Brian Henson

Brian Henson

1963-11-03 New York City, New York, USA 50 Credits

Biography

Brian Henson (born November 3, 1963) is an American puppeteer, filmmaker, actor and the chairman of The Jim Henson Company. He is the son of puppeteers Jim and Jane Henson. Henson was born on November 3, 1963, in New York City, the third child of Jane Henson (née Nebel; 1934–2013) and Jim Henson (1936–1990). He has four siblings: Lisa (born 1960), Cheryl(born 1961), John (1965–2014) and Heather Henson (born 1970). As a child, Henson appeared in some of the filmed segments that his father produ...

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Jim Henson Idea Man

Jim Henson Idea Man

2024

as Self

7.7
Acting

Featuring unprecedented access to Jim Henson's personal archives, filmmaker Ron Howard brings us a fascinating and insightful look at a complex man wh...

Jim Henson Idea Man

Jim Henson Idea Man

2024

Thanks

7.7

Featuring unprecedented access to Jim Henson's personal archives, filmmaker Ron Howard brings us a fascinating and insightful look at a complex man wh...

Tall Poppy

Tall Poppy

2022

Director

Directing

Welcome to the town of Bland, where a not-so-little girl is about to change the way we see ambition forever. A film dedicated to all the Tall Poppies ...

Remembering Return to Oz

Remembering Return to Oz

2021

as Self

Acting

The gathered memories and warm recollections of the cast and crew of the 1985 Walt Disney Pictures film, RETURN TO OZ. For the first time, we get inti...

Muppets Haunted Mansion

Muppets Haunted Mansion

2021

as Sal Minella

6.4
Acting

Gonzo is challenged to spend one night in The Haunted Mansion on Halloween night.

Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street

Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street

2021

as Self

7.5
Acting

Take a stroll down Sesame Street and witness the birth of the most influential children's show in television history. From the iconic furry characters...

Derek DelGaudio's In & of Itself

Derek DelGaudio's In & of Itself

2020

as Self - audience member (uncredited)

7.5
Acting

Storyteller and Conceptual Magician Derek DelGaudio attempts to understand the illusory nature of identity and answer the deceptively simple question ...

The Happytime Murders

The Happytime Murders

2018

as Crab

5.8
Acting

In a world where human beings and puppets live together, when the members of the cast of a children's television show aired during the 1990s begin to ...

The Happytime Murders

The Happytime Murders

2018

Director, Producer

5.8
Directing Producing

In a world where human beings and puppets live together, when the members of the cast of a children's television show aired during the 1990s begin to ...

The Star

The Star

2017

Executive Producer

6.4
Producing

A small but brave donkey and his animal friends become the unsung heroes of the greatest story ever told: the first Christmas.

In Their Own Words: Jim Henson

In Their Own Words: Jim Henson

2015

as Self - Son

7.0
Acting

The film follows Henson’s career from his first work with his Muppets in the early 1950’s during television’s Golden Age up to his sudden and shocking...

A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas!

A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas!

2011

as Self - Interviewee

8.1
Acting

A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas! is a tinsel-filled journey through the most iconic holiday films of all time, including perennial favorites It...

Journey Through the Labyrinth

Journey Through the Labyrinth

2007

as Self

1.0
Acting

A retrospective look back at Jim Henson's 1986 fantasy film 'Labyrinth'.

Reflections of 'The Dark Crystal'

Reflections of 'The Dark Crystal'

2007

as Himself

5.8
Acting

A retrospective look at Jim Henson and Frank Oz's 1982 fantasy film 'The Dark Crystal'.

Best Ever Muppet Moments

Best Ever Muppet Moments

2006

as Self

6.0
Acting

A review of the most memorable Muppet moments to commemorate Kermit the Frog's 50th anniversary.

The Muppets' Wizard of Oz

The Muppets' Wizard of Oz

2005

as Sal (voice)

5.3
Acting

A young woman named Dorothy Gale dreams of becoming a singer but is unable to pursue her dreams. After being swept up by a tornado with her pet prawn ...

The Muppets' Wizard of Oz

The Muppets' Wizard of Oz

2005

Executive Producer

5.3
Producing

A young woman named Dorothy Gale dreams of becoming a singer but is unable to pursue her dreams. After being swept up by a tornado with her pet prawn ...

It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie

It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie

2002

as Scooter / Janice / Sal Minella (voice)

6.0
Acting

The owner of a bank (Miss Bitterman) wants to own the Muppet Theatre so she can build a nightclub over it. After she tricks Pepe into giving her the o...

It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie

It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie

2002

Executive Producer

6.0
Producing

The owner of a bank (Miss Bitterman) wants to own the Muppet Theatre so she can build a nightclub over it. After she tricks Pepe into giving her the o...

I Love Muppets

I Love Muppets

2002

as Self

6.3
Acting

Gonzo the Great talks about the Muppets creator Jim Henson and what he did before the television show was made in 1976.

Rat

Rat

2000

Executive Producer

6.1
Producing

After a night of drinking Guiness at the local watering hole, an ordinary, working-class, family man in Dublin's life is turned upside-down when he wa...

The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland

The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland

1999

Executive Producer

6.3
Producing

Elmo loves his fuzzy, well-worn blue blanket more than anything in the whole world. However, when Elmo's blanket gets sucked through a colorful, swirl...

Muppets from Space

Muppets from Space

1999

as Dr. Phil Van Neuter / Sal Minella (voice)

6.1
Acting

When Gonzo's breakfast cereal tells him that he's the descendant of aliens from another planet, his attempts at extraterrestrial communication get him...

Muppets from Space

Muppets from Space

1999

Producer

6.1
Producing

When Gonzo's breakfast cereal tells him that he's the descendant of aliens from another planet, his attempts at extraterrestrial communication get him...

