Jim Henson
Directing
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. Henson was also well known for creating Fraggle Rock (1983–1987) and as the director of The Dark Crystal (1982) and Labyrinth (1986), as well as creating the puppets for Sesame Street (1969). Born in Greenville, Mississippi, and raised in both Leland, Mississippi, and University Park, Maryland, Henson began developing puppets in high school. He created Sam and Friends (1955–1961), a short-form comedy television program on WRC-TV, while he was a freshman at the University of Maryland, College Park, in collaboration with fellow student Jane Nebel. Henson and Nebel co-founded Muppets, Inc. – now The Jim Henson Company – in 1958, and married less than a year later in 1959. Henson graduated from the University of Maryland with a degree in home economics. In 1969, Henson joined the children's television program Sesame Street (1969–present) where he helped to develop Muppet characters for the series. He and his creative team also appeared on the first season of the sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live (1975–present). He produced the sketch comedy television series The Muppet Show (1976–1981) during this period. Henson revolutionized the way puppetry is captured and presented in video media, and he won fame for his characters – particularly Kermit the Frog, Rowlf the Dog, and the characters on Sesame Street. During the later years of his life, he founded the Jim Henson Foundation and Jim Henson's Creature Shop. He won the Emmy Award twice for his involvement in The Storyteller (1987–1988) and The Jim Henson Hour (1989). Henson died in New York City from toxic shock syndrome caused by Streptococcus pyogenes. At the time of his death, he was in negotiations to sell his company to The Walt Disney Company, but talks fell through after his death. He was posthumously awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1991, and was named a Disney Legend in 2011. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jim Henson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
The Muppet Script
Self (archive footage)
Joan Rivers at the BBC
Self (archive footage)
Jim Henson Idea Man
Self (archive footage)
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
Self (archive footage)
Sesame Street: 50 Years and Counting
Ernie
In Their Own Words: Jim Henson
Self (archive footage)
I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story
Self
Jim Henson: Behind the Seams
Muppets Most Wanted
Kermit The Frog (archival recordings) (uncredited)
Jim Henson: His Sesame Street Story
Jim Henson's Tales from Muppetland
Reflections of 'The Dark Crystal'
Self
A Sesame Street Christmas Carol
Ernie (voice) (archive footage)
Muppet History 101
Muppet Music Moments
Self
Jim Henson: Commercials and Experiments
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)
Muppets Magic from 'The Ed Sullivan Show!'
Muppet Performer
Sesame Street: Bert & Ernie's Word Play
Kermit the Frog / Bip Bippadotta / Lavender Anything Muppet in Fat Cat (voice) (archive footage)
The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 3
Kermit the Frog / Waldorf / Rowlf / Link Hogthrob
The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 2
Kermit the Frog / Waldorf / Rowlf / The Swedish Chef
The Very Best of the Muppet Show
Kermit the Frog / Waldorf / Rowlf / The Swedish Chef
The Best of Kermit on Sesame Street
Kermit the Frog (voice) (archive footage)
Sesame Street: Elmo Says BOO!
Ernie / Harvey Monster (voice) (archive footage)
Sesame Street: Quiet Time
Ernie ("Naptime") / Kermit the Frog (voice) (archive footage)
Sesame Street: Do the Alphabet
Ernie (voice)
Sesame Street: Imagine That!
Ernie (voice) (archive footage)
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)
Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration
Ernie / Kermit the Frog / Guy Smiley (archive footage) (voice)
Sesame Street: 25 Wonderful Years: A Musical Celebration!
Ernie
A Classic Christmas from The Ed Sullivan Show
Kermit the Frog (voice)
Getting Ready to Read
Kermit / Ernie / Bip Bippadotta (voice)
The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson
Self / Various Muppets (archive footage)
Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music
Self / Kermit the Frog (voice)
Jim Henson: In Performance
The Muppets at Walt Disney World
Kermit the Frog / Rowlf / Dr. Teeth / Waldorf / Swedish Chef / Link Hogthrob (voice)
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
Ernie / Singer / Kermit the Frog (archive footage) (segment "One Banana") (voice)
The Earth Day Special
Kermit the Frog (voice)
Sesame Street: Monster Hits!
Harvey Monster (voice)
50 Years of Television: A Golden Celebration
Kermit the Frog
An Evening with Jim Henson and Frank Oz
Self
Miss Piggy's Hollywood
Waldorf
Dog City: The Movie
Self / Kermit the Frog / Rowlf the Dog / Bugsy Them (voice)
Free to Be... a Family
Kermit the Frog (voice)
Wow, You're A Cartoonist!
