Jim Henson
Directing • AGE 53
James Maury Henson (September 24, 1936 – May 16, 1990) was an American puppeteer, actor, animator, creative producer, and director who achieved worldwide notability as the creator of the Muppets. Hens...
Filmography
The First Snow of Fraggle Rock
Characters
2025
The Muppet Script
Self (archive footage)
2025
Joan Rivers at the BBC
Self (archive footage)
2024
Jim Henson Idea Man
Self (archive footage)
2024
The Muppets Mayhem
Characters
2023
Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock
Characters
2022
Muppets Haunted Mansion
Characters
2021
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
Self (archive footage)
2021
Muppets Now
Creator
2020
Sesame Street: 50 Years and Counting
Ernie
2019
The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
Characters
2019
Muppet Babies
Characters
2018
Jim Henson's Turkey Hollow
Story
2015
The Muppets
Characters
2015
In Their Own Words: Jim Henson
Self (archive footage)
2015
In Their Own Words
Self (archive footage)
2015
Fozzie's Bear-ly Funny Fridays
Creator
2015
I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story
Self
2015
Muppets Most Wanted
Kermit The Frog (archival recordings) (uncredited)
2014
Lady Gaga & the Muppets Holiday Spectacular
Characters
2013
The Muppets
Kermit the Frog (archive voice) (uncredited)
2011
A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa
Characters
2008
Studio DC: Almost Live
Characters
2008
Reflections of 'The Dark Crystal'
Self
2007
A Sesame Street Christmas Carol
Ernie (voice) (archive footage)
2006
Muppets TV
Characters
2006
The Muppets' Wizard of Oz
Characters
2005
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
Kermit the Frog
2004
Sesame Street: Cookie Monster's Best Bites
Guy Smiley (voice, archive footage)
2004
Muppets Magic from 'The Ed Sullivan Show!'
Muppet Performer
2003
It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie
Characters
2002
Kermit's Swamp Years
Characters
2002
Sesame Street: Bert & Ernie's Word Play
Kermit the Frog / Bip Bippadotta / Lavender Anything Muppet in Fat Cat (voice) (archive footage)
2002
Sesame Street: Play with Me Sesame
2002
The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 3
Kermit the Frog / Waldorf / Rowlf / Link Hogthrob
2001
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland
Characters
1999
Muppets from Space
Characters
1999
The Very Best of the Muppet Show
Kermit the Frog / Waldorf / Rowlf / The Swedish Chef
1999
The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 2
Kermit the Frog / Waldorf / Rowlf / The Swedish Chef
1999
Sesame Unpaved
1999
The Best of Kermit on Sesame Street
Kermit the Frog (voice) (archive footage)
1998
Sesame Street: Elmo Says BOO!
Ernie / Harvey Monster (voice) (archive footage)
1997
Sesame Street: Quiet Time
Ernie ("Naptime") / Kermit the Frog (voice) (archive footage)
1997
Muppet Treasure Island
Characters
1996
Muppet Sing Alongs: Treasure Island
Characters
1996
Sesame Street: Do the Alphabet
Ernie (voice)
1996
Sesame Street: Imagine That!
Ernie (voice) (archive footage)
1996
Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree
Characters
1995
The World of Jim Henson
Self / Kermit the Frog / Rowlf (archive footage)
1994
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
Kermit the Frog / Ernie (archive footage)
1994
Sesame Street: 25 Wonderful Years: A Musical Celebration!
Ernie
1993
Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration
Ernie / Kermit the Frog / Guy Smiley (archive footage) (voice)
1993
The Muppet Christmas Carol
In Memory Of
1992
A Classic Christmas from The Ed Sullivan Show
Kermit the Frog (voice)
1992
Dog City
Creator
1992
Getting Ready to Read
Kermit / Ernie / Bip Bippadotta (voice)
1992
Dinosaurs
In Memory Of
1991
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze
In Memory Of
1991
Little Mermaid's Island
Creator
1990
Living with Dinosaurs
Executive Producer
1990
Basil Hears a Noise
In Memory Of
1990
The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson
Self / Various Muppets (archive footage)
1990
Mother Goose Stories
Creator
1990
Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Celebration
Characters
1990
The Witches
Executive Producer
1990
Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music
Self / Kermit the Frog (voice)
1990
The Muppets at Walt Disney World
Kermit the Frog / Rowlf / Dr. Teeth / Waldorf / Swedish Chef / Link Hogthrob (voice)
1990
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
Ernie / Singer / Kermit the Frog (archive footage) (segment "One Banana") (voice)
1990
The Earth Day Special
Kermit the Frog (voice)
1990
Sesame Street: Monster Hits!
