Actor
Dave Goelz
- Born: 16 July 1934, Los Angeles, California, USA
- Estimated net worth: $5 million
Dave Goelz is a renowned puppeteer and actor, best known for his work with Jim Henson's Muppets. He has portrayed characters like Gonzo and Boober Fraggle in various productions. With a career spanning decades, Goelz is celebrated for his distinctive voice…
Dave Goelz: best films and shows
About Dave Goelz
Dave Goelz is a renowned puppeteer and actor, best known for his work with Jim Henson's Muppets. He has portrayed characters like Gonzo and Boober Fraggle in various productions. With a career spanning decades, Goelz is celebrated for his distinctive voice and contributions to children's entertainment, especially in puppet-based performances.
- Born
- 16 July 1934, Los Angeles, California, USA
- Known for
- Acting
- Height
- 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
- Spouses
- Name (1960-present)
- Children
- 2 children, names not publicly known
- Parents
- Father: name not publicly known, Mother: name not publicly known
- Estimated net worth
- $5 million
Fun facts about Dave Goelz
- Dave Goelz has been a key performer in the Muppets franchise since the 1970s.
- He voiced the character Gonzo in the original Muppet Movie in 1979.
Famous Dave Goelz quotes
“I am Gonzo, the Great.”
“I think I can do anything.”
“The world is a big place, and there are lots of things to see.”
Dave Goelz: coming up
- Fraggle Rock: A Holiday Gift (Movie, Boober / Uncle Travelling Matt (voice))3 December 2026
Credits and dates: TMDB.
Dave Goelz filmography
Cast (118)
| Year | Title | Character | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | The Muppet Show Movie | Gonzo / Zoot / Waldorf / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew (voice) | 7.2 |
| 2025 | The First Snow of Fraggle Rock Movie | Boober Fraggle / Uncle Travelling Matt / World's Oldest Fraggle (voice) | 7.0 |
| 2024 | Inside Out 2 Movie | Mind Cop Frank (voice) | 7.5 |
| 2024 | Jim Henson Idea Man Movie | Self | 7.8 |
| 2023 | The Muppets Mayhem TV | Zoot (voice) | 6.1 |
| 2022 | Jerry Nelson: A Celebratory Birthday Animatic Movie | Zoot (voice) / Boober (voice) / Gonzo (voice) / others (voice) | |
| 2022 | Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock TV | Boober Fraggle (voice) | 7.8 |
| 2021 | Dear Earth Movie | Zoot (voice) | 8.0 |
| 2021 | Muppets Haunted Mansion Movie | Gonzo / Bunsen / Zoot / Beauregard / Waldorf / Chip / Randy Pig | 6.4 |
| 2020 | Muppets Now TV | Dr. Bunsen Honeydew (voice) | 5.9 |
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| Year | Title | Character | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Muppet Guys Talking: A Special Conversation to Honor Jim Henson Movie | Self | |
| 2020 | The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II Movie | The Muppets Puppeteer | 6.9 |
| 2020 | Prop Culture TV | Self | 7.8 |
| 2020 | Fraggle Rock: Rock On! TV | Boober Fraggle / Travelling Matt (voice) | 6.6 |
| 2019 | The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance TV | Baffi (voice) / Baffi (puppet) | 7.8 |
| 2018 | The Muppets Take The O2 Movie | The Great Gonzo / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Zoot / Waldorf / Beauregard / Chip / Himself (voice) | 8.3 |
| 2018 | Seth Rogen's Hilarity for Charity Movie | Gonzo / Waldorf (voice) | 5.1 |
| 2017 | Muppet Guys Talking: Secrets Behind the Show the Whole World Watched Movie | Self | 8.2 |
| 2015 | The Muppets TV | The Great Gonzo / Waldorf / Zoot (voice) | 7.0 |
| 2015 | Inside Out Movie | Subconscious Guard Frank (voice) | 7.9 |
| 2015 | Muppet Moments TV | The Great Gonzo | 7.0 |
| 2014 | Muppets Most Wanted Movie | The Great Gonzo, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, Zoot, Beauregard, Waldorf | 6.3 |
| 2013 | Robbie Williams - One Night At the Palladium Movie | Gonzo the Great / Waldorf | 6.4 |
