Caroll Spinney

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Caroll Edwin Spinney, sometimes credited as Carroll Spinney or Ed Spinney (born December 26, 1933), 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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Known For

Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian

Oscar the Grouch (voice)

Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey

Dog in Pound (uncredited)

The Muppet Movie

Big Bird (voice)

The West Wing

Big Bird

Saturday Night Live

Self - Cameo (uncredited)

The Muppet Show

Big Bird

The Great Muppet Caper

Oscar the Grouch (voice)

The Colbert Report

Big Bird (uncredited)

Full Filmography

Year	Title	Role
2022	Jerry Nelson: A Celebratory Birthday Animatic MOVIE	Big Bird (voice) / Oscar the Grouch (voice)
2021	Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street MOVIE	Self
2019	Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration MOVIE	Self / Big Bird
2019	Sesame Street: 50 Years and Counting MOVIE	Big Bird
2018	Mister Rogers: It's You I Like MOVIE	Self
2016	Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas MOVIE	Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)
2015	In Their Own Words: Jim Henson MOVIE	Self - Muppet Performer
2015	Sesame Street: Play All Day with Elmo! MOVIE	Big Bird/Oscar
2015	I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story MOVIE	Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch / Self
2013	Drew: The Man Behind the Poster MOVIE	Self
2012	Sesame Street: Elmo's Magic Numbers MOVIE	Big Bird
2012	Sesame Street: Singing with the Stars MOVIE	Big Bird (voice)
2011	Michael Bublé: A Michael Bublé Christmas MOVIE	Oscar the Grouch
2011	Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey MOVIE	Self
2011	Portlandia TV	Oscar the Grouch (voice)
2011	Sesame Street: Wild Words and Outdoor Adventures MOVIE	Big Bird
2010	Sesame Street: Elmo's World: All about Faces MOVIE	Oscar The Grouch (voice)
2010	Sesame Street: The Best Pet in the World MOVIE	Big Bird
2009	Jim Henson: His Sesame Street Story MOVIE	Self
2009	Sesame Street: Elmo and Friends: The Letter Quest and Other Magical Tales MOVIE	Big Bird
2009	Sesame Street: Bedtime with Elmo MOVIE	Oscar the Grouch (voice)
2009	Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian MOVIE	Oscar the Grouch (voice)
2009	Sesame Street: Being Green MOVIE	Oscar the Grouch (voice)
2008	Sesame Street: Old School Vol. 1 (1969-1974) MOVIE	Big Bird
2008	Sesame Street: Old School Vol. 2 (1974-1979) MOVIE	Big Bird
2008	Sesame Street: Old School Vol. 3 (1979-1984) MOVIE	Big Bird
2008	Sesame Street: Abby in Wonderland MOVIE	Oscar the Grouch as the Grouch of Hearts (voice)
2008	One World, One Sky: Big Bird’s Adventure MOVIE	Big Bird
2007	Elmo's Christmas Countdown MOVIE	Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)
2007	Sesame Street: Elmo's World: What Makes You Happy? MOVIE	Big Bird
2006	A Sesame Street Christmas Carol MOVIE	Oscar the Grouch / Big Bird (voice)
2006	1 vs. 100 TV	Oscar the Grouch
2005	The Colbert Report TV	Big Bird (uncredited)
2005	Sesame Street: Big Bird Sings! MOVIE	Big Bird (voice)
2004	Sesame Street: A Celebration of Me, Grover MOVIE	Big Bird / Oscar (voice)
2004	Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On! MOVIE	Big Bird (voice)
2004	Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song? MOVIE	Big Bird / Oscar
2004	Sesame Street: Cookie Monster's Best Bites MOVIE	Big Bird (voice)
2003	Sesame Street: Sesame Sings Karaoke MOVIE	Big Bird, Oscar the Grouch
2003	Sesame Street: Kid's Guide to Life: Big Bird Gets Lost MOVIE	Big Bird / Oscar (voice)
2002	Sesame Street: Elmo Visits the Firehouse MOVIE	Oscar The Grouch (voice)
2002	Sesame Street: Bert & Ernie's Word Play MOVIE	Oscar the Grouch (voice) (archive footage)
2001	Sesame Street: Kids' Favorite Songs 2 MOVIE	Big Bird (voice)
2001	Scrubs TV	Oscar the Grouch (voice)
2001	Sesame Street: Elmo's Musical Adventure: The Story of Peter and the Wolf MOVIE	Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)
2000	Sesame Street: Let's Make Music MOVIE	Big Bird / Oscar
2000	Sesame Street: Elmo's World MOVIE	Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch ("Music" segment)
1999	The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland MOVIE	Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)
1999	The West Wing TV	Big Bird
1999	The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland: Sing and Play MOVIE	Big Bird/Oscar the Grouch (archive footage)
1999	Sesame Street: Kids' Favorite Songs MOVIE	Big Bird (voice)
1999	Sesame Unpaved TV	Self
1999	CinderElmo MOVIE	Big Bird (voice)
