Jim Henson war ein US-amerikanischer Regisseur und Produzent, geboren am 24. September 1936 in Greenville, Mississippi, USA. Er wurde mit der „Sesamstraße“ und „Die Muppet Show“ bekannt. Henson studierte an der University of Maryland, College Park, und besuchte die Northwestern High School. Für seine Arbeit erhielt er unter anderem einen Peabody Award, einen Primetime Emmy Award und einen Stern auf dem Hollywood Walk of Fame. Er starb am 16. Mai 1990 in Manhattan.
Filmografie
Filme
2025 – The Muppet Script
2024 – Joan Rivers at the BBC
2024 – Jim Henson: Ein Mann voller Ideen
2021 – Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
2019 – Sesame Street: 50 Years and Counting
2015 – In Their Own Words: Jim Henson
2015 – I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story
2014 – Jim Henson: Behind the Seams
2014 – Muppets Most Wanted
2011 – Die Muppets
2009 – Jim Henson: His Sesame Street Story
2009 – Jim Henson's Tales from Muppetland
2007 – Reflections of 'The Dark Crystal'
2006 – A Sesame Street Christmas Carol
2004 – Muppet History 101
2004 – Jim Henson: Commercials and Experiments
2004 – Muppet Music Moments
2004 – AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
2004 – Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On!
2004 – Sesame Street: Cookie Monster's Best Bites
2003 – Muppets Magic from 'The Ed Sullivan Show!'
2002 – Sesame Street: Bert & Ernie's Word Play
2001 – The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 3
2000 – Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Singing, Drawing & More!
1999 – The Very Best of the Muppet Show
1999 – The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 2
1998 – The Best of Kermit on Sesame Street
1997 – Sesame Street: Elmo Says BOO!
1997 – Sesame Street: Quiet Time
1996 – Sesame Street: Do the Alphabet
1996 – Sesame Street: Imagine That!
1995 – Orson Welles: The One-Man Band
1994 – The World of Jim Henson
1994 – Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
1993 – Sesame Street's 25th Birthday: A Musical Celebration
1993 – Sesame Street: 25 Wonderful Years: A Musical Celebration!
1992 – A Classic Christmas from The Ed Sullivan Show
1992 – Getting Ready to Read
1991 – The Storyteller: Greek Myths - Daedalus & Icarus
1991 – The Storyteller: Greek Myths - Orpheus & Eurydice
1991 – The Storyteller: Greek Myths - Perseus & the Gorgon
1991 – The Storyteller: Greek Myths - Theseus & the Minotaur
1990 – Living with Dinosaurs
1990 – Die Muppets feiern Jim Henson
1990 – Hexen hexen
1990 – Jim Henson: In Performance
1990 – Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music
1990 – Die Muppets in Walt Disney World
1990 – Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
1990 – The Earth Day Special
1990 – Sesame Street: Monster Hits!
1989 – 50 Years of Television: A Golden Celebration
1989 – The Song of the Cloud Forest
1989 – An Evening with Jim Henson and Frank Oz
1989 – Miss Piggy's Hollywood
1989 – Dog City
1989 – Sesame Street: 20 Years & Still Counting! 1969-1989
1988 – Free to Be... a Family
1988 – Wow, You're A Cartoonist!
