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Director
Caroll Spinney
Acting
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Directed movies: 0Directed series: 0All crew credits: 1
TMDB ID: 109887
IMDb ID: nm0818973
Known for: Acting
Born: December 26, 1933
Died: December 8, 2019
Age: 85
Place of birth: Waltham, Massachusetts, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1968 - 2022
Years active: 55
Average TMDB rating: 7.06
Wikidata: Q561765
Also known as
Caroll Edwin Spinney • Carroll Spinney • Ed Spinney • Carroll Edwin Spinney • Carrol Spinney • Carrol Edwin Spinney • Carol Spinney • Carol Edwin Spinney • Carol E. Spinney • Carrol E. Spinney • +9 more
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Biography
Caroll Edwin Spinney (sometimes credited as Carroll Spinney or Ed Spinney; December 26, 1933 – December 9, 2019) was an American puppeteer most famous for playing Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch on the children's television show Sesame Street.
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Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Caroll Spinney.
as Big Bird (voice)
The Muppet Movie
1979 • Movie
as Self
Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey
2011 • Movie
as Dog in Pound (uncredited)
Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey
1993 • Movie
as Oscar the Grouch (voice)
The Great Muppet Caper
1981 • Movie
as Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)
A Muppet Family Christmas
1987 • Movie
as Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch / Bruno the Trashman (voice)
Follow That Bird
1985 • Movie
as Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland
1999 • Movie
as Oscar the Grouch (voice)
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
2009 • Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Caroll Spinney.
as Big Bird • 1 eps
The West Wing
1999 • Series
as Oscar the Grouch (voice) • 1 eps
Scrubs
2001 • Series
as Big Bird • 1 eps
The Muppet Show
1976 • Series
as Big Bird • 3537 eps
Sesame Street
1969 • Series
as Big Bird (uncredited) • 1 eps
The Colbert Report
2005 • Series
as Oscar the Grouch (voice) • 1 eps
Portlandia
2011 • Series
as Self - Cameo (uncredited) • 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
1975 • Series
as Big Bird (archive footage) • 1 eps
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 • Series
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Caroll Spinney.
as Oscar the Grouch (voice)
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
2009 • Movie
as Dog in Pound (uncredited)
Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey
1993 • Movie
as Big Bird (voice)
The Muppet Movie
1979 • Movie
as Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)
A Special Sesame Street Christmas
1978 • Movie
as Oscar the Grouch (voice)
The Great Muppet Caper
1981 • Movie
as Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)
Elmo's Christmas Countdown
2007 • Movie
as Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch
Sesame Street: Kid's Guide to Life: Learning to Share
1996 • Movie
as Self / Big Bird (archive footage)
The World of Jim Henson
1994 • Movie
as Big Bird
Night of 100 Stars II
1985 • Movie
as Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)
A Muppet Family Christmas
1987 • Movie
as Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch
Sesame Street 1986 Wrap Party
Movie
as Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland
1999 • Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Caroll Spinney.
as Big Bird • 3537 eps
Sesame Street
1969 • Series
as Big Bird (archive footage) • 1 eps
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 • Series
as Big Bird (uncredited) • 1 eps
The Colbert Report
2005 • Series
as Self - Cameo (uncredited) • 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
1975 • Series
as Big Bird • 1 eps
The West Wing
1999 • Series
as Oscar the Grouch (voice) • 1 eps
Scrubs
2001 • Series
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
The Dick Cavett Show
1968 • Series
as Oscar the Grouch (voice) • 1 eps
Portlandia
2011 • Series
as Big Bird • 1 eps
The Muppet Show
1976 • Series
67 eps
Sesame Unpaved
1999 • Series
as Oscar the Grouch • 7 eps
1 vs. 100
2006 • Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Caroll Spinney.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Caroll Spinney.
as Big Bird (voice) / Oscar the Grouch (voice)
Jerry Nelson: A Celebratory Birthday Animatic
2022 • Movie
as Self
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
2021 • Movie
as Self / Big Bird
Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration
2019 • Movie
as Big Bird
Sesame Street: 50 Years and Counting
2019 • Movie
as Self
Mister Rogers: It's You I Like
2018 • Movie
as Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)
Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas
2016 • Movie
as Self - Muppet Performer
In Their Own Words: Jim Henson
2015 • Movie
as Big Bird/Oscar
Sesame Street: Play All Day with Elmo!
2015 • Movie
as Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch / Self
I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story
2015 • Movie
as Self
Drew: The Man Behind the Poster
2013 • Movie
as Big Bird
Sesame Street: Elmo's Magic Numbers
2012 • Movie
as Big Bird (voice)
Sesame Street: Singing with the Stars
2012 • Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Caroll Spinney.
as Big Bird (archive footage) • 1 eps
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 • Series
as Oscar the Grouch (voice) • 1 eps
Portlandia
2011 • Series
as Oscar the Grouch • 7 eps
1 vs. 100
2006 • Series
as Big Bird (uncredited) • 1 eps
The Colbert Report
2005 • Series
as Oscar the Grouch (voice) • 1 eps
Scrubs
2001 • Series
as Big Bird • 1 eps
The West Wing
1999 • Series
67 eps
Sesame Unpaved
1999 • Series
1 eps
Presenting Susan Anton
1979 • Series
as Big Bird • 1 eps
The Muppet Show
1976 • Series
as Self - Cameo (uncredited) • 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
1975 • Series
as Big Bird • 3537 eps
Sesame Street
1969 • Series
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
The Dick Cavett Show
1968 • Series