| 2013 | Lady Gaga & the Muppets Holiday Spectacular Movie | The Great Gonzo, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, Waldorf, Zoot (voice) | 5.8 |
| 2012 | The Muppets All-Star Comedy Gala Movie | Gonzo / Waldorf / Beauregard (voice) | 5.8 |
| 2012 | The Secret Policeman's Ball Movie | Waldorf (voice) | 7.6 |
| 2011 | Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade Movie | Waldorf (voice) | 6.0 |
| 2011 | The Muppets Movie | Gonzo / Honeydew / Zoot / Beauregard / Waldorf (voice) | 6.7 |
| 2009 | Jim Henson's Tales from Muppetland Movie | Unknown character | |
| 2009 | The Great Debate TV | Unknown character | |
| 2008 | A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa Movie | The Great Gonzo / Waldorf / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Zoot (voice) | 6.0 |
| 2008 | Studio DC: Almost Live TV | Gonzo / Zoot / Waldorf / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Pancake (voice) | 8.0 |
| 2008 | The Muppets: Classical Chicken Movie | The Great Gonzo | 10.0 |
| 2008 | The Muppets - Studio DC - Almost Live Movie | Gonzo / Waldorf (voice) | 8.0 |
| 2007 | Journey Through the Labyrinth Movie | Self | 1.0 |
| 2007 | Reflections of 'The Dark Crystal' Movie | Self | 5.8 |
| 2006 | Best Ever Muppet Moments Movie | Self | 6.0 |
| 2005 | The Great Gonzo: A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Weirdo Movie | Gonzo the Great, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, Waldorf | |
| 2005 | The Muppets' Wizard of Oz Movie | Tin Thing / Kalidah Critic #2 / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Zoot | 5.2 |
| 2005 | Statler and Waldorf: From the Balcony TV | Waldorf (Episode 1-8) | |
| 2005 | Fraggle Rock: Dance Your Cares Away Movie | Boober Fraggle (voice) | |
| 2004 | Weezer: Video Capture Device - Treasures from the Vault 1991-2002 Movie | Gonzo / Waldorf ("Keep Fishin") | 8.6 |
| 2002 | It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie Movie | The Great Gonzo / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Waldorf / Zoot (voice) | 6.0 |
| 2002 | Kermit's Swamp Years Movie | Waldorf (voice) | 5.8 |
| 2002 | Weezer and the Muppets Go Fishin' Movie | Gonzo | |
| 2002 | I Love Muppets Movie | The Great Gonzo (voice) | 6.3 |
| 2001 | The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 3 Movie | Gonzo / Beauregard | |
| 2000 | Bear in the Big Blue House: A Berry Bear Christmas Movie | Jack the Dog | |
| 1999 | The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland Movie | Humongous Chicken (voice) | 6.2 |
| 1999 | Muppets from Space Movie | Gonzo / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Waldorf / The Birdman (voice) | 6.1 |
| 1999 | The Very Best of the Muppet Show Movie | Gonzo / Zoot / Dr Bunsen Honeydew | 7.0 |
| 1999 | The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 2 Movie | Gonzo / Zoot / Dr Bunsen Honeydew | 6.7 |
| 1996 | Muppets Tonight TV | Gonzo / Dr. Bunsen / Waldorf / Randy / Beauregard / Bill | 7.5 |
| 1996 | Muppet Treasure Island Movie | The Great Gonzo / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Waldorf / Mudwell the Mudbunny / Zoot (voice) | 6.7 |
| 1996 | Muppet Sing Alongs: Treasure Island Movie | The Great Gonzo (voice) (archive footage) | 6.5 |
| 1995 | Rudy Coby: The Coolest Magician on Earth Movie | Gonzo (as Gonzo The Great) | 7.0 |
| 1994 | The World of Jim Henson Movie | Self (archive footage) | 7.4 |
| 1994 | Jim Henson's Animal Show with Stinky and Jake TV | Unknown character | 9.7 |
| 1994 | Muppet Classic Theater Movie | Gonzo / Rizzo the Rat / Randy Pig (voice) | 7.0 |
| 1994 | Secret Life of Toys TV | Rugby / Ditz | 9.0 |
| 1994 | Muppet Sing Alongs: It's Not Easy Being Green Movie | Gonzo / Wendell / Otto the Octopus / Boober Fraggle (voice) | 7.0 |
| 1992 | Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show' Movie | Gonzo | 6.0 |
