Martin P. Robinson
Acting • Born 1954-03-09
Biography
Martin P. Robinson (born March 9, 1954) is a puppeteer for the Jim Henson Company. He originally built, designed, and performed the puppets for Little Shop of Horrors. He is perhaps best known for his work on Sesame Street. He has performed the characters of Telly Monster, Slimey the Worm, Mr. Snuffleupagus, and Tony The Turtle on the show for more than 20 years. He also performed the character Riff on Allegra's Window, and was an animatronic puppeteer for Leonardo in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. He is the puppeteer responsible for training the puppeteers on Sesame Tree. He was born on March 9, 1954 in Dearborn, Michigan. Graduated from Brookfield East High School, in Brookfield, Wisconsin, suburb of Milwaukee. He was married to Annie Evans on August 9, 2008 on the set of Sesame Street, in the Kaufman Astoria Studios in Queens, NY. Description above from the Wikipedia article Martin P. Robinson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Filmography
89 credits
CinderElmo
Movie • 1999
Telly Monster / Aloysius 'Snuffy' Snuffleupagus (voice)
Sesame Street: M is for Mystery
Movie • 2014
Telly
Sesame Street: The Great Numbers Game
Movie • 1998
Telly
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Head to Toe with Elmo!
Movie • 2003
Snuffy (voice)
Sesame Street: Three Bears and a New Baby
Movie • 2003
Telly Monster (voice)
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland
Movie • 1999
Telly / Pestie / Laundromad Guy (voice)
Sesame Street: Imagine That!
Movie • 1996
Telly Monster (voice)
Sesame Street: Learning About Letters
Movie • 1986
Snuffy/Telly Monster/Buster the Horse/Irvine the Grouch (voice)
Sesame Street: A Magical Halloween Adventure
Movie • 2004
Sesame Street: Sing, Hoot & Howl with the Sesame Street Animals
Movie • 1991
Buster the Horse / Sheep / Fish (voice)
Sesame Street: Elmo Says BOO!
Movie • 1997
Telly
Oscar's Handmade Halloween
Movie • 2023
Sesame Street Puppet Performer / Puppet Captain
Jerry Nelson: A Celebratory Birthday Animatic
Movie • 2022
Telly Monster (voice)
Sesame Street: Being Green
Movie • 2009
Telly (voice)
Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey
Movie • 2011
Self
Sesame Street: The Best of Elmo
Movie • 1994
Announcer/Telly Monster/Snuffy (voice) (archive footage)
Muppet Sing Alongs: Treasure Island
Movie • 1996
Shark / Big Snort (voice)
Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Movie • 1983
Mr. Snuffleupagus (voice)
Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!
Movie • 1998
Telly / Mr. Snuffleupagus / Slimey / Yip-Yip (voice)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Movie • 1990
Leonardo
Jim Henson: Sing-Along, Dance-Along, Do-Along
Movie • 1988
Additional Muppet Performer (voice)
Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas
Movie • 1996
Telly Monster (voice)
Sesame Street: Monster Hits!
Movie • 1990
Herry's Father (voice)
Sesame Street: Sesame Sings Karaoke
Movie • 2003
Telly
Sesame Street: 25 Wonderful Years: A Musical Celebration!
Movie • 1993
Telly Monster
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie
Movie • 1988
Telly Monster/Manolo (voice)
Sesame Street: Big Bird Sings!
Movie • 2005
Snuffy (voice)
Big Bird in China
Movie • 1983
Telly Monster (voice)
Follow That Bird
Movie • 1985
Mr. Snuffleupagus / Telly Monster / Board of Birds / Grouch Diner Patron (voice)
A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa
Movie • 2008
Sweetums / Additional Muppets (voice)
The Muppets Take Manhattan
Movie • 1984
Additional Muppet Performer / College Student in Audience / Bear
The Tale of the Bunny Picnic
Movie • 1986
Farmer (voice)
The World of Jim Henson
Movie • 1994
Self (archive footage)
Sesame Street: Elmo's Playdate
Movie • 2020
Telly Monster (voice)
Sesame Street: Kids' Favorite Songs
Movie • 1999
Telly / Snuffy (voice)
Sesame Street: Kids' Favorite Songs 2
Movie • 2001
Snuffy / Telly (Hero Guy segment) (voice)
Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration
Movie • 1993
Telly Monster (voice)
Sesame Street: Quiet Time
Movie • 1997
Telly Monster (voice)
Sesame Street: Fiesta!