1988 – Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie
1988 – The Best of Ernie and Bert
1988 – The Storyteller: The True Bride
1988 – The Storyteller: Sapsorrow
1988 – The Storyteller: The Three Ravens
1988 – Muppet Studios Presents: You're the Director
1988 – The Storyteller: Hans My Hedgehog
1988 – The Storyteller: A Story Short
1988 – Hey, You're as Funny as Fozzie Bear
1988 – Jim Henson: Sing-Along, Dance-Along, Do-Along
1988 – The Storyteller: The Luck Child
1988 – The Storyteller: Fearnot
1987 – Die Muppets feiern Weihnachten
1987 – Down at Fraggle Rock
1987 – Muppet Breakaway
1987 – Muppet Coffee Break
1987 – Sesame Street: Sing Along
1986 – Inside the Labyrinth
1986 – Die wundersame Geschichte vom Weihnachtsspielzeug
1986 – Die Reise ins Labyrinth
1986 – Sesame Street: Learning About Letters
1986 – The Tale of the Bunny Picnic
1986 – The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
1986 – Sesame Street: Learning About Numbers
1986 – Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & Stories
1985 – Muppet Video: Rowlf's Rhapsodies with the Muppets
1985 – Sesamstrasse: Bibos abenteuerliche Flucht
1985 – Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird Stuff
1985 – Muppet Treasures
1985 – Muppet Video: The Kermit and Piggy Story
1985 – The Muppet Revue
1985 – Fraggle Rock: Scared Silly
1985 – Night of 100 Stars II
1985 – Kopfüber in die Nacht
1985 – Children's Songs and Stories with the Muppets
1984 – The Bells of Fraggle Rock
1984 – Die Muppets erobern Manhattan
1984 – Henson's Place: The Man Behind the Muppets
1983 – Die Kreaturen aus die Rückkehr der Jedi Ritter
1983 – Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
1983 – Big Bird in China
1983 – Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and the Muppets
1983 – Fraggle Rock: Live by the Rule of the Rock
1983 – The World of 'The Dark Crystal'
1983 – Muppet Breakthrough
1982 – Der dunkle Kristall
1982 – The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show
1982 – I Love Liberty
1981 – Of Muppets & Men
1981 – Muppet Side Splitter
1981 – Der große Muppet Krimi
1981 – Die Muppets gehen ins Kino
1979 – John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together
1979 – Muppet Movie
1979 – The Muppets Go Hollywood
1979 – A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
1979 – The Orson Welles Show
1979 – Grump Critic
1979 – Let's Have the Dam Break
1979 – Meal Break
1979 – Muppet Breaker Upper
1979 – Muppet Gimme a Break
1978 – Christmas Eve on Sesame Street
1978 – Hip Hip Parade!
1978 – Mickey's 50
1978 – Julie Andrews: One Step Into Spring
1978 – The Vent Event
1977 – The Bob Hope All Star Christmas Comedy Special
1977 – Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas
1977 – The Royal Variety Performance 1977
1976 – 輝け!五郎・マペット ゲバゲバ90分!
1976 – The Muppet Show Pitch Reel
1975 – Sesamstraße - Wissen Sie wo Ernie wohnt?
1975 – Julie: My Favourite Things
1975 – Just a Few Announcements
1975 – Muppet Picker Upper
1975 – The Muppet Introduction
1974 – Out to Lunch
1973 – Julie on Sesame Street
1973 – Keep U.S. Beautiful
1972 – The Muppet Musicians of Bremen
1971 – The King of Eight
1971 – Tales from Muppetland: The Frog Prince
1971 – The Queen of Six
1971 – Pure Goldie
1971 – Number Twelve Rocks
1970 – The Great Santa Claus Switch
1970 – Doll House
1970 – The Muppets on Puppets
1969 – This Way to Sesame Street
1969 – Sam the Snake
1969 – Sesame Street Pitch Reel
1969 – Hey Cinderella!
1969 – The Cube
1969 – The Wizard of Id
1968 – Youth '68
1967 – Wheels That Go
1967 – The Paperwork Explosion
1967 – Ripples
1967 – Bufferin: Memories
1966 – I'm Nobody
1966 – Limbo: The Organized Mind
1966 – The Idea Man
1966 – Rowlf the Salesman
1965 – The Reindeer
1965 – Alexander the Grape
1965 – Run, Run
1965 – Time Piece
1963 – Robot
1962 – Tales of the Tinkerdee
1962 – Shearing Animation
1961 – Drums West
1960 – Cat and Mouse
Sesame Street 1986 Wrap Party
The World Of Puppetry with Bruce Schwartz Serien
2015 – In Their Own Words
2002 – Sesame Street: Play with Me Sesame
1999 – Sesame Unpaved
1989 – The Jim Henson Hour
1988 – Jim Hensons Geschichten
1987 – Dolly
1987 – Fraggle Rock: The Animated Series
1987 – CBS Summer Playhouse
1986 – Wedden, dat..?
