Dave Goelz
Known For
Acting
Born
1946-07-16 in Los Angeles, California, USA
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 .
Most Known For
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Sesame Street
The Cosby Show
as The Great Gonzo / Digit (voice)
Inside Out 2
as Mind Cop Frank (voice)
Inside Out
as Subconscious Guard Frank (voice)
The Muppet Show
as Gonzo / Zoot / Waldorf / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew (voice)
The Muppet Show
as Gonzo / Zoot / Beauregard / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew (voice)
The Muppet Christmas Carol
as The Great Gonzo as Charles Dickens / Robert Marley / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Betina Cratchit / Rat / Zoot (voice)
The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
as Baffi (voice) / Baffi (puppet)
Fraggle Rock
as Uncle "Traveling" Matt
Fraggle Rock
as The World's Oldest Fraggle
Fraggle Rock
as Boober / Uncle "Traveling" Matt / Side Bottom / The World's Oldest Fraggle (voice)
Muppet Moments
as The Great Gonzo
Labyrinth
as Didymus / The Hat / The Four Guards / Left Door Knocker / Firey 3 (voice)
An Audience with...
as The Great Gonzo
Muppets from Space
as Gonzo / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Waldorf / The Birdman (voice)
The Great Muppet Caper
as Gonzo / Beauregard / Zoot / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Lobbuck Lou
Muppet Treasure Island
as The Great Gonzo / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Waldorf / Mudwell the Mudbunny / Zoot (voice)
The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson
as The Great Gonzo / Beauregard / Boober Fraggle / Zoot (voice)
The Muppets Mayhem
as Zoot (voice)