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Caroll Spinney
Born: 1933-12-26 in Waltham, Massachusetts, USA
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.
Rated Filmography (73)
Sorted by Score10.0
Sesame Street: Elmo Visits the Firehouse
2002
10.0
Sesame Street: Big Bird Sings!
2005
10.0
Sesame Street: Get Up and Dance
1997
10.0
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Sillier at the Movies
1997
10.0
Wow, You're A Cartoonist!
1988
10.0
Jim Henson's Memorial Service
1990
10.0
Sesame Street: Learning About Numbers
1986
9.3
Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration
2019
9.1
Big Bird in Japan
1988
9.0
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland: Sing and Play
1999
9.0
Sesame Street 1986 Wrap Party
TBA
8.2
Sesame Street: Bert & Ernie's Word Play
2002
8.0
Sesame Street: Elmocize
1996
8.0
Out to Lunch
1974
8.0
Sesame Street: Elmo's World
2000
7.8
Mister Rogers: It's You I Like
2018
7.6
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On!
2004
7.5
Christmas Eve on Sesame Street
1978
7.4
The World of Jim Henson
1994
7.4
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
2021
7.4
I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story
2015
7.3
Julie on Sesame Street
1973
7.3
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Happy Holidays!
2002
7.3
Sesame Street: 25 Wonderful Years: A Musical Celebration!
1993
7.3
Sesame Street: 20 Years & Still Counting! 1969-1989
1989
7.2
The Muppet Movie
1979
7.2
Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey
2011
7.0
Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey
1993
7.0
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: What Makes You Happy?
2007
7.0
Sesame Street: Learning About Letters
1986
7.0
In Their Own Words: Jim Henson
2015
7.0
NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney
1978
7.0
Sesame Street's 25th Birthday: A Musical Celebration
1993
7.0
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
1994
7.0
Sesame Street Stays Up Late!
1993
7.0
Sesame Street: Elmo's Musical Adventure: The Story of Peter and the Wolf
2001
7.0
Drew: The Man Behind the Poster
2013
6.9
Henson's Place: The Man Behind the Muppets
1984
6.9
A Muppet Family Christmas
1987
6.9
The Great Muppet Caper
1981
6.8
The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson
1990
6.8
Night of 100 Stars II
1985
6.8
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie
1988
6.7
A Special Sesame Street Christmas
1978
6.7
A Sesame Street Christmas Carol
2006
6.6
Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
1983
6.6
Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas
2016
6.5
Michael Bublé: A Michael Bublé Christmas
2011
6.4
Follow That Bird
1985
6.3
CinderElmo
1999
6.2
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
6.1
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
1986
6.1
Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!
1998
6.0
Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas
1996
6.0
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
1990
6.0
Sesame Street: Sing Along
1987
6.0
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: All About Faces
2009
6.0
Sesame Street: Do the Alphabet
1996
6.0
Big Bird in China
1983
6.0
Sesame Street: Monster Hits!
1990
6.0
Sesame Street: Kid's Guide to Life: Big Bird Gets Lost
2003
6.0
Sesame Street: Quiet Time
1997
6.0
Sesame Street: Bedtime with Elmo
2009
6.0
Sesame Street: Let's Make Music
2000
6.0
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Summer Vacation
2008
5.7
Sesame Street: Fiesta!
1997
5.5
Sesame Street: 50 Years and Counting
2019
5.0
Sesame Street: Kids' Favorite Songs
1999
4.0
Sesame Street: Kids' Favorite Songs 2
2001
3.0
Sesame Street: Sing, Hoot & Howl with the Sesame Street Animals
1991
0.5
Sesame Street: Sesame Sings Karaoke
2003