Acting credits
106
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Caroll Spinney
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 96Series: 10Crew credits: 1
TMDB ID: 109887
IMDb ID: nm0818973
Known for: Acting
Born: December 26, 1933
Died: December 8, 2019
Age: 85
Place of birth: Waltham, Massachusetts, U.S.
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1968 - 2022
Years active: 55
Average TMDB rating: 7.11
Wikidata: Q561765
Also known as
Caroll Edwin Spinney • Carroll Spinney • Ed Spinney • Carroll Edwin Spinney • Carrol Spinney • Carrol Edwin Spinney • Carol Spinney • Carol Edwin Spinney • Carol E. Spinney • Carrol E. Spinney • +9 more
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Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Caroll Edwin Spinney, sometimes credited as Carroll Spinney or Ed Spinney (December 26, 1933 – December 8, 2019), was an American puppeteer most famous for playing Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch on the children's television show Sesame Street.
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Caroll Spinney.
Jerry Nelson: A Celebratory Birthday Animatic
as Big Bird (voice) / Oscar the Grouch (voice)
2022 Movie
7.5
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
as Self
2021 Movie
9.3
Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration
as Self / Big Bird
2019 Movie
7.0
Sesame Street: 50 Years and Counting
as Big Bird
2019 Movie
7.9
Mister Rogers: It's You I Like
as Self
2018 Movie
6.7
Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas
as Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)
2016 Movie
7.0
In Their Own Words: Jim Henson
as Self - Muppet Performer
2015 Movie
Sesame Street: Play All Day with Elmo!
as Big Bird/Oscar
2015 Movie
7.4
I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story
as Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch / Self
2015 Movie
7.0
Drew: The Man Behind the Poster
as Self
2013 Movie
Sesame Street: Elmo's Magic Numbers
as Big Bird
2012 Movie
Sesame Street: Singing with the Stars
as Big Bird (voice)
2012 Movie
6.5
Michael Bublé: A Michael Bublé Christmas
as Oscar the Grouch
2011 Movie
7.2
Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey
as Self
2011 Movie
Sesame Street: Wild Words and Outdoor Adventures
as Big Bird
2011 Movie
6.0
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: All about Faces
as Oscar The Grouch (voice)
2010 Movie
Sesame Street: Elmo and Friends: The Letter Quest and Other Magical Tales
as Big Bird
2009 Movie
6.0
Sesame Street: Bedtime with Elmo
as Oscar the Grouch (voice)
2009 Movie
6.2
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
as Oscar the Grouch (voice)
2009 Movie
Sesame Street: Being Green
as Oscar the Grouch (voice)
2009 Movie
Sesame Street: Old School Vol. 1 (1969-1974)
as Big Bird
2008 Movie
Sesame Street: Old School Vol. 2 (1974-1979)
as Big Bird
2008 Movie
Sesame Street: Old School Vol. 3 (1979-1984)
as Big Bird
2008 Movie
Sesame Street: Abby in Wonderland
as Oscar the Grouch as the Grouch of Hearts (voice)
2008 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Caroll Spinney.
7.0
Portlandia
as Oscar the Grouch (voice) • 1 eps
2011 Series
5.7
1 vs. 100
as Oscar the Grouch • 7 eps
2006 Series
8.0
Scrubs
as Oscar the Grouch (voice) • 1 eps
2001 Series
8.3
The West Wing
as Big Bird • 1 eps
1999 Series
Sesame Unpaved
67 eps
1999 Series
Presenting Susan Anton
1 eps
1979 Series
8.0
The Muppet Show
as Big Bird • 1 eps
1976 Series
7.0
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Cameo (uncredited) • 1 eps
1975 Series
7.1
Sesame Street
as Big Bird • 3157 eps
1969 Series
6.8
The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
1968 Series