Jim Henson

Jim Henson

Birthday: 1936-09-24
Deathday: 1990-05-16
Place of birth: Greenville, Mississippi, USA
Also know as: 吉姆·亨森

Bio

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

Movies with Jim Henson

The King of Eight

1971
As The King of Eight
The Muppet Movie

1979
As Kermit the Frog / Rowlf / Dr. Teeth / Waldorf / Doc Hopper's Men / Link Hogthrob / Swedish Chef (voice)
Into the Night

1985
As Man on Phone
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!

1990
As Ernie / Singer / Kermit the Frog (archive footage) (segment "One Banana") (voice)
The Muppets Take Manhattan

1984
As Kermit the Frog / Rowlf / Dr. Teeth / Waldorf / Swedish Chef / Ernie / Granny / Horse & Carriage Rider / Link Hogthrob / The Newsman (voice)
Of Muppets & Men

1981
As Self
A Sesame Street Christmas Carol

2006
As Ernie (voice) (archive footage)
A Muppet Family Christmas

1987
As Kermit the Frog / Rowlf the Dog / Dr. Teeth / Swedish Chef / Waldorf / Ernie / Self
Sesame Street: Do the Alphabet

1996
As Ernie (voice)
The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson

1990
As Self / Various Muppets (archive footage)
I Love Liberty

1982
As Kermit the Frog (voice)
Follow That Bird

1985
As Kermit the Frog / Ernie (voice)
Hey Cinderella!

1969
As Kermit The Frog / King Goshposh / Rufus (voice)
Henson's Place: The Man Behind the Muppets

1984
As Jim Henson (self)
The Great Muppet Caper

1981
As Kermit the Frog / Rowlf the Dog / Dr. Teeth / Waldorf / Swedish Chef / The Muppet Newsman
Dog City: The Movie

1989
As Self / Kermit the Frog / Rowlf the Dog / Bugsy Them (voice)
Julie: My Favourite Things

1975
As Kermit the Frog/Dr. Teeth
Sesame Street: Imagine That!

1996
As Ernie (voice) (archive footage)
The Christmas Toy

1986
As Kermit the Frog (voice)
Time Piece

1965
As Man
Sesame Street: Learning About Letters

1986
As Ernie/Kermit the Frog/King Peter the Persnickety (voice)
Muppet Video: Rowlf's Rhapsodies with the Muppets

1985
As Rowlf (voice)
Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird Stuff

1985
As Kermit the Frog
Muppet Treasures

1985
As Kermit The Frog / The Swedish Chef / Waldorf / Link Hogthrob / Rowlf / Dr. Teeth / The Newsman
The Muppet Revue

1985
As Kermit the Frog (voice)
The Muppet Musicians of Bremen

1972
As Kermit the Frog / Mean Floyd / Rat (voice)
The Muppets at Walt Disney World

1990
As Kermit the Frog / Rowlf / Dr. Teeth / Waldorf / Swedish Chef / Link Hogthrob (voice)
Tales from Muppetland: The Frog Prince

