Frank Oz made his screen debut in the American long-running educational children's television series ‘Sesame Street’ in 1969. He voiced several muppet characters including ‘Bert,’ ‘Cookie Monster,’ and ‘Grover’ and remained a part of the show until 2013. In 1975, he became a part of the American late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show ‘Saturday Night Live.’ He mostly appeared in the ‘The Land of Gorch’ skit segments and remained on the show until 1976. He next joined the cast of the sketch comedy television series ‘The Muppet Show’ in 1976. The show ran for 5 seasons and went off-air in 1981. Oz made his big-screen debut in the 1979 American musical road comedy film ‘The Muppet Movie’ directed by James Frawley. The film opened to wide critical acclaim and grossed over $65.2 million on an $8 million budget. In 2009, the film was selected for preservation in the National Film Registry. In 1980, he appeared in the American musical comedy film ‘The Blues Brothers’ directed by John Landis. The film received mostly positive reviews from critics and was a financial success, grossing over $115.2 million on a budget of $27.5 million. That same year, he voiced ‘Yoda’ in the American epic space opera film ‘The Empire Strikes Back’ directed by Irvin Kershner. Even though the film generated a mixed critical response, it turned out to be a phenomenal box office success and grossed over $538–549 million on a $30.5 million budget.Â
Oz was next seen in films like ‘The Great Muppet Caper’ (1981), ‘An American Werewolf in London’ (1981), ‘The Dark Crystal’ (1982), ‘Return of the Jedi’ (1983), ‘The Muppets Take Manhattan’ (1984), ‘Sesame Street Presents: Follow That Bird’ (1985), ‘Labyrinth’ (1986), ‘Muppet*Vision 3D’ (1991), ‘Innocent Blood’ (1992), ‘Muppet Treasure Island’ (1996), and ‘Blues Brothers 2000’ (1998). In 1999, he returned to voice ‘Yoda’ in the American epic space opera film ‘Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace’ directed by George Lucas. The film received mixed reviews from critics but that didn’t stop it from grossing over $1.027 billion on a budget of $115 million. He next starred in films like ‘Monsters, Inc.’ (2001), ‘Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones’ (2002), ‘Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith’ (2005), ‘Star Tours–The Adventures Continue’ (2011), ‘I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story’ (2014), ‘Inside Out’ (2015), ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ (2015), ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ (2017), and ‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’ (2019). He last appeared in the 2022 American television miniseries, ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’ where he voiced ‘Yoda.’