| 1992 | The Muppet Christmas Carol Movie | The Great Gonzo as Charles Dickens / Robert Marley / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Betina Cratchit / Rat / Zoot (voice) | 7.5 |
| 1990 | The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson Movie | The Great Gonzo / Beauregard / Boober Fraggle / Zoot (voice) | 6.8 |
| 1990 | Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Celebration Movie | Gonzo (voice) | 6.0 |
| 1990 | Jim Henson's Memorial Service Movie | Unknown character | 10.0 |
| 1990 | The Muppets at Walt Disney World Movie | The Great Gonzo / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Beauregard / Zoot / Frog (voice) | 6.6 |
| 1990 | The Earth Day Special Movie | Old Frog (voice) | 6.1 |
| 1989 | The Song of the Cloud Forest Movie | Milton (voice) | 10.0 |
| 1989 | Miss Piggy's Hollywood Movie | Gonzo | |
| 1989 | Dog City Movie | Frisky (voice) | 8.1 |
| 1989 | The Jim Henson Hour TV | Self / Various | 9.0 |
| 1988 | Muppet Studios Presents: You're the Director Movie | Gonzo (voice) | |
| 1987 | A Muppet Family Christmas Movie | Gonzo / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Zoot / Beauregard / Boober Fraggle | 6.9 |
| 1987 | Down at Fraggle Rock Movie | Boober Fraggle / Uncle Travelling Matt / Self | |
| 1986 | The Christmas Toy Movie | Rugby the Tiger / Ditz (voice) | 6.8 |
| 1986 | Labyrinth Movie | Didymus / The Hat / The Four Guards / Left Door Knocker / Firey 3 (voice) | 7.3 |
| 1986 | Fraggles Look For Jobs Movie | Boober (voice) | |
| 1986 | The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years Movie | The Great Gonzo / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Beauregard / Zoot / Uncle 'Travelling' Matt Fraggle / Boober Fraggle (voice) | 6.1 |
| 1985 | Muppet Video: Rowlf's Rhapsodies with the Muppets Movie | Gonzo (voice) | 9.0 |
| 1985 | Jim Henson's Little Muppet Monsters TV | Unknown character | 8.8 |
| 1985 | Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird Stuff Movie | Gonzo (voice) | 8.5 |
| 1985 | Muppet Treasures Movie | Gonzo / Zoot / Penguin | 7.2 |
| 1985 | Muppet Video: The Kermit and Piggy Story Movie | Unknown character | 6.8 |
| 1985 | The Muppet Revue Movie | Gonzo (voice) | 10.0 |
| 1985 | Fraggle Rock: Scared Silly Movie | Boober Fraggle / Uncle Travelling Matt (voice) | |
| 1985 | Children's Songs and Stories with the Muppets Movie | Gonzo (voice) | 7.2 |
| 1984 | The Bells of Fraggle Rock Movie | Boober Fraggle / Uncle Travelling Matt (voice) | 6.0 |
| 1984 | The Cosby Show TV | The Great Gonzo / Digit (voice) | 7.0 |
| 1984 | The Muppets Take Manhattan Movie | Gonzo / Chester - Rat / Bill - Frog / Zoot / Beauregard / Dog / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Penguin (voice) | 6.6 |
| 1983 | Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and the Muppets Movie | Gonzo the Great / Zoot / Lubbock Lou (voice) | 6.7 |
| 1983 | Fraggle Rock: Live by the Rule of the Rock Movie | Boober Fraggle / Philo / Uncle Travelling Matt (voice) | |
| 1983 | Fraggle Rock TV | Uncle "Traveling" Matt | 7.3 |
| 1983 | Fraggle Rock TV | The World's Oldest Fraggle | 7.3 |
| 1983 | Fraggle Rock TV | Boober / Uncle "Traveling" Matt / Side Bottom / The World's Oldest Fraggle (voice) | 7.3 |
| 1982 | The Dark Crystal Movie | Fizzgig, a Friendly Monster / General, Garthim Master | 7.2 |
| 1982 | The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show Movie | Gonzo / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew (voice) | 8.2 |
| 1981 | Of Muppets & Men Movie | Self | 6.6 |
| 1981 | The Great Muppet Caper Movie | The Great Gonzo / Beauregard / Zoot / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Lobbuck Lou / Singing Food (voice) | 6.9 |
| 1981 | The Muppets Go to the Movies Movie | The Great Gonzo / Joe / Beauregard / Fireman (voice) | 7.0 |
