Media Notes / The Muppets Actors

A list of actors, actresses, puppeteers and other perfomers who worked on The Muppets and related media.

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Television

Sam and Friends

Appeared in Sam and Friends (1955-1961):

• Jim Henson: Sam/Harry the Hipster/Kermit/Chicken Liver/Omar/Prof. Madcliffe/Yorick/Pierre the French Rat/Others.
  • Dr. Teeth in Muppet Babies (1981).

The Muppet Show (1976)

Appeared in The Muppet Show (1976-1981):

• Julie Andrews: Herself.
• Alan Arkin: Himself.
  • Muppet Studios Tour Guide in The Muppets (2011).
• Candice Bergen: Herself.
• Milton Berle: Himself.
• Carol Burnett: Herself.
• Lynda Carter: Herself.
• Johnny Cash: Himself.
• John Cleese: Himself.
  • Neville in The Great Muppet Caper.
• James Coburn: Himself.
• Alice Cooper: Himself.
• Dom De Luise: Himself.
• Joel Grey: Himself.
• Mark Hamill: Luke Skywalker / Himself.
• Valerie Harper: Herself.
• Florence Henderson: Herself.
• Bob Hope: Himself.
• John Hurt: Himself.
• Glenda Jackson: Himself.
• Elton John: Himself.
• Madeline Kahn: Herself.
• Gene Kelly: Himself.
• Don Knotts: Himself.
• Kris Kristofferson: Himself.
• Cheryl Ladd: Herself.
• Cloris Leachman: Herself.
• Hal Linden: Himself.
• Steve Martin: Himself.
• Roger Moore: Himself.
• Rita Moreno: Herself.
• Jim Nabors: Himself.
• Frank Oz: Statler/Scooter/Janice/Beaker/Wayne/Sweetums/Janice/Miss Piggy/Various.
• Jane Pauley: Herself.
• Bernadette Peters: Herself.
• Vincent Price: Himself.
• Gilda Radner: Herself.
• Christopher Reeve: Himself.
• Peter Sellers: Himself.
• Brooke Shields: Alice / Herself.
  • Pete's Diner Patron in The Muppets Take Manhattan.
• Caroll Spinney: Big Bird.
• Sylvester Stallone: Himself.
• Loretta Swit: Herself.
• Raquel Welch: Herself.
• Jonathan Winters: Himself.

Muppet Babies (1984)

Appeared in Muppet Babies (1984-1991):

• Dave Coulier: Animal/Bean Bunny/Bunsen/Statler/Janice/Walorf/Himself.
• Peter Cullen: Football Bear/Smoggy the Bear/Sor-Elbow/Various.
• Whoopi Goldberg: Herself.
• Stan Lee: Himself.
• Howie Mandel: Animal/Skeeter/Bunsen.
• Laurie O'Brien: Piggy/Capt. Crochette Hook the Pink Pirette.
• John Ritter: Himself.
• Tom Selleck: Himself.
• Frank Welker: Kermit/Skeeter/Beaker/Dagwood/Bumstead/Irma/Mola Ram/Laughing Jolly Roger.
  • Banana Nose Maldonado/Chicken/Kermit the Frog in Little Muppet Monsters.

Little Muppet Monsters

Appeared in Little Muppet Monsters (1985):

• Bob Bergen: Link Hogthrob.

The Jim Henson Hour (1989)

Appeared in The Jim Henson Hour (1989-1993):

• Justine Bateman: Herself.
• Sean Bean: Prince.
• Ted Danson: Himself.
• Michael Gambon: Ultragoron.
• Chris Makepeace: Zeb Norman.
• Jonathan Pryce: King.
• Joely Richardson: Princess.
• Harry Dean Stanton: Chancey Bellow.
• Gwyneth Strong: Teacher.
• George Wendt: Himself.
• Kate Williams: Chief Maid.

Muppets Tonight

Appeared in Muppets Tonight (1996-1998):

• Jason Alexander: Himself.
• Tony Bennett: Himself.
• Pierce Brosnan: Himself.
• Sandra Bullock: Herself.
• Coolio: Himself.
• Billy Crystal: Himself.
• John Goodman: Himself.
• Gilbert Gottfried: Himself.
• Daryl Hannah: Herself.
• Larry King: Himself.
• Jay Leno: Himself.
• Heather Locklear: Herself.
• Andie MacDowell: Herself.
  • Shelley Snipes in Muppets from Space.
• Ed McMahon: Himself.
• Rick Moranis: Himself.
• Kathy Najimy: Registration Clerk.
• Leonard Nimoy: Himself.
• Michelle Pfeiffer: Herself.
• Dennis Quaid: Himself.
• Don Rickles: Himself.
• William Shatner: Himself.
• Martin Short: Himself.
• George Takei: Himself.

