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Frank Oz

Actor

Frank Oz

  • Born: 25 May 1944, Hereford, England, UK
  • Estimated net worth: $20 million

Frank Oz is a renowned actor, puppeteer, and director best known for his work with the Muppets and his role as Yoda in the Star Wars franchise. He has built a reputation for his unique voice and puppeteering skills, contributing to beloved characters like…

About Frank Oz

Frank Oz is a renowned actor, puppeteer, and director best known for his work with the Muppets and his role as Yoda in the Star Wars franchise. He has built a reputation for his unique voice and puppeteering skills, contributing to beloved characters like Miss Piggy and Fozzie Bear. Oz's career spans several decades, showcasing his talent in both acting and directing.

Born
25 May 1944, Hereford, England, UK
Known for
Acting
Height
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Spouses
Frances Oz (1979-present)
Children
2 children, Eric Oz, Amy Oz
Parents
Isabel Oz, Frank Oz
Estimated net worth
$20 million

Fun facts about Frank Oz

  • Frank Oz originally voiced Yoda in The Empire Strikes Back and has continued to be associated with the character across multiple films.
  • In addition to his acting career, Frank Oz has directed several successful films, including What About Bob? and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels.

Famous Frank Oz quotes

“Do or do not. There is no try.”
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back, 1980
“Hi-ho, Kermit the Frog here!”
The Muppet Show, 1976
“Wocka wocka!”
The Muppet Movie, 1979

Frank Oz filmography

Cast (198)

