Frank Oz

ActorProducerDirectorCrewWriter May 25 (age 81) Hereford, Herefordshire, England, UK 1953–2025 (72 year career)

6.9 avg rating

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.

Known For

Film

The Empire Strikes Back

Yoda (Voice)

Film

Inside Out

Subconscious Guard Dave (voice)

Film

Monsters, Inc.

Jeff Fungus (voice)

Film

Return of the Jedi

Yoda (voice)

Film

Knives Out

Alan Stevens

Film

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Yoda (archive sound) (uncredited)

Film

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

Yoda (voice)

Film

Inside Out 2

Mind Cop Dave (voice)

Filmography

Acting (187)

Movies (165)

The Muppet Script

2025

as Self (archive footage)

fozzie descuido venga la alegría

2025

as Fozzie

Inside Out 2

2024

as Mind Cop Dave (voice)

7.5

Jim Henson Idea Man

2024

as Self

7.7

Disney Legends Awards Ceremony

2024

as Self

6.0

Jerry Nelson: A Celebratory Birthday Animatic

2022

as Grover (voice) / Cookie Monster (voice) / others (voice)

Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street

2021

as Self (archive footage)

7.5

Echoes of Violence

2021

as Dante

5.1

Muppet Guys Talking: A Special Conversation to Honor Jim Henson

2020

as Self

Knives Out

2019

as Alan Stevens

7.8

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

2019

as Yoda (voice)

6.3

Sesame Street: 50 Years and Counting

2019

as Cookie Monster

7.0

Howard

2018

as Self (archive footage)

6.8

The Director and the Jedi

2018

as Self

7.3

Star Wars: The Last Jedi

2017

as Yoda (voice)

6.8

Muppet Guys Talking: Secrets Behind the Show the Whole World Watched

2017

as Self

8.2

Inside Out

2015

as Subconscious Guard Dave (voice)

7.9

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

2015

as Yoda (archive sound) (uncredited)

7.3

I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story

2015

as Self

7.4

The Great Gilly Hopkins

2015

as Cookie Monster (voice)

6.6

In Their Own Words: Jim Henson

2015

as Self - Friend & Muppet Performer

7.0

Sesame Street: Play All Day with Elmo!

2015

Jim Henson: Behind the Seams

2014

Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey

2011

as Self

7.2

Jim Henson: His Sesame Street Story

2009

2.0

Jim Henson's Tales from Muppetland

2009

Reflections of 'The Dark Crystal'

2007

as Self

5.8

Best Ever Muppet Moments

2006

as Self

6.0

A Sesame Street Christmas Carol

2006

as Bert (voice) (archive footage)

6.8

Sesame Street: Elmo's Potty Time

2006

as Grover (voice)

7.1

Treasures Untold: The Making of Disney's 'The Little Mermaid'

2006

as Self

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

2005

as Yoda (voice)

7.5

Zathura: A Space Adventure

2005

as Robot (voice)

6.4

Sesame Street: A Celebration of Me, Grover

2004

as Grover (voice) (archive footage)

Muppet Music Moments

2004

as Self

Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy

2004

as Self

7.8

The Story of Star Wars

2004

as Yoda (archive footage)

7.2

When Star Wars Ruled the World

2004

as Self

8.8

Muppet History 101

2004

Jim Henson: Commercials and Experiments

2004

Sesame Street: Cookie Monster's Best Bites

2004

as Cookie Monster (voice)

Sesame Street: Let's Eat! Funny Food Songs

2003

as Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)

10.0

Muppets Magic from 'The Ed Sullivan Show!'

2003

as Muppet Performer

7.0

Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones

as Yoda (voice)

I Love Muppets

as Self

From Puppets to Pixels: Digital Characters in 'Episode II'

2002

as Self / Yoda

6.5

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)

8.5

Films Are Not Released, They Escape

2002

as Self

5.0

Monsters, Inc.

2001

as Jeff Fungus (voice)

7.8

The Beginning: Making Episode I

2001

as Self

7.1

Making "The Score"

2001

as Himself

The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 3

2001

as Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Sam the Eagle / Animal / Wolf

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

1999

as Yoda (voice)

6.6

Muppets from Space

1999

as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam the Eagle (voice)

6.1

The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland

1999

as Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)

6.4

CinderElmo

1999

as Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)

6.0

The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 2

1999

as Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Animal / Sam the Eagle

6.0

The Very Best of the Muppet Show

1999

as Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Animal / Sam the Eagle

7.0

Blues Brothers 2000

1998

as Warden

5.3

The Best of Kermit on Sesame Street

1998

as Grover (voice)

Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!

1998

as Grover / Cookie Monster / Bert (voice)

5.8

The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers'

1998

as Self

5.0

Sesame Street: Quiet Time

1997

as Bert ("Naptime") (voice)

6.0

Sesame Street: Elmo Says BOO!