Studio DC: Almost Live

Appeared in Studio DC: Almost Live (2008):

• Jake T. Austin: Himself.
• Billy Ray Cyrus: Himself.
• Miley Cyrus: Herself.
• Jason Dolley: Himself.
• Jason Earles: Himself.
• Selena Gomez: Herself.
  • Herself in The Muppets (2011).
• David Henrie: Himself.
• Demi Lovato: Herself.
• Cole Sprouse: Himself.
• Dylan Sprouse: Himself.
• Brenda Song: Herself.
• Ashley Tisdale: Herself

A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa

Appeared in A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa (2008):

• Nadine Ellis: Dancer.

The Muppets (2015)

Appeared in The Muppets (2015-2016):

• Chris Jai Alex: Cop.
• Christina Applegate: Herself.
• Jason Bateman: Himself.
• Jere Burns: Carl.
• Rosalind Chao: Woman #1.
• Kristin Chenoweth: Herself.
• Laurence Fishburne: Himself.
• Joseph Gordon-Levitt: Himself.
• Topher Grace: Himself.
• Chelsea Handler: Herself.
• Ed Helms: Himself.
• Liam Hemsworth: Himself.
• Mindy Kaling: Herself.
• Keegan-Michael Key: Himself.
• Phil LaMarr: Doctor.
• Nick Offerman: Himself.
• Jordan Peele: Himself.
• Reese Witherspoon: Herself.

Muppet Babies (2018)

Appeared in Muppet Babies (2018-2022):

• Dee Bradley Baker: Animal/Sweetums/Walter/Fish/Various.
• Eric Bauza: Fozzie/Bunsen/Statler/Robin/Sam Eagle/Various.
• Rachel Bloom: Dot the Dragon.
• Dulé Hill: Mr. Manny.
• Jenny Slate: Ms. Nanny.
• Ashley Spillers: Jill.
• Cree Summer: Skeeter.

Muppets Now (2020)

Appeared in Muppets Now (2020):

• Linda Cardellini: Herself.
• Taye Diggs: Himself.
• Piotr Michael: Announcer.
• Aubrey Plaza: Herself.
• Seth Rogen: Himself.

The Muppets Mayhem

Appeared in The Muppets Mayhem (2023):

• Paula Abdul: Herself.
• Sofia Carson: Herself.
• Cheech & Chong: Themselves.
• Colton Dunn: Barista.
• Morgan Freeman: Himself.
• James Hong: Chef.
• Jennifer Irwin: Delilah Gertz.
• Peter Jackson: Himself.
• Lil Nas X: Himself.
• Tahj Mowry: Moog.
• Ben Schwartz: Job Placement Agent.
• Lilly Singh: Nora.
• Kevin Smith: Himself.
• "Weird Al" Yankovic: Himself.
• Cedric Yarbrough: Police Officer Axl.
• Zedd: Himself.

Films

The Muppet Movie

Appeared in The Muppet Movie (1979):

• Mel Brooks: Professor Max Krassman.
  • Joe Snow in It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie.
• Melinda Dillon: Woman with Balloon.
• Charles Durning: Doc Hopper.
• Austin Pendleton: Max.
• Richard Pryor: The Balloon Vendor.

The Great Muppet Caper

Appeared in The Great Muppet Caper (1981):

• Peter Falk: As Himself.
• Tommy Godfrey: Bus Conductor.
• Charles Grodin: Nicky Holiday.
• Robert Morley: British Gentleman.
• Diana Rigg: Lady Holiday.
• Michael Robbins: Security Guard.

The Muppets Take Manhattan

Appeared in The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984):

• Art Carney: Bernard Crawford.
• Dabney Coleman: Murray Plotsky.
• Joan Rivers: Eileen.

The Muppet Christmas Carol

Appeared in The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992):

• Michael Caine: Ebenezer Scrooge.

Muppet Treasure Island

Appeared in Muppet Treasure Island (1996):

• Billy Connolly: Billy Bones.
• Tim Curry: Long John Silver.

Muppets from Space

Appeared in Muppets from Space (1999):

• David Arquette: Dr. Tucker.
• Kathy Griffin: Armed Guard at C.O.V.N.E.T.
• Pat Hingle: Gen. Luft.
• Hulk Hogan: Man in Black.
• Katie Holmes: Joey Potter.
• Joshua Jackson: Pacey Witter.
• Ray Liotta: The Gate Guard at C.O.V.N.E.T.
  • Big Papa in Muppets Most Wanted.
• Gary Owens: UFO Mania Announcer.
• Rob Schneider: TV Producer.
• Jeffrey Tambor: K. Edgar "Ed" Singer.

