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Richard Hunt

Name in Native Language: "Söder Torn" (English/EN)
Television Director / Actor / Film Director / Puppeteer / Musician | * 08/16/1951 († 40, 01/07/1992) | The Bronx (United States of America (USA))
Richard Hunt (August 17, 1951 – January 7, 1992) was an American puppeteer, best known as a Muppet performer on Sesame Street, The Muppet Show, Fraggle Rock, and other projects for The Jim Henson Company. His roles on The Muppet Show included Scooter, Statler, Janice, Beaker, and Sweetums and characters on Sesame Street included Gladys the Cow, Don Music, and Forgetful Jones. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Kids & Family | Comedies | Music

Known for these Movies & Shows

A Hollywood agent persuades Kermit the Frog to pursue a career in Hollywood. On his way there he meets his future muppet crew while being chased by the desperate owner of a frog-leg restaurant! ...

The Muppet Movie

G

1979 | 3.6/5 | 1h 37min
Comedy, Adventure, Music, Kids & Family
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Go behind the curtains as Kermit the Frog and his muppet friends struggle to put on a weekly variety show. ...

The Muppet Show

TV-G

1976 | 4.0/5 | 26min per episode
Kids & Family, Comedy, Kids & Family
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On a special inner city street, the inhabitants—human and muppet—teach preschoolers basic educational and social concepts using comedy, cartoons, games, and songs. ...

Sesame Street

TV-Y

1969- | 3.5/5 | 54min per episode
Kids & Family, Comedy
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The Fraggles are a fun-loving community of creatures who live in a subterranean fantasy land where they love to play, sing and dance their cares away, sharing their world with the tiny Doozers and the ...

Fraggle Rock

TV-G

1983 | 3.7/5 | 30min per episode
Kids & Family, Kids & Family, Science-Fiction & Fantasy, Comedy
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Movies with Richard Hunt as Actor(39)

as Backup Monster (puppeteer)2003 Sesame Street: Let's Eat! Funny Food Songs
as Harry (voice) (archive footage)2002 Sesame Street: Bert & Ernie's Word Play
as Kermit the Forg / Frazzletone1997 Sesame Street: Elmo Says Boo!
as Self (archive footage)1994 The World of Jim Henson
1993 Muppet Sing Alongs: Billy Bunny's Animal Songs
1990 Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
as Crocodile (voice) (as The Muppets)1990 The Earth Day Special
as Scooter / Statler / Janice / Beaker (voice)1990 The Muppets at Walt Disney World
as Stuie Monster (voice) / Lavender Frazzletone (voice) / Two-Headed Monster (right half) (voice) / Fur1990 Sesame Street: Monster Hits!
as Muppet Performer1988 Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie: An All-Star Musical Special
as Janice / Scooter / Statler (voice)1988 Muppet Studios Presents: You're the Director
as Additional Muppet Performer (voice)1988 Jim Henson: Sing-Along, Dance-Along, Do-Along
as Scooter / Janice / Statler / Beaker / Gladys the Cow / Two-Headed Monster / Snowman (voice)1987 A Muppet Family Christmas
as Lugsy (voice)1986 The Tale of the Bunny Picnic
as Belmont1986 The Christmas Toy
as Beaker / Scooter / Statler / Sweetums / Janice / Two-Headed Monster (Stein) / Tug Monster1986 The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
1985 Muppet Video: The Kermit and Piggy Story
as Camilla the Chicken (voice)1985 Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird Stuff
as Gladys the Cow / Feathered Friends Owl / Additional Muppets / Grouches (voice)1985 Sesame Street: Follow That Bird
as Scooter / Statler / Janice / Beaker / Dog (voice)1984 The Muppets Take Manhattan
as Larry1984 Oxford Blues
as Muppet Performer (voice)1983 Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
as Two-Headed Monster (voice)1983 Big Bird in China
as Scooter / Janice / Statler / Bubba (voice)1983 Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and the Muppets
as Wilson1983 Trading Places
as Various Muppets1982 The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show
1981 Of Muppets & Men
as Beaker / Janice / Scooter / Sheriff / Statler (voice)1981 The Muppets Go to the Movies
as Scooter / Statler / Sweetums / Janice / Beaker / Bubba1981 The Great Muppet Caper
as Various Muppets1979 The Muppets Go Hollywood
as Scooter / Statler / Janice / Beaker (voice)1979 John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together
as Scooter / Statler / Janice / Sweetums / Beaker / Fozzie Bear (assistant) (voice)1979 The Muppet Movie
as Ernie (assistant) / Additional Muppets (voice)1978 Christmas Eve on Sesame Street
as Charlie / Lizard / George Rabbit (voice)1977 Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas
as Scooter1977 The Bob Hope All Star Christmas Comedy Special
as Various Muppets (voice)1974 Out to Lunch
1973 Julie on Sesame Street
as Chicken / Additional Muppet Performer1972 The Muppet Musicians of Bremen
as Bing / Match Frackle (voice)1970 The Great Santa Claus Switch

TV Shows/Series with Richard Hunt as Actor(6)

1989 The Jim Henson Hour
1987 Fraggle Rock: The Animated Series
as Junior Gorg (himself) / Gunge / Mudwell the Mudbunny / Herkimer Fraggle / The Spiderfly / Gillis Fra1983 Fraggle Rock
as Statler, Scooter / Janice / Beaker / Wayne / Sweetums (voice)1976 The Muppet Show
1969 Sesame Street
as himself1969 Peter Alexander präsentiert Spezialitäten

Movies with Richard Hunt as Crew(2)

Crew/In Memory Of1992 The Muppet Christmas Carol
Directing/Director1988 Jim Henson: Sing-Along, Dance-Along, Do-Along

Full Name: Richard Hunt
Born: Thursday, 08/16 1951 (August) in The Bronx (United States of America (USA))
Died: Tuesday, 01/07 1992 (January) in New York City (aged: 40)
Zodiac sign: Leo (Chinese zodiac sign: Rabbit)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Other names for Richard Hunt (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"リチャード・ハント" (Kana/Japanese)
"Richard Hunt (puppeteer)"
"Richard Hunt (Puppenspieler)"
Richard Hunt frequently works together with these people:
Jim Henson (80x, Actor)
Jerry Nelson (40x, Actor)
Frank Oz (39x, Actor)
Dave Goelz (27x, Actor)
Caroll Spinney (24x, Actor)
Steve Whitmire (20x, Actor)
Jerry Juhl (20x, Crew)
Kevin Clash (19x, Actor)
David Rudman (14x, Actor)
Kathryn Mullen (13x, Actress)
John Lovelady (13x, Cast)
Jon Stone (13x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:85963, Added: 05/26/2018, Last updated: 04/25/2024