1985 – Jim Henson's Little Muppet Monsters
1984 – Muppet Babies
1983 – Reading Rainbow
1983 – Die Fraggles
1982 – Wogan
1976 – Die Muppet Show
1975 – Saturday Night Live
1971 – Great Performances
1969 – Sesame Street
1969 – Peter Alexander präsentiert Spezialitäten
1968 – The Dick Cavett Show
1967 – NBC Experiment in Television
1964 – Einer wird gewinnen
1961 – The Mike Douglas Show
1955 – Sam and Friends
1954 – The Wonderful World of Disney
1953 – Oscar Verleihung
1948 – Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
Filme
2025 – The Muppet Script
2024 – Joan Rivers at the BBC
2024 – Jim Henson: Ein Mann voller Ideen
2021 – Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
2019 – Sesame Street: 50 Years and Counting
2015 – In Their Own Words: Jim Henson
2015 – I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story
2014 – Jim Henson: Behind the Seams
2014 – Muppets Most Wanted
2011 – Die Muppets
2009 – Jim Henson: His Sesame Street Story
2009 – Jim Henson's Tales from Muppetland
2007 – Reflections of 'The Dark Crystal'
2006 – A Sesame Street Christmas Carol
2004 – Muppet History 101
2004 – Jim Henson: Commercials and Experiments
2004 – Muppet Music Moments
2004 – AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
2004 – Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On!
2004 – Sesame Street: Cookie Monster's Best Bites
2003 – Muppets Magic from 'The Ed Sullivan Show!'
2002 – Sesame Street: Bert & Ernie's Word Play
2001 – The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 3
2000 – Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Singing, Drawing & More!
1999 – The Very Best of the Muppet Show
1999 – The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 2
1998 – The Best of Kermit on Sesame Street
1997 – Sesame Street: Elmo Says BOO!
1997 – Sesame Street: Quiet Time
1996 – Sesame Street: Do the Alphabet
1996 – Sesame Street: Imagine That!
1995 – Orson Welles: The One-Man Band
1994 – The World of Jim Henson
1994 – Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
1993 – Sesame Street's 25th Birthday: A Musical Celebration
1993 – Sesame Street: 25 Wonderful Years: A Musical Celebration!
1992 – A Classic Christmas from The Ed Sullivan Show
1992 – Getting Ready to Read
1991 – The Storyteller: Greek Myths - Daedalus & Icarus
1991 – The Storyteller: Greek Myths - Orpheus & Eurydice
1991 – The Storyteller: Greek Myths - Perseus & the Gorgon
1991 – The Storyteller: Greek Myths - Theseus & the Minotaur
1990 – Living with Dinosaurs
1990 – Die Muppets feiern Jim Henson
1990 – Hexen hexen
1990 – Jim Henson: In Performance
1990 – Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music
1990 – Die Muppets in Walt Disney World
1990 – Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
1990 – The Earth Day Special
1990 – Sesame Street: Monster Hits!
1989 – 50 Years of Television: A Golden Celebration
1989 – The Song of the Cloud Forest
1989 – An Evening with Jim Henson and Frank Oz
1989 – Miss Piggy's Hollywood
1989 – Dog City
1989 – Sesame Street: 20 Years & Still Counting! 1969-1989
1988 – Free to Be... a Family
1988 – Wow, You're A Cartoonist!
1988 – Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie
1988 – The Best of Ernie and Bert
1988 – The Storyteller: The True Bride
1988 – The Storyteller: Sapsorrow
1988 – The Storyteller: The Three Ravens
1988 – Muppet Studios Presents: You're the Director
1988 – The Storyteller: Hans My Hedgehog
1988 – The Storyteller: A Story Short
1988 – Hey, You're as Funny as Fozzie Bear
1988 – Jim Henson: Sing-Along, Dance-Along, Do-Along
1988 – The Storyteller: The Luck Child
1988 – The Storyteller: Fearnot
1987 – Die Muppets feiern Weihnachten
1987 – Down at Fraggle Rock
1987 – Muppet Breakaway
1987 – Muppet Coffee Break
1987 – Sesame Street: Sing Along
1986 – Inside the Labyrinth
1986 – Die wundersame Geschichte vom Weihnachtsspielzeug
1986 – Die Reise ins Labyrinth
1986 – Sesame Street: Learning About Letters