Kermit The Frog
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie
Kermit the Frog/Ernie (voice)
The Best of Ernie and Bert
Ernie
Muppet Studios Presents: You're the Director
Kermit the Frog / Swedish Chef / Rowlf the Dog / Link Hogthrob (voice)
Hey, You're as Funny as Fozzie Bear
Kermit the Frog (voice)
Jim Henson: Sing-Along, Dance-Along, Do-Along
Rowlf the Dog (voice)
A Muppet Family Christmas
Kermit the Frog / Rowlf the Dog / Dr. Teeth / Swedish Chef / Waldorf / Ernie / Self
Down at Fraggle Rock
Cantus the Minstrel / Convincing John / Self / Host
Sesame Street: Sing Along
Inside the Labyrinth
Self
The Christmas Toy
Kermit the Frog (voice)
Labyrinth
Goblins (uncredited)
Sesame Street: Learning About Letters
Ernie/Kermit the Frog/King Peter the Persnickety (voice)
The Tale of the Bunny Picnic
Dog (voice)
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
Sesame Street: Learning About Numbers
Ernie / Kermit the Frog / King of 8 (voice) (uncredited)
Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & Stories
Ernie / The King (Bedtime Stories & Songs) (voice)
Muppet Video: Rowlf's Rhapsodies with the Muppets
Rowlf (voice)
Follow That Bird
Kermit the Frog / Ernie (voice)
Muppet Treasures
Kermit The Frog / The Swedish Chef / Waldorf / Link Hogthrob / Rowlf / Dr. Teeth / The Newsman
Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird Stuff
Kermit the Frog
Muppet Video: The Kermit and Piggy Story
Kermit the Frog (voice)
The Muppet Revue
Kermit the Frog (voice)
Night of 100 Stars II
Kermit the Frog
Into the Night
Man on Phone
Children's Songs and Stories with the Muppets
Kermit the Frog (voice)
The Bells of Fraggle Rock
Cantus the Minstrel (voice)
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)
Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi
Self
Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Ernie (voice)
Big Bird in China
Ernie (voice)
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
Muppet Breakthrough
Leo
The Dark Crystal
Jen / High Priest, Ritual Master
The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show
Kermit The Frog (voice)
I Love Liberty
Kermit the Frog (voice)
Of Muppets & Men
Self
Muppet Side Splitter
Leo (voice)
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
John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together
Kermit the Frog / Rowlf / Waldorf / Dr. Teeth / The Swedish Chef (voice)
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
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
Ernie / Kermit the Frog (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Orson Welles Show
Self / Kermit the Frog (voice)
Let's Have the Dam Break
Leo
Grump Critic
Leo
Meal Break
Leo / Spaghetti
Muppet Gimme a Break
Leo / Pasta in "Meal Break"
Muppet Breaker Upper
Leo
Christmas Eve on Sesame Street
Kermit the Frog / Ernie (voice)
Hip Hip Parade!
Kermit the Frog
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
The Bob Hope All Star Christmas Comedy Special
Kermit the Frog / Rowlf
Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas
Kermit the Frog / Harrison Fox / Harvey / Snake (voice)
The Royal Variety Performance 1977
Sesame Street at Night?
Guy Smiley / Ernie / Kermit the Frog (voice) (archive footage)
Kagayake! Gorō Mapetto Geba Geba 90-pun!
Kermit the Frog
The Muppet Show Pitch Reel
Leo / Kermit the Frog (voice)
Sesame Street- Do you know where Ernie lives?
Self
Julie: My Favourite Things
Kermit the Frog/Dr. Teeth
The Muppet Introduction
Kermit the Frog
Just a Few Announcements
Kermit the Frog
Muppet Picker Upper
Kermit the Frog / Leo (voice)
Out to Lunch
Kermit / Ernie / Guy Smiley / Person with Cue Card (voice)
Keep U.S. Beautiful
Muppets
The Muppet Musicians of Bremen
Kermit the Frog / Mean Floyd / Rat (voice)
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)
The Great Santa Claus Switch
Fred / Lothar (voice)
The Muppets on Puppets
Self / Rowlf the Dog
This Way to Sesame Street
Ernie/Kermit
Sam the Snake
Sam the Snake
Sesame Street Pitch Reel
Kermit the Frog / Rowlf / Grump / Conrad Love / The Spook
Hey Cinderella!
Kermit The Frog / King Goshposh / Rufus (voice)
The Wizard of Id
The Wizard / The Spook (voice)
The Paperwork Explosion
I'm Nobody
Limbo (voice)
The Idea Man
Limbo
Limbo: The Organized Mind
Limbo (voice)
Rowlf the Salesman
Rowlf the Dog
The Reindeer
Dasher / Prancer (voice)
Alexander the Grape
Freddy the Fierce (voice)
Time Piece
Man
Tales of the Tinkerdee
Kermit the Frog / King Goshposh / Charlie the Ogre (voice)
Visual Thinking
Kermit / Harry the Hipster (voice)