Dave Goelz

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1946-07-16 (79 years old)

Place of Birth

Los Angeles, California, USA

Dave Goelz

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 o...

Acting

1999

Muppets from Space

as Gonzo / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Waldorf / The Birdman (voice)

1979

The Muppet Movie

as The Great Gonzo / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Zoot / Doglion / Iraqian in El Sleezo Cafe / Pig (voice)

1984

The Muppets Take Manhattan

as Gonzo / Chester - Rat / Bill - Frog / Zoot / Beauregard / Dog / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Penguin (voice)

2021

Dear Earth

as Zoot (voice)

1981

1987

A Muppet Family Christmas

as Gonzo / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Zoot / Beauregard / Boober Fraggle

2008

A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa

as The Great Gonzo / Waldorf / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Zoot (voice)

1990

The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson

as The Great Gonzo / Beauregard / Boober Fraggle / Zoot (voice)

1981

The Great Muppet Caper

as Gonzo / Beauregard / Zoot / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Lobbuck Lou

2002

Kermit's Swamp Years

as Waldorf (voice)

1999

The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland

as Humongous Chicken (voice)

1986

The Christmas Toy

as Rugby the Tiger / Ditz (voice)

1985

The Muppet Revue

as Gonzo (voice)

2013

Lady Gaga & the Muppets Holiday Spectacular

as The Great Gonzo, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, Waldorf, Zoot (voice)

1983

Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and the Muppets

as Gonzo the Great / Zoot / Lubbock Lou (voice)

2005

Fraggle Rock: Dance Your Cares Away

as Boober Fraggle (voice)

1981

The Muppets Go to the Movies

as The Great Gonzo / Joe / Beauregard / Fireman (voice)

1979

The Muppets Go Hollywood

as Various Muppets

2014

Muppets Most Wanted

as The Great Gonzo, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, Zoot, Beauregard, Waldorf

1982

The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show

as Gonzo / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew (voice)

2005

Fraggle Rock: Live by the Rule of the Rock

as Boober Fraggle / Philo / Uncle Travelling Matt (voice)

2012

The Muppets All-Star Comedy Gala

as Gonzo / Waldorf / Beauregard (voice)

2018

Seth Rogen's Hilarity for Charity

as Gonzo/Waldorf (voice)

2002

I Love Muppets

as The Great Gonzo (voice)

1996

Muppet Treasure Island

as The Great Gonzo / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Waldorf / Mudwell the Mudbunny / Zoot (voice)

2022

Jerry Nelson: A Celebratory Birthday Animatic

as Zoot (voice) / Boober (voice) / Gonzo (voice) / others (voice)

2012

The Secret Policeman's Ball

as Waldorf (voice)

2011

The Muppets

as Gonzo / Honeydew / Zoot / Beauregard / Waldorf (voice)

1975

Muppet Picker Upper

as Gonzo (voice)

1996

Muppet Sing Alongs: Muppet Treasure Island

as The Great Gonzo (voice) (archive footage)

1989

1999

The Very Best of the Muppet Show

as Gonzo / Zoot / Dr Bunsen Honeydew

1999

The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 2

as Gonzo / Zoot / Dr Bunsen Honeydew

2024

Inside Out 2

as Mind Cop Frank (voice)

2015

Inside Out

as Subconscious Guard Frank (voice)

1987

Down at Fraggle Rock

as Boober Fraggle / Uncle Travelling Matt / Self

2002

It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie

as The Great Gonzo / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Waldorf / Zoot (voice)

2005

The Muppets' Wizard of Oz

as Tin Thing / Kalidah Critic #2 / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Zoot

1994

Muppet Classic Theater

as Gonzo / Rizzo the Rat / Randy Pig (voice)

1979

John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together

as The Great Gonzo / Zoot / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew (voice)

1984

The Bells of Fraggle Rock

as Boober Fraggle / Uncle Travelling Matt (voice)

1995

Rudy Coby: The Coolest Magician on Earth

as Gonzo (as Gonzo The Great)

1994

Muppet Sing Alongs: It's Not Easy Being Green

as Gonzo / Wendell / Otto the Octopus / Boober Fraggle (voice)

2011

1986

Labyrinth

as Didymus / The Hat / The Four Guards / Left Door Knocker / Firey 3 (voice)

1990

The Muppets at Walt Disney World

as The Great Gonzo / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Beauregard / Zoot / Frog (voice)

1977

Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas

as Wendell / Pop-eyed Catfish / Will Possum (voice)

2018

The Muppets Take The O2

as The Great Gonzo / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Zoot / Waldorf / Beauregard / Chip / Himself (voice)

1979

The Orson Welles Show

as Gonzo (voice)

1986

The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years

as The Great Gonzo / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Beauregard / Zoot / Uncle 'Travelling' Matt Fraggle / Boober Fraggle (voice)

2008

The Muppets - Studio DC - Almost Live

as Gonzo / Waldorf (voice)

1994

The World of Jim Henson

as Self (archive footage)

1986

Fraggles Look For Jobs

as Boober (voice)

1961

The Parent Trap

as Teenager (uncredited)

2020

1992

The Muppet Christmas Carol

as The Great Gonzo as Charles Dickens / Robert Marley / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Betina Cratchit / Rat / Zoot (voice)

1989

Dog City: The Movie

as Frisky (voice)

2021

Muppets Haunted Mansion

as Gonzo / Bunsen / Zoot / Beauregard / Waldorf / Chip / Randy Pig

1982

The Dark Crystal

as Fizzgig, a Friendly Monster / General, Garthim Master

1990

The Earth Day Special

as Old Frog (voice)

2008

1985

Muppet Treasures

as Gonzo / Zoot / Penguin

Production

1966

Limbo: The Organized Mind

as Assistant Director

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