Richard Hunt

Richard Hunt

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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Acting

2024

Jim Henson Idea Man
Movie

Self (archive footage)

2014

Jim Henson: Behind the Seams
Movie

Unknown

2009

Jim Henson's Tales from Muppetland
Movie

Unknown

2005

Fraggle Rock: Dance Your Cares Away
Movie

Junior Gorg (voice)

2004

Muppet History 101
Movie

Unknown

2004

Muppet Music Moments
Movie

Self

2004

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

Forgetful Jones (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)

2004

Sesame Street: Cookie Monster's Best Bites
Movie

(voice, archive footage)

2003

Sesame Street: Let's Eat! Funny Food Songs
Movie

Backup Monster (puppeteer)

2002

Sesame Street: Bert & Ernie's Word Play
Movie

Harry (voice) (archive footage)

2001

The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 3
Movie

Statler / Scooter / Janice

1999

The Very Best of the Muppet Show
Movie

Statler / Scooter / Janice / Beaker / Sweetums / Gladys

1999

The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 2
Movie

Statler / Scooter / Janice / Beaker / Sweetums / Gladys

1997

Sesame Street: Elmo Says BOO!
Movie

Kermit the Forg / Frazzletone (archive footage)

1993

Sesame Street's 25th Birthday: A Musical Celebration
Movie

Gladys the Cow (voice) (archive footage)

1992

Getting Ready to Read
Movie

Two-Headed Monster (voice)

1991

Muppet*Vision 3-D
Movie

Scooter, Statler, Beaker, Sweetums, Chuck, Chicken

1990

The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson
Movie

Scooter / Beaker / Janice (voice)

1990

Jim Henson's Memorial Service
Movie

Unknown

1990

The Muppets at Walt Disney World
Movie

Scooter / Statler / Janice / Beaker / Tug Monster / Frog (voice)

1990

Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
Movie

Gladys the Cow / Forgetful Jones / Don Music (voice)

1990

The Earth Day Special
Movie

Crocodile (voice)

1989

The Ghost of Faffner Hall
Tv

Wild Impresario

1989

Miss Piggy's Hollywood
Movie

Statler

1989

Miss Piggy's Hollywood
Movie

Statler

1989

Miss Piggy's Hollywood
Movie

Statler

1989

The Jim Henson Hour
Tv

Unknown

1989

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

Self – Placido Flamingo / Don Music / Gladys the Cow

1988

Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie
Movie

Placido Flamingo / Additional Muppets (voice)

1988

Jim Henson: Sing-Along, Dance-Along, Do-Along
Movie

Additional Muppet Performer (voice)

1987

A Muppet Family Christmas
Movie

Scooter / Janice / Statler / Beaker / Gladys the Cow / Two-Headed Monster / Snowman (voice)

1987

Down at Fraggle Rock
Movie

Junior Gorg / Self

1987

CBS Summer Playhouse
Tv

Del

1987

Sesame Street: Sing Along
Movie

Two-Headed Monster (right) (voice)

1986

The Christmas Toy
Movie

Belmont (voice)

1986

The Tale of the Bunny Picnic
Movie

Lugsy (voice)

1986

The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
Movie

Beaker / Scooter / Statler / Sweetums / Janice / Two-Headed Monster (Stein) / Tug Monster (voice)

1986

Sesame Street: Learning About Numbers
Movie

Count - assistant / Dip Cat / Orange Gold Tarnish Brother / Ernie - assistant / Honker (voice)

1986

Sesame Street: Learning About Numbers
Movie

Count - assistant / Dip Cat / Orange Gold Tarnish Brother / Ernie - assistant / Honker (voice)

1986

Sesame Street: Learning About Numbers
Movie

Count - assistant / Dip Cat / Orange Gold Tarnish Brother / Ernie - assistant / Honker (voice)

1985

Muppet Video: Rowlf's Rhapsodies with the Muppets
Movie

Scooter (voice)

1985

Follow That Bird
Movie

Gladys the Cow / Feathered Friends Owl / Additional Muppets / Grouches (voice)

1985

Fraggle Rock: Scared Silly
Movie

Junior Gorg (Voice)

1985

Children's Songs and Stories with the Muppets
Movie

Scooter (voice)

1984

The Cosby Show
Tv

Statler / Blue Frackle / Sandwich (voice)

1984

Oxford Blues
Movie

Larry

1984

The Muppets Take Manhattan
Movie

Scooter / Statler / Janice / Beaker / Dog (voice)

1983

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

Muppet Performer (voice)

1983

Trading Places
Movie

Wilson

1983

Big Bird in China
Movie

Two-Headed Monster (voice)

1983

Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and the Muppets
Movie

Scooter / Janice / Statler / Bubba (voice)

1983

Fraggle Rock: Live by the Rule of the Rock
Movie

Doozer/ Gunge / Junior Gorg/ Background Fraggles (voice)

1983

Fraggle Rock
Tv

Junior Gorg (himself) / Gunge / Mudwell the Mudbunny / Herkimer Fraggle / The Spiderfly / Gillis Fraggle / Turbo / The Genie / Purple Fragglette / Fire Chief Fraggle / Flex Doozer / Background Fraggles (voice)

1982

The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show
Movie

Scooter / Janice / Beaker (voice)

1981

Of Muppets & Men
Movie

Self

1981

The Great Muppet Caper
Movie

Scooter / Statler / Sweetums / Janice / Beaker / Bellhop Rat / Bubba / Gramps / Monster / Singing Food / Cab Driver

1981

The Muppets Go to the Movies
Movie

Beaker / Janice / Scooter / Sheriff / Statler (voice)

1979

John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together
Movie

Scooter / Statler / Janice / Beaker (voice)

1979

The Muppet Movie
Movie

Scooter / Statler / Janice / Sweetums / Beaker / Fozzie Bear (assistant) (voice)

1979

The Muppets Go Hollywood
Movie

Scooter / Janice / Statler / Sweetums / Pig (voice)

1978

Christmas Eve on Sesame Street
Movie

Ernie (assistant) / Additional Muppets (voice)

1977

The Bob Hope All Star Christmas Comedy Special
Movie

Scooter

1977

Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas
Movie

Charlie / Lizard / George Rabbit (voice)

1977

The Royal Variety Performance 1977
Movie

Unknown

1976

The Muppet Show
Tv

Statler, Scooter / Janice / Beaker / Wayne / Sweetums (voice)

1975

Sesame Street- Do you know where Ernie lives?
Movie

Self

1975

Saturday Night Live
Tv

Glib (voice)

1975

Saturday Night Live
Tv

King Ploobis’s Right Hand (voice)

1975

Saturday Night Live
Tv

Wisss (voice)

1974

Out to Lunch
Movie

Various Muppets (voice)

1973

Julie on Sesame Street
Movie

Sully (voice)

1972

The Muppet Musicians of Bremen
Movie

Chicken / Additional Muppet Performer (voice)

1971

Tales from Muppetland: The Frog Prince
Movie

Aunt Taminella

1970

The Great Santa Claus Switch
Movie

Bing / Match Frackle (voice)

1969

Sesame Street
Tv

Unknown

Directing

1991

Sesame Street: Elmo's Sing-Along Guessing Game
Movie

Director

1988

Jim Henson: Sing-Along, Dance-Along, Do-Along
Movie

Director

Crew

1992

The Muppet Christmas Carol
Movie

In Memory Of

Infos

Full Name
Richard Hunt
Gender
Male
Date of Birth
8/17/1951
Date of Death
1/7/1992