Jim Henson

Sep 24, 1936 - May 16, 1990 (53 years old) in Greenville, Mississippi, USA

Jim Henson was an American film director, television producer and puppeteer, best known as the creator of The Muppets.

Known For

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Sesame Street

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Great Performances

Kermit the Frog (voice)

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The Muppet Show

Kermit the Frog, Waldorf, Rowlf the Dog, Link Hogthrob, The Swedish Chef, Dr. Teeth, The Newsman (voice)

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The Wonderful World of Disney

Self

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Fraggle Rock

Cantus

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Reading Rainbow

Kermit the Frog

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Sesame Unpaved

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The Jim Henson Hour

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Sesame Street: Play with Me Sesame

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Follow That Bird

Kermit the Frog / Ernie (voice)

Credits

Sesame Street: Play with Me Sesame Future

★ 5.5
The Muppet Script 2025

Self (archive footage)

★ NR
Joan Rivers at the BBC 2024

Self (archive footage)

★ NR
Jim Henson Idea Man 2024

Self (archive footage)

★ 7.7
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street 2021

Self (archive footage)

★ 7.4
Sesame Street: 50 Years and Counting 2019

Ernie

★ NR
In Their Own Words: Jim Henson 2015

Self (archive footage)

★ 7
In Their Own Words 2015

Self (archive footage)

★ NR
I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story 2015

Self

★ 7.4
Jim Henson: Behind the Seams 2014

★ NR
Muppets Most Wanted 2014

Kermit The Frog (archival recordings) (uncredited)

★ 6.3
Paul Williams Still Alive 2011

Kermit the Frog (voice) (archive footage)

★ 6.8
Jim Henson: His Sesame Street Story 2009

★ 2
Jim Henson's Tales from Muppetland 2009

★ NR
Reflections of 'The Dark Crystal' 2007

Himself

★ 5.8
A Sesame Street Christmas Carol 2006

Ernie (voice) (archive footage)

★ 6.2
Muppet History 101 2004

★ NR
Jim Henson: Commercials and Experiments 2004

★ NR
Muppet Music Moments 2004

Self

★ NR
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies 2004

Kermit the Frog

★ 8
Sesame Street: Cookie Monster's Best Bites 2004

Guy Smiley (voice, archive footage)

★ NR
Muppets Magic From 'The Ed Sullivan Show!' 2003

Muppet Performer

★ 7
Sesame Street: Bert & Ernie's Word Play 2002

Kermit the Frog / Bip Bippadotta / Lavender Anything Muppet in Fat Cat (voice) (archive footage)

★ 8.5
The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 3 2001

Kermit the Frog / Waldorf / Rowlf / Link Hogthrob

★ NR
The Very Best of the Muppet Show 1999

Kermit the Frog / Waldorf / Rowlf / The Swedish Chef

★ 7
The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 2 1999

Kermit the Frog / Waldorf / Rowlf / The Swedish Chef

★ 6
The Best of Kermit on Sesame Street 1998

Kermit the Frog (voice) (archive footage)

★ NR
Sesame Street: Elmo Says BOO! 1997

Ernie / Harvey Monster (voice) (archive footage)

★ 6.7
Sesame Street: Quiet Time 1997

Ernie ("Naptime") / Kermit the Frog (voice) (archive footage)

★ 6
Sesame Street: Do the Alphabet 1996

Ernie (voice)

★ 6
Sesame Street: Imagine That! 1996

Ernie (voice) (archive footage)

★ NR
The World of Jim Henson 1994

Self / Kermit the Frog / Rowlf (archive footage)

★ 7.3
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! 1994

Kermit the Frog / Ernie

★ 7
Sesame Street: 25 Wonderful Years: A Musical Celebration! 1993

Ernie

★ 7.3
Muppet*Vision 3D 1991

Waldorf (voice only) / Kermit the Frog / Swedish Chef (voice only) / Doll

★ 9.2
The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson 1990

Self, various voices (archive footage)

★ 6.8
Jim Henson: In Performance 1990

★ NR
Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music 1990

Self / Kermit the Frog (voice)

★ 10
The Muppets at Walt Disney World 1990

Kermit the Frog / Rowlf / Dr. Teeth / Waldorf / Swedish Chef / Link Hogthrob (voice)

★ 6.4
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly! 1990

★ 6
The Earth Day Special 1990

Kermit the Frog (voice)

★ 7.6
Sesame Street: Monster Hits! 1990

Harvey Monster (voice)

