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Dave Goelz
Known for Inside Out · Inside Out 2 · Labyrinth
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…
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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.
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Known For
MOVIE
Inside OutSubconscious Guard Frank (voice) · 2015
★ 7.9
★ 7.9
MOVIE
Inside Out 2Mind Cop Frank (voice) · 2024
★ 7.5
★ 7.5
MOVIE
LabyrinthDidymus / The Hat / The Four Guards / Left Door Knocker / Firey 3 (voice) · 1986
★ 7.3
★ 7.3
MOVIE
The MuppetsGonzo / Honeydew / Zoot / Beauregard / Waldorf (voice) · 2011
★ 6.7
★ 6.7
MOVIE
Muppets Most WantedThe Great Gonzo, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, Zoot, Beauregard, Waldorf · 2014
★ 6.3
★ 6.3
MOVIE
The Muppet MovieThe Great Gonzo / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Zoot / Doglion / Iraqian in El Sleezo Cafe / Pig (voice) · 1979
★ 7.2
★ 7.2
TV
Saturday Night LiveThe Great Gonzo (voice) (uncredited) · 1975
★ 6.9
★ 6.9
TV
The Cosby ShowThe Great Gonzo / Digit (voice) · 1984
★ 7.0
★ 7.0
Filmography
Movies
The Parent TrapTeenager (uncredited)
1961
Limbo: The Organized MindAssistant Director
1966
Just a Few AnnouncementsGonzo
1975
Muppet Picker UpperGonzo (voice)
1975
Kagayake! Gorō Mapetto Geba Geba 90-pun!
1976
Emmet Otter's Jug-Band ChristmasWendell / Pop-eyed Catfish / Will Possum (voice)
1977TB
The Bob Hope All Star Christmas Comedy SpecialGonzo
1977TR
The Royal Variety Performance 1977
1977
Julie Andrews: One Step Into SpringGonzo
1978
John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas TogetherThe Great Gonzo / Zoot / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew (voice)
1979
The Muppet MovieThe Great Gonzo / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Zoot / Doglion / Iraqian in El Sleezo Cafe / Pig (voice)
1979
The Muppets Go HollywoodThe Great Gonzo / Zoot / Pig (voice)
1979
The Orson Welles ShowGonzo (voice)
1979
Of Muppets & MenSelf
1981
The Great Muppet CaperThe Great Gonzo / Beauregard / Zoot / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Lobbuck Lou / Singing Food (voice)
1981
The Muppets Go to the MoviesThe Great Gonzo / Joe / Beauregard / Fireman (voice)
1981
The Dark CrystalFizzgig, a Friendly Monster / General, Garthim Master
1982
The Fantastic Miss Piggy ShowGonzo / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew (voice)
1982
Fraggle Rock: Live by the Rule of the RockBoober Fraggle / Philo / Uncle Travelling Matt (voice)
1983
Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and the MuppetsGonzo the Great / Zoot / Lubbock Lou (voice)
1983
The Bells of Fraggle RockBoober Fraggle / Uncle Travelling Matt (voice)
1984
The Muppets Take ManhattanGonzo / Chester - Rat / Bill - Frog / Zoot / Beauregard / Dog / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Penguin (voice)
1984
Children's Songs and Stories with the MuppetsGonzo (voice)
1985
Fraggle Rock: Scared SillyBoober Fraggle / Uncle Travelling Matt (voice)
1985
Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird StuffGonzo (voice)
1985
Muppet TreasuresGonzo / Zoot / Penguin
1985MV
Muppet Video: Rowlf's Rhapsodies with the MuppetsGonzo (voice)
1985
Muppet Video: The Kermit and Piggy Story
1985
The Muppet RevueGonzo (voice)
1985
Fraggles Look For JobsBoober (voice)
1986
LabyrinthDidymus / The Hat / The Four Guards / Left Door Knocker / Firey 3 (voice)
