Jim Henson
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Biography
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 ...
Known For
Filmography
The Muppet Script
2025
as Self (archive footage)
Joan Rivers at the BBC
2024
as Self (archive footage)
Jim Henson Idea Man
2024
as Self (archive footage)
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
2021
as Self (archive footage)
Sesame Street: 50 Years and Counting
2019
as Ernie / Kermit the Frog / Various Characters
I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story
2015
as Self
In Their Own Words: Jim Henson
2015
as Self (archive footage)
In Their Own Words
2015
as Self (archive footage)
Jim Henson: Behind the Seams
2014
Muppets Most Wanted
2014
as Kermit The Frog (archival recordings) (uncredited)
The Muppets
2011
as Kermit the Frog (archive voice) (uncredited)
Jim Henson's Tales from Muppetland
2009
Jim Henson: His Sesame Street Story
2009
Reflections of 'The Dark Crystal'
2007
as Self
A Sesame Street Christmas Carol
2006
as Ernie (voice) (archive footage)
Jim Henson: Commercials and Experiments
2004
Muppet Music Moments
2004
as Self
Muppet History 101
2004
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
2004
as Kermit the Frog
Sesame Street: Cookie Monster's Best Bites
2004
as Guy Smiley (voice, archive footage)
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On!
2004
as Ernie / Kermit the Frog / Mah Na Mah Na / Fat Blue / The Baker / King of 8 (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Muppets Magic from 'The Ed Sullivan Show!'
2003
as Muppet Performer
Sesame Street: Bert & Ernie's Word Play
2002
as Kermit the Frog / Bip Bippadotta / Lavender Anything Muppet in Fat Cat (voice) (archive footage)
Sesame Street: Play with Me Sesame
2002
The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 3
2001
as Kermit the Frog / Waldorf / Rowlf / Link Hogthrob
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Singing, Drawing & More!
2000
as Ernie (archive)
The Very Best of the Muppet Show
1999
as Kermit the Frog / Waldorf / Rowlf / The Swedish Chef
The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 2
1999
as Kermit the Frog / Waldorf / Rowlf / The Swedish Chef
Sesame Unpaved
1999
The Best of Kermit on Sesame Street
1998
as Kermit the Frog (voice) (archive footage)
Sesame Street: Elmo Says BOO!
1997
as Ernie / Harvey Monster (voice) (archive footage)
Sesame Street: Quiet Time
1997
as Ernie ("Naptime") / Kermit the Frog (voice) (archive footage)
Sesame Street: Do the Alphabet
1996
as Ernie (voice)
Sesame Street: Imagine That!
1996
as Ernie (voice) (archive footage)
Orson Welles: The One-Man Band
1995
The World of Jim Henson
1994
as Self / Kermit the Frog / Rowlf (archive footage)
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
1994
as Kermit the Frog / Ernie (archive footage)
Sesame Street: 25 Wonderful Years: A Musical Celebration!
1993
as Ernie
Sesame Street's 25th Birthday: A Musical Celebration
1993
as Ernie / Kermit the Frog / Guy Smiley (archive footage) (voice)
A Classic Christmas from The Ed Sullivan Show
1992
as Kermit the Frog (voice)
Getting Ready to Read
1992
as Kermit / Ernie / Bip Bippadotta (voice)
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
1990
as Ernie / Singer / Kermit the Frog (archive footage) (segment "One Banana") (voice)
The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson
1990
as Self / Various Muppets (archive footage)
The Muppets at Walt Disney World
1990
as Kermit the Frog / Rowlf / Dr. Teeth / Waldorf / Swedish Chef / Link Hogthrob (voice)
Jim Henson: In Performance
1990
Sesame Street: Monster Hits!
1990
as Harvey Monster (voice)
Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music
1990
as Self / Kermit the Frog (voice)
The Earth Day Special
1990
as Kermit the Frog (voice)
Dog City
1989
as Self / Kermit the Frog / Rowlf the Dog / Bugsy Them (voice)
50 Years of Television: A Golden Celebration
1989
as Kermit the Frog
Miss Piggy's Hollywood
1989
as Waldorf
An Evening with Jim Henson and Frank Oz
1989
as Self
Sesame Street: 20 Years & Still Counting! 1969-1989
1989
as Self – Kermit the Frog / Ernie
The Jim Henson Hour
1989
as Self / Various
Free to Be... a Family
1988
as Kermit the Frog (voice)
Jim Henson: Sing-Along, Dance-Along, Do-Along
1988
as Rowlf the Dog (voice)
Hey, You're as Funny as Fozzie Bear
1988
as Kermit the Frog (voice)
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie
1988
as Kermit the Frog/Ernie (voice)
Muppet Studios Presents: You're the Director
1988
as Kermit the Frog / Swedish Chef / Rowlf the Dog / Link Hogthrob (voice)
Wow, You're A Cartoonist!
