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Richard Hunt (I) (1951–1992)

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Richard Hunt did not have a face known to many -- his voice was known more than anything else. He was a major stronghold behind Jim Henson's "Muppets". 'Scooter', 'Janice', 'Sweetums' and a few others, were some of the "Muppets" that Richard was a performer and puppeteer of. He helped pave the way for Jim Henson and his company from the 1970s through the early 90s... See full bio »

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in Bronx, New York, USA

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(age 40) in New York City, New York, USA
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1970-1993 Sesame Street (TV series)
Two-Headed Monster / Forgetful Jones / Gladys the Cow / …
– Episode #24.115 (1993) … Two-Headed Monster (voice)
– Episode #24.80 (1993) … Cow (voice)
– Episode #24.59 (1993) … Two-Headed Monster (voice) / Eskimo Boy (voice)
– Episode #24.35 (1992) … Two-Headed Monster (voice) / Larry Rhymie (voice)
– Episode #24.17 (1992) … Eddie (voice)
See all 81 episodes »
 
1991 Muppet*vision 3-D (short)
Beaker (voice) / Scooter (voice) / Statler (voice) / …
 
1990 The Muppets at Walt Disney World (TV movie)
Scooter (voice) / Statler (voice) / Janice (voice) / …
 
1990 Sing Yourself Silly! (video short)
Gladys the Cow (voice) (also archive footage) / Forgetful Jones (voice) (also archive footage) / Don Music (voice) (also archive footage)
 
1990 The Cosby Show (TV series)
Blue Frackle / Sandwich / Statler
– Cliff's Nightmare (1990) … Statler (voice) / Blue Frackle (voice) / Sandwich (voice)
 
1990 Sesame Songs: Monster Hits! (video short)
Herry's Mother (voice) / Two-Headed Monster (voice) / Furline Huskie (voice) / …
 
1989 The Ghost of Faffner Hall (TV series)
Wild Impresario
– Anyone Can Make Music (1989) … Wild Impresario (voice)
– The Power of Music (1989) … Wild Impresario (voice)
– Discovering New Sounds (1989) … Wild Impresario (voice)
– Notation: The Sign That Gets the Sound (1989) … Wild Impresario (voice)
– Improvised Music (1989) … Wild Impresario (voice)
See all 13 episodes »
 
1989 The Jim Henson Hour (TV series)
Statler / Beaker
– Musicians (1989) … Statler (voice)
– Health and Fitness (1989) … Beaker (voice) / Statler (voice)
 
1988 Sesame Street, Special (TV movie)
Placido Flamingo (voice) / Additional Muppets (voice)
 
1988 Sing-Along, Dance-Along, Do-Along (video) (voice)
 
1988 Let's Learn to Play Together (Video Game)
Forgetful Jones (voice) / Don Music (voice) / Two-Headed Monster (voice)
 
1987 A Muppet Family Christmas (TV movie)
Scooter (voice) / Janice (voice) / Statler (voice) / …
 
1987 CBS Summer Playhouse (TV series)
Del
– Puppetman (1987) … Del
 
1983-1987 Fraggle Rock (TV series)
Junior Gorg / Gunge / Gillis Fraggle / …
– Change of Address (1987) … Junior Gorg (voice) / Gunge (voice)
– The Honk of Honks (1987) … Gunge (voice)
– The Gorg Who Would Be King (1987) … Junior Gorg (voice) / Gunge (voice)
– Ring Around the Rock (1987) … Junior Gorg (voice) / Gunge (voice)
– Gone But Not Forgotten (1987) … Mudwell the Mudbunny (voice)
See all 68 episodes »
 
1987 Learning to Add and Subtract (video short) (voice)
 
1987 Sing Along (video short)
Sully (voice) / Two-Headed Monster (voice)
 
1987 Inner Tube (TV short)
Crasher (voice)
 
1986 The Christmas Toy (TV movie)
Belmont (voice)
 
1986 Getting Ready to Read (video short)
Old McDougal (voice) / Two-Headed Monster (voice)
 
1986 Learning About Numbers (video short)
Count - assistant (voice) / Dip Cat (voice) / Orange Gold Tarnish Brother (voice) / …
 