1986
The Christmas ToyRugby the Tiger / Ditz (voice)
1986
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 YearsThe Great Gonzo / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Beauregard / Zoot / Uncle 'Travelling' Matt Fraggle / Boober Fraggle (voice)
1986
A Muppet Family ChristmasGonzo / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Zoot / Beauregard / Boober Fraggle
1987
Down at Fraggle RockBoober Fraggle / Uncle Travelling Matt / Self
1987MS
Muppet Studios Presents: You're the DirectorGonzo (voice)
1988
Dog CityFrisky (voice)
1989
Miss Piggy's HollywoodGonzo
1989
The Song of the Cloud ForestMilton (voice)
1989
Disneyland's 35th Anniversary CelebrationGonzo (voice)
1990
Jim Henson's Memorial Service
1990
The Earth Day SpecialOld Frog (voice)
1990
The Muppets at Walt Disney WorldThe Great Gonzo / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Beauregard / Zoot / Frog (voice)
1990
The Muppets Celebrate Jim HensonThe Great Gonzo / Beauregard / Boober Fraggle / Zoot (voice)
1990HG
Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show'Gonzo
1992
The Muppet Christmas CarolThe Great Gonzo as Charles Dickens / Robert Marley / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Betina Cratchit / Rat / Zoot (voice)
1992
Muppet Classic TheaterGonzo / Rizzo the Rat / Randy Pig (voice)
1994
Muppet Sing Alongs: It's Not Easy Being GreenGonzo / Wendell / Otto the Octopus / Boober Fraggle (voice)
1994
The World of Jim HensonSelf (archive footage)
1994
Rudy Coby: The Coolest Magician on EarthGonzo (as Gonzo The Great)
1995
Muppet Sing Alongs: Treasure IslandThe Great Gonzo (voice) (archive footage)
1996
Muppet Treasure IslandThe Great Gonzo / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Waldorf / Mudwell the Mudbunny / Zoot (voice)
1996
Muppets from SpaceGonzo / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Waldorf / The Birdman (voice)
1999
The Adventures of Elmo in GrouchlandHumongous Chicken (voice)
1999
The Very Best of the Muppet ShowGonzo / Zoot / Dr Bunsen Honeydew
1999
The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 2Gonzo / Zoot / Dr Bunsen Honeydew
1999
Bear in the Big Blue House: A Berry Bear ChristmasJack the Dog
2000
The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 3Gonzo / Beauregard
2001
I Love MuppetsThe Great Gonzo (voice)
2002
It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas MovieThe Great Gonzo / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Waldorf / Zoot (voice)
2002
Kermit's Swamp YearsWaldorf (voice)
2002
Weezer and the Muppets Go Fishin'Gonzo
2002
Weezer: Video Capture Device - Treasures from the Vault 1991-2002Gonzo / Waldorf ("Keep Fishin")
2004
Fraggle Rock: Dance Your Cares AwayBoober Fraggle (voice)
2005
The Great Gonzo: A Portrait of the Artist as a Young WeirdoGonzo the Great, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, Waldorf
2005
The Muppets' Wizard of OzTin Thing / Kalidah Critic #2 / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Zoot
2005
Best Ever Muppet MomentsSelf
2006
Journey Through the LabyrinthSelf
2007
Reflections of 'The Dark Crystal'Self
2007
A Muppets Christmas: Letters to SantaThe Great Gonzo / Waldorf / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Zoot (voice)
2008
The Muppets - Studio DC - Almost LiveGonzo / Waldorf (voice)
2008
The Muppets: Classical ChickenThe Great Gonzo
2008JH
