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Richard Hunt
Deceased

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Life & Death

Died aged 40
GenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn17/08/1951Born inThe Bronx, New York City, New York, USADied07/01/1992Died inNew York CityCausedeath from AIDS-related complicationsWikidataQ561809TMDb#68456

Richard Hunt was an American actor and 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, Forgetful Jones and the right head of the Two-Headed Monster.

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Filmography32 titles

Importing filmography…
YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
2024Jim Henson Idea ManMovieSelf (archive footage)73
2004Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On!MovieForgetful Jones (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)53
1997Sesame Street: Elmo Says BOO!MovieKermit the Forg / Frazzletone (archive footage)46
1994The World of Jim HensonMovieSelf (archive footage)43
1993Sesame Street's 25th Birthday: A Musical CelebrationMovieGladys the Cow (voice) (archive footage)42
1990The Earth Day SpecialMovieCrocodile (voice)39
1990Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!MovieGladys the Cow / Forgetful Jones / Don Music (voice)39
1989Sesame Street: 20 Years & Still Counting! 1969-1989MovieSelf – Placido Flamingo / Don Music / Gladys the Cow38
1988Sesame Street: Put Down the DuckieMoviePlacido Flamingo/Additional Muppets (voice)37
1987CBS Summer PlayhouseSeriesDel36
1987Sesame Street: Sing AlongMovieTwo-Headed Monster (right) (voice)36
1986The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 YearsMovieBeaker / Scooter / Statler / Sweetums / Janice / Two-Headed Monster (Stein) / Tug Monster (voice)35
1985Follow That BirdMovieGladys the Cow / Feathered Friends Owl / Additional Muppets / Grouches (voice)34
1985Muppet Video: The Kermit and Piggy StoryMovie34
1985Muppet Video: Rowlf's Rhapsodies with the MuppetsMovieScooter (voice)34
1985Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird StuffMovieCamilla the Chicken (voice)34
1984The Cosby ShowSeriesStatler / Blue Frackle / Sandwich (voice)33
1984The Muppets Take ManhattanMovieScooter / Statler / Janice / Beaker / Dog (voice)33
1984Oxford BluesMovieLarry33
1983Trading PlacesMovieWilson32
1983Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of ArtMovieMuppet Performer (voice)32
1981The Great Muppet CaperMovieScooter / Statler / Sweetums / Janice / Beaker / Bellhop Rat / Bubba / Gramps / Monster / Singing Food / Cab Driver30
1981Of Muppets & MenMovieSelf30
1979The Muppet MovieMovieScooter / Statler / Janice / Sweetums / Beaker / Fozzie Bear (assistant) (voice)28
1979The Muppets Go HollywoodMovieVarious Muppets28
1977The Royal Variety Performance 1977Movie26
1976The Muppet ShowSeriesStatler, Scooter / Janice / Beaker / Wayne / Sweetums (voice)25
1975Saturday Night LiveSeriesKing Ploobis’s Right Hand (voice)24
1974Out to LunchMovieVarious Muppets (voice)23
1969Sesame StreetSeries18
1969Peter Alexander präsentiert SpezialitätenSeriesSelf18
1953The OscarsSeriesScooter / Statler2