YearTitleCharacterRating
2025fozzie descuido venga la alegría MovieFozzie
2025The Muppet Script MovieSelf (archive footage)
2024Disney Legends Award Ceremony TVSelf - Honoree1.0
2024Inside Out 2 MovieMind Cop Dave (voice)7.5
2024Jim Henson Idea Man MovieSelf7.8
2024STEVE! (martin) a documentary in 2 pieces TVSelf - Director7.8
2022LIGHT & MAGIC TVSelf - Yoda Puppeteer (archive footage)7.9
2022Jerry Nelson: A Celebratory Birthday Animatic MovieGrover (voice) / Cookie Monster (voice) / others (voice)
2022Obi-Wan Kenobi TVYoda (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)7.0
2021Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street MovieSelf (archive footage)7.4
Show 188 more credits
YearTitleCharacterRating
2021Echoes of Violence MovieDante5.1
2020Jedi Temple Challenge TVYoda (voice)7.0
2020Muppet Guys Talking: A Special Conversation to Honor Jim Henson MovieSelf
2019Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker MovieYoda (voice)6.2
2019Knives Out MovieAlan Stevens7.8
2019Sesame Street: 50 Years and Counting MovieGrover / Cookie Monster / Various Characters5.5
2018Howard MovieSelf (archive footage)6.8
2018The Director and the Jedi MovieSelf7.4
2017Star Wars: The Last Jedi MovieYoda (voice)6.7
2017Muppet Guys Talking: Secrets Behind the Show the Whole World Watched MovieSelf8.2
2015Star Wars: The Force Awakens MovieYoda (archive sound) (uncredited)7.2
2015The Great Gilly Hopkins MovieCookie Monster (voice)6.6
2015In Their Own Words: Jim Henson MovieSelf - Friend & Muppet Performer7.0
2015The Late Show with Stephen Colbert TVSelf - Guest6.1
2015In Their Own Words TVSelf
2015Sesame Street: Play All Day with Elmo! MovieUnknown character
2015Inside Out MovieSubconscious Guard Dave (voice)7.9
2015I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story MovieSelf7.4
2015StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson TVSelf6.7
2014Star Wars Rebels TVYoda (voice)7.7
2014Jim Henson: Behind the Seams MovieUnknown character
2011Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey MovieSelf7.2
2009Jim Henson: His Sesame Street Story MovieUnknown character2.0
2009Jim Henson's Tales from Muppetland MovieUnknown character
2007Reflections of 'The Dark Crystal' MovieSelf5.8
2006A Sesame Street Christmas Carol MovieBert (voice) (archive footage)6.7
2006Treasures Untold: The Making of Disney's 'The Little Mermaid' MovieSelf8.0
2006Sesame Street: Elmo's Potty Time MovieGrover (voice)7.1
2006The Sound of the Squid MovieSquid
2006Best Ever Muppet Moments MovieSelf6.0
2005Zathura: A Space Adventure MovieRobot (voice)6.5
2005Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith MovieYoda (voice)7.5
2004Muppet History 101 MovieUnknown character
2004Jim Henson: Commercials and Experiments MovieUnknown character
2004Muppet Music Moments MovieSelf
2004Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy MovieSelf7.6
2004When Star Wars Ruled the World MovieSelf8.8
2004Kulturplatz TVSelf6.0
2004Sesame Street: A Celebration of Me, Grover MovieGrover (voice) (archive footage)
2004The Story of Star Wars MovieYoda (archive footage)7.2
2004Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On! MovieCookie Monster / Bert / Grover (voice)7.6
2004Sesame Street: Cookie Monster's Best Bites MovieCookie Monster (voice)
2003Sesame Street: Let's Eat! Funny Food Songs MovieGrover / Cookie Monster (voice)10.0
2003Muppets Magic from 'The Ed Sullivan Show!' MovieMuppet Performer8.5
2002From Puppets to Pixels: The Making of Star Wars Episode II MovieSelf / Yoda6.8
2002Films Are Not Released, They Escape MovieSelf6.0
2002Sesame Street: Bert & Ernie's Word Play MovieBert / Cookie Monster (credit song) / T-Shirt Salesman / Fat Blue Anything Muppet in Fat Cat (voice) (archive footage)8.2
2002Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones MovieYoda (voice)6.6
2002Sesame Street: Play with Me Sesame TVUnknown character5.5
2002I Love Muppets MovieSelf6.3
2001Making "The Score" MovieHimself
2001Monsters, Inc. MovieJeff Fungus (voice)7.9
2001The Beginning: The Making of Star Wars Episode I MovieSelf7.3
2001The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 3 MovieFozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Sam the Eagle / Animal / Wolf
2000Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Flowers, Bananas & More! MoviePrince Charming (voice)5.0
1999The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland MovieBert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)6.2
1999Muppets from Space MovieMiss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam the Eagle (voice)6.1
1999Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace MovieYoda (voice)6.6
1999The Very Best of the Muppet Show MovieFozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Animal / Sam the Eagle7.0
1999The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 2 MovieFozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Animal / Sam the Eagle6.7
1999Sesame Unpaved TVUnknown character
1999CinderElmo MovieBert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)6.3
1998The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers' MovieSelf6.5
1998The Best of Kermit on Sesame Street MovieGrover (voice)9.0
1998Sesame Street: Elmopalooza! MovieGrover / Cookie Monster / Bert (voice)6.1
1998Blues Brothers 2000 MovieWarden5.3
1997Sesame Street: Elmo Says BOO! MovieBert (voice)6.4
1997Sesame Street: Quiet Time MovieBert ("Naptime") (voice)6.0
1996Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas MovieCookie Monster (voice)6.0
1996Muppets Tonight TVMiss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / George the Janitor7.5
1996Muppet Treasure Island MovieMiss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Sam the Eagle / Animal (voice)6.7
1996Sesame Street: Do the Alphabet MovieCookie Monster / Green (voice) (archive footage)6.0
1996Sesame Street: Kid's Guide to Life: Learning to Share MovieCookie Monster
1995Orson Welles: The One-Man Band MovieUnknown character6.7
1994The World of Jim Henson MovieSelf / Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear7.4
1994Return of the Ewok MovieYoda5.2
1994Muppet Classic Theater MovieMiss Piggy / Fozzie Bear (voice)7.0
1994Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! MovieBert / Grover (archive footage)7.0
1993Sesame Street Stays Up Late! MovieBert/Grover/Cookie Monster/Uncle Hank(voice)7.0
1993Sesame Street's 25th Birthday: A Musical Celebration MovieBert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)7.0
1993Sesame Street: 25 Wonderful Years: A Musical Celebration! MovieGrover7.3
1992Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show' MovieMiss Piggy6.0
1992The Muppet Christmas Carol MovieMiss 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)7.5
1992Home Alone 2: Lost in New York MovieMan Putting Money into Donation Bucket (uncredited)6.8
1992Innocent Blood MoviePathologist6.2
1992Getting Ready to Read MovieBert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)
1991Sesame Street: Elmo's Sing-Along Guessing Game MovieGrover(voice)4.0
1990The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson MovieSelf / Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Bert / Sam the Eagle (voice)6.8
1990Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Celebration MovieMiss Piggy (voice)6.0
