Richard Hunt
- Acting
- August 17, 1951 · The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
- January 7, 1992
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 Wikipedia.
Known for
Filmography
- Jim Henson Idea Man · Self
- Jim Henson: Behind the Seams
- Jim Henson: His Sesame Street Story
- Jim Henson's Tales from Muppetland
- Fraggle Rock: Dance Your Cares Away · Junior Gorg (Voice)
- Muppet History 101
- Muppet Music Moments · Self
- Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On! · Forgetful Jones (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Sesame Street: Cookie Monster's Best Bites · (voice, archive footage)
- Sesame Street: Let's Eat! Funny Food Songs · Backup Monster (puppeteer)
- Sesame Street: Bert & Ernie's Word Play · Harry (voice) (archive footage)
- The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 3 · Statler / Scooter / Janice
- The Very Best of the Muppet Show · Statler / Scooter / Janice / Beaker / Sweetums / Gladys
- The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 2 · Statler / Scooter / Janice / Beaker / Sweetums / Gladys
- Sesame Unpaved
- Sesame Street: Elmo Says BOO! · Kermit the Forg / Frazzletone (archive footage)
- The World of Jim Henson · Self
- Sesame Street's 25th Birthday: A Musical Celebration · Gladys the Cow (voice) (archive footage)
- Muppet Sing Alongs: Billy Bunny's Animal Songs
- The Muppet Christmas Carol · In Memory Of
- Getting Ready to Read · Two-Headed Monster (Voice)
- Sesame Street: Sing, Hoot & Howl with the Sesame Street Animals · Gladys the Cow (Voice)
- Sesame Street: Elmo's Sing-Along Guessing Game · Director
- The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson · Scooter / Beaker / Janice (Voice)
- Jim Henson's Memorial Service
- The Muppets at Walt Disney World · Scooter / Statler / Janice / Beaker / Tug Monster / Frog (Voice)
- Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly! · Gladys the Cow / Forgetful Jones / Don Music (Voice)
- The Earth Day Special · Crocodile (Voice)
- Sesame Street: Monster Hits! · Stuie Monster (voice) / Lavender Frazzletone (voice) / Two-Headed Monster (right half) (voice) / Furline Huskie (voice) / Kermit the Frog (Voice)
- The Ghost of Faffner Hall · Wild Impresario
- Miss Piggy's Hollywood · Statler
- Sesame Street: 20 Years & Still Counting! 1969-1989 · Self
- Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie · Placido Flamingo / Additional Muppets (Voice)
- Muppet Studios Presents: You're the Director · Janice / Scooter / Statler (Voice)
- Jim Henson: Sing-Along, Dance-Along, Do-Along · Additional Muppet Performer (Voice), Director
- A Muppet Family Christmas · Scooter / Janice / Statler / Beaker / Gladys the Cow / Two-Headed Monster / Snowman (Voice)
- Fraggle Rock: The Animated Series
- Down at Fraggle Rock · Junior Gorg / Self
- CBS Summer Playhouse · Del
- Sesame Street: Sing Along · Two-Headed Monster (right) (Voice)
- The Christmas Toy · Belmont (Voice)
- Fraggles Look For Jobs · Self
- The Tale of the Bunny Picnic · Lugsy (Voice)
- The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years · Beaker / Scooter / Statler / Sweetums / Janice / Two-Headed Monster (Stein) / Tug Monster (Voice)
- Sesame Street: Learning About Numbers · Count - assistant / Dip Cat / Orange Gold Tarnish Brother / Ernie - assistant / Honker (Voice)
- Muppet Video: Rowlf's Rhapsodies with the Muppets · Scooter (Voice)
- Jim Henson's Little Muppet Monsters
- Follow That Bird · Gladys the Cow / Feathered Friends Owl / Additional Muppets / Grouches (Voice)
- Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird Stuff · Camilla the Chicken (Voice)
- Muppet Treasures · Scooter / Statler / Janice
- Muppet Video: The Kermit and Piggy Story
- Fraggle Rock: Scared Silly · Junior Gorg (Voice)
- Children's Songs and Stories with the Muppets · Scooter (Voice)
- The Cosby Show · Statler / Blue Frackle / Sandwich (Voice)
- Oxford Blues · Larry
- The Muppets Take Manhattan · Scooter / Statler / Janice / Beaker / Dog (Voice)
- Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art · Muppet Performer (Voice)
- Trading Places · Wilson
- Big Bird in China · Two-Headed Monster (Voice)
- Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and the Muppets · Scooter / Janice / Statler / Bubba (Voice)
- Fraggle Rock: Live by the Rule of the Rock · Doozer/ Gunge / Junior Gorg/ Background Fraggles (Voice)
- Fraggle Rock · 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), Director
- The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show · Scooter / Janice / Beaker (Voice)
- Of Muppets & Men · Self
- The Great Muppet Caper · Scooter / Statler / Sweetums / Janice / Beaker / Bellhop Rat / Bubba / Gramps / Monster / Singing Food / Cab Driver
- The Muppets Go to the Movies · Beaker / Janice / Scooter / Sheriff / Statler (Voice)
- John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together · Scooter / Statler / Janice / Beaker (Voice)
- The Muppet Movie · Scooter / Statler / Janice / Sweetums / Beaker / Fozzie Bear (assistant) (Voice)
- The Muppets Go Hollywood · Scooter / Janice / Statler / Sweetums / Pig (Voice)
- Christmas Eve on Sesame Street · Ernie (assistant) / Additional Muppets (Voice)
- Julie Andrews: One Step Into Spring · Scooter
- The Bob Hope All Star Christmas Comedy Special · Scooter
- Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas · Charlie / Lizard / George Rabbit (Voice)
- The Royal Variety Performance 1977
- The Muppet Show · Statler, Scooter / Janice / Beaker / Wayne / Sweetums (Voice)
- Sesame Street- Do you know where Ernie lives? · Self
- Saturday Night Live · King Ploobis’s Right Hand (Voice), Wisss (Voice)
- Out to Lunch · Various Muppets (Voice)
- Julie on Sesame Street · Sully (Voice)
- The Muppet Musicians of Bremen · Chicken / Additional Muppet Performer (Voice)