Jim Henson

Jim Henson

Filmography

As Cast

The Muppet Script (2025)
as Self (archive footage)
Joan Rivers at the BBC (2024)
as Self (archive footage)
Jim Henson Idea Man (2024)
as Self (archive footage)
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street (2021)
as Self (archive footage)
Sesame Street: 50 Years and Counting (2019)
as Ernie / Kermit the Frog / Various Characters
I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story (2015)
as Self
In Their Own Words: Jim Henson (2015)
as Self (archive footage)
In Their Own Words (2015)
as Self (archive footage)
Jim Henson: Behind the Seams (2014)
Muppets Most Wanted (2014)
as Kermit The Frog (archival recordings) (uncredited)
The Muppets (2011)
as Kermit the Frog (archive voice) (uncredited)
Jim Henson's Tales from Muppetland (2009)
Jim Henson: His Sesame Street Story (2009)
Reflections of 'The Dark Crystal' (2007)
as Self
A Sesame Street Christmas Carol (2006)
as Ernie (voice) (archive footage)
Jim Henson: Commercials and Experiments (2004)
Muppet Music Moments (2004)
as Self
Muppet History 101 (2004)
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies (2004)
as Kermit the Frog
Sesame Street: Cookie Monster's Best Bites (2004)
as Guy Smiley (voice, archive footage)
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On! (2004)
as Ernie / Kermit the Frog / Mah Na Mah Na / Fat Blue / The Baker / King of 8 (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Muppets Magic from 'The Ed Sullivan Show!' (2003)
as Muppet Performer
Sesame Street: Bert & Ernie's Word Play (2002)
as Kermit the Frog / Bip Bippadotta / Lavender Anything Muppet in Fat Cat (voice) (archive footage)
Sesame Street: Play with Me Sesame (2002)
The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 3 (2001)
as Kermit the Frog / Waldorf / Rowlf / Link Hogthrob
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Singing, Drawing & More! (2000)
as Ernie (archive)
The Very Best of the Muppet Show (1999)
as Kermit the Frog / Waldorf / Rowlf / The Swedish Chef
The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 2 (1999)
as Kermit the Frog / Waldorf / Rowlf / The Swedish Chef
Sesame Unpaved (1999)
The Best of Kermit on Sesame Street (1998)
as Kermit the Frog (voice) (archive footage)
Sesame Street: Elmo Says BOO! (1997)
as Ernie / Harvey Monster (voice) (archive footage)
Sesame Street: Quiet Time (1997)
as Ernie ("Naptime") / Kermit the Frog (voice) (archive footage)
Sesame Street: Do the Alphabet (1996)
as Ernie (voice)
Sesame Street: Imagine That! (1996)
as Ernie (voice) (archive footage)
Orson Welles: The One-Man Band (1995)
The World of Jim Henson (1994)
as Self / Kermit the Frog / Rowlf (archive footage)
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! (1994)
as Kermit the Frog / Ernie (archive footage)
Sesame Street: 25 Wonderful Years: A Musical Celebration! (1993)
as Ernie
Sesame Street's 25th Birthday: A Musical Celebration (1993)
as Ernie / Kermit the Frog / Guy Smiley (archive footage) (voice)
A Classic Christmas from The Ed Sullivan Show (1992)
as Kermit the Frog (voice)
Getting Ready to Read (1992)
as Kermit / Ernie / Bip Bippadotta (voice)
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly! (1990)
as Ernie / Singer / Kermit the Frog (archive footage) (segment "One Banana") (voice)
The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson (1990)
as Self / Various Muppets (archive footage)
The Muppets at Walt Disney World (1990)
as Kermit the Frog / Rowlf / Dr. Teeth / Waldorf / Swedish Chef / Link Hogthrob (voice)
Jim Henson: In Performance (1990)
Sesame Street: Monster Hits! (1990)
as Harvey Monster (voice)
Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music (1990)