| 1979 | John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together Movie | The Great Gonzo / Zoot / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew (voice) | 7.1 |
| 1979 | The Muppet Movie Movie | The Great Gonzo / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Zoot / Doglion / Iraqian in El Sleezo Cafe / Pig (voice) | 7.2 |
| 1979 | The Muppets Go Hollywood Movie | The Great Gonzo / Zoot / Pig (voice) | 6.2 |
| 1979 | The Orson Welles Show Movie | Gonzo (voice) | 8.0 |
| 1978 | Julie Andrews: One Step Into Spring Movie | Gonzo | 7.0 |
| 1978 | An Audience with... TV | The Great Gonzo | 5.3 |
| 1977 | The Bob Hope All Star Christmas Comedy Special Movie | Gonzo | 6.0 |
| 1977 | Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas Movie | Wendell / Pop-eyed Catfish / Will Possum (voice) | 6.9 |
| 1977 | The Royal Variety Performance 1977 Movie | Unknown character | |
| 1976 | The Muppet Show TV | Gonzo / Zoot / Beauregard / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew (voice) | 8.0 |
| 1976 | Kagayake! Gorō Mapetto Geba Geba 90-pun! Movie | Unknown character | |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live TV | The Great Gonzo / Waldorf (voice) (uncredited) | 6.9 |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live TV | The Great Gonzo (voice) (uncredited) | 6.9 |
| 1975 | Muppet Picker Upper Movie | Gonzo (voice) | 6.0 |
| 1975 | Just a Few Announcements Movie | Gonzo | |
| 1969 | Sesame Street TV | Unknown character | 7.1 |
| 1969 | Peter Alexander präsentiert Spezialitäten TV | Self | |
| 1961 | The Parent Trap Movie | Teenager (uncredited) | 7.0 |
Crew (3)
| Year | Title | Role | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | The First Snow of Fraggle Rock Movie | Co-Executive Producer · Production | 7.0 |
| 2022 | Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock TV | Co-Executive Producer · Production | 7.8 |
| 1966 | Limbo: The Organized Mind Movie | Assistant Director · Directing | 8.5 |
Latest releases
- The Muppet Show2026 / TMDB 7.2
- The First Snow of Fraggle Rock2025 / TMDB 7.0
- Inside Out 22024 / TMDB 7.5
- Jim Henson Idea Man2024 / TMDB 7.8
- Jerry Nelson: A Celebratory Birthday Animatic2022
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Questions about Dave Goelz
What are some of Dave Goelz's most famous roles?
Dave Goelz is best known for voicing Gonzo and Boober Fraggle. His work with the Muppets includes numerous films and television shows, making him a beloved figure in children's entertainment.
Has Dave Goelz won any awards?
Dave Goelz has received several accolades for his contributions to puppetry and children's television. He has been recognized by the Puppeteers of America and has a dedicated fan base.
What was Dave Goelz's first film?
Dave Goelz's first film appearance was in 'The Muppet Movie' in 1979, where he debuted his iconic character Gonzo.
What are some of Dave Goelz's successful films?
Some of Dave Goelz's successful films include 'The Muppet Movie', 'The Great Muppet Caper', and 'Muppet Treasure Island'. His work spans across multiple Muppet productions.
Is Dave Goelz involved in any recent projects?
Yes, Dave Goelz is involved in 'The First Snow of Fraggle Rock', which is set to release in 2025, continuing his legacy with the Fraggle franchise.
What is Dave Goelz's estimated net worth?
Dave Goelz's estimated net worth is around $5 million, reflecting his successful career in puppetry and voice acting.
What was Dave Goelz's early career like?
Dave Goelz began his career in puppetry in the 1960s, working on various television shows before joining the Muppets team in the 1970s.
What milestones has Dave Goelz achieved in his filmography?
Dave Goelz has achieved significant milestones, including his role in the original Muppet films and his ongoing work with Fraggle Rock, showcasing his enduring influence in the industry.