Biography
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Richard Hunt, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikiped...
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Complete Filmography

Jim Henson Idea Man
2024
as Self (archive footage)
Featuring unprecedented access to Jim Henson's personal archives, filmmaker Ron Howard brings us a fascinating and insightful look at a complex man wh...
Jim Henson: Behind the Seams
2014
Go behind the scenes to witness the magic of the Muppets in this compilation of rare footage of the variety of puppetry created by Jim Henson. Through...
Jim Henson: His Sesame Street Story
2009
This look at the contributions of Jim Henson and his early Sesame Street collaborators (including Frank Oz, Fran Brill, and Caroll Spinney) shows what...
Jim Henson's Tales from Muppetland
2009
A compilation of Jim Henson's fairy tale adaptations including condensed versions of Tales of the Tinkerdee, Hey Cinderella and The Frog Prince, as we...

Fraggle Rock: Live by the Rule of the Rock
2005
as Doozer/ Gunge / Junior Gorg/ Background Fraggles (voice)
Catch a Tail by the Tiger: Gobo has not received his usual postcard from his Uncle Traveling Matt. He eventually comes to realize that he must venture...

Fraggle Rock: Dance Your Cares Away
2005
as Junior Gorg (voice)
Boober Gorg: After being hit on the head by a radish, Boober thinks he's a Gorg! Determined to protect Gorgs' radishes, he joins forces with the giant...
Muppet History 101
2004
The program follows the Muppets from their origins in Sam & Friends on local television through commercials, guest appearances, clips from the pil...
Muppet Music Moments
2004
as Self
Music was always an integral part of The Muppet Show, and assembled here is a collection of some of the classic music numbers interpreted as only the ...

Sesame Street: Cookie Monster's Best Bites
2004
as (voice, archive footage)
Welcome to a song-filled, smile-making, simply scrumptious video starring everyone's favorite Sesame Street connoisseur de crumbs: Cookie Monster!

Sesame Street: Let's Eat! Funny Food Songs
2003
as Backup Monster (puppeteer)
After working hard, Grover has finally gotten a job as a waiter at the hot restaurant in town, Planet Storybook. Now, he can help kids learn about hea...

Sesame Street: Bert & Ernie's Word Play
2002
as Harry (voice) (archive footage)
Bert, Ernie, and friends put on a new play and some of your favorite words are the stars.
The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 3
2001
as Statler / Scooter / Janice
This third edition of 'The Very Best of the Muppet Show' is a collection of three Muppet Show episodes. In the 'Linda Carter Episode', Wonder Woman in...

The Very Best of the Muppet Show
1999
as Statler / Scooter / Janice / Beaker / Sweetums / Gladys
Play the music! Light the lights! The Best of the Muppet Show is now available on DVD--and what a show it is! All non-human life is here in a muppet-f...

The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 2
1999
as Statler / Scooter / Janice / Beaker / Sweetums / Gladys
Highlights from the sensational, muppetational seventies series. Kermit the Frog hosts a selection of top clips, including episodes of the classic sci...

Sesame Street: Elmo Says BOO!
1997
as Kermit the Forg / Frazzletone (archive footage)
Look who's come to visit The Count's spooky castle. It's Elmo! Is he scared? Only for a second because soon he's having a howling good time as his Ses...

The World of Jim Henson
1994
as Self (archive footage)
In this episode of PBS' Great Performances, the history and legacy of puppeteer Jim Henson is explored, from his six-second commercial beginnings to a...

Muppet Sing Alongs: Billy Bunny's Animal Songs
1993
Billy Bunny sings his way across the forest where he runs across a swamp full of frogs, a cave filled with rapping bears, and a singing porcupine.

The Muppet Christmas Carol
1992
In Memory Of
A retelling of the classic Dickens tale of Ebenezer Scrooge, miser extraordinaire. He is held accountable for his dastardly ways during night-time vis...

Sesame Street: Sing, Hoot & Howl with the Sesame Street Animals
1991
as Gladys the Cow (voice)
Sing, Hoot & Howl with the Sesame Street Animals is a 1991 Sesame Street direct-to-video compilation, featuring Big Bird and other Sesame Street anima...

The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson
1990
as Scooter / Beaker / Janice (voice)
While the Muppets prepare a tribute to the late Jim Henson, they learn about the life and career of the renowned puppeteer/film maker.

Jim Henson's Memorial Service
1990
Following Jim Henson's passing on May 16th 1990, two public memorial services were held. The first (featured here) was held in New York at Cathedral o...

