Dave Goelz

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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 .

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2026
The Muppet Show
Movie Gonzo / Zoot / Waldorf / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew (voice)
2025
The First Snow of Fraggle Rock
Movie Boober Fraggle / Uncle Travelling Matt / World's Oldest Fraggle (voice)
2024
Inside Out 2
Movie Mind Cop Frank (voice)
2024
Jim Henson Idea Man
Movie Self
2023
The Muppets Mayhem
TV show Zoot (voice)
2022
Jerry Nelson: A Celebratory Birthday Animatic
Movie Zoot (voice) / Boober (voice) / Gonzo (voice) / others (voice)
2022
Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock
TV show Boober Fraggle (voice)
2021
Dear Earth
Movie Zoot (voice)
2021
Muppets Haunted Mansion
Movie Gonzo / Bunsen / Zoot / Beauregard / Waldorf / Chip / Randy Pig
2020
Muppets Now
TV show Dr. Bunsen Honeydew (voice)
2020
Muppet Guys Talking: A Special Conversation to Honor Jim Henson
Movie Self
2020
The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II
Movie The Muppets Puppeteer
2020
Prop Culture
TV show Self
2020
Fraggle Rock: Rock On!
TV show Boober Fraggle / Travelling Matt (voice)
2019
The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
TV show Baffi (voice) / Baffi (puppet)
2018
The Muppets Take The O2
Movie The Great Gonzo / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Zoot / Waldorf / Beauregard / Chip / Himself (voice)