Frank Oz
ActingBorn May 25, 1944
Hereford, Herefordshire, England, UK
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
An Evening with Jim Henson and Frank Oz
movie1989
Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music
movie1990
Sesame Street: Let's Eat! Funny Food Songs
movie2003
Jim Henson's Memorial Service
movie1990
Sesame Street: Learning About Numbers
movie1986
50 Years of Television: A Golden Celebration
movie1989
Sesame Street Pitch Reel
movie1969
The Best of Kermit on Sesame Street
movie1998
Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi
movie1983
The Jim Henson Hour
tv1989
When Star Wars Ruled the World
movie2004
Free to Be... a Family
movie1988
Filmography
2025The Muppets Take Scripthattenas Original Film Writermovie2025fozzie descuido venga la alegríaas Fozziemovie2025The Muppet Scriptas Self (archive footage)movie2024Disney Legends Awards Ceremonyas Selfmovie2024Inside Out 2as Mind Cop Dave (voice)movie2024Jim Henson Idea Manas Selfmovie2024STEVE! (martin) a documentary in 2 piecesas Self - Directortv2023S.P.I.C.as Executive Producermovie2023Fuzzy Headas Executive Producermovie2022LIGHT & MAGICas Self - Yoda Puppeteer (archive footage)tv2022Jerry Nelson: A Celebratory Birthday Animaticas Grover (voice) / Cookie Monster (voice) / others (voice)movie2022Obi-Wan Kenobias Yoda (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)tv2021Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Streetas Self (archive footage)movie2021Echoes of Violenceas Dantemovie2020Derek DelGaudio's In & of Itselfas Directormovie2020Jedi Temple Challengeas Yoda (voice)tv2020Muppet Guys Talking: A Special Conversation to Honor Jim Hensonas Directormovie2019Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalkeras Yoda (voice)movie2019Knives Outas Alan Stevensmovie2019Sesame Street: 50 Years and Countingas Cookie Monstermovie2018Howardas Self (archive footage)movie2018The Director and the Jedias Selfmovie2017Star Wars: The Last Jedias Yoda (voice)movie2017Muppet Guys Talking: Secrets Behind the Show the Whole World Watchedas Directormovie2015Star Wars: The Force Awakensas Yoda (archive sound) (uncredited)movie2015The Great Gilly Hopkinsas Cookie Monster (voice)movie2015In Their Own Words: Jim Hensonas Self - Friend & Muppet Performermovie2015Sesame Street: Play All Day with Elmo!movie2015In Their Own Wordsas Selftv2015Inside Outas Subconscious Guard Dave (voice)movie2015I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Storyas Selfmovie2015StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tysonas Selftv2014Star Wars Rebelsas Yoda (voice)tv2014Jim Henson: Behind the Seamsmovie2011Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journeyas Selfmovie2009Jim Henson: His Sesame Street Storymovie2009Jim Henson's Tales from Muppetlandmovie2008Leverageas Directortv2007Death at a Funeralas Directormovie2007Reflections of 'The Dark Crystal'as Selfmovie2006A Sesame Street Christmas Carolas Bert (voice) (archive footage)movie2006Treasures Untold: The Making of Disney's 'The Little Mermaid'as Selfmovie2006Sesame Street: Elmo's Potty Timeas Grover (voice)movie2006Best Ever Muppet Momentsas Selfmovie2005Zathura: A Space Adventureas Robot (voice)movie2005Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sithas Yoda (voice)movie2004Muppet History 101movie2004Jim Henson: Commercials and Experimentsmovie2004Muppet Music Momentsas Selfmovie2004Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogyas Selfmovie2004When Star Wars Ruled the Worldas Selfmovie2004Kulturplatzas Selftv2004Sesame Street: A Celebration of Me, Groveras Grover (voice) (archive footage)movie2004The Story of Star Warsas Yoda (archive footage)movie2004The Stepford Wivesas Directormovie2004Sesame Street: Cookie Monster's Best Bitesas Cookie Monster (voice)movie2003Muppets Magic from 'The Ed Sullivan Show!'as Muppet Performermovie2003Sesame Street: Let's Eat! Funny Food Songsas Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)movie2002Films Are Not Released, They Escapeas Selfmovie2002From Puppets to Pixels: Digital Characters in 'Episode II'as Self / Yodamovie2002The Funkhousersas Directortv2002Sesame Street: Bert & Ernie's Word Playas Bert / Cookie Monster (credit song) / T-Shirt Salesman / Fat Blue Anything Muppet in Fat Cat (voice) (archive footage)movie2002Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clonesas Yoda (voice)movie2002Sesame Street: Play with Me Sesametv2002I Love Muppetsas Selfmovie2001Making "The Score"as Himselfmovie2001Monsters, Inc.as Jeff Fungus (voice)movie2001The Beginning: Making Episode Ias Selfmovie2001The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 3as Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Sam the Eagle / Animal / Wolfmovie2001The Scoreas Directormovie1999The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchlandas Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)movie1999Bowfingeras Directormovie1999Muppets from Spaceas Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam the Eagle (voice)movie1999Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menaceas Yoda (voice)movie1999The Very Best of the Muppet Showas Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Animal / Sam the Eaglemovie1999The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 2as Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Animal / Sam the Eaglemovie1999Sesame Unpavedtv1999CinderElmoas Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)movie1998The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers'as Selfmovie1998The Best of Kermit on Sesame Streetas Grover (voice)movie