Caroll Spinney

ActingBorn December 26, 1933 · Waltham, Massachusetts, USADied December 8, 2019

Caroll Edwin Spinney (sometimes credited as Carroll Spinney or Ed Spinney; December 26, 1933 – December 9, 2019) was an American puppeteer most famous for playing Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch on the children's television show Sesame Street.

Known For (106)

6.2

Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian

2009 · Movie

Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian

6.2·2009

7.0

Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey

1993 · Movie

Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey

7.0·1993

7.2

The Muppet Movie

1979 · Movie

The Muppet Movie

7.2·1979

8.3

The West Wing

1999 · Series

The West Wing

8.3·1999

8.0

The Muppet Show

1976 · Series

The Muppet Show

8.0·1976

6.9

The Great Muppet Caper

1981 · Movie

The Great Muppet Caper

6.9·1981

7.1

Sesame Street

1969 · Series

Sesame Street

7.1·1969

8.2

Scrubs

2001 · Series

Scrubs

8.2·2001

6.9

Portlandia

2011 · Series

Portlandia

6.9·2011

7.2

Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey

2011 · Movie

Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey

7.2·2011

6.9

A Muppet Family Christmas

1987 · Movie

A Muppet Family Christmas

6.9·1987

6.2

The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland

1999 · Movie

The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland

6.2·1999

6.4

Follow That Bird

1985 · Movie

Follow That Bird

6.4·1985

7.4

I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story

2015 · Movie

I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story

7.4·2015

7.0

Drew: The Man Behind the Poster

2013 · Movie

Drew: The Man Behind the Poster

7.0·2013

6.8

The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson

1990 · Movie

The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson

6.8·1990

7.4

Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street

2021 · Movie

Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street

7.4·2021

7.7

Christmas Eve on Sesame Street

1978 · Movie

Christmas Eve on Sesame Street

7.7·1978

6.9

Henson's Place: The Man Behind the Muppets

1984 · Movie

Henson's Place: The Man Behind the Muppets

6.9·1984

6.0

Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas

1996 · Movie

Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas

6.0·1996

6.2

Elmo's Christmas Countdown

2007 · Movie

Elmo's Christmas Countdown

6.2·2007

7.8

Mister Rogers: It's You I Like

2018 · Movie

Mister Rogers: It's You I Like

7.8·2018

6.1

The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years

1986 · Movie

The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years

6.1·1986

9.1

Big Bird in Japan

1988 · Movie

Big Bird in Japan

9.1·1988

6.1

Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!

1998 · Movie

Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!

6.1·1998

9.3

Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration

2019 · Movie

Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration

9.3·2019

7.4

The World of Jim Henson

1994 · Movie

The World of Jim Henson

7.4·1994

6.6

Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas

2016 · Movie

Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas

6.6·2016

5.7

1 vs. 100

2006 · Series

1 vs. 100

5.7·2006

6.6

Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

1983 · Movie

Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

6.6·1983

6.0

Big Bird in China

1983 · Movie

Big Bird in China

6.0·1983

6.7

A Sesame Street Christmas Carol

2006 · Movie

A Sesame Street Christmas Carol

6.7·2006

6.3

CinderElmo

1999 · Movie

CinderElmo

6.3·1999

6.7

A Special Sesame Street Christmas

1978 · Movie

A Special Sesame Street Christmas

6.7·1978

6.8

Night of 100 Stars II

1985 · Movie

Night of 100 Stars II

6.8·1985

8.2

Sesame Street: Bert & Ernie's Word Play

2002 · Movie

Sesame Street: Bert & Ernie's Word Play

8.2·2002

7.6

Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On!

2004 · Movie

Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On!

7.6·2004

6.0

Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!

1990 · Movie

Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!

6.0·1990

6.8

Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie

1988 · Movie

Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie

6.8·1988

7.0

Sesame Street's 25th Birthday: A Musical Celebration

1993 · Movie

Sesame Street's 25th Birthday: A Musical Celebration

7.0·1993

7.2

Sesame Street: 20 Years & Still Counting! 1969-1989

1989 · Movie

Sesame Street: 20 Years & Still Counting! 1969-1989

7.2·1989

7.3

Sesame Street: 25 Wonderful Years: A Musical Celebration!

1993 · Movie

Sesame Street: 25 Wonderful Years: A Musical Celebration!

7.3·1993

7.3

Julie on Sesame Street

1973 · Movie

Julie on Sesame Street

7.3·1973

5.7

Sesame Street: Fiesta!

1997 · Movie

Sesame Street: Fiesta!

5.7·1997

7.0

Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!

1994 · Movie

Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!

7.0·1994

6.5

Michael Bublé: A Michael Bublé Christmas

2011 · Movie

Michael Bublé: A Michael Bublé Christmas

6.5·2011

7.3

Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Happy Holidays!

2002 · Movie

Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Happy Holidays!

7.3·2002

6.0

Sesame Street: Elmo's World: All About Faces

2009 · Movie

Sesame Street: Elmo's World: All About Faces

6.0·2009

7.0

In Their Own Words: Jim Henson

2015 · Movie

In Their Own Words: Jim Henson

7.0·2015

6.0

Sesame Street: Monster Hits!

1990 · Movie

Sesame Street: Monster Hits!

6.0·1990

8.0

Sesame Street: Elmocize

1996 · Movie

Sesame Street: Elmocize

8.0·1996

5.0

Sesame Street: Kids' Favorite Songs

1999 · Movie

Sesame Street: Kids' Favorite Songs

5.0·1999

5.5

Sesame Street: 50 Years and Counting

2019 · Movie

Sesame Street: 50 Years and Counting

5.5·2019

8.0

Out to Lunch

1974 · Movie

Out to Lunch

8.0·1974

7.0

Sesame Street: Elmo's Musical Adventure: The Story of Peter and the Wolf

2001 · Movie

Sesame Street: Elmo's Musical Adventure: The Story of Peter and the Wolf

7.0·2001

8.0

Sesame Street: Elmo's World

2000 · Movie

Sesame Street: Elmo's World

8.0·2000

10.0

Sesame Street: Elmo Visits the Firehouse

2002 · Movie

Sesame Street: Elmo Visits the Firehouse

10.0·2002

7.0

Sesame Street: Learning About Letters

1986 · Movie

Sesame Street: Learning About Letters

7.0·1986

3.0

Sesame Street: Sing, Hoot & Howl with the Sesame Street Animals

1991 · Movie

Sesame Street: Sing, Hoot & Howl with the Sesame Street Animals

3.0·1991

6.0

Sesame Street: Sing Along

1987 · Movie

Sesame Street: Sing Along

6.0·1987