Frank Oz
Biography
Frank Oz (born Richard Frank Oznowicz; May 25, 1944) is a British-born American film director, actor, voice actor, and puppetee. 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.
Acting (139 movies)
The Blues Brothers
1980
Monsters, Inc.
2001
Trading Places
1983
Muppets from Space
1999
Return of the Jedi
1983
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
1999
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
2002
The Empire Strikes Back
1980
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 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 Muppets Go Hollywood
1979
The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show
1982
The World of 'The Dark Crystal'
1983
The Great Santa Claus Switch
1970
The Muppets on Puppets
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
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
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
Return of the Ewok
1982
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
Directing (16 movies)
What About Bob?
1991
Housesitter
1992
Little Shop of Horrors
1986
In & Out
1997
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
1988
Death at a Funeral
2007
Bowfinger
1999
The Indian in the Cupboard
1995
The Score
2001
The Dark Crystal
1982
The Muppets Take Manhattan
1984
The Stepford Wives
2004
Muppet Guys Talking: Secrets Behind the Show the Whole World Watched
2017
Derek DelGaudio's In & of Itself
2020
Muppet Guys Talking: A Special Conversation to Honor Jim Henson
2020
Muppet*Vision 3D
1991
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| The Great Muppet Caper | 1981 | Producer |
| The Muppets Take Manhattan | 1984 | Screenplay |
| The Muppet Christmas Carol | 1992 | Executive Producer |
| Muppet Treasure Island | 1996 | Producer |
| Fuzzy Head | 2023 | Executive Producer |
| S.P.I.C. | 2023 | Executive Producer |