Frank Oz Movies, Biography, Credits & Career Highlights

Frank Oz Biography

Frank Oz (born Richard Frank Oznowicz; May 25, 1944) is a British-born American film director, actor, voice actor, and puppeteer. 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.

Frank Oz Career Highlights

• Known for Sesame Street, Star Wars Rebels, Obi-Wan Kenobi, The Oscars, Kulturplatz, and The Great Muppet Caper.
• Credits include writing, actors, production, directing, crew, and camera.
• Recent listed credits include The Muppets Take Scripthatten, fozzie descuido venga la alegría, The Muppet Script, and Inside Out 2.

Frank Oz Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

male

Known Credits

203

Birth Date

1944-05-25 00:00:00

Birth Place

Hereford, Herefordshire, England, UK

Frank Oz Known For

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  Sesame Street
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  Star Wars Rebels
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  Obi-Wan Kenobi
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  The Oscars
• 

  Kulturplatz
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  The Great Muppet Caper

Frank Oz Movies and Credits

• writing (2 credits)

  • The Muppets Take Scripthatten

    original film writer

    writing
    2025
  • The Muppets Take Manhattan

    screenplay

    writing
    1984

• actors (8 credits)

  • fozzie descuido venga la alegría

    Fozzie

    actor

    actors
    2025
  • The Muppet Script

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2025
  • Inside Out 2

    Mind Cop Dave (voice)

    actor

    actors
    2024
  • Jim Henson Idea Man

    Self

    actor

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

    Self - Director

    actor

    actors
    2024
  • LIGHT & MAGIC

    Self - Yoda Puppeteer (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2022
  • Jerry Nelson: A Celebratory Birthday Animatic

    Grover (voice) / Cookie Monster (voice) / others (voice)

    actor

    actors
    2022
  • Obi-Wan Kenobi

    Yoda (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    2022

• production (5 credits)

  • S.P.I.C.

    executive producer

    production
    2023
  • Fuzzy Head

    executive producer

    production
    2023
  • Muppet Treasure Island

    producer

    production
    1996
  • The Muppet Christmas Carol

    executive producer

    production
    1992
  • The Great Muppet Caper

    producer

    production
    1981

• directing (8 credits)

  • Derek DelGaudio's In & of Itself

    director

    directing
    2020
  • Muppet Guys Talking: A Special Conversation to Honor Jim Henson

    director

    directing
    2020
  • Muppet Guys Talking: Secrets Behind the Show the Whole World Watched

    director

    directing
    2017
  • Leverage
    2008
  • Death at a Funeral

    director

    directing
    2007
  • The Funkhousers

    director

    directing
    2002
  • The Score

    director

    directing
    2001
  • Bowfinger

    director

    directing
    1999

• crew (3 credits)

  • Eye of God

    thanks

    crew
    1997
  • The Muppet Movie

    creative consultant

    crew
    1979
  • Christmas Eve on Sesame Street

    creative consultant

    crew
    1978

• camera (1 credits)

  • Run, Run

    director of photography

    camera
    1965

Frank Oz Profiles and Sources

• IMDb
• TMDB