Acting credits
58
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Bill Barretta
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 43Series: 15Crew credits: 11
TMDB ID: 64182
IMDb ID: nm0057321
Known for: Acting
Born: June 19, 1964
Age: 62
Place of birth: Yardley, Pennsylvania, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1994 - 2026
Years active: 33
Average TMDB rating: 6.53
Wikidata: Q2272355
Other jobs
Co-Producer (3)Executive Producer (3)Director (2)ADR & Dubbing (1)Consulting Producer (1)Creator (1)
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Bill Barretta has been performing with the Muppets since 1991, when he performed the body of family father Earl Sinclair on Dinosaurs. He later developed several new characters on Muppets Tonight, including Pepe the King Prawn, Johnny Fiama and Bobo the Bear. Along with having his own Muppet characters, Bill has taken over several of Jim Henson's roles, such as Dr. Teeth, Rowlf the Dog, Mahna Mahna and Swedish Chef, and briefly took over Jerry Nelson's role of Lew Zealand. In addition, Bill has produced two of the Muppets' television movies, It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie and The Muppets' Wizard of Oz. Bill also provides additional voices on Kim Possible. He is a native of Yardley, Pennsylvania. .
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Bill Barretta.
as Additional Voices (voice)
Hoppers
2026 • Movie
as Rowlf the Dog / Dr. Teeth / Swedish Chef / Pepé the King Prawn (voice)
The Muppet Show
2026 • Movie
as Nat Nerd
Garbage Pail Kids in Mad Mike: Fury Load
2022 • Movie
as Dr. Teeth (voice)
Dear Earth
2021 • Movie
as Pepe / Rowlf / Dr. Teeth / The Swedish Chef
Muppets Haunted Mansion
2021 • Movie
as Self
Muppet Guys Talking: A Special Conversation to Honor Jim Henson
2020 • Movie
as Mr. Frumpus (voice)
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend
2020 • Movie
as The Muppets Puppeteer
The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II
2020 • Movie
as Phil Philips / Junkyard / Boar (voice)
The Happytime Murders
2018 • Movie
as Self
Muppet Guys Talking: Secrets Behind the Show the Whole World Watched
2017 • Movie
as Pepe the King Prawn / Rowlf the Dog / Dr. Teeth / The Swedish Chef / Bobo the Bear / Big Mean Carl / Baby Boss / Carlo Flamingo / Leprechaun Security Guard (voice)
Muppets Most Wanted
2014 • Movie
as The Swedish Chef
Food Fight! | Muppisode
2013 • Movie
as Pepe, The Swedish Chef, Rowlf, Dr. Teeth, Bobo, Big Mean Carl
Lady Gaga & the Muppets Holiday Spectacular
2013 • Movie
as Pepe / Swedish Chef (voice)
The Muppets All-Star Comedy Gala
2012 • Movie
as Swedish Chef / Rowlf / Teeth / Pepe / Bobo / Muppet Gary (voice)
The Muppets
2011 • Movie
as Self
Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey
2011 • Movie
as The Swedish Chef
The Muppets: Pöpcørn | Recipes with The Swedish Chef
2010 • Movie
as Louie
Sesame Street: When Families Grieve
2010 • Movie
as The Swedish Chef
The Muppets: Ringing of the Bells
2009 • Movie
as Louie (voice)
Sesame Street: Bedtime with Elmo
2009 • Movie
as Pepe the Prawn / Swedish Chef / Rowlf / Dr. Teeth / Bobo the Bear / Husband Pigeon (voice)
A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa
2008 • Movie
as Dr. Teeth / Pepe the King Prawn / Swedish Chef (voice)
The Muppets - Studio DC - Almost Live
2008 • Movie
as Louie
Sesame Street: Count on Sports
2008 • Movie
as Bobby Vegan
Tinseltown
2007 • Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Bill Barretta.
as (voice) • 1 eps
Universal Basic Guys
2024 • Series
as Dr. Teeth (voice) • 10 eps
The Muppets Mayhem
2023 • Series
as Pepe the King Prawn (voice) • 6 eps
Muppets Now
2020 • Series
as Dr. Teeth (voice) • 1 eps
Muppet Babies
2018 • Series
as Pepe the King Prawn / Dr. Teeth / Rowlf / Bobo the Bear (voice) • 2 eps
The Muppets
2015 • Series
as Rowlf • 41 eps
Muppet Moments
2015 • Series
as Lonny Dufrene / Mr. Frumpus • 2 eps
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
2015 • Series
as The Swedish Chef, Pepe the King Prawn, Dr. Teeth, Rowlf the Dog, Bobo the Bear • 2 eps
Studio DC: Almost Live
2008 • Series
as Pepe the King Prawn / Rowlf / Johnny Fiama / The Swedish Chef / Bobo the Bear (Episodes 1-8) • 35 eps
Statler and Waldorf: From the Balcony
2005 • Series
as Jilly from Jersey (voice) • 1 eps
Kim Possible
2002 • Series
as Thunderdell • 2 eps
Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story
2001 • Series
as Strega Nona • 26 eps
Telling Stories with Tomie dePaola
2001 • Series
1 eps
The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss
1996 • Series
as Pepé / Bobo / Johnny Fiama / Clueless / Carl / Snookie / Howard • 34 eps
Muppets Tonight
1996 • Series
65 eps
Jim Henson's Animal Show with Stinky and Jake
1994 • Series