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Jim Henson
Born
September 24, 1936
Died: May 16, 1990
Lived 53 years
Place of Birth
Greenville, Mississippi, USA
Known For
Directing
Gender
Male
Career Highlights
132
Movies
28
TV Shows
48
Directed
Also Known As
吉姆·亨森
James Maury Henson
IMDb Profile
Jim Henson
Directing
Biography
Jim Henson was an American film director, television producer and puppeteer, best known as the creator of The Muppets.
Movies
132
TV Shows
28
Director
48
0
The Muppet Script
as
Self (archive footage)
2025
0
Joan Rivers at the BBC
as
Self (archive footage)
2024
7.8
Jim Henson Idea Man
as
Self (archive footage)
2024
7.5
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
as
Self (archive footage)
2021
7.0
Sesame Street: 50 Years and Counting
as
Ernie
2019
7.0
In Their Own Words: Jim Henson
as
Self (archive footage)
2015
7.4
I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story
as
Self
2015
0
Jim Henson: Behind the Seams
Cast
2014
6.3
Muppets Most Wanted
as
Kermit The Frog (archival recordings) (uncredited)
2014
2.0
Jim Henson: His Sesame Street Story
Cast
2009
0
Jim Henson's Tales from Muppetland
Cast
2009
5.8
Reflections of 'The Dark Crystal'
as
Self
2007
6.8
A Sesame Street Christmas Carol
as
Ernie (voice) (archive footage)
2006
0
Muppet History 101
Cast
2004
0
Jim Henson: Commercials and Experiments
Cast
2004
0
Muppet Music Moments
as
Self
2004
8.0
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
as
Kermit the Frog
2004
0
Sesame Street: Cookie Monster's Best Bites
as
Guy Smiley (voice, archive footage)
2004
7.0
Muppets Magic from 'The Ed Sullivan Show!'
as
Muppet Performer
2003
8.5
Sesame Street: Bert & Ernie's Word Play
as
Kermit the Frog / Bip Bippadotta / Lavender Anything Muppet in Fat Cat (voice) (archive footage)
2002
0
The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 3
as
Kermit the Frog / Waldorf / Rowlf / Link Hogthrob
2001
7.0
The Very Best of the Muppet Show
as
Kermit the Frog / Waldorf / Rowlf / The Swedish Chef
1999
6.0
The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 2
as
Kermit the Frog / Waldorf / Rowlf / The Swedish Chef
1999
0
The Best of Kermit on Sesame Street
as
Kermit the Frog (voice) (archive footage)
1998
6.7
Sesame Street: Elmo Says BOO!
as
Ernie / Harvey Monster (voice) (archive footage)
1997
6.0
Sesame Street: Quiet Time
as
Ernie ("Naptime") / Kermit the Frog (voice) (archive footage)
1997
6.0
Sesame Street: Do the Alphabet
as
Ernie (voice)
1996
0
Sesame Street: Imagine That!
as
Ernie (voice) (archive footage)
1996
7.3
The World of Jim Henson
as
Self / Kermit the Frog / Rowlf (archive footage)
1994
7.0
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
as
Kermit the Frog / Ernie
1994
7.3
Sesame Street: 25 Wonderful Years: A Musical Celebration!
as
Ernie
1993
0
A Classic Christmas from The Ed Sullivan Show
as
Kermit the Frog (voice)
1992
10.0
Muppet*Vision 3D
as
Kermit the Frog / Swedish Chef / Waldorf (voice)
1991
6.8
The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson
as
Self / Various Muppets (archive footage)
1990
0
Jim Henson: In Performance
Cast
1990
10.0
Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music
as
Self / Kermit the Frog (voice)
1990
6.6
The Muppets at Walt Disney World
as
Kermit the Frog / Rowlf / Dr. Teeth / Waldorf / Swedish Chef / Link Hogthrob (voice)
1990
6.0
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
as
Ernie / Singer / Kermit the Frog (archive footage) (segment "One Banana") (voice)
1990
6.3
The Earth Day Special
as
Kermit the Frog (voice)
1990
6.0
Sesame Street: Monster Hits!
as
Harvey Monster (voice)
1990
0
50 Years of Television: A Golden Celebration
as
Kermit the Frog
1989
10.0
An Evening with Jim Henson and Frank Oz
as
Self
1989
0
Miss Piggy's Hollywood
as
Waldorf
1989
8.0
Dog City: The Movie
as
Self / Kermit the Frog / Rowlf the Dog / Bugsy Them (voice)
1989
9.3
Free to Be... a Family
as
Kermit the Frog (voice)
1988
0
Wow, You're A Cartoonist!
as
Kermit The Frog
1988
6.0
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie
as
Kermit the Frog/Ernie (voice)
1988
7.0
The Best of Ernie and Bert
as
Ernie
1988
0
Muppet Studios Presents: You're the Director
as
Kermit the Frog / Swedish Chef / Rowlf the Dog / Link Hogthrob (voice)
1988
0
Jim Henson: Sing-Along, Dance-Along, Do-Along
as
Rowlf the Dog (voice)
1988
6.0
Hey, You're as Funny as Fozzie Bear
as
Kermit the Frog (voice)
1988
6.9
A Muppet Family Christmas
as
Kermit the Frog / Rowlf the Dog / Dr. Teeth / Swedish Chef / Waldorf / Ernie / Self
1987
0
Down at Fraggle Rock
as
Cantus the Minstrel / Convincing John / Self / Host
1987
6.0
Sesame Street: Sing Along
Cast
1987
7.6
Inside the Labyrinth
as
Self
1986
6.7
The Christmas Toy
as
Kermit the Frog (voice)
1986
7.3
Labyrinth
as
Goblins (uncredited)
1986
0
Sesame Street: Learning About Letters
as
Ernie/Kermit the Frog/King Peter the Persnickety (voice)
1986
7.0
The Tale of the Bunny Picnic
as
Dog (voice)
1986
7.0
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
1986
0
Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & Stories
as
Ernie / The King (Bedtime Stories & Songs) (voice)
1986
0
Muppet Video: Rowlf's Rhapsodies with the Muppets
as
Rowlf (voice)
1985
6.3
Follow That Bird
as
Kermit the Frog / Ernie (voice)
1985
0
Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird Stuff
as
Kermit the Frog
1985
0
Muppet Treasures
as
Kermit The Frog / The Swedish Chef / Waldorf / Link Hogthrob / Rowlf / Dr. Teeth / The Newsman
1985
0
The Muppet Revue
as
Kermit the Frog (voice)
1985
6.7
Muppet Video: The Kermit and Piggy Story
as
Kermit the Frog (voice)
1985
8.0
Night of 100 Stars II
as
Kermit the Frog
1985
6.5
Into the Night
as
Man on Phone
1985
0
Children's Songs and Stories with the Muppets
as
Kermit the Frog (voice)
1985
6.0
The Bells of Fraggle Rock
as
Cantus the Minstrel (voice)
1984
6.6
The Muppets Take Manhattan
as
Kermit the Frog / Rowlf / Dr. Teeth / Waldorf / Swedish Chef / Ernie / Granny / Horse & Carriage Rider / Link Hogthrob / The Newsman (voice)
1984
6.7
Henson's Place: The Man Behind the Muppets
as
Jim Henson (self)
1984
8.5
Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi
as
Self
1983
6.5
Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
as
Ernie (voice)
1983
5.8
Big Bird in China
as
Ernie (voice)
1983
6.8
Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and the Muppets
as
Kermit the Frog / Rowlf the Dog / Waldorf / Zeke (voice)
1983
6.6
The World of 'The Dark Crystal'
as
Self
1983
0
Muppet Breakthrough
as
Leo
1983
7.1
The Dark Crystal
as
Jen / High Priest, Ritual Master
1982
8.5
The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show
as
Kermit The Frog (voice)
1982
6.9
Rocky III
as
Kermit the Frog (voice)(uncredited)
1982
0
I Love Liberty
as
Kermit the Frog (voice)
1982
8.0
Of Muppets & Men
as
Self
1981
0
Muppet Side Splitter
as
Leo (voice)
1981
6.9
The Great Muppet Caper
as
Kermit the Frog / Rowlf the Dog / Dr. Teeth / Waldorf / Swedish Chef / The Muppet Newsman
1981
7.1
The Muppets Go to the Movies
as
Kermit / Rowlf / Link Hogthrob / The Swedish Chef / Waldorf
1981
7.1
John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together
as
Kermit the Frog / Rowlf / Waldorf / Dr. Teeth / The Swedish Chef (voice)
1979
7.2
The Muppet Movie
as
Kermit the Frog / Rowlf / Dr. Teeth / Waldorf / Doc Hopper's Men / Link Hogthrob / Swedish Chef (voice)
1979
6.2
The Muppets Go Hollywood
as
Various Muppets
1979
0
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
as
Ernie / Kermit the Frog (archive footage) (uncredited)
1979
6.0
The Orson Welles Show
as
Self / Kermit the Frog (voice)
1979
0
Meal Break
as
Leo / Spaghetti
1979
0
Grump Critic
as
Leo
1979
0
Let's Have the Dam Break
as
Leo
1979
0
Muppet Breaker Upper
as
Leo
1979
0
Muppet Gimme a Break
as
Leo / Pasta in "Meal Break"
1979
7.3
Christmas Eve on Sesame Street
as
Kermit the Frog / Ernie (voice)
1978
0
Hip Hip Parade!
as
Kermit the Frog
1978
0
Mickey's 50
as
Kermit the Frog (voice)
1978
7.0
Julie Andrews: One Step Into Spring
as
Kermit The Frog / Rowlf the Dog / Dr. Teeth
1978
0
The Vent Event
as
Kermit the Frog
1978
6.0
The Bob Hope All Star Christmas Comedy Special
as
Kermit the Frog / Rowlf
1977
6.9
Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas
as
Kermit the Frog / Harrison Fox / Harvey / Snake (voice)
1977
0
Sesame Street at Night?
as
Guy Smiley / Ernie / Kermit the Frog (voice) (archive footage)
1977
0
Kagayake! Gorō Mapetto Geba Geba 90-pun!
as
Kermit the Frog
1976
10.0
The Muppet Show Pitch Reel
as
Leo / Kermit the Frog (voice)
1976
0
Julie: My Favourite Things
as
Kermit the Frog/Dr. Teeth
1975
0
Muppet Picker Upper
as
Kermit the Frog / Leo (voice)
1975
0
Just a Few Announcements
as
Kermit the Frog
1975
0
The Muppet Introduction
as
Kermit the Frog
1975
6.0
Out to Lunch
as
Kermit / Ernie / Guy Smiley / Person with Cue Card (voice)
1974
6.6
The Muppet Musicians of Bremen
as
Kermit the Frog / Mean Floyd / Rat (voice)
1972
10.0
The King of Eight
as
The King of Eight
1971
6.7
Tales from Muppetland: The Frog Prince
as
Kermit / Garth / King Rupert (voice)
1971
0
Pure Goldie
as
Kermit the Frog (voice)
1971
6.4
The Great Santa Claus Switch
as
Fred / Lothar (voice)
1970
8.0
The Muppets on Puppets
as
Self / Rowlf the Dog
1970
0
This Way to Sesame Street
as
Ernie/Kermit
1969
0
Sesame Street Pitch Reel
as
Kermit the Frog / Rowlf / Grump / Conrad Love / The Spook
1969
7.0
Hey Cinderella!
as
Kermit The Frog / King Goshposh / Rufus (voice)
1969
0
The Wizard of Id
as
The Wizard / The Spook (voice)
1969
0
The Paperwork Explosion
Cast
1967
8.5
Limbo: The Organized Mind
as
Limbo (voice)
1966
0
The Idea Man
as
Limbo
1966
0
I'm Nobody
as
Limbo (voice)
1966
0
Rowlf the Salesman
as
Rowlf the Dog
1966
0
The Reindeer
as
Dasher / Prancer (voice)
1965
6.0
Alexander the Grape
as
Freddy the Fierce (voice)
1965
7.1
Time Piece
as
Man
1965
6.5
Tales of the Tinkerdee
as
Kermit the Frog / King Goshposh / Charlie the Ogre (voice)
1962
0
Visual Thinking
as
Kermit / Harry the Hipster (voice)
1961
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