★ 6
50 Years of Television: A Golden Celebration 1989

Kermit the Frog

★ NR
An Evening with Jim Henson and Frank Oz 1989

Self

★ 10
Miss Piggy's Hollywood 1989

Waldorf

★ NR
Dog City: The Movie 1989

Self / Kermit the Frog / Rowlf the Dog / Bugsy Them (voice)

★ 8
The Jim Henson Hour 1989

★ 8.9
Free to Be... a Family 1988

Kermit the Frog (voice)

★ 9.3
Wow, You're A Cartoonist! 1988

Kermit The Frog

★ NR
Sesame Street | Put Down the Duckie: An All-Star Musical Special 1988

Muppet Performer

★ 6
The Best of Ernie and Bert 1988

Ernie

★ NR
Muppet Studios Presents: You're the Director 1988

Kermit the Frog / Swedish Chef / Rowlf the Dog / Link Hogthrob (voice)

★ NR
Jim Henson: Sing-Along, Dance-Along, Do-Along 1988

Rowlf the Dog (voice)

★ NR
Hey, You're as Funny as Fozzie Bear 1988

Kermit the Frog (voice)

★ 6
A Muppet Family Christmas 1987

Various Characters (voice)

★ 6.9
Dolly 1987

Kermit the Frog (voice)

★ NR
Down at Fraggle Rock 1987

Cantus the Minstrel / Convincing John / Self / Host

★ NR
Sesame Street: Sing Along 1987

★ NR
Inside the Labyrinth 1986

Self

★ 7.6
The Christmas Toy 1986

Kermit the Frog (voice)

★ 6.7
Labyrinth 1986

Goblins (uncredited)

★ 7.3
Sesame Street: Learning About Letters 1986

Ernie/Kermit the Frog/King Peter the Persnickety (voice)

★ NR
The Tale of the Bunny Picnic 1986

Dog (voice)

★ 7
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years 1986

Kermit the Frog / Ernie / Dr. Teeth / Rowlf / Link Hogthrob / The Newsman / The Swedish Chef / Waldorf / Mahna Mahna / Harry the Hipster / Self

★ 5
Wedden, dat..? 1986

Self

★ NR
Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & Stories 1986

Ernie / The King (Bedtime Stories & Songs) (voice)

★ NR
Muppet Video: Rowlf's Rhapsodies with the Muppets 1985

Rowlf (voice)

★ NR
Jim Henson's Little Muppet Monsters 1985

★ 8.3
Follow That Bird 1985

Kermit the Frog / Ernie (voice)

★ 6.3
Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird Stuff 1985

Kermit the Frog

★ NR
Muppet Treasures 1985

Kermit The Frog / The Swedish Chef / Waldorf / Link Hogthrob / Rowlf / Dr. Teeth / The Newsman

★ NR
The Muppet Revue 1985

Kermit the Frog (voice)

★ NR
Muppet Video: The Kermit and Piggy Story 1985

Kermit the Frog (voice)

★ 6.7
Night of 100 Stars II 1985

Kermit the Frog

★ 8
Into the Night 1985

Man on Phone

★ 6.5
Children's Songs and Stories with the Muppets 1985

Kermit the Frog (voice)

★ NR
The Bells of Fraggle Rock 1984

Cantus the Minstrel (voice)

★ 6
The Muppets Take Manhattan 1984

Kermit the Frog / Rowlf / Dr. Teeth / Waldorf / Swedish Chef / Ernie / Granny / Horse & Carriage Rider / Link Hogthrob / The Newsman (voice)

★ 6.6
Henson's Place: The Man Behind the Muppets 1984

Jim Henson (self)

★ 6.7
Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi 1983

Self

★ 8.5
Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art 1983

Ernie (voice)

★ 6.5
Reading Rainbow 1983

Kermit the Frog

★ 8.4
Big Bird in China 1983

Ernie (voice)

★ 5.8
Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and the Muppets 1983

Kermit the Frog / Rowlf the Dog / Waldorf / Zeke (voice)

★ 6.8
Fraggle Rock 1983

Cantus

★ 7.4
The World of 'The Dark Crystal' 1983

Himself

★ 6.6
Muppet Breakthrough 1983

Leo

★ NR
The Dark Crystal 1982

Jen / High Priest, Ritual Master

★ 7.1
The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show 1982

Kermit The Frog

★ 8.5
Rocky III 1982

Kermit the Frog (voice)

★ 6.9
I Love Liberty 1982

Kermit the Frog (voice)

★ NR
Of Muppets & Men 1981

Self

★ 8
Muppet Side Splitter 1981

Leo (voice)

★ NR
The Great Muppet Caper 1981

Kermit the Frog / Rowlf the Dog / Dr. Teeth / Waldorf / Swedish Chef / The Muppet Newsman

