Jim Henson
Directing
Born September 24, 1936 — Died May 16, 1990
From Greenville, Mississippi, USA
Also known as James Maury Henson
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...
Filmography
The Muppet Script
Self (archive footage)
2025
Joan Rivers at the BBC
Self (archive footage)
2024
Jim Henson Idea Man
Self (archive footage)
20247.9
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
Self (archive footage)
20217.4
Sesame Street: 50 Years and Counting
Ernie
20195.5
In Their Own Words: Jim Henson
Self (archive footage)
20157.0
I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story
Self
20157.4
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Jim Henson: Behind the Seams
2014
Muppets Most Wanted
Kermit The Frog (archival recordings) (uncredited)
20146.3
The Muppets
Kermit the Frog (archive voice) (uncredited)
20116.7
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Jim Henson: His Sesame Street Story
20092.0
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Jim Henson's Tales from Muppetland
2009
Reflections of 'The Dark Crystal'
Self
20075.8
A Sesame Street Christmas Carol
Ernie (voice) (archive footage)
20066.7
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Muppet History 101
2004
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Jim Henson: Commercials and Experiments
2004
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Muppet Music Moments
Self
2004
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
Kermit the Frog
20048.3
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On!
Ernie / Kermit the Frog / Mah Na Mah Na / Fat Blue / The Baker / King of 8 (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)
20047.6
Sesame Street: Cookie Monster's Best Bites
Guy Smiley (voice, archive footage)
2004
Muppets Magic from 'The Ed Sullivan Show!'
Muppet Performer
20038.5
Sesame Street: Bert & Ernie's Word Play
Kermit the Frog / Bip Bippadotta / Lavender Anything Muppet in Fat Cat (voice) (archive footage)
20028.2
The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 3
Kermit the Frog / Waldorf / Rowlf / Link Hogthrob
2001
The Very Best of the Muppet Show
Kermit the Frog / Waldorf / Rowlf / The Swedish Chef
19997.0
The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 2
Kermit the Frog / Waldorf / Rowlf / The Swedish Chef
19996.0
The Best of Kermit on Sesame Street
Kermit the Frog (voice) (archive footage)
19989.0
Sesame Street: Elmo Says BOO!
Ernie / Harvey Monster (voice) (archive footage)
19976.4
Sesame Street: Quiet Time
Ernie ("Naptime") / Kermit the Frog (voice) (archive footage)
19976.0
Sesame Street: Do the Alphabet
Ernie (voice)
19966.0
Sesame Street: Imagine That!
Ernie (voice) (archive footage)
1996
Orson Welles: The One-Man Band
19956.6
The World of Jim Henson
Self / Kermit the Frog / Rowlf (archive footage)
19947.4
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
Kermit the Frog / Ernie (archive footage)
19947.0
Sesame Street: 25 Wonderful Years: A Musical Celebration!
Ernie
19937.3
Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration
Ernie / Kermit the Frog / Guy Smiley (archive footage) (voice)
19937.0
A Classic Christmas from The Ed Sullivan Show
Kermit the Frog (voice)
1992
Getting Ready to Read
Kermit / Ernie / Bip Bippadotta (voice)
1992
The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson
Self / Various Muppets (archive footage)
19906.8
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Jim Henson: In Performance
1990
Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music
Self / Kermit the Frog (voice)
199010.0
The Muppets at Walt Disney World
Kermit the Frog / Rowlf / Dr. Teeth / Waldorf / Swedish Chef / Link Hogthrob (voice)
19906.6
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
Ernie / Singer / Kermit the Frog (archive footage) (segment "One Banana") (voice)
19906.0
The Earth Day Special
Kermit the Frog (voice)
19906.1
Sesame Street: Monster Hits!
