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Bob Payne(I)

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Bob Payne is known for The Dark Crystal (1982), The Muppet Movie (1979) and The Great Muppet Caper (1981).
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    • Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys
      • 2 nominations total

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    Known for

    Frank Oz, Jim Henson, Dave Goelz, Miki Iveria, Hus Levant, Patrick Monckton, Brian Meehl, Kathryn Mullen, and Susan Westerby in The Dark Crystal (1982)
    The Dark Crystal
    7.1
    • Historian, Scrollkeeper (performer)
    • 1982
    Orson Welles, Steve Martin, Mel Brooks, James Coburn, Frank Oz, Milton Berle, Dom DeLuise, Elliott Gould, Jim Henson, Bob Hope, Madeline Kahn, Carol Kane, Cloris Leachman, Richard Pryor, Telly Savalas, Edgar Bergen, and Paul Williams in The Muppet Movie (1979)
    The Muppet Movie
    7.6
    • Muppet Performer
    • 1979
    Frank Oz, Charles Grodin, Jim Henson, Diana Rigg, and Dave Goelz in The Great Muppet Caper (1981)
    The Great Muppet Caper
    7.1
    • Muppet Performer
    • Bellhop Rat
    • 1981
    Frank Oz, Jim Henson, Dave Goelz, Louise Gold, Richard Hunt, Kathryn Mullen, Jerry Nelson, and Steve Whitmire in The Muppet Show (1976)
    The Muppet Show
    8.4
    TV Series
    • Additional Muppets
    • Norman
    • Astoria

    Credits

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    Actor

    • Sesame Street (1969)
      Sesame Street
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Muppet Performer
      • Mary Rhymie
      • Osvaldo (assistant) ...
      • 1978–1998
    • Kajol in Bekhudi (1992)
      Bekhudi
      4.4
      • 1992
    • Shalom Sesame (1987)
      Shalom Sesame
      6.7
      TV Series
      • (voice)
      • 1987–1991
    • Sesame Songs: Dance Along! (1990)
      Sesame Songs: Dance Along!
      8.2
      Video
      • Various (voice)
      • 1990
    • Jim Henson in The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years (1986)
      The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
      8.1
      TV Movie
      • Muppet Performer (uncredited)
      • 1986
    • Chevy Chase, Frank Oz, Sandra Bernhard, John Candy, Jim Henson, Joe Flaherty, Richard Hunt, Waylon Jennings, Jerry Nelson, Martin P. Robinson, Caroll Spinney, and Dave Thomas in Follow That Bird (1985)
      Follow That Bird
      6.8
      • Additional Muppet Performer (uncredited)
      • 1985
    • Frank Oz, Jim Henson, Dave Goelz, Miki Iveria, Hus Levant, Patrick Monckton, Brian Meehl, Kathryn Mullen, and Susan Westerby in The Dark Crystal (1982)
      The Dark Crystal
      7.1
      • Historian, Scrollkeeper (performer)
      • 1982
    • Frank Oz, Charles Grodin, Jim Henson, Diana Rigg, and Dave Goelz in The Great Muppet Caper (1981)
      The Great Muppet Caper
      7.1
      • Muppet Performer
      • Bellhop Rat
      • 1981
    • The Muppets Go to the Movies (1981)
      The Muppets Go to the Movies
      7.1
      TV Movie
      • Muppet Performer (voice, as Robert Payne)
      • 1981
    • Frank Oz, Jim Henson, Dave Goelz, Louise Gold, Richard Hunt, Kathryn Mullen, Jerry Nelson, and Steve Whitmire in The Muppet Show (1976)
      The Muppet Show
      8.4
      TV Series
      • Additional Muppets
      • Norman
      • Astoria
      • 1979–1981
    • Muppet Gimme a Break
      Short
      • Roll
      • 1979
    • Sesame Street in Puerto Rico (1979)
      Sesame Street in Puerto Rico
      8.4
      TV Movie
      • Osvaldo, el Gruñón (assistant)
      • 1979
    • Orson Welles, Steve Martin, Mel Brooks, James Coburn, Frank Oz, Milton Berle, Dom DeLuise, Elliott Gould, Jim Henson, Bob Hope, Madeline Kahn, Carol Kane, Cloris Leachman, Richard Pryor, Telly Savalas, Edgar Bergen, and Paul Williams in The Muppet Movie (1979)
      The Muppet Movie
      7.6
      • Muppet Performer
      • 1979
    • National Lampoon's Animal House (1978)
      National Lampoon's Animal House
      7.4
      • Parade Spectator (uncredited)
      • 1978
    • Lenny Meledandri and Fred Rogers in Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (1968)
      Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
      8.8
      TV Series
      • Puppeteer
      • 1971–1975

    Additional Crew

    • It's the Muppets! Meet the Muppets! (1993)
      It's the Muppets! Meet the Muppets!
      8.5
      Video
      • muppet designer (as Robert Payne)
      • 1993
    • It's the Muppets! More Muppets, Please! (1993)
      It's the Muppets! More Muppets, Please!
      8.6
      Video
      • muppet designer (as Robert Payne)
      • 1993
    • Jim Henson in The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years (1986)
      The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
      8.1
      TV Movie
      • historian
      • 1986
    • Fraggle Rock (1983)
      Fraggle Rock
      7.9
      TV Series
      • muppet designer (as Robert Payne)
      • 1983
    • Frank Oz, Jim Henson, Dave Goelz, Louise Gold, Richard Hunt, Kathryn Mullen, Jerry Nelson, and Steve Whitmire in The Muppet Show (1976)
      The Muppet Show
      8.4
      TV Series
      • muppet designer (as Robert Payne)
      • 1979–1981

    Animation Department

    • Penny Jewkes, Aleisha Allen, Kathryn Avery, Nick Balaban, Steve Burns, Jenna Marie Castle, Traci Paige Johnson, Spencer Kayden, Kelly Nigh, Michael Rubin, Donovan Patton, Cody Ross Pitts, Jonathan Press, Marshall Claffy, Stephen Schmidt, Julia Wetherell, and Corrine Hoffman in Blue's Clues (1996)
      Blue's Clues
      7.0
      TV Series
      • animator
      • 1996

    Videos3

    The Muppet Movie
    Trailer 0:58
    The Muppet Movie
    The Dark Crystal
    Trailer 0:44
    The Dark Crystal
    The Dark Crystal
    Trailer 0:44
    The Dark Crystal
    The Dark Crystal: 25th Anniversary Edition
    Trailer 0:50
    The Dark Crystal: 25th Anniversary Edition

    Personal details

    • Alternative names
      • Bobby Payne

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Payne created a Wicked Witch of the West hand puppet for a production of "The Wizard of Oz" and ultimately gave it to fellow puppeteer Wayland Flowers, who transformed it into his signature character, Madame.

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