Jim Henson

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Born

1936-09-24

Place of Birth

Greenville, Mississippi, USA

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