1986 The Tale of the Bunny Picnic (TV movie)
Lugsy (voice)
 
1986 The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years (TV movie)
Beaker (voice) / Scooter (voice) / Statler (voice) / …
 
1985 Sesame Street Presents: Follow that Bird
Gladys the Cow (voice) / Feathered Friends Owl (voice)
 
1985 Childrens Songs and Stories with the Muppets (video)
Scooter (also archive footage) / Statler (also archive footage) / Sweetums (also archive footage) / …
 
1985 Muppet Video: Rock Music with the Muppets (video)
Beaker (voice) (also archive footage) / Janice (voice) (also archive footage) / Scooter (voice) (also archive footage) / …
 
1985 Fozzie's Muppet Scrapbook (video)
Scooter (voice) / Beaker (voice)
 
1985 Muppet Video: The Kermit and Piggy Story (video)
 
1985 Muppet Video: Rowlf's Rhapsodies with the Muppets (video)
Scooter
 
1985 Five Sesame Street Stories (video short)
Storyteller (voice) (uncredited)
 
1984 Oxford Blues
Larry
 
1984 The Muppets Take Manhattan
Scooter (voice) / Statler (voice) / Janice (voice) / …
 
1983 Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (TV movie)
Muppet Performer (voice)
 
1983 Trading Places
Wilson
 
1983 Big Bird in China (TV movie)
Two-Headed Monster (voice)
 
1982 The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show (TV movie)
Various Muppets
 
1981 The Great Muppet Caper
Scooter (voice) / Statler (voice) / Sweetums (voice) / …
 
1981 The Muppets Go to the Movies (TV movie)
Beaker (voice) / Janice (voice) / Scooter (voice) / …
 
1976-1980 The Muppet Show (TV series)
Statler / Scooter / Janice / …
– Episode #5.1 (1980) … Scooter (voice) / Statler (voice) / Janice (voice) / …
– Buddy Rich (1980) … Beaker (voice) / Janice (voice) / Statler (voice)
– Episode #5.19 (1980) … Scooter (voice) / Statler (voice)
– Debbie Harry (1980) … Scooter (voice) / Wayne (voice) / Statler (voice) / …
– Episode #5.20 (1980) … Scooter (voice) / Janice (voice) / Beaker (voice)
See all 118 episodes »
 
1979 John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together (TV movie)
Scooter / Statler / Sweetums / …
 
1979 The Muppet Movie
Scooter (voice) / Statler (voice) / Janice (voice) / …
 
1979 The Muppets Go Hollywood (TV movie)
Janice (voice) / Pig (voice) / Scooter (voice) / …
 
1978 Christmas Eve on Sesame Street (TV movie)
Ernie (assistant) (voice) / Additional Muppets (voice)
 
1978 Julie Andrews: One Step Into Spring (TV movie)
Miss Piggy (voice) / Scooter (voice)
 
1977 Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas (TV movie)
Charlie (voice) / Lizard (voice) / George Rabbit (voice)
 
1975-1976 Saturday Night Live (TV series)
King Ploobis's right hand / Wisss / King Ploobis's Right Hand / …
– Lily Tomlin/James Taylor (1976) … King Ploobis's right hand (as Jim Henson's Muppets)
– Raquel Welch/Phoebe Snow, John Sebastian (1976) … Wisss (voice) (as Jim Henson's Muppets)
– Ron Nessen/Patti Smith Group (1976) … King Ploobis's right hand (credit only)
– Anthony Perkins/Betty Carter (1976) … King Ploobis's right hand (as Jim Henson's Muppets)
– Elliott Gould/Anne Murray (1976) … King Ploobis's right hand (as Jim Henson's Muppets)
See all 12 episodes »
 
