Acting

Frank Oz

Born 1944-05-25 · Hereford, Herefordshire, England, UK

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.

Credits

Newest first

The Muppets Take Scripthatten
Original Film Writer
2025
fozzie descuido venga la alegría
as Fozzie
2025
The Muppet Script
as Self (archive footage)
2025
Disney Legends Award Ceremony
as Self - Honoree
2024
Inside Out 2
as Mind Cop Dave (voice)
2024
Jim Henson Idea Man
as Self
2024
STEVE! (martin) a documentary in 2 pieces
as Self - Director
2024
S.P.I.C.
Executive Producer
2023
Fuzzy Head
Executive Producer
2023
LIGHT & MAGIC
as Self - Yoda Puppeteer (archive footage)
2022
Jerry Nelson: A Celebratory Birthday Animatic
as Grover (voice) / Cookie Monster (voice) / others (voice)
2022
Obi-Wan Kenobi
as Yoda (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)
2022
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
as Self (archive footage)
2021
Echoes of Violence
as Dante
2021
Derek DelGaudio's In & of Itself
Director
2020
Jedi Temple Challenge
as Yoda (voice)
2020
Muppet Guys Talking: A Special Conversation to Honor Jim Henson
as Self
2020
Muppet Guys Talking: A Special Conversation to Honor Jim Henson
Director
2020
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
as Yoda (voice)
2019
Knives Out
as Alan Stevens
2019
Sesame Street: 50 Years and Counting
as Grover / Cookie Monster / Various Characters
2019
Howard
as Self (archive footage)
2018
The Director and the Jedi
as Self
2018
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
as Yoda (voice)
2017
Muppet Guys Talking: Secrets Behind the Show the Whole World Watched
as Self
2017
Muppet Guys Talking: Secrets Behind the Show the Whole World Watched
Director
2017
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
as Yoda (archive sound) (uncredited)
2015
The Great Gilly Hopkins
as Cookie Monster (voice)
2015
In Their Own Words: Jim Henson
as Self - Friend & Muppet Performer
2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self - Guest
2015
Sesame Street: Play All Day with Elmo!
2015
In Their Own Words
as Self
2015
Inside Out
as Subconscious Guard Dave (voice)
2015
I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story
as Self
2015
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
as Self
2015
Star Wars Rebels
as Yoda (voice)
2014
Jim Henson: Behind the Seams
2014
Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey
as Self
2011
Jim Henson: His Sesame Street Story
2009
Jim Henson's Tales from Muppetland
2009
Leverage
Director
2008
Death at a Funeral
Director
2007
Reflections of 'The Dark Crystal'
as Self
2007
A Sesame Street Christmas Carol
as Bert (voice) (archive footage)
2006
Treasures Untold: The Making of Disney's 'The Little Mermaid'
as Self
2006
Sesame Street: Elmo's Potty Time
as Grover (voice)
2006
The Sound of the Squid
as Squid
2006
Best Ever Muppet Moments
as Self
2006
Zathura: A Space Adventure
as Robot (voice)
2005
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
as Yoda (voice)
2005
Muppet History 101
2004
Jim Henson: Commercials and Experiments
2004
Muppet Music Moments
as Self
2004
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
as Self
2004
When Star Wars Ruled the World
as Self
2004
Kulturplatz
as Self
2004
Sesame Street: A Celebration of Me, Grover
as Grover (voice) (archive footage)
2004
The Story of Star Wars
as Yoda (archive footage)
2004
The Stepford Wives
Director
2004
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On!
as Cookie Monster / Bert / Grover (voice)
2004
Sesame Street: Cookie Monster's Best Bites
as Cookie Monster (voice)
2004
Muppets Magic from 'The Ed Sullivan Show!'
as Muppet Performer
2003
Sesame Street: Let's Eat! Funny Food Songs
as Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)
2003
Films Are Not Released, They Escape
as Self
2002
From Puppets to Pixels: The Making of Star Wars Episode II
as Self / Yoda
2002
The Funkhousers
Director
2002
Sesame Street: Bert & Ernie's Word Play
as Bert / Cookie Monster (credit song) / T-Shirt Salesman / Fat Blue Anything Muppet in Fat Cat (voice) (archive footage)
2002
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
as Yoda (voice)
2002
Sesame Street: Play with Me Sesame
2002
I Love Muppets
as Self
2002
Making "The Score"
as Himself
2001
Monsters, Inc.
as Jeff Fungus (voice)
2001
The Beginning: The Making of Star Wars Episode I
as Self
2001
The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 3
as Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Sam the Eagle / Animal / Wolf
2001
The Score
Director
2001
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Flowers, Bananas & More!
as Prince Charming (voice)
2000
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland
as Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)
1999
Bowfinger
Director
1999
Muppets from Space
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam the Eagle (voice)
1999
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
as Yoda (voice)
1999