1971
As Kermit / Garth / King Rupert (voice)
Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and the Muppets

1983
As Kermit the Frog / Rowlf the Dog / Waldorf / Zeke (voice)
Free to Be... a Family

1988
As Kermit the Frog (voice)
The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show

1982
As Kermit The Frog (voice)
The Muppets Go Hollywood

1979
As Various Muppets
The Wizard of Id

1969
As The Wizard / The Spook (voice)
The World of 'The Dark Crystal'

1983
As Self
The Muppets on Puppets

1970
As Self / Rowlf the Dog
The Great Santa Claus Switch

1970
As Fred / Lothar (voice)
Inside the Labyrinth

1986
As Self
Reflections of 'The Dark Crystal'

2007
As Self
50 Years of Television: A Golden Celebration

1989
As Kermit the Frog
Children's Songs and Stories with the Muppets

1985
As Kermit the Frog (voice)
Sesame Street: Elmo Says BOO!

1997
As Ernie / Harvey Monster (voice) (archive footage)
Sesame Street: Sing Along

1987
As
Sesame Street Pitch Reel

1969
As Kermit the Frog / Rowlf / Grump / Conrad Love / The Spook
Hip Hip Parade!

1978
As Kermit the Frog
Muppet Picker Upper

1975
As Kermit the Frog / Leo (voice)
The Very Best of the Muppet Show

1999
As Kermit the Frog / Waldorf / Rowlf / The Swedish Chef
The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 2

1999
As Kermit the Frog / Waldorf / Rowlf / The Swedish Chef
The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 3

2001
As Kermit the Frog / Waldorf / Rowlf / Link Hogthrob
Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

1983
As Ernie (voice)
The Paperwork Explosion

1967
As
Rocky III

1982
As Kermit the Frog (voice)(uncredited)
I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story

2015
As Self
Jim Henson: Commercials and Experiments

2004
As
Muppet History 101

2004
As
Muppet Music Moments

2004
As Self
Jim Henson: Behind the Seams

2014
As
Jim Henson's Tales from Muppetland

2009
As
Jim Henson: His Sesame Street Story

2009
As
Jim Henson: In Performance

1990
As
Muppets Magic from 'The Ed Sullivan Show!'

2003
As Muppet Performer
In Their Own Words: Jim Henson

2015
As Self (archive footage)
Night of 100 Stars II

1985
As Kermit the Frog
The World of Jim Henson

1994
As Self / Kermit the Frog / Rowlf (archive footage)
Miss Piggy's Hollywood

1989
As Waldorf
Down at Fraggle Rock

1987
As Cantus the Minstrel / Convincing John / Self / Host
Big Bird in China

1983
As Ernie (voice)
Jim Henson: Sing-Along, Dance-Along, Do-Along

1988
As Rowlf the Dog (voice)
Hey, You're as Funny as Fozzie Bear

1988
As Kermit the Frog (voice)
Christmas Eve on Sesame Street

1978
As Kermit the Frog / Ernie (voice)
An Evening with Jim Henson and Frank Oz

1989
As Self
Sesame Street: Monster Hits!

1990
As Harvey Monster (voice)
Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas

1977
As Kermit the Frog / Harrison Fox / Harvey / Snake (voice)
The Muppets Go to the Movies

1981
As Kermit / Rowlf / Link Hogthrob / The Swedish Chef / Waldorf
John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together

1979
As Kermit the Frog / Rowlf / Waldorf / Dr. Teeth / The Swedish Chef (voice)
The Orson Welles Show

1979
As Self / Kermit the Frog (voice)
Sesame Street: 25 Wonderful Years: A Musical Celebration!

1993
As Ernie
Muppet Video: The Kermit and Piggy Story

1985
As Kermit the Frog (voice)
The Bells of Fraggle Rock

1984
As Cantus the Minstrel (voice)
Tales of the Tinkerdee

1962
As Kermit the Frog / King Goshposh / Charlie the Ogre (voice)
Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi

1983
As Self
Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music

1990
As Self / Kermit the Frog (voice)
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie

1988
As Kermit the Frog/Ernie (voice)
Muppet Side Splitter

1981
As Leo (voice)
Mickey's 50

1978
As Kermit the Frog (voice)
Pure Goldie

1971
As Kermit the Frog (voice)
Muppets Most Wanted

2014
As Kermit The Frog (archival recordings) (uncredited)
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years

1986
As Kermit the Frog / Ernie / Dr. Teeth / Rowlf / Link Hogthrob / The Newsman / The Swedish Chef / Waldorf / Mahna Mahna / Harry the Hipster / Self
The Tale of the Bunny Picnic

