Directed credits
3
Emerging
Beginning to build directing work.
Director
Richard Hunt
Acting
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Directed movies: 2Directed series: 1All crew credits: 4
TMDB ID: 68456
IMDb ID: nm0402611
Known for: Acting
Born: August 17, 1951
Died: January 7, 1992
Age: 40
Place of birth: The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1953 - 2024
Years active: 72
Average TMDB rating: 6.97
Wikidata: Q561809
Frequent jobs
Director (3)In Memory Of (1)
Biography
Richard Hunt (August 17, 1951 – January 7, 1992) was an American puppeteer, best known as a Muppet performer on Sesame Street, The Muppet Show, Fraggle Rock, and other projects for The Jim Henson Company. His roles on The Muppet Show included Scooter, Statler, Janice, Beaker, and Sweetums and characters on Sesame Street included Gladys the Cow, Don Music, and Forgetful Jones. Description above from the Wikipedia article Richard Hunt, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Richard Hunt.
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Richard Hunt.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Richard Hunt.
7.4
The Muppet Christmas Carol
In Memory Of
1992 Movie
7.2
Trading Places
as Wilson
1983 Movie
7.2
The Muppet Movie
as Scooter / Statler / Janice / Sweetums / Beaker / Fozzie Bear (assistant) (voice)
1979 Movie
6.9
The Great Muppet Caper
as Scooter / Statler / Sweetums / Janice / Beaker / Bubba
1981 Movie
6.9
A Muppet Family Christmas
as Scooter / Janice / Statler / Beaker / Gladys the Cow / Two-Headed Monster / Snowman (voice)
1987 Movie
6.6
The Muppets Take Manhattan
as Scooter / Statler / Janice / Beaker / Dog (voice)
1984 Movie
6.4
Follow That Bird
as Gladys the Cow / Feathered Friends Owl / Additional Muppets / Grouches (voice)
1985 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Richard Hunt.
8.0
The Muppet Show
as Statler, Scooter / Janice / Beaker / Wayne / Sweetums (voice) • 120 eps
1976 Series
7.3
Fraggle Rock
Director • 1 eps
1983 Series
7.1
Sesame Street
2781 eps
1969 Series
7.1
The Oscars
as Scooter / Statler • 1 eps
1953 Series
7.0
The Cosby Show
as Statler / Blue Frackle / Sandwich (voice) • 1 eps
1984 Series
7.0
Saturday Night Live
as King Ploobis’s Right Hand (voice) • 7 eps
1975 Series
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Richard Hunt.
7.4
The Muppet Christmas Carol
In Memory Of
1992 Movie
7.2
Trading Places
as Wilson
1983 Movie
6.9
The Great Muppet Caper
as Scooter / Statler / Sweetums / Janice / Beaker / Bubba
1981 Movie
6.8
The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson
as Scooter / Beaker / Janice (voice)
1990 Movie
7.2
The Muppet Movie
as Scooter / Statler / Janice / Sweetums / Beaker / Fozzie Bear (assistant) (voice)
1979 Movie
5.5
Oxford Blues
as Larry
1984 Movie
6.6
The Muppets Take Manhattan
as Scooter / Statler / Janice / Beaker / Dog (voice)
1984 Movie
6.4
Follow That Bird
as Gladys the Cow / Feathered Friends Owl / Additional Muppets / Grouches (voice)
1985 Movie
10.0
Jim Henson's Memorial Service
1990 Movie
7.8
Jim Henson Idea Man
as Self (archive footage)
2024 Movie
7.3
The World of Jim Henson
as Self (archive footage)
1994 Movie
6.0
Out to Lunch
as Various Muppets (voice)
1974 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Richard Hunt.
7.0
Saturday Night Live
as King Ploobis’s Right Hand (voice) • 7 eps
1975 Series
7.1
Sesame Street
2781 eps
1969 Series
7.0
The Cosby Show
as Statler / Blue Frackle / Sandwich (voice) • 1 eps
1984 Series
7.1
The Oscars
as Scooter / Statler • 1 eps
1953 Series
8.0
The Muppet Show
as Statler, Scooter / Janice / Beaker / Wayne / Sweetums (voice) • 120 eps
1976 Series
7.3
Fraggle Rock
Director • 1 eps
1983 Series
6.3
CBS Summer Playhouse
as Del • 1 eps
1987 Series
7.2
Fraggle Rock: The Animated Series
1987 Series
8.8
The Jim Henson Hour
12 eps
1989 Series
Sesame Unpaved
67 eps
1999 Series
8.3
Jim Henson's Little Muppet Monsters
13 eps
1985 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Richard Hunt.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Richard Hunt.
7.8
Jim Henson Idea Man
as Self (archive footage)
2024 Movie
Fraggle Rock: Dance Your Cares Away
as Junior Gorg (voice)
2005 Movie
Sesame Street: Cookie Monster's Best Bites
as (voice, archive footage)
2004 Movie
10.0
Sesame Street: Let's Eat! Funny Food Songs
as Backup Monster (puppeteer)
2003 Movie
8.5
Sesame Street: Bert & Ernie's Word Play
as Harry (voice) (archive footage)
2002 Movie
The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 3
as Statler / Scooter / Janice
2001 Movie
7.0
The Very Best of the Muppet Show
as Statler / Scooter / Janice / Beaker / Sweetums / Gladys
1999 Movie
6.0
The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 2
as Statler / Scooter / Janice / Beaker / Sweetums / Gladys
1999 Movie
6.7
Sesame Street: Elmo Says BOO!
as Kermit the Forg / Frazzletone (archive footage)
1997 Movie
7.3
The World of Jim Henson
as Self (archive footage)
1994 Movie
6.0
Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration
as Gladys the Cow (voice) (archive footage)
1993 Movie
Muppet Sing Alongs: Billy Bunny's Animal Songs
1993 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Richard Hunt.
Sesame Unpaved
67 eps
1999 Series
8.8
The Jim Henson Hour
12 eps
1989 Series
7.2
Fraggle Rock: The Animated Series
1987 Series
6.3
CBS Summer Playhouse
as Del • 1 eps
1987 Series
8.3
Jim Henson's Little Muppet Monsters
13 eps
1985 Series
7.0
The Cosby Show
as Statler / Blue Frackle / Sandwich (voice) • 1 eps
1984 Series
7.3
Fraggle Rock
as Junior Gorg (himself) / Gunge / Mudwell the Mudbunny / Herkimer Fraggle / The Spiderfly / Gillis Fraggle / Turbo / The Genie / Purple Fragglette / Fire Chief Fraggle / Flex Doozer / Background Fraggles (voice) • 72 eps
1983 Series
8.0
The Muppet Show
as Statler, Scooter / Janice / Beaker / Wayne / Sweetums (voice) • 120 eps
1976 Series
7.0
Saturday Night Live
as King Ploobis’s Right Hand (voice) • 7 eps
1975 Series
7.1
Sesame Street
2781 eps
1969 Series
7.1
The Oscars
as Scooter / Statler • 1 eps
1953 Series