---
name: "Frank Oz"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/frank-oz"
fi1m_id: "frank-oz"
imdb_id: "nm0000568"
tmdb_id: 7908
wikidata_id: "Q311319"
roles: ["Actor","Director"]
born: "25 May 1944"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 19
average_fi1m_score: 74
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 17
updated: "2026-10-04T19:02:41.257531+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Frank Oz

## Identity

Frank Oz

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/frank-oz
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** frank-oz
- **IMDb ID:** nm0000568
- **TMDB ID:** 7908
- **Wikidata ID:** Q311319
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Oz, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q311319, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000568/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/7908

Actor and director. Born 25 May 1944 in Hereford, Herefordshire, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor, Director
- **Born:** 25 May 1944, Hereford, Herefordshire, England, UK
- **Active:** 1979–present
- **Also known as:** Фрэнк Оз, فرانک اوز, Richard Frank Oznowicz
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 19: 17 acting, 2 directing
- **Frequently works with:** [Dave Goelz](https://film.one/person/dave-goelz.md), [George Lucas](https://film.one/person/george-lucas.md), [Anthony Daniels](https://film.one/person/anthony-daniels.md), [Billy Dee Williams](https://film.one/person/billy-dee-williams.md), [Carrie Fisher](https://film.one/person/carrie-fisher.md), [Dan Aykroyd](https://film.one/person/dan-aykroyd.md), [Ewan McGregor](https://film.one/person/ewan-mcgregor.md), [Gary Kurtz](https://film.one/person/gary-kurtz.md)
- **Primetime Emmy Awards:** 1 Emmy (1 won)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 74, as actor, over 17 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1970s 82 (1), 1980s 76 (9), 1990s 62 (2), 2000s 69 (3), 2010s 81 (3), 2020s 68 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 76 to 69 across 15 titles
- **Score spread:** 8 at 80+, 6 at 60–79, 3 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 1 of 11 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Adventure 12, Comedy 10, Action 6, Family 6, Science Fiction 6, Animation 3
- **Screen time:** 33 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $8,866m across 17 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Oz, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q311319, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000568/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/7908

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*The Empire Strikes Back*](https://film.one/film/the-empire-strikes-back.md) (92), [*Monsters, Inc.*](https://film.one/film/monsters-inc.md) (86), [*The Muppet Movie*](https://film.one/film/the-muppet-movie.md) (82), [*Return of the Jedi*](https://film.one/film/return-of-the-jedi.md) (75), [*Muppet Treasure Island*](https://film.one/film/muppet-treasure-island.md) (73), [*Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith*](https://film.one/film/star-wars-episode-iii-revenge-of-the-sith.md) (67), [*Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones*](https://film.one/film/star-wars-episode-ii-attack-of-the-clones.md) (54), [*Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace*](https://film.one/film/star-wars-episode-i-the-phantom-menace.md) (52)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Trading Places*](https://film.one/film/trading-places.md) (80), [*An American Werewolf in London*](https://film.one/film/an-american-werewolf-in-london.md) (80)
- **Peacock:** [*The Dark Crystal*](https://film.one/film/the-dark-crystal.md) (78)
- **The Roku Channel:** [*Spies Like Us*](https://film.one/film/spies-like-us.md) (47)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Fi1m on Frank Oz

> Frank Oz makes a puppet feel like someone the other actors have to deal with. His voices are distinctive, but we rate him most for the movement and personality that make those characters seem alive.

Yoda’s peculiar word order is only part of the performance. In *The Empire Strikes Back* (1980), Frank Oz gives the puppet enough responsive movement to make him a credible partner for the human actors. We warmed to him because he seemed alive in their company, with no allowance needed for how he was made. Oz also helped shape the speech, proposing that George Lucas extend the inverted syntax throughout Yoda’s dialogue.

That attention to the whole character runs through his work with Jim Henson on the Muppets and *Sesame Street*, and through his performance as Miss Piggy. The voice and the manipulation have to suggest the same person, without asking us to admire the operator. He began directing with a shared credit on *The Dark Crystal* (1982), followed by his first solo feature, *The Muppets Take Manhattan* (1984). *Little Shop of Horrors* (1986) put that practical puppetry knowledge to work in musical staging.

*Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace* (1999) is a less persuasive reason to seek him out. Oz returns as Yoda’s voice, but George Lucas’s film spends too much time explaining itself and too little making its conversations worth hearing. The action has considerably more life, and John Williams’s music helps, yet neither solves the stiffness of the dialogue. We would not recommend it simply for another encounter with the character: affection for an actor should not oblige us to sit patiently through everything around him.