Movie • 1997
"Numero Comparsa" Singer / Telly Monster (voice)
Sesame Street: Bedtime with Elmo
Movie • 2009
Telly Monster (voice)
Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & Stories
Movie • 1986
Telly Monster / Snuffy / Buster the Horse (voice)
Sesame Street: Elmocize
Movie • 1996
Monty (voice)
Sesame Street: The Alphabet Jungle Game
Movie • 1998
Telly Monster (voice)
Sesame Street: Let's Eat! Funny Food Songs
Movie • 2003
Telly Monster (voice)
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Sillier at the Movies
Movie • 1997
Telly Monster / Monty (voice)
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
Movie • 1994
Telly Monster (voice)
Sesame Street: 50 Years of Sunny Days
Movie • 2021
Self
A Sesame Street Christmas Carol
Movie • 2006
Snuffy (voice) (archive footage)
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
Movie • 1990
Dinger (archive footage)
Elmo's Christmas Countdown
Movie • 2007
Mr. Snuffleupagus / Telly Monster (voice)
Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas
Movie • 2016
Hot Pink Muppet Elf (voice)
Sesame Street: Elmo's Musical Adventure: The Story of Peter and the Wolf
Movie • 2001
Telly (voice)
Cookie Monster's Bake Sale: Back to School
Movie • 2024
Mr. Snuffleupagus / Telly Monster
Sesame Street: Cookie Monster's Best Bites
Movie • 2004
Telly Monster (voice)
Elmo's Mindfulness Spectacular
Movie • 2023
Telly Monster
Jim Henson's Memorial Service
Movie • 1990
Getting Ready to Read
Movie • 1992
Old MacDougal / Rocky (voice)
Sesame Street: Kids' Favorite Country Songs
Movie • 2007
Telly
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Wild Wild West!
Movie • 2001
Mr. Snuffleupagus
Sesame Street: Let's Make Music
Movie • 2000
Telly
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Wake Up with Elmo!
Movie • 2002
Slimey / Book
The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson
Movie • 1990
Additional Muppet Performer
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland: Sing and Play
Movie • 1999
grey Grouch/purple Pestie
Sesame Street: Kids' Guide to Life: Telling the Truth
Movie • 1997
Telly Monster (voice)
Sesame Street: Elmo's Shape Adventure
Movie • 2011
Telly (voice)
Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?
Movie • 2004
Additional Muppet Performer
Jim Henson Idea Man
Movie • 2024
Self (archive footage)
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On!
Movie • 2004
Telly / Mr. Snuffleupagus (voice)
Sesame Street 1986 Wrap Party
Movie
Mugger / Telly
Sesame Street: Wild Words and Outdoor Adventures
Movie • 2011
Sesame Street: Kid's Guide to Life: Big Bird Gets Lost
Movie • 2003
Snuffy / Telly (voice)
Sesame Street: Elmo's Magic Numbers
Movie • 2012
Fluffy
Sesame Street: Learning About Numbers
Movie • 1986
Honker
Sesame Street: Singing with the Stars
Movie • 2012
Sesame Street: Singing with the Stars
Movie • 2012
Self
When You Wish Upon a Pickle: A Sesame Street Special
Movie • 2018
Sesame Street: Elmo and Friends: The Letter Quest and Other Magical Tales
Movie • 2009
Sesame Street Stays Up Late!
Movie • 1993
Telly Monster/Mrs. Grouch/Mr. Snuffleupagus(voice)
The Muppet Show
Movie • 2026
Supporting Muppet Performer
Sesame Street: Elmo's World
Movie • 2000
Picture Book / Dragon ("Books" segment)
Sesame Street: The Best Pet in the World
Movie • 2010
Telly Monster
Sesame Street
TV • 1969
Irvine
Sesame Street
TV • 1969
Telly Monster/Aloysius Snuffleupagus/Irvine/Slimey (voice)
Spitting Image
TV • 1984
The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss
TV • 1996
Allegra's Window
TV • 1994
Law & Order: Organized Crime
TV • 2021
Octopus Puppeteer #1
Sesame Unpaved
TV • 1999
Helpsters
TV • 2019
Mr. Primm (voice)