Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
111
Gender
Male
Birthday
1946-07-16 (79 years old)
Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
Also Known As
Dave Goelz
Biography
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 .
Known For
Acting
1979
The Muppet Movie
asThe Great Gonzo / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Zoot / Doglion / Iraqian in El Sleezo Cafe / Pig (voice)
1984
The Muppets Take Manhattan
asGonzo / Chester - Rat / Bill - Frog / Zoot / Beauregard / Dog / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Penguin (voice)
2008
A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa
asThe Great Gonzo / Waldorf / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Zoot (voice)
2013
Lady Gaga & the Muppets Holiday Spectacular
asThe Great Gonzo, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, Waldorf, Zoot (voice)
1983
Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and the Muppets
asGonzo the Great / Zoot / Lubbock Lou (voice)
2005
Fraggle Rock: Live by the Rule of the Rock
asBoober Fraggle / Philo / Uncle Travelling Matt (voice)
1996
Muppet Treasure Island
asThe Great Gonzo / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Waldorf / Mudwell the Mudbunny / Zoot (voice)
2022
Jerry Nelson: A Celebratory Birthday Animatic
asZoot (voice) / Boober (voice) / Gonzo (voice) / others (voice)
2003
It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie
asThe Great Gonzo / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Waldorf / Zoot (voice)
1979
John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together
asThe Great Gonzo / Zoot / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew (voice)
1994
Muppet Sing Alongs: It's Not Easy Being Green
asGonzo / Wendell / Otto the Octopus / Boober Fraggle (voice)
1990
The Muppets at Walt Disney World
asThe Great Gonzo / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Beauregard / Zoot (voice)
2018
The Muppets Take The O2
asThe Great Gonzo / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Zoot / Waldorf / Beauregard / Chip / Himself (voice)
1986
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
asThe Great Gonzo / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Beauregard / Zoot / Uncle 'Travelling' Matt Fraggle / Boober Fraggle
2004
Weezer: Video Capture Device - Treasures from the Vault 1991-2002
asGonzo / Waldorf ("Keep Fishin")
1992
The Muppet Christmas Carol
asThe Great Gonzo as Charles Dickens / Robert Marley / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Betina Cratchit / Rat / Zoot (voice)
1991
Muppet*Vision 3D
asThe Great Gonzo / Zoot / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Waldorf (additional voice only)
