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Dave Goelz

16th July 1946 Los Angeles, California, USA Acting

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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. 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Dave Goelz, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia .

92 Movies 23 TV Shows 115 Credits
Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

The Muppet Show poster
The Muppet Show 3rd February 2026 as Gonzo / Zoot / Waldorf / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew (voice)
The Muppets Take The O2 poster
The Muppets Take The O2 13th July 2018 as The Great Gonzo / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Zoot / Waldorf / Beauregard / Chip / Himself (voice)
Inside Out poster
Inside Out 17th June 2015 as Subconscious Guard Frank (voice)
Muppets Most Wanted poster
Muppets Most Wanted 20th March 2014 as The Great Gonzo, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, Zoot, Beauregard, Waldorf
The Muppets poster
The Muppets 23rd November 2011 as Gonzo / Honeydew / Zoot / Beauregard / Waldorf (voice)
Muppets from Space poster
Muppets from Space 14th July 1999 as Gonzo / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Waldorf / The Birdman (voice)
Muppet Treasure Island poster
Muppet Treasure Island 16th February 1996 as The Great Gonzo / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Waldorf / Mudwell the Mudbunny / Zoot (voice)
The Muppet Christmas Carol poster
The Muppet Christmas Carol 11th December 1992 as The Great Gonzo as Charles Dickens / Robert Marley / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Betina Cratchit / Rat / Zoot (voice)
Labyrinth poster
Labyrinth 27th June 1986 as Didymus / The Hat / The Four Guards / Left Door Knocker / Firey 3 (voice)
The Muppets Take Manhattan poster
The Muppets Take Manhattan 27th June 1984 as Gonzo / Chester - Rat / Bill - Frog / Zoot / Beauregard / Dog / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Penguin (voice)
The Dark Crystal poster
The Dark Crystal 17th December 1982 as Fizzgig, a Friendly Monster / General, Garthim Master
The Muppet Movie poster
The Muppet Movie 22nd June 1979 as The Great Gonzo / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Zoot / Doglion / Iraqian in El Sleezo Cafe / Pig (voice)
The Muppets poster
The Muppets 22nd September 2015 as The Great Gonzo / Waldorf / Zoot (voice)
Studio DC: Almost Live poster
Studio DC: Almost Live 3rd August 2008 as Gonzo the Great, Zoot, Waldorf, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, Pancake the Water Buffalo
Muppets Tonight poster
Muppets Tonight 8th March 1996 as Gonzo / Dr. Bunsen / Waldorf / Randy / Beauregard / Bill
Fraggle Rock poster
Fraggle Rock 10th January 1983 as Boober / Uncle "Traveling" Matt / Side Bottom / The World's Oldest Fraggle (voice)
The Muppet Show poster
The Muppet Show 5th September 1976 as Gonzo / Zoot / Beauregard / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew (voice)