Dave Goelz

Acting

July 16, 1946 (79 years old)

Los Angeles, California, USA

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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...

Also Known As

David Goelz

Recent & Upcoming

6.8

The First Snow of Fraggle Rock

Co-Executive Producer • Dec 2025

Known For

7.1

Sesame Street

7.5

Inside Out 2

Mind Cop Frank (voice)

7.9

Inside Out

Subconscious Guard Frank (voice)

7.0

The Cosby Show

The Great Gonzo / Digit (voice)

8.0

The Muppet Show

Gonzo / Zoot / Beauregard / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew (voice)

6.8

The First Snow of Fraggle Rock

Boober Fraggle / Uncle Travelling Matt / World's Oldest Fraggle (voice)

7.8

The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance

Baffi (voice) / Baffi (puppet)

7.3

Fraggle Rock

The World's Oldest Fraggle

7.3

Fraggle Rock

Boober / Uncle "Traveling" Matt / Side Bottom / The World's Oldest Fraggle (voice)

7.3

Fraggle Rock

Uncle "Traveling" Matt

7.3

Labyrinth

Didymus / The Hat / The Four Guards / Left Door Knocker / Firey 3 (voice)

7.0

The Muppets

The Great Gonzo / Waldorf / Zoot (voice)

Filmography

2020s

7.2

The Muppet Show

Gonzo / Zoot / Waldorf / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew (voice)

6.8

The First Snow of Fraggle Rock

Boober Fraggle / Uncle Travelling Matt / World's Oldest Fraggle (voice)

7.5

Inside Out 2

Mind Cop Frank (voice)

7.8

Jim Henson Idea Man

Self

Jerry Nelson: A Celebratory Birthday Animatic

Zoot (voice) / Boober (voice) / Gonzo (voice) / others (voice)

6.4

Muppets Haunted Mansion

Gonzo / Bunsen / Zoot / Beauregard / Waldorf / Chip / Randy Pig

6.9

The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II

The Muppets Puppeteer

Muppet Guys Talking: A Special Conversation to Honor Jim Henson

Self

2010s

5.1

Seth Rogen's Hilarity for Charity

Gonzo/Waldorf (voice)

8.2

Muppet Guys Talking: Secrets Behind the Show the Whole World Watched

Self

7.9

Inside Out

Subconscious Guard Frank (voice)

6.3

Muppets Most Wanted

The Great Gonzo, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, Zoot, Beauregard, Waldorf

5.8

Lady Gaga & the Muppets Holiday Spectacular

The Great Gonzo, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, Waldorf, Zoot (voice)

6.4

Robbie Williams - One Night At the Palladium

Gonzo the Great / Waldorf

7.6

The Secret Policeman's Ball

Waldorf (voice)

5.8

The Muppets All-Star Comedy Gala

Gonzo / Waldorf / Beauregard (voice)

6.7

The Muppets

Gonzo / Honeydew / Zoot / Beauregard / Waldorf (voice)

6.0

Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade

Waldorf (voice)

2000s

5.9

A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa

The Great Gonzo / Waldorf / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Zoot (voice)

8.0

The Muppets - Studio DC - Almost Live

Gonzo / Waldorf (voice)

10.0

The Muppets: Stars & Stripes FOREVER!

Waldorf

10.0

The Muppets: Classical Chicken

The Great Gonzo

1.0

Journey Through the Labyrinth

Self

5.8

Reflections of 'The Dark Crystal'

Self

6.0

Best Ever Muppet Moments

Self

5.2

The Muppets' Wizard of Oz

Tin Thing / Kalidah Critic #2 / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Zoot

Fraggle Rock: Dance Your Cares Away

Boober Fraggle (voice)

9.0

Weezer: Video Capture Device - Treasures from the Vault 1991-2002

Gonzo / Waldorf ("Keep Fishin")

6.0

It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie

The Great Gonzo / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Waldorf / Zoot (voice)

5.9

Kermit's Swamp Years

Waldorf (voice)

6.3

I Love Muppets

The Great Gonzo (voice)

Weezer and the Muppets Go Fishin'

Gonzo

The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 3

Gonzo / Beauregard

Bear in the Big Blue House: A Berry Bear Christmas

Jack the Dog

1990s

6.1

Muppets from Space

Gonzo / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Waldorf / The Birdman (voice)

