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Frank Oz

Acting Born May 25, 1944 Hereford, Herefordshire, England, UK 24 credits

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.

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Full filmography

  • Sesame Street (1969) as Bert
  • Saturday Night Live (1975) as The Mighty Favog (voice)
  • Saturday Night Live (1975) as The Flood (voice)
  • The Mike Douglas Show (1961) as Self
  • Monsters, Inc. (2001) as Jeff Fungus (voice)
  • Great Performances (1971) as Self
  • Great Performances (1971) as Miss Piggy (voice)
  • Inside Out 2 (2024) as Mind Cop Dave (voice)
  • Star Wars Rebels (2014) as Yoda (voice)
  • Inside Out (2015) as Subconscious Guard Dave (voice)
  • The Muppet Show (1976) as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam Eagle / Marvin Suggs / George the Janitor (voice)
  • Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017) as Yoda (voice)
  • The Dick Cavett Show (1968) as Self - Guest
  • The Oscars (1953) as Self
  • The Oscars (1953) as Miss Piggy
  • Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992) as Man putting money into donation bucket (uncredited)
  • Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019) as Yoda (voice)
  • Knives Out (2019) as Alan Stevens
  • The Empire Strikes Back (1980) as Yoda (Voice)
  • Obi-Wan Kenobi (2022) as Yoda (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) as Yoda (voice)
  • Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) as Yoda (archive sound) (uncredited)
  • Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005) as Yoda (voice)
  • Trading Places (1983) as Corrupt Cop