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'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: 25 Wonderful Years: A Musical Celebration! (1993)
Ernie
Muppet*Vision 3D (1991)
Kermit the Frog / Swedish Chef / Waldorf (voice)
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)
Miss Piggy's Hollywood (1989)
Waldorf
Dog City: The Movie (1989)
Self / Kermit the Frog / Rowlf the Dog / Bugsy Them (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 (voice)
Sesame Street: Sing Along (1987)
The Christmas Toy (1986)
Kermit the Frog (voice)
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)
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 / The Swedish Chef / Waldorf / Link Hogthrob / Rowlf / Dr. Teeth / The Newsman
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)
Muppet Side Splitter (1981)
Leo (voice)
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 / Rowlf / 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)
Julie Andrews: One Step Into Spring (1978)
Kermit The Frog / Rowlf the Dog / Dr. Teeth
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 (voice)
The King of Eight (1971)
The King of Eight
Tales from Muppetland: The Frog Prince (1971)
Kermit / Garth / King Rupert (voice)
Pure Goldie (1971)
Kermit the Frog (voice)
The Great Santa Claus Switch (1970)
Fred/Lothar (voice)
This Way to Sesame Street (1969)
Ernie/Kermit
Hey Cinderella! (1969)
Kermit The Frog / King Goshposh / Rufus (voice)
The Wizard of Id (1969)
The Wizard / The Spook (voice)
The Paperwork Explosion (1967)
Limbo: The Organized Mind (1966)
Limbo (voice)
The Idea Man (1966)
Limbo
Rowlf the Salesman (1966)
Rowlf the Dog
Alexander the Grape (1965)
Freddy the Fierce (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 3D (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 Muppets at Walt Disney World (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 (1988)
Director | Executive 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
Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird Stuff (1985)
Writer
Muppet Treasures (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
Muppet Picker Upper (1975)
Director
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
Doll House (1970)
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
Rowlf the Salesman (1966)
Director
Alexander the Grape (1965)
Director | Storyboard Artist | Writer | Animation
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