*Monsters, Inc.* (2001), in which he voices Jeff Fungus, is an easier recommendation, though the chief pleasure belongs to John Goodman and Billy Crystal. Their friendship gives the jokes warmth, and the affection is unforced. Some supporting characters need more attention, so the film offers less room to appreciate its smaller contributions than we might wish. Oz is part of a comedy we recommend warmly, rather than the reason we recommend it. Start with *The Empire Strikes Back* if it is his acting you want to understand, with the voice and the physical performance working together.

## Biography

Frank Oz (born Frank Richard Oznowicz on 25 May 1944) is a British-born American actor, puppeteer and director. He was born in Hereford, Herefordshire, England, and later moved to the United States.

Oz is known for performing Miss Piggy and Fozzie Bear on The Muppet Show and for voicing and operating Yoda in the Star Wars franchise, including *Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace* (1999). He has also provided voices for characters in films such as *Monsters, Inc.* (2001), *Inside Out* (2015) and *Knives Out* (2019).

As a director, his credits include *Little Shop of Horrors* (1986) and *Dirty Rotten Scoundrels* (1988).

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org, starwars.fandom.com.*

## On Fi1m (19)

### Performed in (17) — the average rests on these

- *Inside Out 2* (2024), Fi1m 68, as Mind Cop Dave (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/inside-out-2.md)
- *Knives Out* (2019), Fi1m 81, as Alan Stevens — [page](https://film.one/film/knives-out.md)
- *Star Wars: The Last Jedi* (2017), Fi1m 76, as Yoda (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/star-wars-the-last-jedi.md)
- *Inside Out* (2015), Fi1m 87, as Subconscious Guard Dave (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/inside-out.md)
- *Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith* (2005), Fi1m 67, as Yoda (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/star-wars-episode-iii-revenge-of-the-sith.md)
- *Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones* (2002), Fi1m 54, as Yoda (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/star-wars-episode-ii-attack-of-the-clones.md)
- *Monsters, Inc.* (2001), Fi1m 86, as Jeff Fungus (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/monsters-inc.md)
- *Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace* (1999), Fi1m 52, as Yoda (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/star-wars-episode-i-the-phantom-menace.md)
- *Muppet Treasure Island* (1996), Fi1m 73, as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Sam the Eagle / Animal (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/muppet-treasure-island.md)
- *Labyrinth* (1986), Fi1m 74, as The Wiseman — [page](https://film.one/film/labyrinth.md)
- *Spies Like Us* (1985), Fi1m 47, as Test Monitor — [page](https://film.one/film/spies-like-us.md)
- *Return of the Jedi* (1983), Fi1m 75, as Yoda (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/return-of-the-jedi.md)
- *Trading Places* (1983), Fi1m 80, as Corrupt Cop — [page](https://film.one/film/trading-places.md)
- *An American Werewolf in London* (1981), Fi1m 80, as Mr. Collins — [page](https://film.one/film/an-american-werewolf-in-london.md)
- *The Blues Brothers* (1980), Fi1m 81, as Corrections Officer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-blues-brothers.md)
- *The Empire Strikes Back* (1980), Fi1m 92, as Yoda (Voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/the-empire-strikes-back.md)
- *The Muppet Movie* (1979), Fi1m 82, as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam the Eagle / Doc Hopper's Men / Marvin Suggs / Swedish Chef (hands) / Motorcycle Guy (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/the-muppet-movie.md)

### Directed (2)

- *Little Shop of Horrors* (1986), Fi1m 76, Director — [page](https://film.one/film/little-shop-of-horrors.md)
- *The Dark Crystal* (1982), Fi1m 78, as Aughra, a Keeper of Secrets / Chamberlain — [page](https://film.one/film/the-dark-crystal.md)

