Biography
Richard Hunt (August 17, 1951 – January 7, 1992) was an American puppeteer, best known as a Muppet performer on Sesame Street, The Muppet Show, Fraggle Rock, and other projects for The Jim Henson Company. His roles on The Muppet Show included Scooter, Statler, Janice, Beaker, and Sweetums and characters on Sesame Street included Gladys the Cow, Don Music, and Forgetful Jones. Description above from the Wikipedia article Richard Hunt, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Acted in 67
2000s
- 2005
Fraggle Rock: Dance Your Cares Away
Junior Gorg (voice)
- 2004
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On!
Forgetful Jones (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Sesame Street: Cookie Monster's Best Bites
(voice, archive footage)
- 2003
Sesame Street: Let's Eat! Funny Food Songs
Backup Monster (puppeteer)
- 2002
Sesame Street: Bert & Ernie's Word Play
Harry (voice) (archive footage)
- 2001
The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 3
Statler / Scooter / Janice
1990s
- 1999
The Very Best of the Muppet Show
Statler / Scooter / Janice / Beaker / Sweetums / Gladys
The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 2
Statler / Scooter / Janice / Beaker / Sweetums / Gladys
- 1997
Sesame Street: Elmo Says BOO!
Kermit the Forg / Frazzletone (archive footage)
- 1993
Muppet Sing Alongs: Billy Bunny's Animal Songs
Movie
- 1992
Getting Ready to Read
Two-Headed Monster (voice)
- 1991
Sesame Street: Sing, Hoot & Howl with the Sesame Street Animals
Gladys the Cow (voice)
- 1990
The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson
Scooter / Beaker / Janice (voice)
Jim Henson's Memorial Service
Movie
The Muppets at Walt Disney World
Scooter / Statler / Janice / Beaker / Tug Monster / Frog (voice)
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
Gladys the Cow / Forgetful Jones / Don Music (voice)
Sesame Street: Monster Hits!
Stuie Monster (voice) / Lavender Frazzletone (voice) / Two-Headed Monster (right half) (voice) / Furline Huskie (voice) / Kermit the Frog (voice)
1980s
- 1989
The Ghost of Faffner Hall
Wild Impresario · 13 episodes
Miss Piggy's Hollywood
Statler
- 1988
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie
Placido Flamingo / Additional Muppets (voice)
Jim Henson: Sing-Along, Dance-Along, Do-Along
Additional Muppet Performer (voice)
- 1987
A Muppet Family Christmas
Scooter / Janice / Statler / Beaker / Gladys the Cow / Two-Headed Monster / Snowman (voice)
Fraggle Rock: The Animated Series
TV
Down at Fraggle Rock
Junior Gorg / Self
Sesame Street: Sing Along
Two-Headed Monster (right) (voice)
- 1986
The Christmas Toy
Belmont (voice)
The Tale of the Bunny Picnic
Lugsy (voice)
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
Beaker / Scooter / Statler / Sweetums / Janice / Two-Headed Monster (Stein) / Tug Monster (voice)
Sesame Street: Learning About Numbers
Count - assistant / Dip Cat / Orange Gold Tarnish Brother / Ernie - assistant / Honker (voice)
- 1985
Jim Henson's Little Muppet Monsters
TV
Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird Stuff
Camilla the Chicken (voice)
Muppet Video: The Kermit and Piggy Story
Movie
Fraggle Rock: Scared Silly
Junior Gorg (Voice)
Children's Songs and Stories with the Muppets
Scooter (voice)
- 1984
Oxford Blues
Larry
- 1983
Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Muppet Performer (voice)
Big Bird in China
Two-Headed Monster (voice)
Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and the Muppets
Scooter / Janice / Statler / Bubba (voice)
Fraggle Rock: Live by the Rule of the Rock
Doozer/ Gunge / Junior Gorg/ Background Fraggles (voice)
- 1982
The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show
Scooter / Janice / Beaker (voice)
- 1981
The Muppets Go to the Movies
Beaker / Janice / Scooter / Sheriff / Statler (voice)
1970s
- 1979
John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together
Scooter / Statler / Janice / Beaker (voice)
The Muppets Go Hollywood
Scooter / Janice / Statler / Sweetums / Pig (voice)
- 1978
Christmas Eve on Sesame Street
Ernie (assistant) / Additional Muppets (voice)
Julie Andrews: One Step Into Spring
Scooter
- 1977
- 1976
- 1975
- 1974
Out to Lunch
Various Muppets (voice)
- 1973
Julie on Sesame Street
Sully (voice)
- 1972
The Muppet Musicians of Bremen
Chicken / Additional Muppet Performer (voice)
- 1971
Tales from Muppetland: The Frog Prince
Aunt Taminella
- 1970
The Great Santa Claus Switch
Bing / Match Frackle (voice)
Directed 3
1990s
- 1991
Sesame Street: Elmo's Sing-Along Guessing Game
Director
1980s
- 1988
Jim Henson: Sing-Along, Dance-Along, Do-Along
Director
- 1983
Other crew 1
1990s
- 1992
Appearances7
2020s
- 2024
1990s
- 1994
The World of Jim Henson
Self (archive footage)
1980s
- 1989
Sesame Street: 20 Years & Still Counting! 1969-1989
Self – Placido Flamingo / Don Music / Gladys the Cow
- 1986
Fraggles Look For Jobs
Himself
- 1981
Of Muppets & Men
Self
1970s
- 1975
Sesame Street- Do you know where Ernie lives?
Self
No release date
Sesame Street 1986 Wrap Party
Himself