1986 – The Tale of the Bunny Picnic
1986 – The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
1986 – Sesame Street: Learning About Numbers
1986 – Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & Stories
1985 – Muppet Video: Rowlf's Rhapsodies with the Muppets
1985 – Sesamstrasse: Bibos abenteuerliche Flucht
1985 – Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird Stuff
1985 – Muppet Treasures
1985 – Muppet Video: The Kermit and Piggy Story
1985 – The Muppet Revue
1985 – Fraggle Rock: Scared Silly
1985 – Night of 100 Stars II
1985 – Kopfüber in die Nacht
1985 – Children's Songs and Stories with the Muppets
1984 – The Bells of Fraggle Rock
1984 – Die Muppets erobern Manhattan
1984 – Henson's Place: The Man Behind the Muppets
1983 – Die Kreaturen aus die Rückkehr der Jedi Ritter
1983 – Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
1983 – Big Bird in China
1983 – Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and the Muppets
1983 – Fraggle Rock: Live by the Rule of the Rock
1983 – The World of 'The Dark Crystal'
1983 – Muppet Breakthrough
1982 – Der dunkle Kristall
1982 – The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show
1982 – I Love Liberty
1981 – Of Muppets & Men
1981 – Muppet Side Splitter
1981 – Der große Muppet Krimi
1981 – Die Muppets gehen ins Kino
1979 – John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together
1979 – Muppet Movie
1979 – The Muppets Go Hollywood
1979 – A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
1979 – The Orson Welles Show
1979 – Grump Critic
1979 – Let's Have the Dam Break
1979 – Meal Break
1979 – Muppet Breaker Upper
1979 – Muppet Gimme a Break
1978 – Christmas Eve on Sesame Street
1978 – Hip Hip Parade!
1978 – Mickey's 50
1978 – Julie Andrews: One Step Into Spring
1978 – The Vent Event
1977 – The Bob Hope All Star Christmas Comedy Special
1977 – Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas
1977 – The Royal Variety Performance 1977
1976 – 輝け!五郎・マペット ゲバゲバ90分!
1976 – The Muppet Show Pitch Reel
1975 – Sesamstraße - Wissen Sie wo Ernie wohnt?
1975 – Julie: My Favourite Things
1975 – Just a Few Announcements
1975 – Muppet Picker Upper
1975 – The Muppet Introduction
1974 – Out to Lunch
1973 – Julie on Sesame Street
1973 – Keep U.S. Beautiful
1972 – The Muppet Musicians of Bremen
1971 – The King of Eight
1971 – Tales from Muppetland: The Frog Prince
1971 – The Queen of Six
1971 – Pure Goldie
1971 – Number Twelve Rocks
1970 – The Great Santa Claus Switch
1970 – Doll House
1970 – The Muppets on Puppets
1969 – This Way to Sesame Street
1969 – Sam the Snake
1969 – Sesame Street Pitch Reel
1969 – Hey Cinderella!
1969 – The Cube
1969 – The Wizard of Id
1968 – Youth '68
1967 – Wheels That Go
1967 – The Paperwork Explosion
1967 – Ripples
1967 – Bufferin: Memories
1966 – I'm Nobody
1966 – Limbo: The Organized Mind
1966 – The Idea Man
1966 – Rowlf the Salesman
1965 – The Reindeer
1965 – Alexander the Grape
1965 – Run, Run
1965 – Time Piece
1963 – Robot
1962 – Tales of the Tinkerdee
1962 – Shearing Animation
1961 – Drums West
1960 – Cat and Mouse
Sesame Street 1986 Wrap Party
The World Of Puppetry with Bruce Schwartz Serien
2015 – In Their Own Words
2002 – Sesame Street: Play with Me Sesame
1999 – Sesame Unpaved
1989 – The Jim Henson Hour
1988 – Jim Hensons Geschichten
1987 – Dolly
1987 – Fraggle Rock: The Animated Series
1987 – CBS Summer Playhouse
1986 – Wedden, dat..?
1985 – Jim Henson's Little Muppet Monsters
1984 – Muppet Babies
1983 – Reading Rainbow
1983 – Die Fraggles
1982 – Wogan
1976 – Die Muppet Show
1975 – Saturday Night Live
1971 – Great Performances
1969 – Sesame Street
1969 – Peter Alexander präsentiert Spezialitäten
1968 – The Dick Cavett Show
1967 – NBC Experiment in Television
1964 – Einer wird gewinnen
1961 – The Mike Douglas Show
1955 – Sam and Friends
1954 – The Wonderful World of Disney
1953 – Oscar Verleihung
1948 – Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade