Dave Goelz
Born: 1946-07-16 in Los Angeles, California, USA
Known For: Acting
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 .
Filmography
2026
- The Muppet Show as Gonzo / Zoot / Waldorf / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew (voice)
2025
- The First Snow of Fraggle Rock as Boober Fraggle / Uncle Travelling Matt / World's Oldest Fraggle (voice)
2024
- Inside Out 2 as Mind Cop Frank (voice)
- Jim Henson Idea Man as Self
2023
- The Muppets Mayhem as Zoot (voice)
2022
- Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock as Boober Fraggle (voice)
- Jerry Nelson: A Celebratory Birthday Animatic as Zoot (voice) / Boober (voice) / Gonzo (voice) / others (voice)
2021
- Muppets Haunted Mansion as Gonzo / Bunsen / Zoot / Beauregard / Waldorf / Chip / Randy Pig
- Dear Earth as Zoot (voice)
2020
- Fraggle Rock: Rock On! as Boober Fraggle / Travelling Matt (voice)
- Muppets Now as Dr. Bunsen Honeydew (voice)
- Prop Culture as Self
- The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II as The Muppets Puppeteer
- Muppet Guys Talking: A Special Conversation to Honor Jim Henson as Self
2019
- The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance as Baffi (voice) / Baffi (puppet)
2018
- Seth Rogen's Hilarity for Charity as Gonzo/Waldorf (voice)
- The Muppets Take The O2 as The Great Gonzo / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Zoot / Waldorf / Beauregard / Chip / Himself (voice)
2015
- Inside Out as Subconscious Guard Frank (voice)
- The Muppets as The Great Gonzo / Waldorf / Zoot (voice)
- Muppet Moments as The Great Gonzo
2014
- Muppets Most Wanted as The Great Gonzo, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, Zoot, Beauregard, Waldorf
2013
- Robbie Williams - One Night At the Palladium as Gonzo the Great / Waldorf
- Lady Gaga & the Muppets Holiday Spectacular as The Great Gonzo, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, Waldorf, Zoot (voice)
2012
- The Secret Policeman's Ball as Waldorf (voice)
- The Muppets All-Star Comedy Gala as Gonzo / Waldorf / Beauregard (voice)
2011
- The Muppets as Gonzo / Honeydew / Zoot / Beauregard / Waldorf (voice)
- Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade as Waldorf (voice)
2008
- Studio DC: Almost Live as Gonzo the Great, Zoot, Waldorf, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, Pancake the Water Buffalo
- A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa as The Great Gonzo / Waldorf / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Zoot (voice)
- The Muppets - Studio DC - Almost Live as Gonzo / Waldorf (voice)
- The Muppets: Stars & Stripes FOREVER! as Waldorf
- The Muppets: Classical Chicken as The Great Gonzo
2007
- Journey Through the Labyrinth as Self
- Reflections of 'The Dark Crystal' as Self
2006
- Best Ever Muppet Moments as Self
2005
- The Muppets' Wizard of Oz as Tin Thing / Kalidah Critic #2 / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Zoot
- Fraggle Rock: Dance Your Cares Away as Boober Fraggle (voice)
- Statler and Waldorf: From the Balcony as Waldorf (Episode 1-8)
2004
- Weezer: Video Capture Device - Treasures from the Vault 1991-2002 as Gonzo / Waldorf ("Keep Fishin")
2002
- It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie as The Great Gonzo / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Waldorf / Zoot (voice)
- Kermit's Swamp Years as Waldorf (voice)
- I Love Muppets as The Great Gonzo (voice)
- Weezer and the Muppets Go Fishin' as Gonzo
2001
- The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 3 as Gonzo / Beauregard
2000
- Bear in the Big Blue House: A Berry Bear Christmas as Jack the Dog
1999
- Muppets from Space as Gonzo / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Waldorf / The Birdman (voice)
- The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland as Humongous Chicken (voice)
- The Very Best of the Muppet Show as Gonzo / Zoot / Dr Bunsen Honeydew
- The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 2 as Gonzo / Zoot / Dr Bunsen Honeydew
1996
- Muppets Tonight as Gonzo / Dr. Bunsen / Waldorf / Randy / Beauregard / Bill
- Muppet Treasure Island as The Great Gonzo / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Waldorf / Mudwell the Mudbunny / Zoot (voice)
- Muppet Sing Alongs: Treasure Island as The Great Gonzo (voice) (archive footage)
1995
- Rudy Coby: The Coolest Magician on Earth as Gonzo (as Gonzo The Great)
1994
