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Dave Goelz
Actor

Dave Goelz

16 Jul 1946Born
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Los Angeles, California, USABirthplace

Biography

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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.

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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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Filmography

The 80 most recent of 101 credits.

  1. 2026The Muppet ShowFilm: Gonzo / Zoot / Waldorf / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew (voice)
  2. 2025The First Snow of Fraggle RockFilm: Boober Fraggle / Uncle Travelling Matt / World's Oldest Fraggle (voice)
  3. 2024Inside Out 2Film: Mind Cop Frank (voice)
  4. 2023The Muppets MayhemSeries: Zoot (voice) (10 episodes)
  5. 2022Jerry Nelson: A Celebratory Birthday AnimaticFilm: Zoot (voice) / Boober (voice) / Gonzo (voice) / others (voice)
  6. 2022Fraggle Rock: Back to the RockSeries: Boober Fraggle (voice) (27 episodes)
  7. 2021Dear EarthFilm: Zoot (voice)
  8. 2021Muppets Haunted MansionFilm: Gonzo / Bunsen / Zoot / Beauregard / Waldorf / Chip / Randy Pig
  9. 2020Muppets NowSeries: Dr. Bunsen Honeydew (voice) (6 episodes)
  10. 2020The Disney Family Singalong - Volume IIFilm: The Muppets Puppeteer
  11. 2020Fraggle Rock: Rock On!Series: Boober Fraggle / Travelling Matt (voice) (6 episodes)
  12. 2019The Dark Crystal: Age of ResistanceSeries: Baffi (voice) / Baffi (puppet) (3 episodes)
  13. 2018The Muppets Take The O2Film: The Great Gonzo / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Zoot / Waldorf / Beauregard / Chip / Himself (voice)
  14. 2018Seth Rogen's Hilarity for CharityFilm: Gonzo / Waldorf (voice)
  15. 2015The MuppetsSeries: The Great Gonzo / Waldorf / Zoot (voice) (16 episodes)
  16. 2015Inside OutFilm: Subconscious Guard Frank (voice)
  17. 2015Muppet MomentsSeries: The Great Gonzo (41 episodes)
  18. 2014Muppets Most WantedFilm: The Great Gonzo, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, Zoot, Beauregard, Waldorf
  19. 2013Robbie Williams - One Night At the PalladiumFilm: Gonzo the Great / Waldorf
  20. 2013Lady Gaga & the Muppets Holiday SpectacularFilm: The Great Gonzo, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, Waldorf, Zoot (voice)
  21. 2012The Muppets All-Star Comedy GalaFilm: Gonzo / Waldorf / Beauregard (voice)
  22. 2012The Secret Policeman's BallFilm: Waldorf (voice)
  23. 2011Disney Parks Christmas Day ParadeFilm: Waldorf (voice)
  24. 2011The MuppetsFilm: Gonzo / Honeydew / Zoot / Beauregard / Waldorf (voice)
  25. 2009Jim Henson's Tales from MuppetlandFilm
  26. 2008A Muppets Christmas: Letters to SantaFilm: The Great Gonzo / Waldorf / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Zoot (voice)
  27. 2008Studio DC: Almost LiveSeries: Gonzo the Great, Zoot, Waldorf, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, Pancake the Water Buffalo (2 episodes)
  28. 2008The Muppets: Classical ChickenFilm: The Great Gonzo
  29. 2008The Muppets - Studio DC - Almost LiveFilm: Gonzo / Waldorf (voice)
  30. 2005The Great Gonzo: A Portrait of the Artist as a Young WeirdoFilm: Gonzo the Great, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, Waldorf
  31. 2005The Muppets' Wizard of OzFilm: Tin Thing / Kalidah Critic #2 / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Zoot
  32. 2005Statler and Waldorf: From the BalconySeries: Waldorf (Episode 1-8) (35 episodes)
  33. 2005Fraggle Rock: Dance Your Cares AwayFilm: Boober Fraggle (voice)
  34. 2004Weezer: Video Capture Device - Treasures from the Vault 1991-2002Film: Gonzo / Waldorf ("Keep Fishin")
  35. 2002It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas MovieFilm: The Great Gonzo / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Waldorf / Zoot (voice)
  36. 2002Kermit's Swamp YearsFilm: Waldorf (voice)