1997

as Bert (voice)

6.7

Sesame Street: Kid's Guide to Life: Learning to Share

1996

as Cookie Monster

Muppet Treasure Island

1996

as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Sam the Eagle / Animal (voice)

6.7

Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas

1996

as Cookie Monster (voice)

5.9

Sesame Street: Do the Alphabet

1996

as Cookie Monster / Green (voice) (archive footage)

6.0

The World of Jim Henson

1994

as Self / Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear

7.3

Muppet Classic Theater

1994

as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear (voice)

6.8

Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!

1994

as Bert / Grover (archive footage)

7.0

Sesame Street: 25 Wonderful Years: A Musical Celebration!

1993

as Grover

7.3

Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration

1993

as Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)

6.0

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

1992

as Man putting money into donation bucket (uncredited)

6.8

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)

7.4

Innocent Blood

1992

as Pathologist

6.2

Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show'

1992

as Miss Piggy

6.0

Sesame Street: Elmo's Sing-Along Guessing Game

1991

as Grover(voice)

4.0

Muppet*Vision 3-D

1991

as Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Sam Eagle, Construction Worker Boss

Muppet*Vision 3D

1991

as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Sam Eagle / Construction Worker Boss

The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson

1990

as Self / Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Bert / Sam the Eagle (voice)

6.8

The Muppets at Walt Disney World

1990

as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal (voice)

6.5

Sesame Street: Monster Hits!

1990

as Cookie Monster (voice) / Grover (voice) / Clancy (voice)

6.0

Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Special

1990

as Miss Piggy (voice)

6.0

Jim Henson's Memorial Service

1990

10.0

Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!

1990

as (archive footage) (voice)

6.0

Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music

1990

as Self

10.0

An Evening with Jim Henson and Frank Oz

1989

as Self

10.0

Miss Piggy's Hollywood

1989

as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear

50 Years of Television: A Golden Celebration

1989

as Miss Piggy

The Best of Ernie and Bert

1988

as Bert

7.0

Hey, You're as Funny as Fozzie Bear

1988

as Fozzie Bear (voice)

6.0

Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie

1988

as Bert/Grover/Cookie Monster (voice)

6.0

Free to Be... a Family

1988

as Miss Piggy (voice)

9.3

A Muppet Family Christmas

1987

as Miss Piggy / Fozzy Bear / Animal / Sam the Eagle / Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster

6.9

Sesame Street: Sing Along

Labyrinth

as The Wiseman

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)

7.0

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)

Sesame Street: Learning About Numbers

1986

as Grover / Fat Blue Tarnish Brother (voice)

Spies Like Us

1985

as Test Monitor

6.2

Follow That Bird

1985

as Cookie Monster / Bert / Grover / Additional Muppets (voice)

6.4

Children's Songs and Stories with the Muppets

1985

as Miss Piggy (voice)

Muppet Video: Rowlf's Rhapsodies with the Muppets

1985

as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear (voice)

Muppet Treasures

1985

as Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Animal

The Muppet Revue

1985

as Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy (voice)

Muppet Video: The Kermit and Piggy Story

1985

as Miss Piggy (voice)

6.7

The Muppets Take Manhattan

1984

as Miss Piggy / Fozzie / Animal / Bert / Cookie Monster / Ocean Breeze Soap Board Member / Sam the Eagle (voice)

6.6

Henson's Place: The Man Behind the Muppets

as Frank Oz (self)

Return of the Jedi

as Yoda (voice)

Trading Places

as Corrupt Cop

Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and the Muppets

1983

as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Gramps (voice)

6.8

Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi

1983

as Self

8.7

Big Bird in China

1983

as Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)

5.8

The World of 'The Dark Crystal'

1983

as Self

6.6

Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

1983

as Bert / Cookie Monster / Grover (voice)

6.5

Muppet Breakthrough

1983

as Grump

The Dark Crystal

1982

as Aughra, a Keeper of Secrets / Chamberlain

7.1

Night of 100 Stars

1982

as Miss Piggy (voice)

6.7

I Love Liberty

1982

as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear (voice)

Return of the Ewok

1982

as Yoda (voice)

6.3

The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show

1982

as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal (voice)

8.5

An American Werewolf in London

1981

as Mr. Collins

7.4

The Great Muppet Caper

1981

as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Sam the Eagle / Animal (voice)

6.9

Muppet Side Splitter

1981

as Grump (voice)

Of Muppets & Men

1981

as Self

7.0

The Muppets Go to the Movies

1981

as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam Eagle

7.1

The Empire Strikes Back

1980

as Yoda (Voice)

8.4

The Blues Brothers

1980

as Corrections Officer

7.7

SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back

1980

as Yoda

8.6

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)

7.2

The Orson Welles Show

1979

as Self / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam Eagle (voice)

6.0

John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together

1979

as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal (voice)

7.1

Meal Break

1979

as Grump

Let's Have the Dam Break

1979

as Grump

The Muppets Go Hollywood

1979

as Various Muppets

6.2

A Walking Tour of Sesame Street

1979

as Grover / Cookie Monster / Bert (archive footage)

Muppet Gimme a Break

1979

as Grump

Grump Critic

1979

as Grump

Muppet Breaker Upper

1979

as Grump / Quongo

Julie Andrews: One Step Into Spring

1978

as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear

7.0

Hip Hip Parade!

