Caroll Spinney
Caroll Spinney is credited on 11 movies and 5 TV shows, best known by TMDB votes for Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian, Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey and The Muppet Movie.
Born December 26, 1933 in Waltham, Massachusetts, USA; died December 8, 2019.
Filmography · 16 titles
US streaming apps shown for the 12 best-known titles, checked October 5, 2026. Tap any title for where it streams and what it costs.
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
2009 · Movie
On Hulu and Disney+
Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey
1993 · Movie
On Disney+
The Muppet Movie
1979 · Movie
On Disney+
The West Wing
1999 · TV show
On Netflix and HBO Max
The Muppet Show
1976 · TV show
On Disney+
The Great Muppet Caper
1981 · Movie
On Disney+
Sesame Street
1969 · TV show
On Netflix and HBO Max
Scrubs
2001 · TV show
On Hulu
Portlandia
2011 · TV show
On Netflix and Philo
A Muppet Family Christmas
1987 · Movie
Not on a US subscription app
Follow That Bird
1985 · Movie
On Howdy
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland
1999 · Movie
Not on a US subscription app
I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story
2015 · Movie
The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson
1990 · Movie
Christmas Eve on Sesame Street
1978 · Movie
Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas
1996 · Movie
About Caroll Spinney
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.
Biography from TMDB, written by its community.