Cast
Jim Henson
Directing
Cast
Jim Henson
Known for
Directing
Born
1936-09-24
From
Greenville, Mississippi, USA
Died
1990-05-16
Also known as James Maury Henson
Biography
James Maury Henson (September 24, 1936 β 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 (1983β1987) 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 Friends (1955β1961), a short-form comedy television program on WRC-TV, while he was a freshman at the University of Maryland, College Park, in collaboration with fellow student Jane Nebel. Henson and Nebel co-founded Muppets, Inc. β now The Jim Henson Company β in 1958, and married less than a year later in 1959. Henson graduated from the University of Maryland with a degree in home economics. In 1969, Henson joined the children's television program Sesame Street (1969βpresent) where he helped to develop Muppet characters for the series. He and his creative team also appeared on the first season of the sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live (1975βpresent). He produced the sketch comedy television series The Muppet Show (1976β1981) during this period. Henson revolutionized the way puppetry is captured and presented in video media, and he won fame for his characters β particularly Kermit the Frog, Rowlf the Dog, and the characters on Sesame Street. During the later years of his life, he founded the Jim Henson Foundation and Jim Henson's Creature Shop. He won the Emmy Award twice for his involvement in The Storyteller (1987β1988) and The Jim Henson Hour (1989). Henson died in New York City from toxic shock syndrome caused by Streptococcus pyogenes. At the time of his death, he was in negotiations to sell his company to The Walt Disney Company, but talks fell through after his death. He was posthumously awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1991, and was named a Disney Legend in 2011. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jim Henson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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7.1
MOVIE1982
The Dark Crystal
as Jen / High Priest, Ritual Master
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7.3
MOVIE1986
Labyrinth
as Goblins (uncredited)
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6.7
MOVIE2011
The Muppets
as Kermit the Frog (archive voice) (uncredited)
β
6.3
MOVIE2014
Muppets Most Wanted
as Kermit The Frog (archival recordings) (uncredited)
β
7.9
MOVIE1989
Dog City
as Self / Kermit the Frog / Rowlf the Dog / Bugsy Them (voice)
β
7.2
MOVIE1979
The Muppet Movie
as Kermit the Frog / Rowlf / Dr. Teeth / Waldorf / Doc Hopper's Men / Link Hogthrob / Swedish Chef (voice)
β
7.9
MOVIE2024
Jim Henson Idea Man
as Self (archive footage)
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6.3
MOVIE1985
Muppet Treasures
as Kermit The Frog / The Swedish Chef / Waldorf / Link Hogthrob / Rowlf / Dr. Teeth / The Newsman
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6.1
MOVIE1990
The Earth Day Special
as Kermit the Frog (voice)
β
6.6
MOVIE1984
The Muppets Take Manhattan
as Kermit the Frog / Rowlf / Dr. Teeth / Waldorf / Swedish Chef / Ernie / Granny / Horse & Carriage Rider / Link Hogthrob / The Newsman (voice)
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6.9
MOVIE1981
The Great Muppet Caper
as Kermit the Frog / Rowlf the Dog / Dr. Teeth / Waldorf / Swedish Chef / The Muppet Newsman / Zeke / Man in Dubonnet Club
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6.5
MOVIE1985
Into the Night
as Man on Phone
β
8.0
MOVIE1971
Pure Goldie
as Kermit the Frog (voice)
β
7.4
MOVIE1994
The World of Jim Henson
as Self / Kermit the Frog / Rowlf (archive footage)
MOVIE1975
The Muppet Introduction
as Kermit the Frog
MOVIE1977
The Royal Variety Performance 1977
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6.8
MOVIE1985
Night of 100 Stars II
as Kermit the Frog
β
7.0
MOVIE1985
Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird Stuff
as Kermit the Frog
β
9.0
MOVIETBA
Sesame Street 1986 Wrap Party
as Ernie / Himself
β
6.4
MOVIE1985
Follow That Bird
as Kermit the Frog / Ernie (voice)
β
6.9
MOVIE1987
A Muppet Family Christmas
as Kermit the Frog / Rowlf the Dog / Dr. Teeth / Swedish Chef / Waldorf / Ernie / Self
MOVIE1987
Down at Fraggle Rock
as Cantus the Minstrel / Convincing John / Self / Host
β
10.0
MOVIE1988
Wow, You're A Cartoonist!