- Jim Henson's Animal Show with Stinky and Jake
- The World of Jim Henson as Self (archive footage)
- Secret Life of Toys as Rugby / Ditz
- Muppet Sing Alongs: It's Not Easy Being Green as Gonzo / Wendell / Otto the Octopus / Boober Fraggle (voice)
- Muppet Classic Theater as Gonzo / Rizzo the Rat / Randy Pig (voice)
1992
- The Muppet Christmas Carol as The Great Gonzo as Charles Dickens / Robert Marley / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Betina Cratchit / Rat / Zoot (voice)
- Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show' as Gonzo
1990
- The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson as The Great Gonzo / Beauregard / Boober Fraggle / Zoot (voice)
- The Earth Day Special as Old Frog (voice)
- Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Celebration as Gonzo (voice)
- The Muppets at Walt Disney World as The Great Gonzo / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Beauregard / Zoot / Frog (voice)
- Jim Henson's Memorial Service
1989
- The Jim Henson Hour
- Dog City as Frisky (voice)
- The Song of the Cloud Forest as Milton (voice)
- Miss Piggy's Hollywood as Gonzo
1988
- Muppet Studios Presents: You're the Director as Gonzo (voice)
1987
- A Muppet Family Christmas as Gonzo / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Zoot / Beauregard / Boober Fraggle
- Down at Fraggle Rock as Boober Fraggle / Uncle Travelling Matt / Self
1986
- Labyrinth as Didymus / The Hat / The Four Guards / Left Door Knocker / Firey 3 (voice)
- The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years as The Great Gonzo / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Beauregard / Zoot / Uncle 'Travelling' Matt Fraggle / Boober Fraggle (voice)
- The Christmas Toy as Rugby the Tiger / Ditz (voice)
- Fraggles Look For Jobs as Boober (voice)
1985
- Jim Henson's Little Muppet Monsters
- Muppet Treasures as Gonzo / Zoot / Penguin
- Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird Stuff as Gonzo (voice)
- Muppet Video: The Kermit and Piggy Story
- Muppet Video: Rowlf's Rhapsodies with the Muppets as Gonzo (voice)
- Fraggle Rock: Scared Silly as Boober Fraggle / Uncle Travelling Matt (voice)
- The Muppet Revue as Gonzo (voice)
- Children's Songs and Stories with the Muppets as Gonzo (voice)
1984
- The Cosby Show as The Great Gonzo / Digit (voice)
- The Muppets Take Manhattan as Gonzo / Chester - Rat / Bill - Frog / Zoot / Beauregard / Dog / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Penguin (voice)
- The Bells of Fraggle Rock as Boober Fraggle / Uncle Travelling Matt (voice)
1983
- Fraggle Rock as Uncle "Traveling" Matt
- Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and the Muppets as Gonzo the Great / Zoot / Lubbock Lou (voice)
- Fraggle Rock: Live by the Rule of the Rock as Boober Fraggle / Philo / Uncle Travelling Matt (voice)
1982
- The Dark Crystal as Fizzgig, a Friendly Monster / General, Garthim Master
- The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show as Gonzo / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew (voice)
1981
- The Great Muppet Caper as Gonzo / Beauregard / Zoot / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Lobbuck Lou
- The Muppets Go to the Movies as The Great Gonzo / Joe / Beauregard / Fireman (voice)
- Of Muppets & Men as Self
1979
- The Muppet Movie as The Great Gonzo / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Zoot / Doglion / Iraqian in El Sleezo Cafe / Pig (voice)
- The Muppets Go Hollywood as Various Muppets
- The Orson Welles Show as Gonzo (voice)
- John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together as The Great Gonzo / Zoot / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew (voice)
1978
- An Audience with... as The Great Gonzo
- Julie Andrews: One Step Into Spring as Gonzo
1977
- The Bob Hope All Star Christmas Comedy Special as Gonzo
- Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas as Wendell / Pop-eyed Catfish / Will Possum (voice)
- The Royal Variety Performance 1977
1976
- The Muppet Show as Gonzo / Zoot / Beauregard / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew (voice)
- Kagayake! Gorō Mapetto Geba Geba 90-pun!
1975
- Saturday Night Live as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
- Muppet Picker Upper as Gonzo (voice)
- Just a Few Announcements as Gonzo
1969
1966
- Limbo: The Organized Mind ... (Assistant Director)
1961
- The Parent Trap as Teenager (uncredited)