★ 6.9
The Muppets Go to the Movies 1981

Kermit / Rowlf / Link Hogthrob / The Swedish Chef / Waldorf

★ 7.1
John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together 1979

Kermit the Frog / Rowlf / Waldorf / Dr. Teeth / The Swedish Chef (voice)

★ 7
The Muppet Movie 1979

Kermit the Frog / Rowlf / Dr. Teeth / Waldorf / Doc Hopper's Men / Link Hogthrob / Swedish Chef (voice)

★ 7.2
The Muppets Go Hollywood 1979

Various Muppets

★ 6.3
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street 1979

Ernie / Kermit the Frog (archive footage) (uncredited)

★ NR
The Orson Welles Show 1979

Self / Kermit the Frog (voice)

★ NR
Grump Critic 1979

Leo

★ NR
Let's Have the Dam Break 1979

Leo

★ NR
Meal Break 1979

Leo / Spaghetti

★ NR
Muppet Breaker Upper 1979

Leo

★ NR
Muppet Gimme a Break 1979

Leo / Pasta in "Meal Break"

★ NR
Christmas Eve on Sesame Street 1978

Kermit the Frog / Ernie (voice)

★ 7.4
Hip Hip Parade! 1978

Kermit the Frog

★ NR
Mickey's 50 1978

Kermit the Frog (voice)

★ NR
Julie Andrews: One Step Into Spring 1978

Kermit The Frog / Rowlf the Dog / Dr. Teeth

★ 7
The Bob Hope All Star Christmas Comedy Special 1977

Kermit the Frog / Rowlf

★ 6
Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas 1977

Kermit the Frog / Harrison Fox / Harvey / Snake (voice)

★ 6.9
Sesame Street at Night? 1977

Guy Smiley / Ernie / Kermit the Frog (voice) (archive footage)

★ NR
The Muppet Show 1976

Kermit the Frog, Waldorf, Rowlf the Dog, Link Hogthrob, The Swedish Chef, Dr. Teeth, The Newsman (voice)

★ 8
The Muppet Show Pitch Reel 1976

Leo / Kermit the Frog (voice)

★ 9
Julie: My Favourite Things 1975

Kermit the Frog/Dr. Teeth

★ NR
Muppet Picker Upper 1975

Kermit the Frog / Leo (voice)

★ NR
Just a Few Announcements 1975

Kermit the Frog

★ NR
The Muppet Introduction 1975

Kermit the Frog

★ NR
Out to Lunch 1974

Kermit / Ernie / Guy Smiley / Person with Cue Card (voice)

★ 6
The Muppet Musicians of Bremen 1972

Kermit the Frog / Mean Floyd / Rat (voice)

★ 6.5
The King of Eight 1971

The King of Eight

★ 10
Tales from Muppetland: The Frog Prince 1971

Kermit / Garth / King Rupert (voice)

★ 6.7
Pure Goldie 1971

Kermit the Frog (voice)

★ NR
Great Performances 1971

Kermit the Frog (voice)

★ 5.6
The Great Santa Claus Switch 1970

Fred / Lothar (voice)

★ 6.3
The Muppets on Puppets 1970

Self

★ 8
Sesame Street 1969

★ 7.1
Sesame Unpaved 1969

★ NR
This Way to Sesame Street 1969

Ernie/Kermit

★ NR
Sesame Street Pitch Reel 1969

Kermit the Frog / Rowlf / Grump / Conrad Love / The Spook

★ NR
Hey Cinderella! 1969

Kermit The Frog / King Goshposh / Rufus (voice)

★ 7
Peter Alexander präsentiert Spezialitäten 1969

Self

★ NR
The Wizard of Id 1969

The Wizard / The Spook (voice)

★ NR
NBC Experiment in Television 1967

Gorilla (voice)

★ NR
The Paperwork Explosion 1967

★ NR
Limbo: The Organized Mind 1966

Limbo (voice)

★ 8.5
The Idea Man 1966

Limbo

★ NR
I'm Nobody 1966

Limbo (voice)

★ NR
Rowlf the Salesman 1966

Rowlf the Dog

★ NR
The Reindeer 1965

Dasher, Prancer

★ NR
Alexander the Grape 1965

Freddy the Fierce (voice)

★ 6
Time Piece 1965

Man

★ 7.3
Tales of the Tinkerdee 1962

Kermit the Frog / King Goshposh / Charlie the Ogre (voice)

★ 6.3
Visual Thinking 1961

★ NR
Sam and Friends 1955

Kermit the Frog

★ 9
The Wonderful World of Disney 1954

Self

★ 7.8