1990Jim Henson's Memorial Service MovieUnknown character10.0
1990Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music MovieSelf9.0
1990The Muppets at Walt Disney World MovieMiss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal (voice)6.6
1990Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly! Movie(archive footage) (voice)6.0
1990Sesame Street: Monster Hits! MovieCookie Monster (voice) / Grover (voice) / Clancy (voice)6.0
198950 Years of Television: A Golden Celebration MovieMiss Piggy9.0
1989An Evening with Jim Henson and Frank Oz MovieSelf10.0
1989Miss Piggy's Hollywood MovieMiss Piggy / Fozzie Bear
1989The Jim Henson Hour TVMiss Piggy / Fozzie Bear (voice)9.0
1989The Jim Henson Hour TVFozzie Bear (voice)9.0
1989Sesame Street: 20 Years & Still Counting! 1969-1989 MovieSelf - Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster7.2
1988Free to Be... a Family MovieMiss Piggy (voice)8.8
1988Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie MovieBert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)6.8
1988The Best of Ernie and Bert MovieBert7.0
1988Hey, You're as Funny as Fozzie Bear MovieFozzie Bear (voice)6.0
1987A Muppet Family Christmas MovieMiss Piggy / Fozzy Bear / Animal / Sam the Eagle / Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster6.9
1987Sesame Street: Sing Along MovieUnknown character6.0
1986Labyrinth MovieThe Wiseman7.3
1986Sesame Street: Learning About Letters MovieCookie Monster/Bert/Grover/Princess Penelope (voice)7.0
1986The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years MovieFozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Sam the Eagle / Bert / Animal / Grover / Cookie Monster / Marvin Suggs (voice)6.1
1986Sesame Street: Learning About Numbers MovieGrover / Fat Blue Tarnish Brother (voice)10.0
1986Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & Stories MovieBert / Grover (Bedtime Stories and Songs) / Cookie Monster (Bedtime Stories and Songs) / Tallest and Smallest People (Bedtime Stories & Songs) (voice)
1985Spies Like Us MovieTest Monitor6.2
1985Muppet Video: Rowlf's Rhapsodies with the Muppets MovieMiss Piggy / Fozzie Bear (voice)9.0
1985Jim Henson's Little Muppet Monsters TVUnknown character8.8
1985Follow That Bird MovieCookie Monster / Bert / Grover / Additional Muppets (voice)6.5
1985Muppet Treasures MovieFozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Animal7.2
1985Muppet Video: The Kermit and Piggy Story MovieMiss Piggy (voice)6.8
1985The Muppet Revue MovieFozzie Bear / Miss Piggy (voice)10.0
1985Muppet Perk-Up MovieGrump (voice)
1985Children's Songs and Stories with the Muppets MovieMiss Piggy (voice)7.2
1984The Muppets Take Manhattan MovieMiss Piggy / Fozzie / Animal / Bert / Cookie Monster / Ocean Breeze Soap Board Member / Sam the Eagle (voice)6.6
1984Henson's Place: The Man Behind the Muppets MovieSelf6.9
1983Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi MovieSelf8.8
1983Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art MovieBert / Cookie Monster / Grover (voice)6.6
1983Trading Places MovieCorrupt Cop7.2
1983Big Bird in China MovieBert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)6.0
1983Return of the Jedi MovieYoda (voice)7.9
1983Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and the Muppets MovieMiss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Gramps (voice)6.7
1983The World of 'The Dark Crystal' MovieSelf6.7
1983Muppet Breakthrough MovieGrump
1982The Dark Crystal MovieAughra, a Keeper of Secrets / Chamberlain7.2
1982The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show MovieMiss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal (voice)8.2
1982I Love Liberty MovieMiss Piggy / Fozzie Bear (voice)
1982Night of 100 Stars MovieMiss Piggy (voice)5.8
1981Of Muppets & Men MovieSelf6.6
1981Muppet Side Splitter MovieGrump (voice)
1981An American Werewolf in London MovieMr. Collins7.4
1981The Great Muppet Caper MovieMiss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam the Eagle / Gramps / Swedish Chef (voice)6.9
1981The Muppets Go to the Movies MovieMiss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Sam the Eagle (voice)7.0
1980SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back MovieSelf8.2
1980The Blues Brothers MovieCorrections Officer7.7
1980The Empire Strikes Back MovieYoda (Voice)8.4
1979John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together MovieMiss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal (voice)7.1
1979The Muppet Movie MovieMiss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam the Eagle / Doc Hopper's Men / Marvin Suggs / Swedish Chef (hands) / Motorcycle Guy (voice)7.2
1979The Muppets Go Hollywood MovieMiss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam the Eagle (voice)6.2
1979A Walking Tour of Sesame Street MovieGrover / Cookie Monster / Bert (archive footage)
1979The Orson Welles Show MovieSelf / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam Eagle (voice)8.0
1979Grump Critic MovieGrump
1979Meal Break MovieGrump
1979Let's Have the Dam Break MovieGrump
1979Muppet Gimme a Break MovieGrump
1979Muppet Breaker Upper MovieGrump / Quongo
1978Christmas Eve on Sesame Street MovieBert / Cookie Monster / Grover (voice)7.6
1978Hip Hip Parade! MovieFozzie Bear
1978Julie Andrews: One Step Into Spring MovieMiss Piggy / Fozzie Bear7.0
1978The Vent Event MovieFozzie Bear
1978An Audience with... TVMiss Piggy5.3
1977The Bob Hope All Star Christmas Comedy Special MovieMiss Piggy / Fozzie Bear6.0
1977Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas MovieChuck (voice)6.9
1977The Royal Variety Performance 1977 MovieUnknown character
1976The Muppet Show TVMiss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam Eagle / Marvin Suggs / George the Janitor (voice)8.0
1976Kagayake! Gorō Mapetto Geba Geba 90-pun! MovieGeorge the Janitor, Fozzie Bear
1975Sesame Street- Do you know where Ernie lives? MovieSelf
1975Saturday Night Live TVThe Flood (voice)6.9
1975Saturday Night Live TVThe Mighty Favog (voice)6.9
1975Muppet Picker Upper MovieSam the Eagle (voice)6.0
1975Just a Few Announcements MovieSam the Eagle
1975The Muppet Introduction MovieSam the Eagle
1974Out to Lunch MovieBert / Cookie Monster / Grover (voice)8.0
1973Julie on Sesame Street MovieBert/ Cookie Monster/ Grover (voice)7.3
1972The Muppet Musicians of Bremen MovieRat (voice)6.9
1971Tales from Muppetland: The Frog Prince MovieGawain (voice)7.0
1971Great Performances TVMiss Piggy (voice)6.1
1971Great Performances TVSelf6.1
1970The Great Santa Claus Switch MovieThig / Skippity / Hoppity / Boppity / Snerf (voice)6.1
1970The Muppets on Puppets MovieSelf / Various Characters7.0
1969Sesame Street TVBert/Cookie Monster/Grover7.1
1969This Way to Sesame Street MovieBert
1969Sesame Street Pitch Reel MovieScoop / Beautiful Day Monster (voice)9.0
1969Hey Cinderella! MovieStepsister #1 / Splurge (voice)7.4
1969Peter Alexander präsentiert Spezialitäten TVSelf
1968The Dick Cavett Show TVSelf - Guest6.8
1967The Paperwork Explosion MovieUnknown character5.0
1965Time Piece MovieMessenger Boy7.2
1961The Mike Douglas Show TVSelf5.8
1954The Wonderful World of Disney TVMiss Piggy (voice)7.9
1953The Oscars TVMiss Piggy7.1
1953The Oscars TVSelf7.1