## Complete filmography (166)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Muppets Take Scripthatten* (2025), Original Film Writer
- *fozzie descuido venga la alegría* (2025), as Fozzie
- *Inside Out 2* (2024), as Mind Cop Dave (voice) — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/inside-out-2.md)
- *S.P.I.C.* (2023), Executive Producer
- *Fuzzy Head* (2023), Executive Producer
- *Jerry Nelson: A Celebratory Birthday Animatic* (2022), as Grover (voice) / Cookie Monster (voice) / others (voice)
- *Obi-Wan Kenobi* (2022), series, as Yoda (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)
- *Echoes of Violence* (2021), as Dante
- *Derek DelGaudio's In & of Itself* (2020), Director
- *Muppet Guys Talking: A Special Conversation to Honor Jim Henson* (2020), Director
- *Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker* (2019), as Yoda (voice) — Fi1m 50, [page](https://film.one/film/star-wars-the-rise-of-skywalker.md)
- *Knives Out* (2019), as Alan Stevens — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/knives-out.md)
- *Sesame Street: 50 Years and Counting* (2019), as Grover / Cookie Monster / Various Characters
- *Star Wars: The Last Jedi* (2017), as Yoda (voice) — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/star-wars-the-last-jedi.md)
- *Muppet Guys Talking: Secrets Behind the Show the Whole World Watched* (2017), Director
- *Star Wars: The Force Awakens* (2015), as Yoda (archive sound) (uncredited) — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/star-wars-the-force-awakens.md)
- *The Great Gilly Hopkins* (2015), as Cookie Monster (voice)
- *Sesame Street: Play All Day with Elmo!* (2015), Actor
- *Inside Out* (2015), as Subconscious Guard Dave (voice) — Fi1m 87, [page](https://film.one/film/inside-out.md)
- *Star Wars Rebels* (2014), series, as Yoda (voice)
- *Jim Henson: Behind the Seams* (2014), Actor
- *Jim Henson: His Sesame Street Story* (2009), Actor
- *Jim Henson's Tales from Muppetland* (2009), Actor
- *Leverage* (2008), series, Director
- *Death at a Funeral* (2007), Director
- *A Sesame Street Christmas Carol* (2006), as Bert (voice) (archive footage)
- *Sesame Street: Elmo's Potty Time* (2006), as Grover (voice)
- *The Sound of the Squid* (2006), as Squid
- *Zathura: A Space Adventure* (2005), as Robot (voice)
- *Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith* (2005), as Yoda (voice) — Fi1m 67, [page](https://film.one/film/star-wars-episode-iii-revenge-of-the-sith.md)
- *Muppet History 101* (2004), Actor
- *Jim Henson: Commercials and Experiments* (2004), Actor
- *Sesame Street: A Celebration of Me, Grover* (2004), as Grover (voice) (archive footage)
- *The Story of Star Wars* (2004), as Yoda (archive footage)
- *The Stepford Wives* (2004), Director
- *Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On!* (2004), as Cookie Monster / Bert / Grover (voice)
- *Sesame Street: Cookie Monster's Best Bites* (2004), as Cookie Monster (voice)
- *Muppets Magic from 'The Ed Sullivan Show!'* (2003), as Muppet Performer
- *Sesame Street: Let's Eat! Funny Food Songs* (2003), as Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)
- *The Funkhousers* (2002), series, Director
- *Sesame Street: Bert & Ernie's Word Play* (2002), as Bert / Cookie Monster (credit song) / T-Shirt Salesman / Fat Blue Anything Muppet in Fat Cat (voice) (archive footage)
- *Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones* (2002), as Yoda (voice) — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/star-wars-episode-ii-attack-of-the-clones.md)
- *Sesame Street: Play with Me Sesame* (2002), series, Actor
- *Monsters, Inc.* (2001), as Jeff Fungus (voice) — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/monsters-inc.md)
- *The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 3* (2001), as Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Sam the Eagle / Animal / Wolf
- *The Score* (2001), Director
- *Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Flowers, Bananas & More!* (2000), as Prince Charming (voice)
- *The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland* (1999), as Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)
- *Bowfinger* (1999), Director
- *Muppets from Space* (1999), as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam the Eagle (voice)
- *Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace* (1999), as Yoda (voice) — Fi1m 52, [page](https://film.one/film/star-wars-episode-i-the-phantom-menace.md)
- *The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 2* (1999), as Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Animal / Sam the Eagle
- *The Very Best of the Muppet Show* (1999), as Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Animal / Sam the Eagle
- *Sesame Unpaved* (1999), series, Actor
- *CinderElmo* (1999), as Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)
- *The Best of Kermit on Sesame Street* (1998), as Grover (voice)
- *Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!* (1998), as Grover / Cookie Monster / Bert (voice)
