Jim Henson
Born in Greenville, Mississippi, USA — Sep 24 1936• Died May 16 1990
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James Maury Henson (September 24, 1936 – May 16, 1990) was an American puppeteer, actor, animator, creative producer, and director who achieved worldwide notability as the creator of the Muppets. Henson was also well known for creating Fraggle Rock (1983–1987) and as the director of The Dark Crystal (1982) and Labyrinth (1986), as well as creating the puppets for Sesame Street (1969). Born in Greenville, Mississippi, and raised in both Leland, Mississippi, and University Park, Maryland, Henson began developing puppets in high school. He created Sam and…
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Jim Henson's Credits
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Sesame Street
Great Performances
Kermit the Frog (voice)
Dinosaurs
Crew
The Oscars
Self / Kermit The Frog / Waldorf
The Muppet Show
Kermit the Frog, Waldorf, Rowlf the Dog, Link Hogthrob, The Swedish Chef, Dr. Teeth, The Newsman (voice)
Fraggle Rock
Convincing John
Muppet Babies
Directing
Reading Rainbow
Kermit the Frog
The Storyteller
Directing
The Muppets
Writing
Muppet Babies
Writing
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
Writing
The First Snow of Fraggle Rock
Writing
Wedden, dat..?
Self
Labyrinth
Goblins (uncredited)
Fraggle Rock: The Animated Series
Production
The Muppets Mayhem
Writing
CBS Summer Playhouse
Production
Sesame Unpaved
Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock
Writing
Sesame Street: Play with Me Sesame
Dog City
Creator
The Muppet Movie
Kermit the Frog / Rowlf / Dr. Teeth / Waldorf / Doc Hopper's Men / Link Hogthrob / Swedish Chef (voice)
The Jim Henson Hour
Muppets Now
Creator
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
Kermit the Frog / Ernie / Dr. Teeth / Rowlf / Link Hogthrob / The Newsman / The Swedish Chef / Waldorf / Mahna Mahna / Harry the Hipster / Self
5, Rue Sésame
Creator
The Muppets
Writing
Dolly
Kermit the Frog (voice)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze
Crew
The Wonderful World of Disney
Self
The Muppet Christmas Carol
Crew
NBC Experiment in Television
Gorilla (voice)
Peter Alexander präsentiert Spezialitäten
Self
The Dark Crystal
Jen / High Priest, Ritual Master
Into the Night
Man on Phone
The Witches
Production
Jim Henson's Little Muppet Monsters
Mother Goose Stories
Creator
The Great Muppet Caper
Kermit the Frog / Rowlf the Dog / Dr. Teeth / Waldorf / Swedish Chef / The Muppet Newsman
Jim Henson Idea Man
Self (archive footage)
Muppets Most Wanted
Kermit The Frog (archival recordings) (uncredited)
Studio DC: Almost Live
Writing
Muppets Haunted Mansion
Writing
Night of 100 Stars II
Kermit the Frog
Muppets from Space
Writing
In Their Own Words
Self (archive footage)
Muppets TV
Writing
The Earth Day Special
Kermit the Frog (voice)
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
Ernie / Singer / Kermit the Frog (archive footage) (segment "One Banana") (voice)
It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie
Writing
Mickey's 50
Kermit the Frog (voice)
The Muppets' Wizard of Oz
Writing
The Muppets Take Manhattan
Kermit the Frog / Rowlf / Dr. Teeth / Waldorf / Swedish Chef / Ernie / Granny / Horse & Carriage Rider / Link Hogthrob / The Newsman (voice)
The Muppets Go Hollywood
Various Muppets
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
Kermit the Frog / Ernie (archive footage)
The World of Jim Henson
Self / Kermit the Frog / Rowlf (archive footage)
Follow That Bird
Kermit the Frog / Ernie (voice)
A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa
Writing
Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration
Ernie / Kermit the Frog / Guy Smiley (archive footage) (voice)
The Very Best of the Muppet Show
Kermit the Frog / Waldorf / Rowlf / The Swedish Chef
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
Kermit the Frog
Out to Lunch
Kermit / Ernie / Guy Smiley / Person with Cue Card (voice)
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland
Writing
Inside the Labyrinth
Self
A Muppet Family Christmas
Kermit the Frog / Rowlf the Dog / Dr. Teeth / Swedish Chef / Waldorf / Ernie / Self
The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson
Self / Various Muppets (archive footage)
Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi
Self
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
Self (archive footage)
Hey Cinderella!
Kermit The Frog / King Goshposh / Rufus (voice)
Kermit's Swamp Years
Writing
Sesame Street: Quiet Time
Ernie ("Naptime") / Kermit the Frog (voice) (archive footage)
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie
Kermit the Frog/Ernie (voice)
Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird Stuff
Kermit the Frog
Muppet Treasure Island
Writing
The Christmas Toy
Kermit the Frog (voice)
I Love Liberty
Kermit the Frog (voice)
Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Ernie (voice)
Lady Gaga & the Muppets Holiday Spectacular
Writing
Sesame Street: Elmo Says BOO!
Ernie / Harvey Monster (voice) (archive footage)
Living with Dinosaurs
Production
Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Special
Writing
Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree
Writing
Sesame Street: Bert & Ernie's Word Play
Kermit the Frog / Bip Bippadotta / Lavender Anything Muppet in Fat Cat (voice) (archive footage)
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
Ernie / Kermit the Frog (archive footage) (uncredited)
I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story
Self
The Muppet Script
Self (archive footage)
Getting Ready to Read
Kermit / Ernie / Bip Bippadotta (voice)
In Their Own Words: Jim Henson
Self (archive footage)
The Cube
Directing
The Great Santa Claus Switch
Fred / Lothar (voice)
The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 3
Kermit the Frog / Waldorf / Rowlf / Link Hogthrob
Free to Be... a Family
Kermit the Frog (voice)
Muppet Treasures
Kermit The Frog / The Swedish Chef / Waldorf / Link Hogthrob / Rowlf / Dr. Teeth / The Newsman
Pure Goldie
Kermit the Frog (voice)
Muppet Music Moments
Self
Sesame Street: Monster Hits!
Harvey Monster (voice)
The Muppets Go to the Movies
Kermit / Rowlf / Link Hogthrob / The Swedish Chef / Waldorf
Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music
Self / Kermit the Frog (voice)
Jim Henson's Turkey Hollow
Writing
Of Muppets & Men
Self
The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show
Kermit The Frog (voice)
Julie Andrews: One Step Into Spring
Kermit The Frog / Rowlf the Dog / Dr. Teeth
Christmas Eve on Sesame Street
Kermit the Frog / Ernie (voice)
Muppet History 101
Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas
Kermit the Frog / Harrison Fox / Harvey / Snake (voice)
Time Piece
Man
Joan Rivers at the BBC
Self (archive footage)
Muppet Video: Rowlf's Rhapsodies with the Muppets
Rowlf (voice)
Sesame Street: Learning About Letters
Ernie/Kermit the Frog/King Peter the Persnickety (voice)
Kagayake! Gorō Mapetto Geba Geba 90-pun!
Kermit the Frog
Jim Henson: His Sesame Street Story
A Sesame Street Christmas Carol
Ernie (voice) (archive footage)
Julie on Sesame Street
Production
The Bob Hope All Star Christmas Comedy Special
Kermit the Frog / Rowlf
The Muppets at Walt Disney World
Kermit the Frog / Rowlf / Dr. Teeth / Waldorf / Swedish Chef / Link Hogthrob (voice)
Sesame Street: Sing Along
Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and the Muppets
Kermit the Frog / Rowlf the Dog / Waldorf / Zeke (voice)
Wheels That Go
Directing
The Orson Welles Show
Self / Kermit the Frog (voice)
Untitled Labyrinth Sequel
Writing
The Muppet Musicians of Bremen
Kermit the Frog / Mean Floyd / Rat (voice)
The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 2
Kermit the Frog / Waldorf / Rowlf / The Swedish Chef
The Song of the Cloud Forest
Directing
Tales from Muppetland: The Frog Prince
Kermit / Garth / King Rupert (voice)
Sesame Street: 50 Years and Counting
Ernie
Children's Songs and Stories with the Muppets
Kermit the Frog (voice)
Hip Hip Parade!
Kermit the Frog
Little Mermaid's Island
Creator
Fraggle Rock: Live by the Rule of the Rock
Directing
Henson's Place: The Man Behind the Muppets
Jim Henson (self)
Jim Henson: Behind the Seams
The Muppet Revue
Kermit the Frog (voice)
Sesame Street: 25 Wonderful Years: A Musical Celebration!
Ernie
The Best of Ernie and Bert
Ernie
Fraggle Rock: Scared Silly
Writing
Sesame Street: Cookie Monster's Best Bites
Guy Smiley (voice, archive footage)
1, rue Sésame
Creator
Jim Henson's Tales from Muppetland
Muppet Sing Alongs: Treasure Island
Writing
Down at Fraggle Rock
Cantus the Minstrel / Convincing John / Self / Host
Dog City: The Movie
Self / Kermit the Frog / Rowlf the Dog / Bugsy Them (voice)
Sesame Street: Do the Alphabet
Ernie (voice)
Muppet Side Splitter
Leo (voice)
Sesame Street 1986 Wrap Party
Ernie / Himself
Muppets Magic from 'The Ed Sullivan Show!'
Muppet Performer
The Royal Variety Performance 1977
The Muppets on Puppets
Self / Rowlf the Dog
This Way to Sesame Street
Ernie/Kermit
Jim Henson: Sing-Along, Dance-Along, Do-Along
Rowlf the Dog (voice)
John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together
Kermit the Frog / Rowlf / Waldorf / Dr. Teeth / The Swedish Chef (voice)
Big Bird in China
Ernie (voice)
The Tale of the Bunny Picnic
Dog (voice)
The Storyteller: The Luck Child
Production
Takalani Sesame
Creator
The World of 'The Dark Crystal'
Self
Ripples
Directing
Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & Stories
Ernie / The King (Bedtime Stories & Songs) (voice)
Sesame Street Pitch Reel
Kermit the Frog / Rowlf / Grump / Conrad Love / The Spook
The Bells of Fraggle Rock
Cantus the Minstrel (voice)
The Muppet Introduction
Kermit the Frog
The Best of Kermit on Sesame Street
Kermit the Frog (voice) (archive footage)
Miss Piggy's Hollywood
Waldorf
Muppet Video: The Kermit and Piggy Story
Kermit the Frog (voice)
Muppet Picker Upper
Kermit the Frog / Leo (voice)
Run, Run
Production
The Storyteller: Sapsorrow
Production
An Evening with Jim Henson and Frank Oz
Self
Muppet Studios Presents: You're the Director
Kermit the Frog / Swedish Chef / Rowlf the Dog / Link Hogthrob (voice)
The Storyteller: The Soldier and Death
Directing
Hey, You're as Funny as Fozzie Bear
Kermit the Frog (voice)
Sesame Street: Learning About Numbers
Ernie / Kermit the Frog / King of 8 (voice) (uncredited)
Jim Henson: Commercials and Experiments
The Paperwork Explosion
Keep U.S. Beautiful
Muppets
Reflections of 'The Dark Crystal'
Self
50 Years of Television: A Golden Celebration
Kermit the Frog
Muppet Gimme a Break
Leo / Pasta in "Meal Break"
Sam and Friends
Kermit the Frog
Julie: My Favourite Things
Kermit the Frog/Dr. Teeth
Sesame Street: Imagine That!
Ernie (voice) (archive footage)
Youth '68
Production
Wow, You're A Cartoonist!
Kermit The Frog
Sesame Street- Do you know where Ernie lives?
Self
Muppet Breakthrough
Leo
Muppet Breaker Upper
Leo
The Reindeer
Dasher / Prancer (voice)
The Storyteller: The True Bride
Production
Rowlf the Salesman
Rowlf the Dog
Alexander the Grape
Freddy the Fierce (voice)
The Wizard of Id
The Wizard / The Spook (voice)
Meal Break
Leo / Spaghetti
Just a Few Announcements
Kermit the Frog
The Vent Event
Kermit the Frog
Tales of the Tinkerdee
Kermit the Frog / King Goshposh / Charlie the Ogre (voice)
A Classic Christmas from The Ed Sullivan Show
Kermit the Frog (voice)
Let's Have the Dam Break
Leo
Limbo: The Organized Mind
Limbo (voice)
Kermit's Swamp Years
Creator
The King of Eight
The King of Eight
The Storyteller: The Heartless Giant
Directing
Shearing Animation
Directing
Grump Critic
Leo
Cat and Mouse
Directing
Drums West
Directing
Visual Thinking
Kermit / Harry the Hipster (voice)
The Storyteller: Fearnot
Production
Robot
Directing
The Queen of Six
Directing
I'm Nobody
Limbo (voice)
Fozzie's Bear-ly Funny Fridays
Crew
Number Twelve Rocks
Directing
Bufferin: Memories
Directing
The Storyteller: Hans My Hedgehog
Production
Basil Hears a Noise
Crew
Doll House
Directing
The Storyteller: A Story Short
Production
The Muppet Show Pitch Reel
Leo / Kermit the Frog (voice)
Jim Henson: In Performance
The Idea Man
Limbo
Sam the Snake
Sam the Snake