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Orson Welles, Steve Martin, Mel Brooks, James Coburn, Frank Oz, Milton Berle, Dom DeLuise, Elliott Gould, Jim Henson, Bob Hope, Madeline Kahn, Carol Kane, Cloris Leachman, Richard Pryor, Telly Savalas, Edgar Bergen, and Paul Williams in The Muppet Movie (1979)

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Director

  • James Frawley
    James Frawley

Writers

  • Jerry Juhl
    Jerry Juhl
    written by &
  • Jack Burns
    Jack Burns
    written by

Cast

(in credits order) complete, awaiting verification
  • Jim Henson at an event for The 41st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1989)
    Jim Henson
    Jim Henson
    Kermit the Frog
    /Rowlf
    /Dr. Teeth
    /Waldorf
    /Swedish Chef
    /Link Hogthrob
    /Doc Hopper's Men
    (voice)
  • Frank Oz at an event for The Score (2001)
    Frank Oz
    Frank Oz
    Miss Piggy
    /Fozzie Bear
    /Animal
    /Sam the Eagle
    /Doc Hopper's Men
    /Marvin Suggs
    /Swedish Chef (assistant)
    /Motorcycle Guy
    (voice)
  • Jerry Nelson
    Jerry Nelson
    Jerry Nelson
    Floyd Pepper
    /Crazy Harry
    /Robin the Frog
    /Lew Zealand
    /Camilla
    /Blue Frackle
    (voice)
  • Richard Hunt
    Richard Hunt
    Richard Hunt
    Scooter
    /Statler
    /Janice
    /Sweetums
    /Beaker
    /Fozzie Bear (assistant)
    (voice)
  • Dave Goelz
    Dave Goelz
    Dave Goelz
    The Great Gonzo
    /Zoot
    /Dr. Bunsen Honeydew
    /Doglion
    /Iraqian in El Sleezo Cafe
    /Nigel
    /Pig
    (voice)
  • Charles Durning
    Charles Durning
    Charles Durning
    Doc Hopper
  • Austin Pendleton
    Austin Pendleton
    Austin Pendleton
    Max
  • Edgar Bergen
    Edgar Bergen
    Edgar Bergen
    Self
    /Charlie McCarthy
  • Milton Berle, 1966.
    Milton Berle
    Milton Berle
    Mad Man Mooney
  • Mel Brooks
    Mel Brooks
    Mel Brooks
    Professor Max Krassman
  • James Coburn in The Magnificent Seven (1960)
    James Coburn
    James Coburn
    El Sleezo Cafe Owner
  • Dom DeLuise
    Dom DeLuise
    Dom DeLuise
    Bernie the Agent
  • Elliott Gould
    Elliott Gould
    Elliott Gould
    Beauty Contest Compere
  • 173-455 Bob Hope "Critic's Choice" 1963 Warner Bros.
    Bob Hope
    Bob Hope
    Ice Cream Vendor
  • Madeline Kahn
    Madeline Kahn
    Madeline Kahn
    El Sleezo Patron
  • Carol Kane
    Carol Kane
    Carol Kane
    Myth
  • Cloris Leachman at an event for AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Al Pacino (2007)
    Cloris Leachman
    Cloris Leachman
    Lord's Secretary
  • Steve Martin
    Steve Martin
    Steve Martin
    Insolent Waiter
  • Richard Pryor
    Richard Pryor
    Richard Pryor
    Balloon Vendor
  • Telly Savalas August 1973
    Telly Savalas
    Telly Savalas
    El Sleezo Tough
  • Orson Welles
    Orson Welles
    Orson Welles
    Lew Lord
  • Paul Williams
    Paul Williams
    Paul Williams
    El Sleezo Pianist
  • Scott Walker
    Scott Walker
    Frog Killer
  • Lawrence Gabriel Jr.
    Lawrence Gabriel Jr.
    Sailor
  • Ira F. Grubman
    Ira F. Grubman
    Bartender
  • H.B. Haggerty in Hollywood Vice Squad (1986)
    H.B. Haggerty
    H.B. Haggerty
    Lumberjack
  • Bruce Kirby in Vega$ (1978)
    Bruce Kirby
    Bruce Kirby
    Gate Guard
  • Tommy Madden in Swamp Thing (1982)
    Tommy Madden
    Tommy Madden
    One-Eyed Midget
  • James Frawley at an event for Paper Man (2009)
    James Frawley
    James Frawley
    Waiter
  • Arnold Roberts
    Arnold Roberts
    Cowboy
  • Steve Whitmire
    Steve Whitmire
    Steve Whitmire
    Fletcher Bird
    /Scooter (assistant)
