Frank Oz

Frank Oz

Birthday: 1944-05-25
Place of birth: Hereford, Herefordshire, England, UK
Also know as: Richard Frank Oznowicz

Bio

Frank Richard Oznowicz (born May 25, 1944), known professionally as Frank Oz, 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.

Movies with Frank Oz

The Blues Brothers

1980
As Corrections Officer
Monsters, Inc.

2001
As Jeff Fungus (voice)
Trading Places

1983
As Corrupt Cop
Muppets from Space

1999
As Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam the Eagle (voice)
Return of the Jedi

1983
As Yoda (voice)
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

1999
As Yoda (voice)
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones

2002
As Yoda (voice)
The Empire Strikes Back

1980
As Yoda (Voice)
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

2005
As Yoda (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)
Zathura: A Space Adventure

2005
As Robot (voice)
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!

1990
As (archive footage) (voice)
The Muppets Take Manhattan

1984
As Miss Piggy / Fozzie / Animal / Bert / Cookie Monster / Ocean Breeze Soap Board Member / Sam the Eagle (voice)
Of Muppets & Men

1981
As Self
Spies Like Us

1985
As Test Monitor
A Sesame Street Christmas Carol

2006
As Bert (voice) (archive footage)
A Muppet Family Christmas

1987
As Miss Piggy / Fozzy Bear / Animal / Sam the Eagle / Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster
Innocent Blood

1992
As Pathologist
The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson

1990
As Self / Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Bert / Sam the Eagle (voice)
I Love Liberty

1982
As Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear (voice)
Follow That Bird

1985
As Cookie Monster / Bert / Grover / Additional Muppets (voice)
Henson's Place: The Man Behind the Muppets

1984
As Self
The Great Muppet Caper

1981
As Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam the Eagle / Gramps / Swedish Chef (voice)
Films Are Not Released, They Escape

2002
As Self
Sesame Street: Learning About Letters

1986
As Cookie Monster/Bert/Grover/Princess Penelope (voice)
The Muppet Revue

1985
As Fozzie Bear / 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 Musicians of Bremen

1972
As Rat (voice)
The Muppets at Walt Disney World

1990
As Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal (voice)
Tales from Muppetland: The Frog Prince

1971
As Gawain (voice)
Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey

2011
As Self
Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and the Muppets

1983
As Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Gramps (voice)
Free to Be... a Family

1988
As Miss Piggy (voice)
The Muppets Go Hollywood

1979
As Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam the Eagle (voice)
The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show

1982
As Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal (voice)
The World of 'The Dark Crystal'

1983
As Self
The Great Santa Claus Switch

1970
As Thig / Skippity / Hoppity / Boppity / Snerf (voice)
The Muppets on Puppets

1970
As Self / Various Characters
Reflections of 'The Dark Crystal'

2007
As Self
50 Years of Television: A Golden Celebration

1989
As Miss Piggy
Howard

2018
As Self (archive footage)
Children's Songs and Stories with the Muppets

1985
As Miss Piggy (voice)
Sesame Street: Elmo Says BOO!

1997
As Bert (voice)
Sesame Street: Sing Along

1987
As
Jerry Nelson: A Celebratory Birthday Animatic

2022
As Grover (voice) / Cookie Monster (voice) / others (voice)
Sesame Street Pitch Reel

1969
As Scoop / Beautiful Day Monster (voice)
Hip Hip Parade!

1978
As Fozzie Bear
Muppet Picker Upper

1975
As Sam the Eagle (voice)
Sesame Street: Elmo's Potty Time

2006
As Grover (voice)
The Very Best of the Muppet Show

1999
As Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Animal / Sam the Eagle
The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 2

1999
As Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Animal / Sam the Eagle
Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

