Caroll Spinney
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- Jim Henson Idea ManSelf (archive footage)2024
- Jerry Nelson: A Celebratory Birthday AnimaticBig Bird (voice) / Oscar the Grouch (voice)2022
- Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary CelebrationSelf / Big Bird2019
- 2019
- 2018
- Once Upon a Sesame Street ChristmasBig Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)2016
- In Their Own Words: Jim HensonSelf - Muppet Performer2015
- I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney StoryBig Bird / Oscar the Grouch / Self2015
- Michael Bublé: A Michael Bublé ChristmasOscar the Grouch2011
- Sesame Street: Elmo's World: All about FacesOscar The Grouch (voice)2010
- Sesame Street: Bedtime with ElmoOscar the Grouch (voice)2009
- Night at the Museum: Battle of the SmithsonianOscar the Grouch (voice)2009
- Sesame Street: Being GreenOscar the Grouch (voice)2009
- 2008
- 2008
- 2008
- Sesame Street: Abby in WonderlandOscar the Grouch as the Grouch of Hearts (voice)2008
- 2008
- Sesame Street: Elmo's Christmas CountdownBig Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)2007
- A Sesame Street Christmas CarolOscar the Grouch / Big Bird (voice)2006
- Sesame Street: Big Bird Sings!Big Bird (voice)2005
- Sesame Street: A Celebration of Me, GroverBig Bird / Oscar (voice)2004
- Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?Big Bird / Oscar2004
- Sesame Street: Cookie Monster's Best BitesBig Bird (voice)2004
- Sesame Street: Sesame Sings KaraokeBig Bird, Oscar the Grouch2003
- Sesame Street: Elmo Visits the FirehouseOscar The Grouch (voice)2002
- Sesame Street: Bert & Ernie's Word PlayOscar the Grouch (voice) (archive footage)2002
- Sesame Street: Kids' Favorite Songs 2Big Bird (voice)2001
- Sesame Street: Elmo's Musical Adventure: The Story of Peter and the WolfBig Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)2001
- Sesame Street: Let's Make MusicBig Bird / Oscar2000
- The Adventures of Elmo in GrouchlandBig Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)1999
- The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland: Sing and PlayBig Bird/Oscar the Grouch (archive footage)1999
- Sesame Street: Kids' Favorite SongsBig Bird (voice)1999
- CinderElmoBig Bird (voice)1999
- Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)1998
- Sesame Street: Fiesta!Oscar the Grouch (voice)1997
- Sesame Street: Quiet TimeBig Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)1997
- Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Sillier at the MoviesOscar the Grouch (voice)1997
- Sesame Street: Get Up and DanceBig Bird / Oscar (voice)1997
- Sesame Street: Elmo Saves ChristmasBig Bird (voice)1996
- Sesame Street: Do the AlphabetBig Bird (voice)1996
- Sesame Street: Imagine That!Oscar the Grouch (voice)1996
- Sesame Street: ElmocizeBig Bird (voice)1996
- Sesame Street: Kid's Guide to Life: Learning to ShareBig Bird / Oscar the Grouch1996
- The World of Jim HensonSelf / Big Bird (archive footage)1994
- Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch1994
- Sesame Street Stays Up Late!Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)1993
- Sesame Street: 25 Wonderful Years: A Musical Celebration!Big Bird and Oscar1993
- Sesame Street Jam: A Musical CelebrationBig Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)1993
- Homeward Bound: The Incredible JourneyDog in Pound (uncredited)1993
- Sesame Street: Sing, Hoot & Howl with the Sesame Street AnimalsBig Bird (voice)1991
- The Muppets Celebrate Jim HensonBig Bird (voice)1990
- Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch1990
- Sesame Street: Monster Hits!Oscar the Grouch (voice)1990
- Wow, You're A Cartoonist!Picklepuss / Pop1988
- Sesame Street | Put Down the Duckie: An All-Star Musical SpecialBig Bird / Oscar1988
- Big Bird in JapanBig Bird (voice)1988
- A Muppet Family ChristmasBig Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)1987
- Sesame Street: Sing AlongBig Bird and Oscar1987
- 1987
- Sesame Street: Learning About LettersBig Bird/Oscar the Grouch (voice)1986
- The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 YearsBig Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)1986
- Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & StoriesBig Bird (voice)1986
- Follow That BirdBig Bird / Oscar the Grouch / Bruno the Trashman (voice)1985
- Night of 100 Stars IIBig Bird1985
- Henson's Place: The Man Behind the MuppetsCaroll Spinney (self)1984
- Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of ArtBig Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)1983
- Big Bird in ChinaBig Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)1983
- The Great Muppet CaperOscar the Grouch (voice)1981
- Bob Hope on the Road to ChinaSelf - as Big Bird (voice)1979
- The Muppet MovieBig Bird (voice)1979
- A Walking Tour of Sesame StreetBig Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)1979
- A Special Sesame Street ChristmasBig Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)1978
- Christmas Eve on Sesame StreetBig Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)1978
- Sesame Street at Night?Big Bird (voice) (archive footage)1977
- Out to LunchBig Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)1974
- This Way to Sesame StreetBig Bird1969
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- Caroll Edwin Spinney
- Carroll Spinney
- Ed Spinney
- BornDecember 26, 1933Waltham, Massachusetts, U.S.
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