Caroll Spinney

Caroll Spinney

1933-12-26 • Waltham, Massachusetts, USA • Male • 114 Known Credits

Biography

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.

Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1933-12-26

Place of Birth

Waltham, Massachusetts, USA

Known Credits

114

Known For

Acting

Also Known As

Caroll Edwin Spinney, Carroll Spinney, Ed Spinney, Carroll Edwin Spinney, Carrol Spinney, Carrol Edwin Spinney, Carol Spinney, Carol Edwin Spinney, Carol E. Spinney, Carrol E. Spinney, Caroll E. Spinney, Carroll E. Spinney, C. Ed Spinney, C. E. Spinney, Edwin Spinney, Carol Ed Spinney, Carroll Ed Spinney, Carrol Ed Spinney, C. Edwin Spinney

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Sesame Street: Get Up and Dance

Sesame Street: Get Up and Dance

Movie (1997)

Sesame Street: Get Up and Dance

Sesame Street: Get Up and Dance

Movie (1997)

Known For Movies

Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian

Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian

2009
Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey

Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey

1993
The Muppet Movie

The Muppet Movie

1979
Sesame Street's 25th Birthday: A Musical Celebration

Sesame Street's 25th Birthday: A Musical Celebration

1993
The Great Muppet Caper

The Great Muppet Caper

1981
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland

The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland

1999
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years

The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years

1986
Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration

Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration

2019
Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?

Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?

2004
Elmo's Christmas Countdown

Elmo's Christmas Countdown

2007
Follow That Bird

Follow That Bird

1985
Night of 100 Stars II

Night of 100 Stars II

1985
Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!

Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!

1998
A Muppet Family Christmas

A Muppet Family Christmas

1987
Sesame Street: Elmo Visits the Firehouse

Sesame Street: Elmo Visits the Firehouse

2002
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: All About Faces

Sesame Street: Elmo's World: All About Faces

2009
Sesame Street: 50 Years and Counting

Sesame Street: 50 Years and Counting

2019
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street

Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street

2021
The World of Jim Henson

The World of Jim Henson

1994
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!

Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!

1994
Out to Lunch

Out to Lunch

1974
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland: Sing and Play

The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland: Sing and Play

1999
The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson

The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson

1990
Sesame Street: Wild Words and Outdoor Adventures

Sesame Street: Wild Words and Outdoor Adventures

2011
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Summer Vacation

Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Summer Vacation

2008
Sesame Street: 20 Years & Still Counting! 1969-1989

Sesame Street: 20 Years & Still Counting! 1969-1989

1989
Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas

Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas

1996
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On!

Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On!

2004
Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas

Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas

2016
CinderElmo

CinderElmo

1999
Henson's Place: The Man Behind the Muppets

Henson's Place: The Man Behind the Muppets

1984
Sesame Street: Cookie Monster's Best Bites

Sesame Street: Cookie Monster's Best Bites

2004
Sesame Street Stays Up Late!

Sesame Street Stays Up Late!

1993
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Happy Holidays!

Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Happy Holidays!

2002
Sesame Street: Elmo's World

Sesame Street: Elmo's World

2000
Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

1983
Sesame Street: Elmo's Magic Numbers

Sesame Street: Elmo's Magic Numbers

2012
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!

Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!

1990
Sesame Street: Play All Day with Elmo!

Sesame Street: Play All Day with Elmo!

2015
Drew: The Man Behind the Poster

Drew: The Man Behind the Poster

2013
I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story

I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story

2015
NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney

NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney

1978
Sesame Street: Kid's Guide to Life: Learning to Share

Sesame Street: Kid's Guide to Life: Learning to Share

1996
Sesame Street: A Celebration of Me, Grover

Sesame Street: A Celebration of Me, Grover

2004
Sesame Street: Being Green

Sesame Street: Being Green

2009
Bob Hope's World of Comedy

Bob Hope's World of Comedy

1976
Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey

Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey

2011
Sesame Street: Singing with the Stars

Sesame Street: Singing with the Stars

2012
Sesame Street: Elmo and Friends: The Letter Quest and Other Magical Tales

Sesame Street: Elmo and Friends: The Letter Quest and Other Magical Tales

2009
Sesame Street 1986 Wrap Party

Sesame Street 1986 Wrap Party
Sesame Street: Learning About Letters

Sesame Street: Learning About Letters

1986
Michael Bublé: A Michael Bublé Christmas

Michael Bublé: A Michael Bublé Christmas

2011
Sesame Street: Old School Vol. 3 (1979-1984)

Sesame Street: Old School Vol. 3 (1979-1984)

2008
Jim Henson's Memorial Service

Jim Henson's Memorial Service

1990
Sesame Street: Monster Hits!

Sesame Street: Monster Hits!

