Dave Goelz
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 16, 1946, Los Angeles, California, USA
- Movies
- 92
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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.
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Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 2026 | The Muppet Show | Gonzo / Zoot / Waldorf / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew (voice) |
| 2025 | The First Snow of Fraggle Rock | Boober Fraggle / Uncle Travelling Matt / World's Oldest Fraggle (voice) |
| 2024 | Inside Out 2 | Mind Cop Frank (voice) |
| 2024 | Jim Henson Idea Man | Self |
| 2022 | Jerry Nelson: A Celebratory Birthday Animatic | Zoot (voice) / Boober (voice) / Gonzo (voice) / others (voice) |
| 2021 | Dear Earth | Zoot (voice) |
| 2021 | Muppets Haunted Mansion | Gonzo / Bunsen / Zoot / Beauregard / Waldorf / Chip / Randy Pig |
| 2020 | Muppet Guys Talking: A Special Conversation to Honor Jim Henson | Self |
| 2020 | The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II | The Muppets Puppeteer |
| 2018 | The Muppets Take The O2 | The Great Gonzo / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Zoot / Waldorf / Beauregard / Chip / Himself (voice) |
| 2018 | Seth Rogen's Hilarity for Charity | Gonzo / Waldorf (voice) |
| 2017 | Muppet Guys Talking: Secrets Behind the Show the Whole World Watched | Self |
| 2015 | Inside Out | Subconscious Guard Frank (voice) |
| 2014 | Muppets Most Wanted | The Great Gonzo, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, Zoot, Beauregard, Waldorf |
| 2013 | Robbie Williams - One Night At the Palladium | Gonzo the Great / Waldorf |
| 2013 | Lady Gaga & the Muppets Holiday Spectacular | The Great Gonzo, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, Waldorf, Zoot (voice) |
| 2012 | The Muppets All-Star Comedy Gala | Gonzo / Waldorf / Beauregard (voice) |
| 2012 | The Secret Policeman's Ball | Waldorf (voice) |
| 2011 | Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade | Waldorf (voice) |
| 2011 | The Muppets | Gonzo / Honeydew / Zoot / Beauregard / Waldorf (voice) |
| 2009 | Jim Henson's Tales from Muppetland | |
| 2008 | A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa | The Great Gonzo / Waldorf / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Zoot (voice) |
| 2008 | The Muppets: Classical Chicken | The Great Gonzo |
| 2008 | The Muppets - Studio DC - Almost Live | Gonzo / Waldorf (voice) |
| 2007 | Journey Through the Labyrinth | Self |
| 2007 | Reflections of 'The Dark Crystal' | Self |
| 2006 | Best Ever Muppet Moments | Self |
| 2005 | The Great Gonzo: A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Weirdo | Gonzo the Great, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, Waldorf |
| 2005 | The Muppets' Wizard of Oz | Tin Thing / Kalidah Critic #2 / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Zoot |
| 2005 | Fraggle Rock: Dance Your Cares Away | Boober Fraggle (voice) |
| 2004 | Weezer: Video Capture Device - Treasures from the Vault 1991-2002 | Gonzo / Waldorf ("Keep Fishin") |
| 2002 | It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie | The Great Gonzo / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Waldorf / Zoot (voice) |
| 2002 | Kermit's Swamp Years | Waldorf (voice) |
| 2002 | Weezer and the Muppets Go Fishin' | Gonzo |
| 2002 | I Love Muppets | The Great Gonzo (voice) |
| 2001 | The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 3 | Gonzo / Beauregard |
| 2000 | Bear in the Big Blue House: A Berry Bear Christmas | Jack the Dog |
| 1999 | The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland | Humongous Chicken (voice) |
| 1999 | Muppets from Space | Gonzo / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Waldorf / The Birdman (voice) |
| 1999 | The Very Best of the Muppet Show | Gonzo / Zoot / Dr Bunsen Honeydew |
| 1999 | The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 2 | Gonzo / Zoot / Dr Bunsen Honeydew |
| 1996 | Muppet Treasure Island | The Great Gonzo / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Waldorf / Mudwell the Mudbunny / Zoot (voice) |
| 1996 | Muppet Sing Alongs: Treasure Island | The Great Gonzo (voice) (archive footage) |
| 1995 | Rudy Coby: The Coolest Magician on Earth | Gonzo (as Gonzo The Great) |
| 1994 | The World of Jim Henson | Self (archive footage) |
| 1994 | Muppet Classic Theater | Gonzo / Rizzo the Rat / Randy Pig (voice) |
| 1994 | Muppet Sing Alongs: It's Not Easy Being Green | Gonzo / Wendell / Otto the Octopus / Boober Fraggle (voice) |
| 1992 | Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show' | Gonzo |
| 1992 | The Muppet Christmas Carol | The Great Gonzo as Charles Dickens / Robert Marley / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Betina Cratchit / Rat / Zoot (voice) |
| 1990 | The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson | The Great Gonzo / Beauregard / Boober Fraggle / Zoot (voice) |
| 1990 | Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Celebration | Gonzo (voice) |
| 1990 | Jim Henson's Memorial Service | |
| 1990 | The Muppets at Walt Disney World | The Great Gonzo / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Beauregard / Zoot / Frog (voice) |
| 1990 | The Earth Day Special | Old Frog (voice) |
| 1989 | The Song of the Cloud Forest | Milton (voice) |
| 1989 | Miss Piggy's Hollywood | Gonzo |
| 1989 | Dog City | Frisky (voice) |
| 1988 | Muppet Studios Presents: You're the Director | Gonzo (voice) |
| 1987 | A Muppet Family Christmas | Gonzo / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Zoot / Beauregard / Boober Fraggle |
| 1987 | Down at Fraggle Rock | Boober Fraggle / Uncle Travelling Matt / Self |
| 1986 | The Christmas Toy | Rugby the Tiger / Ditz (voice) |
| 1986 | Labyrinth | Didymus / The Hat / The Four Guards / Left Door Knocker / Firey 3 (voice) |
| 1986 | Fraggles Look For Jobs | Boober (voice) |
| 1986 | The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years | The Great Gonzo / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Beauregard / Zoot / Uncle 'Travelling' Matt Fraggle / Boober Fraggle (voice) |
| 1985 | Muppet Video: Rowlf's Rhapsodies with the Muppets | Gonzo (voice) |
| 1985 | Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird Stuff | Gonzo (voice) |
| 1985 | Muppet Treasures | Gonzo / Zoot / Penguin |
| 1985 | The Muppet Revue | Gonzo (voice) |
| 1985 | Muppet Video: The Kermit and Piggy Story | |
| 1985 | Fraggle Rock: Scared Silly | Boober Fraggle / Uncle Travelling Matt (voice) |
| 1985 | Children's Songs and Stories with the Muppets | Gonzo (voice) |
| 1984 | The Bells of Fraggle Rock | Boober Fraggle / Uncle Travelling Matt (voice) |
| 1984 | The Muppets Take Manhattan | Gonzo / Chester - Rat / Bill - Frog / Zoot / Beauregard / Dog / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Penguin (voice) |
| 1983 | Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and the Muppets | Gonzo the Great / Zoot / Lubbock Lou (voice) |
| 1983 | Fraggle Rock: Live by the Rule of the Rock | Boober Fraggle / Philo / Uncle Travelling Matt (voice) |
| 1982 | The Dark Crystal | Fizzgig, a Friendly Monster / General, Garthim Master |
| 1982 | The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show | Gonzo / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew (voice) |
| 1981 | Of Muppets & Men | Self |
| 1981 | The Great Muppet Caper | The Great Gonzo / Beauregard / Zoot / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Lobbuck Lou / Singing Food (voice) |
| 1981 | The Muppets Go to the Movies | The Great Gonzo / Joe / Beauregard / Fireman (voice) |
| 1979 | John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together | The Great Gonzo / Zoot / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew (voice) |
| 1979 | The Muppet Movie | The Great Gonzo / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Zoot / Doglion / Iraqian in El Sleezo Cafe / Pig (voice) |
| 1979 | The Muppets Go Hollywood | The Great Gonzo / Zoot / Pig (voice) |
| 1979 | The Orson Welles Show | Gonzo (voice) |
| 1978 | Julie Andrews: One Step Into Spring | Gonzo |
| 1977 | The Bob Hope All Star Christmas Comedy Special | Gonzo |
| 1977 | Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas | Wendell / Pop-eyed Catfish / Will Possum (voice) |
| 1977 | The Royal Variety Performance 1977 | |
| 1976 | Kagayake! Gorō Mapetto Geba Geba 90-pun! | |
| 1975 | Muppet Picker Upper | Gonzo (voice) |
| 1975 | Just a Few Announcements | Gonzo |
| 1961 | The Parent Trap | Teenager (uncredited) |
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