1986
As Dog (voice)
Muppet Studios Presents: You're the Director

1988
As Kermit the Frog / Swedish Chef / Rowlf the Dog / Link Hogthrob (voice)
Wow, You're A Cartoonist!

1988
As Kermit The Frog
The Best of Ernie and Bert

1988
As Ernie
The Muppet Show Pitch Reel

1976
As Leo / Kermit the Frog (voice)
Sesame Street: 50 Years and Counting

2019
As Ernie
Sesame Street: Bert & Ernie's Word Play

2002
As Kermit the Frog / Bip Bippadotta / Lavender Anything Muppet in Fat Cat (voice) (archive footage)
Sesame Street: Quiet Time

1997
As Ernie ("Naptime") / Kermit the Frog (voice) (archive footage)
Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & Stories

1986
As Ernie / The King (Bedtime Stories & Songs) (voice)
Labyrinth

1986
As Goblins (uncredited)
The Bob Hope All Star Christmas Comedy Special

1977
As Kermit the Frog / Rowlf
Out to Lunch

1974
As Kermit / Ernie / Guy Smiley / Person with Cue Card (voice)
Limbo: The Organized Mind

1966
As Limbo (voice)
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street

2021
As Self (archive footage)
The Best of Kermit on Sesame Street

1998
As Kermit the Frog (voice) (archive footage)
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!

1994
As Kermit the Frog / Ernie
The Dark Crystal

1982
As Jen / High Priest, Ritual Master
Muppet Breaker Upper

1979
As Leo
Muppet Gimme a Break

1979
As Leo / Pasta in "Meal Break"
The Earth Day Special

1990
As Kermit the Frog (voice)
Muppet Breakthrough

1983
As Leo
Just a Few Announcements

1975
As Kermit the Frog
The Muppet Introduction

1975
As Kermit the Frog
Rowlf the Salesman

1966
As Rowlf the Dog
Meal Break

1979
As Leo / Spaghetti
Grump Critic

1979
As Leo
Let's Have the Dam Break

1979
As Leo
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street

1979
As Ernie / Kermit the Frog (archive footage) (uncredited)
Joan Rivers at the BBC

2024
As Self (archive footage)
Alexander the Grape

1965
As Freddy the Fierce (voice)
The Idea Man

1966
As Limbo
This Way to Sesame Street

1969
As Ernie/Kermit
Julie Andrews: One Step Into Spring

1978
As Kermit The Frog / Rowlf the Dog / Dr. Teeth
Sesame Street at Night?

1977
As Guy Smiley / Ernie / Kermit the Frog (voice) (archive footage)
Visual Thinking

1961
As Kermit / Harry the Hipster (voice)
The Reindeer

1965
As Dasher / Prancer (voice)
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies

2004
As Kermit the Frog
The Muppet Script

2025
As Self (archive footage)
I'm Nobody

1966
As Limbo (voice)
Sesame Street: Cookie Monster's Best Bites

2004
As Guy Smiley (voice, archive footage)
Muppet*Vision 3D

1991
As Kermit the Frog / Swedish Chef / Waldorf (voice)
Kagayake! Gorō Mapetto Geba Geba 90-pun!

1976
As Kermit the Frog
The Vent Event

1978
As Kermit the Frog
A Classic Christmas from The Ed Sullivan Show

1992
As Kermit the Frog (voice)
Jim Henson Idea Man

2024
As Self (archive footage)

TV Shows with Jim Henson

Sesame Street

1969
As
Fraggle Rock

1983
As Convincing John
Fraggle Rock

1983
As Gobo Fraggle, Convincing John, Cantus (voice)
Fraggle Rock

1983
As Cantus
Sam and Friends

1955
As Kermit the Frog
The Muppet Show

1976
As Kermit the Frog, Waldorf, Rowlf the Dog, Link Hogthrob, The Swedish Chef, Dr. Teeth, The Newsman (voice)
The Jim Henson Hour

1989
As
Jim Henson's Little Muppet Monsters

1985
As
Sesame Street: Play with Me Sesame

0000
As
Sesame Unpaved

1999
As
Peter Alexander präsentiert Spezialitäten

1969
As Self
Reading Rainbow

1983
As Kermit the Frog
Einer wird gewinnen

1964
As Self
Wogan

1982
As Self
The Mike Douglas Show

1961
As Self
The Dick Cavett Show

1968
As Self - Guest
The Wonderful World of Disney

1954
As Self
NBC Experiment in Television

1967
As Gorilla (voice)
Wedden, dat..?

1986
As Self
Fraggle Rock

1983
As Cantus the Minstrel, Convincing John, Additional Muppets (voice)
Fraggle Rock

1983
As Cantus the Minstrel (voice)
Fraggle Rock

1983
As Convincing John (voice, uncredited)
Fraggle Rock

1983
As Convincing John (voice)
Great Performances

1971
As Kermit the Frog (voice)
Dolly

1987
As Kermit the Frog (voice)
In Their Own Words

2015
As Self (archive footage)
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

1948
As
Saturday Night Live

1975
As King Ploobis (as Jim Henson’s Muppets) (voice)

Production Credits

The Witches

1990
As Executive Producer
The Muppet Movie

1979
As Producer
Fozzie's Bear-ly Funny Fridays

2015
As Creator
Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas

1977
As Director
The Tale of the Bunny Picnic

1986
As Director
The Dark Crystal

1982
As Director
The Dark Crystal

1982
As Producer
The Muppets Take Manhattan

1984
As Executive Producer
Labyrinth

1986
As Story
Labyrinth

1986
As Director
The Great Muppet Caper

1981
As Director
The Cube

1969
As Director
The Wizard of Id

1969
As Director
Dog City: The Movie

1989
As Director
The Christmas Toy

1986
As Producer
Time Piece

1965
As Director
Tales from Muppetland: The Frog Prince

1971
As Director
The Muppet Musicians of Bremen

1972
As Director
The Muppets Go to the Movies

1981
As Producer
The Muppets Go to the Movies

1981
As Writer
The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show

1982
As Producer
The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show

1982
As Director
Basil Hears a Noise

1990
As In Memory Of
Ripples

1967
As Director
Inside the Labyrinth

1986
As Writer
Wheels That Go

1967
As Director
Youth '68

1968
As Producer
Youth '68

1968
As Writer
Children's Songs and Stories with the Muppets

1985
As Writer
Fraggle Rock: Live by the Rule of the Rock

1983
As Director
Living with Dinosaurs

1990
As Executive Producer
Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird Stuff

1985
As Writer
Muppets Most Wanted

2014
As Characters
The Muppets

2011
As Characters
Jim Henson: Commercials and Experiments

2004
As Director
Muppet History 101

2004
As Director
Jim Henson's Tales from Muppetland

2009
As Director
Hey Cinderella!

1969
As Director
Limbo: The Organized Mind

1966
As Animation Director
Limbo: The Organized Mind

1966
As Director
Time Piece

1965
As Producer
Time Piece

1965
As Writer
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze

1991
As In Memory Of
The Paperwork Explosion

1967
As Director
The Paperwork Explosion

1967
As Producer
A Muppet Family Christmas

1987
As Executive Producer
Muppets Haunted Mansion

2021
As Characters
The Song of the Cloud Forest

1989
As Director
The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 2

1999
As Producer
The Very Best of the Muppet Show

1999
As Writer
The Very Best of the Muppet Show

1999
As Producer
The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 2

1999
As Writer
The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 2

1999
As Creator
The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 3

2001
As Producer
The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 3

2001
As Writer
Jim Henson: Sing-Along, Dance-Along, Do-Along

1988
As Executive Producer
Hey, You're as Funny as Fozzie Bear

1988
As Executive Producer
The Dark Crystal

1982
As Story
Robot

1963
As Director
Time Piece

1965
As Animation
Run, Run

1965
As Producer
Run, Run

1965
As Director of Photography
Alexander the Grape

1965
As Director
Cat and Mouse

1960
As Director
Drums West

1961
As Director
Run, Run

1965
As Director
Shearing Animation

1961
As Director
Jim Henson's Turkey Hollow

2015
As Story
The Muppets at Walt Disney World

1990
As Executive Producer
The Idea Man

1966
As Director
The King of Eight

1971
As Director
The Queen of Six

1971
As Director
Muppet Video: The Kermit and Piggy Story

1985
As Writer
Muppet Video: The Kermit and Piggy Story

1985
As Producer
The Cube

1969
As Writer
The Bells of Fraggle Rock

1984
As Creator
Doll House

1970
As Director
Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas

1977
As Producer
Tales of the Tinkerdee

1962
As Producer
Tales of the Tinkerdee

1962
As Writer
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years

1986
As Creator
Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and the Muppets

1983
As Director
Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and the Muppets

1983
As Producer
The Tale of the Bunny Picnic

1986
As Producer
The Muppet Christmas Carol

1992
As In Memory Of
The Best of Ernie and Bert

1988
As Director
Muppet Studios Presents: You're the Director

1988
As Executive Producer
Julie on Sesame Street

1973
As Producer
The World of 'The Dark Crystal'

1983
As Director
Number Twelve Rocks

1971
As Director
Christmas Eve on Sesame Street

1978
As Executive Producer
Alexander the Grape

1965
As Storyboard Artist
Alexander the Grape

1965
As Writer
Alexander the Grape

1965
As Animation
Muppet Picker Upper

1975
As Director
Rowlf the Salesman

1966
As Director
Muppet Treasures

1985
As Writer
The Muppet Christmas Carol

1992
As Characters
Muppet Sing Alongs: Muppet Treasure Island

1996
As Characters
The Muppet Movie

1979
As Characters
The Muppets' Wizard of Oz

2005
As Characters
It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie

2002
As Characters
The Muppets Take Manhattan

1984
As Characters
Muppets from Space

1999
As Characters
Muppet Treasure Island

1996
As Characters
A Muppet Family Christmas

1987
As Characters
A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa

2008
As Characters
The Muppets Go Hollywood

1979
As Characters
Lady Gaga & the Muppets Holiday Spectacular

2013
As Characters
Follow That Bird

1985
As Characters
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland

1999
As Characters
Kermit's Swamp Years

2002
As Characters
Hey Cinderella!

1969
As Characters
The Muppets on Puppets

1970
As Characters
Tales from Muppetland: The Frog Prince

1971
As Characters
The Great Santa Claus Switch

1970
As Characters
The Muppet Musicians of Bremen

1972
As Characters
Visual Thinking

1961
As Director
John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together

1979
As Characters
The Muppets Go to the Movies

1981
As Characters
The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show

1982
As Characters
Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and the Muppets

1983
As Characters
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years

1986
As Characters
The Tale of the Bunny Picnic

1986
As Characters
The Christmas Toy

1986
As Characters
Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Special

1990
As Characters
The Muppets at Walt Disney World

1990
As Characters
Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree

1995
As Characters
The Reindeer

1965
As Director
Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas

1977
As Characters
The Great Muppet Caper

1981
As Characters
The Muppet Musicians of Bremen

1972
As Producer
The Muppet Script

2025
As Original Concept
I'm Nobody

1966
As Director
Visual Thinking

1961
As Writer
Visual Thinking

1961
As Prop Designer
Muppet*Vision 3D

1991
As Director
Bufferin: Memories

0000
As Director
The Muppet Show

0000
As Characters
Fraggle Rock: Scared Silly

1985
As Writer
Fraggle Rock: Scared Silly

1985
As Executive Producer
Untitled Miss Piggy Movie

0000
As Characters
The Great Santa Claus Switch

1970
As Executive Producer