1990
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie

Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie

1988
Sesame Street: Elmocize

Sesame Street: Elmocize

1996
Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & Stories

Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & Stories

1986
Julie on Sesame Street

Julie on Sesame Street

1973
Sesame Street: Kid's Guide to Life: Big Bird Gets Lost

Sesame Street: Kid's Guide to Life: Big Bird Gets Lost

2003
Jerry Nelson: A Celebratory Birthday Animatic

Jerry Nelson: A Celebratory Birthday Animatic

2022
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: What Makes You Happy?

Sesame Street: Elmo's World: What Makes You Happy?

2007
Sesame Street: Old School Vol. 1 (1969-1974)

Sesame Street: Old School Vol. 1 (1969-1974)

2008
A Special Sesame Street Christmas

A Special Sesame Street Christmas

1978
Sesame Street: Do the Alphabet

Sesame Street: Do the Alphabet

1996
Sesame Street: Sing Along

Sesame Street: Sing Along

1987
Sesame Street: Abby in Wonderland

Sesame Street: Abby in Wonderland

2008
Sesame Street: Imagine That!

Sesame Street: Imagine That!

1996
Sesame Street: Big Bird's Favorite Party Games

Sesame Street: Big Bird's Favorite Party Games
Sesame Street: Bert & Ernie's Word Play

Sesame Street: Bert & Ernie's Word Play

2002
Sesame Street: Kids' Favorite Songs 2

Sesame Street: Kids' Favorite Songs 2

2001
Sesame Street- Do you know where Ernie lives?

Sesame Street- Do you know where Ernie lives?

1975
A Sesame Street Christmas Carol

A Sesame Street Christmas Carol

2006
Big Bird in China

Big Bird in China

1983
Sesame Street: Bedtime with Elmo

Sesame Street: Bedtime with Elmo

2009
Sesame Street: Learning About Numbers

Sesame Street: Learning About Numbers

1986
Sesame Street: Fiesta!

Sesame Street: Fiesta!

1997
Wow, You're A Cartoonist!

Wow, You're A Cartoonist!

1988
Getting Ready to Read

Getting Ready to Read

1992
Sesame Street: Let's Make Music

Sesame Street: Let's Make Music

2000
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Sillier at the Movies

Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Sillier at the Movies

1997
Sesame Street: 25 Wonderful Years: A Musical Celebration!

Sesame Street: 25 Wonderful Years: A Musical Celebration!

1993
This Way to Sesame Street

This Way to Sesame Street

1969
Sesame Street: The Best Pet in the World

Sesame Street: The Best Pet in the World

2010
Christmas Eve on Sesame Street

Christmas Eve on Sesame Street

1978
Sesame Street: Big Bird Sings!

Sesame Street: Big Bird Sings!

2005
Sesame Street: Sing, Hoot & Howl with the Sesame Street Animals

Sesame Street: Sing, Hoot & Howl with the Sesame Street Animals

1991
Bob Hope on the Road to China

Bob Hope on the Road to China

1979
Sesame Street: Quiet Time

Sesame Street: Quiet Time

1997
Sesame Street: Kids' Favorite Songs

Sesame Street: Kids' Favorite Songs

1999
In Their Own Words: Jim Henson

In Their Own Words: Jim Henson

2015
Sesame Street: Sesame Sings Karaoke

Sesame Street: Sesame Sings Karaoke

2003
Sesame Street: Elmo's Musical Adventure: The Story of Peter and the Wolf

Sesame Street: Elmo's Musical Adventure: The Story of Peter and the Wolf

2001
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street

A Walking Tour of Sesame Street

1979
Mister Rogers: It's You I Like

Mister Rogers: It's You I Like

2018
Big Bird in Japan

Big Bird in Japan

1988
Jim Henson: His Sesame Street Story

Jim Henson: His Sesame Street Story

2009
One World, One Sky: Big Bird’s Adventure

One World, One Sky: Big Bird’s Adventure

2008
Sesame Street: Old School Vol. 2 (1974-1979)

Sesame Street: Old School Vol. 2 (1974-1979)