    (voice)
  • Jim Henson, Percy Edwards, Stephen Garlick, Dave Goelz, Lisa Maxwell, and Kathryn Mullen in The Dark Crystal (1982)
    Kathryn Mullen
    Kathryn Mullen
    Camilla (assistant)
  • Bob Payne
    Bob Payne
    Muppet Performer
  • Eren Ozker
    Eren Ozker
    Muppet Performer
  • Caroly Wilcox
    Caroly Wilcox
    Muppet Performer
  • Olga Felgemacher
    Olga Felgemacher
    Muppet Performer
  • Bruce Schwartz
    Bruce Schwartz
    Muppet Performer
  • Michael Earl
    Michael Earl
    Animal (assistant)
    /Beaker (assistant)
    /Big Bird (assistant)
    /Dr. Teeth (assistant)
    /Fozzie Bear (assistant)
    /Janice (assistant)
    /Scooter (assistant)
    (as Michael Davis)
  • Buz Suraci
    Buz Suraci
    Muppet Performer
  • Tony Basilicato
    Tony Basilicato
    Muppet Performer
  • Adam Hunt
    Adam Hunt
    Muppet Performer
  • Caroll Spinney at an event for The 33rd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards (2006)
    Caroll Spinney
    Caroll Spinney
    Big Bird
    (voice) (as Carroll Spinney)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically
  • Cynthia Adler
    Cynthia Adler
    Cynthia Adler
    Muppet Performer
    (uncredited)
  • Cary Antebi
    Cary Antebi
    Muppet Performer
    (uncredited)
  • Greg Antonacci in Boardwalk Empire (2010)
    Greg Antonacci
    Greg Antonacci
    Muppet Performer
    (uncredited)
  • Tim Barnes
    Tim Barnes
    Muppet Performer
    /Little Bird
    /Tessie Twiddlebug
    (uncredited)
  • Jay Bleu
    Jay Bleu
    Muppet Performer
    /Catgut
    (uncredited)
  • Tim Burton
    Tim Burton
    Tim Burton
    Muppet Performer
    (uncredited)
  • Gilbert B. Combs
    Gilbert B. Combs
    Gilbert B. Combs
    Doc Hopper's Men
    (uncredited)
  • Alan Cook
    Alan Cook
    Muppet Performer
    (uncredited)
  • Ed Ghertner
    Ed Ghertner
    Muppet Performer
    (uncredited)
  • Abby Hadfield
    Abby Hadfield
    Muppet Performer
    (uncredited)
  • Brian Henson at an event for Muppets from Space (1999)
    Brian Henson
    Brian Henson
    Muppet Performer
    (uncredited)
  • Alma Jane
    Alma Jane
    Beauty Pagent Model
    (uncredited)
  • Earl Kress at the 2010 Comic-Con Cartoon Voices II panel
    Earl Kress
    Earl Kress
    Ernie
    /Bert
    (uncredited)
  • John Landis
    John Landis
    John Landis
    Grover
    (uncredited)
  • Jay Marshall
    Jay Marshall
    Muppet Performer
    (uncredited)
  • Bill Barretta, Dave Goelz, David Rudman, Matt Vogel, Steve Whitmire, The Great Gonzo, Eric Jacobson, Floyd Pepper, The Electric Mayhem, The Muppets, and Fozzie Bear in The Muppets (2011)
    The Muppets
    The Muppets
    Themselves
    (uncredited)
  • Michael Peraza Jr.
    Michael Peraza Jr.
    Muppet Performer
    /Emmet Otter
    (uncredited)
  • Patricia Peraza
    Patricia Peraza
    Muppet Performer
    /Ma Otter
    (uncredited)
  • Harry Sabin
    Harry Sabin
    Muppet Performer
    (uncredited)
  • Paula Sigman in Celebrating Walt Disney's 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs': The One That Started It All (1990)
    Paula Sigman
    Paula Sigman
    Muppet Performer
    (uncredited)
  • Curt Vig
    Curt Vig
    Muppet Performer
    /Pigs in Space D & E
    (uncredited)
  • Rik Vig
    Rik Vig
    Muppet Performer
    /J.P. Gross
    (uncredited)
  • Byron Whiting
    Byron Whiting
    Muppet Performer
    (uncredited)
  • Gregory Williams
    Gregory Williams
    Muppet Performer
    (uncredited)
  • Rod Young
    Rod Young
    Irakian in El Sleezo Cafe
    /Kermit the Frog (assistant)
    /Muppet Performer
    (uncredited)

Producers

  • Lew Grade
    Lew Grade
    executive producer (as Sir Lew Grade)
  • Jim Henson
    Jim Henson
    producer
  • David Lazer
    David Lazer
    co-producer
  • Martin Starger
    Martin Starger
    executive producer

Composers

  • Kenny Ascher
    Kenny Ascher
    composer (songs: music and lyrics by)
  • Paul Williams
    Paul Williams

Cinematographer

  • Isidore Mankofsky
    Isidore Mankofsky
    director of photography

Editor

  • Christopher Greenbury
    Christopher Greenbury
    editor (as Chris Greenbury)

Casting Director

  • Gus Schirmer
    Gus Schirmer

Production Designer

  • Joel Schiller
    Joel Schiller

Art Director

  • Les Gobruegge
    Les Gobruegge

Set Decorator

  • Richard B. Goddard
    Richard B. Goddard
    set decorator (as Richard Goddard)

Costume Designer

  • Gwen Capetanos
    Gwen Capetanos

Makeup Department

  • Ben Nye III
    Ben Nye III
    makeup artist (as Ben Nye II)

Production Management

  • Kurt Neumann
    Kurt Neumann
    production manager
  • Richard L. O'Connor
    Richard L. O'Connor
    executive in charge of production
  • James Potter
    James Potter
    post-production supervisor

Second Unit Directors or Assistant Directors

  • Penny Adams
    Penny Adams
    second assistant director (as Penny Adams Flowers)
  • Ron Wright
    Ron Wright
    first assistant director

Art Department

  • Horst Grandt
    Horst Grandt
    property master
  • Julia Harmount
    Julia Harmount
    set designer
  • Hank Kentop
    Hank Kentop
    construction foreman (as Henry Kentop)
  • Julius King
    Julius King
    set designer
  • Roy Kirkpatrick
    Roy Kirkpatrick
    construction coordinator
  • Eric Orbom
    Eric Orbom
    assistant art director
  • Ken Richey
    Ken Richey
    greensman (as Kenneth Richey)
  • Tom Southwell
    Tom Southwell
    illustrator
  • Tommy Tomlinson
    Tommy Tomlinson
    assistant property master
  • Richard Amsel
    Richard Amsel
    poster artist (uncredited)

Sound Department

  • Ralph Babcock
    Ralph Babcock
    boom operator
  • David Dockendorf
    David Dockendorf
    re-recording mixer
  • Charles Lewis
    Charles Lewis
    sound mixer
  • Paul Nelson
    Paul Nelson
    playback operator
  • Bill Wistrom
    Bill Wistrom
    sound effects editor
  • Michael Perricone
    Michael Perricone
    assistant sound engineer (uncredited)