1983
As Bert / Cookie Monster / Grover (voice)
The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 3

2001
As Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Sam the Eagle / Animal / Wolf
The Paperwork Explosion

1967
As
Sesame Street: Do the Alphabet

1996
As Cookie Monster / Green (voice) (archive footage)
Sesame Street: Cookie Monster's Best Bites

2004
As Cookie Monster (voice)
Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!

1998
As Grover / Cookie Monster / Bert (voice)
I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story

2015
As Self
Jim Henson: Commercials and Experiments

2004
As
Muppet History 101

2004
As
Muppet Music Moments

2004
As Self
Jim Henson: Behind the Seams

2014
As
Jim Henson's Tales from Muppetland

2009
As
Jim Henson: His Sesame Street Story

2009
As
Inside Out 2

2024
As Mind Cop Dave (voice)
Muppets Magic from 'The Ed Sullivan Show!'

2003
As Muppet Performer
When Star Wars Ruled the World

2004
As Self
In Their Own Words: Jim Henson

2015
As Self - Friend & Muppet Performer
Time Piece

1965
As Messenger Boy
Jim Henson Idea Man

2024
As Self
Inside Out

2015
As Subconscious Guard Dave (voice)
An American Werewolf in London

1981
As Mr. Collins
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy

2004
As Self
Star Wars: The Force Awakens

2015
As Yoda (archive sound) (uncredited)
SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back

1980
As Self
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland

1999
As Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)
The Beginning: The Making of Star Wars Episode I

2001
As Self
Miss Piggy's Hollywood

1989
As Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear
Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas

1996
As Cookie Monster (voice)
Hey, You're as Funny as Fozzie Bear

1988
As Fozzie Bear (voice)
Christmas Eve on Sesame Street

1978
As Bert / Cookie Monster / Grover (voice)
CinderElmo

1999
As Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)
Out to Lunch

1974
As Bert / Cookie Monster / Grover (voice)
The Story of Star Wars

2004
As Yoda (archive footage)
An Evening with Jim Henson and Frank Oz

1989
As Self
Muppet Treasure Island

1996
As Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Sam the Eagle / Animal (voice)
The Great Gilly Hopkins

2015
As Cookie Monster (voice)
Sesame Street: Monster Hits!

1990
As Cookie Monster (voice) / Grover (voice) / Clancy (voice)
Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas

1977
As Chuck (voice)
Muppet Classic Theater

1994
As Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear (voice)
Star Wars: The Last Jedi

2017
As Yoda (voice)
The Muppets Go to the Movies

1981
As Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Sam the Eagle (voice)
John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together

1979
As Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal (voice)
Muppet Guys Talking: Secrets Behind the Show the Whole World Watched

2017
As Self
From Puppets to Pixels: The Making of Star Wars Episode II

2002
As Self / Yoda
The Director and the Jedi

2018
As Self
The Orson Welles Show

1979
As Self / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam Eagle (voice)
Sesame Street: 25 Wonderful Years: A Musical Celebration!

1993
As Grover
Muppet Video: The Kermit and Piggy Story

1985
As Miss Piggy (voice)
Knives Out

2019
As Alan Stevens
Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi

1983
As Self
Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music

1990
As Self
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie

1988
As Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)
Muppet Side Splitter

1981
As Grump (voice)
Labyrinth

1986
As The Wiseman
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

2019
As Yoda (voice)
The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers'

1998
As Self
Sesame Street: Kid's Guide to Life: Learning to Share

1996
As Cookie Monster
Hey Cinderella!

1969
As Stepsister #1 / Splurge (voice)
Big Bird in China

1983
As Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (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)
I Love Muppets

2002
As Self
The World of Jim Henson

1994
As Self / Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear
Best Ever Muppet Moments

2006
As Self
Blues Brothers 2000

1998
As Warden
The Best of Ernie and Bert

1988
As Bert
Muppet Guys Talking: A Special Conversation to Honor Jim Henson

2020
As Self
Julie on Sesame Street

1973
As Bert/ Cookie Monster/ Grover (voice)
Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Celebration

1990
As Miss Piggy (voice)
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)
Sesame Street: 50 Years and Counting

2019
As Grover / Cookie Monster / Various Characters
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)
Sesame Street: Quiet Time

1997
As Bert ("Naptime") (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)
Sesame Street: Let's Eat! Funny Food Songs

2003
As Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)
The Bob Hope All Star Christmas Comedy Special

1977
As Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear
Echoes of Violence

2021
As Dante
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street

2021
As Self (archive footage)
The Best of Kermit on Sesame Street

1998
As Grover (voice)
Treasures Untold: The Making of Disney's 'The Little Mermaid'

2006
As Self
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!

1994
As Bert / Grover (archive footage)
The Dark Crystal

1982
As Aughra, a Keeper of Secrets / Chamberlain
Night of 100 Stars

1982
As Miss Piggy (voice)
Muppet Breaker Upper

1979
As Grump / Quongo
Muppet Gimme a Break

1979
As Grump
Muppet Breakthrough

1983
As Grump
Just a Few Announcements

1975
As Sam the Eagle
The Muppet Introduction

1975
As Sam the Eagle
Let's Have the Dam Break

1979
As Grump
Grump Critic

1979
As Grump
Meal Break

1979
As Grump
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street

1979
As Grover / Cookie Monster / Bert (archive footage)
Sesame Street: A Celebration of Me, Grover

2004
As Grover (voice) (archive footage)
This Way to Sesame Street

1969
As Bert
Julie Andrews: One Step Into Spring

1978
As Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear
Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show'

