Richard Hunt

★ Acting #23,675

1951 - 1992 (age 40) • Acting

Born: 8/17/1951 in The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA

Died: 1/7/1992 (age 40)

Known for: Acting

Richard Hunt

★ Acting #23,675

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.

Known For

The Muppet Christmas Carol

75%

In Memory Of

1992

The Muppet Movie

72%

Scooter / Statler / Janice / Sweetums / Beaker / Fozzie Bear (assistant) (voice)

1979

Saturday Night Live

69%

King Ploobis’s Right Hand (voice) / Wisss (voice) / Glib (voice)

1975

The Cosby Show

70%

Statler / Blue Frackle / Sandwich (voice)

1984

The Muppets Take Manhattan

66%

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

1984

The Muppet Show

80%

Statler, Scooter / Janice / Beaker / Wayne / Sweetums (voice)

1976

The Great Muppet Caper

69%

Scooter / Statler / Sweetums / Janice / Beaker / Bellhop Rat / Bubba / Gramps / Monster / Singing Food / Cab Driver

1981

Sesame Street

71%

Unknown

1969

Jim Henson Idea Man

78%

Self (archive footage)

2024

Jim Henson: Behind the Seams

2014

Jim Henson: His Sesame Street Story

20%

2009

Jim Henson's Tales from Muppetland

2009

Fraggle Rock: Dance Your Cares Away

Junior Gorg (voice)

2005

Muppet History 101

2004

Muppet Music Moments

Self

2004

Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On!

76%

Forgetful Jones (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)

2004

Sesame Street: Cookie Monster's Best Bites

(voice, archive footage)

2004

Sesame Street: Let's Eat! Funny Food Songs

100%

Backup Monster (puppeteer)

2003

Sesame Street: Bert & Ernie's Word Play

82%

Harry (voice) (archive footage)

2002

The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 3

Statler / Scooter / Janice

2001

The Very Best of the Muppet Show

70%

Statler / Scooter / Janice / Beaker / Sweetums / Gladys

1999

The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 2

67%

Statler / Scooter / Janice / Beaker / Sweetums / Gladys

1999

Sesame Unpaved

Unknown

1999

Sesame Street: Elmo Says BOO!

64%

Kermit the Forg / Frazzletone (archive footage)

1997

The World of Jim Henson

74%

Self (archive footage)

1994

Sesame Street's 25th Birthday: A Musical Celebration

70%

Gladys the Cow (voice) (archive footage)

1993

Muppet Sing Alongs: Billy Bunny's Animal Songs

1993

The Muppet Christmas Carol

75%

In Memory Of

1992

Getting Ready to Read

Two-Headed Monster (voice)

1992

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

30%

Gladys the Cow (voice)

1991

Sesame Street: Elmo's Sing-Along Guessing Game

40%

Director

1991

The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson

68%

Scooter / Beaker / Janice (voice)

1990

Jim Henson's Memorial Service

100%

1990

The Muppets at Walt Disney World

66%

Scooter / Statler / Janice / Beaker / Tug Monster / Frog (voice)

1990

Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!

60%

Gladys the Cow / Forgetful Jones / Don Music (voice)

1990

The Earth Day Special

61%

Crocodile (voice)

1990