A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Alias:
吉姆·亨森
Birthplace:
Greenville, Mississippi, USA
Born:
September 24, 1936
Died:
May 16, 1990
Jim Henson was an American film director, television producer and puppeteer, best known as the creator of The Muppets.
Animation:
1965 Time Piece
Animation Director:
1965 Time Piece
1966 Limbo: The Organized Mind
Characters:
1965 Time Piece
1966 Limbo: The Organized Mind
2011 The Muppets
2014 Muppets Most Wanted
2021 Muppets Haunted Mansion
Creator:
1965 Time Piece
1966 Limbo: The Organized Mind
1984 The Bells of Fraggle Rock
1986 The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
1999 The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 2
2006 Muppets TV
2011 The Muppets
2014 Muppets Most Wanted
2015 Fozzie's Bear-ly Funny Fridays
2021 Muppets Haunted Mansion
Director:
1960 Cat and Mouse
1961 Drums West
1961 Shearing Animation
1963 Robot
1965 Alexander the Grape
1965 Run, Run
1965 Time Piece
1966 Limbo: The Organized Mind
1966 The Idea Man
1967 Ripples
1967 The Paperwork Explosion
1967 Wheels That Go
1969 Hey Cinderella!
1969 The Cube
1969 The Wizard of Id
1971 Number Twelve Rocks
1971 Tales from Muppetland: The Frog Prince
1971 The King of Eight
1971 The Queen of Six
1972 The Muppet Musicians of Bremen
1977 Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas
1981 The Great Muppet Caper
1982 The Dark Crystal
1982 The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show
1983 Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and the Muppets
1983 The World of 'The Dark Crystal'
1984 The Bells of Fraggle Rock
1986 Labyrinth
1986 The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
1986 The Tale of the Bunny Picnic
1988 The Best of Ernie and Bert
1988 The Storyteller: The Three Ravens
1989 Dog City: The Movie
1989 The Song of the Cloud Forest
1999 The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 2
2004 Jim Henson: Commercials and Experiments
2004 Muppet History 101
2005 Fraggle Rock - Live By the Rule of the Rock
2006 Muppets TV
2009 Jim Henson's Tales From Muppetland
2011 The Muppets
2014 Muppets Most Wanted
2015 Fozzie's Bear-ly Funny Fridays
2021 Muppets Haunted Mansion
Director of Photography:
1960 Cat and Mouse
1961 Drums West
1961 Shearing Animation
1963 Robot
1965 Alexander the Grape
1965 Run, Run
1965 Time Piece
1966 Limbo: The Organized Mind
1966 The Idea Man
1967 Ripples
1967 The Paperwork Explosion
1967 Wheels That Go
1969 Hey Cinderella!
1969 The Cube
1969 The Wizard of Id
1971 Number Twelve Rocks
1971 Tales from Muppetland: The Frog Prince
1971 The King of Eight
1971 The Queen of Six
1972 The Muppet Musicians of Bremen
1977 Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas
1981 The Great Muppet Caper
1982 The Dark Crystal
1982 The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show
1983 Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and the Muppets
1983 The World of 'The Dark Crystal'
1984 The Bells of Fraggle Rock
1986 Labyrinth
1986 The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
1986 The Tale of the Bunny Picnic
1988 The Best of Ernie and Bert
1988 The Storyteller: The Three Ravens
1989 Dog City: The Movie
1989 The Song of the Cloud Forest
1999 The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 2
2004 Jim Henson: Commercials and Experiments
2004 Muppet History 101
2005 Fraggle Rock - Live By the Rule of the Rock
2006 Muppets TV
2009 Jim Henson's Tales From Muppetland
2011 The Muppets
2014 Muppets Most Wanted
2015 Fozzie's Bear-ly Funny Fridays
2021 Muppets Haunted Mansion
Executive Producer:
1960 Cat and Mouse
1961 Drums West
1961 Shearing Animation
1963 Robot
1965 Alexander the Grape
1965 Run, Run
1965 Time Piece
1966 Limbo: The Organized Mind
1966 The Idea Man
1967 Ripples
1967 The Paperwork Explosion
1967 Wheels That Go
1969 Hey Cinderella!
1969 The Cube
1969 The Wizard of Id
1971 Number Twelve Rocks
1971 Tales from Muppetland: The Frog Prince
1971 The King of Eight
1971 The Queen of Six
1972 The Muppet Musicians of Bremen
1977 Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas
1978 Christmas Eve on Sesame Street
1981 The Great Muppet Caper
1982 The Dark Crystal
1982 The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show
1983 Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and the Muppets
1983 The World of 'The Dark Crystal'
1984 The Bells of Fraggle Rock
1984 The Muppets Take Manhattan
1986 Labyrinth
1986 The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
1986 The Tale of the Bunny Picnic
1987 A Muppet Family Christmas
1988 Hey, You're as Funny as Fozzie Bear
1988 Jim Henson: Sing-Along, Dance-Along, Do-Along
1988 Muppet Studios Presents: You're the Director
1988 The Best of Ernie and Bert
1988 The Storyteller: The Three Ravens
1989 Dog City: The Movie
1989 The Song of the Cloud Forest
1990 Living with Dinosaurs
1990 The Witches
1999 The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 2
2004 Jim Henson: Commercials and Experiments
2004 Muppet History 101
2005 Fraggle Rock - Live By the Rule of the Rock
2006 Muppets TV
2009 Jim Henson's Tales From Muppetland
2011 The Muppets
2014 Muppets Most Wanted
2015 Fozzie's Bear-ly Funny Fridays
2021 Muppets Haunted Mansion
In Memory Of:
1960 Cat and Mouse
1961 Drums West
1961 Shearing Animation
1963 Robot
1965 Alexander the Grape
1965 Run, Run
1965 Time Piece
1966 Limbo: The Organized Mind
1966 The Idea Man
1967 Ripples
1967 The Paperwork Explosion
1967 Wheels That Go
1969 Hey Cinderella!
1969 The Cube
1969 The Wizard of Id
1971 Number Twelve Rocks
1971 Tales from Muppetland: The Frog Prince
1971 The King of Eight
1971 The Queen of Six
1972 The Muppet Musicians of Bremen
1977 Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas
1978 Christmas Eve on Sesame Street
1981 The Great Muppet Caper
1982 The Dark Crystal
1982 The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show
1983 Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and the Muppets
1983 The World of 'The Dark Crystal'
1984 The Bells of Fraggle Rock
1984 The Muppets Take Manhattan
1986 Labyrinth
1986 The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
1986 The Tale of the Bunny Picnic
1987 A Muppet Family Christmas
1988 Hey, You're as Funny as Fozzie Bear
1988 Jim Henson: Sing-Along, Dance-Along, Do-Along
1988 Muppet Studios Presents: You're the Director
1988 The Best of Ernie and Bert
1988 The Storyteller: The Three Ravens
1989 Dog City: The Movie
1989 The Song of the Cloud Forest
1990 Basil Hears a Noise
1990 Living with Dinosaurs
1990 The Witches
1991 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze
1992 The Muppet Christmas Carol
1999 The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 2
2004 Jim Henson: Commercials and Experiments
2004 Muppet History 101
2005 Fraggle Rock - Live By the Rule of the Rock
2006 Muppets TV
2009 Jim Henson's Tales From Muppetland
2011 The Muppets
2014 Muppets Most Wanted
2015 Fozzie's Bear-ly Funny Fridays
2021 Muppets Haunted Mansion
Producer:
1960 Cat and Mouse
1961 Drums West
1961 Shearing Animation
1962 Tales of the Tinkerdee
1963 Robot
1965 Alexander the Grape
1965 Run, Run
1965 Time Piece
1966 Limbo: The Organized Mind
1966 The Idea Man
1967 Ripples
1967 The Paperwork Explosion
1967 Wheels That Go
1968 Youth '68
1969 Hey Cinderella!
1969 The Cube
1969 The Wizard of Id
1971 Number Twelve Rocks
1971 Tales from Muppetland: The Frog Prince
1971 The King of Eight
1971 The Queen of Six
1972 The Muppet Musicians of Bremen
1973 Julie on Sesame Street
1977 Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas
1978 Christmas Eve on Sesame Street
1979 The Muppet Movie
1981 The Great Muppet Caper
1981 The Muppets Go to the Movies
1982 The Dark Crystal
1982 The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show
1983 Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and the Muppets
1983 The World of 'The Dark Crystal'
1984 The Bells of Fraggle Rock
1984 The Muppets Take Manhattan
1985 Muppet Video: The Kermit and Piggy Story
1986 Labyrinth
1986 The Christmas Toy
1986 The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
1986 The Tale of the Bunny Picnic
1987 A Muppet Family Christmas
1988 Hey, You're as Funny as Fozzie Bear
1988 Jim Henson: Sing-Along, Dance-Along, Do-Along
1988 Muppet Studios Presents: You're the Director
1988 The Best of Ernie and Bert
1988 The Storyteller: The Three Ravens
1989 Dog City: The Movie
1989 The Song of the Cloud Forest
1990 Basil Hears a Noise
1990 Living with Dinosaurs
1990 The Witches
1991 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze
1992 The Muppet Christmas Carol
1999 The Very Best of the Muppet Show
1999 The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 2
2001 The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 3
2004 Jim Henson: Commercials and Experiments
2004 Muppet History 101
2005 Fraggle Rock - Live By the Rule of the Rock
2006 Muppets TV
2009 Jim Henson's Tales From Muppetland
2011 The Muppets
2014 Muppets Most Wanted
2015 Fozzie's Bear-ly Funny Fridays
2021 Muppets Haunted Mansion
Story:
1960 Cat and Mouse
1961 Drums West
1961 Shearing Animation
1962 Tales of the Tinkerdee
1963 Robot
1965 Alexander the Grape
1965 Run, Run
1965 Time Piece
1966 Limbo: The Organized Mind
1966 The Idea Man
1967 Ripples
1967 The Paperwork Explosion
1967 Wheels That Go
1968 Youth '68
1969 Hey Cinderella!
1969 The Cube
1969 The Wizard of Id
1971 Number Twelve Rocks
1971 Tales from Muppetland: The Frog Prince
1971 The King of Eight
1971 The Queen of Six
1972 The Muppet Musicians of Bremen
1973 Julie on Sesame Street
1977 Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas
1978 Christmas Eve on Sesame Street
1979 The Muppet Movie
1981 The Great Muppet Caper
1981 The Muppets Go to the Movies
1982 The Dark Crystal
1982 The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show
1983 Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and the Muppets
1983 The World of 'The Dark Crystal'
1984 The Bells of Fraggle Rock
1984 The Muppets Take Manhattan
1985 Muppet Video: The Kermit and Piggy Story
1986 Labyrinth
1986 The Christmas Toy
1986 The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
1986 The Tale of the Bunny Picnic
1987 A Muppet Family Christmas
1988 Hey, You're as Funny as Fozzie Bear
1988 Jim Henson: Sing-Along, Dance-Along, Do-Along
1988 Muppet Studios Presents: You're the Director
1988 The Best of Ernie and Bert
1988 The Storyteller: The Three Ravens
1989 Dog City: The Movie
1989 The Song of the Cloud Forest
1990 Basil Hears a Noise
1990 Living with Dinosaurs
1990 The Witches
1991 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze
1992 The Muppet Christmas Carol
1999 The Very Best of the Muppet Show
1999 The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 2
2001 The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 3
2004 Jim Henson: Commercials and Experiments
2004 Muppet History 101
2005 Fraggle Rock - Live By the Rule of the Rock
2006 Muppets TV
2009 Jim Henson's Tales From Muppetland
2011 The Muppets
2014 Muppets Most Wanted
2015 Fozzie's Bear-ly Funny Fridays
2015 Jim Henson's Turkey Hollow
2021 Muppets Haunted Mansion
Writer:
1960 Cat and Mouse
1961 Drums West
1961 Shearing Animation
1962 Tales of the Tinkerdee
1963 Robot
1965 Alexander the Grape
1965 Run, Run
1965 Time Piece
1966 Limbo: The Organized Mind
1966 The Idea Man
1967 Ripples
1967 The Paperwork Explosion
1967 Wheels That Go
1968 Youth '68
1969 Hey Cinderella!
1969 The Cube
1969 The Wizard of Id
1971 Number Twelve Rocks
1971 Tales from Muppetland: The Frog Prince
1971 The King of Eight
1971 The Queen of Six
1972 The Muppet Musicians of Bremen
1973 Julie on Sesame Street
1977 Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas
1978 Christmas Eve on Sesame Street
1979 The Muppet Movie
1981 The Great Muppet Caper
1981 The Muppets Go to the Movies
1982 The Dark Crystal
1982 The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show
1983 Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and the Muppets
1983 The World of 'The Dark Crystal'
1984 The Bells of Fraggle Rock
1984 The Muppets Take Manhattan
1985 Children's Songs and Stories with the Muppets
1985 Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird Stuff
1985 Muppet Video: The Kermit and Piggy Story
1986 Inside the Labyrinth
1986 Labyrinth
1986 The Christmas Toy
1986 The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
1986 The Tale of the Bunny Picnic
1987 A Muppet Family Christmas
1988 Hey, You're as Funny as Fozzie Bear
1988 Jim Henson: Sing-Along, Dance-Along, Do-Along
1988 Muppet Studios Presents: You're the Director
1988 The Best of Ernie and Bert
1988 The Storyteller: The Three Ravens
1989 Dog City: The Movie
1989 The Song of the Cloud Forest
1990 Basil Hears a Noise
1990 Living with Dinosaurs
1990 The Witches
1991 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze
1992 The Muppet Christmas Carol
1999 The Very Best of the Muppet Show
1999 The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 2
2001 The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 3
2004 Jim Henson: Commercials and Experiments
2004 Muppet History 101
2005 Fraggle Rock - Live By the Rule of the Rock
2006 Muppets TV
2009 Jim Henson's Tales From Muppetland
2011 The Muppets
2014 Muppets Most Wanted
2015 Fozzie's Bear-ly Funny Fridays
2015 Jim Henson's Turkey Hollow
2021 Muppets Haunted Mansion
Creator:
1955 Sam and Friends
1976 The Muppet Show
1978 Emmet Otter's Jug Band Christmas
1983 Fraggle Rock
1984 Muppet Babies
1985 Jim Henson's Little Muppet Monsters
1987 Fraggle Rock: The Animated Series
1988 The Storyteller
1989 The Jim Henson Hour
1990 Mother Goose Stories
1992 Dog City
2005 5, Rue Sésame
2019 The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
???? 1, rue Sésame
???? Kermit's Swamp Years
???? Little Mermaid's Island
???? Takalani Sesame
Director:
1955 Sam and Friends
1969 Sesame Unpaved
1976 The Muppet Show
1978 Emmet Otter's Jug Band Christmas
1983 Fraggle Rock
1984 Muppet Babies
1985 Jim Henson's Little Muppet Monsters
1987 Fraggle Rock: The Animated Series
1988 The Storyteller
1989 The Jim Henson Hour
1990 Mother Goose Stories
1992 Dog City
2005 5, Rue Sésame
2019 The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
???? 1, rue Sésame
???? Kermit's Swamp Years
???? Little Mermaid's Island
???? NBC Experiment in Television
???? Takalani Sesame
Executive Producer:
1955 Sam and Friends
1969 Sesame Unpaved
1976 The Muppet Show
1978 Emmet Otter's Jug Band Christmas
1983 Fraggle Rock
1984 Muppet Babies
1985 Jim Henson's Little Muppet Monsters
1987 CBS Summer Playhouse
1987 Fraggle Rock: The Animated Series
1988 The Storyteller
1989 The Jim Henson Hour
1990 Mother Goose Stories
1992 Dog City
2005 5, Rue Sésame
2019 The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
???? 1, rue Sésame
???? Kermit's Swamp Years
???? Little Mermaid's Island
???? NBC Experiment in Television
???? Takalani Sesame
In Memory Of:
1955 Sam and Friends
1969 Sesame Unpaved
1976 The Muppet Show
1978 Emmet Otter's Jug Band Christmas
1983 Fraggle Rock
1984 Muppet Babies
1985 Jim Henson's Little Muppet Monsters
1987 CBS Summer Playhouse
1987 Fraggle Rock: The Animated Series
1988 The Storyteller
1989 The Jim Henson Hour
1990 Mother Goose Stories
1991 Dinosaurs
1992 Dog City
2005 5, Rue Sésame
2019 The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
???? 1, rue Sésame
???? Kermit's Swamp Years
???? Little Mermaid's Island
???? NBC Experiment in Television
???? Takalani Sesame
Producer:
1955 Sam and Friends
1969 Sesame Unpaved
1976 The Muppet Show
1978 Emmet Otter's Jug Band Christmas
1983 Fraggle Rock
1984 Muppet Babies
1985 Jim Henson's Little Muppet Monsters
1987 CBS Summer Playhouse
1987 Fraggle Rock: The Animated Series
1988 The Storyteller
1989 The Jim Henson Hour
1990 Mother Goose Stories
1991 Dinosaurs
1992 Dog City
2005 5, Rue Sésame
2019 The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
???? 1, rue Sésame
???? Kermit's Swamp Years
???? Little Mermaid's Island
???? NBC Experiment in Television
???? Takalani Sesame
Writer:
1955 Sam and Friends
1969 Sesame Unpaved
1976 The Muppet Show
1978 Emmet Otter's Jug Band Christmas
1983 Fraggle Rock
1984 Muppet Babies
1985 Jim Henson's Little Muppet Monsters
1987 CBS Summer Playhouse
1987 Fraggle Rock: The Animated Series
1988 The Storyteller
1989 The Jim Henson Hour
1990 Mother Goose Stories
1991 Dinosaurs
1992 Dog City
2005 5, Rue Sésame
2019 The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
???? 1, rue Sésame
???? Kermit's Swamp Years
???? Little Mermaid's Island
???? NBC Experiment in Television
???? Takalani Sesame
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