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Gordpwk — Gord Robertson on the set of "Puppets Who Kill."

Gord Robertson (b. May 10, 1958), also credited as Gordon Robertson, is a Canadian puppeteer who has performed in several Muppet and Creature Shop productions beginning with Fraggle Rock.

Outside Henson projects, Robertson played the title character on Zoboomafoo and worked with Shari Lewis on Lamb Chop's Play Along (as Buster the Bus) and The Charlie Horse Music Pizza (as Fingers the raccoon). He played Galileo on Groundling Marsh and Bill the ventriloquist dummy on the sitcom Puppets Who Kill. In film, he was chief puppeteer on the non-Henson Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III (also face puppeteer for Michaelangelo), one of the puppeteers for Johnny 5 in Short Circuit 2, and worked on Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium.

Henson credits

Fraggle Rock: Pa Gorg (body), Inkspots, Rumple Fraggle, Tumbrell Doozer
The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show: Additional Muppet Performer (uncredited)^[1]
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years: Additional Muppet Performer (uncredited)^[1]
Follow That Bird: Daddy Dodo (body)
Sesame Park: Dodi (assistant), others
The Jim Henson Hour: Chip, Lindbergh, Polar Bear (Lighthouse Island), Scruffy (Dog City)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze: Rahzar (face puppeteer)
Basil Hears a Noise
The Neverending Story III: Falkor (puppeteer)
Brats of the Lost Nebula
Cats & Dogs
It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie: Additional Muppet Performer
The Muppets' Wizard of Oz: Additional Muppet Performer
Turkey Hollow: Thrinng

Sources

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Puppets Who Kill official site. Cast bios.

External links

Presskit bio. Kratt Club fan page (archived).

[puppets-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Puppets Who Kill official site. Cast bios.

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+'''Gord Robertson''' (b. May 10, 1958), also credited as Gordon Robertson, is a [[Canada|Canadian]] puppeteer who has performed in several Muppet and [[Jim Henson's Creature Shop|Creature Shop]] productions beginning with ''[[Fraggle Rock]]''.
+Outside Henson projects, Robertson played the title character on ''Zoboomafoo'' and worked with [[Shari Lewis]] on ''[[Lamb Chop|Lamb Chop's Play Along]]'' (as Buster the Bus) and ''The Charlie Horse Music Pizza'' (as Fingers the raccoon). He played Galileo on ''Groundling Marsh'' and Bill the ventriloquist dummy on the sitcom ''Puppets Who Kill''. In film, he was chief puppeteer on the non-Henson ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III'' (also face puppeteer for Michaelangelo), one of the puppeteers for Johnny 5 in ''[[Short Circuit|Short Circuit 2]]'', and worked on ''[[Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium]]''.
-==Henson Credits==
-*'''''[[Fraggle Rock]]:''''' [[Pa Gorg]] (body), [[Inkspots]], [[Rumple Fraggle]], [[Tumbrell Doozer]]
-*'''''[[Follow That Bird]]:''''' [[Daddy Dodo]] (body)
-*'''''[[Sesame Park  (Canada)|Sesame Park]]:''''' [[Dodi]] (assistant)
-*'''''[[The Jim Henson Hour]]:''''' [[Chip]], [[Lindbergh]], [[Polar Bear]] (''[[Lighthouse Island]]'')
-*'''''[[Basil Hears a Noise]]'''''
-*'''''[[Brats of the Lost Nebula]]'''''
-*'''''[[Muppets from Space]]'''''
-*'''''[[It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie]]'''''
-*'''''[[The Muppets' Wizard of Oz]]'''''
-==Non-Henson Credits==
+==Henson credits==
+*''[[Fraggle Rock]]'': [[Pa Gorg]] (body), [[Inkspots]], [[Rumple Fraggle]], [[Tumbrell Doozer]]
-*''[[Groundling Marsh]]:'' Galileo
+*''[[The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show]]'': Additional Muppet Performer (uncredited)<ref name="puppets">[http://www.puppetswhokill.com/portfolio/cast/ Puppets Who Kill official site]. Cast bios.</ref>
-*''Zoboomafoo'': Zoboomafoo
+*''[[The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years]]'': Additional Muppet Performer (uncredited)<ref name="puppets" />
-*''The Charlie Horse Music Pizza'' (with [[Shari Lewis]]): Fingers the Raccoon
+*''[[Follow That Bird]]'': [[Daddy Dodo]] (body)
-*''Puppets Who Kill'': Bill the Ventriloquist Dummy
+*''[[Sesame Park]]'': [[Dodi]] (assistant), others
+*''[[The Jim Henson Hour]]'': [[Chip]], [[Lindbergh]], [[Polar Bear]] (''[[Lighthouse Island]]''), [[Scruffy]] (''[[Dog City (special)|Dog City]]'')
+*''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze]]'': [[Rahzar]] (face puppeteer)
+*''[[Basil Hears a Noise]]''
+*''[[The Neverending Story III]]'': Falkor (puppeteer)
+*''[[Brats of the Lost Nebula]]''
+*''[[Cats & Dogs]]''
+*''[[It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie]]'': Additional Muppet Performer
+*''[[The Muppets' Wizard of Oz]]'': Additional Muppet Performer
+*''[[Turkey Hollow]]'': Thrinng
+==Sources==
+<references/>
 ==External links==
-[http://www.thekrattclub.com/gordonr.htm Bio page]
+*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110216004428/https://www.thekrattclub.com/gordonr.htm Presskit bio]. Kratt Club fan page (archived).
+__NOWYSIWYG__
-[[Category:Muppet Performers|Robertson, Gord]]
+{{DEFAULTSORT:Robertson, Gord}}
+[[Category:Muppet Performers]]
+[[Category:Creature Shop Puppeteers]]