The Muppets at Walt Disney World
1990
as Scooter / Statler / Janice / Beaker / Tug Monster / Frog (voice)
Filmed right after the merger between Disney and Jim Henson productions, the Muppet's are featured heading to the greatest place on earth, Walt Disney...

Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
1990
Big Bird and his pals are making musical mayhem as they sing the goofiest, nuttiest, silliest songs ever. Join in with Sesame Street favorites Oscar, ...

The Earth Day Special
1990
as Crocodile (voice)
The Earth Day Special is a television special revolving around Earth Day that aired on ABC on April 22, 1990. Sponsored by Time Warner, the two hour s...

Sesame Street: Monster Hits!
1990
as Stuie Monster (voice) / Lavender Frazzletone (voice) / Two-Headed Monster (right half) (voice) / Furline Huskie (voice) / Kermit the Frog (voice)
You'll have a monstrously good time with Herry Monster as he hosts the Monster Music Award Show! Everyone's favorite furry monsters from Sesame Street...

Miss Piggy's Hollywood
1989
as Statler
In this special, Miss Piggy and her associate producer Gonzo attempt to take viewers on a star-studded trip around Hollywood and fail miserably.

Sesame Street | Put Down the Duckie: An All-Star Musical Special
1988
as Muppet Performer
The stars come out on Sesame Street in this fun-filled video featuring the show's most memorable moments. Sing-along in this star-studded celebration!
Muppet Studios Presents: You're the Director
1988
as Janice / Scooter / Statler (voice)
In this interactive videocassette, viewers are invited to help the Muppets direct three of their latest features, while also preventing the studio fro...

Jim Henson: Sing-Along, Dance-Along, Do-Along
1988
as Additional Muppet Performer (voice)
Rowlf the Dog and the kids have fun doing all kinds of activities, including singing and dancing. It features interactive sing-alongs including "The S...

Jim Henson: Sing-Along, Dance-Along, Do-Along
1988
Director
Rowlf the Dog and the kids have fun doing all kinds of activities, including singing and dancing. It features interactive sing-alongs including "The S...

A Muppet Family Christmas
1987
as Scooter / Janice / Statler / Beaker / Gladys the Cow / Two-Headed Monster / Snowman (voice)
Fozzie Bear surprises his mother on Christmas Eve by bringing the entire Muppet gang to her farm to celebrate the holidays. Doc and his dog Sprocket, ...

Down at Fraggle Rock
1987
as Junior Gorg / Self
Take a closer look at Fraggle Rock in this documentary special hosted by Jim Henson - featuring a glimpse inside Fraggle Rock character design and dev...

Sesame Street: Sing Along
1987
as Two-Headed Monster (right) (voice)
Your Sesame Street friends are getting together to sing their favorite songs, and they're inviting you to join all the fun. So sing along with Big Bir...

The Christmas Toy
1986
as Belmont (voice)
It's Christmas Eve and the playroom is alive with excitement for the new toys that will arrive the next day. Balthazar, the old and wise bear, explain...

Fraggles Look For Jobs
1986
as Himself
Fraggle Rock wrap video taped in 1986, and screened May 16, 1986.

The Tale of the Bunny Picnic
1986
as Lugsy (voice)
As they get ready for their annual Bunny Picnic, Bean, a young, imaginative bunny eager to help, is told he's too little. Hurt, he wanders off into th...

The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
1986
as Beaker / Scooter / Statler / Sweetums / Janice / Two-Headed Monster (Stein) / Tug Monster (voice)
For the first time in their careers, all the Muppets (except the ones that couldn't make it, like the Doozers, Gorgs and most of the Fraggles) have ga...
Muppet Video: Rowlf's Rhapsodies with the Muppets
1985
as Scooter (voice)
Rowlf's Rhapsodies with the Muppets was released by Playhouse Video in 1985, as part of a series of compilations featuring songs and sketches from The...

Follow That Bird
1985
as Gladys the Cow / Feathered Friends Owl / Additional Muppets / Grouches (voice)
Big Bird is sent to live far from Sesame Street by a pesky social worker, who thinks it would be better for him to live with other birds. Unhappy, Big...

Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird Stuff
1985
as Camilla the Chicken (voice)
Gonzo hosts this collection of some of the weirdest moments from The Muppet Show at his trailer home, assisted by Camilia and visited by Kermit The Fr...

Muppet Treasures
1985
as Scooter / Statler / Janice
Fozzie and Kermit have come across a priceless collection of great moments in the career of the Muppets. This collection features many Muppet TV segme...

Muppet Video: The Kermit and Piggy Story
1985
The Muppets tell the magical story of the chorus pig who rises from barnyard obscurity to super stardom and finds the short, green and handsome frog o...