- *Blues Brothers 2000* (1998), as Warden
- *Eye of God* (1997), Thanks
- *In & Out* (1997), Director
- *Sesame Street: Elmo Says BOO!* (1997), as Bert (voice)
- *Sesame Street: Quiet Time* (1997), as Bert ("Naptime") (voice)
- *Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas* (1996), as Cookie Monster (voice)
- *Muppets Tonight* (1996), series, as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / George the Janitor
- *Muppet Treasure Island* (1996), as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Sam the Eagle / Animal (voice) · Producer — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/muppet-treasure-island.md)
- *Sesame Street: Do the Alphabet* (1996), as Cookie Monster / Green (voice) (archive footage)
- *Sesame Street: Kid's Guide to Life: Learning to Share* (1996), as Cookie Monster
- *Orson Welles: The One-Man Band* (1995), Actor
- *The Indian in the Cupboard* (1995), Director
- *Return of the Ewok* (1994), as Yoda
- *Muppet Classic Theater* (1994), as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear (voice)
- *Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!* (1994), as Bert / Grover (archive footage)
- *Sesame Street Stays Up Late!* (1993), as Bert/Grover/Cookie Monster/Uncle Hank(voice)
- *Sesame Street's 25th Birthday: A Musical Celebration* (1993), as Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)
- *Sesame Street: 25 Wonderful Years: A Musical Celebration!* (1993), as Grover
- *Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show'* (1992), as Miss Piggy
- *The Muppet Christmas Carol* (1992), as 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) · Executive Producer
- *Home Alone 2: Lost in New York* (1992), as Man Putting Money into Donation Bucket (uncredited) — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/film/home-alone-2-lost-in-new-york.md)
- *Innocent Blood* (1992), as Pathologist
- *Getting Ready to Read* (1992), as Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)
- *Housesitter* (1992), Director
- *What About Bob?* (1991), Director
- *Sesame Street: Elmo's Sing-Along Guessing Game* (1991), as Grover(voice)
- *Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Celebration* (1990), as Miss Piggy (voice)
- *Jim Henson's Memorial Service* (1990), Actor
- *The Muppets at Walt Disney World* (1990), as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal (voice)
- *Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!* (1990), as (archive footage) (voice)
- *Sesame Street: Monster Hits!* (1990), as Cookie Monster (voice) / Grover (voice) / Clancy (voice)
- *50 Years of Television: A Golden Celebration* (1989), as Miss Piggy
- *Miss Piggy's Hollywood* (1989), as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear
- *The Jim Henson Hour* (1989), series, as Fozzie Bear (voice), Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear (voice)
- *Dirty Rotten Scoundrels* (1988), Director
- *Free to Be... a Family* (1988), as Miss Piggy (voice)
- *Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie* (1988), as Bert/Grover/Cookie Monster (voice)
- *The Best of Ernie and Bert* (1988), as Bert
- *Hey, You're as Funny as Fozzie Bear* (1988), as Fozzie Bear (voice)
- *A Muppet Family Christmas* (1987), as Miss Piggy / Fozzy Bear / Animal / Sam the Eagle / Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster
- *Sesame Street: Sing Along* (1987), Actor
- *Little Shop of Horrors* (1986), Director — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/little-shop-of-horrors.md)
- *Labyrinth* (1986), as The Wiseman — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/labyrinth.md)
- *Sesame Street: Learning About Letters* (1986), as Cookie Monster/Bert/Grover/Princess Penelope (voice)
- *The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years* (1986), as Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Sam the Eagle / Bert / Animal / Grover / Cookie Monster / Marvin Suggs (voice)
- *Sesame Street: Learning About Numbers* (1986), as Grover / Fat Blue Tarnish Brother (voice)
- *Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & Stories* (1986), as Bert / Grover (Bedtime Stories and Songs) / Cookie Monster (Bedtime Stories and Songs) / Tallest and Smallest People (Bedtime Stories & Songs) (voice)
- *Spies Like Us* (1985), as Test Monitor — Fi1m 47, [page](https://film.one/film/spies-like-us.md)
- *Muppet Video: Rowlf's Rhapsodies with the Muppets* (1985), as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear (voice)
- *Jim Henson's Little Muppet Monsters* (1985), series, Actor
- *Follow That Bird* (1985), as Cookie Monster / Bert / Grover / Additional Muppets (voice)
- *Muppet Treasures* (1985), as Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Animal
- *Muppet Video: The Kermit and Piggy Story* (1985), as Miss Piggy (voice)
- *The Muppet Revue* (1985), as Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy (voice)
- *Muppet Perk-Up* (1985), as Grump (voice)
- *Children's Songs and Stories with the Muppets* (1985), as Miss Piggy (voice)
