Frank Oz plant (voiced by Levi Stubbs) which at times required up to 40 puppeteers to operate. The film allowed Oz to show his ability to work with live actors and led to opportunities to direct films that did not include puppetry. Usually helming comedic productions, Oz went on to direct "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels" in 1988, starring Steve Martin and Michael Caine; "What About Bob?" in 1991, starring Bill Murray and Richard Dreyfuss; and "Housesitter" in 1992, starring Steve Martin and Goldie Hawn (all of which were scored by Miles Goodman). Later films include "The Indian in the Cupboard" (1995), "In &
Ron Silver trial. From 1991 to 2000, Silver served as president of the Actors' Equity Association. He played a film producer in "Best Friends" opposite Burt Reynolds and Goldie Hawn (1982), an actor in "Lovesick" (1983) and a film director in "Mr. Saturday Night" (1992). Silver portrayed a corrupt, rogue senator in the 1994 Jean-Claude Van Damme sci-fi thriller "Timecop". On television in 1998, he starred opposite Kirstie Alley for season two of her TV comedy series "Veronica's Closet". In other films based on true stories, Silver portrayed tennis player Bobby Riggs in the TV docudrama "When Billie Beat Bobby" (2001), about