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Caroll Spinney

Known for: Acting

Biography: 1933-12-26

Deathday: 2019-12-08 (85 years old)

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Caroll Edwin Spinney, sometimes credited as Carroll Spinney or Ed Spinney (December 26, 1933 – December 8, 2019), was an American puppeteer most famous for playing Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch on the children's television show Sesame Street.

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Filmography

all 110

Movies 98

Voice 23

self 14

TV Shows 12

Self (archive footage)

Jim Henson Idea Man (2024)

Movie

Big Bird (voice) / Oscar the Grouch (voice)

Jerry Nelson: A Celebratory Birthday Animatic (2022)

Movie

Self

Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street (2021)

Movie

Self / Big Bird

Sesame Street: 50th Anniversary Celebration! (2019)

Movie

Big Bird

Sesame Street: 50 Years and Counting (2019)

Movie

Self

Mister Rogers: It's You I Like (2018)

Movie

Big Bird

Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas (2016)

Movie

Self - Muppet Performer

In Their Own Words: Jim Henson (2015)

Movie

Self

I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story (2015)

Movie

Sesame Street: Elmo's Magic Numbers (2012)

Movie

Actor

Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Favorite Things (2012)

Movie

Self

Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey (2011)

Movie

Oscar the Grouch

Sesame Street: Elmo's World: People in Your Neighborhood (2011)

Movie

Big Bird

Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Penguins and Friends (2011)

Movie

Oscar the Grouch (voice)

Portlandia (2011)

Oscar The Grouch (voice)

Sesame Street: Elmo's World: All about Faces (2010)

Movie

Big Bird

Sesame Street: A Celebration of Me, Grover (2010)

Movie

Jim Henson: His Sesame Street Story (2009)

Movie

Oscar the Grouch

Sesame Street: Elmo and Abby's Birthday Fun! (2009)

Movie

Oscar the Grouch (voice)

Sesame Street: Bedtime with Elmo (2009)

Movie

Oscar the Grouch (voice)

Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009)

Movie

6.1

Big Bird

Sesame Street: Being Green (2009)

Movie

Big Bird

Sesame Street: Old School Vol. 1 (1969-1974) (2008)

Movie

Big Bird

Sesame Street: Old School Vol. 3 (1979-1984) (2008)

Movie

Big Bird

Sesame Street: Old School Vol. 2 (1974-1979) (2008)

Movie

Big Bird

Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Summer Vacation (2008)

Movie

Big Bird

One World, One Sky: Big Bird’s Adventure (2008)

Movie

Oscar the Grouch as the Grouch of Hearts (voice)

Sesame Street: Abby in Wonderland (2008)

Movie

Oscar the Grouch

Sesamstraat - Verrassing en vriendjes (2008)

Movie

Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)

Sesame Street: Elmo's Christmas Countdown (2007)

Movie

Big Bird

Sesame Street: Elmo's World: What Makes You Happy? (2007)

Movie

Oscar the Grouch

A Sesame Street Christmas Carol (2006)

Movie

Oscar the Grouch

1 vs. 100 (2006)

Big Bird (voice)

Sesame Street: Big Bird Sings! (2005)

Movie

Big Bird

Sesame Street: A Magical Halloween Adventure (2004)

Movie

Big Bird

Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On! (2004)

Movie

Actor

Sesame Street: Cookie Monster's Best Bites (2004)

Movie

Big Bird

Sesame Street: Sesame Sings Karaoke (2003)

Movie

Big Bird

Sesame Street: Kid's Guide to Life: Big Bird Gets Lost (2003)

Movie

Big Bird

Sesame Street 4-D Movie Magic (2003)

Movie

Big Bird

Sesame Street: Zoe's Dance Moves (2003)

Movie

Oscar the Grouch

Sesame Street: Elmo Visits the Firehouse (2002)

Movie

Oscar the Grouch (voice) (archive footage)

Sesame Street: Bert & Ernie's Word Play (2002)

Movie

Oscar the Grouch

Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Babies, Dogs & More! (2002)

Movie

Oscar the Grouch

Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Birthdays, Games & More! (2002)

Movie

Big Bird

Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Springtime Fun! (2002)

Movie

Big Bird

Sesame Street: Kids' Favorite Songs 2 (2001)

Movie

Oscar the Grouch (voice)

Scrubs (2001)

6.72

Big Bird

Sesame Street: Elmo's Musical Adventure: The Story of Peter and the Wolf (2001)

Movie

Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)

The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland (1999)

Movie

Big Bird

The West Wing (1999)

5.66

Big Bird

Sesame Street: Kids' Favorite Songs (1999)

Movie

Big Bird (voice)

CinderElmo (1999)

Movie

Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)

Sesame Street: Elmopalooza! (1998)

Movie

Oscar the Grouch (voice)

Sesame Street: Fiesta! (1997)

