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Bill Barretta

Bill Barretta

Actor and producer, also writer and director · Born June 19, 1964 (62) · Yardley, Pennsylvania, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Bill Barretta has been performing with the Muppets since 1991, when he performed the body of family father Earl Sinclair on Dinosaurs. He later developed several new characters on Muppets Tonight, including Pepe the King Prawn, Johnny Fiama and Bobo the Bear. Along with having his own Muppet characters, Bill has taken over several of Jim Henson's roles, such as Dr. Teeth, Rowlf the Dog, Mahna Mahna and Swedish Chef, and briefly took over Jerry Nelson's role of Lew Zealand. In addition, Bill has produced two of the Muppets' television movies, It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie and The Muppets' Wizard of Oz. Bill also provides additional voices on Kim Possible. He is a native of Yardley, Pennsylvania. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bill Barretta, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia .

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Born
June 19, 1964 (62)
From
Yardley, Pennsylvania, USA
Works as
Actor and producer, also writer and director
Titles
31 on MovieCove · 58 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 32% in 30 days

What are Bill Barretta's films like?

Across their 23 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Society.

Genres

Adventure7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 55th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 50th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Family3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 71st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Family movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 51st percentile
: browse their Action movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
36%
Society
28%
Self
24%
Morality
7%
Ideas
5%
Community13 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship9 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeHope4 titles, browse their movies with this themeTradition vs change3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 16 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 16 · Serious 0 · Dark 0

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 3 · Stylized 8 · Heightened 5

Gentle: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their gentle movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 11 · Charged 5 · Intense 0

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 12 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0

Funny: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their funny movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 11

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 10 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 16 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 16 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

9 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 6 of 9 analyzed roles.

Ally
6 of 9
Trickster
3 of 9
Show the 9 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
19
Warm
12
Absurd
10
Hopeful
7
Thrilling
5
Other
6

How their films linger

Feel-good19 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCozy2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy19
  • Bittersweet2
  • Ambiguous1
  • Cyclical1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Bill Barretta's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 21 of their 31 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Disney+ (14).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Bill Barretta's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

58 credits, 31 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Hoppers(2026)

    ADR & Dubbing · as Additional Voices (voice)

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • The Muppet Show(2026)

    Consulting Producer · as Rowlf the Dog / Dr. Teeth / Swedish Chef / Pepé the King Prawn (voice)

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Universal Basic Guys(2024)

    Show 1 episode · as (voice)

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all shows

  • The Muppets Mayhem(2023)

    Show 10 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer · Writer · as Dr. Teeth (voice)

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Garbage Pail Kids in Mad Mike: Fury Load (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Nat Nerd · as Split Kit

  • Dear Earth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Dr. Teeth (voice)

  • Muppets Haunted Mansion(2021)

    Executive Producer · Story · Teleplay · as Pepe / Rowlf / Dr. Teeth / The Swedish Chef

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Muppets Now(2020)

    Show 6 episodes · Director · Producer · Writer · as Pepe the King Prawn (voice)

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all shows

  • Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs the Reverend(2020)

    as Mr. Frumpus (voice)

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • The Disney Family Singalong Volume 2(2020)

    as The Muppets Puppeteer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • The Happytime Murders(2018)

    as Phil Philips / Junkyard / Boar (voice)

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • The Muppets Take the O2(2018)

    as Pepe the King Prawn / Rowlf the Dog / The Swedish Chef / Dr. Teeth / Bobo the Bear / Mahna Mahna / Big Mean Carl / Himself (voice)

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Muppet Babies(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Teeth (voice)

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows

  • The Muppets.(2015)

    Show 7 episodes · Director · as Pepe the King Prawn / Dr. Teeth / Rowlf (voice) · as Pepe the King Prawn / Dr. Teeth / Rowlf / Bobo the Bear (voice)

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Muppet Moments(2015)

    Show 41 episodes · Director · as Rowlf

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt(2015)

    Show 2 episodes · as Lonny Dufrene / Mr. Frumpus

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Muppets Most Wanted(2014)

    Co-Producer · as Pepe the King Prawn / Rowlf the Dog / Dr. Teeth / The Swedish Chef / Bobo the Bear / Big Mean Carl / Baby Boss / Carlo Flamingo / Leprechaun Security Guard (voice)

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Food Fight! | Muppisode (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as The Swedish Chef

  • Lady Gaga & the Muppets' Holiday Spectacular(2013)

    as Pepe, The Swedish Chef, Rowlf, Dr. Teeth, Bobo, Big Mean Carl

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • The Muppets All-Star Comedy Gala (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Pepe / Swedish Chef (voice)

  • The Muppets(2011)

    as Swedish Chef / Rowlf / Teeth / Pepe / Bobo / Muppet Gary (voice)

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • The Muppets: Pöpcørn | Recipes with The Swedish Chef (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as The Swedish Chef

  • Sesame Street: When Families Grieve (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Louie

  • The Muppets: Ringing of the Bells (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as The Swedish Chef

  • Sesame Street: Bedtime with Elmo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Louie (voice)

  • A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa(2008)

    as Pepe the Prawn / Swedish Chef / Rowlf / Dr. Teeth / Bobo the Bear / Husband Pigeon (voice)

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Studio DC: Almost Live (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 2 episodes · as The Swedish Chef, Pepe the King Prawn, Dr. Teeth, Rowlf the Dog, Bobo the Bear

  • The Muppets - Studio DC - Almost Live (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Dr. Teeth / Pepe the King Prawn / Swedish Chef (voice)

