Jim Henson

Jim Henson

Writer and producer. Born 24 September 1936 in Greenville, Mississippi, USA. Died 16 May 1990.

10

Titles on Fi1m1 acting · 3 directing · 5 writing · 1 producing

72

Average Fi1m scoreas writer · 5 titles

1

Emmy1 won

Born

24 September 1936, Greenville, Mississippi, USA

Died

16 May 1990

Active

1979–2021

Frequently works with

Dave Goelz, Frank Oz

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Jim Henson — Jim HensonGotfryd, Bernard, photographer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

A coin-operated kiddie ride inside of the Kanaal Passage shopping centre in the Groninger city of Stadskanaal. (2018) — A coin-operated kiddie ride inside of the Kanaal Passage shopping centre in the Groninger city of Stadskanaal. (2018)Donald Trung Quoc Don (Chữ Hán: 徵國單) - Wikimedia Commons.(Want to use this image?), CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

A coin-operated kiddie ride inside of the Kanaal Passage shopping centre in the Groninger city of Stadskanaal. (2018) — A coin-operated kiddie ride inside of the Kanaal Passage shopping centre in the Groninger city of Stadskanaal. (2018)Donald Trung Quoc Don (Chữ Hán: 徵國單) - Wikimedia Commons.(Want to use this image?), CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

A coin-operated kiddie ride inside of the Kanaal Passage shopping centre in the Groninger city of Stadskanaal. (2018) — A coin-operated kiddie ride inside of the Kanaal Passage shopping centre in the Groninger city of Stadskanaal. (2018)Donald Trung Quoc Don (Chữ Hán: 徵國單) - Wikimedia Commons.(Want to use this image?), CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Jim Henson — Jim HensonImage via TMDB

Gelfling costumes from the film ‘The Dark Crystal’ displayed in the ‘Fantasy: Realms of Imagination’ exhibition at the British Library in London in 2024 — Gelfling costumes from the film ‘The Dark Crystal’ displayed in the ‘Fantasy: Realms of Imagination’ exhibition at the British Library in London in 2024Jack1956, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

Jim Henson, the American puppeteer, collaborated with Ken Williams, the game programmer and founder of Sierra On-Line, to create "The Dark Crystal" computer gam (1982) — Jim Henson, the American puppeteer, collaborated with Ken Williams, the game programmer and founder of Sierra On-Line, to create "The Dark Crystal" computer gam (1982)Sierra On-Line, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Photographs: Gotfryd, Bernard, photographer, Public domain; Donald Trung Quoc Don (Chữ Hán: 徵國單) - Wikimedia Commons.(Want to use this image?), CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence); Donald Trung Quoc Don (Chữ Hán: 徵國單) - Wikimedia Commons.(Want to use this image?), CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence); Donald Trung Quoc Don (Chữ Hán: 徵國單) - Wikimedia Commons.(Want to use this image?), CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence); Jack1956, CC0 (licence); Sierra On-Line, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence). Stills courtesy of the studios via TMDB.