1992
As Miss Piggy
The Muppet Script

2025
As Self (archive footage)
Making "The Score"

2001
As Himself
Jim Henson's Memorial Service

1990
As
Getting Ready to Read

1992
As Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)
fozzie descuido venga la alegría

2025
As Fozzie
Kagayake! Gorō Mapetto Geba Geba 90-pun!

1976
As George the Janitor, Fozzie Bear
The Vent Event

1978
As Fozzie Bear
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

1992
As Man Putting Money into Donation Bucket (uncredited)
Sesame Street: Elmo's Sing-Along Guessing Game

1991
As Grover(voice)
Sesame Street's 25th Birthday: A Musical Celebration

1993
As Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)
Sesame Street: Play All Day with Elmo!

2015
As
Sesame Street: Learning About Numbers

1986
As Grover / Fat Blue Tarnish Brother (voice)
Sesame Street- Do you know where Ernie lives?

1975
As Self
Sesame Street Stays Up Late!

1993
As Bert/Grover/Cookie Monster/Uncle Hank(voice)
The Royal Variety Performance 1977

1977
As
Return of the Ewok

1994
As Yoda
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Flowers, Bananas & More!

2000
As Prince Charming (voice)
The Sound of the Squid

2006
As Squid
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On!

2004
As Cookie Monster / Bert / Grover (voice)
Orson Welles: The One-Man Band

1995
As
Muppet Perk-Up

1985
As Grump (voice)
Sesame Street: 20 Years & Still Counting! 1969-1989

1989
As Self – Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster

TV Shows with Frank Oz

Sesame Street

1969
As Bert/Cookie Monster/Grover
The Muppet Show

1976
As Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam Eagle / Marvin Suggs / George the Janitor (voice)
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson

2015
As Self
Muppets Tonight

1996
As Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / George the Janitor
Jim Henson's Little Muppet Monsters

1985
As
Sesame Street: Play with Me Sesame

2002
As
The Oscars

1953
As Self
Sesame Unpaved

1999
As
Peter Alexander präsentiert Spezialitäten

1969
As Self
An Audience with...

1978
As Miss Piggy
Jedi Temple Challenge

2020
As Yoda (voice)
Obi-Wan Kenobi

2022
As Yoda (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Star Wars Rebels

2014
As Yoda (voice)
STEVE! (martin) a documentary in 2 pieces

2024
As Self - Director
The Mike Douglas Show

1961
As Self
The Dick Cavett Show

1968
As Self - Guest
Kulturplatz

2004
As Self
Great Performances

1971
As Self
Great Performances

1971
As Miss Piggy (voice)
In Their Own Words

2015
As Self
LIGHT & MAGIC

2022
As Self - Yoda Puppeteer (archive footage)
Saturday Night Live

1975
As The Mighty Favog (voice)
Saturday Night Live

1975
As The Flood (voice)
The Oscars

1953
As Miss Piggy
The Jim Henson Hour

1989
As Fozzie Bear (voice)
The Jim Henson Hour

1989
As Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear (voice)
The Wonderful World of Disney

1954
As Miss Piggy (voice)
Disney Legends Award Ceremony

2024
As Self - Honoree
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015
As Self - Guest

Production Credits

What About Bob?

1991
As Director
Housesitter

1992
As Director
The Muppet Christmas Carol

1992
As Executive Producer
Little Shop of Horrors

1986
As Director
In & Out

1997
As Director
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

1988
As Director
Muppet Treasure Island

1996
As Producer
Death at a Funeral

2007
As Director
Bowfinger

1999
As Director
The Indian in the Cupboard

1995
As Director
The Score

2001
As Director
The Dark Crystal

1982
As Director
The Muppets Take Manhattan

1984
As Screenplay
The Muppets Take Manhattan

1984
As Director
The Stepford Wives

2004
As Director
The Great Muppet Caper

1981
As Producer
Muppet Guys Talking: Secrets Behind the Show the Whole World Watched

2017
As Director
Run, Run

1965
As Director of Photography
S.P.I.C.

2023
As Executive Producer
Eye of God

1997
As Thanks
Derek DelGaudio's In & of Itself

2020
As Director
Muppet Guys Talking: A Special Conversation to Honor Jim Henson

2020
As Director
The Muppet Movie

1979
As Creative Consultant
Christmas Eve on Sesame Street

1978
As Creative Consultant
Fuzzy Head

2023
As Executive Producer
The Muppets Take Scripthatten

2025
As Original Film Writer