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James Maury Henson (September 24, 1936 β 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 (1983β1987) 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 (1955β1961), a short-form comedy television program on WRC-TV, while he was a freshman at the University of Maryland, College Park, β¦
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James Maury Henson (September 24, 1936 β 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 (1983β1987) 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 (1955β1961), 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. β now The Jim Henson Company β 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 (1969βpresent) 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 (1975βpresent). He produced the sketch comedy television series The Muppet Show (1976β1981) during this period. Henson revolutionized the way puppetry is captured and presented in video media, and he won fame for his characters β 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 (1987β1988) 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.
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Jim Henson's Filmography
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The Muppet Script
as Self (archive footage)
Joan Rivers at the BBC
as Self (archive footage)
Jim Henson Idea Man
as Self (archive footage)
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
as Self (archive footage)
Sesame Street: 50 Years and Counting
as Ernie / Kermit the Frog / Various Characters
In Their Own Words: Jim Henson
as Self (archive footage)
I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story
as Self
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Jim Henson: Behind the Seams
Muppets Most Wanted
as Kermit The Frog (archival recordings) (uncredited)
The Muppets
as Kermit the Frog (archive voice) (uncredited)
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Jim Henson: His Sesame Street Story
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Jim Henson's Tales from Muppetland
Reflections of 'The Dark Crystal'
as Self
A Sesame Street Christmas Carol
as Ernie (voice) (archive footage)
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Muppet History 101
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Jim Henson: Commercials and Experiments
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Muppet Music Moments
as Self
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
as Kermit the Frog
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On!
as Ernie / Kermit the Frog / Mah Na Mah Na / Fat Blue / The Baker / King of 8 (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Sesame Street: Cookie Monster's Best Bites
as Guy Smiley (voice, archive footage)
Muppets Magic from 'The Ed Sullivan Show!'
as Muppet Performer
Sesame Street: Bert & Ernie's Word Play
as Kermit the Frog / Bip Bippadotta / Lavender Anything Muppet in Fat Cat (voice) (archive footage)
The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 3
as Kermit the Frog / Waldorf / Rowlf / Link Hogthrob
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Singing, Drawing & More!
as Ernie (archive)
The Very Best of the Muppet Show
as Kermit the Frog / Waldorf / Rowlf / The Swedish Chef
The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 2
as Kermit the Frog / Waldorf / Rowlf / The Swedish Chef
The Best of Kermit on Sesame Street
as Kermit the Frog (voice) (archive footage)
Sesame Street: Elmo Says BOO!
as Ernie / Harvey Monster (voice) (archive footage)
Sesame Street: Quiet Time
as Ernie ("Naptime") / Kermit the Frog (voice) (archive footage)
Sesame Street: Do the Alphabet
as Ernie (voice)
Sesame Street: Imagine That!
as Ernie (voice) (archive footage)
Orson Welles: The One-Man Band
The World of Jim Henson
as Self / Kermit the Frog / Rowlf (archive footage)
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
as Kermit the Frog / Ernie (archive footage)
Sesame Street's 25th Birthday: A Musical Celebration
as Ernie / Kermit the Frog / Guy Smiley (archive footage) (voice)
Sesame Street: 25 Wonderful Years: A Musical Celebration!
as Ernie
A Classic Christmas from The Ed Sullivan Show
as Kermit the Frog (voice)
Getting Ready to Read
as Kermit / Ernie / Bip Bippadotta (voice)
The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson
as Self / Various Muppets (archive footage)
Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music
as Self / Kermit the Frog (voice)
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Jim Henson: In Performance
The Muppets at Walt Disney World
as Kermit the Frog / Rowlf / Dr. Teeth / Waldorf / Swedish Chef / Link Hogthrob (voice)
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
as Ernie / Singer / Kermit the Frog (archive footage) (segment "One Banana") (voice)
The Earth Day Special
as Kermit the Frog (voice)
Sesame Street: Monster Hits!
as Harvey Monster (voice)
50 Years of Television: A Golden Celebration
as Kermit the Frog
An Evening with Jim Henson and Frank Oz
as Self
Miss Piggy's Hollywood
as Waldorf
Dog City
as Self / Kermit the Frog / Rowlf the Dog / Bugsy Them (voice)
Sesame Street: 20 Years & Still Counting! 1969-1989
as Self β Kermit the Frog / Ernie
Free to Be... a Family
as Kermit the Frog (voice)
Wow, You're A Cartoonist!
