Richard Hunt
Biography
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.
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Acting History
2024
Jim Henson Idea Man as Self (archive footage)
2014Jim Henson: Behind the Seams
2009Jim Henson: His Sesame Street Story
2009Jim Henson's Tales from Muppetland
2005Fraggle Rock: Dance Your Cares Away as Junior Gorg (voice)
2004Muppet History 101
2004Muppet Music Moments as Self
2004Sesame Street: Cookie Monster's Best Bites as (voice, archive footage)
2003Sesame Street: Let's Eat! Funny Food Songs as Backup Monster (puppeteer)
2002Sesame Street: Bert & Ernie's Word Play as Harry (voice) (archive footage)
2001The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 3 as Statler / Scooter / Janice
1999The Very Best of the Muppet Show as Statler / Scooter / Janice / Beaker / Sweetums / Gladys
1999The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 2 as Statler / Scooter / Janice / Beaker / Sweetums / Gladys
1999Sesame Unpaved
1997Sesame Street: Elmo Says BOO! as Kermit the Forg / Frazzletone (archive footage)
1994The World of Jim Henson as Self (archive footage)
1993Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration as Gladys the Cow(archive footage) (voice)
1993Muppet Sing Alongs: Billy Bunny's Animal Songs
1991Muppet*Vision 3D as Scooter / Beaker / Statler / Sweetums / Chuck (voice)
1991Sesame Street: Sing, Hoot & Howl with the Sesame Street Animals as Gladys the Cow (voice)
1990The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson as Scooter / Beaker / Janice (voice)
1990Jim Henson's Memorial Service
1990The Muppets at Walt Disney World as Scooter / Statler / Janice / Beaker / Tug Monster / Frog (voice)
1990Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly! as Gladys the Cow / Forgetful Jones / Don Music (voice)
1990The Earth Day Special as Crocodile (voice)
1990Sesame Street: Monster Hits! as Stuie Monster (voice) / Lavender Frazzletone (voice) / Two-Headed Monster (right half) (voice) / Furline Huskie (voice) / Kermit the Frog (voice)
1989Miss Piggy's Hollywood as Statler
1989The Jim Henson Hour
1988Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie as Placido Flamingo/Additional Muppets (voice)
1988Muppet Studios Presents: You're the Director as Janice / Scooter / Statler (voice)
1988Jim Henson: Sing-Along, Dance-Along, Do-Along as Additional Muppet Performer (voice)
1987A Muppet Family Christmas as Scooter / Janice / Statler / Beaker / Gladys the Cow / Two-Headed Monster / Snowman (voice)
1987Fraggle Rock: The Animated Series
1987Down at Fraggle Rock as Junior Gorg / Self
1987CBS Summer Playhouse as Del
1987Sesame Street: Sing Along as Two-Headed Monster (right) (voice)
1986The Christmas Toy as Belmont (voice)
1986Fraggles Look For Jobs as Himself
1986The Tale of the Bunny Picnic as Lugsy (voice)
1986The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years as Beaker / Scooter / Statler / Sweetums / Janice / Two-Headed Monster (Stein) / Tug Monster (voice)
1985Muppet Video: Rowlf's Rhapsodies with the Muppets as Scooter (voice)
1985Jim Henson's Little Muppet Monsters
1985Follow That Bird as Gladys the Cow / Feathered Friends Owl / Additional Muppets / Grouches (voice)
1985Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird Stuff as Camilla the Chicken (voice)
1985Muppet Treasures as Scooter / Statler / Janice
1985Muppet Video: The Kermit and Piggy Story
1985Fraggle Rock: Scared Silly as Junior Gorg (Voice)
1985Children's Songs and Stories with the Muppets as Scooter (voice)
1984The Cosby Show as Statler / Blue Frackle / Sandwich (voice)
1984Oxford Blues as Larry
1984The Muppets Take Manhattan as Scooter / Statler / Janice / Beaker / Dog (voice)
1983Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art as Muppet Performer (voice)
1983Trading Places as Wilson
1983Big Bird in China as Two-Headed Monster (voice)
1983Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and the Muppets as Scooter / Janice / Statler / Bubba (voice)
1983Fraggle Rock: Live by the Rule of the Rock as Doozer/ Gunge / Junior Gorg/ Background Fraggles (voice)
1983Fraggle Rock as Junior Gorg (himself) / Gunge / Mudwell the Mudbunny / Herkimer Fraggle / The Spiderfly / Gillis Fraggle / Turbo / The Genie / Purple Fragglette / Fire Chief Fraggle / Flex Doozer / Background Fraggles (voice)
1982The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show as Scooter / Janice / Beaker (voice)
1981Of Muppets & Men as Self
1981The Great Muppet Caper as Scooter / Statler / Sweetums / Janice / Beaker / Bubba
1981The Muppets Go to the Movies as Beaker / Janice / Scooter / Sheriff / Statler (voice)
1979John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together as Scooter / Statler / Janice / Beaker (voice)
1979The Muppet Movie as Scooter / Statler / Janice / Sweetums / Beaker / Fozzie Bear (assistant) (voice)
1979The Muppets Go Hollywood as Various Muppets
1978Christmas Eve on Sesame Street as Ernie (assistant) / Additional Muppets (voice)
1978Julie Andrews: One Step Into Spring as Scooter
1977The Bob Hope All Star Christmas Comedy Special as Scooter
1977Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas as Charlie / Lizard / George Rabbit (voice)
1976The Muppet Show as Statler, Scooter / Janice / Beaker / Wayne / Sweetums (voice)
1975Saturday Night Live as King Ploobis’s Right Hand (as Jim Henson’s Muppets) (voice)
1975Saturday Night Live as Wisss (as Jim Henson’s Muppets) (voice)
1975Saturday Night Live as Glib (as Jim Henson’s Muppets) (voice)
1974Out to Lunch as Various Muppets (voice)
1973Julie on Sesame Street
1972The Muppet Musicians of Bremen as Chicken / Additional Muppet Performer (voice)
1970The Great Santa Claus Switch as Bing / Match Frackle (voice)
1969Sesame Street
1969Peter Alexander präsentiert Spezialitäten as Self
—Getting Ready to Read as Jim Hensons Muppets
—Sesame Street 1986 Wrap Party as Himself