Deceased
When Did Caroll Spinney Die?
Life & Death
Died aged 85Also known asCaroll Edwin Spinney, Carroll Spinney, Ed Spinney, Carroll Edwin Spinney, Carrol Spinney, Carrol Edwin Spinney, Carol Spinney, Carol Edwin Spinney, Carol E. Spinney, Carrol E. SpinneyGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn26/12/1933Born inWaltham, Massachusetts, USADied08/12/2019 (aged 85)Died inWoodstockWikidataQ561765 ↗TMDb#109887 ↗
Caroll Edwin Spinney was an American puppeteer, cartoonist, author, artist and speaker, most famous for playing Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch on Sesame Street from its inception in 1969 until 2018.
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Importing filmography…
| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Sesame Street: 50 Years and CountingMovie | Big Bird / Various Characters | 86 |
| 2019 | Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary CelebrationMovie | Self / Big Bird | 86 |
| 2018 | Mister Rogers: It's You I LikeMovie | Self | 85 |
| 2015 | Sesame Street: Play All Day with Elmo!Movie | Big Bird/Oscar | 82 |
| 2015 | I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney StoryMovie | Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch / Self | 82 |
| 2015 | In Their Own Words: Jim HensonMovie | Self - Muppet Performer | 82 |
| 2013 | Drew: The Man Behind the PosterMovie | Self | 80 |
| 2012 | Sesame Street: Singing with the StarsMovie | Big Bird (voice) | 79 |
| 2011 | PortlandiaSeries | Oscar the Grouch (voice) | 78 |
| 2011 | Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's JourneyMovie | Self | 78 |
| 2011 | Michael Bublé: A Michael Bublé ChristmasMovie | Oscar the Grouch | 78 |
| 2009 | Night at the Museum: Battle of the SmithsonianMovie | Oscar the Grouch (voice) | 76 |
| 2009 | Sesame Street: Elmo's World: All About FacesMovie | Oscar The Grouch (voice) | 76 |
| 2009 | Sesame Street: Being GreenMovie | Oscar the Grouch (voice) | 76 |
| 2009 | Jim Henson: His Sesame Street StoryMovie | — | 76 |
| 2008 | Sesame Street: Abby in WonderlandMovie | Oscar the Grouch as the Grouch of Hearts (voice) | 75 |
| 2007 | Elmo's Christmas CountdownMovie | Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice) | 74 |
| 2007 | Sesame Street: Elmo's World: What Makes You Happy?Movie | Big Bird | 74 |
| 2006 | 1 vs. 100Series | Oscar the Grouch | 73 |
| 2006 | A Sesame Street Christmas CarolMovie | Oscar the Grouch / Big Bird (voice) | 73 |
| 2005 | The Colbert ReportSeries | Big Bird (uncredited) | 72 |
| 2004 | Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On!Movie | Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice) | 71 |
| 2004 | Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?Movie | Big Bird / Oscar | 71 |
| 2003 | Sesame Street: Kid's Guide to Life: Big Bird Gets LostMovie | Big Bird / Oscar (voice) | 70 |
| 2002 | Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Happy Holidays!Movie | — | 69 |
| 2002 | Sesame Street: Bert & Ernie's Word PlayMovie | Oscar the Grouch (voice) (archive footage) | 69 |
| 2001 | ScrubsSeries | Oscar the Grouch (voice) | 68 |
| 2000 | Sesame Street: Elmo's WorldMovie | Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch ("Music" segment) | 67 |
| 1999 | The West WingSeries | Big Bird | 66 |
| 1999 | The Adventures of Elmo in GrouchlandMovie | Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice) | 66 |
| 1999 | Sesame UnpavedSeries | — | 66 |
| 1998 | Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!Movie | Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice) | 65 |
| 1996 | Sesame Street: Imagine That!Movie | Oscar the Grouch (voice) | 63 |
| 1994 | The World of Jim HensonMovie | Self / Big Bird (archive footage) | 61 |
| 1993 | Sesame Street's 25th Birthday: A Musical CelebrationMovie | Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice) | 60 |
| 1991 | Sesame Street: Sing, Hoot & Howl with the Sesame Street AnimalsMovie | Big Bird (voice) | 58 |
| 1990 | Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!Movie | Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice) | 57 |
| 1990 | Jim Henson's Memorial ServiceMovie | — | 57 |
| 1989 | Sesame Street: 20 Years & Still Counting! 1969-1989Movie | Self – Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch | 56 |
| 1988 | Sesame Street: Put Down the DuckieMovie | Big Bird/Oscar the Grouch/Bruno the Trashman (voice) | 55 |
| 1988 | Big Bird in JapanMovie | Big Bird (voice) | 55 |
| 1987 | Sesame Street: Sing AlongMovie | Big Bird and Oscar | 54 |
| 1987 | A Muppet Family ChristmasMovie | Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice) | 54 |
| 1986 | The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 YearsMovie | Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice) | 53 |
| 1986 | Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & StoriesMovie | Big Bird (voice) | 53 |
| 1985 | Follow That BirdMovie | Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch / Bruno the Trashman (voice) | 52 |
| 1985 | Night of 100 Stars IIMovie | Big Bird | 52 |
| 1984 | Henson's Place: The Man Behind the MuppetsMovie | Self | 51 |
| 1983 | Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of ArtMovie | Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice) | 50 |
| 1983 | Big Bird in ChinaMovie | Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice) | 50 |
| 1981 | The Great Muppet CaperMovie | Oscar the Grouch (voice) | 48 |
| 1979 | The Muppet MovieMovie | Big Bird (voice) | 46 |
| 1979 | Bob Hope on the Road to ChinaMovie | Self - Big Bird (voice) | 46 |
| 1979 | Presenting Susan AntonSeries | — | 46 |
| 1978 | NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of DisneyMovie | Big Bird | 45 |
| 1976 | The Muppet ShowSeries | Big Bird | 43 |
| 1976 | Bob Hope's World of ComedyMovie | Self - as Big Bird | 43 |
| 1975 | Saturday Night LiveSeries | Self - Cameo (uncredited) | 42 |
| 1975 | Sesame Street- Do you know where Ernie lives?Movie | Self | 42 |
| 1974 | Out to LunchMovie | Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice) | 41 |
| 1973 | Julie on Sesame StreetMovie | Big Bird/ Oscar the Grouch (voice) | 40 |
| 1969 | Sesame StreetSeries | Big Bird | 36 |
| 1969 | Peter Alexander präsentiert SpezialitätenSeries | Self | 36 |
| 1968 | The Dick Cavett ShowSeries | Self - Guest | 35 |