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Jim Henson

Jim Henson (September 24, 1936 – May 16, 1990) was an American film director, television producer and puppeteer, best known as the creator of The Muppets.

Et billede af Jim Henson

Directing

1960

[ ] Cat and Mouse (Director)

1961

[ ] Drums West (Director)
[ ] Visual Thinking (Director)

1962

[ ] Shearing Animation (Director)

1963

[ ] Robot (Director)

1965

[ ] Time Piece (Director)
[ ] Alexander the Grape (Director)
[ ] Run, Run (Director)
[ ] The Reindeer (Director)

1966

[ ] Limbo: The Organized Mind (Director)
[ ] The Idea Man (Director)
[ ] Rowlf the Salesman (Director)
[ ] I'm Nobody (Director)

1967

[ ] Ripples (Director)
[ ] Wheels That Go (Director)
[ ] The Paperwork Explosion (Director)
[ ] Bufferin: Memories (Director)

1969

[ ] The Cube (Director)
[ ] The Wizard of Id (Director)
[ ] Hey Cinderella! (Director)

1970

[ ] Doll House (Director)

1971

[ ] Tales from Muppetland: The Frog Prince (Director)
[ ] The King of Eight (Director)
[ ] The Queen of Six (Director)
[ ] Number Twelve Rocks (Director)

1972

[ ] The Muppet Musicians of Bremen (Director)

1975

[ ] Muppet Picker Upper (Director)

1977

[ ] Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas (Director)

1981

[ ] The Great Muppet Caper (Director)

1982

[ ] The Dark Crystal (Director)
[ ] The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show (Director)

1983

[ ] Fraggle Rock: Live by the Rule of the Rock (Director)
[ ] Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and the Muppets (Director)
[ ] The World of 'The Dark Crystal' (Director)

1986

[ ] The Tale of the Bunny Picnic (Director)
[ ] Labyrinth (Director)

1988

[ ] The Best of Ernie and Bert (Director)
[ ] The Storyteller: The Heartless Giant (Director)

1989

[ ] Dog City: The Movie (Director)
[ ] The Song of the Cloud Forest (Director)

2004

[ ] Jim Henson: Commercials and Experiments (Director)
[ ] Muppet History 101 (Director)

2009

[ ] Jim Henson's Tales from Muppetland (Director)

????

[ ] The Storyteller: The Soldier and Death (Director)

Production

1962

[ ] Tales of the Tinkerdee (Producer)

1965

[ ] Time Piece (Producer)
[ ] Run, Run (Producer)

1967

[ ] The Paperwork Explosion (Producer)

1968

[ ] Youth '68 (Producer)

1970

[ ] The Great Santa Claus Switch (Executive Producer)

1972

[ ] The Muppet Musicians of Bremen (Producer)

1973

[ ] Julie on Sesame Street (Producer)

1977

[ ] Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas (Producer)

1978

[ ] Christmas Eve on Sesame Street (Executive Producer)

1979

[ ] The Muppet Movie (Producer)

1981

[ ] The Muppets Go to the Movies (Producer)

1982

[ ] The Dark Crystal (Producer)
[ ] The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show (Producer)

1983

[ ] Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and the Muppets (Producer)

1984

[ ] The Muppets Take Manhattan (Executive Producer)

1985

[ ] Muppet Video: The Kermit and Piggy Story (Producer)
[ ] Fraggle Rock: Scared Silly (Executive Producer)

1986

[ ] The Christmas Toy (Producer)
[ ] The Tale of the Bunny Picnic (Producer)

1987

[ ] A Muppet Family Christmas (Executive Producer)

1988

[ ] Jim Henson: Sing-Along, Dance-Along, Do-Along (Executive Producer)
[ ] Hey, You're as Funny as Fozzie Bear (Executive Producer)
[ ] Muppet Studios Presents: You're the Director (Executive Producer)
[ ] The Storyteller: Fearnot (Executive Producer)
[ ] The Storyteller: Hans My Hedgehog (Executive Producer)
[ ] The Storyteller: The Luck Child (Executive Producer)
[ ] The Storyteller: The Heartless Giant (Executive Producer)
[ ] The Storyteller: The True Bride (Executive Producer)

1990

[ ] The Witches (Executive Producer)
[ ] Living with Dinosaurs (Executive Producer)
[ ] The Muppets at Walt Disney World (Executive Producer)

1999

[ ] The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 2 (Producer)
[ ] The Very Best of the Muppet Show (Producer)

2001

[ ] The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 3 (Producer)

????

