Portrait of Dave Goelz

Acting

Dave Goelz

Career

Active from 1975 to 2026, busiest in 1985 with 6 main titles.

Leading roles
35
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score70/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Muppet Show
The Muppet Show
GoodWatch score92/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 44 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 4.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Dave Goelz Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Psychological
    2.5, average 5.5
  • Violence
    1.2, average 4.1
  • Tension
    3.1, average 6.0
  • Contemporary Realism
    2.6, average 5.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Family-Friendly 8
  • Musical Comedy 5
  • Nostalgic 5
  • Wholesome Entertainment 5
  • Showbiz Satire 4
  • Imaginative World-Building 4
  • Children's Entertainment 3
  • Musical 3
  • Intergenerational Appeal 3
  • Stop-Motion Animation 3
  • Gentle Humor 3
  • Nostalgic Appeal 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

101
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

12 titles ยท average score 74
The Muppet Show
The Muppet Show (2026)
GoodWatch score 90

as Gonzo / Zoot / Waldorf / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew (voice)

Fraggle Rock: A Holiday Gift
Fraggle Rock: A Holiday Gift (2026)

as Boober / Uncle Travelling Matt (voice)

The First Snow of Fraggle Rock
The First Snow of Fraggle Rock (2025)
GoodWatch score 64

as Boober Fraggle / Uncle Travelling Matt / World's Oldest Fraggle (voice)

Inside Out 2
Inside Out 2 (2024)
GoodWatch score 79

as Mind Cop Frank (voice)

The Muppets Mayhem
The Muppets Mayhem (2023)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Zoot (voice)

Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock
Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock (2022)
GoodWatch score 85

TV show ยท as Boober Fraggle (voice)

Jerry Nelson: A Celebratory Birthday Animatic
Jerry Nelson: A Celebratory Birthday Animatic (2022)

as Zoot (voice) / Boober (voice) / Gonzo (voice) / others (voice)

Muppets Haunted Mansion
Muppets Haunted Mansion (2021)
GoodWatch score 67

as Gonzo / Bunsen / Zoot / Beauregard / Waldorf / Chip / Randy Pig

Dear Earth
Dear Earth (2021)

as Zoot (voice)

Muppets Now
Muppets Now (2020)
GoodWatch score 62

TV show ยท as Dr. Bunsen Honeydew (voice)

Fraggle Rock: Rock On!
Fraggle Rock: Rock On! (2020)

TV show ยท as Boober Fraggle / Travelling Matt (voice)

The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II
The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II (2020)
GoodWatch score 69

as The Muppets Puppeteer

2010s

13 titles ยท average score 68
The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance (2019)
GoodWatch score 85

TV show ยท as Baffi (voice) / Baffi (puppet)

The Muppets Take The O2
The Muppets Take The O2 (2018)

as The Great Gonzo / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Zoot / Waldorf / Beauregard / Chip / Himself (voice)

Seth Rogen's Hilarity for Charity
Seth Rogen's Hilarity for Charity (2018)
GoodWatch score 39

as Gonzo/Waldorf (voice)

The Muppets
The Muppets (2015)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show ยท as The Great Gonzo / Waldorf / Zoot (voice)

Inside Out
Inside Out (2015)
GoodWatch score 89

as Subconscious Guard Frank (voice)

Muppet Moments
Muppet Moments (2015)

TV show ยท as The Great Gonzo

Muppets Most Wanted
Muppets Most Wanted (2014)
GoodWatch score 66

as The Great Gonzo, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, Zoot, Beauregard, Waldorf

Robbie Williams - One Night At the Palladium
Robbie Williams - One Night At the Palladium (2013)

as Gonzo the Great / Waldorf

Lady Gaga & the Muppets Holiday Spectacular
Lady Gaga & the Muppets Holiday Spectacular (2013)
GoodWatch score 55

as The Great Gonzo, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, Waldorf, Zoot (voice)

The Muppets All-Star Comedy Gala
The Muppets All-Star Comedy Gala (2012)

as Gonzo / Waldorf / Beauregard (voice)

The Secret Policeman's Ball
The Secret Policeman's Ball (2012)

as Waldorf (voice)

The Muppets
The Muppets (2011)
GoodWatch score 79

as Gonzo / Honeydew / Zoot / Beauregard / Waldorf (voice)

2000s

16 titles ยท average score 61
The Muppets - Studio DC - Almost Live
The Muppets - Studio DC - Almost Live (2008)
GoodWatch score 66

as Gonzo / Waldorf (voice)

A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa
A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa (2008)
GoodWatch score 55

as The Great Gonzo / Waldorf / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Zoot (voice)

The Muppets: Classical Chicken
The Muppets: Classical Chicken (2008)

as The Great Gonzo

Studio DC: Almost Live
Studio DC: Almost Live (2008)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show ยท as Gonzo the Great, Zoot, Waldorf, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, Pancake the Water Buffalo

The Muppets' Wizard of Oz
The Muppets' Wizard of Oz (2005)
GoodWatch score 38

as Tin Thing / Kalidah Critic #2 / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Zoot

Statler and Waldorf: From the Balcony
Statler and Waldorf: From the Balcony (2005)

TV show ยท as Waldorf (Episode 1-8)

Weezer: Video Capture Device - Treasures from the Vault 1991-2002
Weezer: Video Capture Device - Treasures from the Vault 1991-2002 (2004)
GoodWatch score 83

as Gonzo / Waldorf ("Keep Fishin")

It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie
It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie (2002)
GoodWatch score 70

as The Great Gonzo / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Waldorf / Zoot (voice)

Kermit's Swamp Years
Kermit's Swamp Years (2002)
GoodWatch score 50

as Waldorf (voice)