Harvey Monster (voice)
1990
50 Years of Television: A Golden Celebration
Kermit the Frog
1989
The Song of the Cloud Forest
Director
1989
An Evening with Jim Henson and Frank Oz
Self
1989
Miss Piggy's Hollywood
Waldorf
1989
Dog City
Self / Kermit the Frog / Rowlf the Dog / Bugsy Them (voice)
1989
The Jim Henson Hour
Self / Various
1989
Free to Be... a Family
Kermit the Frog (voice)
1988
Wow, You're A Cartoonist!
Kermit The Frog
1988
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie
Kermit the Frog/Ernie (voice)
1988
The Best of Ernie and Bert
Ernie
1988
The Storyteller: The True Bride
Executive Producer
1988
The Storyteller: The Heartless Giant
Director
1988
The Storyteller: Sapsorrow
Executive Producer
1988
The Storyteller: Hans My Hedgehog
Executive Producer
1988
The Storyteller: A Story Short
Executive Producer
1988
Jim Henson: Sing-Along, Dance-Along, Do-Along
Rowlf the Dog (voice)
1988
Hey, You're as Funny as Fozzie Bear
Kermit the Frog (voice)
1988
The Storyteller: The Luck Child
Executive Producer
1988
The Storyteller: Fearnot
Executive Producer
1988
The Storyteller: The Soldier and Death
Director
1988
The Storyteller
Director
1988
A Muppet Family Christmas
Kermit the Frog / Rowlf the Dog / Dr. Teeth / Swedish Chef / Waldorf / Ernie / Self
1987
Dolly
Kermit the Frog (voice)
1987
Fraggle Rock: The Animated Series
Executive Producer
1987
Down at Fraggle Rock
Cantus the Minstrel / Convincing John / Self / Host
1987
CBS Summer Playhouse
Executive Producer
1987
Sesame Street: Sing Along
1987
Inside the Labyrinth
Self
1986
The Christmas Toy
Kermit the Frog (voice)
1986
Labyrinth
Goblins (uncredited)
1986
Sesame Street: Learning About Letters
Ernie/Kermit the Frog/King Peter the Persnickety (voice)
1986
The Tale of the Bunny Picnic
Dog (voice)
1986
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
Kermit the Frog / Ernie / Dr. Teeth / Rowlf / Link Hogthrob / The Newsman / The Swedish Chef / Waldorf / Mahna Mahna / Harry the Hipster / Self
1986
Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & Stories
Ernie / The King (Bedtime Stories & Songs) (voice)
1986
Sesame Street: Learning About Numbers
Ernie / Kermit the Frog / King of 8 (voice) (uncredited)
1986
Jim Henson's Little Muppet Monsters
1985
Follow That Bird
Kermit the Frog / Ernie (voice)
1985
Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird Stuff
Kermit the Frog
1985
Muppet Treasures
Kermit The Frog / The Swedish Chef / Waldorf / Link Hogthrob / Rowlf / Dr. Teeth / The Newsman
1985
The Muppet Revue
Kermit the Frog (voice)
1985
Muppet Video: The Kermit and Piggy Story
Kermit the Frog (voice)
1985
Fraggle Rock: Scared Silly
Writer
1985
Night of 100 Stars II
Kermit the Frog
1985
Into the Night
Man on Phone
1985
Children's Songs and Stories with the Muppets
Kermit the Frog (voice)
1985
The Bells of Fraggle Rock
Cantus the Minstrel (voice)
1984
Muppet Babies
Director
1984
The Muppets Take Manhattan
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
Jim Henson (self)
1984
Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi
Self
1983
Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Ernie (voice)
1983
Reading Rainbow
Kermit the Frog
1983
Big Bird in China
Ernie (voice)
1983
Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and the Muppets
Kermit the Frog / Rowlf the Dog / Waldorf / Zeke (voice)
1983
Fraggle Rock: Live by the Rule of the Rock
Director
1983
Fraggle Rock
Convincing John
1983
The World of 'The Dark Crystal'
Self
1983
The Dark Crystal
Jen / High Priest, Ritual Master
1982
The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show
Kermit The Frog (voice)
1982
Wogan
Self
1982
I Love Liberty
Kermit the Frog (voice)
1982
Of Muppets & Men
Self
1981
Muppet Side Splitter
Leo (voice)
1981
The Great Muppet Caper
Kermit the Frog / Rowlf the Dog / Dr. Teeth / Waldorf / Swedish Chef / The Muppet Newsman / Zeke / Man in Dubonnet Club
1981
The Muppets Go to the Movies
Kermit / Rowlf / Link Hogthrob / The Swedish Chef / Waldorf
1981
John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together
Kermit the Frog / Rowlf / Waldorf / Dr. Teeth / The Swedish Chef (voice)
1979
The Muppet Movie
Kermit the Frog / Rowlf / Dr. Teeth / Waldorf / Doc Hopper's Men / Link Hogthrob / Swedish Chef (voice)
1979
The Muppets Go Hollywood
Various Muppets
1979
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
Ernie / Kermit the Frog (archive footage) (uncredited)
1979
The Orson Welles Show
Self / Kermit the Frog (voice)
1979
Christmas Eve on Sesame Street
Kermit the Frog / Ernie (voice)
1978
Hip Hip Parade!