as Self / Kermit the Frog (voice)
The Earth Day Special (1990)
as Kermit the Frog (voice)
Dog City (1989)
as Self / Kermit the Frog / Rowlf the Dog / Bugsy Them (voice)
50 Years of Television: A Golden Celebration (1989)
as Kermit the Frog
Miss Piggy's Hollywood (1989)
as Waldorf
An Evening with Jim Henson and Frank Oz (1989)
as Self
Sesame Street: 20 Years & Still Counting! 1969-1989 (1989)
as Self – Kermit the Frog / Ernie
The Jim Henson Hour (1989)
as Self / Various
Free to Be... a Family (1988)
as Kermit the Frog (voice)
Jim Henson: Sing-Along, Dance-Along, Do-Along (1988)
as Rowlf the Dog (voice)
Hey, You're as Funny as Fozzie Bear (1988)
as Kermit the Frog (voice)
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie (1988)
as Kermit the Frog/Ernie (voice)
Muppet Studios Presents: You're the Director (1988)
as Kermit the Frog / Swedish Chef / Rowlf the Dog / Link Hogthrob (voice)
Wow, You're A Cartoonist! (1988)
as Kermit The Frog
The Best of Ernie and Bert (1988)
as Ernie
A Muppet Family Christmas (1987)
as Kermit the Frog / Rowlf the Dog / Dr. Teeth / Swedish Chef / Waldorf / Ernie / Self
Sesame Street: Sing Along (1987)
Down at Fraggle Rock (1987)
as Cantus the Minstrel / Convincing John / Self / Host
Muppet Coffee Break (1987)
as Leo (voice)
Muppet Breakaway (1987)
as Leo (voice)
Dolly (1987)
as Kermit the Frog (voice)
The Christmas Toy (1986)
as Kermit the Frog (voice)
Sesame Street: Learning About Letters (1986)
as Ernie/Kermit the Frog/King Peter the Persnickety (voice)
Inside the Labyrinth (1986)
as Self
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years (1986)
as 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 (1986)
as Dog (voice)
Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & Stories (1986)
as Ernie / The King (Bedtime Stories & Songs) (voice)
Labyrinth (1986)
as Goblins (uncredited)
Sesame Street: Learning About Numbers (1986)
as Ernie / Kermit the Frog / King of 8 (voice) (uncredited)
Wedden, dat..? (1986)
as Self
Into the Night (1985)
as Man on Phone
Follow That Bird (1985)
as Kermit the Frog / Ernie (voice)
Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird Stuff (1985)
as Kermit the Frog
Muppet Video: Rowlf's Rhapsodies with the Muppets (1985)
as Rowlf (voice)
Muppet Treasures (1985)
as Kermit The Frog / The Swedish Chef / Waldorf / Link Hogthrob / Rowlf / Dr. Teeth / The Newsman
The Muppet Revue (1985)
as Kermit the Frog (voice)
Children's Songs and Stories with the Muppets (1985)
as Kermit the Frog (voice)
Night of 100 Stars II (1985)
as Kermit the Frog
Muppet Video: The Kermit and Piggy Story (1985)
as Kermit the Frog (voice)
Jim Henson's Little Muppet Monsters (1985)
The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984)
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 (1984)
as Self
The Bells of Fraggle Rock (1984)
as Cantus the Minstrel (voice)
Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and the Muppets (1983)
as Kermit the Frog / Rowlf the Dog / Waldorf / Zeke (voice)
The World of 'The Dark Crystal' (1983)
as Self
Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (1983)
as Ernie (voice)
Big Bird in China (1983)
as Ernie (voice)
Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi (1983)
as Self
Muppet Breakthrough (1983)
as Leo
Fraggle Rock (1983)
as Cantus
Fraggle Rock (1983)
as Convincing John
Fraggle Rock (1983)
as Gobo Fraggle, Convincing John, Cantus (voice)
Reading Rainbow (1983)
as Kermit the Frog
Fraggle Rock (1983)
as Convincing John (voice)
Fraggle Rock (1983)
as Cantus the Minstrel (voice)
Fraggle Rock (1983)
as Cantus the Minstrel, Convincing John, Additional Muppets (voice)
Fraggle Rock (1983)
as Convincing John (voice, uncredited)
I Love Liberty (1982)
