Personal details
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Born
25 Mai 1944 (82)
Place of birth
Hereford, Herefordshire, England, UK
Also known as
Richard Frank Oznowicz
Biography
Frank Richard Oznowicz (born May 25, 1944), known professionally as Frank Oz, 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.
Bekannt für
7.9
Film
Inside Out
Subconscious Guard Dave (voice)
2015
7.9
Film
Monsters, Inc.
Jeff Fungus (voice)
2001
7.8
Film
Knives Out
Alan Stevens
2019
6.7
Film
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Yoda (voice)
2017
6.6
Film
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
Yoda (voice)
1999
7.9
Film
Return of the Jedi
Yoda (voice)
1983
8.4
Film
The Empire Strikes Back
Yoda (Voice)
1980
7.5
Film
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Yoda (voice)
2005
8.0
Series
The Muppet Show
Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam Eagle / Marvin Suggs / George the Janitor (voice)
1976–1981
7.2
Film
Trading Places
Corrupt Cop
1983
7.3
Film
Labyrinth
The Wiseman
1986
6.6
Film
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
Yoda (voice)
2002
0.0
Series
Sesame Unpaved
1999–
7.4
Film
An American Werewolf in London
Mr. Collins
1981
7.5
Series
Muppets Tonight
Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / George the Janitor
1996–1998
7.2
Film
The Muppet Movie
Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam the Eagle / Doc Hopper's Men / Marvin Suggs / Swedish Chef (hands) / Motorcycle Guy (voice)
1979
7.2
Film
The Dark Crystal
Aughra, a Keeper of Secrets / Chamberlain
1982
6.7
Film
Muppet Treasure Island
Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Sam the Eagle / Animal (voice)
1996
7.5
Film
The Muppet Christmas Carol
Miss 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)
1992
6.2
Film
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland
Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)
1999
6.4
Film
Zathura: A Space Adventure
Robot (voice)
2005
7.3
Film
The Beginning: The Making of Star Wars Episode I
Self
2001
6.1
Film
Muppets from Space
Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam the Eagle (voice)
1999
6.6
Film
The Muppets Take Manhattan
Miss Piggy / Fozzie / Animal / Bert / Cookie Monster / Ocean Breeze Soap Board Member / Sam the Eagle (voice)
1984
7.0
Film
Sesame Street's 25th Birthday: A Musical Celebration
Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)
1993
6.9
Film
The Great Muppet Caper
Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam the Eagle / Gramps / Swedish Chef (voice)
1981
5.3
Film
Blues Brothers 2000
Warden
1998
6.2
Film
Spies Like Us
Test Monitor
1985
7.8
Film
Jim Henson Idea Man
Self
2024
8.3
Series
Jim Henson's Little Muppet Monsters
1985
7.0
Series
Jedi Temple Challenge
Yoda (voice)
2020
7.4
Film
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
Self (archive footage)
2021
7.2
Film
The Director and the Jedi
Self
2018
5.1
Film
Echoes of Violence
Dante
2021
8.2
Film
Muppet Guys Talking: Secrets Behind the Show the Whole World Watched
Self
2017
6.0
Film
Disney Legends Awards Ceremony
Self
2024
Acting credits 36 titles
Jim Henson Idea Man
as Self
7.8
2024
Disney Legends Awards Ceremony
as Self
6.0
2024
Echoes of Violence
as Dante
5.1
2021
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
as Self (archive footage)
7.4
2021
Jedi Temple Challenge
as Yoda (voice)
7.0
2020
Knives Out
as Alan Stevens
7.8
2019
The Director and the Jedi
as Self
7.2
2018
Muppet Guys Talking: Secrets Behind the Show the Whole World Watched
as Self
8.2
2017
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
as Yoda (voice)
6.7
2017
Inside Out
as Subconscious Guard Dave (voice)
7.9
2015
Zathura: A Space Adventure
as Robot (voice)
6.4
2005
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
as Yoda (voice)
7.5
2005
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
as Yoda (voice)
6.6
2002
Monsters, Inc.
as Jeff Fungus (voice)
7.9
2001
The Beginning: The Making of Star Wars Episode I
as Self
7.3
2001
Sesame Unpaved
0.0
1999–
Muppets from Space
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam the Eagle (voice)
6.1
1999
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
as Yoda (voice)
6.6
1999
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland
as Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)
6.2
1999
Blues Brothers 2000
as Warden
5.3
1998
Muppets Tonight
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / George the Janitor
7.5
1996–1998
Muppet Treasure Island
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Sam the Eagle / Animal (voice)
6.7
1996
Sesame Street's 25th Birthday: A Musical Celebration
as Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)
7.0
1993
The Muppet Christmas Carol
as Miss 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
1992
Labyrinth
as The Wiseman
7.3
1986
Jim Henson's Little Muppet Monsters
8.3
1985
Spies Like Us
as Test Monitor
6.2
1985
The Muppets Take Manhattan
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie / Animal / Bert / Cookie Monster / Ocean Breeze Soap Board Member / Sam the Eagle (voice)
6.6
1984
Trading Places
as Corrupt Cop
7.2
1983
Return of the Jedi
as Yoda (voice)
7.9
1983
The Dark Crystal
as Aughra, a Keeper of Secrets / Chamberlain
7.2
1982
The Great Muppet Caper
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam the Eagle / Gramps / Swedish Chef (voice)
6.9
1981
An American Werewolf in London
as Mr. Collins
7.4
1981
The Empire Strikes Back
as Yoda (Voice)
8.4
1980
The Muppet Movie
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam the Eagle / Doc Hopper's Men / Marvin Suggs / Swedish Chef (hands) / Motorcycle Guy (voice)
7.2
1979
The Muppet Show
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam Eagle / Marvin Suggs / George the Janitor (voice)
8.0
1976–1981