- *The Muppets Take Manhattan* (1984), as Miss Piggy / Fozzie / Animal / Bert / Cookie Monster / Ocean Breeze Soap Board Member / Sam the Eagle (voice) · Screenplay, Director
- *Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art* (1983), as Bert / Cookie Monster / Grover (voice)
- *Trading Places* (1983), as Corrupt Cop — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/trading-places.md)
- *Big Bird in China* (1983), as Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)
- *Return of the Jedi* (1983), as Yoda (voice) — Fi1m 75, [page](https://film.one/film/return-of-the-jedi.md)
- *Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and the Muppets* (1983), as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Gramps (voice)
- *Muppet Breakthrough* (1983), as Grump
- *The Dark Crystal* (1982), as Aughra, a Keeper of Secrets / Chamberlain · Director — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/the-dark-crystal.md)
- *The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show* (1982), as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal (voice)
- *I Love Liberty* (1982), as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear (voice)
- *Night of 100 Stars* (1982), as Miss Piggy (voice)
- *Muppet Side Splitter* (1981), as Grump (voice)
- *An American Werewolf in London* (1981), as Mr. Collins — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/an-american-werewolf-in-london.md)
- *The Great Muppet Caper* (1981), as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam the Eagle / Gramps / Swedish Chef (voice) · Producer
- *The Muppets Go to the Movies* (1981), as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Sam the Eagle (voice)
- *The Blues Brothers* (1980), as Corrections Officer — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/the-blues-brothers.md)
- *The Empire Strikes Back* (1980), as Yoda (Voice) — Fi1m 92, [page](https://film.one/film/the-empire-strikes-back.md)
- *John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together* (1979), as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal (voice)
- *The Muppet Movie* (1979), as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam the Eagle / Doc Hopper's Men / Marvin Suggs / Swedish Chef (hands) / Motorcycle Guy (voice) · Creative Consultant — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/the-muppet-movie.md)
- *The Muppets Go Hollywood* (1979), as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam the Eagle (voice)
- *A Walking Tour of Sesame Street* (1979), as Grover / Cookie Monster / Bert (archive footage)
- *Meal Break* (1979), as Grump
- *Grump Critic* (1979), as Grump
- *Let's Have the Dam Break* (1979), as Grump
- *Muppet Breaker Upper* (1979), as Grump / Quongo
- *Muppet Gimme a Break* (1979), as Grump
- *Christmas Eve on Sesame Street* (1978), as Bert / Cookie Monster / Grover (voice) · Creative Consultant
- *Hip Hip Parade!* (1978), as Fozzie Bear
- *Julie Andrews: One Step Into Spring* (1978), as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear
- *The Vent Event* (1978), as Fozzie Bear
- *The Bob Hope All Star Christmas Comedy Special* (1977), as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear
- *Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas* (1977), as Chuck (voice)
- *The Royal Variety Performance 1977* (1977), Actor
- *The Muppet Show* (1976), series, as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam Eagle / Marvin Suggs / George the Janitor (voice)
- *Kagayake! Gorō Mapetto Geba Geba 90-pun!* (1976), as George the Janitor, Fozzie Bear
- *Muppet Picker Upper* (1975), as Sam the Eagle (voice)
- *The Muppet Introduction* (1975), as Sam the Eagle
- *Just a Few Announcements* (1975), as Sam the Eagle
- *Out to Lunch* (1974), as Bert / Cookie Monster / Grover (voice)
- *Julie on Sesame Street* (1973), as Bert/ Cookie Monster/ Grover (voice)
- *The Muppet Musicians of Bremen* (1972), as Rat (voice)
- *Tales from Muppetland: The Frog Prince* (1971), as Gawain (voice)
- *Great Performances* (1971), series, as Miss Piggy (voice)
- *The Great Santa Claus Switch* (1970), as Thig / Skippity / Hoppity / Boppity / Snerf (voice)
- *Sesame Street* (1969), series, as Bert
- *This Way to Sesame Street* (1969), as Bert
- *Sesame Street Pitch Reel* (1969), as Scoop / Beautiful Day Monster (voice)
- *Hey Cinderella!* (1969), as Stepsister #1 / Splurge (voice)
- *The Paperwork Explosion* (1967), Actor
- *Run, Run* (1965), Director of Photography
- *Time Piece* (1965), as Messenger Boy
- *The Wonderful World of Disney* (1954), series, as Miss Piggy (voice)
- *The Oscars* (1953), series, as Miss Piggy

## Gallery

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## Awards

### Primetime Emmy Awards — 1 won

- 1978: Outstanding Comedy Series (won), for *The Muppet Show*

### Other awards — 2 won

- Disney Legends 2024: Disney Legends (won)
- Great Immigrants Award 2008: Great Immigrants Award (won)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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