Caroll Spinney
Actor
Biography
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Caroll Edwin Spinney, sometimes credited as Carroll Spinney or Ed Spinney (December 26, 1933 – December 8, 2019), was an American puppeteer most famous for playing Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch on the children's television show Sesame Street.
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Filmography
Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey
as Dog in Pound (uncredited) 1993
The Muppet Movie
as Big Bird (voice) 1979
The Great Muppet Caper
as Oscar the Grouch (voice) 1981
Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey
as Self 2011
A Muppet Family Christmas
as Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice) 1987
Follow That Bird
as Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch / Bruno the Trashman (voice) 1985
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland
as Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice) 1999
I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story
as Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch / Self 2015
Drew: The Man Behind the Poster
as Self 2013
The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson
as Big Bird (voice) 1990
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
as Self 2021
Christmas Eve on Sesame Street
as Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice) 1978
Henson's Place: The Man Behind the Muppets
as Caroll Spinney (self) 1984
Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas
as Big Bird (voice) 1996
Elmo's Christmas Countdown
as Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice) 2007
Mister Rogers: It's You I Like
as Self 2018