[ ] The Storyteller: A Story Short (Executive Producer)
[ ] The Storyteller: The Soldier and Death (Executive Producer)
[ ] The Storyteller: Sapsorrow (Executive Producer)

Crew

1984

[ ] The Bells of Fraggle Rock (Creator)

1986

[ ] The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years (Creator)

1990

[ ] Basil Hears a Noise (In Memory Of)

1991

[ ] Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze (In Memory Of)

1992

[ ] The Muppet Christmas Carol (In Memory Of)

1999

[ ] The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 2 (Creator)

2015

[ ] Fozzie's Bear-ly Funny Fridays (Creator)

Writing

1961

[ ] Visual Thinking (Writer)

1962

[ ] Tales of the Tinkerdee (Writer)

1965

[ ] Time Piece (Writer)
[ ] Alexander the Grape (Writer)

1968

[ ] Youth '68 (Writer)

1969

[ ] The Cube (Writer)
[ ] Hey Cinderella! (Characters)

1970

[ ] The Muppets on Puppets (Characters)
[ ] The Great Santa Claus Switch (Characters)

1971

[ ] Tales from Muppetland: The Frog Prince (Characters)

1972

[ ] The Muppet Musicians of Bremen (Characters)

1977

[ ] Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas (Characters)

1979

[ ] The Muppet Movie (Characters)
[ ] The Muppets Go Hollywood (Characters)
[ ] John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together (Characters)

1981

[ ] The Muppets Go to the Movies (Writer)
[ ] The Muppets Go to the Movies (Characters)
[ ] The Great Muppet Caper (Characters)

1982

[ ] The Dark Crystal (Story)
[ ] The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show (Characters)

1983

[ ] Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and the Muppets (Characters)

1984

[ ] The Muppets Take Manhattan (Characters)

1985

[ ] Children's Songs and Stories with the Muppets (Writer)
[ ] Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird Stuff (Writer)
[ ] Muppet Video: The Kermit and Piggy Story (Writer)
[ ] Muppet Treasures (Writer)
[ ] Follow That Bird (Characters)
[ ] Fraggle Rock: Scared Silly (Writer)

1986

[ ] Labyrinth (Story)
[ ] Inside the Labyrinth (Writer)
[ ] The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years (Characters)
[ ] The Tale of the Bunny Picnic (Characters)
[ ] The Christmas Toy (Characters)

1987

[ ] A Muppet Family Christmas (Characters)

1990

[ ] Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Special (Characters)
[ ] The Muppets at Walt Disney World (Characters)

1992

[ ] The Muppet Christmas Carol (Characters)

1995

[ ] Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree (Characters)

1996

[ ] Muppet Sing Alongs: Treasure Island (Characters)
[ ] Muppet Treasure Island (Characters)

1999

[ ] The Very Best of the Muppet Show (Writer)
[ ] The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 2 (Writer)
[ ] Muppets from Space (Characters)
[ ] The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland (Characters)

2001

[ ] The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 3 (Writer)

2002

[ ] It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie (Characters)
[ ] Kermit's Swamp Years (Characters)

2005

[ ] The Muppets' Wizard of Oz (Characters)

2008

[ ] A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa (Characters)

2011

[ ] The Muppets (Characters)

2013

[ ] Lady Gaga & the Muppets Holiday Spectacular (Characters)

2014

[ ] Muppets Most Wanted (Characters)

2015

[ ] Jim Henson's Turkey Hollow (Story)

2021

[ ] Muppets Haunted Mansion (Characters)

