Biography

Richard Hunt (August 17, 1951 – January 7, 1992) was an American puppeteer, best known as a Muppet performer on Sesame Street, The Muppet Show, Fraggle Rock, and other projects for The Jim Henson Company. His roles on The Muppet Show included Scooter, Statler, Janice, Beaker, and Sweetums and characters on Sesame Street included Gladys the Cow, Don Music, and Forgetful Jones. Description above from the Wikipedia article Richard Hunt, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Trading Places

Wilson

The Muppet Movie

Scooter / Statler / Janice / Sweetums / Beaker / Fozzie Bear (assistant) (voice)

Jim Henson Idea Man

Self (archive footage)

The Muppets Take Manhattan

Scooter / Statler / Janice / Beaker / Dog (voice)

The Great Muppet Caper

Scooter / Statler / Sweetums / Janice / Beaker / Bellhop Rat / Bubba / Gramps / Monster / Singing Food / Cab Driver

Follow That Bird

Gladys the Cow / Feathered Friends Owl / Additional Muppets / Grouches (voice)

Sesame Street's 25th Birthday: A Musical Celebration

Gladys the Cow (voice) (archive footage)

Sesame Street: Let's Eat! Funny Food Songs

Backup Monster (puppeteer)