First live-action Spider-Man actor, dies aged 81 - Actor was also an accomplished puppeteer and even portrayed Big Bird on ...

Danny Seagren, who was the first person to play Spider-Man in a live-action role, died in Little River, South Carolina, ...

Jim Henson trained him to be a puppeteer, and he also worked on ‘Sesame Street’ and appeared as Big Bird on ‘The Ed Sullivan ...