Dave Goelz

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...

Known For

Career Timeline

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  1. 2026
    The Muppet Show

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

  2. 2025
    The First Snow of Fraggle Rock

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

  3. 2024
    Inside Out 2

    Mind Cop Frank (voice) • Acting

  4. 2024
    Jim Henson Idea Man

    Self • Acting

  5. 2022
    Jerry Nelson: A Celebratory Birthday Animatic

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

  6. 2021
    Muppets Haunted Mansion

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

  7. 2021
    Dear Earth

    Zoot (voice) • Acting

  8. 2020
    The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II

    The Muppets Puppeteer • Acting

Dave Goelz - Aperture