John Wheatley is a British puppeteer who has worked on various Creature Shop projects (notably as part of the team puppeteering the Robot in Lost in Space). He also served as an additional puppeteer on Muppet Treasure Island.
Wheatley had been a puppeteer on Spitting Image and Round the Bend. He appeared in fellow puppeteer David Barclay's 1998 short film Diabolical Properties.
Muppet/Creature Shop credits
- Muppet Treasure Island - Additional Muppet performer
- Lost in Space - The Robot
- Animal Farm - Principal Puppeteer
- The Last Video - Puppeteer