as Kermit the Frog (voice)
The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show (1982)
as Kermit The Frog (voice)
The Dark Crystal (1982)
as Jen / High Priest, Ritual Master
Wogan (1982)
as Self
Of Muppets & Men (1981)
as Self
The Great Muppet Caper (1981)
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 (1981)
as Kermit / Rowlf / Link Hogthrob / Swedish Chef / Waldorf (voice)
Muppet Side Splitter (1981)
as Leo (voice)
The Muppet Movie (1979)
as Kermit the Frog / Rowlf / Dr. Teeth / Waldorf / Doc Hopper's Men / Link Hogthrob / Swedish Chef (voice)
The Muppets Go Hollywood (1979)
as Self / Kermit / Rowlf / Dr. Teeth / Waldof / Swedish Chef / Pig
John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together (1979)
as Kermit the Frog / Rowlf / Waldorf / Dr. Teeth / The Swedish Chef (voice)
The Orson Welles Show (1979)
as Self / Kermit the Frog (voice)
Muppet Breaker Upper (1979)
as Leo
Muppet Gimme a Break (1979)
as Leo / Pasta in "Meal Break"
Grump Critic (1979)
as Leo
Let's Have the Dam Break (1979)
as Leo
Meal Break (1979)
as Leo / Spaghetti
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street (1979)
as Ernie / Kermit the Frog (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hip Hip Parade! (1978)
as Kermit the Frog
Christmas Eve on Sesame Street (1978)
as Kermit the Frog / Ernie (voice)
Mickey's 50 (1978)
as Kermit the Frog (voice)
Julie Andrews: One Step Into Spring (1978)
as Kermit The Frog / Rowlf the Dog / Dr. Teeth
The Vent Event (1978)
as Kermit the Frog
Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas (1977)
as Kermit the Frog / Harrison Fox / Harvey / Snake (voice)
The Bob Hope All Star Christmas Comedy Special (1977)
as Kermit the Frog / Rowlf
The Royal Variety Performance 1977 (1977)
The Muppet Show Pitch Reel (1976)
as Leo / Kermit the Frog (voice)
Kagayake! Gorō Mapetto Geba Geba 90-pun! (1976)
as Kermit the Frog
The Muppet Show (1976)
as Kermit the Frog, Waldorf, Rowlf the Dog, Link Hogthrob, The Swedish Chef, Dr. Teeth, The Newsman (voice)
Julie: My Favourite Things (1975)
as Kermit the Frog/Dr. Teeth
Muppet Picker Upper (1975)
as Kermit the Frog / Leo (voice)
Just a Few Announcements (1975)
as Kermit the Frog
The Muppet Introduction (1975)
as Kermit the Frog
Sesame Street- Do you know where Ernie lives? (1975)
as Self
Saturday Night Live (1975)
as King Ploobis (voice)
Out to Lunch (1974)
as Kermit / Ernie / Guy Smiley / Person with Cue Card (voice)
Keep U.S. Beautiful (1973)
as Muppets
Julie on Sesame Street (1973)
as Ernie/ Kermit the Frog (voice)
The Muppet Musicians of Bremen (1972)
as Kermit the Frog / Mean Floyd / Rat (voice)
The King of Eight (1971)
as The King of Eight
Tales from Muppetland: The Frog Prince (1971)
as Kermit / Garth / King Rupert (voice)
Pure Goldie (1971)
as Kermit the Frog (voice)
Great Performances (1971)
as Kermit the Frog (voice)
The Muppets on Puppets (1970)
as Self / Rowlf the Dog / Kermit the Frog / Various Characters
The Great Santa Claus Switch (1970)
as Fred / Lothar (voice)
Hey Cinderella! (1969)
as Kermit The Frog / King Goshposh / Rufus (voice)
The Wizard of Id (1969)
as The Wizard / The Spook (voice)
Sesame Street Pitch Reel (1969)
as Kermit the Frog / Rowlf / Grump / Conrad Love / The Spook
This Way to Sesame Street (1969)
as Ernie/Kermit
Sam the Snake (1969)
as Sam the Snake
The Cube (1969)
as Gorilla (voice)
Sesame Street (1969)
Peter Alexander präsentiert Spezialitäten (1969)
as Self
The Dick Cavett Show (1968)
as Self - Guest
The Paperwork Explosion (1967)
NBC Experiment in Television (1967)
as Gorilla (voice)
Limbo: The Organized Mind (1966)
as Limbo (voice)
Rowlf the Salesman (1966)
as Rowlf the Dog
The Idea Man (1966)
as Limbo
