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Richard Hunt

Born · August 17, 1951

Died · January 7, 1992 (40 years old)

Known For: Acting

Place of Birth: The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA

Bio

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

Trading Places

The Muppet Movie

The Cosby Show

The Muppets Take Manhattan

Jim Henson Idea Man

Self (archive footage)

7.8

2024

Jim Henson: Behind the Seams

0.0

2014

Jim Henson: His Sesame Street Story

2.0

2009

Jim Henson's Tales from Muppetland

0.0

2009

Fraggle Rock - Dance Your Cares Away

Junior Gorg (voice)

0.0

2005

Fraggle Rock - Live by the Rule of the Rock

Doozer/ Gunge / Junior Gorg/ Background Fraggles (voice)

0.0

2005

Muppet History 101

0.0

2004

Muppet Music Moments

Self

0.0

2004

Sesame Street: Cookie Monster's Best Bites

(voice, archive footage)

0.0

2004

Sesame Street: Let's Eat! Funny Food Songs

Backup Monster (puppeteer)

10.0

2003

Sesame Street: Bert & Ernie's Word Play

Harry (voice) (archive footage)

8.5

2002

The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 3

Statler / Scooter / Janice

0.0

2001

The Very Best of the Muppet Show

Statler / Scooter / Janice / Beaker / Sweetums / Gladys

7.0

1999

The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 2

Statler / Scooter / Janice / Beaker / Sweetums / Gladys

6.0

1999

Sesame Street: Elmo Says BOO!

Kermit the Forg / Frazzletone (archive footage)

6.5

1997

The World of Jim Henson

Self (archive footage)

7.3

1994

Muppet Sing Alongs: Billy Bunny's Animal Songs

0.0

1993

Muppet*Vision 3D

Statler (voice only) / Beaker / Sweetums (voice only)

9.2

1991

Sesame Street: Sing, Hoot & Howl with the Sesame Street Animals

Gladys the Cow (voice)

0.0

1991

The Muppets at Walt Disney World

Scooter / Statler / Janice / Beaker (voice)

6.4

1990

Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!

6.0

1990

The Earth Day Special

Crocodile (voice)

8.0

1990

Sesame Street: Monster Hits!

Stuie Monster (voice) / Lavender Frazzletone (voice) / Two-Headed Monster (right half) (voice) / Furline Huskie (voice) / Kermit the Frog (voice)

6.0

1990

Miss Piggy's Hollywood

Statler

0.0

1989

The Jim Henson Hour

(12 episodes)

9.0

1989

Sesame Street | Put Down the Duckie: An All-Star Musical Special

Muppet Performer

6.0

1988

Muppet Studios Presents: You're the Director

Janice / Scooter / Statler (voice)

0.0

1988

Jim Henson: Sing-Along, Dance-Along, Do-Along

Additional Muppet Performer (voice)

0.0

1988

A Muppet Family Christmas

Scooter / Janice / Statler / Beaker / Gladys the Cow / Two-Headed Monster / Snowman (voice)

6.9

1987

Fraggle Rock: The Animated Series

(0 episode)

7.0

1987

Down at Fraggle Rock

Junior Gorg / Self

0.0

1987

CBS Summer Playhouse

Del · (1 episode)

6.3

1987

Sesame Street: Sing Along

Two-Headed Monster (right) (voice)

0.0

1987

The Christmas Toy

Belmont (voice)

6.7

1986

Fraggles Look For Jobs

Himself

0.0

1986

The Tale of the Bunny Picnic

Lugsy (voice)

7.0

1986

The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years

Beaker / Scooter / Statler / Sweetums / Janice / Two-Headed Monster (Stein) / Tug Monster

5.0

1986

Muppet Video: Rowlf's Rhapsodies with the Muppets

Scooter (voice)

0.0

1985

Jim Henson's Little Muppet Monsters

(13 episodes)

8.3

1985

Sesame Street Presents: Follow That Bird

Gladys the Cow / Feathered Friends Owl / Additional Muppets / Grouches (voice)

6.3

1985

Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird Stuff

Camilla the Chicken (voice)

0.0

1985

Muppet Treasures

Scooter / Statler / Janice

0.0

1985

Muppet Video: The Kermit and Piggy Story

6.7

1985

Children's Songs and Stories with the Muppets

Scooter (voice)

0.0

1985

The Cosby Show

Statler / Blue Frackle / Sandwich (voice) · (1 episode)

7.0

1984

Oxford Blues

Larry

5.6

1984

The Muppets Take Manhattan

Scooter / Statler / Janice / Beaker / Dog (voice)

6.5

1984

Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Muppet Performer (voice)

6.5

1983

Trading Places

Wilson

7.2

1983

Big Bird in China

Two-Headed Monster (voice)

5.8

1983

Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and the Muppets

Scooter / Janice / Statler / Bubba (voice)

6.8

1983

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) · (72 episodes)

7.3

1983