1975 Julie Andrews: One to One (TV movie)
The Queen of Phumph (voice)
 
1975 Muppets No-Nonsense Show (TV movie) (voice)
 
1975 The Muppet Show: Sex and Violence (TV movie)
Crazy Harry (voice) / Ohboy Bird (voice) / Pig (voice) / …
 
1974 Out to Lunch (TV movie) (voice)
 
1974 The Muppets Valentine Show (TV movie)
Mildred (voice) / Big Mouse (voice)
 
1972 Tales from Muppetland: The Muppet Musicians of Bremen (TV movie)
Chicken/Additional Muppet Performer (voice)
 
1971 Tales from Muppetland: The Frog Prince (TV movie)
Aunt Taminella / Sweetums
 
1970 The Great Santa Claus Switch (TV movie)
Bing/Match Frackle (voice)
 
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2000 Da Vinci's Inquest (TV series)
– Do You Wanna Dance (2000) (writer: "TANGO SULLA MORTE D'UN EROE")
 
1993 Sesame Songs: Sing-Along Earth Songs (video short) (performer: "Air" 1988 - uncredited)
 
1990 Sing Yourself Silly! (video short) (performer: "Mary Had a Bicycle" 1974 - uncredited)
 
1988 Sesame Street, Special (TV movie) (performer: "Naughty Marietta")
 
1988 Count It Higher: Great Music Videos from Sesame Street (video short) (performer: "Letter B")
 
1983-1987 Fraggle Rock (TV series)
– The Gorg Who Would Be King (1987) (performer: "How Wide, How Far, How Long")
– Gone But Not Forgotten (1987) (performer: "Just a Dream Away")
– Wembley's Flight (1986) (performer: "Free and High")
– A Brush with Jealousy (1986) (performer: "Sure Ain't Junk")
– Junior Faces the Music (1986) (performer: "Ball of Fire", "Ball of Fire Reprise")
See all 37 episodes »
 
1986 The Christmas Toy (TV movie) (performer: "Toys Love to Play", "Try the Impossible")
 
1984 The Muppets Take Manhattan (performer: "Together Again", "Saying Goodbye", "I'm Gonna Always Love You", "William Tell Overture", "Right Where I Belong", "Somebody's Getting Married", "Waiting for the Wedding", "He'll Make Me Happy", "Saying Goodbye / Together Again Closing Medley")
 
1981 The Great Muppet Caper (performer: "Hey a Movie!", "Happiness Hotel", "Couldn't We Ride", "Finale: Hey A Movie! / The First Time It Happens")
 
1976-1980 The Muppet Show (TV series)
– Episode #4.20 (1980) (performer: "You're no good")
– Lynda Carter (1980) (performer: "With a Little Help From my Friends" - uncredited)
– Episode #3.24 (1979) (performer: "There's a New Sound" - uncredited)
– Lynn Redgrave (1979) (performer: "Hey Down" - uncredited)
– Roger Miller (1979) (performer: "Alabamy Bound" - uncredited, "Down at the Old Bull and Bush" - uncredited)
See all 61 episodes »
 
1979 The Muppet Movie (performer: "Can You Picture That", "Finale: The Magic Store")
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (3 titles)
1987 A Muppet Family Christmas (TV movie) (puppeteer)
 
1972 Tales from Muppetland: The Muppet Musicians of Bremen (TV movie) (additional muppet performer)
 
1971 Tales from Muppetland: The Frog Prince (TV movie) (puppeteer)
 
Show ShowDirector (1 title)
1987 Fraggle Rock (TV series)
– The Honk of Honks (1987)
 
Show ShowThanks (2 titles)
1993 Sesame Street (TV series) (dedicatee - 1 episode)
– 3136 (1993) (dedicatee)
 
1992 The Muppet Christmas Carol (in loving memory of)
 
Show ShowSelf (10 titles)
1990 The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson (TV documentary)
Scooter (voice) / Statler (voice) / Sweetums (voice) / …
 