I'm Nobody (1966)
as Limbo (voice)
Time Piece (1965)
as Man
Alexander the Grape (1965)
as Freddy the Fierce (voice)
The Reindeer (1965)
as Dasher / Prancer (voice)
Einer wird gewinnen (1964)
as Self
Tales of the Tinkerdee (1962)
as Kermit the Frog / King Goshposh / Charlie the Ogre (voice)
Visual Thinking (1961)
as Kermit / Harry the Hipster (voice)
The Mike Douglas Show (1961)
as Self
Sam and Friends (1955)
as Kermit the Frog
The Wonderful World of Disney (1954)
as Self
The Oscars (1953)
as Self / Kermit The Frog / Waldorf
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (1948)
Sesame Street 1986 Wrap Party
as Ernie / Himself

As Crew

The Muppet Script (2025)
Original Concept
The First Snow of Fraggle Rock (2025)
Characters
The Muppets Mayhem (2023)
Characters
Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock (2022)
Characters
Muppets Haunted Mansion (2021)
Characters
Muppets Now (2020)
Creator
The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance (2019)
Characters
Muppet Babies (2018)
Characters
Fozzie's Bear-ly Funny Fridays (2015)
Creator
Jim Henson's Turkey Hollow (2015)
Story
The Muppets (2015)
Characters
Muppets Most Wanted (2014)
Characters
Lady Gaga & the Muppets Holiday Spectacular (2013)
Characters
The Muppets (2011)
Characters
Jim Henson's Tales from Muppetland (2009)
Director
A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa (2008)
Characters
Studio DC: Almost Live (2008)
Characters
Muppets TV (2006)
Characters
The Muppets' Wizard of Oz (2005)
Characters
5, Rue Sésame (2005)
Creator
Jim Henson: Commercials and Experiments (2004)
Director
Muppet History 101 (2004)
Director
It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie (2002)
Characters
Kermit's Swamp Years (2002)
Characters
The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 3 (2001)
Producer, Writer
The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 2 (1999)
Producer, Writer, Creator
The Very Best of the Muppet Show (1999)
Producer, Writer
Muppets from Space (1999)
Characters
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland (1999)
Characters
Muppet Sing Alongs: Treasure Island (1996)
Characters
Muppet Treasure Island (1996)
Characters
Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree (1995)
Characters
The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)
In Memory Of, Characters
Dog City (1992)
Creator
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze (1991)
In Memory Of
Dinosaurs (1991)
In Memory Of
The Witches (1990)
Executive Producer
Basil Hears a Noise (1990)
In Memory Of
Living with Dinosaurs (1990)
Executive Producer
The Muppets at Walt Disney World (1990)
Executive Producer, Characters
Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Celebration (1990)
Characters
Little Mermaid's Island (1990)
Creator
Mother Goose Stories (1990)
Creator
Dog City (1989)
Director
The Song of the Cloud Forest (1989)
Director
Sesame Street: 20 Years & Still Counting! 1969-1989 (1989)
Executive Producer
The Jim Henson Hour (1989)
Executive Producer, Director, Creator
Jim Henson: Sing-Along, Dance-Along, Do-Along (1988)
Executive Producer
Hey, You're as Funny as Fozzie Bear (1988)
Executive Producer
The Best of Ernie and Bert (1988)
Director
Muppet Studios Presents: You're the Director (1988)
Executive Producer
The Storyteller: Fearnot (1988)
Executive Producer
The Storyteller: Hans My Hedgehog (1988)
Executive Producer
The Storyteller: A Story Short (1988)
Executive Producer
The Storyteller: The Luck Child (1988)
Executive Producer
The Storyteller: The Soldier and Death (1988)
Director, Executive Producer
The Storyteller: Sapsorrow (1988)
Executive Producer
The Storyteller: The Heartless Giant (1988)
Director, Executive Producer
