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Known For
Directing
Birthday
September 24, 1936
Died
May 16, 1990
Place of Birth
Greenville, Mississippi, USA
Also Known As
- James Maury Henson
Jim Henson
0.6 Popularity
Biography
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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Self (archive footage)
The Muppet Script
2025
0.0
Self (archive footage)
Joan Rivers at the BBC
2024
7.8
Self (archive footage)
Jim Henson Idea Man
2024
7.5
Self (archive footage)
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
2021
7.0
Ernie
Sesame Street: 50 Years and Counting
2019
7.0
Self (archive footage)
In Their Own Words: Jim Henson
2015
0.0
Self (archive footage)
In Their Own Words
2015
7.4
Self
I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story
2015
🎬
0.0
Jim Henson: Behind the Seams
2014
6.3
Kermit The Frog (archival recordings) (uncredited)
Muppets Most Wanted
2014
Credits
The Muppet Script
as Self (archive footage)
2025
0.0
Joan Rivers at the BBC
as Self (archive footage)
2024
0.0
Jim Henson Idea Man
as Self (archive footage)
2024
7.8
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
as Self (archive footage)
2021
7.5
Sesame Street: 50 Years and Counting
as Ernie
2019
7.0
In Their Own Words: Jim Henson
as Self (archive footage)
2015
7.0
In Their Own Words
as Self (archive footage)
2015
0.0
I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story
as Self
2015
7.4
🎬
Jim Henson: Behind the Seams
2014
0.0
Muppets Most Wanted
as Kermit The Frog (archival recordings) (uncredited)
2014
6.3
🎬
Jim Henson: His Sesame Street Story
2009
2.0
🎬
Jim Henson's Tales from Muppetland
2009
0.0
Reflections of 'The Dark Crystal'
as Self
2007
5.8
A Sesame Street Christmas Carol
as Ernie (voice) (archive footage)
2006
6.8
🎬
Muppet History 101
2004
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🎬
Muppet Music Moments
as Self
2004
0.0
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Jim Henson: Commercials and Experiments
2004
0.0
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
as Kermit the Frog
2004
8.0
Sesame Street: Cookie Monster's Best Bites
as Guy Smiley (voice, archive footage)
2004
0.0
Muppets Magic from 'The Ed Sullivan Show!'
as Muppet Performer
2003
7.0
Sesame Street: Bert & Ernie's Word Play
as Kermit the Frog / Bip Bippadotta / Lavender Anything Muppet in Fat Cat (voice) (archive footage)
2002
8.5
🎬
The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 3
as Kermit the Frog / Waldorf / Rowlf / Link Hogthrob
2001
0.0
The Very Best of the Muppet Show
as Kermit the Frog / Waldorf / Rowlf / The Swedish Chef
1999
7.0
The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 2
as Kermit the Frog / Waldorf / Rowlf / The Swedish Chef
1999
6.0
Sesame Unpaved
1999
0.0
The Best of Kermit on Sesame Street
as Kermit the Frog (voice) (archive footage)
1998
0.0
Sesame Street: Elmo Says BOO!
as Ernie / Harvey Monster (voice) (archive footage)
1997
6.7
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
6.0
Sesame Street: Imagine That!
as Ernie (voice) (archive footage)
1996
0.0
The World of Jim Henson
as Self / Kermit the Frog / Rowlf (archive footage)
1994
7.3
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
as Kermit the Frog / Ernie
1994
7.0
Sesame Street: 25 Wonderful Years: A Musical Celebration!
as Ernie
1993
7.3
Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration
as Ernie/Kermit the Frog/Guy Smiley(archive footage) (voice)
1993
6.0
A Classic Christmas from The Ed Sullivan Show
as Kermit the Frog (voice)
1992
0.0
Muppet*Vision 3D
as Kermit the Frog / Swedish Chef / Waldorf (voice)
1991
10.0
The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson
as Self / Various Muppets (archive footage)
1990
6.9
🎬
Jim Henson: In Performance
1990
0.0
Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music
as Self / Kermit the Frog (voice)
1990
10.0
The Muppets at Walt Disney World
as Kermit the Frog / Rowlf / Dr. Teeth / Waldorf / Swedish Chef / Link Hogthrob (voice)
1990
6.5
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
as Ernie / Singer / Kermit the Frog (archive footage) (segment "One Banana") (voice)
1990
6.0
The Earth Day Special
as Kermit the Frog (voice)
1990
6.3
Sesame Street: Monster Hits!
as Harvey Monster (voice)
1990
6.0
50 Years of Television: A Golden Celebration
as Kermit the Frog
1989
0.0
An Evening with Jim Henson and Frank Oz
as Self
1989
10.0
Miss Piggy's Hollywood
as Waldorf
1989
0.0
Dog City: The Movie
as Self / Kermit the Frog / Rowlf the Dog / Bugsy Them (voice)
1989
8.0
The Jim Henson Hour
1989
8.8
Free to Be... a Family
as Kermit the Frog (voice)
1988
9.3
Wow, You're A Cartoonist!
as Kermit The Frog
1988
0.0
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie
as Kermit the Frog/Ernie (voice)
1988
6.0
The Best of Ernie and Bert
as Ernie
1988
7.0
🎬
Muppet Studios Presents: You're the Director
as Kermit the Frog / Swedish Chef / Rowlf the Dog / Link Hogthrob (voice)
1988
0.0
Hey, You're as Funny as Fozzie Bear
as Kermit the Frog (voice)
1988
6.0
Jim Henson: Sing-Along, Dance-Along, Do-Along
as Rowlf the Dog (voice)
1988
0.0
A Muppet Family Christmas
as Kermit the Frog / Rowlf the Dog / Dr. Teeth / Swedish Chef / Waldorf / Ernie / Self
1987
6.9
Dolly
as Kermit the Frog (voice)
1987
0.0
Down at Fraggle Rock
as Cantus the Minstrel / Convincing John / Self / Host
1987
0.0
Sesame Street: Sing Along
1987
6.0
Inside the Labyrinth
as Self
1986
7.6
The Christmas Toy
as Kermit the Frog (voice)
1986
6.7
Labyrinth
as Goblins (uncredited)
1986
7.3
Sesame Street: Learning About Letters
as Ernie/Kermit the Frog/King Peter the Persnickety (voice)
1986
0.0
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
7.0
🎬
Wedden, dat..?
as Self
1986
8.0
Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & Stories
as Ernie / The King (Bedtime Stories & Songs) (voice)
1986
0.0
Sesame Street: Learning About Numbers
as Ernie / Kermit the Frog / King of 8 (voice) (uncredited)
1986
0.0
🎬
Muppet Video: Rowlf's Rhapsodies with the Muppets
as Rowlf (voice)
1985
0.0
Jim Henson's Little Muppet Monsters
1985
8.3
Follow That Bird
as Kermit the Frog / Ernie (voice)
1985
6.4
Muppet Treasures
as Kermit The Frog / The Swedish Chef / Waldorf / Link Hogthrob / Rowlf / Dr. Teeth / The Newsman
1985
0.0
Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird Stuff
as Kermit the Frog
1985
0.0
The Muppet Revue
as Kermit the Frog (voice)
1985
0.0
Muppet Video: The Kermit and Piggy Story
as Kermit the Frog (voice)
1985
6.7
Night of 100 Stars II
as Kermit the Frog
1985
8.0
Into the Night
as Man on Phone
1985
6.5
Children's Songs and Stories with the Muppets
as Kermit the Frog (voice)
1985
0.0
The Bells of Fraggle Rock
as Cantus the Minstrel (voice)
1984
6.0
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
6.6
Henson's Place: The Man Behind the Muppets
as Jim Henson (self)
1984
6.7
Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi
as Self
1983
8.5
Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
as Ernie (voice)
1983
6.5
Reading Rainbow
as Kermit the Frog
1983
8.3
Big Bird in China
as Ernie (voice)
1983
5.8
Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and the Muppets
as Kermit the Frog / Rowlf the Dog / Waldorf / Zeke (voice)
1983
6.8
Fraggle Rock
as Convincing John
1983
7.3
Fraggle Rock
as Gobo Fraggle, Convincing John, Cantus (voice)
1983
7.3
Fraggle Rock
as Cantus
1983
7.3
Fraggle Rock
as Cantus the Minstrel, Convincing John, Additional Muppets (voice)
1983
7.3
Fraggle Rock
as Cantus the Minstrel (voice)
1983
7.3
Fraggle Rock
as Convincing John (voice, uncredited)
1983
7.3
Fraggle Rock
as Convincing John (voice)
1983
7.3
The World of 'The Dark Crystal'
as Self
1983
6.6
🎬
Muppet Breakthrough
as Leo
1983
0.0
The Dark Crystal
as Jen / High Priest, Ritual Master
1982
7.1
The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show
as Kermit The Frog (voice)
1982
8.5
Wogan
as Self
1982
4.5
I Love Liberty
as Kermit the Frog (voice)
1982
0.0
Of Muppets & Men
as Self
1981
7.0
Muppet Side Splitter
as Leo (voice)
1981
0.0
The Great Muppet Caper
as Kermit the Frog / Rowlf the Dog / Dr. Teeth / Waldorf / Swedish Chef / The Muppet Newsman
1981
6.9
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
7.1
The Muppet Movie
as Kermit the Frog / Rowlf / Dr. Teeth / Waldorf / Doc Hopper's Men / Link Hogthrob / Swedish Chef (voice)
1979
7.2
The Muppets Go Hollywood
as Various Muppets
1979
6.2
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
as Ernie / Kermit the Frog (archive footage) (uncredited)
1979
0.0
The Orson Welles Show
as Self / Kermit the Frog (voice)
1979
6.0
🎬
Meal Break
as Leo / Spaghetti
1979
0.0
🎬
Grump Critic
as Leo
1979
0.0
🎬
Let's Have the Dam Break
as Leo
1979
0.0
🎬
Muppet Gimme a Break
as Leo / Pasta in "Meal Break"
1979
0.0
🎬
Muppet Breaker Upper
as Leo
1979
0.0
Christmas Eve on Sesame Street
as Kermit the Frog / Ernie (voice)
1978
7.3
Hip Hip Parade!
as Kermit the Frog
1978
0.0
Mickey's 50
as Kermit the Frog (voice)
1978
0.0
Julie Andrews: One Step Into Spring
as Kermit The Frog / Rowlf the Dog / Dr. Teeth
1978
7.0
🎬
The Vent Event
as Kermit the Frog
1978
0.0
🎬
The Bob Hope All Star Christmas Comedy Special
as Kermit the Frog / Rowlf
1977
6.0
Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas
as Kermit the Frog / Harrison Fox / Harvey / Snake (voice)
1977
6.9
Sesame Street at Night?
as Guy Smiley / Ernie / Kermit the Frog (voice) (archive footage)
1977
0.0
The Muppet Show
as Kermit the Frog, Waldorf, Rowlf the Dog, Link Hogthrob, The Swedish Chef, Dr. Teeth, The Newsman (voice)
1976
8.0
🎬
Kagayake! Gorō Mapetto Geba Geba 90-pun!
as Kermit the Frog
1976
0.0
🎬
The Muppet Show Pitch Reel
as Leo / Kermit the Frog (voice)
1976
10.0
Sesamstraße - Wissen Sie wo Ernie wohnt?
as Self
1975
0.0
Saturday Night Live
as King Ploobis (voice)
1975
7.0
Julie: My Favourite Things
as Kermit the Frog/Dr. Teeth
1975
0.0
Muppet Picker Upper
as Kermit the Frog / Leo (voice)
1975
0.0
🎬
Just a Few Announcements
as Kermit the Frog
1975
0.0
The Muppet Introduction
as Kermit the Frog
1975
0.0
Out to Lunch
as Kermit / Ernie / Guy Smiley / Person with Cue Card (voice)
1974
6.0
The Muppet Musicians of Bremen
as Kermit the Frog / Mean Floyd / Rat (voice)
1972
6.6
The King of Eight
as The King of Eight
1971
10.0
Tales from Muppetland: The Frog Prince
as Kermit / Garth / King Rupert (voice)
1971
6.7
Pure Goldie
as Kermit the Frog (voice)
1971
0.0
Great Performances
as Kermit the Frog (voice)
1971
5.8
The Great Santa Claus Switch
as Fred / Lothar (voice)
1970
6.4
The Muppets on Puppets
as Self / Rowlf the Dog
1970
8.0
Sesame Street
1969
7.1
This Way to Sesame Street
as Ernie/Kermit
1969
0.0
Sesame Street Pitch Reel
as Kermit the Frog / Rowlf / Grump / Conrad Love / The Spook
1969
0.0
Hey Cinderella!
as Kermit The Frog / King Goshposh / Rufus (voice)
1969
7.0
🎬
Peter Alexander präsentiert Spezialitäten
as Self
1969
0.0
The Wizard of Id
as The Wizard / The Spook (voice)
1969
0.0
The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest
1968
6.8
NBC Experiment in Television
as Gorilla (voice)
1967
0.0
The Paperwork Explosion
1967
0.0
Limbo: The Organized Mind
as Limbo (voice)
1966
8.5
The Idea Man
as Limbo
1966
0.0
I'm Nobody
as Limbo (voice)
1966
0.0
Rowlf the Salesman
as Rowlf the Dog
1966
0.0
The Reindeer
as Dasher / Prancer (voice)
1965
0.0
Alexander the Grape
as Freddy the Fierce (voice)
1965
6.0
Time Piece
as Man
1965
7.1
🎬
Einer wird gewinnen
as Self
1964
7.0
Tales of the Tinkerdee
as Kermit the Frog / King Goshposh / Charlie the Ogre (voice)
1962
6.5
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
1961
5.4
Visual Thinking
as Kermit / Harry the Hipster (voice)
1961
0.0
Sam and Friends
as Kermit the Frog
1955
9.0
The Wonderful World of Disney
as Self
1954
7.8
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
1948
8.0
Sesame Street: Play with Me Sesame
N/A
5.5
Sesame Street 1986 Wrap Party
as Ernie / Himself
N/A
9.0