1988
as Kermit The Frog
The Best of Ernie and Bert
1988
as Ernie
A Muppet Family Christmas
1987
as Kermit the Frog / Rowlf the Dog / Dr. Teeth / Swedish Chef / Waldorf / Ernie / Self
Sesame Street: Sing Along
1987
Down at Fraggle Rock
1987
as Cantus the Minstrel / Convincing John / Self / Host
Muppet Coffee Break
1987
as Leo (voice)
Muppet Breakaway
1987
as Leo (voice)
Dolly
1987
as Kermit the Frog (voice)
The Christmas Toy
1986
as Kermit the Frog (voice)
Sesame Street: Learning About Letters
1986
as Ernie/Kermit the Frog/King Peter the Persnickety (voice)
Inside the Labyrinth
1986
as Self
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
1986
as Kermit the Frog / Ernie / Dr. Teeth / Rowlf / Link Hogthrob / The Newsman / The Swedish Chef / Waldorf / Mahna Mahna / Harry the Hipster / Self
The Tale of the Bunny Picnic
1986
as Dog (voice)
Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & Stories
1986
as Ernie / The King (Bedtime Stories & Songs) (voice)
Labyrinth
1986
as Goblins (uncredited)
Sesame Street: Learning About Numbers
1986
as Ernie / Kermit the Frog / King of 8 (voice) (uncredited)
Wedden, dat..?
1986
as Self
Into the Night
1985
as Man on Phone
Follow That Bird
1985
as Kermit the Frog / Ernie (voice)
Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird Stuff
1985
as Kermit the Frog
Muppet Video: Rowlf's Rhapsodies with the Muppets
1985
as Rowlf (voice)
Muppet Treasures
1985
as Kermit The Frog / The Swedish Chef / Waldorf / Link Hogthrob / Rowlf / Dr. Teeth / The Newsman
The Muppet Revue
1985
as Kermit the Frog (voice)
Children's Songs and Stories with the Muppets
1985
as Kermit the Frog (voice)
Night of 100 Stars II
1985
as Kermit the Frog
Muppet Video: The Kermit and Piggy Story
1985
as Kermit the Frog (voice)
Jim Henson's Little Muppet Monsters
1985
The Muppets Take Manhattan
1984
as Kermit the Frog / Rowlf / Dr. Teeth / Waldorf / Swedish Chef / Ernie / Granny / Horse & Carriage Rider / Link Hogthrob / The Newsman (voice)
Henson's Place: The Man Behind the Muppets
1984
as Self
The Bells of Fraggle Rock
1984
as Cantus the Minstrel (voice)
Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and the Muppets
1983
as Kermit the Frog / Rowlf the Dog / Waldorf / Zeke (voice)
The World of 'The Dark Crystal'
1983
as Self
Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
1983
as Ernie (voice)
Big Bird in China
1983
as Ernie (voice)
Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi
1983
as Self
Muppet Breakthrough
1983
as Leo
Fraggle Rock
1983
as Convincing John
Fraggle Rock
1983
as Gobo Fraggle, Convincing John, Cantus (voice)
Fraggle Rock
1983
as Cantus
Reading Rainbow
1983
as Kermit the Frog
Fraggle Rock
1983
as Cantus the Minstrel, Convincing John, Additional Muppets (voice)
Fraggle Rock
1983
as Cantus the Minstrel (voice)
Fraggle Rock
1983
as Convincing John (voice, uncredited)
Fraggle Rock
1983
as Convincing John (voice)
I Love Liberty
1982
as Kermit the Frog (voice)
The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show
1982
as Kermit The Frog (voice)
The Dark Crystal
1982
as Jen / High Priest, Ritual Master
Wogan
1982
as Self
Of Muppets & Men
1981
as Self
The Great Muppet Caper
1981
as Kermit the Frog / Rowlf the Dog / Dr. Teeth / Waldorf / Swedish Chef / The Muppet Newsman / Zeke / Man in Dubonnet Club
The Muppets Go to the Movies
1981
as Kermit / Rowlf / Link Hogthrob / Swedish Chef / Waldorf (voice)
Muppet Side Splitter
1981
as Leo (voice)
The Muppet Movie
1979
as Kermit the Frog / Rowlf / Dr. Teeth / Waldorf / Doc Hopper's Men / Link Hogthrob / Swedish Chef (voice)
The Muppets Go Hollywood
1979
as Self / Kermit / Rowlf / Dr. Teeth / Waldof / Swedish Chef / Pig
John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together
1979
as Kermit the Frog / Rowlf / Waldorf / Dr. Teeth / The Swedish Chef (voice)
The Orson Welles Show
1979
as Self / Kermit the Frog (voice)
Muppet Breaker Upper
1979
as Leo
Muppet Gimme a Break
1979
as Leo / Pasta in "Meal Break"
Grump Critic
1979
as Leo
Let's Have the Dam Break
1979
as Leo
Meal Break
1979
as Leo / Spaghetti
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
1979
as Ernie / Kermit the Frog (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hip Hip Parade!
1978
as Kermit the Frog
Christmas Eve on Sesame Street
1978
as Kermit the Frog / Ernie (voice)
Mickey's 50
1978
as Kermit the Frog (voice)
Julie Andrews: One Step Into Spring
1978
as Kermit The Frog / Rowlf the Dog / Dr. Teeth
The Vent Event
1978
as Kermit the Frog
Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas
1977
as Kermit the Frog / Harrison Fox / Harvey / Snake (voice)
The Bob Hope All Star Christmas Comedy Special
1977
as Kermit the Frog / Rowlf
The Royal Variety Performance 1977
1977
The Muppet Show Pitch Reel
1976
as Leo / Kermit the Frog (voice)
Kagayake! Gorō Mapetto Geba Geba 90-pun!
1976
as Kermit the Frog
The Muppet Show
1976
as Kermit the Frog, Waldorf, Rowlf the Dog, Link Hogthrob, The Swedish Chef, Dr. Teeth, The Newsman (voice)
Julie: My Favourite Things
1975
as Kermit the Frog/Dr. Teeth
Muppet Picker Upper
1975
as Kermit the Frog / Leo (voice)
Just a Few Announcements
1975
as Kermit the Frog
The Muppet Introduction
1975
as Kermit the Frog
Sesame Street- Do you know where Ernie lives?
1975
as Self
Saturday Night Live
1975
as King Ploobis (voice)
Out to Lunch
1974
as Kermit / Ernie / Guy Smiley / Person with Cue Card (voice)
Keep U.S. Beautiful
1973
as Muppets
Julie on Sesame Street
1973
as Ernie/ Kermit the Frog (voice)
The Muppet Musicians of Bremen
1972
as Kermit the Frog / Mean Floyd / Rat (voice)
The King of Eight
1971
as The King of Eight
Tales from Muppetland: The Frog Prince
1971
as Kermit / Garth / King Rupert (voice)
Pure Goldie
1971
as Kermit the Frog (voice)
Great Performances
1971
as Kermit the Frog (voice)
The Muppets on Puppets
1970
as Self / Rowlf the Dog / Kermit the Frog / Various Characters
The Great Santa Claus Switch
1970
as Fred / Lothar (voice)
Hey Cinderella!
1969
as Kermit The Frog / King Goshposh / Rufus (voice)
The Wizard of Id
1969
as The Wizard / The Spook (voice)
Sesame Street Pitch Reel
1969
as Kermit the Frog / Rowlf / Grump / Conrad Love / The Spook
This Way to Sesame Street
1969
as Ernie/Kermit
Sam the Snake
1969
as Sam the Snake
The Cube
1969
as Gorilla (voice)
Sesame Street
1969
as Ernie/Kermit the Frog/Guy Smiley
Peter Alexander präsentiert Spezialitäten
1969
as Self
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
as Self - Guest
The Paperwork Explosion
1967
NBC Experiment in Television
1967
as Gorilla (voice)
Limbo: The Organized Mind
1966
as Limbo (voice)
Rowlf the Salesman
1966
as Rowlf the Dog
The Idea Man
1966
as Limbo
I'm Nobody
1966
as Limbo (voice)
Time Piece
1965
as Man
Alexander the Grape
1965
as Freddy the Fierce (voice)
The Reindeer
1965
as Dasher / Prancer (voice)
Einer wird gewinnen
1964
as Self
Tales of the Tinkerdee
1962
as Kermit the Frog / King Goshposh / Charlie the Ogre (voice)
Visual Thinking
1961
as Kermit / Harry the Hipster (voice)
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
Sam and Friends
1955
as Kermit the Frog
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
as Self
The Oscars
1953
as Self / Kermit The Frog / Waldorf
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
1948