Caroll Spinney

Caroll Spinney1933 - 2019

usually

Actor

Popularity

1.9

Famous

Biography

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Caroll Spinney, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Credits

Jim Henson Idea Man
Jim Henson Idea Man

2024

Documentary

as Self (archive footage)

7.7
1
Jerry Nelson: A Celebratory Birthday Animatic
Jerry Nelson: A Celebratory Birthday Animatic

2022

Animation • Comedy

as Big Bird (voice) / Oscar the Grouch (voice)

0
0.1
Mister Rogers: It's You I Like
Mister Rogers: It's You I Like

2018

Documentary

as Self

7.9
0.3
In Their Own Words: Jim Henson
In Their Own Words: Jim Henson

2015

Documentary

as Self - Muppet Performer

7
0.2
I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story
I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story

2015

Documentary

as Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch / Self

7.4
0.2
Sesame Street: Elmo's Magic Numbers
Sesame Street: Elmo's Magic Numbers

2012

Family

0
0.2
Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey
Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey

2011

Documentary

as Self

7.2
0.6
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: All about Faces
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: All about Faces

2010

Family

as Oscar The Grouch (voice)

6
0.1
Jim Henson: His Sesame Street Story
Jim Henson: His Sesame Street Story

2009

Documentary • History • TV Movie

2
0.1
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian

2009

Action • Adventure • Comedy • Family • Fantasy

as Oscar the Grouch (voice)

6.1
5
Sesame Street: Being Green
Sesame Street: Being Green

2009

Family

as Oscar the Grouch (voice)

0
0.1
Sesame Street: Abby in Wonderland
Sesame Street: Abby in Wonderland

2008

Family

as Oscar the Grouch as the Grouch of Hearts (voice)

0
0.1
One World, One Sky: Big Bird’s Adventure
One World, One Sky: Big Bird’s Adventure

2008

as Big Bird

0
0.1
Sesame Street: Elmo's Christmas Countdown
Sesame Street: Elmo's Christmas Countdown

2007

Comedy • Family • Fantasy • TV Movie

as Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)

6.1
0.3
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: What Makes You Happy?
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: What Makes You Happy?

2007

Family

as Big Bird

7
0.2
A Sesame Street Christmas Carol
A Sesame Street Christmas Carol

2006

Family • Fantasy

as Oscar the Grouch / Big Bird (voice)

6.2
0.3
Sesame Street: Big Bird Sings!
Sesame Street: Big Bird Sings!

2005

as Big Bird (voice)

10
0.1
Sesame Street: Sesame Sings Karaoke
Sesame Street: Sesame Sings Karaoke

2003

Family

as Big Bird, Oscar the Grouch

0.5
0.1
Sesame Street: Kid's Guide to Life: Big Bird Gets Lost
Sesame Street: Kid's Guide to Life: Big Bird Gets Lost

2003

as Big Bird

6
0
Sesame Street 4-D Movie Magic
Sesame Street 4-D Movie Magic

2003

Comedy • Family • Music

as Big Bird (voice) / Oscar the Grouch (voice)

0
0.2
Sesame Street: Elmo Visits the Firehouse
Sesame Street: Elmo Visits the Firehouse

2002

Family

as Oscar The Grouch (voice)

10
0.2
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland

1999

Adventure • Comedy • Family • Music

as Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)

6.3
1.4
CinderElmo
CinderElmo

1999

Family

as Big Bird (voice)

6
0.4
Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!
Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!

1998

Family • Music • TV Movie

as Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)

5.8
0.3
Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas
Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas

1996

Adventure • Comedy • Family • Fantasy • Music • TV Movie

as Big Bird (voice)

5.9
0.4
Sesame Street: Do the Alphabet
Sesame Street: Do the Alphabet

1996

Comedy • Family • Music

as Big Bird (voice)

6
0.3
Sesame Street: Imagine That!
Sesame Street: Imagine That!

1996

Family

as Oscar the Grouch (voice)

0
0
Sesame Street: Sing, Hoot & Howl with the Sesame Street Animals
Sesame Street: Sing, Hoot & Howl with the Sesame Street Animals

1991

Family

as Big Bird (voice)

0
0.1
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!

1990

Comedy • Family • Music

as Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch

6
0.6
Sesame Street: Ernie's Little Lie
Sesame Street: Ernie's Little Lie

Family

as Big Bird

0
0
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street

2021

Documentary

as Self

7.4
0.9
Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration
Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration

2019

Family

as Self / Big Bird

9.2
0.5
Sesame Street: 50 Years and Counting
Sesame Street: 50 Years and Counting

2019

Family

as Big Bird

0
0.2
Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas
Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas

2016

Family • Fantasy • TV Movie

as Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)

6.7
0.1
Michael Bublé: A Michael Bublé Christmas
Michael Bublé: A Michael Bublé Christmas

2011

Music

as Oscar the Grouch

6.5
0.1
Sesame Street: Bedtime with Elmo
Sesame Street: Bedtime with Elmo

2009

Family

as Oscar the Grouch (voice)

6
0.1
Sesame Street: Old School Vol. 1 (1969-1974)
Sesame Street: Old School Vol. 1 (1969-1974)

2008

Family

as Big Bird

0
0.1
Sesame Street: Old School Vol. 2 (1974-1979)
Sesame Street: Old School Vol. 2 (1974-1979)

2008

Family

as Big Bird

0
0.1
Sesame Street: Old School Vol. 3 (1979-1984)
Sesame Street: Old School Vol. 3 (1979-1984)

2008

Family

as Big Bird

0
0
Sesame Street: A Celebration of Me, Grover
Sesame Street: A Celebration of Me, Grover

2004

Comedy • Family

as Big Bird / Oscar (voice)

0
0.2
Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?
Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?

2004

Comedy • Family • Music

as Big Bird / Oscar

8
0.1
Sesame Street: Cookie Monster's Best Bites
Sesame Street: Cookie Monster's Best Bites

2004

Family

as Big Bird (voice)

0
0.1
Sesame Street: Bert & Ernie's Word Play
Sesame Street: Bert & Ernie's Word Play

2002

Family

as Oscar the Grouch (voice) (archive footage)

8.5
0.3
Sesame Street: Kids' Favorite Songs 2
Sesame Street: Kids' Favorite Songs 2

2001

Family

as Big Bird (voice)

4
0.1
Sesame Street: Elmo's Musical Adventure: The Story of Peter and the Wolf
Sesame Street: Elmo's Musical Adventure: The Story of Peter and the Wolf

2001

Comedy • Family • Music

as Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)

4
0.1
Sesame Street: Let's Make Music
Sesame Street: Let's Make Music

2000

Comedy • Family • Music

as Big Bird / Oscar

6
0
Sesame Street: Kids' Favorite Songs
Sesame Street: Kids' Favorite Songs

1999

Family

as Big Bird (voice)

5
0.1
Sesame Street: Fiesta!
Sesame Street: Fiesta!

1997

Family

as Oscar the Grouch (voice)

5.7
0.3
Sesame Street: Quiet Time
Sesame Street: Quiet Time

1997

Family

as Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)

6
0.1
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Sillier at the Movies
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Sillier at the Movies

1997

Family

as Oscar the Grouch (voice)

10
0.2
Sesame Street: Get Up and Dance
Sesame Street: Get Up and Dance

1997

Family

as Big Bird / Oscar (voice)

10
0.1
Sesame Street: Elmocize
Sesame Street: Elmocize

1996

Family

as Big Bird (voice)

8
0.1
Sesame Street: Kid's Guide to Life: Learning to Share
Sesame Street: Kid's Guide to Life: Learning to Share

1996

Family

as Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch

0
0.5
The World of Jim Henson
The World of Jim Henson

1994

Documentary

as Self / Big Bird (archive footage)

7.3
0.5
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!

1994

Documentary • Family • TV Movie

as Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch

7
0.4
Sesame Street Stays Up Late!
Sesame Street Stays Up Late!

