Jim Henson — Actor (33)
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Out to Lunch (1974) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
Out to Lunch
director: Bill Davis actor: Luis Ávalos / Jim Boyd …
The Muppets of Sesame Street and the cast of The Electric Company take over the ABC Nightly News when the newsroom staff takes a lunch break.
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The Paperwork Explosion (1967) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
The Paperwork Explosion
director: Jim Henson actor: Jim Henson / Frank Oz
Mankind has devoted too much time, too much money and plenty of space on paperwork and more paperwork. In the 1960's, to remove all those obstacles and all that paper, and in order to make life easier, IBM has created a groundbreaking device - a machine that could improve office relations and operations. IBM, through Jim Henson's picture, presents the 'Magnetic Tape Selectric Typewriter', a machine that does the work while we do the thinking.
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Time Piece (1965) [Movie] TMDB WikiData IMDb
Time Piece
director: Jim Henson actor: Jim Henson / Enid Cafritz …
Dislocation in time, time signatures, time as a philosophical concept, and slavery to time are some of the themes touched upon in this 9-minute experimental film, which was written, directed, and produced by Jim Henson. Screened for the first time at the Museum of Modern Art in May of 1965, "Time Piece" enjoyed an eighteen-month run at one Manhattan movie theater and was nominated for an Academy Award for Outstanding Short Subject.
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Hey Cinderella! (1969) [Movie] IMDb TMDB WikiData
Hey Cinderella!
director: Jim Henson actor: Belinda Montgomery / Robin Ward …
other title: Los Teleñecos: Hey Cinderella! / Hey, Cinderella! …
Hey Cinderella! is a one-hour Jim Henson special which tells a cracked version of the classic fairy tale. Cinderella lives with her wicked stepmother (as everyone who ever read the fairy tale knows), but what part of the story is never told is how Cinderella's fairy godmother had help from monsters, a prince pretending to be a gardener, and none other than Kermit the Frog.
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The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show (1982) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show
director: Jim Henson actor: Frank Oz / Jim Henson …
Miss Piggy hosts her own variety show, with special guests John Ritter, George Hamilton and Tony Clifton (Andy Kaufman). Under the direction of Kermit the Frog, the Muppets work in the control room and, amidst chaos, manage to keep the show on the air. Throughout the show, a romantic triangle develops among Piggy, Ritter (who is smitten with the pig) and Hamilton (who is deeply uncomfortable with the star's romantic inclinations).
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The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984) [Movie] TMDB IMDb Skybridge WikiData
The Muppets Take Manhattan
director: Frank Oz actor: Jim Henson / Frank Oz …
other title: I Muppet alla conquista di Broadway / Muppets indtager Manhattan …
When the Muppets graduate from Danhurst College, they take their song-filled senior revue to New York City, only to learn that it isn't easy to find a producer who's willing to back a show starring a frog and a pig. Of course, Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy won't take no for an answer, launching a search for someone to take them to Broadway.
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The Great Muppet Caper (1981) [Movie] IMDb TMDB Skybridge WikiData
The Great Muppet Caper
director: Jim Henson actor: Jim Henson / Frank Oz …
other title: Giallo in casa Muppet / Os Marretas contra-atacam …
Kermit and Fozzie are newspaper reporters sent to London to interview Lady Holiday, a wealthy fashion designer whose priceless diamond necklace is stolen. Kermit meets and falls in love with her secretary, Miss Piggy. The jewel thieves strike again, and this time frame Miss Piggy. It's up to Kermit and Muppets to bring the real culprits to justice.
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Rocky III (1982) [Movie] TMDB NeoDB IMDb WikiData Douban Skybridge
Rocky III
director: Sylvester Stallone actor: Sylvester Stallone / Talia Shire …
other title: Rocky III - Das Auge des Tigers / Rocky III : L'Œil du tigre …
After an intense fight with Clubber Lang and the death of his trainer Mickey, Rocky Balboa is left devastated. Former rival Apollo Creed steps in to help Balboa get back his fighting spirit.
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The Muppet Movie (1979) [Movie] TMDB IMDb NeoDB WikiData Skybridge
The Muppet Movie
7.4 (5 ratings) director: James Frawley actor: Jim Henson / Bob Baker …
other title: Ecco il film dei Muppet / As Aventuras dos Marretas …
A Hollywood agent persuades Kermit the Frog to leave the swamp to pursue a career in Hollywood. On his way there, he meets a bear, a pig, a whatever – his future muppet crew – while being chased by the desperate owner of a frog-leg restaurant!
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The Dark Crystal (1982) [Movie] NeoDB IMDb Douban Skybridge TMDB
The Dark Crystal
director: Jim Henson / Frank Oz actor: Jim Henson / Kathryn Mullen …
other title: Dark Crystal / Den sorte krystal …
On another planet in the distant past, a Gelfling embarks on a quest to find the missing shard of a magical crystal and restore order to his world, before the grotesque race of Skeksis find and use the crystal for evil.