Jim Henson was best known for the Muppets, but his career shows just how multi-talented he was. He directed, produced, or featured in many movies. He founded the Jim Henson Company, which coninues to supply the entertainment world with the Muppet characters.
Filmography
- Short films 1964 - Timepiece, the Cube and Youth '68
- 1979 The Muppet Movie
- 1981 The Great Muppet Caper
- 1981 The Dark Crystal
- 1984 The Muppets take Manhatten
- 1986 Labyrinth
- 1989 The Witches
Made for Tv films
- 1968 Hey Cinderella
- 1971 Tales from Muppetland: The Frog prince
- 1974 Muppet valentine special
- 1972 The Muppet Musicians of Bremen
- 1986 The Tale of the Bunny Picnic
- 1986 The Christmas Toy
TV series
- 1955 Sam and Friends
- 1969 Sesame Street
- 1976 The Muppet Show
- 1982 The Fantastic Miss Piggy show
- 1983 Fraggle Rock
- 1985 "Jim Henson presents the world of interntational Puppetering"
The official Jim Henson website is: www.henson.com
An excellent and comprehensive Henson web page is by Fionaurora's Jim Henson Page