1993

Family

as Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)

0
0.2
Sesame Street: 25 Wonderful Years: A Musical Celebration!
Sesame Street: 25 Wonderful Years: A Musical Celebration!

1993

Family • Music

as Big Bird and Oscar

7.3
0.1
Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration
Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration

1993

Family

as Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)

6
0.2
Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey
Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey

1993

Adventure • Comedy • Family

as Dog in Pound (uncredited)

7
2.6
Jim Henson's Memorial Service
Jim Henson's Memorial Service

1990

Documentary

10
0.2
Sesame Street: Monster Hits!
Sesame Street: Monster Hits!

1990

Family • Music

as Oscar the Grouch (voice)

6
0.2
Wow, You're A Cartoonist!
Wow, You're A Cartoonist!

1988

Family

as Picklepuss / Pop

0
0
Sesame Street | Put Down the Duckie: An All-Star Musical Special
Sesame Street | Put Down the Duckie: An All-Star Musical Special

1988

Comedy • Family • Music • TV Movie

as Big Bird / Oscar

6
0.3
Big Bird in Japan
Big Bird in Japan

1988

Adventure • Comedy • Family • TV Movie

as Big Bird (voice)

9.1
0.3
A Muppet Family Christmas
A Muppet Family Christmas

1987

Comedy • Family • Music

as Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)

6.9
0.5
Sesame Street: Sing Along
Sesame Street: Sing Along

1987

Family

as Big Bird and Oscar

0
0.1
Sesame Street: Big Bird's Story Time
Sesame Street: Big Bird's Story Time

1987

Family

as Big Bird

0
0
Sesame Street: Learning About Letters
Sesame Street: Learning About Letters

1986

Family

as Big Bird/Oscar the Grouch (voice)

0
0.1
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years

1986

Comedy • Documentary • Family • Fantasy • Music • TV Movie

as Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch

5
0.3
Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & Stories
Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & Stories

1986

Family

as Big Bird (voice)

0
0.1
Follow That Bird
Follow That Bird

1985

Adventure • Comedy • Family • Music

as Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch / Bruno the Trashman (voice)

6.3
1
Night of 100 Stars II
Night of 100 Stars II

1985

Comedy • Documentary • Music • TV Movie

as Big Bird

8
0.5
Henson's Place: The Man Behind the Muppets
Henson's Place: The Man Behind the Muppets

1984

Documentary • Family

as Caroll Spinney (self)

6.7
0.2
Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

1983

Family • Fantasy • Music • TV Movie

as Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)

6.5
0.2
Big Bird in China
Big Bird in China

1983

Adventure • Comedy • Fantasy • TV Movie

as Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)

5.8
0.1
The Great Muppet Caper
The Great Muppet Caper

1981

Comedy • Crime • Family • Music • Romance

as Oscar the Grouch (voice)

6.8
1.1
Bob Hope on the Road to China
Bob Hope on the Road to China

1979

Comedy • Music

as Self - as Big Bird (voice)

0
0.2
The Muppet Movie
The Muppet Movie

1979

Adventure • Comedy • Family • Music

as Big Bird (voice)

7.2
2.4
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street

1979

Comedy • Family

as Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)

0
0.2
A Special Sesame Street Christmas
A Special Sesame Street Christmas

1978

Comedy • Family • TV Movie

as Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)

6.3
0.2
Christmas Eve on Sesame Street
Christmas Eve on Sesame Street

1978

Comedy • Family • Music • TV Movie

as Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)

7.4
0.2
NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney
NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney

1978

Documentary • Family

as Big Bird

0
0.1
Sesame Street at Night?
Sesame Street at Night?

1977

Comedy • Family • TV Movie

as Big Bird (voice) (archive footage)

0
0.1
Out to Lunch
Out to Lunch

1974

Comedy • TV Movie

as Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)

6
0.2
Julie on Sesame Street
Julie on Sesame Street

1973

Family

8
0.1
This Way to Sesame Street
This Way to Sesame Street

1969

Family

as Big Bird

0
0.1
Getting Ready to Read
Getting Ready to Read

Family

as Big Bird, Oscar

0
0.1

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