2025

[ ] The Muppet Script (Original Concept)
[ ] The First Snow of Fraggle Rock (Characters)

2026

[ ] The Muppet Show (Characters)

Visual Effects

1965

[ ] Time Piece (Animation)
[ ] Alexander the Grape (Animation)

1966

[ ] Limbo: The Organized Mind (Animation Director)

Camera

1965

[ ] Run, Run (Director of Photography)

Art

1961

[ ] Visual Thinking (Prop Designer)

1965

[ ] Alexander the Grape (Storyboard Artist)

Actor

1961

[ ] Visual Thinking (Kermit / Harry the Hipster (voice))

1962

[ ] Tales of the Tinkerdee (Kermit the Frog / King Goshposh / Charlie the Ogre (voice))

1965

[ ] Time Piece (Man)
[ ] Alexander the Grape (Freddy the Fierce (voice))
[ ] The Reindeer (Dasher / Prancer (voice))

1966

[ ] Limbo: The Organized Mind (Limbo (voice))
[ ] Rowlf the Salesman (Rowlf the Dog)
[ ] The Idea Man (Limbo)
[ ] I'm Nobody (Limbo (voice))

1967

[ ] The Paperwork Explosion (????)

1969

[ ] Hey Cinderella! (Kermit The Frog / King Goshposh / Rufus (voice))
[ ] The Wizard of Id (The Wizard / The Spook (voice))
[ ] Sesame Street Pitch Reel (Kermit the Frog / Rowlf / Grump / Conrad Love / The Spook)
[ ] This Way to Sesame Street (Ernie/Kermit)

1970

[ ] The Muppets on Puppets (Self / Rowlf the Dog)
[ ] The Great Santa Claus Switch (Fred / Lothar (voice))

1971

[ ] The King of Eight (The King of Eight)
[ ] Tales from Muppetland: The Frog Prince (Kermit / Garth / King Rupert (voice))
[ ] Pure Goldie (Kermit the Frog (voice))

1972

[ ] The Muppet Musicians of Bremen (Kermit the Frog / Mean Floyd / Rat (voice))

1974

[ ] Out to Lunch (Kermit / Ernie / Guy Smiley / Person with Cue Card (voice))

1975

[ ] Julie: My Favourite Things (Kermit the Frog/Dr. Teeth)
[ ] Muppet Picker Upper (Kermit the Frog / Leo (voice))
[ ] Just a Few Announcements (Kermit the Frog)
[ ] The Muppet Introduction (Kermit the Frog)
[ ] Sesamstraße - Wissen Sie wo Ernie wohnt? (Self)

1976

[ ] The Muppet Show Pitch Reel (Leo / Kermit the Frog (voice))
[ ] Kagayake! Gorō Mapetto Geba Geba 90-pun! (Kermit the Frog)

1977

[ ] Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas (Kermit the Frog / Harrison Fox / Harvey / Snake (voice))
[ ] The Bob Hope All Star Christmas Comedy Special (Kermit the Frog / Rowlf)
[ ] Sesame Street at Night? (Guy Smiley / Ernie / Kermit the Frog (voice) (archive footage))

1978

[ ] Hip Hip Parade! (Kermit the Frog)
[ ] Christmas Eve on Sesame Street (Kermit the Frog / Ernie (voice))
[ ] Mickey's 50 (Kermit the Frog (voice))
[ ] Julie Andrews: One Step Into Spring (Kermit The Frog / Rowlf the Dog / Dr. Teeth)
[ ] The Vent Event (Kermit the Frog)

1979

[ ] The Muppet Movie (Kermit the Frog / Rowlf / Dr. Teeth / Waldorf / Doc Hopper's Men / Link Hogthrob / Swedish Chef (voice))
[ ] The Muppets Go Hollywood (Various Muppets)
[ ] John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together (Kermit the Frog / Rowlf / Waldorf / Dr. Teeth / The Swedish Chef (voice))
[ ] The Orson Welles Show (Self / Kermit the Frog (voice))
[ ] Muppet Breaker Upper (Leo)
[ ] Muppet Gimme a Break (Leo / Pasta in "Meal Break")
[ ] Meal Break (Leo / Spaghetti)
[ ] Grump Critic (Leo)
[ ] Let's Have the Dam Break (Leo)
[ ] A Walking Tour of Sesame Street (Ernie / Kermit the Frog (archive footage) (uncredited))

