Dave Goelz

Actor · Born July 16, 1946 · Los Angeles, California, USA

Highest rated as cast or director

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 .

Acted in 96

2020s

2026
Fraggle Rock: A Holiday Gift
Boober / Uncle Travelling Matt (voice)
The Muppet Show
Gonzo / Zoot / Waldorf / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew (voice)
83
2025
The First Snow of Fraggle Rock
Boober Fraggle / Uncle Travelling Matt / World's Oldest Fraggle (voice)
61
2024
Inside Out 2
Mind Cop Frank (voice)
78
2023
The Muppets Mayhem
Zoot (voice) · 10 episodes
74
2022
Jerry Nelson: A Celebratory Birthday Animatic
Zoot (voice) / Boober (voice) / Gonzo (voice) / others (voice)
Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock
Boober Fraggle (voice) · 27 episodes
79
2021
Muppets Haunted Mansion
Gonzo / Bunsen / Zoot / Beauregard / Waldorf / Chip / Randy Pig
66
2020
Muppets Now
Dr. Bunsen Honeydew (voice) · 6 episodes
59
The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II
The Muppets Puppeteer
Fraggle Rock: Rock On!
Boober Fraggle / Travelling Matt (voice) · 6 episodes
65

2010s

2019
The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
Baffi (voice) / Baffi (puppet) · 3 episodes
82
2018
Seth Rogen's Hilarity for Charity
Gonzo / Waldorf (voice)
50
2015
The Muppets
The Great Gonzo / Waldorf / Zoot (voice) · 16 episodes
73
Inside Out
Subconscious Guard Frank (voice)
87
Muppet Moments
The Great Gonzo · 41 episodes
2014
Muppets Most Wanted
The Great Gonzo, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, Zoot, Beauregard, Waldorf
67
2013
Robbie Williams - One Night At the Palladium
Gonzo the Great / Waldorf
Lady Gaga & the Muppets Holiday Spectacular
The Great Gonzo, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, Waldorf, Zoot (voice)
2012
The Muppets All-Star Comedy Gala
Gonzo / Waldorf / Beauregard (voice)
The Secret Policeman's Ball
Waldorf (voice)
2011
Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade
Waldorf (voice)
The Muppets
Gonzo / Honeydew / Zoot / Beauregard / Waldorf (voice)
76

2000s

2008
A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa
The Great Gonzo / Waldorf / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Zoot (voice)
62
Studio DC: Almost Live
Gonzo / Zoot / Waldorf / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Pancake (voice) · 2 episodes
The Muppets: Classical Chicken
The Great Gonzo
The Muppets - Studio DC - Almost Live
Gonzo / Waldorf (voice)
2005
The Great Gonzo: A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Weirdo
Gonzo the Great, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, Waldorf
The Muppets' Wizard of Oz
Tin Thing / Kalidah Critic #2 / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Zoot
Statler and Waldorf: From the Balcony
Waldorf (Episode 1-8) · 35 episodes
Fraggle Rock: Dance Your Cares Away
Boober Fraggle (voice)
2004
Weezer: Video Capture Device - Treasures from the Vault 1991-2002
Gonzo / Waldorf ("Keep Fishin")
2002
It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie
The Great Gonzo / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Waldorf / Zoot (voice)
67
Kermit's Swamp Years
Waldorf (voice)
Weezer and the Muppets Go Fishin'
Gonzo
I Love Muppets
The Great Gonzo (voice)
2001
The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 3
Gonzo / Beauregard
2000
Bear in the Big Blue House: A Berry Bear Christmas
Jack the Dog

1990s

1999
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland
Humongous Chicken (voice)
63
Muppets from Space
Gonzo / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Waldorf / The Birdman (voice)
60
The Very Best of the Muppet Show
Gonzo / Zoot / Dr Bunsen Honeydew
The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 2
Gonzo / Zoot / Dr Bunsen Honeydew
1996
Muppets Tonight
Gonzo / Dr. Bunsen / Waldorf / Randy / Beauregard / Bill · 34 episodes
76
Muppet Treasure Island
The Great Gonzo / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Waldorf / Mudwell the Mudbunny / Zoot (voice)
70
Muppet Sing Alongs: Treasure Island
The Great Gonzo (voice) (archive footage)
1995
Rudy Coby: The Coolest Magician on Earth
Gonzo (as Gonzo The Great)
1994
Jim Henson's Animal Show with Stinky and Jake
TV
Muppet Classic Theater
Gonzo / Rizzo the Rat / Randy Pig (voice)
Secret Life of Toys
Rugby / Ditz · 13 episodes
Muppet Sing Alongs: It's Not Easy Being Green
Gonzo / Wendell / Otto the Octopus / Boober Fraggle (voice)
1992
The Muppet Christmas Carol
The Great Gonzo as Charles Dickens / Robert Marley / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Betina Cratchit / Rat / Zoot (voice)
75
1990
The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson
The Great Gonzo / Beauregard / Boober Fraggle / Zoot (voice)
Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Celebration
Gonzo (voice)
Jim Henson's Memorial Service
Movie
The Muppets at Walt Disney World
The Great Gonzo / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Beauregard / Zoot / Frog (voice)
The Earth Day Special
Old Frog (voice)
57

1980s

1989
The Song of the Cloud Forest
Milton (voice)
Miss Piggy's Hollywood
Gonzo
Dog City
Frisky (voice)
1987
A Muppet Family Christmas
Gonzo / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Zoot / Beauregard / Boober Fraggle
Down at Fraggle Rock
Boober Fraggle / Uncle Travelling Matt / Self
1986
The Christmas Toy
Rugby the Tiger / Ditz (voice)
Labyrinth
Didymus / The Hat / The Four Guards / Left Door Knocker / Firey 3 (voice)
66
Fraggles Look For Jobs
Boober (voice)
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
The Great Gonzo / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Beauregard / Zoot / Uncle 'Travelling' Matt Fraggle / Boober Fraggle (voice)
1985
Jim Henson's Little Muppet Monsters
TV
Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird Stuff
Gonzo (voice)
Muppet Treasures
Gonzo / Zoot / Penguin
The Muppet Revue
Gonzo (voice)
Muppet Video: The Kermit and Piggy Story
Movie
Fraggle Rock: Scared Silly
Boober Fraggle / Uncle Travelling Matt (voice)
Children's Songs and Stories with the Muppets
Gonzo (voice)
1984
The Bells of Fraggle Rock
Boober Fraggle / Uncle Travelling Matt (voice)
The Cosby Show
The Great Gonzo / Digit (voice) · 1 episode
73
The Muppets Take Manhattan
Gonzo / Chester - Rat / Bill - Frog / Zoot / Beauregard / Dog / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Penguin (voice)
71
1983
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)
Fraggle Rock
Uncle "Traveling" Matt, Boober / Uncle "Traveling" Matt / Side Bottom / The World's Oldest Fraggle (voice), The World's Oldest Fraggle
78
1982
The Dark Crystal
Fizzgig, a Friendly Monster / General, Garthim Master
72
The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show
Gonzo / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew (voice)
1981
The Great Muppet Caper
The Great Gonzo / Beauregard / Zoot / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Lobbuck Lou / Singing Food (voice)
72
The Muppets Go to the Movies
The Great Gonzo / Joe / Beauregard / Fireman (voice)