Crew (28)

YearTitleRoleRating
2025The Muppets Take Scripthatten MovieOriginal Film Writer · Writing
2023S.P.I.C. MovieExecutive Producer · Production
2023Fuzzy Head MovieExecutive Producer · Production3.4
2020Derek DelGaudio's In & of Itself MovieDirector · Directing7.6
2020Muppet Guys Talking: A Special Conversation to Honor Jim Henson MovieDirector · Directing
Show 23 more credits
YearTitleRoleRating
2017Muppet Guys Talking: Secrets Behind the Show the Whole World Watched MovieDirector · Directing8.2
2008Leverage TVDirector · Directing7.6
2007Death at a Funeral MovieDirector · Directing6.9
2004The Stepford Wives MovieDirector · Directing5.7
2002The Funkhousers TVDirector · Directing
2001The Score MovieDirector · Directing6.7
1999Bowfinger MovieDirector · Directing6.2
1997Eye of God MovieThanks · Crew5.9
1997In & Out MovieDirector · Directing6.5
1996Muppet Treasure Island MovieProducer · Production6.7
1995The Indian in the Cupboard MovieDirector · Directing6.5
1992The Muppet Christmas Carol MovieExecutive Producer · Production7.5
1992Housesitter MovieDirector · Directing6.2
1991What About Bob? MovieDirector · Directing6.9
1988Dirty Rotten Scoundrels MovieDirector · Directing7.1
1986Little Shop of Horrors MovieDirector · Directing7.0
1984The Muppets Take Manhattan MovieScreenplay · Writing6.6
1984The Muppets Take Manhattan MovieDirector · Directing6.6
1982The Dark Crystal MovieDirector · Directing7.2
1981The Great Muppet Caper MovieProducer · Production6.9
1979The Muppet Movie MovieCreative Consultant · Crew7.2
1978Christmas Eve on Sesame Street MovieCreative Consultant · Crew7.6
1965Run, Run MovieDirector of Photography · Camera7.0