Buddy

Buddy

1997

Executive Producer

4.8
Producing

An eccentric socialite raises a gorilla as her son.

Muppet Treasure Island

Muppet Treasure Island

1996

as (voice) (uncredited)

6.7
Acting

After telling the story of Flint's last journey to young Jim Hawkins, Billy Bones has a heart attack and dies just as Jim and his friends are attacked...

Muppet Treasure Island

Muppet Treasure Island

1996

Director, Producer

6.7
Directing Producing

After telling the story of Flint's last journey to young Jim Hawkins, Billy Bones has a heart attack and dies just as Jim and his friends are attacked...

Muppet Sing Alongs: Muppet Treasure Island

Muppet Sing Alongs: Muppet Treasure Island

1996

Executive Producer

6.0
Producing

Muppet Sing Alongs: Muppet Treasure Island is a 1996 video produced just before the release of the feature film Muppet Treasure Island. Kermit is join...

The World of Jim Henson

The World of Jim Henson

1994

as Self

7.3
Acting

In this episode of PBS' Great Performances, the history and legacy of puppeteer Jim Henson is explored, from his six-second commercial beginnings to a...

Muppet Classic Theater

Muppet Classic Theater

1994

as Andy Pig / Mink in 'Gotta Get That Name' (voice)

6.9
Acting

Gonzo and Rizzo host a presentation in the Muppet Theater of six fairy tales performed by the Muppets. Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Robin...

Muppet Classic Theater

Muppet Classic Theater

1994

Executive Producer

6.9
Producing

Gonzo and Rizzo host a presentation in the Muppet Theater of six fairy tales performed by the Muppets. Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Robin...

Muppet Sing Alongs: It's Not Easy Being Green

Muppet Sing Alongs: It's Not Easy Being Green

1994

Executive Producer

Producing

Muppet Sing-Alongs: It's Not Easy Being Green was released direct to video in 1994. A collection of Muppet songs is put together in this fun Karaoke ...

Muppet Sing Alongs: Billy Bunny's Animal Songs

Muppet Sing Alongs: Billy Bunny's Animal Songs

1993

Executive Producer

Producing

Billy Bunny sings his way across the forest where he runs across a swamp full of frogs, a cave filled with rapping bears, and a singing porcupine.

The Muppet Christmas Carol

The Muppet Christmas Carol

1992

Producer, Director

7.4
Producing Directing

A retelling of the classic Dickens tale of Ebenezer Scrooge, miser extraordinaire. He is held accountable for his dastardly ways during night-time vis...

Living with Dinosaurs

Living with Dinosaurs

1990

as Dog(voice)

7.3
Acting

A socially awkward young English boy deals with his fears about his unemployed artist father, his pregnant mother, and his asthma, with the help of hi...

Jim Henson's Memorial Service

Jim Henson's Memorial Service

1990

10.0
Acting

Following Jim Henson's passing on May 16th 1990, two public memorial services were held. The first (featured here) was held in New York at Cathedral o...

Inside the Labyrinth

Inside the Labyrinth

1986

as Self

7.6
Acting

A behind-the-scenes look at Jim Henson's 1986 fantasy film, 'Labyrinth', featuring David Bowie and Jennifer Connelly.

The Christmas Toy

The Christmas Toy

1986

as Cruiser (voice)

6.7
Acting

It's Christmas Eve and the playroom is alive with excitement for the new toys that will arrive the next day. Balthazar, the old and wise bear, explain...

Labyrinth

Labyrinth

1986

as Hoggle / Goblin (voice)

7.3
Acting

When Sarah is forced to babysit her half-brother Toby, she inadvertently summons the Goblin King and he whisks Toby away to his castle at the centre o...

Return to Oz

Return to Oz

1985

as Jack Pumpkinhead (voice)

6.7
Acting

Dorothy, saved from a psychiatric experiment by a mysterious girl, finds herself back in the land of her dreams, and makes delightful new friends, and...

The Muppets Take Manhattan

The Muppets Take Manhattan

1984

as Additional Muppet Performer (voice)

6.6
Acting

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...

Henson's Place: The Man Behind the Muppets

Henson's Place: The Man Behind the Muppets

1984

as Brian Henson (self)

6.7
Acting

Trace the life and career of visionary puppeteer Jim Henson through this fascinating documentary, which profiles the creative genius's early endeavors...

Split Image

Split Image

1982

as Jerry

5.9
Acting

An impressionable young man finds himself literally enslaved by a modern-day religious cult. In an effort to bring him back to reality, the boy's pare...

The Muppet Movie

The Muppet Movie

1979

as Additional Muppet Performer

7.2
Acting

The Muppets gather to watch their newly-finished big-budget rich-and-famous feature film: a talent agent persuades Kermit the Frog to leave the swamp ...

Sesame Street Pitch Reel

Sesame Street Pitch Reel

1969

as Self

Acting

Rowlf the Dog presents the concept of the revolutionary educational children's show, Sesame Street (1969), to Kermit the Frog.

Wheels That Go

Wheels That Go

1967

as Boy

6.4
Acting

A young boy ponders the marvel of wheels.

The Doubtful Guest

The Doubtful Guest

N/A

Producer

Producing

A charming mischievous creature shows up at a family-owned bed and breakfast, and turns the funny family's life upside down.

Which Witch?

N/A

Director

Directing

A wizard decides to hold a contest among the seven witches of Todcaster to determine which witch he will marry.

Grendel

Grendel

N/A

Producer

Producing

The tale of the legendary monster at the heart of the Beowulf epic poem who steps forth to tell his side of the riveting story.

Untitled Labyrinth Sequel

N/A

Executive Producer

Producing

Sequel set inside the weird fantasy realm of Jim Henson's Labyrinth. Plot TBA.