Jim Henson

1936–1990 · American puppeteer

James Maury Henson was an American puppeteer and filmmaker who achieved worldwide notability as the creator of the Muppets. Henson was also well known for creating Fraggle Rock (1983–1987) and directing The Dark Crystal (1982) and Labyrinth (1986), as well as creating the Muppets for Sesame Street (1969–present).

Jim Henson, in order

1. 1955 Sam and Friends (TV series): created, produced, acted
2. 1965 Time Piece (short film): directed, wrote, produced, acted
3. 1969 Hey, Cinderella! (TV movie): directed, created
4. 1969 Sesame Street (TV series): acted · directed by John R. Dilworth and Stan Lathan · streaming on Tubi, HBO Max, Roku Channel
5. 1969 The Cube: directed, wrote
6. 1970 Coffee Break Machine (short film): produced
7. 1971 The Frog Prince: directed, created
8. 1972 The Muppet Musicians of Bremen: directed, created
9. 1975 The Muppet Show (TV series): directed, wrote, created, produced, acted
10. 1975 The Land of Gorch (TV series): created, acted
11. 1977 Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas: directed, produced, acted
12. 1979 John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together: created
13. 1979 The Muppet Movie: produced, acted · directed by James Frawley · critics 89%, audiences 88% · streaming on Disney+
14. 1979 The Muppets Go Hollywood: produced
15. 1981 The Great Muppet Caper: directed
16. 1981 The Muppets Go to the Movies: produced · directed by Peter Harris
17. 1982 The Dark Crystal: directed, wrote, produced
18. 1982 The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show (TV series): directed
19. 1983 Fraggle Rock (TV series): directed, created, produced, acted
20. 1983 Rocky Mountain Holiday (TV movie): directed
21. 1984 Jim Henson's Muppet Babies (TV series): created · directed by Karen Peterson
22. 1984 The Muppets Take Manhattan: acted · directed by Frank Oz
23. 1985 Into the Night: acted · directed by John Landis · critics 36%, audiences 50%
24. 1985 Jim Henson's Little Muppet Monsters (TV series): created
25. 1985 Sesame Street Presents: Follow That Bird: acted · directed by Ken Kwapis · critics 91%, audiences 72% · streaming on Hoopla, YouTube (free)
26. 1986 Labyrinth: directed, wrote · critics 63%, audiences 86% · streaming on Hulu, fuboTV, Peacock
27. 1986 The Christmas Toy (TV movie): produced · directed by Eric Till
28. 1986 The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years (TV series): acted
29. 1986 The Tale of the Bunny Picnic (TV movie): directed, produced, acted
30. 1987 A Muppet Family Christmas (TV movie): acted · directed by Eric Till and Peter Harris
31. 1987 CBS Summer Playhouse (TV series): created · directed by Paul Bogart
32. 1987 Fraggle Rock (TV series): created
33. 1988 The Storyteller (TV series): created
34. 1989 The Jim Henson Hour (TV series): created, acted
35. 1990 The Muppets at Walt Disney World: produced · directed by Peter Harris
36. 1990 The Witches: produced · directed by Nicolas Roeg · critics 94%, audiences 70%
37. 1991 Muppet*Vision 3-D (short film): directed
38. 1992 Dog City (TV series): created
39. 1994–2004 Friends (TV series): acted · critics 78%, audiences 93% · streaming on HBO Max
40. 1994 Jim Henson's Animal Show (TV series): created
41. 1996 Muppets Tonight (TV series): created
42. 2008 Sid the Science Kid (TV series): created
43. The Muppets on Puppets (TV series): created, acted
44. The Orson Welles Show: acted · directed by Orson Welles