Harvey Monster (voice)
19906.0
50 Years of Television: A Golden Celebration
Kermit the Frog
19899.0
An Evening with Jim Henson and Frank Oz
Self
198910.0
Miss Piggy's Hollywood
Waldorf
1989
Dog City
Self / Kermit the Frog / Rowlf the Dog / Bugsy Them (voice)
19897.9
Free to Be... a Family
Kermit the Frog (voice)
19888.8
Wow, You're A Cartoonist!
Kermit The Frog
198810.0
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie
Kermit the Frog/Ernie (voice)
19886.8
The Best of Ernie and Bert
Ernie
19887.0
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Muppet Studios Presents: You're the Director
Kermit the Frog / Swedish Chef / Rowlf the Dog / Link Hogthrob (voice)
1988
Jim Henson: Sing-Along, Dance-Along, Do-Along
Rowlf the Dog (voice)
1988
Hey, You're as Funny as Fozzie Bear
Kermit the Frog (voice)
19886.0
A Muppet Family Christmas
Kermit the Frog / Rowlf the Dog / Dr. Teeth / Swedish Chef / Waldorf / Ernie / Self
19876.9
Down at Fraggle Rock
Cantus the Minstrel / Convincing John / Self / Host
1987
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Muppet Breakaway
Leo (voice)
1987
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Muppet Coffee Break
Leo (voice)
1987
Sesame Street: Sing Along
19876.0
Inside the Labyrinth
Self
19867.6
The Christmas Toy
Kermit the Frog (voice)
19866.8
Labyrinth
Goblins (uncredited)
19867.3
Sesame Street: Learning About Letters
Ernie/Kermit the Frog/King Peter the Persnickety (voice)
19867.0
The Tale of the Bunny Picnic
Dog (voice)
19867.0
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
19866.2
Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & Stories
Ernie / The King (Bedtime Stories & Songs) (voice)
1986
Sesame Street: Learning About Numbers
Ernie / Kermit the Frog / King of 8 (voice) (uncredited)
198610.0
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Muppet Video: Rowlf's Rhapsodies with the Muppets
Rowlf (voice)
19859.0
Follow That Bird
Kermit the Frog / Ernie (voice)
19856.4
Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird Stuff
Kermit the Frog
19857.0
Muppet Treasures
Kermit The Frog / The Swedish Chef / Waldorf / Link Hogthrob / Rowlf / Dr. Teeth / The Newsman
19856.3
The Muppet Revue
Kermit the Frog (voice)
1985
Muppet Video: The Kermit and Piggy Story
Kermit the Frog (voice)
19856.8
Night of 100 Stars II
Kermit the Frog
19856.8
Into the Night
Man on Phone
19856.5
Children's Songs and Stories with the Muppets
Kermit the Frog (voice)
19857.3
The Bells of Fraggle Rock
Cantus the Minstrel (voice)
19846.0
The Muppets Take Manhattan
Kermit the Frog / Rowlf / Dr. Teeth / Waldorf / Swedish Chef / Ernie / Granny / Horse & Carriage Rider / Link Hogthrob / The Newsman (voice)
19846.6
Henson's Place: The Man Behind the Muppets
Jim Henson (self)
19846.9
Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi
Self
19838.9
Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Ernie (voice)
19836.6
Big Bird in China
Ernie (voice)
19836.0
Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and the Muppets
Kermit the Frog / Rowlf the Dog / Waldorf / Zeke (voice)
19836.7
The World of 'The Dark Crystal'
Self
19836.7
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Muppet Breakthrough
Leo
1983
The Dark Crystal
Jen / High Priest, Ritual Master
19827.1
The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show
Kermit The Frog (voice)
19827.8
I Love Liberty
Kermit the Frog (voice)
1982
Of Muppets & Men
Self
19816.6
Muppet Side Splitter
Leo (voice)
1981
The Great Muppet Caper
Kermit the Frog / Rowlf the Dog / Dr. Teeth / Waldorf / Swedish Chef / The Muppet Newsman / Zeke / Man in Dubonnet Club
19816.9
The Muppets Go to the Movies
Kermit / Rowlf / Link Hogthrob / The Swedish Chef / Waldorf
19817.0
John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together
Kermit the Frog / Rowlf / Waldorf / Dr. Teeth / The Swedish Chef (voice)
19797.1
The Muppet Movie
Kermit the Frog / Rowlf / Dr. Teeth / Waldorf / Doc Hopper's Men / Link Hogthrob / Swedish Chef (voice)
19797.2
The Muppets Go Hollywood
Various Muppets
19796.2
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
Ernie / Kermit the Frog (archive footage) (uncredited)
1979
The Orson Welles Show
Self / Kermit the Frog (voice)
19798.0
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Meal Break
Leo / Spaghetti
1979
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Grump Critic
Leo
1979
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Let's Have the Dam Break
Leo
1979
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Muppet Breaker Upper
Leo
1979
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Muppet Gimme a Break
Leo / Pasta in "Meal Break"
1979
Christmas Eve on Sesame Street
Kermit the Frog / Ernie (voice)
19787.5
Hip Hip Parade!
