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 – 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 Friends (1955–1961), 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. – now The Jim Henson Company – 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 (1969–present) 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 (1975–present). He produced the sketch comedy television series The Muppet Show (1976–1981) during this period. Henson revolutionized the way puppetry is captured and presented in video media, and he won fame for his characters – 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 (1987–1988) 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.
Labyrinth
as Goblins (uncredited)
The Muppets
as Kermit the Frog (archive voice) (uncredited)
The Dark Crystal
as Jen / High Priest, Ritual Master
Into the Night
as Man on Phone
Muppets Most Wanted
as Kermit The Frog (archival recordings) (uncredited)
The Muppet Movie
as Kermit the Frog / Rowlf / Dr. Teeth / Waldorf / Doc Hopper's Men / Link Hogthrob / Swedish Chef (voice)
The Earth Day Special
as Kermit the Frog (voice)
Jim Henson Idea Man
as Self (archive footage)
Night of 100 Stars II
as Kermit the Frog
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
as Kermit the Frog / Ernie (archive footage)
The Great Muppet Caper
as Kermit the Frog / Rowlf the Dog / Dr. Teeth / Waldorf / Swedish Chef / The Muppet Newsman
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
as Kermit the Frog
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
The Muppets Take Manhattan
as Kermit the Frog / Rowlf / Dr. Teeth / Waldorf / Swedish Chef / Ernie / Granny / Horse & Carriage Rider / Link Hogthrob / The Newsman (voice)
Follow That Bird
as Kermit the Frog / Ernie (voice)
The Muppets Go Hollywood
as Various Muppets
The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson
as Self / Various Muppets (archive footage)
Mickey's 50
as Kermit the Frog (voice)
Inside the Labyrinth
as Self
Free to Be... a Family
as Kermit the Frog (voice)
Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music
as Self / Kermit the Frog (voice)
Dog City
as Self / Kermit the Frog / Rowlf the Dog / Bugsy Them (voice)
John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together
as Kermit the Frog / Rowlf / Waldorf / Dr. Teeth / The Swedish Chef (voice)
Muppet Video: The Kermit and Piggy Story
as Kermit the Frog (voice)
Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration
as Ernie / Kermit the Frog / Guy Smiley (archive footage) (voice)
Sesame Street: 25 Wonderful Years: A Musical Celebration!
as Ernie
A Muppet Family Christmas
as Kermit the Frog / Rowlf the Dog / Dr. Teeth / Swedish Chef / Waldorf / Ernie / Self
50 Years of Television: A Golden Celebration
as Kermit the Frog
The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 3
as Kermit the Frog / Waldorf / Rowlf / Link Hogthrob
Sesame Street: Bert & Ernie's Word Play
as Kermit the Frog / Bip Bippadotta / Lavender Anything Muppet in Fat Cat (voice) (archive footage)
I Love Liberty
as Kermit the Frog (voice)
The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 2
as Kermit the Frog / Waldorf / Rowlf / The Swedish Chef
Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi
as Self
Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
as Ernie (voice)
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
as Ernie / Singer / Kermit the Frog (archive footage) (segment "One Banana") (voice)
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
as Self (archive footage)
Out to Lunch
as Kermit / Ernie / Guy Smiley / Person with Cue Card (voice)
The Orson Welles Show
as Self / Kermit the Frog (voice)
The Very Best of the Muppet Show
as Kermit the Frog / Waldorf / Rowlf / The Swedish Chef
The Christmas Toy
as Kermit the Frog (voice)
Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas
as Kermit the Frog / Harrison Fox / Harvey / Snake (voice)
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
as Ernie / Kermit the Frog (archive footage) (uncredited)
Sesame Street: Imagine That!
as Ernie (voice) (archive footage)
Henson's Place: The Man Behind the Muppets
as Jim Henson (self)
The World of Jim Henson
as Self / Kermit the Frog / Rowlf (archive footage)
Sesame Street: Learning About Letters
as Ernie/Kermit the Frog/King Peter the Persnickety (voice)
Muppet Music Moments
as Self
Miss Piggy's Hollywood
as Waldorf
Christmas Eve on Sesame Street
as Kermit the Frog / Ernie (voice)
Sesame Street: Sing Along
A Sesame Street Christmas Carol
as Ernie (voice) (archive footage)
The Muppets at Walt Disney World
as Kermit the Frog / Rowlf / Dr. Teeth / Waldorf / Swedish Chef / Link Hogthrob (voice)
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie
as Kermit the Frog/Ernie (voice)
Joan Rivers at the BBC
as Self (archive footage)
Jim Henson: Sing-Along, Dance-Along, Do-Along
as Rowlf the Dog (voice)
Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird Stuff
as Kermit the Frog
This Way to Sesame Street
as Ernie/Kermit
Sesame Street: Cookie Monster's Best Bites
as Guy Smiley (voice, archive footage)
Muppet Picker Upper
as Kermit the Frog / Leo (voice)
Sesame Street: Learning About Numbers
as Ernie / Kermit the Frog / King of 8 (voice) (uncredited)
The Bob Hope All Star Christmas Comedy Special
as Kermit the Frog / Rowlf
The Muppets Go to the Movies
as Kermit / Rowlf / Link Hogthrob / The Swedish Chef / Waldorf
Children's Songs and Stories with the Muppets
as Kermit the Frog (voice)
The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show
as Kermit The Frog (voice)
Sesame Street: Do the Alphabet
as Ernie (voice)
Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and the Muppets
as Kermit the Frog / Rowlf the Dog / Waldorf / Zeke (voice)
I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story
as Self
The World of 'The Dark Crystal'
as Self
Jim Henson: Commercials and Experiments
The Great Santa Claus Switch
as Fred / Lothar (voice)
Jim Henson's Tales from Muppetland
The Muppet Introduction
as Kermit the Frog
Time Piece
as Man
In Their Own Words: Jim Henson
as Self (archive footage)
Muppet Video: Rowlf's Rhapsodies with the Muppets
as Rowlf (voice)
Sesame Street Pitch Reel
as Kermit the Frog / Rowlf / Grump / Conrad Love / The Spook
Big Bird in China
as Ernie (voice)
Of Muppets & Men
as Self
Sesame Street: Quiet Time
as Ernie ("Naptime") / Kermit the Frog (voice) (archive footage)
Sesame Street: Monster Hits!