1981

[ ] Of Muppets & Men (Self)
[ ] The Great Muppet Caper (Kermit the Frog / Rowlf the Dog / Dr. Teeth / Waldorf / Swedish Chef / The Muppet Newsman)
[ ] The Muppets Go to the Movies (Kermit / Rowlf / Link Hogthrob / The Swedish Chef / Waldorf)
[ ] Muppet Side Splitter (Leo (voice))

1982

[ ] I Love Liberty (Kermit the Frog (voice))
[ ] The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show (Kermit The Frog (voice))
[ ] The Dark Crystal (Jen / High Priest, Ritual Master)

1983

[ ] Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and the Muppets (Kermit the Frog / Rowlf the Dog / Waldorf / Zeke (voice))
[ ] The World of 'The Dark Crystal' (Self)
[ ] Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (Ernie (voice))
[ ] Big Bird in China (Ernie (voice))
[ ] Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi (Self)
[ ] Muppet Breakthrough (Leo)

1984

[ ] The Muppets Take Manhattan (Kermit the Frog / Rowlf / Dr. Teeth / Waldorf / Swedish Chef / Ernie / Granny / Horse & Carriage Rider / Link Hogthrob / The Newsman (voice))
[ ] Henson's Place: The Man Behind the Muppets (Jim Henson (self))
[ ] The Bells of Fraggle Rock (Cantus the Minstrel (voice))

1985

[ ] Into the Night (Man on Phone)
[ ] Follow That Bird (Kermit the Frog / Ernie (voice))
[ ] Muppet Video: Rowlf's Rhapsodies with the Muppets (Rowlf (voice))
[ ] Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird Stuff (Kermit the Frog)
[ ] Muppet Treasures (Kermit The Frog / The Swedish Chef / Waldorf / Link Hogthrob / Rowlf / Dr. Teeth / The Newsman)
[ ] The Muppet Revue (Kermit the Frog (voice))
[ ] Children's Songs and Stories with the Muppets (Kermit the Frog (voice))
[ ] Night of 100 Stars II (Kermit the Frog)
[ ] Muppet Video: The Kermit and Piggy Story (Kermit the Frog (voice))

1986

[ ] The Christmas Toy (Kermit the Frog (voice))
[ ] Sesame Street: Learning About Letters (Ernie/Kermit the Frog/King Peter the Persnickety (voice))
[ ] Inside the Labyrinth (Self)
[ ] 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)
[ ] The Tale of the Bunny Picnic (Dog (voice))
[ ] Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & Stories (Ernie / The King (Bedtime Stories & Songs) (voice))
[ ] Labyrinth (Goblins (uncredited))
[ ] Sesame Street: Learning About Numbers (Ernie / Kermit the Frog / King of 8 (voice) (uncredited))

1987

[ ] A Muppet Family Christmas (Kermit the Frog / Rowlf the Dog / Dr. Teeth / Swedish Chef / Waldorf / Ernie / Self)
[ ] Sesame Street: Sing Along (????)
[ ] Down at Fraggle Rock (Cantus the Minstrel / Convincing John / Self / Host)

1988

[ ] Free to Be... a Family (Kermit the Frog (voice))
[ ] Jim Henson: Sing-Along, Dance-Along, Do-Along (Rowlf the Dog (voice))
[ ] Hey, You're as Funny as Fozzie Bear (Kermit the Frog (voice))
[ ] Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie (Kermit the Frog/Ernie (voice))
[ ] Muppet Studios Presents: You're the Director (Kermit the Frog / Swedish Chef / Rowlf the Dog / Link Hogthrob (voice))
[ ] Wow, You're A Cartoonist! (Kermit The Frog)
[ ] The Best of Ernie and Bert (Ernie)