The Muppets (2011)

Appeared in The Muppets (2011):

• Amy Adams: Mary.
• Jack Black: Himself.
• Bill Blair: Gonzo's Royal Flush Worker.
• Chris Cooper: Tex Richman.
• Zach Galifianakis: Hobo Joe.
• Donald Glover: Junior CDE Executive.
• Ken Jeong: Punch Teacher Host.
• Rashida Jones: Veronica Martin.
• Richard Neil: Laughing Dad.
• Jim Parsons: Human Walter.
• Kristen Schaal: The Anger Management Group Moderator.
• Jason Segel: Gary.
• Sarah Silverman: Mel's Drive-In restaurant greeter.

Muppets Most Wanted

Appeared in Muppets Most Wanted (2014):

• Ty Burrell: Jean Pierre Napoleon.
• Rob Corddry: First AD.
• Tina Fey: Nadya.
• Lady Gaga: Herself.
• Ricky Gervais: Dominic Badguy/The Lemur.
• Josh Groban: Maximum Security Prisoner.
• Salma Hayek: Herself.
• Tom Hiddleston: The Great Escapo.
• Frank Langella: Beefeater.
• James McAvoy: UPS Guy.
• Chloë Grace Moretz: Newspaper Girl.
• Saoirse Ronan: Ballerina.
• Danny Trejo: Himself.
  • Huet in Muppets Haunted Mansion.
• Stanley Tucci: Ivan the Guard.
• Christoph Waltz: Himself.

Muppets Haunted Mansion

Appeared in Muppets Haunted Mansion (2021):

• Edward Asner: Claude.
• Will Arnett: The Ghost Host.
• Darren Criss: The Caretaker.
• Yvette Nicole Brown: The Hearse Driver.
• Taraji P. Henson: Constance Hatchaway.
• Skai Jackson: Singing Bust.
• Chrissy Metz: Harriet.
• Alfonso Ribeiro: Fred.
• Craig Robinson: Singing Bust.
• John Stamos: Famous Person.
• Sasheer Zamata: Mary.

Foreign dubs

Albanian

Appeared in The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992):

• Ilir Muhametaj: Bean Bunny.

Canadian French

Appeared in The Muppets (2011):

• Nicolas Charbonneaux-Collombet: Kermit the Frog.
• Hugolin Chevrette-Landesque: Scooter and Crazy Harry.
• Tristan Harvey: Gary.

European French

• Marc Alfos: Billy Bones in Muppet Treasure Island.
  • Man in Black in Muppets from Space.
• Pierre Arditi: The sommelier in The Muppet Movie.
• Féodor Atkine: Beefeater Vicar in Muppets Most Wanted.
• Véronique Augereau: Nancy Walker in The Muppet Show (2nd dub).
• Jacques Balutin: Beauty pageant host in in The Muppet Movie.
• Barbara Beretta: Madeline Kahn in The Muppet Show (2nd dub).
• Patrick Béthune: Constantine in Muppets Most Wanted.
• Roger Carel: Kermit the Frog, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, Swedish Chef, Beauregard, Joel Grey, Edgar Bergen, Charlie McCarthy, Mortimer Snerd, Peter Sellers, and C-3PO in The Muppet Show (1st dub).
• Jacques Ciron: Bill in The Muppets Take Manhattan.
• Emmanuel Curtil: Marvin Suggs, Jim Nabors, and Steve Martin in The Muppet Show (2nd dub).
• Maïk Darah: Gill in The Muppets Take Manhattan.
  • Pearl Bailey in The Muppet Show (2nd dub).
  • The Hearse Driver in Muppets Haunted Mansion.
  • Paula Abdul in The Muppets Mayhem.
• Richard Darbois: Ghost of Christmas Present in The Muppet Christmas Carol.
• Micheline Dax: Miss Piggy and other female characters in The Muppet Show (1st dub).
• Bernard Dhéran: Ebenezer Scrooge in The Muppet Christmas Carol.
• Alain Dorval: Sylvester Stallone in The Muppet Show (2nd dub).
• Alexandre Gillet: The Gate Guard at C.O.V.N.E.T. and Pacey Witter in Muppets from Space.
  • Rudolf Nureyev in The Muppet Show (2nd dub).
  • Gus D'Vore in The Muppets Mayhem.
• Pierre Hatet: Martin Price in The Muppets Take Manhattan.
• Gérard Hernandez: Gonzo, Waldorf, Rowlf, Robin, and John Cleese in The Muppet Show (1st dub).
  • Polly Lobster and Waldorf in Muppet Treasure Island.
  • Waldorf in Muppets from Space.
• Emmanuel Jacomy: Fred in The Muppet Christmas Carol.
  • Long John Silver in Muppet Treasure Island.
  • Big Papa in Muppets Most Wanted.
• Francis Lax: Fozzie Bear, Scooter, Sam Eagle, the Newsman, and Don Knotts in The Muppet Show (1st dub).
  • Fozzie and Sam in The Great Muppet Caper and Muppets Tonight.
• Christophe Lemoine: Talking Sandwich in Muppets from Space.
  • Dominic Badguy/The Lemur in Muppets Most Wanted.
• Céline Monsarrat: Cheryl Ladd in The Muppet Show (2nd dub).
• Noémie Orphelin: Ghost of Christmas Past in The Muppet Christmas Carol.
• Dominique Paturel: K. Edgar "Ed" Singer in Muppets from Space.
• Christian Pélissier: Baby Animal in Muppet Babies (1984) (Seasons 1-2).
• Philippe Peythieu: Pepe the King Prawn in Muppets Now and Muppets Haunted Mansion.
• Dorothée Pousséo: Bernadette Peters in The Muppet Show (2nd dub).
• Perrette Pradier: Miss Piggy in The Muppet Movie.
• Donald Reignoux: Jim Hawkins in Muppet Treasure Island.
  • Zedd in The Muppets Mayhem.
• Pascal Renwick: Rizzo in The Muppets Take Manhattan.
  • Baby Gonzo in Muppet Babies (1984) (Seasons 1-2).
  • Animal in Muppets Tonight.
  • Rentro/Bobo the Bear in Muppets from Space.
• Vincent Ropion: Roger Miller in The Muppet Show (2nd dub).
• Serge Sauvion: The Balloon Vendor and Professor Max Krassman in The Muppet Movie.
  • The Tramp in The Great Muppet Caper.
• Clara Soares: Hannah Singh in The Muppets Mayhem.
• Pierre Tessier: Bob Hope in The Muppet Show (2nd dub).
• Alexis Tomassian: Ebenezer Scrooge as a kid in The Muppet Christmas Carol.
• Alexis Victor: Vincent Price in The Muppet Show (2nd dub).

