Showing posts with label Jim Henson. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Jim Henson. Show all posts

Wednesday, September 24, 2025

Born on this day – Jim Henson:


Jim Henson


Actor

Writer

Producer

September 24, 1936 – May 16, 1990

Credits:

20 to 1 (2006–2010); 5, rue Sésame (2005); 50 Greatest TV Animals (2003); 60 Minutes / Segment: Backstage at The Muppets (1979); A Company of Players (2008); A Current Affair (2011); A Muppet Family Christmas (1987); A Sesame Street Christmas Carol (2006); A Tribute to Mr. Television Milton Berle (1978); A Walking Tour of Sesame Street (1979); A Year in Music (2020); AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies (2004); Akasta: The Salvation of Thra (2016); Alexander the Grape (1965); Alive from Off Center (1987); All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! (1994); An American Werewolf in London (1981); Apple: Here's to the Crazy Ones (1997); Arias with a Twist (2010); Atop the Fourth Wall (2015); Basil Hears a Noise (1990); Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey (2011); Big Bird in China (1983); Big Bird's Favorite Party Games (1988); Big Bird's Story Time (1987); Biography (2001); Bird of Steel! (2024); Blue Peter (1986); Cat and Mouse (1962); CBS Mornings (1989); CBS Summer Playhouse (1987); Chameleon of Pop: David Bowie Story (1993); Childhood Thoughts (2016 / 2019); Childrens Songs and Stories with the Muppets (1985); Christmas Eve on Sesame Street (1978); Cinemassacre's Monster Madness (2009); Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi (1983); Classic Stand-Up Comedy of Television (1996); Coffee Break Machine (1967); Conan (2014); Construction Site (1999); Count It Higher: Great Music Videos from Sesame Street (1988); Dancing with the Stars (2009–2022); Dante's Mystery Mix Vol. 1 (2012); De película (1983–1986); Defunctland (2018); DefunctTV (2019); Demnächst auf VHS (2024); Die Hausmeisterin (1992); Die Robot (2022); Dinah! (1975–1976); Dinosaurs (1991–1994); Dolly (1987); Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (1983); Double Toasted (2021); Down at Fraggle Rock... Behind the Scenes (1987); Drums West (1961); El kiosco (1984–1987); Elmo's World (2000); Elmo's World: Singing, Drawing & More! (2000); Elmo's World: What Makes You Happy? (2007); Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas (1977); Entertainment Tonight (1990–2009); Evening at Pops (1971); exclusive (1985); Filthy Gorgeous: The Trannyshack Story (2005); Flip (1971); Follow That Bird (1985); Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008); Fozzie's Muppet Scrapbook (1985); Fraggle Rock (1983–1987); Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock (2024); Free to Be... a Family (1988); From the Heart... The First International Very Special Arts Festival (1989); Gilda Radner's Greatest Moments (2002); Good Morning America (1979); Great Performances (1994); Great Performances: Dance in America (1985); Gumby II: Dead by Dawn (2021); Happy Birthday, Bob (1978 / 1983); Henson's Place (1984); Here Come the Puppets! (1981); Hey Cinderella! (1969); Hey, You're as Funny as Fozzie Bear (1988); Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show' (1992); Hollywood in Vienna (2014); Hollywood Insider (2020); Hollywood Insider (2022); I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story (2014); I Love Liberty (1982); I Love Muppets (2002); Idea Man (1966); In Their Own Words (2015); Inner Tube (1987); Inside the Labyrinth (1986); Into the Night (1985); It's Not Easy Being Green (1994); It's the Muppets! Meet the Muppets! (1993); It's the Muppets! More Muppets, Please! (1993); Jack Paar: Smart Television (2003); Jim Henson Presents the World of International Puppeteering (1988–1989); Jim Henson: Idea Man (2024); Jim Henson's Turkey Hollow (2015); Joan Rivers: Can We Talk? (1986); John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together (1979); Journey Through the Labyrinth (2007); Julie Andrews: One Step Into Spring (1978); Julie Andrews: One to One (1975); Julie on Sesame Street (1973); Julie: My Favorite Things (1975); Keep U.S. Beautiful (1973); Kermit: A Frog's Life (2005); Kids' Favorite Country Songs (2007); Labyrinth (1986); Labyrinth: Remembering the Goblin King (2016); Labyrinth: Reordering Time - Looking Back on Labyrinth (2016); Le tour du monde des marionnettes (1969); League of Superheroes (2015); Learning to Add and Subtract (1987); Let's Learn to Play Together (1988); Life with Jeannie (2013); Lighthouse island (1989); Little Mermaid's Island (1990–1991); Little Muppet Monsters (1985); Look Jazz, See Jazz (1963); Lutheran Satire (2012); Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (1984 / 1987); Magic on Sesame Street (1988); Marionnettes de tous les pays: Festival international de Charleville-Mézières (1972); Memories Then and Now (1988); Mickey's 50 (1978); Minty Comedic Arts (2023); Movie Night Extravaganza (2022); Muppet Adventure: Chaos at the Carnival (1989); Muppet Babies (1984–2018); Muppet Babies Video Storybook Vol. 1 (1987); Muppet Breakaway (1987); Muppet Breaker Upper (1979); Muppet Breakthrough (1983); Muppet Coffee Break (1987); Muppet Gimme a Break (1979); Muppet Guys Talking (2017); Muppet Lift Off (1985); Muppet Madness (1988); Muppet Monster Adventure (2000); Muppet Perk-Up (1985); Muppet Picker Upper (1975); Muppet Race Mania (2000); Muppet Side Splitter (1981); Muppet Studios Presents: You're the Director (1988); Muppet Video: Country Music with the Muppets (1985); Muppet Video: Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird Stuff (1985); Muppet Video: Muppet Moments (1985); Muppet Video: Muppet Treasures (1985); Muppet Video: Rock Music with the Muppets (1985); Muppet Video: Rowlf's Rhapsodies with the Muppets (1985); Muppet Video: The Kermit and Piggy Story (1985); Muppet*vision 3-D (1991); MuppeTelevision (1987–1992); Muppets 201: Rarities from the Henson Vault (2009); Muppets Haunted Mansion (2021); Muppets Magic from 'the Ed Sullivan Show' (2003); Muppets Most Wanted (2014); Muppets No-Nonsense Show (1975); Muppets Tonight (1996); Muppets TV (2006); Muppets: Time Travel (1999); Mystery Science Theater 3000 (2017–2022); Na sowas! (1986); Natural Born Stanley (1997); NBC Experiment in Television (1968–1969); NBC Experiment in Television (1969); Neat Stuff: To Know & to Do (1988); NECN Morning (2018); Newsies (1992); Night of 100 Stars II (1985); Nostalgia Critic (2020–2022); Of Muppets and Men: The Making of 'The Muppet Show' (1981); OK Go & The Muppets: Muppet Show Theme Song (2011); Our Place (1967); Out to Lunch (1974); Parkinson (1979); Pastor Mike Online (2011); Peter Alexander präsentiert Spezialitäten (1977); Pioneers of Television (2011); Play with Me Sesame (2002–2007); Pre-Hysterical Times: The Making of Dinosaurs (2006); Prop Culture (2020); Pure Goldie (1971); Reading Rainbow (1985); Reflections of 'the Dark Crystal' (2007); Ripples (1967); Robot (1963); Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and the Muppets (1983); Rumple Wrinkle Shrinkel Stretchelstiltzkin (1965); Run, Run (1965); Sam and Friends (1955–1961); Saturday Night Live (1976 / 2009); Saturday Night Live / Segments: The Land of Gorch; Dregs and Vestiges (1975–1976); Sesame English (1999); Sesame Songs: Dance Along! (1990); Sesame Songs: Sing-Along Earth Songs (1993); Sesame Street (1969–2005); Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration (1993); Sesame Street Pitch Reel (1969); Sesame Street Unpaved (1999); Sesame Street: 123 Count with Me (1997); Sesame Street: 20 Years & Still Counting! 1969-1989 (1989); Sesame Street: 50 Years and Counting (2019); Sesame Street: A Celebration of Me, Grover (2004); Sesame Street: Awesome Alphabet Collection (2019); Sesame Street: Bert & Ernie's Word Play (2002); Sesame Street: C is for Cookie Monster (2010); Sesame Street: Cookie Monster's Best Bites (1995); Sesame Street: Do the Alphabet (1996); Sesame Street: Elmo Says BOO! (1997); Sesame Street: Elmo Through the Looking-Glass (1998); Sesame Street: Elmo's Sing-Along Guessing Game (1991); Sesame Street: Get Up and Dance (1997); Sesame Street: Getting Ready for School (1987); Sesame Street: Getting Ready to Read (1986); Sesame Street: Grover's Travels (1998); Sesame Street: I'm Glad I'm Me (1986); Sesame Street: Imagine That! (1996); Sesame Street: Kids' Favorite Songs 2 (2001); Sesame Street: Learning About Letters (1986); Sesame Street: Learning About Numbers (1986); Sesame Street: Monster Hits! / Segment director: C is for Cookie (1990); Sesame Street: Numbers (1991); Sesame Street: Old School Volume 2 (2007); Sesame Street: Old School, Volume 3 (2012); Sesame Street: Oscar's Letter Party (1988); Sesame Street: Play-Along Games and Songs (1986); Sesame Street: Preschool is Cool, ABCs with Elmo (2010); Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie (1988); Sesame Street: Quiet Time (1997); Sesame Street: Rock & Roll (1990); Sesame Street: Silly Storytime (2011); Sesame Street: Sing Along (1987); Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly! / Segment: One Banana (1990); Sesame Street: Sing, Hoot & Howl with the Sesame Street Animals (1991); Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & Stories / Segment: The King's Problem (1986); Sesame Street: The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland (1999); Sesame Street: The Alphabet Game (1988); Sesame Street: The Best of Elmo (1994); Sesame Street: The Best of Sesame Spoofs Vol. 1 & Vol. 2 (2011); Sesame Street: The Great Numbers Game (1998); Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration (2019); Sesamstraße (1973); Shalom Sesame (1987–1991); Shearing (1962); Shrinkel and Stretchel (1965); Shrinkenstein (1967); SIE - er – ES (1971); Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music (1990); Sing-Along, Dance-Along, Do-Along (1988); Special Collector's Edition (2011); Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street (2021); Stu's Show (2022); Tales from Muppetland: The Frog Prince (1971); Tales from Muppetland: The Muppet Musicians of Bremen (1972); Tales of the Tinkerdee (1962); Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990); Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze (1991); Telescope (1971); Television's Christmas Classics (1994); Temps X (1987); That's Life (1968); The 16th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards (1989); The 30th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1978); The 31st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1979); The 36th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards (2009); The 36th Primetime Emmy Awards (1984); The 3rd Annual American Comedy Awards (1989); The 3rd Annual Television Academy Hall of Fame Awards (1986); The 41st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1989); The 52nd Annual Academy Awards (1980); The 54th Annual Academy Awards (1982); The 58th Annual Academy Awards (1986); The 69th Annual Academy Awards (1997); The 70th Annual Academy Awards (1998); The 8th Annual Cable ACE Awards (1987); The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland: Sing and Play (1999); The Arsenio Hall Show (1989–1990); The Beat with Ari Melber (2021); The Best of Ernie and Bert (1988); The Best of Kermit on Sesame Street (1998); The Bob Hope All Star Christmas Comedy Special (1977); The Christmas Toy (1986); The Crystal Calls - Making the Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance (2019); The Dark Crystal (1982); The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance (2019); The Dark Crystal: The Magic, Myth, and the Henson Legacy (2018); The Dick Cavett Show (1971); The Disney Family Singalong Volume 2 (2020); The Don Lane Show (1981); The Earth Day Special / Segment: Kermit the Frog (1990); The Ed Sullivan Show (1966–1971); The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show (1982); The Ghost of Faffner Hall (1989); The Golden Handshake (2022); The Great Muppet Caper (1981); The Great Santa Claus Switch (1970); The Hollywood Palace (1966); The Jimmy Dean Show (1963–1966); The Julie Andrews Hour (1973); The Land of Tinkerdee (1964); The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2021); The Magical World of Disney (1978 / 1990); The Making of 'the Muppets Take Manhattan' (1984); The Merv Griffin Show (1962–1982); The Mike Douglas Show (1961–1982); The Morning Show (2017); The Muppet CDROM: Muppets Inside (1996); The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992); The Muppet Show (1976–1981); The Muppet Show Pitch Reel (1976); The Muppet Show: Sex and Violence (1975); The Muppets (2011); The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson (1990); The Muppets Go Hollywood (1979); The Muppets Go to the Movies (1981); The Muppets Mayhem (2023); The Muppets on Puppets (1970); The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984); The Muppets Valentine Show (1974); The Muppets. (2015–2016); The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years (1986); The Muppets: I'm Gonna Always Love You (1984); The Orson Welles Show (1979); The Paperwork Explosion (1967); The Pat Sajak Show (1989); The Power of the Dark CrystalThe Puppet Monster Massacre (2010); The Russell Harty Show (1983); The Saturday Show (1984); The Sesame Street Experiment (1989); The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (1956–1957); The Storyteller (1987–1988); The Storyteller: Greek Myths (1991); The Tale of the Bunny Picnic (1986); The Tonight Show (1956); The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar (1958–1965); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1975–1979); The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (2011); The Witches (1990); The Wizard of Id (1969); The World of 'The Dark Crystal' (1983); Three Men and a Little Lady (1990); Time Piece (1965); Vesper (2022); Wedden, dat..? (1986); Wheels That Go (1967); Wide Awake Club (1988); Wilson's Meats Meeting Film #2 (1965); Wogan (1985); World Hunger Telethon: The Cry of a Hurting World... I'm Hungry! (1977); World of Robin Hood (2006); Wow, You're a Cartoonist! (1988).