Jim Henson
Directing
Born: 1936-09-24 · Greenville, Mississippi, USA
Died: 1990-05-16
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
🎬 Movies (20)
The Muppet Script
2025
Self (archive footage)
Joan Rivers at the BBC
2024
Self (archive footage)
Jim Henson Idea Man
2024
Self (archive footage)
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
2021
Self (archive footage)
Sesame Street: 50 Years and Counting
2019
Ernie
In Their Own Words: Jim Henson
2015
Self (archive footage)
I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story
2015
Self
Jim Henson: Behind the Seams
2014
Muppets Most Wanted
2014
Kermit The Frog (archival recordings) (uncredited)
The Muppets
2011
Kermit the Frog (archive voice) (uncredited)
Jim Henson: His Sesame Street Story
2009
Jim Henson's Tales from Muppetland
2009
Reflections of 'The Dark Crystal'
2007
Self
A Sesame Street Christmas Carol
2006
Ernie (voice) (archive footage)
Muppet History 101
2004
Jim Henson: Commercials and Experiments
2004
Muppet Music Moments
2004
Self
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
2004
Kermit the Frog
Sesame Street: Cookie Monster's Best Bites
2004
Guy Smiley (voice, archive footage)
Muppets Magic from 'The Ed Sullivan Show!'
2003
Muppet Performer
📺 TV Shows (20)
In Their Own Words
2015
Self (archive footage)
Sesame Street: Play with Me Sesame
2002
Sesame Unpaved
1999
The Jim Henson Hour
1989
Self / Various
Dolly
1987
Kermit the Frog (voice)
Wedden, dat..?
1986
Self
Jim Henson's Little Muppet Monsters
1985
Reading Rainbow
1983
Kermit the Frog
Fraggle Rock
1983
Convincing John
Fraggle Rock
1983
Gobo Fraggle, Convincing John, Cantus (voice)
Fraggle Rock
1983
Cantus
Fraggle Rock
1983
Cantus the Minstrel, Convincing John, Additional Muppets (voice)
Fraggle Rock
1983
Cantus the Minstrel (voice)
Fraggle Rock
1983
Convincing John (voice, uncredited)
Fraggle Rock
1983
Convincing John (voice)
Wogan
1982
Self
The Muppet Show
1976
Kermit the Frog, Waldorf, Rowlf the Dog, Link Hogthrob, The Swedish Chef, Dr. Teeth, The Newsman (voice)
Saturday Night Live
1975
King Ploobis (voice)
Great Performances
1971
Kermit the Frog (voice)
Sesame Street
1969