Caroll Spinney

Born

12/26/1933

Waltham, Massachusetts, USA

Caroll Spinney

Biography

Caroll Edwin Spinney (sometimes credited as Carroll Spinney or Ed Spinney; December 26, 1933 – December 9, 2019) was an American puppeteer most famous for playing Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch on the children's television show Sesame Street.

Known For72 Movies

Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
2009
★6.2
Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey
1993
★7.0
The Muppet Movie
1979
★7.2
Sesame Street's 25th Birthday: A Musical Celebration
1993
★7.0
The Great Muppet Caper
1981
★6.9
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland
1999
★6.2
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
1986
★6.1
A Muppet Family Christmas
1987
★6.9
Elmo's Christmas Countdown
2007
★6.2
Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration
2019
★9.3
Sesame Street: 50 Years and Counting
2019
★5.5
Night of 100 Stars II
1985
★6.8
Follow That Bird
1985
★6.4
Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!
1998
★6.1
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Summer Vacation
2008
★6.0
Sesame Street: 20 Years & Still Counting! 1969-1989
1989
★7.3
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: All About Faces
2009
★6.0
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
2021
★7.4
Sesame Street: Elmo's World
2000
★8.0
Sesame Street: Elmo Visits the Firehouse
2002
★10.0
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
1994
★7.0
The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson
1990
★6.8
The World of Jim Henson
1994
★7.4
Out to Lunch
1974
★8.0
Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey
2011
★7.2
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Happy Holidays!
2002
★7.3
Drew: The Man Behind the Poster
2013
★7.0
NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney
1978
★7.0
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On!
2004
★7.6
Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas
1996
★6.0
Sesame Street: Learning About Letters
1986
★7.0
Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas
2016
★6.6
Sesame Street 1986 Wrap Party
Unknown
★9.0
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland: Sing and Play
1999
★9.0
Sesame Street: Learning About Numbers
1986
★10.0
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
1990
★6.0
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie
1988
★6.8
Sesame Street Stays Up Late!
1993
★7.0
Wow, You're A Cartoonist!
1988
★10.0
Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
1983
★6.6
Henson's Place: The Man Behind the Muppets
1984
★6.9
CinderElmo
1999
★6.3
A Sesame Street Christmas Carol
2006
★6.7
Jim Henson's Memorial Service
1990
★10.0
Sesame Street: Big Bird Sings!
2005
★10.0
Julie on Sesame Street
1973
★7.3
Sesame Street: Elmocize
1996
★8.0
Sesame Street: Bedtime with Elmo
2009
★6.0
A Special Sesame Street Christmas
1978
★6.7
Mister Rogers: It's You I Like
2018
★7.8
I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story
2015
★7.4
Christmas Eve on Sesame Street
1978
★7.5
Sesame Street: Monster Hits!
1990
★6.0
Sesame Street: Quiet Time
1997
★6.0
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Sillier at the Movies
1997
★10.0
Sesame Street: Bert & Ernie's Word Play
2002
★8.2
Michael Bublé: A Michael Bublé Christmas
2011
★6.5
Sesame Street: Kid's Guide to Life: Big Bird Gets Lost
2003
★6.0
Sesame Street: 25 Wonderful Years: A Musical Celebration!
1993
★7.3
Sesame Street: Do the Alphabet
1996
★6.0
Sesame Street: Sing, Hoot & Howl with the Sesame Street Animals
1991
★3.0
Sesame Street: Let's Make Music
2000
★6.0
Sesame Street: Sing Along
1987
★6.0
Sesame Street: Kids' Favorite Songs
1999
★5.0
Big Bird in China
1983
★6.0
Sesame Street: Elmo's Musical Adventure: The Story of Peter and the Wolf
2001
★7.0
Sesame Street: Sesame Sings Karaoke
2003
★0.5
Sesame Street: Kids' Favorite Songs 2
2001
★4.0
Sesame Street: Get Up and Dance
1997
★10.0
Sesame Street: Fiesta!
1997
★5.7
Big Bird in Japan
1988
★9.1
In Their Own Words: Jim Henson
2015
★7.0