  • Sesame Street: Count on Sports (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Louie

  • Tinseltown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Director · Creator · Executive Producer · Writer · as Bobby Vegan

  • Sesame Beginnings: Exploring Together (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Louie

  • Elmo's Potty Time(2006)

    as Louie (voice)

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • The Great Gonzo: A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Weirdo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Pepe the King Prawn

  • Kermit: A Frog's Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Pepe the King Prawn

  • The Muppets' Wizard of Oz(2005)

    Co-Producer · as Toto / Dr. Teeth / Johnny / Lew Zealand / Swedish Chef / Rowlf

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Statler and Waldorf: From the Balcony (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 35 episodes · as Pepe the King Prawn / Rowlf / Johnny Fiama / The Swedish Chef / Bobo the Bear (Episodes 1-8)

  • Weezer: Video Capture Device - Treasures from the Vault 1991-2002 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Pepe the King Prawn / The Swedish Chef ("Keep Fishin")

  • It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie(2002)

    Co-Producer · as Pepe the King Prawn / Bobo the Bear / Johnny Fiama / Swedish Chef / Lew Zealand / Howard Tubman / Rowlf the Dog / Elvises (voice)

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Kermit's Swamp Years(2002)

    as Croaker / Horace D' Fly / Roy the Frog / Turtle #2 (voice)

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Weezer and the Muppets Go Fishin' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Rowlf the Dog / Pepe the King Prawn

  • Kim Possible(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Gym Jock (voice) · as Jackie 'The Jackal' Oaks (voice) · as Jilly from Jersey (voice) · as Motor Ed's 'Main Bro' (voice) · as Other Rocker / Henchman (voice) · as Scientist (voice) · as Sturgis / Museum Security Guard (voice) · as Swedish Guard / Office Man (voice)

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • I Love Muppets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Pepe the King Prawn (voice)

  • Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story(2001)

    Show 2 episodes · Executive Producer · Teleplay · as Thunderdell

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows

  • Telling Stories with Tomie dePaola (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 26 episodes · as Strega Nona

  • The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland(1999)

    as Additional Muppet Performer (voice)

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Muppets from Space(1999)

    as Pepe the Prawn / Bobo as Rentro / Johnny Fiama / Bubba the Rat / Cosmic Fish #2 (voice)

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss(1996)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • Muppets Tonight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 34 episodes · as Pepé / Bobo / Johnny Fiama / Clueless / Carl / Snookie / Howard

  • Muppet Treasure Island(1996)

    as Clueless Morgan / Swedish Chef / Blind Pew (hands) / Pirate / Pig / Skulls (voice)

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Muppet Sing Alongs: Things That Fly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Ballooner, Cedric, Airplane Pilot, and Commander Slick Space Guy

  • Muppet Sing Alongs: Treasure Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Clueless Morgan (voice)

  • Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree(1995)

    as Bear (voice)

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Jim Henson's Animal Show with Stinky and Jake (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 65 episodes · Actor

  • Muppet Classic Theater (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Elvis (voice)

  • Muppet Sing Alongs: It's Not Easy Being Green (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Swedish Chef (voice) (archive footage)

  • Dinosaurs(1991)

    Show as Earl Sinclair

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • America's Funniest Home Videos(1989)

    Show as Pepe

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows

  • Jim Henson's Creature Shop New York City Tour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Bobby Vegan

Career shape

Star power in the 97th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 56 titles, 55 of them dated from 1994 to 2026; peak year 2021.

Biggest box office

The Muppets (2011)

$172M worldwide

Highest rated

The Muppet Show (2026)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

America's Funniest Home Videos (1989)

Film career

19942026

Peak 2021 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 5 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting56 of 56: 45 only acting, 11 with another role · typical Midcredits score57thDirecting3 of 56: 0 only directing, 3 with another roleWriting4 of 56: 0 only writing, 4 with another roleProducing8 of 56: 0 only producing, 8 with another role · typical Midcredits score57thOther crew3 of 56: 0 only other crew, 3 with another role

56 titles, 11 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 8 of them.

By decade

1990s11 · acting2000s21 · 21 acting · 4 crew2010s13 · 13 acting · 3 crew2020s10 · 10 acting · 4 crew

Billing

usually 7th · top billed in 7% of 14 roles
9606

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Bill Barretta's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 57th percentile, the median of all 19; across their 16 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 59th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Approval · how many liked their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Reach · how many have seen their films

84thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Midcredits score across 31 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th13
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

15 of their 31 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Divisive3
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser15
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · actor

Lady Gaga & the Muppets' Holiday Spectacular (2013)

95th percentile spread · 39% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor, producer

The Muppet Show (2026)

Midcredits 97th · 87% liked

Reviewers score the acting 62/100 in their films, across 13 reviewed titles; fans 74, detractors 39. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Bill Barretta's work okay for kids?

Across up to 9 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity and frightening / intense run lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore9 titles25–50 · median 28 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity9 titles14–41 · median 18 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity9 titles6–51 · median 19 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs9 titles7–43 · median 28 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense8 titles5–44 · median 18 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Bill Barretta work with?

People who share at least 2 of Bill Barretta's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Dave Goelz shares the most, 18.

Directors

Writers

Actors

  • Dave Goelz18 titles    See newest 12 of 18 shared titles with Dave Goelz
  • Eric Jacobson14 titles    See newest 12 of 14 shared titles with Eric Jacobson
  • Steve Whitmire13 titles    See newest 12 of 13 shared titles with Steve Whitmire
  • David Rudman12 titles    See all 12 shared titles with David Rudman

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles