Jim Henson
Greenville, Mississippi, USA

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

Top 10 collaborators

Roles

Match
Sesame Street: 50 Years and Counting (2019)
Ernie
Muppets Most Wanted (2014)
Kermit The Frog (archival recordings) (uncredited)
Jim Henson: His Sesame Street Story (2009)
Jim Henson's Tales From Muppetland (2009)
A Sesame Street Christmas Carol (2006)
Ernie (voice)
Muppets Magic From 'The Ed Sullivan Show!' (2003)
Muppet Performer
Sesame Street: Bert & Ernie's Word Play (2002)
Kermit the Frog / Bip Bippadotta / Lavender Anything Muppet in Fat Cat (voice) (archive footage)
The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 3 (2001)
Kermit the Frog / Waldorf / Rowlf / Link Hogthrob
The Very Best of the Muppet Show (1999)
Kermit the Frog / Waldorf / Rowlf / The Swedish Chef
The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 2 (1999)
Kermit the Frog / Waldorf / Rowlf / The Swedish Chef
The Best of Kermit on Sesame Street (1998)
Kermit the Frog (voice) (archive footage)
Sesame Street: Elmo Says BOO! (1997)
Ernie / Harvey Monster (voice) (archive footage)
Sesame Street: Quiet Time (1997)
Ernie ("Naptime") / Kermit the Frog (voice) (archive footage)
Sesame Street: Do the Alphabet (1996)
Ernie (voice)
Sesame Street: Imagine That! (1996)
Ernie (voice) (archive footage)
Sesame Street All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! (1994)
Kermit the Frog / Ernie
Sesame Street: 25 Wonderful Years: A Musical Celebration! (1993)
Ernie
Muppet*Vision 3-D (1991)
Kermit the Frog
The Muppets at Walt Disney World (1990)
Kermit the Frog / Rowlf / Dr. Teeth / Waldorf / Swedish Chef / Link Hogthrob (voice)
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly! (1990)
Sesame Street: Monster Hits! (1990)
Harvey Monster (voice)
Dog City: The Movie (1989)
Self / Kermit the Frog / Rowlf the Dog / Bugsy Them (voice)
Free to Be... a Family (1988)
Kermit the Frog (voice)
Wow, You're A Cartoonist! (1988)
Kermit The Frog
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie: An All-Star Musical Special (1988)
Muppet Performer
The Best of Ernie and Bert (1988)
Ernie
Muppet Studios Presents: You're the Director (1988)
Kermit the Frog / Swedish Chef / Rowlf the Dog / Link Hogthrob (voice)
Jim Henson: Sing-Along, Dance-Along, Do-Along (1988)
Rowlf the Dog (voice)
Hey, You're as Funny as Fozzie Bear (1988)
Kermit the Frog (voice)
A Muppet Family Christmas (1987)
Various Characters
Sesame Street: Sing Along (1987)
The Christmas Toy (1986)
Kermit the Frog
Labyrinth (1986)
Goblins (uncredited)
Sesame Street: Learning About Letters (1986)
Ernie/Kermit the Frog/King Peter the Persnickety (voice)
The Tale of the Bunny Picnic (1986)
Dog (voice)
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years (1986)
Kermit the Frog / Ernie / Dr. Teeth / Rowlf / Link Hogthrob / The Newsman / The Swedish Chef / Waldorf / Mahna Mahna / Harry the Hipster / Self
Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & Stories (1986)
Ernie / The King (Bedtime Stories & Songs) (voice)
Muppet Video: Rowlf's Rhapsodies with the Muppets (1985)
Rowlf (voice)
Follow That Bird (1985)
Kermit the Frog / Ernie (voice)
Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird Stuff (1985)
Kermit the Frog
Muppet Treasures (1985)
Kermit The Frog (voice)
Muppet Video: The Kermit and Piggy Story (1985)
Kermit the Frog (voice)
The Muppet Revue (1985)
Kermit the Frog (voice)
Into the Night (1985)
Man on Phone
Children's Songs and Stories with the Muppets (1985)
Kermit the Frog (voice)
The Bells of Fraggle Rock (1984)
Cantus the Minstrel (voice)
The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984)
Kermit the Frog / Rowlf / Dr. Teeth / Waldorf / Swedish Chef / Ernie / Granny / Horse & Carriage Rider / Link Hogthrob / The Newsman (voice)
Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (1983)
Ernie (voice)
Big Bird in China (1983)
Ernie (voice)
Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and the Muppets (1983)
Kermit the Frog / Rowlf the Dog / Waldorf / Zeke (voice)
Muppet Breakthrough (1983)
Leo
The Dark Crystal (1982)
Jen / High Priest, Ritual Master
The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show (1982)
Kermit The Frog
Rocky III (1982)
Kermit the Frog (voice)
I Love Liberty (1982)
Kermit the Frog (voice)
Muppet Side Splitter (1981)
Leo (voice)
An American Werewolf in London (1981)
Kermit the Frog (archive footage)
The Great Muppet Caper (1981)
Kermit the Frog / Rowlf the Dog / Dr. Teeth / Waldorf / Swedish Chef / The Muppet Newsman
The Muppets Go to the Movies (1981)
Kermit the Frog, Rowlf the Dog, Link Hogthrob, The Swedish Chef, Waldorf
John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together (1979)
Kermit the Frog / Rowlf / Waldorf / Dr. Teeth / The Swedish Chef (voice)
The Muppet Movie (1979)
Kermit the Frog / Rowlf / Dr. Teeth / Waldorf / Doc Hopper's Men / Link Hogthrob / Swedish Chef (voice)
The Muppets Go Hollywood (1979)
Various Muppets
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street (1979)
Ernie / Kermit the Frog (archive footage) (uncredited)
Meal Break (1979)
Leo / Spaghetti
Grump Critic (1979)
Leo
Let's Have the Dam Break (1979)
Leo
Muppet Breaker Upper (1979)
Leo
Muppet Gimme a Break (1979)
Leo / Pasta in "Meal Break"
Christmas Eve on Sesame Street (1978)
Kermit the Frog / Ernie (voice)
The Bob Hope All Star Christmas Comedy Special (1977)
Kermit the Frog / Rowlf
Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas (1977)
Kermit the Frog / Harrison Fox / Harvey / Snake (voice)
The Muppet Show Pitch Reel (1976)
Leo / Kermit the Frog (voice)
Julie: My Favourite Things (1975)
Kermit the Frog/Dr. Teeth
The Muppet Introduction (1975)
Kermit the Frog
Just a Few Announcements (1975)
Kermit the Frog
Muppet Picker Upper (1975)
Kermit the Frog / Leo (voice)
Out to Lunch (1974)
Kermit / Ernie / Guy Smiley / Person with Cue Card (voice)
The Muppet Musicians of Bremen (1972)
Kermit the Frog / Mean Floyd / Rat
The King of Eight (1971)
The King of Eight
Tales from Muppetland: The Frog Prince (1971)
Kermit, Garth, King Rupert
Pure Goldie (1971)
Kermit the Frog (voice)
The Great Santa Claus Switch (1970)
Fred / Lothar (voice)
Hey, Cinderella! (1969)
Kermit The Frog / King Goshposh / Rufus (voice)
The Wizard of Id (1969)
The Wizard / The Spook (voice)
Rowlf the Salesman (1967)
Rowlf the Dog
The Paperwork Explosion (1967)
Limbo: The Organized Mind (1966)
Limbo (voice)
Time Piece (1965)
Man
Tales of the Tinkerdee (1962)
Kermit the Frog / King Goshposh / Charlie the Ogre (voice)