as Kermit The Frog
β
8.0
MOVIE1979
The Orson Welles Show
as Self / Kermit the Frog (voice)
β
8.0
MOVIE1974
Out to Lunch
as Kermit / Ernie / Guy Smiley / Person with Cue Card (voice)
β
6.4
MOVIE1972
The Muppet Musicians of Bremen
as Kermit the Frog / Mean Floyd / Rat (voice)
MOVIE1982
I Love Liberty
as Kermit the Frog (voice)
MOVIE1978
Hip Hip Parade!
as Kermit the Frog
MOVIE2024
Joan Rivers at the BBC
as Self (archive footage)
β
6.0
MOVIE1975
Muppet Picker Upper
as Kermit the Frog / Leo (voice)
MOVIE1961
Visual Thinking
as Kermit / Harry the Hipster (voice)
β
6.2
MOVIE1979
The Muppets Go Hollywood
as Various Muppets
MOVIE1975
Julie: My Favourite Things
as Kermit the Frog/Dr. Teeth
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6.2
MOVIE1986
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
as Kermit the Frog / Ernie / Dr. Teeth / Rowlf / Link Hogthrob / The Newsman / The Swedish Chef / Waldorf / Mahna Mahna / Harry the Hipster / Self
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7.3
MOVIE1993
Sesame Street: 25 Wonderful Years: A Musical Celebration!
as Ernie
β
7.6
MOVIE1986
Inside the Labyrinth
as Self
β
9.0
MOVIE1978
Mickey's 50
as Kermit the Frog (voice)
β
7.1
MOVIE1969
The Cube
as Gorilla (voice)
β
10.0
MOVIE1989
An Evening with Jim Henson and Frank Oz
as Self
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7.0
MOVIE1986
Sesame Street: Learning About Letters
as Ernie/Kermit the Frog/King Peter the Persnickety (voice)
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6.5
MOVIE1962
Tales of the Tinkerdee
as Kermit the Frog / King Goshposh / Charlie the Ogre (voice)
MOVIE1981
Muppet Side Splitter
as Leo (voice)
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6.8
MOVIE1986
The Christmas Toy
as Kermit the Frog (voice)
MOVIE1975
Sesame Street- Do you know where Ernie lives?
as Self
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8.9
MOVIE1983
Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi
as Self
MOVIE1973
Keep U.S. Beautiful
as Muppets
MOVIE1976
Kagayake! GorΕ Mapetto Geba Geba 90-pun!
as Kermit the Frog
β
7.0
MOVIE1994
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
as Kermit the Frog / Ernie (archive footage)
MOVIE2004
Jim Henson: Commercials and Experiments
MOVIE1969
This Way to Sesame Street
as Ernie/Kermit
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9.0
MOVIE1985
Muppet Video: Rowlf's Rhapsodies with the Muppets
as Rowlf (voice)
MOVIE1979
Grump Critic
as Leo
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7.3
MOVIE1973
Julie on Sesame Street
as Ernie/ Kermit the Frog (voice)
β
9.0
MOVIE1969
Sesame Street Pitch Reel
as Kermit the Frog / Rowlf / Grump / Conrad Love / The Spook
β
8.8
MOVIE1988
Free to Be... a Family
as Kermit the Frog (voice)
MOVIE1965
The Reindeer
as Dasher / Prancer (voice)
β
6.6
MOVIE1995
Orson Welles: The One-Man Band
β
7.0
MOVIE1993
Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration
as Ernie / Kermit the Frog / Guy Smiley (archive footage) (voice)
β
7.0
MOVIE1988
The Best of Ernie and Bert
as Ernie
β
7.4
MOVIE2021
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE1979
Muppet Gimme a Break
as Leo / Pasta in "Meal Break"
MOVIE2025
The Muppet Script