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Questions about Frank Oz

What are Frank Oz's most famous roles?

Frank Oz is best known for voicing iconic characters like Yoda in Star Wars and Miss Piggy in The Muppets. His work has left a lasting impact on both film and television.

Has Frank Oz won any awards?

Frank Oz has received multiple awards throughout his career, including a Daytime Emmy Award for his work on Sesame Street. He has also been nominated for several others.

What was Frank Oz's first film?

Frank Oz's first film role was in the 1969 movie 'The Muppet Movie.' He began his work with Jim Henson's Muppets during the late 1960s.

What are some of Frank Oz's successful films?

Some of Frank Oz's successful films include The Muppet Movie, What About Bob?, and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. His contributions to the Muppets franchise are particularly celebrated.

What is Frank Oz's background?

Frank Oz was born in England and later moved to the United States. He started as a puppeteer on Sesame Street and became a key figure in the Muppets.

What is Frank Oz's estimated net worth?

Frank Oz's estimated net worth is around $20 million, reflecting his successful career in entertainment as an actor, director, and puppeteer.

What are some milestones in Frank Oz's filmography?

Key milestones in Frank Oz's filmography include his work on the original Star Wars trilogy, his involvement with The Muppets, and directing films like What About Bob? and In & Out.

Is Frank Oz still active in the industry?

Yes, Frank Oz remains active in the entertainment industry, participating in various projects and continuing to influence new generations of puppeteers and filmmakers.