1990 The Earth Day Special (TV special)
Crocodile (voice) (as The Muppets)
 
1989 Sesame Street: 20 and Still Counting (TV special)
Placido Flamingo (voice) (also archive footage) / Don Music (voice) (also archive footage) / Gladys The Cow (voice) (also archive footage)
 
1987 Down at Fraggle Rock... Behind the Scenes (TV documentary)
Junior Gorg / Himself
 
1986 The 58th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Statler (voice) / Scooter - Co-Presenter: Best Animated Short Film (voice)
 
1984 Henson's Place (TV documentary)
Muppet Performer (also archive footage) (uncredited)
 
1983 Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and the Muppets (TV special)
Scooter (voice) / Janice (voice) / Statler (voice) / …
 
1981 Of Muppets and Men: The Making of 'The Muppet Show' (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1977 The Bob Hope All Star Christmas Comedy Special (TV special)
Scooter (voice)
 
1973 Julie on Sesame Street (TV special)
Sully (voice)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (30 titles)
2011 The Project (TV series)
 
2011 A Current Affair (TV series)
 
2009 20 to 1 (TV series documentary)
 
2008 A Company of Players (video documentary short)
Himself/Beaker/Janice/Miss Piggy/Scooter/Statler (voice) (uncredited)
 
2006 Plaza Sésamo: Lola aventuras (video)
Sesame Street muppeteer
 
2005 Kermit: A Frog's Life (video short)
Scooter (uncredited)
 
2004 Sesame Street Presents: The Street We Live On (TV movie)
Forgetful Jones (voice) (uncredited)
 
2002 Play with Me Sesame
Ernie (assistant)/Gladys the Cow/Additional Muppets (voice) (uncredited)
 
2000 Muppet Monster Adventure (Video Game)
Junior Gorg (voice)
 
2000 Muppet Race Mania (Video Game)
Statler (voice) (uncredited)
 
1994-1998 Sesame Street (TV series)
 
1997 Sing Yourself Sillier at the Movies (video short)
(voice)
 
1996 Kids' Guide to Life: Learning to Share (video short)
Two-Headed Monster (voice)
 
1996 The Muppet CDROM: Muppets Inside (Video Game)
Beaker
 
1994 Great Performances (TV series)
 
1994 It's Not Easy Being Green (video short)
Charlie/Scooter
 
1994 Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration (TV movie)
Gladys the Cow (voice)
 
1993 Sesame Songs: Sing-Along Earth Songs (video short)
(voice)
 
1990 Entertainment Tonight (TV series)
 
1990 Sesame Songs: Rock & Roll (video short)
Rockin' Richard - Little Jerry and the Monotones/Operator/Alphabeat (voice)
 
1988 Count It Higher: Great Music Videos from Sesame Street (video short)
Beetle/Alphabeat/Gladys the Cow (voice)
 
1986 I'm Glad I'm Me (video)
(voice)
 
1986 Sesame Street: Bedtime Stories and Songs (video short)
(voice)
 
1986 Learning About Letters (video short)
One of King Peter's Helpers
 
1985 Muppet Babies (TV series)
 
1985 Muppet Video: Muppet Treasures (video)
Scooter/Statler/Janice
 
1985 Muppet Video: Muppet Moments (video)
Scooter/Janice/Beaker/Statler (voice)
 
1985 Muppet Video: Country Music with the Muppets (video)
Scooter/Janice/Beaker/Bubba/Gogolala Jubilee Jugband Members
 
1985 Muppet Video: Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird Stuff (video)
Camilla the Chicken/Landlord
 
1984 The Making of 'The Muppets Take Manhattan' (TV documentary)
Janice/Scooter (voice)
 

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TV commercials (performing Scooter and Statler) for Polaroid One-Step (1981).

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Appeared in the film Trading Places with fellow "Muppet" colleague Frank Oz (puppeteer of Miss Piggy). See more »

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