1978

as Fozzie Bear

Christmas Eve on Sesame Street

1978

as Bert / Cookie Monster / Grover (voice)

7.3

The Vent Event

1978

as Fozzie Bear

Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas

1977

as Chuck (voice)

6.9

The Bob Hope All Star Christmas Comedy Special

1977

as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear

6.0

Sesame Street at Night?

1977

as Grover / Cookie Monster / Bert (voice) (archive footage)

Kagayake! Gorō Mapetto Geba Geba 90-pun!

1976

as George the Janitor, Fozzie Bear

The Muppet Introduction

1975

as Sam the Eagle

Just a Few Announcements

1975

as Sam the Eagle

Sesamstraße - Wissen Sie wo Ernie wohnt?

1975

as Self

Muppet Picker Upper

1975

as Sam the Eagle (voice)

Out to Lunch

1974

as Bert / Cookie Monster / Grover (voice)

6.0

Julie on Sesame Street

1973

8.0

The Muppet Musicians of Bremen

1972

as Rat (voice)

6.6

Tales from Muppetland: The Frog Prince

1971

as Gawain (voice)

6.7

The Muppets on Puppets

1970

as Self

8.0

The Great Santa Claus Switch

1970

as Thig / Skippity / Hoppity / Boppity / Snerf (voice)

6.0

Hey Cinderella!

1969

as Stepsister #1 / Splurge (voice)

7.0

Sesame Street Pitch Reel

1969

as Scoop / Beautiful Day Monster (voice)

This Way to Sesame Street

1969

as Bert

The Paperwork Explosion

1967

Time Piece

1965

as Messenger boy

7.1

Getting Ready to Read

as Jim Hensons Muppets

Television (22)

STEVE! (martin) a documentary in 2 pieces

2024

as Self - Director

7.8

Obi-Wan Kenobi

2022

as Yoda (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)

7.0

LIGHT & MAGIC

2022

as Self - Yoda Puppeteer (archive footage)

7.8

Jedi Temple Challenge

2020

as Yoda (voice)

7.0

StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson

2015

as Self

6.6

In Their Own Words

2015

as Self

Star Wars Rebels

2014

as Yoda (voice)

7.7

Sesame Street: Play with Me Sesame

Kulturplatz

as Self

Sesame Unpaved

Muppets Tonight

as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / George the Janitor

7.4

The Jim Henson Hour

1989

8.8

Jim Henson's Little Muppet Monsters

An Audience with...

as Miss Piggy

The Muppet Show

as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam Eagle / Marvin Suggs / George the Janitor (voice)

Saturday Night Live

as The Flood (voice)

Great Performances

as Miss Piggy (voice)

5.8

Sesame Street

1969

as Bert

7.1

Peter Alexander präsentiert Spezialitäten

1969

as Self

The Dick Cavett Show

1968

as Self - Guest

6.8

The Mike Douglas Show

as Self

The Oscars

as Miss Piggy

Crew (28)

Movies (26)

Fuzzy Head

2023

Executive Producer

3.4

S.P.I.C.

2023

Executive Producer

Derek DelGaudio's In & of Itself

2020

Director

7.6

Muppet Guys Talking: A Special Conversation to Honor Jim Henson

2020

Director

Muppet Guys Talking: Secrets Behind the Show the Whole World Watched

Director

Death at a Funeral

Director

The Stepford Wives

Director

The Score

Director

Bowfinger

Director

In & Out

Director

Eye of God

Thanks

Muppet Treasure Island

1996

Producer

6.7

The Indian in the Cupboard

1995

Director

6.5

The Muppet Christmas Carol

Executive Producer

Housesitter

Director

What About Bob?

Director

Muppet*Vision 3-D

Director

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

1988

Director

7.1

Little Shop of Horrors

1986

Director

7.0

The Muppets Take Manhattan

1984

Director

6.6

The Muppets Take Manhattan

Screenplay

The Dark Crystal

Director

The Great Muppet Caper

Producer

The Muppet Movie

Creative Consultant

Christmas Eve on Sesame Street

1978

Creative Consultant

7.3

Run, Run

1965

Director of Photography

7.0

Television (2)

Leverage

2008

Director

7.6

The Funkhousers

2002

Director