Japanese

TV series

Appeared in The Muppet Show (1976-1981):

Regular Cast

• Yasuo Yamada: Kermit the Frog.
• Ichirō Nagai: Rowlf the Dog.
• Gorō Naya: Sam Eagle.
• Hisako Kyoda: Hilda.
• Katsuji Mori: Wayne.
• Nachi Nozawa: Dr. Bunsen Honeydew and Zoot.
• Keaton Yamada: Beaker.
• Junpei Takiguchi: The Swedish Chef.
• Additional voices: Kenji Utsumi, Toshio Furukawa and Joji Yanami.

Special Guests

• Kei Tomiyama: Elton John.
• Noriko Ohara: Cleo Laine.
• Toshiko Fujita: Petula Clark.

Appeared in The Jim Henson Hour (1989-1993):

• Kei Tomiyama: Kermit the Frog and Jim Henson.
• Kinryū Arimoto: Gonzo the Great.
• Masashi Ebara: Rowlf the Dog.
• Masako Nozawa: Jojo.
• Ryūsei Nakao: Bean Bunny.
• Daisuke Gōri: Leon the Lizard.
• Takeshi Kusao: Matt Banting.
• Tesshō Genda: Father.
• Naoki Tatsuta: Digit.
• Kenji Utsumi: Waldo C. Graphic.
• Chika Sakamoto: Additional voices.

Appeared in Muppets Tonight (1996-1998):

Regular Cast

• Yoshito Yasuhara: Kermit the Frog.
• Kōzō Shioya: Gonzo the Great.
• Ryuzou Ishino: Rizzo.
• Mitsuru Ogata: Miss Piggy and Beaker.
• Masashi Ebara: Dr. Bunsen Honeydew and Fozzie Bear.
• Wataru Takagi: Sal Minella and Pepe the King Prawn.
• Tōru Ōkawa: Big Mean Carl.
• Yumi Touma: Darcy and Kathy Ireland

Special Guests

• Yūji Mitsuya: Martin Short.
• Gara Takashima: Michelle Pfeiffer.
• Rica Matsumoto: Paula Abdul.
• Ryūsei Nakao: Billy Crystal.
• Atsuko Tanaka: Cindy Crawford.
• Yuko Mizutani: Sandra Bullock.
• Unshō Ishizuka: Garth Brooks.
• Atsuko Yuya: Heather Locklear.
• Minoru Inaba: Jason Alexander.
• Yosuke Akimoto: Jay Leno.
• Kenichi Ono: Arsenio Hall.
• Junpei Takiguchi: Don Rickles.
• Kenyuu Horiuchi: Coolio.
• Masaaki Tsukada: Ed McMahon.
• Katsumi Suzuki: Gilbert Gottfried.
• Ryūzaburō Ōtomo: Evander Holyfield.
• Akira Ishida: Prince.
• Mayumi Asano: Page Hannah.
• Tomoko Kawakami: Daryl Hannah.
• Taiten Kusunoki: Johnny Mathis.

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