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Jim Henson - Actor & Filmmaker | The Couch Critic
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Jim Henson
Born
Sep 24, 1936
Died: May 16, 1990
Lived 53 years
Place of Birth
Greenville, Mississippi, USA
Known For
Directing
Gender
Male
Career Highlights
135
Movies
28
TV Shows
48
Directed
Also Known As
James Maury Henson
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Jim Henson
Directing
Biography
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.
Movies
135
TV Shows
28
Director
48
The Muppet Script
as
Self (archive footage)
2025
Joan Rivers at the BBC
as
Self (archive footage)
2024
Jim Henson Idea Man
as
Self (archive footage)
2024
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
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Self (archive footage)
2021
Sesame Street: 50 Years and Counting
as
Ernie
2019
In Their Own Words: Jim Henson
as
Self (archive footage)
2015
I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story
as
Self
2015
Jim Henson: Behind the Seams
Cast
2014
Muppets Most Wanted
as
Kermit The Frog (archival recordings) (uncredited)
2014
Jim Henson: His Sesame Street Story
Cast
2009
Jim Henson's Tales from Muppetland
Cast
2009
Reflections of 'The Dark Crystal'
as
Self
2007
A Sesame Street Christmas Carol
as
Ernie (voice) (archive footage)
2006
Muppet History 101
Cast
2004
Jim Henson: Commercials and Experiments
Cast
2004
Muppet Music Moments
as
Self
2004
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
as
Kermit the Frog
2004
Sesame Street: Cookie Monster's Best Bites
as
Guy Smiley (voice, archive footage)
2004
Muppets Magic from 'The Ed Sullivan Show!'
as
Muppet Performer
2003
Sesame Street: Bert & Ernie's Word Play
as
Kermit the Frog / Bip Bippadotta / Lavender Anything Muppet in Fat Cat (voice) (archive footage)
2002
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