Jim Henson

Jim Henson

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

The Muppet Script
2025
Original Concept
Jim Henson Idea Man
2024
Self (archive footage)
Joan Rivers at the BBC
2024
Self (archive footage)
Muppets Haunted Mansion
2021
Characters
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
2021
Self (archive footage)
Sesame Street: 50 Years and Counting
2019
Ernie
Fozzie's Bear-ly Funny Fridays
2015
Creator
Jim Henson's Turkey Hollow
2015
Story
I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story
2015
Self
In Their Own Words: Jim Henson
2015
Self (archive footage)
Muppets Most Wanted
2014
Characters
Lady Gaga & the Muppets Holiday Spectacular
2013
Characters
The Muppets
2011
Characters
Paul Williams Still Alive
2011
Kermit the Frog (voice) (archive footage)
A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa
2008
Characters
Reflections of 'The Dark Crystal'
2007
Himself
Muppets TV
2006
Creator
A Sesame Street Christmas Carol
2006
Ernie (voice) (archive footage)
Fraggle Rock: Live by the Rule of the Rock
2005
Director
The Muppets' Wizard of Oz
2005
Characters
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
It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie
2002
Characters
Kermit's Swamp Years
2002
Characters
Sesame Street: Bert & Ernie's Word Play
2002
Kermit the Frog / Bip Bippadotta / Lavender Anything Muppet in Fat Cat (voice) (archive footage)
The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 2
1999
Producer
The Very Best of the Muppet Show
1999
Writer
Muppets from Space
1999
Characters
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland
1999
Characters
The Best of Kermit on Sesame Street
1998
Kermit the Frog (voice) (archive footage)
Sesame Street: Elmo Says BOO!
1997
Ernie / Harvey Monster (voice) (archive footage)
Sesame Street: Quiet Time
1997
Ernie ("Naptime") / Kermit the Frog (voice) (archive footage)
Muppet Sing Alongs: Muppet Treasure Island
1996
Characters
Muppet Treasure Island
1996
Characters
Sesame Street: Do the Alphabet
1996
Ernie (voice)
Sesame Street: Imagine That!
1996
Ernie (voice) (archive footage)
Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree
1995
Characters
The World of Jim Henson
1994
Self / Kermit the Frog / Rowlf (archive footage)
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
1994
Kermit the Frog / Ernie
Sesame Street: 25 Wonderful Years: A Musical Celebration!
1993
Ernie
The Muppet Christmas Carol
1992
In Memory Of
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze
1991
In Memory Of
The Witches
1990
Executive Producer
Basil Hears a Noise
1990
In Memory Of
Living with Dinosaurs
1990
Executive Producer
The Muppets at Walt Disney World
1990
Executive Producer
Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Special
1990
Characters
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
1990
The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson
1990
Self / Various Muppets (archive footage)
Sesame Street: Monster Hits!
1990
Harvey Monster (voice)
Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music
1990
Self / Kermit the Frog (voice)
The Earth Day Special
1990
Kermit the Frog (voice)
Dog City: The Movie
1989
Director
The Song of the Cloud Forest
1989
Director
50 Years of Television: A Golden Celebration
1989
Kermit the Frog
Miss Piggy's Hollywood
1989
Waldorf
An Evening with Jim Henson and Frank Oz
1989
Self
Jim Henson: Sing-Along, Dance-Along, Do-Along
1988
Executive Producer
Hey, You're as Funny as Fozzie Bear
1988
Executive Producer
The Best of Ernie and Bert
1988
Director
Free to Be... a Family
1988
Kermit the Frog (voice)
Sesame Street | Put Down the Duckie: An All-Star Musical Special
1988
Muppet Performer
Wow, You're A Cartoonist!
1988
Kermit The Frog
A Muppet Family Christmas
1987
Executive Producer
Sesame Street: Sing Along
1987
Down at Fraggle Rock
1987
Cantus the Minstrel / Convincing John / Self / Host
The Tale of the Bunny Picnic
1986
Director
Labyrinth
1986
Story
The Christmas Toy
1986
Producer
Inside the Labyrinth
1986
Writer
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
1986
Creator
Sesame Street: Learning About Letters
1986
Ernie/Kermit the Frog/King Peter the Persnickety (voice)
Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & Stories
1986
Ernie / The King (Bedtime Stories & Songs) (voice)
Children's Songs and Stories with the Muppets
1985
Writer
Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird Stuff
1985
Writer
Muppet Video: The Kermit and Piggy Story
1985
Writer
Muppet Treasures
1985
Writer
Follow That Bird
1985
Characters
Into the Night
1985
Man on Phone
The Muppet Revue
1985
Kermit the Frog (voice)
Night of 100 Stars II
1985
Kermit the Frog
The Muppets Take Manhattan
1984
Executive Producer
The Bells of Fraggle Rock
1984
Creator
Henson's Place: The Man Behind the Muppets
1984
Jim Henson (self)
Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and the Muppets
1983
Director
The World of 'The Dark Crystal'
1983
Director
Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
1983
Ernie (voice)
Big Bird in China
1983
Ernie (voice)
Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi
1983
Self
The Dark Crystal
1982
Director
The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show
1982
Producer
I Love Liberty
1982
Kermit the Frog (voice)
Rocky III
1982
Kermit the Frog (voice)
The Great Muppet Caper
1981
Director
The Muppets Go to the Movies
1981
Producer
Of Muppets & Men
1981
Self
Muppet Side Splitter
1981
Leo (voice)
The Muppet Movie
1979
Producer
The Muppets Go Hollywood
1979
Characters
John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together
1979
Characters
The Orson Welles Show
1979
Self / Kermit the Frog (voice)
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
1979
Ernie / Kermit the Frog (archive footage) (uncredited)
Christmas Eve on Sesame Street
1978
Executive Producer
Hip Hip Parade!
1978
Kermit the Frog
Mickey's 50
1978
Kermit the Frog (voice)
Julie Andrews: One Step Into Spring
1978
Kermit The Frog / Rowlf the Dog / Dr. Teeth
Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas
1977
Director
Sesame Street at Night?
1977
Guy Smiley / Ernie / Kermit the Frog (voice) (archive footage)
Muppet Picker Upper
1975
Director
Julie: My Favourite Things
1975
Kermit the Frog/Dr. Teeth
The Muppet Introduction
1975
Kermit the Frog
Out to Lunch
1974
Kermit / Ernie / Guy Smiley / Person with Cue Card (voice)
Julie on Sesame Street
1973
Producer
The Muppet Musicians of Bremen
1972
Director
Tales from Muppetland: The Frog Prince
1971
Director
The King of Eight
1971
Director
The Queen of Six
1971
Director
Number Twelve Rocks
1971
Director
Pure Goldie
1971
Kermit the Frog (voice)
Doll House
1970
Director
The Muppets on Puppets
1970
Characters
The Great Santa Claus Switch
1970
Characters
The Cube
1969
Director
The Wizard of Id
1969
Director
Hey Cinderella!
1969
Director
Sesame Street Pitch Reel
1969
Kermit the Frog / Rowlf / Grump / Conrad Love / The Spook
This Way to Sesame Street
1969
Ernie/Kermit
Ripples
1967
Director
Wheels That Go
1967
Director
The Paperwork Explosion
1967
Director
Limbo: The Organized Mind
1966
Animation Director
The Idea Man
1966
Director
Rowlf the Salesman
1966
Director
I'm Nobody
1966
Director
Time Piece
1965
Director
Run, Run
1965
Producer
Alexander the Grape
1965
Director
The Reindeer
1965
Director
Robot
1963
Director
Tales of the Tinkerdee
1962
Producer
Drums West
1961
Director
Shearing Animation
1961
Director
Visual Thinking
1961
Director
Cat and Mouse
1960
Director