Danny Seagren, the Jim Henson -trained puppeteer who performed on the kids show The Electric Company as a silent Spider-Man in the first live-action depiction of the Marvel superhero, has died. He was 81.

A resident of Little River, South Carolina, Seagren died Nov. 10, his family announced .

On Electric Company sister show Sesame Street , Seagren stepped in for Caroll Spinney to play Big Bird on several episodes and put on the yellow-feathered costume for events, parades and live appearances on The Ed Sullivan Show .

Danny Seagren, the Jim Henson -trained puppeteer who performed on the kids show The Electric Company as a silent Spider-Man in the first live-action depiction of the Marvel superhero, has died. He was 81.

A resident of Little River, South Carolina, Sea

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