  37. 2002Weezer and the Muppets Go Fishin'Film: Gonzo
  38. 2002I Love MuppetsFilm: The Great Gonzo (voice)
  39. 2001The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 3Film: Gonzo / Beauregard
  40. 2000Bear in the Big Blue House: A Berry Bear ChristmasFilm: Jack the Dog
  41. 1999The Adventures of Elmo in GrouchlandFilm: Humongous Chicken (voice)
  42. 1999Muppets from SpaceFilm: Gonzo / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Waldorf / The Birdman (voice)
  43. 1999The Very Best of the Muppet ShowFilm: Gonzo / Zoot / Dr Bunsen Honeydew
  44. 1999The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 2Film: Gonzo / Zoot / Dr Bunsen Honeydew
  45. 1996Muppets TonightSeries: Gonzo / Dr. Bunsen / Waldorf / Randy / Beauregard / Bill (34 episodes)
  46. 1996Muppet Treasure IslandFilm: The Great Gonzo / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Waldorf / Mudwell the Mudbunny / Zoot (voice)
  47. 1996Muppet Sing Alongs: Treasure IslandFilm: The Great Gonzo (voice) (archive footage)
  48. 1995Rudy Coby: The Coolest Magician on EarthFilm: Gonzo (as Gonzo The Great)
  49. 1994Jim Henson's Animal Show with Stinky and JakeSeries (65 episodes)
  50. 1994Muppet Classic TheaterFilm: Gonzo / Rizzo the Rat / Randy Pig (voice)
  51. 1994Secret Life of ToysSeries: Rugby / Ditz (13 episodes)
  52. 1994Muppet Sing Alongs: It's Not Easy Being GreenFilm: Gonzo / Wendell / Otto the Octopus / Boober Fraggle (voice)
  53. 1992Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show'Film: Gonzo
  54. 1992The Muppet Christmas CarolFilm: The Great Gonzo as Charles Dickens / Robert Marley / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Betina Cratchit / Rat / Zoot (voice)
  55. 1990The Muppets Celebrate Jim HensonFilm: The Great Gonzo / Beauregard / Boober Fraggle / Zoot (voice)
  56. 1990Disneyland's 35th Anniversary CelebrationFilm: Gonzo (voice)
  57. 1990Jim Henson's Memorial ServiceFilm
  58. 1990The Muppets at Walt Disney WorldFilm: The Great Gonzo / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Beauregard / Zoot / Frog (voice)
  59. 1990The Earth Day SpecialFilm: Old Frog (voice)
  60. 1989The Song of the Cloud ForestFilm: Milton (voice)
  61. 1989Miss Piggy's HollywoodFilm: Gonzo
  62. 1989Dog CityFilm: Frisky (voice)
  63. 1988Muppet Studios Presents: You're the DirectorFilm: Gonzo (voice)
  64. 1987A Muppet Family ChristmasFilm: Gonzo / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Zoot / Beauregard / Boober Fraggle
  65. 1987Down at Fraggle RockFilm: Boober Fraggle / Uncle Travelling Matt / Self
  66. 1986The Christmas ToyFilm: Rugby the Tiger / Ditz (voice)
  67. 1986LabyrinthFilm: Didymus / The Hat / The Four Guards / Left Door Knocker / Firey 3 (voice)
  68. 1986Fraggles Look For JobsFilm: Boober (voice)
  69. 1986The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 YearsFilm: The Great Gonzo / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Beauregard / Zoot / Uncle 'Travelling' Matt Fraggle / Boober Fraggle (voice)
  70. 1985Muppet Video: Rowlf's Rhapsodies with the MuppetsFilm: Gonzo (voice)
  71. 1985Jim Henson's Little Muppet MonstersSeries (13 episodes)
  72. 1985Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird StuffFilm: Gonzo (voice)
  73. 1985Muppet TreasuresFilm: Gonzo / Zoot / Penguin
  74. 1985The Muppet RevueFilm: Gonzo (voice)
  75. 1985Muppet Video: The Kermit and Piggy StoryFilm
  76. 1985Fraggle Rock: Scared SillyFilm: Boober Fraggle / Uncle Travelling Matt (voice)
  77. 1985Children's Songs and Stories with the MuppetsFilm: Gonzo (voice)
  78. 1984The Bells of Fraggle RockFilm: Boober Fraggle / Uncle Travelling Matt (voice)
  79. 1984The Cosby ShowSeries: The Great Gonzo / Digit (voice) (1 episode)
  80. 1984The Muppets Take ManhattanFilm: Gonzo / Chester - Rat / Bill - Frog / Zoot / Beauregard / Dog / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Penguin (voice)

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