as Kermit The Frog
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie
as Kermit the Frog / Ernie (voice)
The Best of Ernie and Bert
as Ernie
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Muppet Studios Presents: You're the Director
as Kermit the Frog / Swedish Chef / Rowlf the Dog / Link Hogthrob (voice)
Hey, You're as Funny as Fozzie Bear
as Kermit the Frog (voice)
Jim Henson: Sing-Along, Dance-Along, Do-Along
as Rowlf the Dog (voice)
A Muppet Family Christmas
as Kermit the Frog / Rowlf the Dog / Dr. Teeth / Swedish Chef / Waldorf / Ernie / Self
Down at Fraggle Rock
as Cantus the Minstrel / Convincing John / Self / Host
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Muppet Breakaway
as Leo (voice)
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Muppet Coffee Break
as Leo (voice)
Sesame Street: Sing Along
Inside the Labyrinth
as Self
The Christmas Toy
as Kermit the Frog (voice)
Labyrinth
as Goblins (uncredited)
Sesame Street: Learning About Letters
as Ernie/Kermit the Frog/King Peter the Persnickety (voice)
The Tale of the Bunny Picnic
as Dog (voice)
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
as 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
as Ernie / Kermit the Frog / King of 8 (voice) (uncredited)
Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & Stories
as Ernie / The King (Bedtime Stories & Songs) (voice)
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Muppet Video: Rowlf's Rhapsodies with the Muppets
as Rowlf (voice)
Follow That Bird
as Kermit the Frog / Ernie (voice)
Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird Stuff
as Kermit the Frog
Muppet Treasures
as Kermit The Frog / The Swedish Chef / Waldorf / Link Hogthrob / Rowlf / Dr. Teeth / The Newsman
The Muppet Revue
as Kermit the Frog (voice)
Muppet Video: The Kermit and Piggy Story
as Kermit the Frog (voice)
Night of 100 Stars II
as Kermit the Frog
Into the Night
as Man on Phone
Children's Songs and Stories with the Muppets
as Kermit the Frog (voice)
The Bells of Fraggle Rock
as Cantus the Minstrel (voice)
The Muppets Take Manhattan
as 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
as Self
Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi
as Self
Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
as Ernie (voice)
Big Bird in China
as Ernie (voice)
Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and the Muppets
as Kermit the Frog / Rowlf the Dog / Waldorf / Zeke (voice)
The World of 'The Dark Crystal'
as Self
No Poster
Muppet Breakthrough
as Leo
The Dark Crystal
as Jen / High Priest, Ritual Master
The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show
as Kermit The Frog (voice)
I Love Liberty
as Kermit the Frog (voice)
Of Muppets & Men
as Self
Muppet Side Splitter
as Leo (voice)
The Great Muppet Caper
as Kermit the Frog / Rowlf the Dog / Dr. Teeth / Waldorf / Swedish Chef / The Muppet Newsman / Zeke / Man in Dubonnet Club
The Muppets Go to the Movies
as Kermit / Rowlf / Link Hogthrob / Swedish Chef / Waldorf (voice)
John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together
as Kermit the Frog / Rowlf / Waldorf / Dr. Teeth / The Swedish Chef (voice)
The Muppet Movie
as Kermit the Frog / Rowlf / Dr. Teeth / Waldorf / Doc Hopper's Men / Link Hogthrob / Swedish Chef (voice)
The Muppets Go Hollywood
as Self / Kermit / Rowlf / Dr. Teeth / Waldof / Swedish Chef / Pig
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
as Ernie / Kermit the Frog (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Orson Welles Show
as Self / Kermit the Frog (voice)
Meal Break
as Leo / Spaghetti
Let's Have the Dam Break
as Leo
Grump Critic
as Leo
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Muppet Breaker Upper
as Leo
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Muppet Gimme a Break
as Leo / Pasta in "Meal Break"
Christmas Eve on Sesame Street
as Kermit the Frog / Ernie (voice)
Hip Hip Parade!
as Kermit the Frog
Mickey's 50
as Kermit the Frog (voice)
Julie Andrews: One Step Into Spring
as Kermit The Frog / Rowlf the Dog / Dr. Teeth
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The Vent Event
as Kermit the Frog
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The Bob Hope All Star Christmas Comedy Special
as Kermit the Frog / Rowlf
Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas
as Kermit the Frog / Harrison Fox / Harvey / Snake (voice)
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The Royal Variety Performance 1977
Kagayake! GorΕ Mapetto Geba Geba 90-pun!
as Kermit the Frog
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The Muppet Show Pitch Reel
as Leo / Kermit the Frog (voice)
Sesame Street- Do you know where Ernie lives?
as Self
Julie: My Favourite Things
as Kermit the Frog / Dr. Teeth
The Muppet Introduction
as Kermit the Frog
Muppet Picker Upper
as Kermit the Frog / Leo (voice)
Just a Few Announcements
as Kermit the Frog
Out to Lunch
as Kermit / Ernie / Guy Smiley / Person with Cue Card (voice)
Julie on Sesame Street
as Ernie/ Kermit the Frog (voice)
No Poster
Keep U.S. Beautiful
as Muppets
The Muppet Musicians of Bremen
as Kermit the Frog / Mean Floyd / Rat (voice)
The King of Eight
as The King of Eight
Tales from Muppetland: The Frog Prince
as Kermit / Garth / King Rupert (voice)
Pure Goldie
as Kermit the Frog (voice)
The Great Santa Claus Switch
as Fred / Lothar (voice)
The Muppets on Puppets
as Self / Rowlf the Dog / Kermit the Frog / Various Characters
This Way to Sesame Street
as Ernie/Kermit
Sam the Snake
as Sam the Snake
Sesame Street Pitch Reel
as Kermit the Frog / Rowlf / Grump / Conrad Love / The Spook
Hey Cinderella!
as Kermit The Frog / King Goshposh / Rufus (voice)
The Cube
as Gorilla (voice)
The Wizard of Id
as The Wizard / The Spook (voice)
The Paperwork Explosion
Limbo: The Organized Mind
as Limbo (voice)
I'm Nobody
as Limbo (voice)
The Idea Man
as Limbo
Rowlf the Salesman
as Rowlf the Dog
The Reindeer
as Dasher / Prancer (voice)
Alexander the Grape
as Freddy the Fierce (voice)
Time Piece
as Man
Tales of the Tinkerdee
as Kermit the Frog / King Goshposh / Charlie the Ogre (voice)
Sesame Street 1986 Wrap Party
as Ernie / Himself
The World Of Puppetry with Bruce Schwartz
as Self