Kermit the Frog
1978
Mickey's 50
Kermit the Frog (voice)
1978
1, rue Sésame
Creator
1978
Julie Andrews: One Step Into Spring
Kermit The Frog / Rowlf the Dog / Dr. Teeth
1978
Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas
Kermit the Frog / Harrison Fox / Harvey / Snake (voice)
1977
The Royal Variety Performance 1977
1977
The Muppet Show
Kermit the Frog, Waldorf, Rowlf the Dog, Link Hogthrob, The Swedish Chef, Dr. Teeth, The Newsman (voice)
1976
Sesame Street- Do you know where Ernie lives?
Self
1975
Saturday Night Live
King Ploobis (voice)
1975
Julie: My Favourite Things
Kermit the Frog/Dr. Teeth
1975
Muppet Picker Upper
Kermit the Frog / Leo (voice)
1975
The Muppet Introduction
Kermit the Frog
1975
Out to Lunch
Kermit / Ernie / Guy Smiley / Person with Cue Card (voice)
1974
Julie on Sesame Street
Ernie/ Kermit the Frog (voice)
1973
The Muppet Musicians of Bremen
Kermit the Frog / Mean Floyd / Rat (voice)
1972
The King of Eight
The King of Eight
1971
Tales from Muppetland: The Frog Prince
Kermit / Garth / King Rupert (voice)
1971
The Queen of Six
Director
1971
Pure Goldie
Kermit the Frog (voice)
1971
Number Twelve Rocks
Director
1971
Great Performances
Kermit the Frog (voice)
1971
The Great Santa Claus Switch
Fred / Lothar (voice)
1970
Doll House
Director
1970
The Muppets on Puppets
Self / Rowlf the Dog
1970
Sesame Street
1969
This Way to Sesame Street
Ernie/Kermit
1969
Sam the Snake
Sam the Snake
1969
Sesame Street Pitch Reel
Kermit the Frog / Rowlf / Grump / Conrad Love / The Spook
1969
Hey Cinderella!
Kermit The Frog / King Goshposh / Rufus (voice)
1969
The Cube
Gorilla (voice)
1969
The Wizard of Id
The Wizard / The Spook (voice)
1969
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest
1968
Wheels That Go
Director
1967
The Paperwork Explosion
1967
Ripples
Director
1967
NBC Experiment in Television
Gorilla (voice)
1967
Bufferin: Memories
Director
1967
Limbo: The Organized Mind
Limbo (voice)
1966
The Idea Man
Limbo
1966
I'm Nobody
Limbo (voice)
1966
Rowlf the Salesman
Rowlf the Dog
1966
The Reindeer
Dasher / Prancer (voice)
1965
Alexander the Grape
Freddy the Fierce (voice)
1965
Run, Run
Director of Photography
1965
Time Piece
Man
1965
Robot
Director
1963
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self (archive footage)
1962
Tales of the Tinkerdee
Kermit the Frog / King Goshposh / Charlie the Ogre (voice)
1962
Shearing Animation
Director
1962
Drums West
Director
1961
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
1961
Visual Thinking
Kermit / Harry the Hipster (voice)
1961
Cat and Mouse
Director
1960
Sam and Friends
Kermit the Frog
1955
The Wonderful World of Disney
Self
1954
The Oscars
Self / Kermit The Frog / Waldorf
1953
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
1948
Sesame Street 1986 Wrap Party
Ernie / Himself
Labyrinth 2
Original Film Writer
Takalani Sesame
Creator