Richard Hunt

Richard Hunt

Richard Hunt (August 17, 1951 – January 7, 1992) was an American puppeteer, best known as a Muppet performer on Sesame Street, The Muppet Show, Fraggle Rock, and other projects for The Jim Henson Company. His roles on The Muppet Show included Scooter, Statler, Janice, Beaker, and Sweetums and charac…

Filmography

Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live
1975 · TV
as King Ploobis’s Right Hand (voice)
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live
1975 · TV
as Wisss (voice)
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live
1975 · TV
as Glib (voice)
Sesame Street
Sesame Street
1969 · TV
The Cosby Show
The Cosby Show
1984 · TV
as Statler / Blue Frackle / Sandwich (voice)
The Muppet Show
The Muppet Show
1976 · TV
as Statler, Scooter / Janice / Beaker / Wayne / Sweetums (voice)
Fraggle Rock
Fraggle Rock
1983 · TV
as Junior Gorg (himself) / Gunge / Mudwell the Mudbunny / Herkimer Fraggle / The Spiderfly / Gillis Fraggle / Turbo / The Genie / Purple Fragglette / Fire Chief Fraggle / Flex Doozer / Background Fraggles (voice)
The Oscars
The Oscars
1953 · TV
as Scooter / Statler
Trading Places
Trading Places
1983 · Movie
as Wilson
Sesame Unpaved
Sesame Unpaved
1999 · TV
Fraggle Rock: The Animated Series
Fraggle Rock: The Animated Series
1987 · TV
CBS Summer Playhouse
CBS Summer Playhouse
1987 · TV
as Del
The Muppet Movie
The Muppet Movie
1979 · Movie
as Scooter / Statler / Janice / Sweetums / Beaker / Fozzie Bear (assistant) (voice)
Jim Henson's Little Muppet Monsters
Jim Henson's Little Muppet Monsters
1985 · TV
The Great Muppet Caper
The Great Muppet Caper
1981 · Movie
as Scooter / Statler / Sweetums / Janice / Beaker / Bellhop Rat / Bubba / Gramps / Monster / Singing Food / Cab Driver
The Muppets Take Manhattan
The Muppets Take Manhattan
1984 · Movie
as Scooter / Statler / Janice / Beaker / Dog (voice)
Jim Henson Idea Man
Jim Henson Idea Man
2024 · Movie
as Self (archive footage)
A Muppet Family Christmas
A Muppet Family Christmas
1987 · Movie
as Scooter / Janice / Statler / Beaker / Gladys the Cow / Two-Headed Monster / Snowman (voice)
Sesame Street's 25th Birthday: A Musical Celebration
Sesame Street's 25th Birthday: A Musical Celebration
1993 · Movie
as Gladys the Cow (voice) (archive footage)
The Muppets Go Hollywood
The Muppets Go Hollywood
1979 · Movie
as Scooter / Janice / Statler / Sweetums / Pig (voice)
Follow That Bird
Follow That Bird
1985 · Movie
as Gladys the Cow / Feathered Friends Owl / Additional Muppets / Grouches (voice)
Sesame Street: Let's Eat! Funny Food Songs
Sesame Street: Let's Eat! Funny Food Songs
2003 · Movie
as Backup Monster (puppeteer)
The Earth Day Special
The Earth Day Special
1990 · Movie
as Crocodile (voice)
The Muppets at Walt Disney World
The Muppets at Walt Disney World
1990 · Movie
as Scooter / Statler / Janice / Beaker / Tug Monster / Frog (voice)