Acting credits
167
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Frank Oz
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 161Series: 23Crew credits: 26
TMDB ID: 7908
IMDb ID: nm0000568
Known for: Acting
Born: May 25, 1944
Age: 81
Place of birth: Hereford, Herefordshire, England, UK
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1953 - 2026
Years active: 74
Average TMDB rating: 7
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.
The Muppets Take Scripthatten
Original Film Writer
2025 Movie
fozzie descuido venga la alegría
as Fozzie
2025 Movie
The Muppet Script
as Self (archive footage)
2025 Movie
6.0
Disney Legends Awards Ceremony
as Self
2024 Movie
7.5
Inside Out 2
as Mind Cop Dave (voice)
2024 Movie
7.8
Jim Henson Idea Man
as Self
2024 Movie
S.P.I.C.
Executive Producer
2023 Movie
3.4
Fuzzy Head
Executive Producer
2023 Movie
Jerry Nelson: A Celebratory Birthday Animatic
as Grover (voice) / Cookie Monster (voice) / others (voice)
2022 Movie
7.5
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
as Self (archive footage)
2021 Movie
5.1
Echoes of Violence
as Dante
2021 Movie
7.6
Derek DelGaudio's In & of Itself
Director
2020 Movie
Muppet Guys Talking: A Special Conversation to Honor Jim Henson
as Self
2020 Movie
6.3
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
as Yoda (voice)
2019 Movie
7.8
Knives Out
as Alan Stevens
2019 Movie
7.0
Sesame Street: 50 Years and Counting
as Cookie Monster
2019 Movie
6.8
Howard
as Self (archive footage)
2018 Movie
7.3
The Director and the Jedi
as Self
2018 Movie
6.8
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
as Yoda (voice)
2017 Movie
8.2
Muppet Guys Talking: Secrets Behind the Show the Whole World Watched
as Self
2017 Movie
7.3
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
as Yoda (archive sound) (uncredited)
2015 Movie
6.6
The Great Gilly Hopkins
as Cookie Monster (voice)
2015 Movie
7.0
In Their Own Words: Jim Henson
as Self - Friend & Muppet Performer
2015 Movie
Sesame Street: Play All Day with Elmo!
2015 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Frank Oz.
Inside Out: Answer Time
as Security Guard • 1 eps
2026 Series
7.8
STEVE! (martin) a documentary in 2 pieces
as Self - Director • 1 eps
2024 Series
7.7
LIGHT & MAGIC
as Self - Yoda Puppeteer (archive footage) • 1 eps
2022 Series
7.0
Obi-Wan Kenobi
as Yoda (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited) • 1 eps
2022 Series
7.0
Star Wars: Jedi Temple Challenge
as Yoda (voice) • 10 eps
2020 Series
In Their Own Words
as Self • 1 eps
2015 Series
6.6
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
as Self • 1 eps
2015 Series
7.7
Star Wars Rebels
as Yoda (voice) • 2 eps
2014 Series
5.5
Sesame Street: Play with Me Sesame
26 eps
2009 Series
7.6
Leverage
Director • 1 eps
2008 Series
6.0
Kulturplatz
as Self • 1 eps
2004 Series
Sesame Unpaved
67 eps
1999 Series
7.4
Muppets Tonight
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / George the Janitor • 22 eps
1996 Series
8.8
The Jim Henson Hour
12 eps
1989 Series
8.3
Jim Henson's Little Muppet Monsters
13 eps
1985 Series
5.3
An Audience with...
as Miss Piggy • 1 eps
1978 Series
8.0
The Muppet Show
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam Eagle / Marvin Suggs / George the Janitor (voice) • 120 eps
1976 Series
7.0
Saturday Night Live
as The Mighty Favog (voice) • 10 eps
1975 Series
5.8
Great Performances
as Self • 1 eps
1971 Series
7.1
Sesame Street
as Bert • 3165 eps
1969 Series
6.8
The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
1968 Series
5.4
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self • 1 eps
1961 Series
7.1
The Oscars
as Self • 1 eps
1953 Series