6.4

The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland

Humongous Chicken (voice)

7.0

The Very Best of the Muppet Show

Gonzo / Zoot / Dr Bunsen Honeydew

6.0

The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 2

Gonzo / Zoot / Dr Bunsen Honeydew

6.7

Muppet Treasure Island

The Great Gonzo / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Waldorf / Mudwell the Mudbunny / Zoot (voice)

6.0

Muppet Sing Alongs: Treasure Island

The Great Gonzo (voice) (archive footage)

7.0

Rudy Coby: The Coolest Magician on Earth

Gonzo (as Gonzo The Great)

7.3

The World of Jim Henson

Self (archive footage)

6.8

Muppet Classic Theater

Gonzo / Rizzo the Rat / Randy Pig (voice)

Muppet Sing Alongs: It's Not Easy Being Green

Gonzo / Wendell / Otto the Octopus / Boober Fraggle (voice)

7.4

The Muppet Christmas Carol

The Great Gonzo as Charles Dickens / Robert Marley / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Betina Cratchit / Rat / Zoot (voice)

6.3

The Earth Day Special

Old Frog (voice)

6.8

The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson

The Great Gonzo / Beauregard / Boober Fraggle / Zoot (voice)

6.0

Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Special

Gonzo (voice)

10.0

Jim Henson's Memorial Service

6.5

The Muppets at Walt Disney World

The Great Gonzo / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Beauregard / Zoot / Frog (voice)

1980s

The Song of the Cloud Forest

Milton (voice)

8.0

Dog City: The Movie

Frisky (voice)

Miss Piggy's Hollywood

Gonzo

6.9

A Muppet Family Christmas

Gonzo / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Zoot / Beauregard / Boober Fraggle

Down at Fraggle Rock

Boober Fraggle / Uncle Travelling Matt / Self

7.3

Labyrinth

Didymus / The Hat / The Four Guards / Left Door Knocker / Firey 3 (voice)

5.5

The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years

The Great Gonzo / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Beauregard / Zoot / Uncle 'Travelling' Matt Fraggle / Boober Fraggle (voice)

6.7

The Christmas Toy

Rugby the Tiger / Ditz (voice)

Fraggles Look For Jobs

Boober (voice)

Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird Stuff

Gonzo (voice)

6.7

Muppet Video: The Kermit and Piggy Story

Fraggle Rock: Scared Silly

Boober Fraggle / Uncle Travelling Matt (voice)

Muppet Treasures

Gonzo / Zoot / Penguin

The Muppet Revue

Gonzo (voice)

Children's Songs and Stories with the Muppets

Gonzo (voice)

6.6

The Muppets Take Manhattan

Gonzo / Chester - Rat / Bill - Frog / Zoot / Beauregard / Dog / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Penguin (voice)

6.0

The Bells of Fraggle Rock

Boober Fraggle / Uncle Travelling Matt (voice)

6.8

Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and the Muppets

Gonzo the Great / Zoot / Lubbock Lou (voice)

Fraggle Rock: Live by the Rule of the Rock

Boober Fraggle / Philo / Uncle Travelling Matt (voice)

7.1

The Dark Crystal

Fizzgig, a Friendly Monster / General, Garthim Master

8.5

The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show

Gonzo / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew (voice)

6.9

The Great Muppet Caper

Gonzo / Beauregard / Zoot / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Lobbuck Lou

7.1

The Muppets Go to the Movies

The Great Gonzo / Joe / Beauregard / Fireman (voice)

7.0

Of Muppets & Men

Self

1970s

7.2

The Muppet Movie

The Great Gonzo / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Zoot / Doglion / Iraqian in El Sleezo Cafe / Pig (voice)

6.2

The Muppets Go Hollywood

Various Muppets

6.0

The Orson Welles Show

Gonzo (voice)

7.1

John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together

The Great Gonzo / Zoot / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew (voice)

7.0

Julie Andrews: One Step Into Spring

Gonzo

6.8

Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas

Wendell / Pop-eyed Catfish / Will Possum (voice)

The Royal Variety Performance 1977

Muppet Picker Upper

Gonzo (voice)

1960s

8.5

Limbo: The Organized Mind

Assistant Director

7.0

The Parent Trap

Teenager (uncredited)