Caroll Spinney

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

Sesame Street

1969 · TV

as Big Bird

Sesame Street

1969 · TV

as Oscar the Grouch

Sesame Street

1969 · TV

as Sam the Robot

Sesame Street

1969 · TV

as Bennett Snerf

Sesame Street

1969 · TV

as Cookie Monster

Saturday Night Live

1975 · TV

as Self - Cameo (uncredited)

The Colbert Report

2005 · TV

as Big Bird (uncredited)

The West Wing

1999 · TV

as Big Bird (voice)

Scrubs

2001 · TV

as Oscar the Grouch (voice)

Portlandia

2011 · TV

as Oscar the Grouch (voice)

The Dick Cavett Show

1968 · TV

as Self - Guest

The Muppet Show

1976 · TV

as Big Bird

Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian

2009 · Movie

as Oscar the Grouch (voice)

The Muppet Movie

1979 · Movie

as Big Bird (voice)

Sesame Unpaved

1999 · TV

Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey

1993 · Movie

as Dog in Pound (uncredited)

Sesame Street's 25th Birthday: A Musical Celebration

1993 · Movie

as Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)

The Great Muppet Caper

1981 · Movie

as Oscar the Grouch (voice)

The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland

1999 · Movie

as Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)

Follow That Bird

1985 · Movie

as Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch / Bruno the Trashman (voice)

1 vs. 100

2006 · TV

as Oscar the Grouch

A Muppet Family Christmas

1987 · Movie

as Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)

Sesame Street: Singing with the Stars

2012 · Movie

as Big Bird (voice)

Sesame Street 1986 Wrap Party

· Movie

as Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch