Jim Henson
Biography
Jim Henson was an American film director, television producer and puppeteer, best known as the creator of The Muppets.
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Acting History
2025
The Muppet Script as Self (archive footage)
2024Joan Rivers at the BBC as Self (archive footage)
2024Jim Henson Idea Man as Self (archive footage)
2021Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street as Self (archive footage)
2019Sesame Street: 50 Years and Counting as Ernie
2015In Their Own Words: Jim Henson as Self (archive footage)
2015In Their Own Words as Self (archive footage)
2015I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story as Self
2014Jim Henson: Behind the Seams
2014Muppets Most Wanted as Kermit The Frog (archival recordings) (uncredited)
2009Jim Henson: His Sesame Street Story
2009Jim Henson's Tales from Muppetland
2007Reflections of 'The Dark Crystal' as Self
2006A Sesame Street Christmas Carol as Ernie (voice) (archive footage)
2004Muppet History 101
2004Muppet Music Moments as Self
2004Jim Henson: Commercials and Experiments
2004AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies as Kermit the Frog
2004Sesame Street: Cookie Monster's Best Bites as Guy Smiley (voice, archive footage)
2003Muppets Magic from 'The Ed Sullivan Show!' as Muppet Performer
2002Sesame Street: Bert & Ernie's Word Play as Kermit the Frog / Bip Bippadotta / Lavender Anything Muppet in Fat Cat (voice) (archive footage)
2001The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 3 as Kermit the Frog / Waldorf / Rowlf / Link Hogthrob
1999The Very Best of the Muppet Show as Kermit the Frog / Waldorf / Rowlf / The Swedish Chef
1999The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 2 as Kermit the Frog / Waldorf / Rowlf / The Swedish Chef
1999Sesame Unpaved
1998The Best of Kermit on Sesame Street as Kermit the Frog (voice) (archive footage)
1997Sesame Street: Elmo Says BOO! as Ernie / Harvey Monster (voice) (archive footage)
1997Sesame Street: Quiet Time as Ernie ("Naptime") / Kermit the Frog (voice) (archive footage)
1996Sesame Street: Do the Alphabet as Ernie (voice)
1996Sesame Street: Imagine That! as Ernie (voice) (archive footage)
1994The World of Jim Henson as Self / Kermit the Frog / Rowlf (archive footage)
1994Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! as Kermit the Frog / Ernie
1993Sesame Street: 25 Wonderful Years: A Musical Celebration! as Ernie
1993Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration as Ernie/Kermit the Frog/Guy Smiley(archive footage) (voice)
1992A Classic Christmas from The Ed Sullivan Show as Kermit the Frog (voice)
1991Muppet*Vision 3D as Kermit the Frog / Swedish Chef / Waldorf (voice)
1990The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson as Self / Various Muppets (archive footage)
1990Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music as Self / Kermit the Frog (voice)
1990Jim Henson: In Performance
1990The Muppets at Walt Disney World as Kermit the Frog / Rowlf / Dr. Teeth / Waldorf / Swedish Chef / Link Hogthrob (voice)
1990Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly! as Ernie / Singer / Kermit the Frog (archive footage) (segment "One Banana") (voice)
1990The Earth Day Special as Kermit the Frog (voice)
1990Sesame Street: Monster Hits! as Harvey Monster (voice)
198950 Years of Television: A Golden Celebration as Kermit the Frog
1989An Evening with Jim Henson and Frank Oz as Self
1989Miss Piggy's Hollywood as Waldorf
1989Dog City: The Movie as Self / Kermit the Frog / Rowlf the Dog / Bugsy Them (voice)
1989The Jim Henson Hour
1988Free to Be... a Family as Kermit the Frog (voice)
1988Wow, You're A Cartoonist! as Kermit The Frog
1988Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie as Kermit the Frog/Ernie (voice)
1988The Best of Ernie and Bert as Ernie
1988Muppet Studios Presents: You're the Director as Kermit the Frog / Swedish Chef / Rowlf the Dog / Link Hogthrob (voice)
1988Hey, You're as Funny as Fozzie Bear as Kermit the Frog (voice)
1988Jim Henson: Sing-Along, Dance-Along, Do-Along as Rowlf the Dog (voice)
1987A Muppet Family Christmas as Kermit the Frog / Rowlf the Dog / Dr. Teeth / Swedish Chef / Waldorf / Ernie / Self
1987Dolly as Kermit the Frog (voice)
1987Down at Fraggle Rock as Cantus the Minstrel / Convincing John / Self / Host
1987Sesame Street: Sing Along
1986Inside the Labyrinth as Self
1986The Christmas Toy as Kermit the Frog (voice)
1986Labyrinth as Goblins (uncredited)
1986Sesame Street: Learning About Letters as Ernie/Kermit the Frog/King Peter the Persnickety (voice)
1986The Tale of the Bunny Picnic as Dog (voice)
1986The 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
1986Wedden, dat..? as Self
1986Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & Stories as Ernie / The King (Bedtime Stories & Songs) (voice)
1985Muppet Video: Rowlf's Rhapsodies with the Muppets as Rowlf (voice)
1985Jim Henson's Little Muppet Monsters
1985Follow That Bird as Kermit the Frog / Ernie (voice)
1985Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird Stuff as Kermit the Frog
1985Muppet Treasures as Kermit The Frog / The Swedish Chef / Waldorf / Link Hogthrob / Rowlf / Dr. Teeth / The Newsman
1985The Muppet Revue as Kermit the Frog (voice)
1985Muppet Video: The Kermit and Piggy Story as Kermit the Frog (voice)
1985Night of 100 Stars II as Kermit the Frog
1985Into the Night as Man on Phone
1985Children's Songs and Stories with the Muppets as Kermit the Frog (voice)
1984The Bells of Fraggle Rock as Cantus the Minstrel (voice)
1984The Muppets Take Manhattan as Kermit the Frog / Rowlf / Dr. Teeth / Waldorf / Swedish Chef / Ernie / Granny / Horse & Carriage Rider / Link Hogthrob / The Newsman (voice)
1984Henson's Place: The Man Behind the Muppets as Jim Henson (self)
1983Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi as Self
1983Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art as Ernie (voice)
1983Reading Rainbow as Kermit the Frog
1983Big Bird in China as Ernie (voice)
1983Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and the Muppets as Kermit the Frog / Rowlf the Dog / Waldorf / Zeke (voice)
1983Fraggle Rock as Convincing John
1983Fraggle Rock as Gobo Fraggle, Convincing John, Cantus (voice)
1983Fraggle Rock as Cantus
1983Fraggle Rock as Cantus the Minstrel, Convincing John, Additional Muppets (voice)
1983Fraggle Rock as Cantus the Minstrel (voice)
1983Fraggle Rock as Convincing John (voice, uncredited)
1983Fraggle Rock as Convincing John (voice)
1983The World of 'The Dark Crystal' as Self
1983Muppet Breakthrough as Leo
1982The Dark Crystal as Jen / High Priest, Ritual Master
1982The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show as Kermit The Frog (voice)
1982Rocky III as Kermit the Frog (voice)(uncredited)
1982Wogan as Self
1982I Love Liberty as Kermit the Frog (voice)
1981Of Muppets & Men as Self
1981Muppet Side Splitter as Leo (voice)
1981The Great Muppet Caper as Kermit the Frog / Rowlf the Dog / Dr. Teeth / Waldorf / Swedish Chef / The Muppet Newsman
1981The Muppets Go to the Movies as Kermit / Rowlf / Link Hogthrob / The Swedish Chef / Waldorf
1979John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together as Kermit the Frog / Rowlf / Waldorf / Dr. Teeth / The Swedish Chef (voice)
1979The Muppet Movie as Kermit the Frog / Rowlf / Dr. Teeth / Waldorf / Doc Hopper's Men / Link Hogthrob / Swedish Chef (voice)
1979The Muppets Go Hollywood as Various Muppets
1979A Walking Tour of Sesame Street as Ernie / Kermit the Frog (archive footage) (uncredited)
1979The Orson Welles Show as Self / Kermit the Frog (voice)
1979Let's Have the Dam Break as Leo
1979Meal Break as Leo / Spaghetti
1979Grump Critic as Leo
1979Muppet Gimme a Break as Leo / Pasta in "Meal Break"
1979Muppet Breaker Upper as Leo
1978Christmas Eve on Sesame Street as Kermit the Frog / Ernie (voice)
1978Hip Hip Parade! as Kermit the Frog
1978Mickey's 50 as Kermit the Frog (voice)
1978Julie Andrews: One Step Into Spring as Kermit The Frog / Rowlf the Dog / Dr. Teeth
1978The Vent Event as Kermit the Frog
1977The Bob Hope All Star Christmas Comedy Special as Kermit the Frog / Rowlf
1977Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas as Kermit the Frog / Harrison Fox / Harvey / Snake (voice)
1977Sesame Street at Night? as Guy Smiley / Ernie / Kermit the Frog (voice) (archive footage)
1976The Muppet Show as Kermit the Frog, Waldorf, Rowlf the Dog, Link Hogthrob, The Swedish Chef, Dr. Teeth, The Newsman (voice)
1976Kagayake! Gorō Mapetto Geba Geba 90-pun! as Kermit the Frog
1976The Muppet Show Pitch Reel as Leo / Kermit the Frog (voice)
1975Saturday Night Live as King Ploobis (as Jim Henson’s Muppets) (voice)
1975Julie: My Favourite Things as Kermit the Frog/Dr. Teeth
1975The Muppet Introduction as Kermit the Frog
1975Muppet Picker Upper as Kermit the Frog / Leo (voice)
1975Just a Few Announcements as Kermit the Frog
1974Out to Lunch as Kermit / Ernie / Guy Smiley / Person with Cue Card (voice)
1972The Muppet Musicians of Bremen as Kermit the Frog / Mean Floyd / Rat (voice)
1971The King of Eight as The King of Eight
1971Tales from Muppetland: The Frog Prince as Kermit / Garth / King Rupert (voice)
1971Pure Goldie as Kermit the Frog (voice)
1971Great Performances as Kermit the Frog (voice)
1970The Great Santa Claus Switch as Fred / Lothar (voice)
1970The Muppets on Puppets as Self / Rowlf the Dog
1969Sesame Street
1969This Way to Sesame Street as Ernie/Kermit
1969Sesame Street Pitch Reel as Kermit the Frog / Rowlf / Grump / Conrad Love / The Spook
1969Hey Cinderella! as Kermit The Frog / King Goshposh / Rufus (voice)
1969Peter Alexander präsentiert Spezialitäten as Self
1969The Wizard of Id as The Wizard / The Spook (voice)
1968The Dick Cavett Show as Self - Guest
1967NBC Experiment in Television as Gorilla (voice)
1967The Paperwork Explosion
1966The Idea Man as Limbo
1966Limbo: The Organized Mind as Limbo (voice)
1966I'm Nobody as Limbo (voice)
1966Rowlf the Salesman as Rowlf the Dog
1965The Reindeer as Dasher / Prancer (voice)
1965Alexander the Grape as Freddy the Fierce (voice)
1965Time Piece as Man
1964Einer wird gewinnen as Self
1962Tales of the Tinkerdee as Kermit the Frog / King Goshposh / Charlie the Ogre (voice)
1961The Mike Douglas Show as Self
1961Visual Thinking as Kermit / Harry the Hipster (voice)
1955Sam and Friends as Kermit the Frog
1954The Wonderful World of Disney as Self
1948Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
—Sesame Street: Play with Me Sesame
—Sesame Street 1986 Wrap Party as Ernie / Himself