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Jim Henson
Born September 24, 1936Died May 16, 1990
Place of birth: Greenville, Mississippi, USA

Jim Henson was an American film director, television producer and puppeteer, best known as the creator of The Muppets.
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Actor (161 credits)
Movies
The Muppet ScriptSelf (archive footage)
2025
Joan Rivers at the BBCSelf (archive footage)
2024
Jim Henson Idea ManSelf (archive footage)
2024
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame StreetSelf (archive footage)
2021
Sesame Street: 50 Years and CountingErnie
2019
I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney StorySelf
2015
In Their Own Words: Jim HensonSelf (archive footage)
2015
Jim Henson: Behind the Seams
2014
Muppets Most WantedKermit The Frog (archival recordings) (uncredited)
2014
Jim Henson's Tales from Muppetland
2009
Jim Henson: His Sesame Street Story
2009
Reflections of 'The Dark Crystal'Self
2007
A Sesame Street Christmas CarolErnie (voice) (archive footage)
2006
Jim Henson: Commercials and Experiments
2004
Muppet History 101
2004
Muppet Music MomentsSelf
2004
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the MoviesKermit the Frog
2004
Sesame Street: Cookie Monster's Best BitesGuy Smiley (voice, archive footage)
2004
Muppets Magic from 'The Ed Sullivan Show!'Muppet Performer
2003
Sesame Street: Bert & Ernie's Word PlayKermit the Frog / Bip Bippadotta / Lavender Anything Muppet in Fat Cat (voice) (archive footage)
2002
The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 3Kermit the Frog / Waldorf / Rowlf / Link Hogthrob
2001
The Very Best of the Muppet ShowKermit the Frog / Waldorf / Rowlf / The Swedish Chef
1999
The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 2Kermit the Frog / Waldorf / Rowlf / The Swedish Chef
1999
The Best of Kermit on Sesame StreetKermit the Frog (voice) (archive footage)
1998
Sesame Street: Elmo Says BOO!Ernie / Harvey Monster (voice) (archive footage)
1997
Sesame Street: Quiet TimeErnie ("Naptime") / Kermit the Frog (voice) (archive footage)
1997
Sesame Street: Do the AlphabetErnie (voice)
1996
Sesame Street: Imagine That!Ernie (voice) (archive footage)
1996
The World of Jim HensonSelf / Kermit the Frog / Rowlf (archive footage)
1994
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!Kermit the Frog / Ernie
1994
Sesame Street: 25 Wonderful Years: A Musical Celebration!Ernie
1993
A Classic Christmas from The Ed Sullivan ShowKermit the Frog (voice)
1992
Muppet*Vision 3DKermit the Frog / Swedish Chef / Waldorf (voice)
1991
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!Ernie / Singer / Kermit the Frog (archive footage) (segment "One Banana") (voice)
1990
The Muppets Celebrate Jim HensonSelf / Various Muppets (archive footage)
1990
The Muppets at Walt Disney WorldKermit the Frog / Rowlf / Dr. Teeth / Waldorf / Swedish Chef / Link Hogthrob (voice)
1990
Jim Henson: In Performance
1990
Sesame Street: Monster Hits!Harvey Monster (voice)
1990
Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His MusicSelf / Kermit the Frog (voice)
1990
The Earth Day SpecialKermit the Frog (voice)
1990
Dog City: The MovieSelf / Kermit the Frog / Rowlf the Dog / Bugsy Them (voice)
1989
50 Years of Television: A Golden CelebrationKermit the Frog
1989
Miss Piggy's HollywoodWaldorf
1989
An Evening with Jim Henson and Frank OzSelf
1989
Free to Be... a FamilyKermit the Frog (voice)
1988
Jim Henson: Sing-Along, Dance-Along, Do-AlongRowlf the Dog (voice)
1988
Hey, You're as Funny as Fozzie BearKermit the Frog (voice)
1988
Sesame Street: Put Down the DuckieKermit the Frog/Ernie (voice)
1988
Muppet Studios Presents: You're the DirectorKermit the Frog / Swedish Chef / Rowlf the Dog / Link Hogthrob (voice)
1988
Wow, You're A Cartoonist!Kermit The Frog
1988
The Best of Ernie and BertErnie
1988
A Muppet Family ChristmasKermit the Frog / Rowlf the Dog / Dr. Teeth / Swedish Chef / Waldorf / Ernie / Self
1987
Sesame Street: Sing Along
1987
Down at Fraggle RockCantus the Minstrel / Convincing John / Self / Host
1987
The Christmas ToyKermit the Frog (voice)
1986
Sesame Street: Learning About LettersErnie/Kermit the Frog/King Peter the Persnickety (voice)
1986
Inside the LabyrinthSelf
1986
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 YearsKermit the Frog / Ernie / Dr. Teeth / Rowlf / Link Hogthrob / The Newsman / The Swedish Chef / Waldorf / Mahna Mahna / Harry the Hipster / Self
1986
The Tale of the Bunny PicnicDog (voice)
1986
Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & StoriesErnie / The King (Bedtime Stories & Songs) (voice)
1986
LabyrinthGoblins (uncredited)
1986
Into the NightMan on Phone
1985
Follow That BirdKermit the Frog / Ernie (voice)
1985
Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird StuffKermit the Frog
1985
The Muppet RevueKermit the Frog (voice)
1985
Muppet Video: Rowlf's Rhapsodies with the MuppetsRowlf (voice)
1985
Muppet TreasuresKermit The Frog / The Swedish Chef / Waldorf / Link Hogthrob / Rowlf / Dr. Teeth / The Newsman
1985
Children's Songs and Stories with the MuppetsKermit the Frog (voice)
1985
Night of 100 Stars IIKermit the Frog
1985
Muppet Video: The Kermit and Piggy StoryKermit the Frog (voice)
1985
The Muppets Take ManhattanKermit the Frog / Rowlf / Dr. Teeth / Waldorf / Swedish Chef / Ernie / Granny / Horse & Carriage Rider / Link Hogthrob / The Newsman (voice)
1984
Henson's Place: The Man Behind the MuppetsJim Henson (self)
1984
The Bells of Fraggle RockCantus the Minstrel (voice)
1984
Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and the MuppetsKermit the Frog / Rowlf the Dog / Waldorf / Zeke (voice)
1983
The World of 'The Dark Crystal'Self
1983
Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of ArtErnie (voice)
1983
Big Bird in ChinaErnie (voice)
1983
Classic Creatures: Return of the JediSelf
1983
Muppet BreakthroughLeo
1983
I Love LibertyKermit the Frog (voice)
1982
The Fantastic Miss Piggy ShowKermit The Frog (voice)
1982
Rocky IIIKermit the Frog (voice)(uncredited)
1982
The Dark CrystalJen / High Priest, Ritual Master
1982
Of Muppets & MenSelf
1981
The Great Muppet CaperKermit the Frog / Rowlf the Dog / Dr. Teeth / Waldorf / Swedish Chef / The Muppet Newsman
1981
The Muppets Go to the MoviesKermit / Rowlf / Link Hogthrob / The Swedish Chef / Waldorf
1981
Muppet Side SplitterLeo (voice)
1981
The Muppet MovieKermit the Frog / Rowlf / Dr. Teeth / Waldorf / Doc Hopper's Men / Link Hogthrob / Swedish Chef (voice)
1979
The Muppets Go HollywoodVarious Muppets
1979
John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas TogetherKermit the Frog / Rowlf / Waldorf / Dr. Teeth / The Swedish Chef (voice)
1979
The Orson Welles ShowSelf / Kermit the Frog (voice)
1979
Muppet Breaker UpperLeo
1979
Muppet Gimme a BreakLeo / Pasta in "Meal Break"
1979
Meal BreakLeo / Spaghetti
1979
Grump CriticLeo
1979
Let's Have the Dam BreakLeo
1979
A Walking Tour of Sesame StreetErnie / Kermit the Frog (archive footage) (uncredited)
1979
Hip Hip Parade!Kermit the Frog
1978
Christmas Eve on Sesame StreetKermit the Frog / Ernie (voice)
1978
Mickey's 50Kermit the Frog (voice)
1978
Julie Andrews: One Step Into SpringKermit The Frog / Rowlf the Dog / Dr. Teeth
1978
The Vent EventKermit the Frog
1978
Emmet Otter's Jug-Band ChristmasKermit the Frog / Harrison Fox / Harvey / Snake (voice)
1977
The Bob Hope All Star Christmas Comedy SpecialKermit the Frog / Rowlf
1977
Sesame Street at Night?Guy Smiley / Ernie / Kermit the Frog (voice) (archive footage)
1977
The Muppet Show Pitch ReelLeo / Kermit the Frog (voice)
1976
Kagayake! Gorō Mapetto Geba Geba 90-pun!Kermit the Frog
1976
Julie: My Favourite ThingsKermit the Frog/Dr. Teeth
1975
Muppet Picker UpperKermit the Frog / Leo (voice)
1975
The Muppet IntroductionKermit the Frog
1975
Just a Few AnnouncementsKermit the Frog
1975
Out to LunchKermit / Ernie / Guy Smiley / Person with Cue Card (voice)
1974
The Muppet Musicians of BremenKermit the Frog / Mean Floyd / Rat (voice)
1972
The King of EightThe King of Eight
1971
Tales from Muppetland: The Frog PrinceKermit / Garth / King Rupert (voice)
1971
Pure GoldieKermit the Frog (voice)
1971
The Muppets on PuppetsSelf / Rowlf the Dog
1970
The Great Santa Claus SwitchFred / Lothar (voice)
1970
Hey Cinderella!Kermit The Frog / King Goshposh / Rufus (voice)
1969
The Wizard of IdThe Wizard / The Spook (voice)
1969
Sesame Street Pitch ReelKermit the Frog / Rowlf / Grump / Conrad Love / The Spook
1969
This Way to Sesame StreetErnie/Kermit
1969
The Paperwork Explosion
1967
Limbo: The Organized MindLimbo (voice)
1966
Rowlf the SalesmanRowlf the Dog
1966
The Idea ManLimbo
1966
I'm NobodyLimbo (voice)
1966
Time PieceMan
1965
Alexander the GrapeFreddy the Fierce (voice)
1965
The ReindeerDasher / Prancer (voice)
1965
Tales of the TinkerdeeKermit the Frog / King Goshposh / Charlie the Ogre (voice)
1962
Visual ThinkingKermit / Harry the Hipster (voice)
1961
Sesame Street 1986 Wrap PartyErnie / Himself
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In Their Own WordsSelf (archive footage)
2015
Sesame Unpaved
1999
The Jim Henson Hour
1989
DollyKermit the Frog (voice)
1987
Wedden, dat..?Self
1986
Jim Henson's Little Muppet Monsters
1985
Fraggle RockCantus
1983
Fraggle RockConvincing John
1983
Fraggle RockGobo Fraggle, Convincing John, Cantus (voice)
1983
Reading RainbowKermit the Frog
1983
Fraggle RockConvincing John (voice)
1983
Fraggle RockCantus the Minstrel (voice)
1983
Fraggle RockCantus the Minstrel, Convincing John, Additional Muppets (voice)
1983
Fraggle RockConvincing John (voice, uncredited)
1983
WoganSelf
1982
The Muppet ShowKermit the Frog, Waldorf, Rowlf the Dog, Link Hogthrob, The Swedish Chef, Dr. Teeth, The Newsman (voice)
1976
Saturday Night LiveKing Ploobis (as Jim Henson’s Muppets) (voice)
1975
Great PerformancesKermit the Frog (voice)
1971
Sesame Street
1969
Peter Alexander präsentiert SpezialitätenSelf
1969
The Dick Cavett ShowSelf - Guest
1968
NBC Experiment in TelevisionGorilla (voice)
1967
The Mike Douglas ShowSelf
1961
Sam and FriendsKermit the Frog
1955
Sesame Street: Play with Me Sesame
Einer wird gewinnenSelf
1964
The Wonderful World of DisneySelf
1954
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
1948
Director (48 credits)
Movie
Jim Henson's Tales from MuppetlandDirector
2009
Jim Henson: Commercials and ExperimentsDirector
2004
Muppet History 101Director
2004
Muppet*Vision 3DDirector
1991
Dog City: The MovieDirector
1989
The Song of the Cloud ForestDirector
1989
The Best of Ernie and BertDirector
1988
The Tale of the Bunny PicnicDirector
1986
LabyrinthDirector
1986
Fraggle Rock: Live by the Rule of the RockDirector
1983
Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and the MuppetsDirector
1983
The World of 'The Dark Crystal'Director
1983
The Dark CrystalDirector
1982
The Fantastic Miss Piggy ShowDirector
1982
The Great Muppet CaperDirector
1981
Emmet Otter's Jug-Band ChristmasDirector
1977
Muppet Picker UpperDirector
1975
The Muppet Musicians of BremenDirector
1972
Tales from Muppetland: The Frog PrinceDirector
1971
The King of EightDirector
1971
The Queen of SixDirector
1971
Number Twelve RocksDirector
1971
Doll HouseDirector
1970
The CubeDirector
1969
The Wizard of IdDirector
1969
Hey Cinderella!Director
1969
RipplesDirector
1967
Wheels That GoDirector
1967
The Paperwork ExplosionDirector
1967
Limbo: The Organized MindDirector
1966
The Idea ManDirector
1966
Rowlf the SalesmanDirector
1966
I'm NobodyDirector
1966
Time PieceDirector
1965
Alexander the GrapeDirector
1965
Run, RunDirector
1965
The ReindeerDirector
1965
RobotDirector
1963
Shearing AnimationDirector
1962
Drums WestDirector
1961
Visual ThinkingDirector
1961
Cat and MouseDirector
1960
Bufferin: MemoriesDirector
Writer (67 credits)
Movie
The Muppet ScriptOriginal Concept
2025
The First Snow of Fraggle RockCharacters
