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Richard Hunt
Known for The Muppet Movie · Saturday Night Live · The Cosby Show
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 characters on Sesame Street included Gladys the Cow, Don Music, and Forgetful Jones. Description above from the Wikipedia article Richard Hunt,…
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- Born
- Aug 17, 1951
- Died
- Jan 7, 1992
- Birthplace
- The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
- Known For
- Acting
Biography
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 characters on Sesame Street included Gladys the Cow, Don Music, and Forgetful Jones.
Description above from the Wikipedia article Richard Hunt, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Known For
MOVIE
The Muppet MovieScooter / Statler / Janice / Sweetums / Beaker / Fozzie Bear (assistant) (voice) · 1979
★ 7.2
★ 7.2
TV
Saturday Night LiveKing Ploobis’s Right Hand (voice) · 1975
★ 6.9
★ 6.9
TV
The Cosby ShowStatler / Blue Frackle / Sandwich (voice) · 1984
★ 7.0
★ 7.0
MOVIE
The Muppets Take ManhattanScooter / Statler / Janice / Beaker / Dog (voice) · 1984
★ 6.6
★ 6.6
TV
The Muppet ShowStatler, Scooter / Janice / Beaker / Wayne / Sweetums (voice) · 1976
★ 8.0
★ 8.0
MOVIE
The Great Muppet CaperScooter / Statler / Sweetums / Janice / Beaker / Bellhop Rat / Bubba / Gramps / Monster / Singing Food / Cab Driver · 1981
★ 6.9
★ 6.9
TV
Sesame Street3279 eps · 1969
★ 7.1
★ 7.1
TV
The OscarsScooter / Statler · 1953
★ 7.1
★ 7.1
Filmography
Movies
The Great Santa Claus SwitchBing / Match Frackle (voice)
1970
Tales from Muppetland: The Frog PrinceAunt Taminella
1971
The Muppet Musicians of BremenChicken / Additional Muppet Performer (voice)
1972
Julie on Sesame StreetSully (voice)
1973
Out to LunchVarious Muppets (voice)
1974
Sesame Street- Do you know where Ernie lives?Self
1975
Emmet Otter's Jug-Band ChristmasCharlie / Lizard / George Rabbit (voice)
1977TB
The Bob Hope All Star Christmas Comedy SpecialScooter
1977TR
The Royal Variety Performance 1977
1977
Christmas Eve on Sesame StreetErnie (assistant) / Additional Muppets (voice)
1978
Julie Andrews: One Step Into SpringScooter
1978
John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas TogetherScooter / Statler / Janice / Beaker (voice)
1979
The Muppet MovieScooter / Statler / Janice / Sweetums / Beaker / Fozzie Bear (assistant) (voice)
1979
The Muppets Go HollywoodScooter / Janice / Statler / Sweetums / Pig (voice)
1979
Of Muppets & MenSelf
1981
The Great Muppet CaperScooter / Statler / Sweetums / Janice / Beaker / Bellhop Rat / Bubba / Gramps / Monster / Singing Food / Cab Driver
1981
The Muppets Go to the MoviesBeaker / Janice / Scooter / Sheriff / Statler (voice)
1981
The Fantastic Miss Piggy ShowScooter / Janice / Beaker (voice)
1982
Big Bird in ChinaTwo-Headed Monster (voice)
1983
Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of ArtMuppet Performer (voice)
1983
Fraggle Rock: Live by the Rule of the RockDoozer/ Gunge / Junior Gorg/ Background Fraggles (voice)
1983
Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and the MuppetsScooter / Janice / Statler / Bubba (voice)
1983
Trading PlacesWilson
1983
Oxford BluesLarry
1984
The Muppets Take ManhattanScooter / Statler / Janice / Beaker / Dog (voice)
1984
Children's Songs and Stories with the MuppetsScooter (voice)
1985
Follow That BirdGladys the Cow / Feathered Friends Owl / Additional Muppets / Grouches (voice)
1985
Fraggle Rock: Scared SillyJunior Gorg (Voice)
1985
Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird StuffCamilla the Chicken (voice)
1985
Muppet TreasuresScooter / Statler / Janice
1985MV
Muppet Video: Rowlf's Rhapsodies with the MuppetsScooter (voice)
1985
Muppet Video: The Kermit and Piggy Story
1985
Fraggles Look For JobsHimself
1986
Sesame Street: Learning About NumbersCount - assistant / Dip Cat / Orange Gold Tarnish Brother / Ernie - assistant / Honker (voice)