The Storyteller: The True Bride (1988)
Executive Producer
The Storyteller (1988)
Executive Producer, Director, Creator
A Muppet Family Christmas (1987)
Executive Producer, Characters
Fraggle Rock: The Animated Series (1987)
Executive Producer, Creator
CBS Summer Playhouse (1987)
Executive Producer
The Tale of the Bunny Picnic (1986)
Director, Producer, Characters
Labyrinth (1986)
Director, Story
The Christmas Toy (1986)
Producer, Characters
Inside the Labyrinth (1986)
Writer
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years (1986)
Creator, Characters
Children's Songs and Stories with the Muppets (1985)
Writer
Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird Stuff (1985)
Writer
Muppet Video: The Kermit and Piggy Story (1985)
Producer, Writer
Muppet Treasures (1985)
Writer
Follow That Bird (1985)
Characters
Fraggle Rock: Scared Silly (1985)
Writer, Executive Producer
Jim Henson's Little Muppet Monsters (1985)
Creator
The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984)
Executive Producer, Characters
The Bells of Fraggle Rock (1984)
Creator
Muppet Babies (1984)
Director, Executive Producer, Creator
Fraggle Rock: Live by the Rule of the Rock (1983)
Director
Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and the Muppets (1983)
Director, Producer, Characters
The World of 'The Dark Crystal' (1983)
Director
Fraggle Rock (1983)
Director, Producer, Creator
The Dark Crystal (1982)
Producer, Director, Story
The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show (1982)
Producer, Director, Characters
The Great Muppet Caper (1981)
Director, Characters
The Muppets Go to the Movies (1981)
Writer, Producer, Characters
The Muppet Movie (1979)
Producer, Characters
The Muppets Go Hollywood (1979)
Characters
John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together (1979)
Characters
Christmas Eve on Sesame Street (1978)
Executive Producer
1, rue Sésame (1978)
Creator
Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas (1977)
Director, Producer, Characters
The Muppet Show (1976)
Producer, Writer, Creator
Muppet Picker Upper (1975)
Director
Saturday Night Live (1975)
Writer
Julie on Sesame Street (1973)
Producer
The Muppet Musicians of Bremen (1972)
Director, Characters, Producer
Tales from Muppetland: The Frog Prince (1971)
Director, Characters
The King of Eight (1971)
Director
The Queen of Six (1971)
Director
Number Twelve Rocks (1971)
Director
Doll House (1970)
Director
The Muppets on Puppets (1970)
Characters
The Great Santa Claus Switch (1970)
Characters, Executive Producer
The Cube (1969)
Director, Writer
The Wizard of Id (1969)
Director
Hey Cinderella! (1969)
Director, Characters
Sam the Snake (1969)
Director, Writer
Sesame Street (1969)
Creator
Youth '68 (1968)
Writer, Producer
Ripples (1967)
Director
Wheels That Go (1967)
Director
The Paperwork Explosion (1967)
Producer, Director
Bufferin: Memories (1967)
Director
NBC Experiment in Television (1967)
Director, Writer
Limbo: The Organized Mind (1966)
Director, Animation Director
The Idea Man (1966)
Director
Rowlf the Salesman (1966)
Director
I'm Nobody (1966)
Director
Time Piece (1965)
Director, Writer, Producer, Animation
Run, Run (1965)
Director of Photography, Producer, Director
Alexander the Grape (1965)
Director, Storyboard Artist, Writer, Animation
The Reindeer (1965)
Director
Robot (1963)
Director
Shearing Animation (1962)
Director
Tales of the Tinkerdee (1962)
Writer, Producer
Drums West (1961)
Director
Visual Thinking (1961)
Director, Writer, Prop Designer
Cat and Mouse (1960)
Director
Sam and Friends (1955)
Creator
Labyrinth 2
Original Film Writer
Untitled Miss Piggy Film
Characters
Takalani Sesame
Creator
Kermit's Swamp Years
Creator