I Love Muppets
I Love Muppets (2002)

as The Great Gonzo (voice)

The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 3
The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 3 (2001)

as Gonzo / Beauregard

Bear in the Big Blue House: A Berry Bear Christmas
Bear in the Big Blue House: A Berry Bear Christmas (2000)

as Jack the Dog

1990s

18 titles ยท average score 67
Muppets from Space
Muppets from Space (1999)
GoodWatch score 60

as Gonzo / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Waldorf / The Birdman (voice)

The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland (1999)
GoodWatch score 66

as Humongous Chicken (voice)

Muppet Treasure Island
Muppet Treasure Island (1996)
GoodWatch score 71

as The Great Gonzo / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Waldorf / Mudwell the Mudbunny / Zoot (voice)

Muppets Tonight
Muppets Tonight (1996)
GoodWatch score 55

TV show ยท as Gonzo / Dr. Bunsen / Waldorf / Randy / Beauregard / Bill

Rudy Coby: The Coolest Magician on Earth
Rudy Coby: The Coolest Magician on Earth (1995)

as Gonzo (as Gonzo The Great)

Muppet Classic Theater
Muppet Classic Theater (1994)
GoodWatch score 72

as Gonzo / Rizzo the Rat / Randy Pig (voice)

Secret Life of Toys
Secret Life of Toys (1994)

TV show ยท as Rugby / Ditz

Jim Henson's Animal Show with Stinky and Jake
Jim Henson's Animal Show with Stinky and Jake (1994)

TV show

Muppet Sing Alongs: It's Not Easy Being Green
Muppet Sing Alongs: It's Not Easy Being Green (1994)

as Gonzo / Wendell / Otto the Octopus / Boober Fraggle (voice)

The Muppet Christmas Carol
The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)
GoodWatch score 75

as The Great Gonzo as Charles Dickens / Robert Marley / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Betina Cratchit / Rat / Zoot (voice)

The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson
The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson (1990)
GoodWatch score 77

as The Great Gonzo / Beauregard / Boober Fraggle / Zoot (voice)

The Muppets at Walt Disney World
The Muppets at Walt Disney World (1990)
GoodWatch score 70

as The Great Gonzo / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Beauregard / Zoot / Frog (voice)

1980s

27 titles ยท average score 72
Dog City
Dog City (1989)
GoodWatch score 74

as Frisky (voice)

A Muppet Family Christmas
A Muppet Family Christmas (1987)
GoodWatch score 77

as Gonzo / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Zoot / Beauregard / Boober Fraggle

Down at Fraggle Rock
Down at Fraggle Rock (1987)

as Boober Fraggle / Uncle Travelling Matt / Self

The Christmas Toy
The Christmas Toy (1986)
GoodWatch score 73

as Rugby the Tiger / Ditz (voice)

Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird Stuff
Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird Stuff (1985)

as Gonzo (voice)

Muppet Video: Rowlf's Rhapsodies with the Muppets
Muppet Video: Rowlf's Rhapsodies with the Muppets (1985)

as Gonzo (voice)

The Muppets Take Manhattan
The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984)
GoodWatch score 73

as Gonzo / Chester - Rat / Bill - Frog / Zoot / Beauregard / Dog / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Penguin (voice)

The Bells of Fraggle Rock
The Bells of Fraggle Rock (1984)

as Boober Fraggle / Uncle Travelling Matt (voice)

The Cosby Show
The Cosby Show (1984)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as The Great Gonzo / Digit (voice)

Fraggle Rock
Fraggle Rock (1983)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Boober / Uncle "Traveling" Matt / Side Bottom / The World's Oldest Fraggle (voice)

The Dark Crystal
The Dark Crystal (1982)
GoodWatch score 73

as Fizzgig, a Friendly Monster / General, Garthim Master

The Great Muppet Caper
The Great Muppet Caper (1981)
GoodWatch score 74

as The Great Gonzo / Beauregard / Zoot / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Lobbuck Lou / Singing Food (voice)

1970s

12 titles ยท average score 78
The Muppet Movie
The Muppet Movie (1979)
GoodWatch score 80

as The Great Gonzo / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Zoot / Doglion / Iraqian in El Sleezo Cafe / Pig (voice)

The Muppets Go Hollywood
The Muppets Go Hollywood (1979)
GoodWatch score 65

as The Great Gonzo / Zoot / Pig (voice)

John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together
John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together (1979)
GoodWatch score 73

as The Great Gonzo / Zoot / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew (voice)

The Orson Welles Show
The Orson Welles Show (1979)

as Gonzo (voice)

Julie Andrews: One Step Into Spring
Julie Andrews: One Step Into Spring (1978)

as Gonzo

An Audience with...
An Audience with... (1978)

TV show ยท as The Great Gonzo

Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas
Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas (1977)
GoodWatch score 89

as Wendell / Pop-eyed Catfish / Will Possum (voice)

The Bob Hope All Star Christmas Comedy Special
The Bob Hope All Star Christmas Comedy Special (1977)

as Gonzo

The Muppet Show
The Muppet Show (1976)
GoodWatch score 92

TV show ยท as Gonzo / Zoot / Beauregard / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew (voice)

Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live (1975)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as The Great Gonzo / Waldorf (voice) (uncredited) / The Great Gonzo (voice) (uncredited)

Muppet Picker Upper
Muppet Picker Upper (1975)

as Gonzo (voice)

Just a Few Announcements
Just a Few Announcements (1975)

as Gonzo

1960s

3 titles ยท average score 73
Sesame Street
Sesame Street (1969)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show

Limbo: The Organized Mind
Limbo: The Organized Mind (1966)

Assistant Director

The Parent Trap
The Parent Trap (1961)
GoodWatch score 76

as Teenager (uncredited)