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Frank Oz
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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.
Notable films
Where to start
Highlights from credits and KinoChain journeys.
Monsters, Inc.
As Jeff Fungus (voice)
Inside Out
As Subconscious Guard Dave (voice)
Inside Out 2
As Mind Cop Dave (voice)
An American Werewolf in London
Appears in a KinoChain journey
Bowfinger
Appears in a KinoChain journey
Muppet Treasure Island
Appears in a KinoChain journey
Zathura: A Space Adventure
Appears in a KinoChain journey
Knives Out
As Alan Stevens
Chains
KinoChain journeys
Public chains that pass through their films — or name them as a bridge.
From Transylvania to Treasure Island
Trace Tim Curry's wild ride from cult icon to family favourite, one unforgettable role at a time.
8 films
Metamorphosis: Bodies in Flux
From Kafka's insect to Cronenberg's flesh, a journey through cinema's most profound transformations, where identity itself is the shape-shifter.
7 films
When the Cartoon Fights Back: Slapstick Meets Liability
What happens when simulated harm, comic violence, or staged ordeals crash into real-world consequences? This collection explores the unsettling borderland where...
8 films
It was Miss Scarlet, in the cinema...
Celebrating Lesley Ann Warren's 80th birthday with a journey through board game adaptations, from the witty whodunit of Clue to the explosive naval warfare of B...
8 films
Fur and Fangs
From the eerie moors of England to the neon streets of Tokyo, this chain of eight films reveals the werewolf as a creature of endless reinvention, embodying hor...
8 films
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Inside Out 2
2024 · Mind Cop Dave (voice)
Knives Out
2019 · Alan Stevens
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
2017 · Yoda (voice)
Inside Out
2015 · Subconscious Guard Dave (voice)
Zathura: A Space Adventure
2005 · Robot (voice)
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
2005 · Yoda (voice)
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
2002 · Yoda (voice)
Monsters, Inc.
2001 · Jeff Fungus (voice)
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
1999 · Yoda (voice)
Blues Brothers 2000
1998 · Warden
Muppet Treasure Island
1996 · Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Sam the Eagle / Animal (voice)
The World of Jim Henson
1994 · Self / Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear
The Muppet Christmas Carol
1992 · 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)
Labyrinth
1986 · The Wiseman
Spies Like Us
1985 · Test Monitor
Muppet Treasures
1985 · Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Animal
Trading Places
1983 · Corrupt Cop
Return of the Jedi
1983 · Yoda (voice)
The Dark Crystal
1982 · Aughra, a Keeper of Secrets / Chamberlain
An American Werewolf in London
1981 · Mr. Collins
The Great Muppet Caper
1981 · Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam the Eagle / Gramps / Swedish Chef (voice)
The Empire Strikes Back
1980 · Yoda (Voice)