as Harvey Monster (voice)
Hey Cinderella!
as Kermit The Frog / King Goshposh / Rufus (voice)
Alexander the Grape
as Freddy the Fierce (voice)
Julie Andrews: One Step Into Spring
as Kermit The Frog / Rowlf the Dog / Dr. Teeth
Julie: My Favourite Things
as Kermit the Frog/Dr. Teeth
Down at Fraggle Rock
as Cantus the Minstrel / Convincing John / Self / Host
Muppet Studios Presents: You're the Director
as Kermit the Frog / Swedish Chef / Rowlf the Dog / Link Hogthrob (voice)
The Muppet Script
as Self (archive footage)
The Royal Variety Performance 1977
Muppet Treasures
as Kermit The Frog / The Swedish Chef / Waldorf / Link Hogthrob / Rowlf / Dr. Teeth / The Newsman
Jim Henson: Behind the Seams
Visual Thinking
as Kermit / Harry the Hipster (voice)
Sesame Street: Elmo Says BOO!
as Ernie / Harvey Monster (voice) (archive footage)
A Classic Christmas from The Ed Sullivan Show
as Kermit the Frog (voice)
Muppet Side Splitter
as Leo (voice)
Kagayake! Gorō Mapetto Geba Geba 90-pun!
as Kermit the Frog
Meal Break
as Leo / Spaghetti
The Wizard of Id
as The Wizard / The Spook (voice)
The Muppet Revue
as Kermit the Frog (voice)
Just a Few Announcements
as Kermit the Frog
The Tale of the Bunny Picnic
as Dog (voice)
Pure Goldie
as Kermit the Frog (voice)
Muppet History 101
Sesame Street- Do you know where Ernie lives?
as Self
The Best of Kermit on Sesame Street
as Kermit the Frog (voice) (archive footage)
Jim Henson: His Sesame Street Story
Tales of the Tinkerdee
as Kermit the Frog / King Goshposh / Charlie the Ogre (voice)
The Muppets on Puppets
as Self / Rowlf the Dog
Hip Hip Parade!
as Kermit the Frog
Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & Stories
as Ernie / The King (Bedtime Stories & Songs) (voice)
Hey, You're as Funny as Fozzie Bear
as Kermit the Frog (voice)
Muppets Magic from 'The Ed Sullivan Show!'
as Muppet Performer
Getting Ready to Read
as Kermit / Ernie / Bip Bippadotta (voice)
Tales from Muppetland: The Frog Prince
as Kermit / Garth / King Rupert (voice)
The Best of Ernie and Bert
as Ernie
The Paperwork Explosion
The Muppet Musicians of Bremen
as Kermit the Frog / Mean Floyd / Rat (voice)
Keep U.S. Beautiful
as Muppets
Sesame Street: 50 Years and Counting
as Ernie
I'm Nobody
as Limbo (voice)
Reflections of 'The Dark Crystal'
as Self
Wow, You're A Cartoonist!
as Kermit The Frog
An Evening with Jim Henson and Frank Oz
as Self
Sesame Street 1986 Wrap Party
as Ernie / Himself
Limbo: The Organized Mind
as Limbo (voice)
Muppet Gimme a Break
as Leo / Pasta in "Meal Break"
The Bells of Fraggle Rock
as Cantus the Minstrel (voice)
The Muppet Show Pitch Reel
as Leo / Kermit the Frog (voice)
The Reindeer
as Dasher / Prancer (voice)
The Vent Event
as Kermit the Frog
Muppet Breakthrough
as Leo
Grump Critic
as Leo
Jim Henson: In Performance
Sam the Snake
as Sam the Snake
The Idea Man
as Limbo
Let's Have the Dam Break
as Leo
The King of Eight
as The King of Eight
Muppet Breaker Upper
as Leo
Rowlf the Salesman
as Rowlf the Dog