Children's Songs and Stories with the Muppets
1985
as Scooter (voice)
Children's Songs and Stories (with the Muppets) was released by Playhouse Video in 1985, as part of a series of compilations featuring songs and sketc...

Oxford Blues
1984
as Larry
A young American hustler in Las Vegas spots a rich English Lady. Smitten, he pursues her to England, where his only chance of getting together with he...

The Muppets Take Manhattan
1984
as Scooter / Statler / Janice / Beaker / Dog (voice)
When the Muppets graduate from Danhurst College, they take their song-filled senior revue to New York City, only to learn that it isn't easy to find a...

Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
1983
as Muppet Performer (voice)
As the Metropolitan Museum of Art closes, Big Bird decides to leave his Sesame Street friends behind in search of Snuffy. Once locked inside for the n...

Trading Places
1983
as Wilson
A snobbish investor and a wily street con-artist find their positions reversed as part of a bet by two callous millionaires.

Big Bird in China
1983
as Two-Headed Monster (voice)
Big Bird and his Sesame Street companion, Barkley, the big, fluffy dog, travel across China in search of the legendary Feng Huang, the Phoenix Bird. A...

Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and the Muppets
1983
as Scooter / Janice / Statler / Bubba (voice)
Rocky Mountain Holiday is a one-hour musical variety special featuring John Denver and the Muppets, which aired on ABC on May 12, 1983. In the special...

The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show
1982
as Scooter / Janice / Beaker (voice)
Miss Piggy hosts her own variety show, with special guests John Ritter, George Hamilton and Tony Clifton (Andy Kaufman). Under the direction of Kermit...

Of Muppets & Men
1981
as Self
Documentary about the work of puppeteer Jim Henson and his team in creating The Muppet Show.

The Great Muppet Caper
1981
as Scooter / Statler / Sweetums / Janice / Beaker / Bubba
Kermit and Fozzie are newspaper reporters sent to London to interview Lady Holiday, a wealthy fashion designer whose priceless diamond necklace is sto...

The Muppets Go to the Movies
1981
as Beaker / Janice / Scooter / Sheriff / Statler (voice)
In this one-hour special taped between March 9-17, 1981, Lily Tomlin and Dudley Moore join the Muppets in a tribute to film classics. Kermit the Frog ...

John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together
1979
as Scooter / Statler / Janice / Beaker (voice)
In this beloved holiday classic, Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy and all the Muppets join the singer for a heart-warming Christmas celebration, with tradi...

The Muppet Movie
1979
as Scooter / Statler / Janice / Sweetums / Beaker / Fozzie Bear (assistant) (voice)
The Muppets gather to watch their newly-finished big-budget rich-and-famous feature film: a talent agent persuades Kermit the Frog to leave the swamp ...

The Muppets Go Hollywood
1979
as Various Muppets
Kermit the Frog throws a glamorous party at the Cocoanut Grove nightclub to celebrate the premiere of the Muppets' first feature film, The Muppet Movi...

Christmas Eve on Sesame Street
1978
as Ernie (assistant) / Additional Muppets (voice)
Big Bird worries when Oscar tells him that if Santa Claus can't fit down the chimney on Christmas Eve, nobody would get presents.

Julie Andrews: One Step Into Spring
1978
as Scooter
The Bob Hope All Star Christmas Comedy Special
1977
as Scooter
The Bob Hope All Star Christmas Comedy Special was a network Christmas special hosted by Bob Hope, which aired on December 19, 1977, on NBC. Guest sta...

Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas
1977
as Charlie / Lizard / George Rabbit (voice)
A poor otter family risks everything for the chance to win the cash prize of a talent contest for Christmas.

Out to Lunch
1974
as Various Muppets (voice)
The Muppets of Sesame Street and the cast of The Electric Company take over the ABC Nightly News when the newsroom staff takes a lunch break.

Julie on Sesame Street
1973
Julie on Sesame Street was one of a series of Julie Andrews TV specials, produced by ATV and distributed by ITC. It was broadcast on ABC on November 2...

The Muppet Musicians of Bremen
1972
as Chicken / Additional Muppet Performer (voice)
Four mistreated farm animals seek refuge as a band of traveling musicians in this musical tale narrated by Kermit the Frog.

The Great Santa Claus Switch
1970
as Bing / Match Frackle (voice)
Santa Claus and his elves are ready to deliver presents to children everywhere but Cosmo Scam has hatched a plan to kidnap Santa and take his place! O...
Getting Ready to Read
N/A
as Jim Hensons Muppets
The video promotes reading skills with various Sesame inserts, along with a new framing sequence where Big Bird operates his own "Reading Hotline."