Personal Info
James Maury Henson
Jim Henson
Directing
Biography
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…
Known For
Filmography
Movies
The Muppet Script
as Self (archive footage)
Jim Henson Idea Man
as Self (archive footage)
Joan Rivers at the BBC
as Self (archive footage)
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
as Self (archive footage)
Sesame Street: 50 Years and Counting
as Ernie
I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story
as Self
In Their Own Words: Jim Henson
as Self (archive footage)
Muppets Most Wanted
as Kermit The Frog (archival recordings) (uncredited)
Jim Henson: Behind the Seams
The Muppets
as Kermit the Frog (archive voice) (uncredited)
TV Shows
In Their Own Words
as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep.
Sesame Street: Play with Me Sesame
26 ep.
Sesame Unpaved
67 ep.
The Jim Henson Hour
12 ep.
Dolly
as Kermit the Frog (voice) · 1 ep.
Wedden, dat..?
as Self · 1 ep.
Jim Henson's Little Muppet Monsters
13 ep.
Fraggle Rock
as Convincing John (voice) · 2 ep.
Reading Rainbow
as Kermit the Frog · 1 ep.
Wogan
as Self · 1 ep.
