Frank Oz
Department: Acting
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
The Blues Brothers
1980
Monsters, Inc.
2001
Trading Places
1983
Muppets from Space
1999
The Empire Strikes Back
1980
Return of the Jedi
1983
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
1999
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
2002
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
2005
The Muppet Movie
1979
Zathura: A Space Adventure
2005
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
1990
The Muppets Take Manhattan
1984
Of Muppets & Men
1981
Spies Like Us
1985
A Sesame Street Christmas Carol
2006
A Muppet Family Christmas
1987
Innocent Blood
1992
The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson
1990
I Love Liberty
1982
Follow That Bird
1985
Henson's Place: The Man Behind the Muppets
1984
The Great Muppet Caper
1981
Films Are Not Released, They Escape
2002
Sesame Street: Learning About Letters
1986
The Muppet Revue
1985
Muppet Video: Rowlf's Rhapsodies with the Muppets
1985
Muppet Treasures
1985
The Muppet Musicians of Bremen
1972
The Muppets at Walt Disney World
1990
Tales from Muppetland: The Frog Prince
1971
Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey
2011
Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and the Muppets
1983
Free to Be... a Family
1988
The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show
1982
The Muppets Go Hollywood
1979
The World of 'The Dark Crystal'
1983
The Muppets on Puppets
1970
The Great Santa Claus Switch
1970
Reflections of 'The Dark Crystal'
2007
50 Years of Television: A Golden Celebration
1989
Howard
2018
Children's Songs and Stories with the Muppets
1985
Sesame Street: Elmo Says BOO!
1997
Sesame Street: Sing Along
1987
Jerry Nelson: A Celebratory Birthday Animatic
2022
Sesame Street Pitch Reel
1969
Hip Hip Parade!
1978
Muppet Picker Upper
1975
Sesame Street: Elmo's Potty Time
2006
The Very Best of the Muppet Show
1999
The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 2
1999
The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 3
2001
Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
1983
The Paperwork Explosion
1967
Sesame Street: Do the Alphabet
1996
Sesame Street: Cookie Monster's Best Bites
2004
Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!
1998
I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story
2015
Jim Henson: Commercials and Experiments
2004
Muppet Music Moments
2004
Muppet History 101
2004
Jim Henson's Tales from Muppetland
2009
Jim Henson: His Sesame Street Story
2009
Jim Henson: Behind the Seams
2014
Inside Out 2
2024
Muppets Magic from 'The Ed Sullivan Show!'
2003
When Star Wars Ruled the World
2004
In Their Own Words: Jim Henson
2015
Time Piece
1965
Jim Henson Idea Man
2024
Inside Out
2015
An American Werewolf in London
1981
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
2004
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
2015
SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back
1980
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland
1999
The Beginning: Making Episode I
2001
Miss Piggy's Hollywood
1989
Disney Legends Awards Ceremony
2024
Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas
1996
Hey, You're as Funny as Fozzie Bear
1988
Christmas Eve on Sesame Street
1978
CinderElmo
1999
Out to Lunch
1974
The Story of Star Wars
2004
An Evening with Jim Henson and Frank Oz
1989
Muppet Treasure Island
1996
The Great Gilly Hopkins
2015
Sesame Street: Monster Hits!
1990
Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas
1977
Muppet Classic Theater
1994
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
2017
The Muppets Go to the Movies
1981
John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together
1979
Muppet Guys Talking: Secrets Behind the Show the Whole World Watched
2017
From Puppets to Pixels: Digital Characters in 'Episode II'
2002
The Director and the Jedi
2018
The Orson Welles Show
1979
Sesame Street: 25 Wonderful Years: A Musical Celebration!
1993
Muppet Video: The Kermit and Piggy Story
1985
Knives Out
2019
Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi
1983
Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music
1990
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie
1988
Muppet Side Splitter
1981
Labyrinth
1986
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
2019
The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers'
1998
Sesame Street: Kid's Guide to Life: Learning to Share
1996
Hey Cinderella!
1969
Big Bird in China
1983
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
1986
I Love Muppets
2002
The World of Jim Henson
1994
Best Ever Muppet Moments
2006
Blues Brothers 2000
1998
The Best of Ernie and Bert
1988
Muppet Guys Talking: A Special Conversation to Honor Jim Henson
2020
Julie on Sesame Street
1973
Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Special
1990
The Muppet Christmas Carol
1992
Sesame Street: 50 Years and Counting
2019
Sesame Street: Bert & Ernie's Word Play
2002
Sesame Street: Quiet Time
1997
Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & Stories
1986
Sesame Street: Let's Eat! Funny Food Songs
2003
The Bob Hope All Star Christmas Comedy Special
1977
Echoes of Violence
2021
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
2021
The Best of Kermit on Sesame Street
1998
Treasures Untold: The Making of Disney's 'The Little Mermaid'
2006
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
1994
The Dark Crystal
1982
Night of 100 Stars
1982
Muppet Breaker Upper
1979
Muppet Gimme a Break
1979
Muppet Breakthrough
1983
The Muppet Introduction
1975
Just a Few Announcements
1975
Let's Have the Dam Break
1979
Meal Break
1979
Grump Critic
1979
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
1979
Sesame Street: A Celebration of Me, Grover
2004
This Way to Sesame Street
1969
Julie Andrews: One Step Into Spring
1978
Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show'
1992
The Muppet Script
2025
Making "The Score"
2001
Jim Henson's Memorial Service
1990
Getting Ready to Read
1992
fozzie descuido venga la alegría
2025
Kagayake! Gorō Mapetto Geba Geba 90-pun!
1976
The Vent Event
1978
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
1992
Sesame Street: Elmo's Sing-Along Guessing Game
1991
Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration
1993
Sesame Street: Play All Day with Elmo!
2015
Sesame Street: Learning About Numbers
1986
Sesame Street- Do you know where Ernie lives?
1975
Sesame Street Stays Up Late!
1993
The Royal Variety Performance 1977
1977
Sesame Street
1969
The Muppet Show
1976
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
2015
Muppets Tonight
1996
The Jim Henson Hour
1989
Jim Henson's Little Muppet Monsters
1985
Sesame Street: Play with Me Sesame
2009
The Oscars
1953
Sesame Unpaved
1999
Peter Alexander präsentiert Spezialitäten
1969
An Audience with...
1978
Jedi Temple Challenge
2020
Obi-Wan Kenobi
2022
Star Wars Rebels
2014
STEVE! (martin) a documentary in 2 pieces
2024
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
Kulturplatz
2004
Great Performances
1971
Great Performances
1971
In Their Own Words
2015
LIGHT & MAGIC
2022
Saturday Night Live
1975
Saturday Night Live
1975
The Oscars
1953