Special Effects

  • Robbie Knott
    Robbie Knott
    special effects
  • Scott Forbes
    Scott Forbes
    special effects technician (uncredited)

Stunts

  • Gilbert B. Combs
    Gilbert B. Combs
    stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

  • Sidney Ray Baldwin
    Sidney Ray Baldwin
    still photographer (as Sidney Baldwin)
  • Joe Collins
    Joe Collins
    key grip (as Joseph Collins)
  • Richard J. Edesa
    Richard J. Edesa
    camera operator (as Richard Edesa)
  • Lee Heckler
    Lee Heckler
    gaffer
  • Bruce Hill
    Bruce Hill
    camera operator: video
  • Lindsay P. Hill
    Lindsay P. Hill
    video operator (as Lindsay Hill)
  • Bob Lowry
    Bob Lowry
    video operator
  • Marcia Reed
    Marcia Reed
    still photographer
  • John R. Shannon
    John R. Shannon
    still photographer (as John Shannon)
  • Pat Campea Jr.
    Pat Campea Jr.
    best boy grip (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

  • Sharon Day
    Sharon Day
    costumer
  • Calista Hendrickson
    Calista Hendrickson
    muppet costume designer
  • Charles E. James
    Charles E. James
    costume supervisor (as Charles James)
  • Cindy Chock
    Cindy Chock
    muppet costume executor (uncredited)
  • Nancy Dickenson
    Nancy Dickenson
    muppet costume executor (uncredited)
  • Marianne Harms
    Marianne Harms
    muppet costume executor (uncredited)
  • Christopher Lyall
    Christopher Lyall
    muppet costume executor (uncredited)
  • Marta McElroy
    Marta McElroy
    assistant to costume designer (uncredited)

Editorial Department

  • Robin Forman Howard
    Robin Forman Howard
    post-production assistant (as Robin Forman)
  • Steve Polivka
    Steve Polivka
    assistant film editor

Location Management

  • Buck Edwards
    Buck Edwards
    location manager

Music Department

  • Kenny Ascher
    Kenny Ascher
    music and lyrics by
  • John Caper Jr.
    John Caper Jr.
    music editor
  • Ian Freebairn-Smith
    Ian Freebairn-Smith
    conductor / music arranger
  • Stephen Craig Love
    Stephen Craig Love
    Music Executive: Placed Sountrack with Record Label (as Steve Love)
  • Garry Ulmer
    Garry Ulmer
    music mixer / music recordist
  • Paul Williams
    Paul Williams
    music adaptor / music and lyrics by
  • Jim Gordon
    Jim Gordon
    musician (uncredited)
  • George A. Martin
    George A. Martin
    assistant music editor (uncredited)
  • Tommy Morgan
    Tommy Morgan
    musician: harmonica (uncredited)
  • Sally Stevens
    Sally Stevens
    singer (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

  • Ulla Bourne
    Ulla Bourne
    script supervisor

Transportation Department

  • Donald R. Casella
    Donald R. Casella
    transportation captain (as Don Casella)

Additional Crew

  • Ellen Adolph
    Ellen Adolph
    associate auditor
  • Sherry Amott
    Sherry Amott
    muppet designer
  • Martin G. Baker
    Martin G. Baker
    muppet technical coordinator (as Martin Baker)
  • Bill Beaumont
    Bill Beaumont
    craft service (as William Beaumont)
  • Edward G. Christie
    Edward G. Christie
    muppet designer (as Ed Christie)
  • Bonnie Erickson
    Bonnie Erickson
    muppet designer
  • Faz Fazakas
    Faz Fazakas
    muppet designer
  • Fred Fisher
    Fred Fisher
    production assistant
  • Wayne Fitzgerald
    Wayne Fitzgerald
    titles
  • Michael Flynn
    Michael Flynn
    production assistant

Thanks

  • Edgar Bergen
    Edgar Bergen
    in memory of
  • David Odell
    David Odell
    special thanks
Crew believed to be complete

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