1998	Sesame Street: Elmopalooza! MOVIE	Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)
1997	Sesame Street: Fiesta! MOVIE	Oscar the Grouch (voice)
1997	Sesame Street: Quiet Time MOVIE	Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)
1997	Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Sillier at the Movies MOVIE	Oscar the Grouch (voice)
1997	Sesame Street: Get Up and Dance MOVIE	Big Bird / Oscar (voice)
1996	Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas MOVIE	Big Bird (voice)
1996	Sesame Street: Do the Alphabet MOVIE	Big Bird (voice)
1996	Sesame Street: Imagine That! MOVIE	Oscar the Grouch (voice)
1996	Sesame Street: Elmocize MOVIE	Big Bird (voice)
1996	Sesame Street: Kid's Guide to Life: Learning to Share MOVIE	Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch
1994	The World of Jim Henson MOVIE	Self / Big Bird (archive footage)
1994	Sesame Street \| All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! MOVIE	Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)
1993	Sesame Street Stays Up Late! MOVIE	Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)
1993	Sesame Street: 25 Wonderful Years: A Musical Celebration! MOVIE	Big Bird and Oscar
1993	Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration MOVIE	Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)
1993	Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey MOVIE	Dog in Pound (uncredited)
1992	Getting Ready to Read MOVIE	Big Bird / Oscar (voice)
1991	Sesame Street: Sing, Hoot & Howl with the Sesame Street Animals MOVIE	Big Bird (voice)
1990	The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson MOVIE	Big Bird (voice)
1990	Jim Henson's Memorial Service MOVIE	Self
1990	Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly! MOVIE	Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)
1990	Sesame Street: Monster Hits! MOVIE	Oscar the Grouch (voice)
1988	Wow, You're A Cartoonist! MOVIE	Picklepuss / Pop
1988	Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie MOVIE	Big Bird/Oscar the Grouch/Bruno the Trashman (voice)
1988	Big Bird in Japan MOVIE	Big Bird (voice)
1987	A Muppet Family Christmas MOVIE	Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)
1987	Sesame Street: Sing Along MOVIE	Big Bird and Oscar
1987	Sesame Street: Big Bird's Story Time MOVIE	Big Bird
1986	Sesame Street: Learning About Letters MOVIE	Big Bird/Oscar the Grouch (voice)
1986	The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years MOVIE	Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)
1986	Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & Stories MOVIE	Big Bird (voice)
1986	Sesame Street: Learning About Numbers MOVIE	Big Bird (voice)
1985	Follow That Bird MOVIE	Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch / Bruno the Trashman (voice)
1985	Night of 100 Stars II MOVIE	Big Bird
1984	Henson's Place: The Man Behind the Muppets MOVIE	Caroll Spinney (self)
1983	Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art MOVIE	Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)
1983	Big Bird in China MOVIE	Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)
1981	The Great Muppet Caper MOVIE	Oscar the Grouch (voice)
1979	Bob Hope on the Road to China MOVIE	Self - as Big Bird (voice)
1979	The Muppet Movie MOVIE	Big Bird (voice)
1979	Presenting Susan Anton TV	Self
1979	A Walking Tour of Sesame Street MOVIE	Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)
1978	A Special Sesame Street Christmas MOVIE	Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)
1978	Christmas Eve on Sesame Street MOVIE	Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)
1978	NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney MOVIE	Big Bird
1976	Bob Hope's World of Comedy MOVIE	Self - as Big Bird
1976	The Muppet Show TV	Big Bird
1975	Sesame Street- Do you know where Ernie lives? MOVIE	Self
1975	Saturday Night Live TV	Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1974	Out to Lunch MOVIE	Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)
1973	Julie on Sesame Street MOVIE	Self
1969	Sesame Street TV	Cookie Monster
1969	Sesame Street TV	Sam the Robot
1969	Sesame Street TV	Big Bird
1969	Sesame Street TV	Bennett Snerf
1969	Sesame Street TV	Oscar the Grouch
1969	This Way to Sesame Street MOVIE	Big Bird
1969	Peter Alexander präsentiert Spezialitäten TV	Self
1968	The Dick Cavett Show TV	Self - Guest
	Sesame Street: Ernie's Little Lie MOVIE	Big Bird
	Sesame Street: Big Bird's Favorite Party Games MOVIE	Big Bird
	Sesame Street 1986 Wrap Party MOVIE	Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch

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