Movie

Big Bird

Sesame Street: 123 Count with Me (1997)

Movie

Big Bird

Sesame Street: Quiet Time (1997)

Movie

Oscar the Grouch (voice)

Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Sillier at the Movies (1997)

Movie

Big Bird / Oscar (voice)

Sesame Street: Get Up and Dance (1997)

Movie

Big Bird

Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas (1996)

Movie

Big Bird

Sesame Street: Do the Alphabet (1996)

Movie

Big Bird

Sesame Street: Kid's Guide to Life: Learning to Share (1996)

Movie

Big Bird

Sesame Street: Elmocize (1996)

Movie

Oscar the Grouch (voice)

Sesame Street: Imagine That! (1996)

Movie

Self / Big Bird (archive footage)

The World of Jim Henson (1994)

Movie

Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch

Sesame Street All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! (1994)

Movie

Big Bird

Sesame Street: The Best of Elmo (1994)

Movie

Big Bird

Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration (1993)

Movie

Big Bird and Oscar

Sesame Street: 25 Wonderful Years: A Musical Celebration! (1993)

Movie

Dog in Pound (uncredited)

Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey (1993)

Movie

4.77

Big Bird

Sesame Street: Elmo's Sing-Along Guessing Game (1991)

Movie

Big Bird

Sesame Street: Sing, Hoot & Howl with the Sesame Street Animals (1991)

Movie

Big Bird

Sesame Street Home Video Visits the Hospital (1990)

Movie

Big Bird

Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly! (1990)

Movie

Oscar the Grouch

Sesame Street: Rock & Roll! (1990)

Movie

Oscar the Grouch (voice)

Sesame Street: Monster Hits! (1990)

Movie

Picklepuss

Wow, You're A Cartoonist! (1988)

Movie

Big Bird

Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie: An All-Star Musical Special (1988)

Movie

Big Bird

Big Bird in Japan (1988)

Movie

Big Bird

Sesame Street: Count It Higher (1988)

Movie

Big Bird

A Muppet Family Christmas (1987)

Movie

3.5

Big Bird

Sesame Street: Sing Along (1987)

Movie

Big Bird

Sesame Street: Learning About Letters (1986)

Movie

Big Bird

The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years (1986)

Movie

Big Bird

Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & Stories (1986)

Movie

Big Bird

Sesame Street: Play-Along Games & Songs (1986)

Movie

Big Bird

Sesame Street: Learning About Numbers (1986)

Movie

Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch / Bruno the Trashman (voice)

Follow That Bird (1985)

Movie

Big Bird

Night of 100 Stars II (1985)

Movie

Caroll Spinney (self)

Henson's Place: The Man Behind the Muppets (1984)

Movie

Big Bird

Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (1983)

Movie

Big Bird

Big Bird in China (1983)

Movie

Oscar the Grouch (voice)

The Great Muppet Caper (1981)

Movie

5.32

Self - as Big Bird

Bob Hope on the Road to China (1979)

Movie

Big Bird (voice)

The Muppet Movie (1979)

Movie

5.36

Self

Presenting Susan Anton (1979)

Big Bird

A Walking Tour of Sesame Street (1979)

Movie

Big Bird

A Special Sesame Street Christmas (1978)

Movie

Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice) (as Carroll Spinney)

Christmas Eve on Sesame Street (1978)

Movie

Self - Cameo (uncredited)

Saturday Night Live (1975)

6.36

Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)

Out to Lunch (1974)

Movie

Big Bird

Julie on Sesame Street (1973)

Movie

Big Bird / Big Bird / Sam the Robot / Cookie Monster / Oscar the Grouch / Bennett Snerf

Sesame Street (1969)

5.87

Sesame Unpaved (1969)

Self

Peter Alexander präsentiert Spezialitäten (1969)

Self - Guest

The Dick Cavett Show (1968)

Oscar the Grouch

Shalom Sesame

Big Bird

Don't Eat the Pictures

Big Bird

Sesame Street: Ernie's Little Lie

Movie

Oscar

The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland: Sing and Play

Movie

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Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1933-12-26

Deathday
2019-12-08 (85 years old)

Birth Name
Caroll Edwin Spinney

Birth Place
Waltham, Massachusetts, U.S.

Citizenships
United States of America

Also Known As
Caroll Edwin Spinney, Carroll Spinney, Ed Spinney, Carroll Edwin Spinney, Carrol Spinney, Carrol Edwin Spinney, Carol Spinney, Carol Edwin Spinney, Carol E. Spinney, Carrol E. Spinney, Caroll E. Spinney, Carroll E. Spinney, C. Ed Spinney, C. E. Spinney, Edwin Spinney, Carol Ed Spinney, Carroll Ed Spinney, Carrol Ed Spinney, C. Edwin Spinney

Awards
star on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Daytime Emmy Award

This article uses material from Wikipedia.

Last updated: 2024-07-23

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