Jim Henson's Tales from Muppetland
2009
Disney Parks Christmas Day ParadeWaldorf (voice)
2011
The MuppetsGonzo / Honeydew / Zoot / Beauregard / Waldorf (voice)
2011
The Muppets All-Star Comedy GalaGonzo / Waldorf / Beauregard (voice)
2012
The Secret Policeman's BallWaldorf (voice)
2012
Lady Gaga & the Muppets Holiday SpectacularThe Great Gonzo, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, Waldorf, Zoot (voice)
2013
Robbie Williams - One Night At the PalladiumGonzo the Great / Waldorf
2013
Muppets Most WantedThe Great Gonzo, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, Zoot, Beauregard, Waldorf
2014
Inside OutSubconscious Guard Frank (voice)
2015
Muppet Guys Talking: Secrets Behind the Show the Whole World WatchedSelf
2017
Seth Rogen's Hilarity for CharityGonzo / Waldorf (voice)
2018TM
The Muppets Take The O2The Great Gonzo / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Zoot / Waldorf / Beauregard / Chip / Himself (voice)
2018
Muppet Guys Talking: A Special Conversation to Honor Jim HensonSelf
2020
The Disney Family Singalong - Volume IIThe Muppets Puppeteer
2020DE
Dear EarthZoot (voice)
2021
Muppets Haunted MansionGonzo / Bunsen / Zoot / Beauregard / Waldorf / Chip / Randy Pig
2021
Jerry Nelson: A Celebratory Birthday AnimaticZoot (voice) / Boober (voice) / Gonzo (voice) / others (voice)
2022
Inside Out 2Mind Cop Frank (voice)
2024
Jim Henson Idea ManSelf
2024
The First Snow of Fraggle RockBoober Fraggle / Uncle Travelling Matt / World's Oldest Fraggle (voice)
2025The First Snow of Fraggle RockCo-Executive Producer
2025
The Muppet ShowGonzo / Zoot / Waldorf / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew (voice)
2026Television
PA
Peter Alexander präsentiert SpezialitätenSelf · 1 eps
1969
Sesame Street3279 eps
1969
Saturday Night LiveThe Great Gonzo (voice) (uncredited) · 1 eps
1975Saturday Night LiveThe Great Gonzo / Waldorf (voice) (uncredited) · 1 eps
1975
The Muppet ShowGonzo / Zoot / Beauregard / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew (voice) · 120 eps
1976
An Audience with...The Great Gonzo · 1 eps
1978
Fraggle RockUncle "Traveling" Matt
1983Fraggle RockThe World's Oldest Fraggle
1983Fraggle RockBoober / Uncle "Traveling" Matt / Side Bottom / The World's Oldest Fraggle (voice) · 96 eps
1983
The Cosby ShowThe Great Gonzo / Digit (voice) · 1 eps
1984
Jim Henson's Little Muppet Monsters13 eps
1985
The Jim Henson HourSelf / Various · 12 eps
1989
Jim Henson's Animal Show with Stinky and Jake65 eps
1994
Secret Life of ToysRugby / Ditz · 13 eps
1994
Muppets TonightGonzo / Dr. Bunsen / Waldorf / Randy / Beauregard / Bill · 34 eps
1996
Statler and Waldorf: From the BalconyWaldorf (Episode 1-8) · 35 eps
2005
Studio DC: Almost LiveGonzo / Zoot / Waldorf / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Pancake (voice) · 2 eps
2008TG
The Great Debate6 eps
2009
Muppet MomentsThe Great Gonzo · 41 eps
2015
The MuppetsThe Great Gonzo / Waldorf / Zoot (voice) · 16 eps
2015
The Dark Crystal: Age of ResistanceBaffi (voice) / Baffi (puppet) · 3 eps
2019
Fraggle Rock: Rock On!Boober Fraggle / Travelling Matt (voice) · 6 eps
2020
Muppets NowDr. Bunsen Honeydew (voice) · 6 eps
2020
Prop CultureSelf · 1 eps
2020
Fraggle Rock: Back to the RockBoober Fraggle (voice) · 27 eps
2022Fraggle Rock: Back to the RockCo-Executive Producer
2022
The Muppets MayhemZoot (voice) · 10 eps
2023Photos
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