1989

[ ] Dog City: The Movie (Self / Kermit the Frog / Rowlf the Dog / Bugsy Them (voice))
[ ] 50 Years of Television: A Golden Celebration (Kermit the Frog)
[ ] Miss Piggy's Hollywood (Waldorf)
[ ] An Evening with Jim Henson and Frank Oz (Self)

1990

[ ] Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly! (Ernie / Singer / Kermit the Frog (archive footage) (segment "One Banana") (voice))
[ ] The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson (Self / Various Muppets (archive footage))
[ ] The Muppets at Walt Disney World (Kermit the Frog / Rowlf / Dr. Teeth / Waldorf / Swedish Chef / Link Hogthrob (voice))
[ ] Jim Henson: In Performance (????)
[ ] Sesame Street: Monster Hits! (Harvey Monster (voice))
[ ] Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music (Self / Kermit the Frog (voice))
[ ] The Earth Day Special (Kermit the Frog (voice))

1992

[ ] A Classic Christmas from The Ed Sullivan Show (Kermit the Frog (voice))

1993

[ ] Sesame Street: 25 Wonderful Years: A Musical Celebration! (Ernie)
[ ] Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration (Ernie / Kermit the Frog / Guy Smiley (archive footage) (voice))

1994

[ ] The World of Jim Henson (Self / Kermit the Frog / Rowlf (archive footage))
[ ] Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! (Kermit the Frog / Ernie (archive footage))

1996

[ ] Sesame Street: Do the Alphabet (Ernie (voice))
[ ] Sesame Street: Imagine That! (Ernie (voice) (archive footage))

1997

[ ] Sesame Street: Elmo Says BOO! (Ernie / Harvey Monster (voice) (archive footage))
[ ] Sesame Street: Quiet Time (Ernie ("Naptime") / Kermit the Frog (voice) (archive footage))

1998

[ ] The Best of Kermit on Sesame Street (Kermit the Frog (voice) (archive footage))

1999

[ ] The Very Best of the Muppet Show (Kermit the Frog / Waldorf / Rowlf / The Swedish Chef)
[ ] The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 2 (Kermit the Frog / Waldorf / Rowlf / The Swedish Chef)

2001

[ ] The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 3 (Kermit the Frog / Waldorf / Rowlf / Link Hogthrob)

2002

[ ] Sesame Street: Bert & Ernie's Word Play (Kermit the Frog / Bip Bippadotta / Lavender Anything Muppet in Fat Cat (voice) (archive footage))

2003

[ ] Muppets Magic from 'The Ed Sullivan Show!' (Muppet Performer)

2004

[ ] Jim Henson: Commercials and Experiments (????)
[ ] Muppet History 101 (????)
[ ] Muppet Music Moments (Self)
[ ] AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies (Kermit the Frog)
[ ] Sesame Street: Cookie Monster's Best Bites (Guy Smiley (voice, archive footage))

2006

[ ] A Sesame Street Christmas Carol (Ernie (voice) (archive footage))

2007

[ ] Reflections of 'The Dark Crystal' (Self)

2009

[ ] Jim Henson's Tales from Muppetland (????)
[ ] Jim Henson: His Sesame Street Story (????)

2014

[ ] Jim Henson: Behind the Seams (????)
[ ] Muppets Most Wanted (Kermit The Frog (archival recordings) (uncredited))

2015

[ ] I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story (Self)
[ ] In Their Own Words: Jim Henson (Self (archive footage))

2019

[ ] Sesame Street: 50 Years and Counting (Ernie)

2021

[ ] Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street (Self (archive footage))

2024

[ ] Joan Rivers at the BBC (Self (archive footage))
[ ] Jim Henson Idea Man (Self (archive footage))

2025

[ ] The Muppet Script (Self (archive footage))

????

[ ] Sesame Street 1986 Wrap Party (Ernie / Himself)