1986
The Christmas ToyBelmont (voice)
1986
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 YearsBeaker / Scooter / Statler / Sweetums / Janice / Two-Headed Monster (Stein) / Tug Monster (voice)
1986
The Tale of the Bunny PicnicLugsy (voice)
1986
A Muppet Family ChristmasScooter / Janice / Statler / Beaker / Gladys the Cow / Two-Headed Monster / Snowman (voice)
1987
Down at Fraggle RockJunior Gorg / Self
1987
Sesame Street: Sing AlongTwo-Headed Monster (right) (voice)
1987
Jim Henson: Sing-Along, Dance-Along, Do-AlongAdditional Muppet Performer (voice)
1988Jim Henson: Sing-Along, Dance-Along, Do-AlongDirector
1988MS
Muppet Studios Presents: You're the DirectorJanice / Scooter / Statler (voice)
1988
Sesame Street: Put Down the DuckiePlacido Flamingo / Additional Muppets (voice)
1988
Miss Piggy's HollywoodStatler
1989
Sesame Street: 20 Years & Still Counting! 1969-1989Self – Placido Flamingo / Don Music / Gladys the Cow
1989
Jim Henson's Memorial Service
1990
Sesame Street: Monster Hits!Stuie Monster (voice) / Lavender Frazzletone (voice) / Two-Headed Monster (right half) (voice) / Furline Huskie (voice) / Kermit the Frog (voice)
1990
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!Gladys the Cow / Forgetful Jones / Don Music (voice)
1990
The Earth Day SpecialCrocodile (voice)
1990
The Muppets at Walt Disney WorldScooter / Statler / Janice / Beaker / Tug Monster / Frog (voice)
1990
The Muppets Celebrate Jim HensonScooter / Beaker / Janice (voice)
1990
Sesame Street: Elmo's Sing-Along Guessing GameDirector
1991
Sesame Street: Sing, Hoot & Howl with the Sesame Street AnimalsGladys the Cow (voice)
1991
Getting Ready to ReadTwo-Headed Monster (voice)
1992
The Muppet Christmas CarolIn Memory Of
1992
Muppet Sing Alongs: Billy Bunny's Animal Songs
1993
Sesame Street's 25th Birthday: A Musical CelebrationGladys the Cow (voice) (archive footage)
1993
The World of Jim HensonSelf (archive footage)
1994
Sesame Street: Elmo Says BOO!Kermit the Forg / Frazzletone (archive footage)
1997
The Very Best of the Muppet ShowStatler / Scooter / Janice / Beaker / Sweetums / Gladys
1999
The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 2Statler / Scooter / Janice / Beaker / Sweetums / Gladys
1999
The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 3Statler / Scooter / Janice
2001
Sesame Street: Bert & Ernie's Word PlayHarry (voice) (archive footage)
2002
Sesame Street: Let's Eat! Funny Food SongsBackup Monster (puppeteer)
2003MH
Muppet History 101
2004MM
Muppet Music MomentsSelf
2004
Sesame Street: Cookie Monster's Best Bites(voice, archive footage)
2004
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On!Forgetful Jones (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)
2004
Fraggle Rock: Dance Your Cares AwayJunior Gorg (voice)
2005JH
Jim Henson's Tales from Muppetland
2009JH
Jim Henson: His Sesame Street Story
2009JH
Jim Henson: Behind the Seams
2014
Jim Henson Idea ManSelf (archive footage)
2024
Sesame Street 1986 Wrap PartyHimself
Television
The OscarsScooter / Statler · 1 eps
1953PA
Peter Alexander präsentiert SpezialitätenSelf · 2 eps
1969
Sesame Street3279 eps
1969
Saturday Night LiveKing Ploobis’s Right Hand (voice) · 7 eps
1975Saturday Night LiveWisss (voice) · 3 eps
1975Saturday Night LiveGlib (voice) · 1 eps
1975
The Muppet ShowStatler, Scooter / Janice / Beaker / Wayne / Sweetums (voice) · 120 eps
1976
Fraggle RockJunior 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) · 72 eps
1983Fraggle RockDirector
1983
The Cosby ShowStatler / Blue Frackle / Sandwich (voice) · 1 eps
1984
Jim Henson's Little Muppet Monsters13 eps
1985
CBS Summer PlayhouseDel · 1 eps
1987
Fraggle Rock: The Animated Series
1987
The Ghost of Faffner HallWild Impresario · 13 eps
1989
Sesame Unpaved67 eps
1999Photos
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