
Caroll Spinney
Biography
Caroll Edwin Spinney (sometimes credited as Carroll Spinney or Ed Spinney; December 26, 1933 – December 9, 2019) was an American puppeteer most famous for playing Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch on the children's television show Sesame Street.
Filmography

Presenting Susan Anton
1979 · 10.0

Sesame Street: Elmo Visits the Firehouse
2002 · 10.0

Wow, You're A Cartoonist!
1988 · 10.0

Sesame Street: Learning About Numbers
1986 · 10.0

Sesame Street: Big Bird Sings!
2005 · 10.0

Sesame Street: Get Up and Dance
1997 · 10.0

Jim Henson's Memorial Service
1990 · 10.0

Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Sillier at the Movies
1997 · 10.0

Big Bird in Japan
1988 · 9.1

Sesame Street 1986 Wrap Party
— · 9.0

The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland: Sing and Play
1999 · 9.0

The West Wing
1999 · 8.3

Sesame Street: Bert & Ernie's Word Play
2002 · 8.2

Scrubs
2001 · 8.2

The Muppet Show
1976 · 8.0

Sesame Street: Elmo's World
2000 · 8.0

Sesame Street: Elmocize
1996 · 8.0

Out to Lunch
1974 · 8.0

Christmas Eve on Sesame Street
1978 · 7.7

Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On!
2004 · 7.6

Sesame Street: 25 Wonderful Years: A Musical Celebration!
1993 · 7.3

Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Happy Holidays!
2002 · 7.3

Julie on Sesame Street
1973 · 7.3

The Muppet Movie
1979 · 7.2

Sesame Street
1969 · 7.1

The Colbert Report
2005 · 7.0

Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey
1993 · 7.0

Sesame Street's 25th Birthday: A Musical Celebration
1993 · 7.0

Sesame Street Stays Up Late!
1993 · 7.0

Sesame Street: Learning About Letters
1986 · 7.0

Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
1994 · 7.0

NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney
1978 · 7.0

Sesame Street: Elmo's Musical Adventure: The Story of Peter and the Wolf
2001 · 7.0

Sesame Street: Elmo's World: What Makes You Happy?
2007 · 7.0

The Great Muppet Caper
1981 · 6.9

Portlandia
2011 · 6.9

A Muppet Family Christmas
1987 · 6.9

Saturday Night Live
1975 · 6.9

Night of 100 Stars II
1985 · 6.8

The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson
1990 · 6.8

Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie
1988 · 6.8

A Special Sesame Street Christmas
1978 · 6.7

A Sesame Street Christmas Carol
2006 · 6.7

Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas
2016 · 6.6

Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
1983 · 6.6

Michael Bublé: A Michael Bublé Christmas
2011 · 6.5

Follow That Bird
1985 · 6.4

CinderElmo
1999 · 6.3

The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland
1999 · 6.2

Elmo's Christmas Countdown
2007 · 6.2

Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
2009 · 6.2

Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!
1998 · 6.1

The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
1986 · 6.1

Sesame Street: Kid's Guide to Life: Big Bird Gets Lost
2003 · 6.0

Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Summer Vacation
2008 · 6.0

Sesame Street: Monster Hits!
1990 · 6.0

Sesame Street: Bedtime with Elmo
2009 · 6.0

Sesame Street: Let's Make Music
2000 · 6.0

Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas
1996 · 6.0

Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
1990 · 6.0

Big Bird in China
1983 · 6.0

Sesame Street: Do the Alphabet
1996 · 6.0

Sesame Street: Elmo's World: All About Faces
2009 · 6.0

Sesame Street: Quiet Time
1997 · 6.0

Sesame Street: Sing Along
1987 · 6.0

1 vs. 100
2006 · 5.7

Sesame Street: Fiesta!
1997 · 5.7

Sesame Street: 50 Years and Counting
2019 · 5.5

Sesame Street: Kids' Favorite Songs
1999 · 5.0

Sesame Street: Kids' Favorite Songs 2
2001 · 4.0

Sesame Street: Sing, Hoot & Howl with the Sesame Street Animals
1991 · 3.0
Jim Henson: His Sesame Street Story
2009 · 2.0

Sesame Street: Sesame Sings Karaoke
2003 · 0.5

Sesame Unpaved
1999 · 0.0

Sesame Street: Kid's Guide to Life: Learning to Share
1996 · 0.0

Sesame Street: Wild Words and Outdoor Adventures
2011 · 0.0

Sesame Street: The Best Pet in the World
2010 · 0.0

Sesame Street: Elmo and Friends: The Letter Quest and Other Magical Tales
2009 · 0.0

Sesame Street: Singing with the Stars
2012 · 0.0

Sesame Street: A Celebration of Me, Grover
2004 · 0.0

Sesame Street: Old School Vol. 3 (1979-1984)
2008 · 0.0

Sesame Street: Old School Vol. 1 (1969-1974)
2008 · 0.0

Sesame Street: Big Bird's Favorite Party Games
— · 0.0

Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?
2004 · 0.0

Getting Ready to Read
1992 · 0.0

Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & Stories
1986 · 0.0

Sesame Street: Being Green
2009 · 0.0

Sesame Street: Play All Day with Elmo!
2015 · 0.0

Sesame Street: Old School Vol. 2 (1974-1979)
2008 · 0.0

A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
1979 · 0.0

Sesame Street: Imagine That!
1996 · 0.0

Jerry Nelson: A Celebratory Birthday Animatic
2022 · 0.0

This Way to Sesame Street
1969 · 0.0

Sesame Street: Abby in Wonderland
2008 · 0.0

Sesame Street: Elmo's Magic Numbers
2012 · 0.0

Sesame Street: Cookie Monster's Best Bites
2004 · 0.0

One World, One Sky: Big Bird’s Adventure
2008 · 0.0

Sesame Street: Ernie's Little Lie
— · 0.0

Sesame Street: Big Bird's Story Time
1987 · 0.0