Frank Oz

Born

5/25/1944

Hereford, Herefordshire, England, UK

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.

Known For127 Movies

Monsters, Inc.
2001
★8.1
Inside Out 2
2024
★7.5
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
1992
★6.8
Inside Out
2015
★7.9
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
2017
★6.7
Knives Out
2019
★7.9
The Empire Strikes Back
1980
★8.4
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
2019
★6.3
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
2015
★7.2
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
1999
★6.6
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
2005
★7.5
Return of the Jedi
1983
★7.9
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
2002
★6.6
Labyrinth
1986
★7.3
Zathura: A Space Adventure
2005
★6.5
Trading Places
1983
★7.2
The Blues Brothers
1980
★7.7
An American Werewolf in London
1981
★7.4
Muppet Treasure Island
1996
★6.7
The Muppet Christmas Carol
1992
★7.4
Jim Henson Idea Man
2024
★7.8
The Dark Crystal
1982
★7.2
Blues Brothers 2000
1998
★5.3
Spies Like Us
1985
★6.2
Muppets from Space
1999
★6.1
Innocent Blood
1992
★6.2
The Muppet Movie
1979
★7.2
The Muppets Take Manhattan
1984
★6.6
The Great Gilly Hopkins
2015
★6.6
Sesame Street's 25th Birthday: A Musical Celebration
1993
★7.0
The Great Muppet Caper
1981
★6.9
Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Celebration
1990
★6.0
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland
1999
★6.2
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
2004
★7.6
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
1986
★6.1
The Beginning: The Making of Star Wars Episode I
2001
★7.3
A Muppet Family Christmas
1987
★6.9
Howard
2018
★6.8
Sesame Street: 50 Years and Counting
2019
★5.5
Sesame Street: Let's Eat! Funny Food Songs
2003
★10.0
Muppet Treasures
1985
★7.3
Follow That Bird
1985
★6.4
Sesame Street: Elmo's Sing-Along Guessing Game
1991
★4.0
Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!
1998
★6.1
From Puppets to Pixels: The Making of Star Wars Episode II
2002
★6.8
Night of 100 Stars
1982
★5.8
Sesame Street: 20 Years & Still Counting! 1969-1989
1989
★7.3
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
2021
★7.4
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
The Story of Star Wars
2004
★7.2
Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey
2011
★7.2
The Director and the Jedi
2018
★7.2
SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back
1980
★8.2
The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 2
1999
★6.7
Return of the Ewok
1994
★5.3
The Muppets Go Hollywood
1979
★6.2
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On!
2004
★7.6
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Flowers, Bananas & More!
2000
★5.0
The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers'
1998
★6.5
Free to Be... a Family
1988
★8.8
Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas
1996
★6.0
Muppet Classic Theater
1994
★7.0
Sesame Street: Learning About Letters
1986
★7.0
I Love Muppets
2002
★6.3
Sesame Street: Elmo's Potty Time
2006
★7.1
Julie Andrews: One Step Into Spring
1978
★7.0
50 Years of Television: A Golden Celebration
1989
★9.0
Sesame Street: Elmo Says BOO!
1997
★6.4
Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi
1983
★8.8
The Muppet Revue
1985
★10.0
Sesame Street: Learning About Numbers
1986
★10.0
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
1990
★6.0
Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music
1990
★9.0
The Muppet Musicians of Bremen
1972
★6.9
John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together
1979
★7.1
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie
1988
★6.8
Sesame Street Stays Up Late!
1993
★7.0
The Very Best of the Muppet Show
1999
★7.0
The Orson Welles Show
1979
★8.0
Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas
1977
★6.9
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
Tales from Muppetland: The Frog Prince
1971
★7.0
The Muppets at Walt Disney World
1990
★6.6
An Evening with Jim Henson and Frank Oz
1989
★10.0
A Sesame Street Christmas Carol
2006
★6.7
Jim Henson's Memorial Service
1990
★10.0
Best Ever Muppet Moments
2006
★6.0
The Muppets Go to the Movies
1981
★7.0
Hey Cinderella!
1969
★7.4
Julie on Sesame Street
1973
★7.3
I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story
2015
★7.4
Muppets Magic from 'The Ed Sullivan Show!'
2003
★8.5
Christmas Eve on Sesame Street
1978
★7.5
When Star Wars Ruled the World
2004
★8.8
Sesame Street: Monster Hits!
1990
★6.0
Sesame Street: Quiet Time
1997
★6.0
The Best of Kermit on Sesame Street
1998
★9.0
Children's Songs and Stories with the Muppets
1985
★7.3
Sesame Street: Bert & Ernie's Word Play
2002
★8.2
Sesame Street Pitch Reel
1969
★9.0
Sesame Street: 25 Wonderful Years: A Musical Celebration!
1993
★7.3
Of Muppets & Men
1981
★6.6
Muppet Video: The Kermit and Piggy Story
1985
★6.8
Sesame Street: Do the Alphabet
1996
★6.0
Muppet Guys Talking: Secrets Behind the Show the Whole World Watched
2017
★8.2
The Best of Ernie and Bert
1988
★7.0
Echoes of Violence
2021
★5.1
The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show
1982
★8.2
Reflections of 'The Dark Crystal'
2007
★5.8
Sesame Street: Sing Along
1987
★6.0
Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and the Muppets
1983
★6.7
Big Bird in China
1983
★6.0
Muppet Picker Upper
1975
★6.0
The Great Santa Claus Switch
1970
★6.1
Orson Welles: The One-Man Band
1995
★6.6
Time Piece
1965
★7.1
Films Are Not Released, They Escape
2002
★6.0
In Their Own Words: Jim Henson
2015
★7.0
The Muppets on Puppets
1970
★7.0
The Paperwork Explosion
1967
★5.0
The World of 'The Dark Crystal'
1983
★6.7
Hey, You're as Funny as Fozzie Bear
1988
★6.0