Actor
Frank Oz
82 years · Hereford, Herefordshire, England, UK · 164 films
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.
Best known for
Inside Out
2015 · Subconscious Guard Dave (voice)
On Disney Plus
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
2015 · Yoda (archive sound) (uncredited)
On Philo
Monsters, Inc.
2001 · Jeff Fungus (voice)
On fuboTV
The Empire Strikes Back
1980 · Yoda (Voice)
On YouTube TV
Return of the Jedi
1983 · Yoda (voice)
On Disney Plus
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
2017 · Yoda (voice)
On Disney Plus
Filmography 164
fozzie descuido venga la alegría
2025 · Fozzie
The Muppet Script
2025 · Self (archive footage)
Inside Out 2
2024 · Mind Cop Dave (voice)
On Disney Plus
Jim Henson Idea Man
2024 · Self
On Disney Plus
Jerry Nelson: A Celebratory Birthday Animatic
2022 · Grover (voice) / Cookie Monster (voice) / others (voice)
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
2021 · Self (archive footage)
On fuboTV
Echoes of Violence
2021 · Dante
On Hoopla
Derek DelGaudio's In & of Itself
2020 · Director
On Hulu
Muppet Guys Talking: A Special Conversation to Honor Jim Henson
2020 · Self, Director
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
2019 · Yoda (voice)
On Disney Plus
Knives Out
2019 · Alan Stevens
On The Roku Channel
Sesame Street: 50 Years and Counting
2019 · Grover / Cookie Monster / Various Characters
On Hoopla
Howard
2018 · Self (archive footage)
On Disney Plus
The Director and the Jedi
2018 · Self
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
2017 · Yoda (voice)
On Disney Plus
Muppet Guys Talking: Secrets Behind the Show the Whole World Watched
2017 · Self, Director
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
2015 · Yoda (archive sound) (uncredited)
On Philo
The Great Gilly Hopkins
2015 · Cookie Monster (voice)
On The CW
In Their Own Words: Jim Henson
2015 · Self - Friend & Muppet Performer
Sesame Street: Play All Day with Elmo!
2015 · Actor
Inside Out
2015 · Subconscious Guard Dave (voice)
On Disney Plus
I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story
2015 · Self
On Plex
Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey
2011 · Self
On Hoopla
Death at a Funeral
2007 · Director
On Tubi TV