Crew

Muppets Haunted Mansion (2021)
Characters
Jim Henson's Turkey Hollow (2015)
Story
Fozzie's Bear-ly Funny Fridays (2015)
Creator
Muppets Most Wanted (2014)
Characters
The Muppets (2011)
Characters
Jim Henson's Tales From Muppetland (2009)
Director
Muppets TV (2006)
Creator
Fraggle Rock - Live By the Rule of the Rock (2005)
Director
The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 3 (2001)
Writer | Producer
The Very Best of the Muppet Show (1999)
Writer | Producer
The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 2 (1999)
Creator | Writer | Producer
The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)
In Memory Of
Muppet*Vision 3-D (1991)
Director
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze (1991)
In Memory Of
Living with Dinosaurs (1990)
Executive Producer
Basil Hears a Noise (1990)
In Memory Of
The Witches (1990)
Executive Producer
The Song of the Cloud Forest (1989)
Director
Dog City: The Movie (1989)
Director
The Best of Ernie and Bert (1988)
Director
The Storyteller: The Three Ravens (1988)
Director | Producer
Muppet Studios Presents: You're the Director (1988)
Executive Producer
Jim Henson: Sing-Along, Dance-Along, Do-Along (1988)
Executive Producer
Hey, You're as Funny as Fozzie Bear (1988)
Executive Producer
A Muppet Family Christmas (1987)
Executive Producer
The Christmas Toy (1986)
Producer
Labyrinth (1986)
Director | Story
The Tale of the Bunny Picnic (1986)
Director | Producer
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years (1986)
Creator
Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird Stuff (1985)
Writer
Muppet Video: The Kermit and Piggy Story (1985)
Writer | Producer
Children's Songs and Stories with the Muppets (1985)
Writer
The Bells of Fraggle Rock (1984)
Creator
The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984)
Executive Producer
Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and the Muppets (1983)
Director | Producer
The Dark Crystal (1982)
Director | Producer | Story
The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show (1982)
Director | Producer
The Great Muppet Caper (1981)
Director
The Muppets Go to the Movies (1981)
Producer | Writer
The Muppet Movie (1979)
Producer
Christmas Eve on Sesame Street (1978)
Executive Producer
Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas (1977)
Director | Producer
Julie on Sesame Street (1973)
Producer
The Muppet Musicians of Bremen (1972)
Director
The King of Eight (1971)
Director
Tales from Muppetland: The Frog Prince (1971)
Director
The Queen of Six (1971)
Director
Number Twelve Rocks (1971)
Director
Hey, Cinderella! (1969)
Director
The Cube (1969)
Director | Writer
The Wizard of Id (1969)
Director
Wheels That Go (1967)
Director
Ripples (1967)
Director
The Paperwork Explosion (1967)
Director | Producer
Limbo: The Organized Mind (1966)
Director | Animation Director
The Idea Man (1966)
Director
Alexander the Grape (1965)
Director
Run, Run (1965)
Director | Director of Photography | Producer
Time Piece (1965)
Director | Writer | Producer | Animation
Robot (1963)
Director
Tales of the Tinkerdee (1962)
Writer | Producer
Drums West (1961)
Director
Shearing Animation (1961)
Director
Cat and Mouse (1960)
Director