2025
Muppets Haunted MansionCharacters
2021
Jim Henson's Turkey HollowStory
2015
Muppets Most WantedCharacters
2014
Lady Gaga & the Muppets Holiday SpectacularCharacters
2013
The MuppetsCharacters
2011
A Muppets Christmas: Letters to SantaCharacters
2008
The Muppets' Wizard of OzCharacters
2005
It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas MovieCharacters
2002
Kermit's Swamp YearsCharacters
2002
The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 3Writer
2001
The Very Best of the Muppet ShowWriter
1999
The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 2Writer
1999
Muppets from SpaceCharacters
1999
The Adventures of Elmo in GrouchlandCharacters
1999
Muppet Sing Alongs: Muppet Treasure IslandCharacters
1996
Muppet Treasure IslandCharacters
1996
Mr. Willowby's Christmas TreeCharacters
1995
The Muppet Christmas CarolCharacters
1992
Disneyland's 35th Anniversary SpecialCharacters
1990
The Muppets at Walt Disney WorldCharacters
1990
A Muppet Family ChristmasCharacters
1987
LabyrinthStory
1986
Inside the LabyrinthWriter
1986
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 YearsCharacters
1986
The Tale of the Bunny PicnicCharacters
1986
The Christmas ToyCharacters
1986
Children's Songs and Stories with the MuppetsWriter
1985
Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird StuffWriter
1985
Muppet Video: The Kermit and Piggy StoryWriter
1985
Muppet TreasuresWriter
1985
Follow That BirdCharacters
1985
Fraggle Rock: Scared SillyWriter
1985
The Muppets Take ManhattanCharacters
1984
Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and the MuppetsCharacters
1983
The Dark CrystalStory
1982
The Fantastic Miss Piggy ShowCharacters
1982
The Muppets Go to the MoviesWriter
1981
The Muppets Go to the MoviesCharacters
1981
The Great Muppet CaperCharacters
1981
The Muppet MovieCharacters
1979
The Muppets Go HollywoodCharacters
1979
John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas TogetherCharacters
1979
Emmet Otter's Jug-Band ChristmasCharacters
1977
The Muppet Musicians of BremenCharacters
1972
Tales from Muppetland: The Frog PrinceCharacters
1971
The Muppets on PuppetsCharacters
1970
The Great Santa Claus SwitchCharacters
1970
The CubeWriter
1969
Hey Cinderella!Characters
1969
Youth '68Writer
1968
Time PieceWriter
1965
Alexander the GrapeWriter
1965
Tales of the TinkerdeeWriter
1962
Visual ThinkingWriter
1961
The Muppet ShowCharacters
Untitled Miss Piggy MovieCharacters
Producer (37 credits)
Movie
The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 3Producer
2001
The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 2Producer
1999
The Very Best of the Muppet ShowProducer
1999
The WitchesExecutive Producer
1990
Living with DinosaursExecutive Producer
1990
The Muppets at Walt Disney WorldExecutive Producer
1990
Jim Henson: Sing-Along, Dance-Along, Do-AlongExecutive Producer
1988
Hey, You're as Funny as Fozzie BearExecutive Producer
1988
Muppet Studios Presents: You're the DirectorExecutive Producer
1988
A Muppet Family ChristmasExecutive Producer
1987
The Christmas ToyProducer
1986
The Tale of the Bunny PicnicProducer
1986
Muppet Video: The Kermit and Piggy StoryProducer
1985
Fraggle Rock: Scared SillyExecutive Producer
1985
The Muppets Take ManhattanExecutive Producer
1984
Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and the MuppetsProducer
1983
The Dark CrystalProducer
1982
The Fantastic Miss Piggy ShowProducer
1982
The Muppets Go to the MoviesProducer
1981
The Muppet MovieProducer
1979
Christmas Eve on Sesame StreetExecutive Producer
1978
Emmet Otter's Jug-Band ChristmasProducer
1977
Julie on Sesame StreetProducer
1973
The Muppet Musicians of BremenProducer
1972
The Great Santa Claus SwitchExecutive Producer
1970
Youth '68Producer
1968
The Paperwork ExplosionProducer
1967
Time PieceProducer
1965
Run, RunProducer
1965
Tales of the TinkerdeeProducer
1962
Misc. (31 credits)
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