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Frank Oz

Known for: Acting

Biography: 1944-05-25 (80 years old)

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.

Filmography

all 204

Movies 178

Voice 67

self 39

TV Shows 26

Director 17

Producer 5

Himself (archive footage)

Frank Oz

Biography

Filmography

all 204

Movies 178

Voice 67

self 39

TV Shows 26

Director 17

Producer 5

The Muppet Script (2025)

Disney Legends Awards Ceremony (2024)

Inside Out 2 (2024)

Jim Henson Idea Man (2024)

STEVE! (martin) a documentary in 2 pieces (2024)

S.P.I.C. (2023)

Fuzzy Head (2023)

Jerry Nelson: A Celebratory Birthday Animatic (2022)

Obi-Wan Kenobi (2022)

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

Echoes of Violence (2021)

Derek DelGaudio's In & of Itself (2020)

Star Wars: Jedi Temple Challenge (2020)

Muppet Guys Talking: A Special Conversation to Honor Jim Henson (2020)

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019)

Knives Out (2019)

Sesame Street: 50 Years and Counting (2019)

Howard (2018)

The Director and the Jedi (2018)

Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017)

Muppet Guys Talking: Secrets Behind the Show the Whole World Watched (2017)

Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)

The Great Gilly Hopkins (2015)

In Their Own Words: Jim Henson (2015)

Inside Out (2015)

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

StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson (2015)

Star Wars Rebels (2014)

Jim Henson: Behind the Seams (2014)

Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey (2011)

Jim Henson: His Sesame Street Story (2009)

Jim Henson's Tales from Muppetland (2009)

Leverage (2008)

Sesamstraat - Verrassing en vriendjes (2008)

Death at a Funeral (2007)

Reflections of 'The Dark Crystal' (2007)

A Sesame Street Christmas Carol (2006)

Treasures Untold: The Making of Disney's 'The Little Mermaid' (2006)

Sesame Street: Elmo's Potty Time (2006)

Best Ever Muppet Moments (2006)

Zathura: A Space Adventure (2005)

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)

Muppet History 101 (2004)

Muppet Music Moments (2004)

Jim Henson: Commercials and Experiments (2004)

When Star Wars Ruled the World (2004)

Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy (2004)

Kulturplatz (2004)

Sesame Street: A Celebration of Me, Grover (2004)

The Story of Star Wars (2004)

The Stepford Wives (2004)

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

Sesame Street: Let's Eat! Funny Food Songs (2003)

Muppets Magic From 'The Ed Sullivan Show!' (2003)

Films Are Not Released, They Escape (2002)

From Puppets to Pixels: Digital Characters in 'Episode II' (2002)

The Funkhousers (2002)

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

Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)

Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Flowers, Bananas & More! (2002)

I Love Muppets (2002)

Monsters, Inc. (2001)

The Beginning: Making Episode I (2001)

The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 3 (2001)

The Score (2001)

The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland (1999)

Bowfinger (1999)

Muppets from Space (1999)

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)

The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 2 (1999)