Caroll Spinney

★ Acting #58,021

1933 - 2019 (age 85) • Acting

Born: 12/26/1933 in Waltham, Massachusetts, USA

Died: 12/8/2019 (age 85)

Known for: Acting

Caroll Spinney

★ Acting #58,021

Caroll Edwin Spinney (sometimes credited as Carroll Spinney or Ed Spinney; December 26, 1933 – December 9, 2019) was an American puppeteer most famous for playing Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch on the children's television show Sesame Street.

Known For

The West Wing

83%

Big Bird

1999

Saturday Night Live

69%

Self - Cameo (uncredited)

1975

The Muppet Show

80%

Big Bird

1976

Sesame Street

71%

Big Bird / Sam the Robot / Oscar the Grouch / Bennett Snerf / Cookie Monster

1969

Scrubs

82%

Oscar the Grouch (voice)

2001

Portlandia

69%

Oscar the Grouch (voice)

2011

Follow That Bird

64%

Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch / Bruno the Trashman (voice)

1985

I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story

74%

Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch / Self

2015

Jerry Nelson: A Celebratory Birthday Animatic

Big Bird (voice) / Oscar the Grouch (voice)

2022

Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street

74%

Self

2021

Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration

93%

Self / Big Bird

2019

Sesame Street: 50 Years and Counting

55%

Big Bird / Various Characters

2019

Mister Rogers: It's You I Like

78%

Self

2018

Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas

66%

Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)

2016

In Their Own Words: Jim Henson

70%

Self - Muppet Performer

2015

Sesame Street: Play All Day with Elmo!

Big Bird/Oscar

2015

I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story

74%

Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch / Self

2015

Drew: The Man Behind the Poster

70%

Self

2013

Sesame Street: Elmo's Magic Numbers

Big Bird

2012

Sesame Street: Singing with the Stars

Big Bird (voice)

2012

Michael Bublé: A Michael Bublé Christmas

65%

Oscar the Grouch

2011

Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey

72%

Self

2011

Portlandia

69%

Oscar the Grouch (voice)

2011

Sesame Street: Wild Words and Outdoor Adventures

Big Bird

2011

Sesame Street: The Best Pet in the World

Big Bird

2010

Jim Henson: His Sesame Street Story

20%

2009

Sesame Street: Elmo and Friends: The Letter Quest and Other Magical Tales

Big Bird

2009

Sesame Street: Elmo's World: All About Faces

60%

Oscar The Grouch (voice)

2009

Sesame Street: Bedtime with Elmo

60%

Oscar the Grouch (voice)

2009

Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian

62%

Oscar the Grouch (voice)

2009

Sesame Street: Being Green

Oscar the Grouch (voice)

2009

Sesame Street: Old School Vol. 1 (1969-1974)

Big Bird

2008

Sesame Street: Old School Vol. 3 (1979-1984)

Big Bird

2008

Sesame Street: Old School Vol. 2 (1974-1979)

Big Bird

2008

Sesame Street: Abby in Wonderland

Oscar the Grouch as the Grouch of Hearts (voice)

2008

Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Summer Vacation

60%

Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)

2008