Acting credits
172
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Frank Oz
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
2.5
Moderate attention
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Movies: 165Series: 24Crew credits: 26
TMDB ID: 7908
IMDb ID: nm0000568
Known for: Acting
Born: May 25, 1944
Age: 82
Place of birth: Hereford, Herefordshire, England, UK
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1953 - 2025
Years active: 73
Average TMDB rating: 7.01
Wikidata: Q311319
Also known as
Фрэнк Оз • فرانک اوز • Richard Frank Oznowicz
Other jobs
Director (15)Executive Producer (3)Creative Consultant (2)Producer (2)Director of Photography (1)Original Film Writer (1)Screenplay (1)Thanks (1)
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.
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Frank Oz.
Original Film Writer
The Muppets Take Scripthatten
2025 • Movie
as Fozzie
fozzie descuido venga la alegría
2025 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
The Muppet Script
2025 • Movie
as Mind Cop Dave (voice)
Inside Out 2
2024 • Movie
as Self
Jim Henson Idea Man
2024 • Movie
Executive Producer
S.P.I.C.
2023 • Movie
Executive Producer
Fuzzy Head
2023 • Movie
as Grover (voice) / Cookie Monster (voice) / others (voice)
Jerry Nelson: A Celebratory Birthday Animatic
2022 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
2021 • Movie
as Dante
Echoes of Violence
2021 • Movie
Director
Derek DelGaudio's In & of Itself
2020 • Movie
as Self
Muppet Guys Talking: A Special Conversation to Honor Jim Henson
2020 • Movie
as Yoda (voice)
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
2019 • Movie
as Alan Stevens
Knives Out
2019 • Movie
as Grover / Cookie Monster / Various Characters
Sesame Street: 50 Years and Counting
2019 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Howard
2018 • Movie
as Self
The Director and the Jedi
2018 • Movie
as Yoda (voice)
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
2017 • Movie
as Self
Muppet Guys Talking: Secrets Behind the Show the Whole World Watched
2017 • Movie
as Yoda (archive sound) (uncredited)
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
2015 • Movie
as Cookie Monster (voice)
The Great Gilly Hopkins
2015 • Movie
as Self - Friend & Muppet Performer
In Their Own Words: Jim Henson
2015 • Movie
Sesame Street: Play All Day with Elmo!
2015 • Movie
as Subconscious Guard Dave (voice)
Inside Out
2015 • Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Frank Oz.
as Self - Honoree • 1 eps
Disney Legends Award Ceremony
2024 • Series
as Self - Director • 1 eps
STEVE! (martin) a documentary in 2 pieces
2024 • Series
as Self - Yoda Puppeteer (archive footage) • 1 eps
LIGHT & MAGIC
2022 • Series
as Yoda (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited) • 1 eps
Obi-Wan Kenobi
2022 • Series
as Yoda (voice) • 10 eps
Jedi Temple Challenge
2020 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
In Their Own Words
2015 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
2015 • Series
as Yoda (voice) • 2 eps
Star Wars Rebels
2014 • Series
Director • 1 eps
Leverage
2008 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Kulturplatz
2004 • Series
26 eps
Sesame Street: Play with Me Sesame
2002 • Series
67 eps
Sesame Unpaved
1999 • Series
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / George the Janitor • 34 eps
Muppets Tonight
1996 • Series
as Fozzie Bear (voice) • 1 eps
The Jim Henson Hour
1989 • Series
13 eps
Jim Henson's Little Muppet Monsters
1985 • Series
as Miss Piggy • 1 eps
An Audience with...
1978 • Series
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam Eagle / Marvin Suggs / George the Janitor (voice) • 120 eps
The Muppet Show
1976 • Series
as The Mighty Favog (voice) • 10 eps
Saturday Night Live
1975 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Great Performances
1971 • Series
as Bert • 3551 eps
Sesame Street
1969 • Series
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
The Dick Cavett Show
1968 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 • Series
as Miss Piggy (voice) • 1 eps
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
The Oscars
1953 • Series