2008
Sesame Street: Ernie's Little Lie

Sesame Street: Ernie's Little Lie
Sesame Street: Get Up and Dance

Sesame Street: Get Up and Dance

1997
Sesame Street: Big Bird's Story Time

Sesame Street: Big Bird's Story Time

1987

Known For TV Shows

Sesame Street

Sesame Street

1969
Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

1975
The West Wing

The West Wing

1999
The Colbert Report

The Colbert Report

2005
Scrubs

Scrubs

2001
The Dick Cavett Show

The Dick Cavett Show

1968
Portlandia

Portlandia

2011
The Muppet Show

The Muppet Show

1976
Sesame Unpaved

Sesame Unpaved

1999
1 vs. 100

1 vs. 100

2006
Peter Alexander präsentiert Spezialitäten

Peter Alexander präsentiert Spezialitäten

1969
Presenting Susan Anton

Presenting Susan Anton

1979

Movie Credits

Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian

2009

Oscar the Grouch (voice)

Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey

1993

Dog in Pound (uncredited)

The Muppet Movie

1979

Big Bird (voice)

Sesame Street's 25th Birthday: A Musical Celebration

1993

Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)

The Great Muppet Caper

1981

Oscar the Grouch (voice)

The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland

1999

Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)

The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years

1986

Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)

Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration

2019

Self / Big Bird

Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?

2004

Big Bird / Oscar

Elmo's Christmas Countdown

2007

Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)

Follow That Bird

1985

Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch / Bruno the Trashman (voice)

Night of 100 Stars II

1985

Big Bird

Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!

1998

Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)

A Muppet Family Christmas

1987

Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)

Sesame Street: Elmo Visits the Firehouse

2002

Oscar The Grouch (voice)

Sesame Street: Elmo's World: All About Faces

2009

Oscar The Grouch (voice)

Sesame Street: 50 Years and Counting

2019

Big Bird / Various Characters

Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street

2021

Self

The World of Jim Henson

1994

Self / Big Bird (archive footage)

Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!

1994

Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)

Out to Lunch

1974

Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)

The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland: Sing and Play

1999

Big Bird/Oscar the Grouch (archive footage)

The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson

1990

Big Bird (voice)

Sesame Street: Wild Words and Outdoor Adventures

2011

Big Bird

Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Summer Vacation

2008

Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)

Sesame Street: 20 Years & Still Counting! 1969-1989

1989

Self – Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch

Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas

1996

Big Bird (voice)

Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On!

2004

Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)

Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas

2016

Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)

CinderElmo

1999

Big Bird (voice)

Henson's Place: The Man Behind the Muppets

1984

Self

Sesame Street: Cookie Monster's Best Bites

2004

Big Bird (voice)

Sesame Street Stays Up Late!

1993

Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)

Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Happy Holidays!

2002

Sesame Street: Elmo's World

2000

Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch ("Music" segment)

Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

1983

Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)

Sesame Street: Elmo's Magic Numbers

2012

Big Bird

Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!

1990

Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)

Sesame Street: Play All Day with Elmo!

2015

Big Bird/Oscar

Drew: The Man Behind the Poster

2013

Self

I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story

2015

Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch / Self

NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney

1978

Big Bird

Sesame Street: Kid's Guide to Life: Learning to Share

1996

Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch

Sesame Street: A Celebration of Me, Grover

2004

Big Bird / Oscar (voice)

Sesame Street: Being Green

2009

Oscar the Grouch (voice)

Bob Hope's World of Comedy

1976

Self - as Big Bird

Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey

2011

Self

Sesame Street: Singing with the Stars

2012

Big Bird (voice)

Sesame Street: Elmo and Friends: The Letter Quest and Other Magical Tales

2009

Big Bird

Sesame Street 1986 Wrap Party

Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch

Sesame Street: Learning About Letters

1986

Big Bird/Oscar the Grouch (voice)

Michael Bublé: A Michael Bublé Christmas

2011

Oscar the Grouch

Sesame Street: Old School Vol. 3 (1979-1984)

2008

Big Bird

Jim Henson's Memorial Service

1990

Sesame Street: Monster Hits!

