Acting
Dave Goelz
Also Known As: David Goelz
Birth Date
July 16, 1946
(80 years old)
Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
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Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Dave Goelz (born July 16, 1946) is a puppeteer best-known for his association with The Muppets, and in particular with the Muppet character Gonzo. His other Muppet characters include Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, Zoot (the saxophonist of Dr. Teeth and The Electric Mayhem), Beauregard the janitor and Tiny (the humungous chicken in The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland) . He also performed the characters of Boober Fraggle and Uncle Travelling Matt on Fraggle Rock. He also performed the puppetry for various characters, including Sir Didymus and Wiseman's Hat (both voiced by David Shaughnessy) in Labyrinth. Outside of Muppeteering, he is the current voice actor for the Disney character Figment. After Jim Henson died in 1990, Goelz took over puppeteering Waldorf in 1992. Description above from the Wikipedia article Dave Goelz, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia .
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Sesame Street
1969 • 3277 episodes
Saturday Night Live
The Great Gonzo (voice) (uncredited)
1975 • 1 episode
The Cosby Show
The Great Gonzo / Digit (voice)
1984 • 1 episode
Inside Out
Subconscious Guard Frank (voice)
2015
Inside Out 2
Mind Cop Frank (voice)
2024
An Audience with...
The Great Gonzo
1978 • 1 episode
The Muppet Show
Gonzo / Zoot / Beauregard / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew (voice)
1976 • 120 episodes
Fraggle Rock
The World's Oldest Fraggle
1983
Labyrinth
Didymus / The Hat / The Four Guards / Left Door Knocker / Firey 3 (voice)
1986
The Muppets
The Great Gonzo / Waldorf / Zoot (voice)
2015 • 16 episodes
The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
Baffi (voice) / Baffi (puppet)
2019 • 3 episodes
Muppets Tonight
Gonzo / Dr. Bunsen / Waldorf / Randy / Beauregard / Bill
1996 • 34 episodes
The Muppets
Gonzo / Honeydew / Zoot / Beauregard / Waldorf (voice)
2011
The First Snow of Fraggle Rock
Boober Fraggle / Uncle Travelling Matt / World's Oldest Fraggle (voice)
2025
The Jim Henson Hour
Self / Various
1989 • 12 episodes
Fraggle Rock: Rock On!
Boober Fraggle / Travelling Matt (voice)
2020 • 6 episodes
Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock
Boober Fraggle (voice)
2022 • 27 episodes
The Muppets Mayhem
Zoot (voice)
2023 • 10 episodes
The Parent Trap
Teenager (uncredited)
1961
The Muppet Show
Gonzo / Zoot / Waldorf / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew (voice)
2026