Kermit the Frog
1978
Mickey's 50
Kermit the Frog (voice)
19789.0
Julie Andrews: One Step Into Spring
Kermit The Frog / Rowlf the Dog / Dr. Teeth
19787.0
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The Vent Event
Kermit the Frog
1978
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The Bob Hope All Star Christmas Comedy Special
Kermit the Frog / Rowlf
19776.0
Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas
Kermit the Frog / Harrison Fox / Harvey / Snake (voice)
19776.9
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The Royal Variety Performance 1977
1977
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Kagayake! Gorō Mapetto Geba Geba 90-pun!
Kermit the Frog
1976
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The Muppet Show Pitch Reel
Leo / Kermit the Frog (voice)
19769.0
Sesame Street- Do you know where Ernie lives?
Self
1975
Julie: My Favourite Things
Kermit the Frog/Dr. Teeth
1975
Muppet Picker Upper
Kermit the Frog / Leo (voice)
19756.0
The Muppet Introduction
Kermit the Frog
1975
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Just a Few Announcements
Kermit the Frog
1975
Out to Lunch
Kermit / Ernie / Guy Smiley / Person with Cue Card (voice)
19748.0
Julie on Sesame Street
Ernie/ Kermit the Frog (voice)
19737.3
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Keep U.S. Beautiful
Muppets
1973
The Muppet Musicians of Bremen
Kermit the Frog / Mean Floyd / Rat (voice)
19726.4
The King of Eight
The King of Eight
197110.0
Tales from Muppetland: The Frog Prince
Kermit / Garth / King Rupert (voice)
19716.8
Pure Goldie
Kermit the Frog (voice)
19718.0
The Great Santa Claus Switch
Fred / Lothar (voice)
19706.1
The Muppets on Puppets
Self / Rowlf the Dog
19708.0
This Way to Sesame Street
Ernie/Kermit
1969
Sam the Snake
Sam the Snake
1969
Sesame Street Pitch Reel
Kermit the Frog / Rowlf / Grump / Conrad Love / The Spook
19699.0
Hey Cinderella!
Kermit The Frog / King Goshposh / Rufus (voice)
19697.0
The Cube
Gorilla (voice)
19697.1
The Wizard of Id
The Wizard / The Spook (voice)
1969
The Paperwork Explosion
19675.0
Limbo: The Organized Mind
Limbo (voice)
19668.5
The Idea Man
Limbo
1966
I'm Nobody
Limbo (voice)
1966
Rowlf the Salesman
Rowlf the Dog
1966
The Reindeer
Dasher / Prancer (voice)
1965
Alexander the Grape
Freddy the Fierce (voice)
19656.0
Time Piece
Man
19657.1
Tales of the Tinkerdee
Kermit the Frog / King Goshposh / Charlie the Ogre (voice)
19626.5
Visual Thinking
Kermit / Harry the Hipster (voice)
1961
Sesame Street 1986 Wrap Party
Ernie / Himself
N/A9.0