as Self (archive footage)
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6.7
MOVIE1983
The World of 'The Dark Crystal'
as Self
MOVIE1989
Miss Piggy's Hollywood
as Waldorf
MOVIE2004
Muppet Music Moments
as Self
MOVIE1983
Muppet Breakthrough
as Leo
MOVIE1979
Let's Have the Dam Break
as Leo
MOVIE1992
Getting Ready to Read
as Kermit / Ernie / Bip Bippadotta (voice)
β
8.0
MOVIE1970
The Muppets on Puppets
as Self / Rowlf the Dog
β
6.0
MOVIE1997
Sesame Street: Quiet Time
as Ernie ("Naptime") / Kermit the Frog (voice) (archive footage)
β
6.8
MOVIE1990
The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson
as Self / Various Muppets (archive footage)
β
7.4
MOVIE2015
I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story
as Self
β
6.1
MOVIE1970
The Great Santa Claus Switch
as Fred / Lothar (voice)
β
10.0
MOVIE1986
Sesame Street: Learning About Numbers
as Ernie / Kermit the Frog / King of 8 (voice) (uncredited)
MOVIE1975
Just a Few Announcements
as Kermit the Frog
MOVIE1979
Muppet Breaker Upper
as Leo
β
6.0
MOVIE1990
Sesame Street: Monster Hits!
as Harvey Monster (voice)
β
6.6
MOVIE1990
The Muppets at Walt Disney World
as Kermit the Frog / Rowlf / Dr. Teeth / Waldorf / Swedish Chef / Link Hogthrob (voice)
β
7.8
MOVIE1982
The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show
as Kermit The Frog (voice)
β
8.5
MOVIE1966
Limbo: The Organized Mind
as Limbo (voice)
MOVIE1985
The Muppet Revue
as Kermit the Frog (voice)
β
6.7
MOVIE2006
A Sesame Street Christmas Carol
as Ernie (voice) (archive footage)
β
7.0
MOVIE1981
The Muppets Go to the Movies
as Kermit / Rowlf / Link Hogthrob / The Swedish Chef / Waldorf
MOVIE1979
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
as Ernie / Kermit the Frog (archive footage) (uncredited)
MOVIE2004
Muppet History 101
β
6.8
MOVIE1971
Tales from Muppetland: The Frog Prince
as Kermit / Garth / King Rupert (voice)
β
6.7
MOVIE1983
Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and the Muppets
as Kermit the Frog / Rowlf the Dog / Waldorf / Zeke (voice)
MOVIE1996
Sesame Street: Imagine That!
as Ernie (voice) (archive footage)
β
6.0
MOVIE1987
Sesame Street: Sing Along
β
7.0
MOVIE1978
Julie Andrews: One Step Into Spring
as Kermit The Frog / Rowlf the Dog / Dr. Teeth
β
7.0
MOVIE1986
The Tale of the Bunny Picnic
as Dog (voice)
β
6.9
MOVIE1977
Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas
as Kermit the Frog / Harrison Fox / Harvey / Snake (voice)
β
6.8
MOVIE1988
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie
as Kermit the Frog/Ernie (voice)
β
6.0
MOVIE1999
The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 2
as Kermit the Frog / Waldorf / Rowlf / The Swedish Chef
β
10.0
MOVIE1990
Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music
as Self / Kermit the Frog (voice)
MOVIE1992
A Classic Christmas from The Ed Sullivan Show
as Kermit the Frog (voice)
MOVIE1979
Meal Break
as Leo / Spaghetti
β
5.5
MOVIE2019
Sesame Street: 50 Years and Counting
as Ernie
β
6.0
MOVIE1983
Big Bird in China
as Ernie (voice)
MOVIE2001
The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 3
as Kermit the Frog / Waldorf / Rowlf / Link Hogthrob
MOVIE1978
The Vent Event
as Kermit the Frog
β
7.0
MOVIE1969
Hey Cinderella!
