Acting · 1933
Caroll Spinney
Born Dec 26, 1933·Waltham, Massachusetts, USA·Died Dec 8, 2019 (85)
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.
Filmography
36 titles- 2021
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame StreetSelf7.4Movie - 2019
Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary CelebrationSelf / Big Bird9.3Movie - 2016
Once Upon a Sesame Street ChristmasBig Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)6.6Movie - 2012
Sesame Street: Elmo's Magic NumbersBig BirdMovie - 2012
Sesame Street: Singing with the StarsBig Bird (voice)Movie - 2011
PortlandiaOscar the Grouch (voice)6.9Show - 2011
Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's JourneySelf7.2Movie - 2009
Night at the Museum: Battle of the SmithsonianOscar the Grouch (voice)6.2Movie - 2007
Elmo's Christmas CountdownBig Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)6.2Movie - 2006
1 vs. 100Oscar the Grouch5.7Show - 2006
A Sesame Street Christmas CarolOscar the Grouch / Big Bird (voice)6.7Movie - 2005
The Colbert ReportBig Bird (uncredited)7.0Show - 2001
ScrubsOscar the Grouch (voice)8.2Show - 1999
The West WingBig Bird (voice)8.3Show - 1999
Sesame UnpavedShow - 1999
The Adventures of Elmo in GrouchlandBig Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)6.2Movie - 1994
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)7.0Movie - 1994
The World of Jim HensonSelf / Big Bird (archive footage)7.4Movie - 1993
Homeward Bound: The Incredible JourneyDog in Pound (uncredited)7.0Movie - 1993
Sesame Street's 25th Birthday: A Musical CelebrationBig Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)7.0Movie - 1990
The Muppets Celebrate Jim HensonBig Bird (voice)6.8Movie - 1989
Sesame Street: 20 Years & Still Counting! 1969-1989Self – Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch7.2Movie - 1988
Sesame Street: Put Down the DuckieBig Bird/Oscar the Grouch/Bruno the Trashman (voice)6.8Movie - 1987
A Muppet Family ChristmasBig Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)6.9Movie - 1986
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 YearsBig Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)6.1Movie - 1985
Night of 100 Stars IIBig Bird6.8Movie - 1985
Follow That BirdBig Bird / Oscar the Grouch / Bruno the Trashman (voice)6.4Movie - 1981
The Great Muppet CaperOscar the Grouch (voice)6.9Movie - 1979
The Muppet MovieBig Bird (voice)7.2Movie - 1979Bob Hope on the Road to ChinaSelf - Big Bird (voice)Movie
- 1976
The Muppet ShowBig Bird8.0Show - 1976Bob Hope's World of ComedySelf - as Big BirdMovie
- 1975
Saturday Night LiveSelf - Cameo (uncredited)6.9Show - 1969
Sesame StreetOscar the Grouch7.1Show - 1969Peter Alexander präsentiert SpezialitätenSelfShow
- 1968
The Dick Cavett ShowSelf - Guest6.8Show