1990

Oscar the Grouch (voice)

Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie

1988

Big Bird/Oscar the Grouch/Bruno the Trashman (voice)

Sesame Street: Elmocize

1996

Big Bird (voice)

Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & Stories

1986

Big Bird (voice)

Julie on Sesame Street

1973

Big Bird/ Oscar the Grouch (voice)

Sesame Street: Kid's Guide to Life: Big Bird Gets Lost

2003

Big Bird / Oscar (voice)

Jerry Nelson: A Celebratory Birthday Animatic

2022

Big Bird (voice) / Oscar the Grouch (voice)

Sesame Street: Elmo's World: What Makes You Happy?

2007

Big Bird

Sesame Street: Old School Vol. 1 (1969-1974)

2008

Big Bird

A Special Sesame Street Christmas

1978

Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)

Sesame Street: Do the Alphabet

1996

Big Bird (voice)

Sesame Street: Sing Along

1987

Big Bird and Oscar

Sesame Street: Abby in Wonderland

2008

Oscar the Grouch as the Grouch of Hearts (voice)

Sesame Street: Imagine That!

1996

Oscar the Grouch (voice)

Sesame Street: Big Bird's Favorite Party Games

Big Bird

Sesame Street: Bert & Ernie's Word Play

2002

Oscar the Grouch (voice) (archive footage)

Sesame Street: Kids' Favorite Songs 2

2001

Big Bird (voice)

Sesame Street- Do you know where Ernie lives?

1975

Self

A Sesame Street Christmas Carol

2006

Oscar the Grouch / Big Bird (voice)

Big Bird in China

1983

Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)

Sesame Street: Bedtime with Elmo

2009

Oscar the Grouch (voice)

Sesame Street: Learning About Numbers

1986

Big Bird (voice)

Sesame Street: Fiesta!

1997

Oscar the Grouch (voice)

Wow, You're A Cartoonist!

1988

Picklepuss / Pop

Getting Ready to Read

1992

Big Bird / Oscar (voice)

Sesame Street: Let's Make Music

2000

Big Bird / Oscar

Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Sillier at the Movies

1997

Oscar the Grouch (voice)

Sesame Street: 25 Wonderful Years: A Musical Celebration!

1993

Big Bird and Oscar

This Way to Sesame Street

1969

Big Bird

Sesame Street: The Best Pet in the World

2010

Big Bird

Christmas Eve on Sesame Street

1978

Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)

Sesame Street: Big Bird Sings!

2005

Big Bird (voice)

Sesame Street: Sing, Hoot & Howl with the Sesame Street Animals

1991

Big Bird (voice)

Bob Hope on the Road to China

1979

Self - Big Bird (voice)

Sesame Street: Quiet Time

1997

Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)

Sesame Street: Kids' Favorite Songs

1999

Big Bird (voice)

In Their Own Words: Jim Henson

2015

Self - Muppet Performer

Sesame Street: Sesame Sings Karaoke

2003

Big Bird, Oscar the Grouch

Sesame Street: Elmo's Musical Adventure: The Story of Peter and the Wolf

2001

Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)

A Walking Tour of Sesame Street

1979

Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)

Mister Rogers: It's You I Like

2018

Self

Big Bird in Japan

1988

Big Bird (voice)

Jim Henson: His Sesame Street Story

2009

One World, One Sky: Big Bird’s Adventure

2008

Big Bird

Sesame Street: Old School Vol. 2 (1974-1979)

2008

Big Bird

Sesame Street: Ernie's Little Lie

Big Bird

Sesame Street: Get Up and Dance

1997

Big Bird / Oscar (voice)

Sesame Street: Big Bird's Story Time

1987

Big Bird

TV Credits

Sesame Street

1969

Big Bird (3538 episodes)

Saturday Night Live

1975

Self - Cameo (uncredited) (1 episodes)

The West Wing

1999

Big Bird (voice) (1 episodes)

The Colbert Report

2005

Big Bird (uncredited) (1 episodes)

Scrubs

2001

Oscar the Grouch (voice) (1 episodes)

The Dick Cavett Show

1968

Self - Guest (1 episodes)

Portlandia

2011

Oscar the Grouch (voice) (1 episodes)

The Muppet Show

1976

Big Bird (1 episodes)

Sesame Unpaved

1999

(67 episodes)

1 vs. 100

2006

Oscar the Grouch (7 episodes)

Peter Alexander präsentiert Spezialitäten

1969

Self (1 episodes)

Presenting Susan Anton

1979

(1 episodes)

Movie Production Credits

Big Bird in China

Story

1983

TV Production Credits

No TV production credits available.