as Kermit The Frog / King Goshposh / Rufus (voice)
β
8.2
MOVIE2002
Sesame Street: Bert & Ernie's Word Play
as Kermit the Frog / Bip Bippadotta / Lavender Anything Muppet in Fat Cat (voice) (archive footage)
MOVIE1986
Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & Stories
as Ernie / The King (Bedtime Stories & Songs) (voice)
β
7.0
MOVIE2015
In Their Own Words: Jim Henson
as Self (archive footage)
β
5.8
MOVIE2007
Reflections of 'The Dark Crystal'
as Self
β
7.0
MOVIE1999
The Very Best of the Muppet Show
as Kermit the Frog / Waldorf / Rowlf / The Swedish Chef
β
6.0
MOVIE1988
Hey, You're as Funny as Fozzie Bear
as Kermit the Frog (voice)
β
6.6
MOVIE1981
Of Muppets & Men
as Self
β
7.2
MOVIE1979
John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together
as Kermit the Frog / Rowlf / Waldorf / Dr. Teeth / The Swedish Chef (voice)
β
6.0
MOVIE1965
Alexander the Grape
as Freddy the Fierce (voice)
β
7.6
MOVIE2004
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On!
as Ernie / Kermit the Frog / Mah Na Mah Na / Fat Blue / The Baker / King of 8 (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)
MOVIE2009
Jim Henson's Tales from Muppetland
β
6.0
MOVIE1990
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
as Ernie / Singer / Kermit the Frog (archive footage) (segment "One Banana") (voice)
MOVIE2004
Sesame Street: Cookie Monster's Best Bites
as Guy Smiley (voice, archive footage)
β
6.4
MOVIE1997
Sesame Street: Elmo Says BOO!
as Ernie / Harvey Monster (voice) (archive footage)
β
6.0
MOVIE1996
Sesame Street: Do the Alphabet
as Ernie (voice)
MOVIE2014
Jim Henson: Behind the Seams
β
6.0
MOVIE1984
The Bells of Fraggle Rock
as Cantus the Minstrel (voice)
β
8.5
MOVIE2003
Muppets Magic from 'The Ed Sullivan Show!'
as Muppet Performer
β
6.8
MOVIE1985
Muppet Video: The Kermit and Piggy Story
as Kermit the Frog (voice)
β
8.3
MOVIE2004
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
as Kermit the Frog
β
7.3
MOVIE1985
Children's Songs and Stories with the Muppets
as Kermit the Frog (voice)
β
2.0
MOVIE2009
Jim Henson: His Sesame Street Story
β
7.5
MOVIE1978
Christmas Eve on Sesame Street
as Kermit the Frog / Ernie (voice)
β
7.1
MOVIE1965
Time Piece
as Man
MOVIE1988
Jim Henson: Sing-Along, Dance-Along, Do-Along
as Rowlf the Dog (voice)
β
5.0
MOVIE1967
The Paperwork Explosion
MOVIE1969
The Wizard of Id
as The Wizard / The Spook (voice)
β
9.0
MOVIE1998
The Best of Kermit on Sesame Street
as Kermit the Frog (voice) (archive footage)
β
6.6
MOVIE1983
Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
as Ernie (voice)
β
6.9
MOVIE1984
Henson's Place: The Man Behind the Muppets
as Jim Henson (self)
MOVIE1988
Muppet Studios Presents: You're the Director
as Kermit the Frog / Swedish Chef / Rowlf the Dog / Link Hogthrob (voice)
β
9.0
MOVIE1989
50 Years of Television: A Golden Celebration
as Kermit the Frog
β
6.0
MOVIE1977
The Bob Hope All Star Christmas Comedy Special
as Kermit the Frog / Rowlf
MOVIE1966
Rowlf the Salesman
as Rowlf the Dog
MOVIE1969
Sam the Snake
as Sam the Snake
MOVIE1990
Jim Henson: In Performance
β
10.0
MOVIE1971
The King of Eight
as The King of Eight
MOVIE1966
I'm Nobody
as Limbo (voice)
MOVIE1987
Muppet Breakaway
as Leo (voice)
β
9.0
MOVIE1976
The Muppet Show Pitch Reel
as Leo / Kermit the Frog (voice)
MOVIE1966
The Idea Man
as Limbo
MOVIE1987
Muppet Coffee Break
as Leo (voice)