as Sweetums / Additional Muppets (voice)
A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa
2008 • Movie
as Additional Muppet Performer (voice)
Sesame Street: Abby in Wonderland
2008 • Movie
as Slimey
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Summer Vacation
2008 • Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Martin P. Robinson.
as Octopus Puppeteer #1 • 1 eps
Law & Order: Organized Crime
2021 • Series
as Mr. Primm (voice) • 40 eps
Helpsters
2019 • Series
67 eps
Sesame Unpaved
1999 • Series
1 eps
The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss
1996 • Series
4 eps
Allegra's Window
1994 • Series
132 eps
Spitting Image
1984 • Series
as Telly Monster / Aloysius Snuffleupagus / Irvine / Slimey (voice) • 3550 eps
Sesame Street
1969 • Series